Week 1, 2025

played in West Virginia, WV

65 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	3	14	6	6	-	29
West Virginia Beasts	3	0	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:52 HAR - Michael Bentley 26 field goal
1Q: 02:44 WVA - Jason Haney 37 field goal
2Q: 06:05 HAR - Arnold Sinclair 28 pass from Donnie Johnston (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 01:42 HAR - Everett Levine 3 run (Michael Bentley extra point)
3Q: 11:55 HAR - Michael Bentley 24 field goal
3Q: 09:03 HAR - Michael Bentley 38 field goal
3Q: 03:29 WVA - Jason Haney 52 field goal
4Q: 13:37 HAR - Michael Bentley 43 field goal
4Q: 03:38 HAR - Michael Bentley 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:52 HAR - Michael Bentley 26 field goal
1Q: 02:44 WVA - Jason Haney 37 field goal
2Q: 06:05 HAR - Arnold Sinclair 28 pass from Donnie Johnston (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 01:42 HAR - Everett Levine 3 run (Michael Bentley extra point)
3Q: 11:55 HAR - Michael Bentley 24 field goal
3Q: 09:03 HAR - Michael Bentley 38 field goal
3Q: 03:29 WVA - Jason Haney 52 field goal
4Q: 13:37 HAR - Michael Bentley 43 field goal
4Q: 03:38 HAR - Michael Bentley 31 field goal

Team Statistics HAR WVA
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 380 249
- Offensive Plays 76 64
- Yards per Play 5.00 3.89
Net Rushing Yards 131 126
- Rushing Attempts 38 18
- Yards per Rush 3.45 7.00
Net Passing Yards 249 123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 0 45 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 257 129
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.55 2.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/18 5/29
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/35 7/134
Interception Ret./Yards 2/57 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 38:07 21:53

Team Statistics	HAR	WVA
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	380	249
- Offensive Plays	76	64
- Yards per Play	5.00	3.89
Net Rushing Yards	131	126
- Rushing Attempts	38	18
- Yards per Rush	3.45	7.00
Net Passing Yards	249	123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 0	45 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	257	129
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.55	2.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/18	5/29
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/35	7/134
Interception Ret./Yards	2/57	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	38:07	21:53

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	1:22	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
1	10:27	3:40	50	7	41	Field Goal
1	2:37	2:44	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	12:34	6:43	OWN 4	13	96	Touchdown
2	3:57	2:24	OWN 16	7	84	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 6	1	4	Half
3	15:00	3:13	OWN 47	10	46	Field Goal
3	10:25	1:29	OPP 30	3	9	Field Goal
3	6:42	1:12	OWN 8	3	4	Punt
3	3:24	4:54	OWN 20	10	54	Field Goal
4	12:00	1:48	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	9:45	1:16	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
4	7:54	4:21	OPP 36	6	22	Field Goal
4	0:46	0:39	OWN 16	3	5	Punt

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 28	4	25	Interception
1	11:49	1:22	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
1	6:47	4:10	OWN 20	10	60	Field Goal
2	14:53	2:19	OWN 30	6	19	Punt
2	5:51	1:54	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	1:33	1:10	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
3	11:47	1:22	OWN 28	3	20	Interception
3	8:56	2:14	OWN 32	5	17	Punt
3	5:30	2:06	OWN 47	5	18	Field Goal
4	13:30	1:30	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
4	10:12	0:27	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	8:29	0:35	OWN 36	4	0	Downs
4	3:33	2:47	OWN 25	11	59	Downs
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 29	1	11	Game

Game MVP: Donnie Johnston, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	22	75	3.41	23	2	1
Edgar Page	16	56	3.50	21	1	0

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeff Meyer	13	77	5.92	23	3
Mo Osborne	4	43	10.75	38	1
Thomas Burgess	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	37	23	257	1/8	1	31	0	91.8

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	45	15	129	1/6	0	15	2	23.9

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Courtney Poliska	7	10	84	12.00	11	31	0
WR Walter Malone	5	5	43	8.60	5	14	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	3	4	46	15.33	13	27	0
WR William Meier	3	8	27	9.00	11	20	0
TE Arnold Sinclair	2	3	49	24.50	17	28	1
WR Ron Reeves	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Everett Levine	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0
RB Edgar Page	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Mack Swann	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tom Grier	4	9	46	11.50	0	14
WR Harold Barber	3	8	30	10.00	21	15
RB Jeff Meyer	3	9	19	6.33	5	11
TE Willie Malone	2	4	7	3.50	0	4
WR Nicky Rickman	1	7	13	13.00	0	13
FB Zack Adams	1	1	12	12.00	12	12
WR Andrew Perrotta	1	5	2	2.00	0	2
TE Kelly Pollack	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Craig Ligeski	1	0	0.00	0
S Richard Guthrie	1	57	57.00	0

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
William Meier	1	0	0	0
Courtney Poliska	0	1	0	0

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Van Duncan	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randy Page	6	306	51.0	47.0	63	2

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	7	351	50.1	48.1	62	6

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Bentley	5/5	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Haney	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	3	14	4.7	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Duncan	2	18	9.0	0
Harvey Ingle	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	1	35	35.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Barber	4	90	22.5	0
Harvey Ingle	3	44	14.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gus Hammond	5	1	0.0	13	32
CB Harry Crane	4	0	0.0	16	35
CB Tom Kerr	3	1	0.0	11	38
CB Howard Beeman	3	1	0.0	13	31
S Orlando Brisset	3	0	0.0	15	34
DE Harvey Gonzalez	2	0	0.5	10	30
DT Ryan Kromer	2	0	0.0	9	27
S Richard Guthrie	2	0	0.0	18	45
OLB Bert Griffith	2	0	0.0	10	18
DT Darren Lyon	1	2	0.5	7	20
ILB Deion Dobler	1	1	0.0	4	13
ILB Craig Ligeski	1	1	0.0	14	33
ILB Pat Foley	1	1	0.0	9	24
ILB Morris Comella	1	1	0.0	6	6
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	0.0	11	26
DE Deone Dorff	1	0	0.0	9	19
S Bennie Palmer	1	0	0.0	2	13
S Will Tillman	0	1	0.0	8	31

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harvey Ingle	9	3	0.5	36	36
CB Van Duncan	5	2	0.0	27	30
OLB Brandon Grady	5	1	0.0	21	19
DT Mario Bell	5	0	0.0	25	24
DE Bert Vos	4	1	0.0	23	19
CB Kevin Stanton	4	0	0.0	33	24
DE Charles Tatum	4	0	0.0	23	14
ILB Dominic Buchanan	3	5	0.5	18	14
ILB Alex Henson	3	1	0.0	21	25
OLB Phillip Tate	3	1	0.0	23	23
DE J.B. Young	3	1	0.0	25	21
S Bernard Danner	3	1	0.0	24	23
OLB Cary Turner	3	0	0.0	15	16
S Nathan Lowe	2	1	0.0	29	34
DE Jonathan Fehr	2	0	0.0	18	20
CB Harvey Paul	1	1	0.0	22	26
DE Luther Farley	1	0	0.0	10	23
WR Harold Barber	1	0	---	---	---
G Leroy Burks	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0.5	1	2	30
DT Darren Lyon	0.5	1	0	20
DE Deone Dorff	0.0	1	1	19
S Richard Guthrie	0.0	1	0	45
OLB Gus Hammond	0.0	0	1	32
DT Ryan Kromer	0.0	0	1	27

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Harvey Ingle	0.5	0	36
ILB Dominic Buchanan	0.5	0	14
DE Jonathan Fehr	0.0	2	20
DE Luther Farley	0.0	1	23
ILB Alex Henson	0.0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harry Crane	3	2	0	35
CB Howard Beeman	3	1	0	31
OLB Gus Hammond	2	1	0	32
S Orlando Brisset	1	3	0	34
S Richard Guthrie	1	2	1	45
ILB Craig Ligeski	1	1	1	33
ILB Morris Comella	1	1	0	6
ILB Deion Dobler	1	0	0	13
CB Tom Kerr	1	0	0	38
OLB Bert Griffith	1	0	0	18
CB Omar Couture	0	1	0	15
S Bennie Palmer	0	1	0	13

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Van Duncan	5	0	30
CB Kevin Stanton	3	2	24
OLB Cary Turner	3	1	16
S Bernard Danner	2	1	23
S Harvey Ingle	2	0	36
ILB Alex Henson	2	0	25
OLB Phillip Tate	2	0	23
OLB Brandon Grady	2	0	19
ILB Dominic Buchanan	1	0	14
S Nathan Lowe	1	0	34
CB Harvey Paul	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rex O'Connor	3	11	36	0	38
William Swift	2	9	34	1	34
Arnold Sinclair	2	2	12	0	18
Artie Keating	1	6	32	0	25
Brady Sluiter	0	4	11	0	16
Craig Codeke	0	3	31	0	25
Dwight Robinson	0	2	9	0	13
Earnest Leathers	0	1	33	0	35

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marshall Rodriguez	3	5	1	16	1	36
Percy Crane	2	7	0	17	0	37
Lamar Todd	1	2	1	18	0	38
Shaun Talaridou	1	1	0	16	0	39
Hardy Stephens	0	1	0	16	0	43
Kelly Pollack	0	1	0	12	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Crane	3	16
Monty Burnett	2	20
Austin Cole	1	22
Pat Sawyer	1	18
Ron Reeves	1	15
Bennie Palmer	1	10
Brett Franklin	1	2

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Van Duncan	2	25
Eugene Guthrie	1	20
Bryce Burgess	1	7

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Earnest Leathers	33	35	---	---	9	77
Rex O'Connor	36	38	---	---	---	74
Donnie Johnston	35	38	---	---	---	73
William Swift	34	34	---	---	2	70
Courtney Poliska	33	30	---	---	7	70
Artie Keating	32	25	---	---	11	68
Harry Crane	---	---	16	35	16	67
Richard Guthrie	---	---	18	45	2	65
Craig Codeke	31	25	---	---	---	56
Tom Kerr	---	---	11	38	3	52
Ron Reeves	16	20	---	---	15	51
Will Tillman	---	---	8	31	12	51
Edgar Page	16	14	---	---	21	51
Orlando Brisset	---	---	15	34	2	51
Craig Ligeski	---	---	14	33	2	49
Walter Malone	26	22	---	---	---	48
Gus Hammond	---	---	13	32	2	47
Everett Levine	22	24	---	---	1	47
William Meier	19	21	---	---	7	47
Howard Beeman	---	---	13	31	2	46
Bert Griffith	---	---	10	18	18	46
Ryan Kromer	---	---	9	27	7	43
Monty Burnett	12	9	---	---	20	41
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	10	30	1	41
Nick Baerg	---	---	11	26	3	40
Brady Sluiter	11	16	---	---	11	38
Pat Foley	---	---	9	24	5	38
Arnold Sinclair	12	18	---	---	7	37
Omar Couture	---	---	5	15	14	34
Dwight Robinson	9	13	---	---	11	33
Deone Dorff	---	---	9	19	4	32
Kerry Fleischer	11	16	---	---	3	30
Darren Lyon	---	---	7	20	3	30
Brett Franklin	16	10	---	---	2	28
Mack Swann	4	5	---	---	18	27
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	8	16	2	26
Austin Cole	2	1	---	---	22	25
Bennie Palmer	---	---	2	13	10	25
Morris Comella	---	---	6	6	11	23
Deion Dobler	---	---	4	13	2	19
Max Lowe	4	4	---	---	11	19
Pat Sawyer	1	0	---	---	18	19
Michael Bentley	0	0	---	---	13	13
Randy Page	0	0	---	---	11	11
Deion Owens	3	0	---	---	---	3
Graham Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harvey Ingle	---	---	36	36	26	98
Van Duncan	---	---	27	30	25	82
Bernard Danner	---	---	24	23	23	70
Hardy Stephens	16	43	---	---	9	68
Nathan Lowe	---	---	29	34	4	67
Thomas Burgess	18	46	---	---	---	64
Phillip Tate	---	---	23	23	17	63
Shaun Talaridou	16	39	---	---	7	62
Kevin Stanton	---	---	33	24	4	61
Marshall Rodriguez	16	36	---	---	7	59
Nicky Rickman	12	30	---	---	16	58
Lamar Todd	18	38	---	---	---	56
Brandon Grady	---	---	21	19	15	55
Percy Crane	17	37	---	---	---	54
Harold Barber	13	30	---	---	11	54
Harvey Paul	---	---	22	26	5	53
Mario Bell	---	---	25	24	3	52
J.B. Young	---	---	25	21	6	52
Bert Vos	---	---	23	19	7	49
Alex Henson	---	---	21	25	2	48
Jeff Meyer	14	30	---	---	---	44
Jonathan Fehr	---	---	18	20	4	42
Charles Tatum	---	---	23	14	4	41
Kelly Pollack	12	19	---	---	10	41
Tom Grier	11	29	---	---	1	41
Andrew Perrotta	5	17	---	---	16	38
Cary Turner	---	---	15	16	7	38
Luther Farley	---	---	10	23	3	36
Dominic Buchanan	---	---	18	14	4	36
Willie Malone	5	24	---	---	6	35
Eugene Guthrie	3	11	---	---	20	34
Raymond Kisbany	---	---	16	14	3	33
Omar Shepard	2	10	---	---	20	32
Shawn Coronado	---	---	9	13	4	26
Leroy Burks	3	14	---	---	7	24
Zack Adams	3	7	---	---	13	23
Bryce Burgess	6	7	---	---	7	20
Mo Osborne	4	16	---	---	---	20
Jesse Bingaman	1	9	---	---	9	19
Harvey Durham	1	9	---	---	2	12
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Bates	2	5	---	---	---	7
Jason Haney	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dwight Cowgill	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dean Dole	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wayne Curie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	50	2.8
Middle	13	44	3.4
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	8	28	3.5
Right	3	55	18.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	37	23	5	3	2	5	4	0	0

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	45	15	0	2	4	13	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	132	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	52	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	6	50	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	48	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	13	1.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Courtney Poliska	10	7	0	84	1	30
WR William Meier	8	3	1	27	1	21
WR Walter Malone	5	5	0	43	0	22
WR Kerry Fleischer	4	3	1	46	1	16
TE Arnold Sinclair	3	2	0	49	2	18
WR Mack Swann	3	0	0	0	0	5
RB Everett Levine	2	1	0	3	0	24
WR Ron Reeves	1	1	0	0	0	20
RB Edgar Page	1	1	0	5	0	14

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Tom Grier	9	4	0	46	29
RB Jeff Meyer	9	3	2	19	30
WR Harold Barber	8	3	0	30	30
WR Nicky Rickman	7	1	1	13	30
WR Andrew Perrotta	5	1	1	2	17
TE Willie Malone	4	2	0	7	24
TE Kelly Pollack	2	0	0	0	19
FB Zack Adams	1	1	0	12	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	5	4	0.80	3.41
Edgar Page	3	7	2.33	3.50

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Meyer	1	-3	-3.00	5.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	4	0	0	0.00	6.95

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	1	0	0	0.00	2.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Overall Avg
RB Everett Levine	1	1.50
WR William Meier	1	3.38
TE Courtney Poliska	1	8.40
WR Mack Swann	1	0.00

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tom Grier	1	0	0	0.00	5.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	3	2
Edgar Page	2	0

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Meyer	2	0
Mo Osborne	1	1
Thomas Burgess	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	13	6	4

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	11	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Meier	5	2	1
WR Walter Malone	2	2	1
WR Mack Swann	2	0	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	0	0
RB Everett Levine	1	0	0
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	1	1
TE Courtney Poliska	1	1	1

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nicky Rickman	3	1	1
TE Willie Malone	2	0	0
WR Harold Barber	2	1	0
TE Kelly Pollack	1	0	0
WR Tom Grier	1	0	0
RB Jeff Meyer	1	1	1
WR Andrew Perrotta	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (15,500)
End Zone 11,000 (11,200)
Mezzanine 6,400 (6,500)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (9,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (15,500)
End Zone	11,000 (11,200)
Mezzanine	6,400 (6,500)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (9,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,800 (9,900)