2009 Catawba Football Recruiting Class

NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
Robbie Aldridge DL 6-0 210 Fr Trussville,AL/Hewitt-Trussville
Tyler Allen
Vincent Beam TE 6-3 205 Fr North Wilkesboro,NC/Wilkes Central
Gavin Blakey K 5-10 170 Fr Madison,NC/McMichael HS
Nick Bodenheimer OL 6-2 245 Fr Winston-Salem,NC/Reagan
Tobias Brown DL 6-2 270 Fr Stantonsburg,NC/Beddingfield
Keith Bryant DB 5-9 180 Fr Hamptonville,NC/Starmount
Jarrod Cave OL 6-0 265 Fr Dobson,NC/Surry Central
Tajh Cheeseboro LB 5-9 195 Fr Cameron,SC/Calhoun Co.
James Collins DB 6-1 200 So East Islip,NY/E. Islip/Suffolk CC
Jared Crabtree WR 6-1 170 Fr Raleigh,NC/Wakefield
Rob Creason DL 6-2 280 Fr Winston-Salem,NC/N. Davidson
Dylan Crump WR 6-1 190 Fr Hudson,NC/Hibriten
Bo Davidson WR 5-9 175 Fr Gaffney,SC/Gaffney HS
DJ Davis LB/LS 6-2 215 Fr Charleston,SC/Wando
Robert Davis WR 6-0 175 Fr Claremont,NC/Bunker Hill
Dainel Donaldson OL 5-11 230 Fr China Grove,NC/S. Rowan
Matthew Draughn DB 5-10 160 Fr Asheboro,NC/Providence Grove
Tim Flanagan RB/DB 5-8 160 Fr Salisbury,NC/W. Rowan
Scottie Floyd DB 5-10 165 Fr Gastonia,NC/Ashebrook
Quatez Fuller RB 6-0 190 Fr Rutherfordton,NC/R-S Central
Jerome Gadberry LB 6-0 180 Fr Boonville,NC/Starmount
Rashaun Gaither RB 5-10 190 Fr Yadkinville,NC/Starmount
Chance Green QB 6-6 205 Fr Greeley,CO/Northridge
Calvin Hall
Sammy Houston DB 5-10 165 Fr Hamlet,NC/Richmond Sr.
Maurice Hughes QB 6-0 170 So Clemmons,NC/W.Forsyth/Forsyth Tech
James Hunt LB/DE 6-1 220 Fr Clinton,NC/Clinton
Alex Ingram DB 5-10 170 Fr Rockingham,NC/Richmond Sr.
Jonathan Ingram RB 5-8 190 Fr Lincolnton,NC/Linconlton
Landon Isenhour QB 6-2 195 Fr Newton,NC/Foard
Corey Johnson LB 5-10 225 Fr Fayetteville,NC/Britt
Terrance Johnson WR/DB 5-9 175 Fr Pinnacle,NC/W. Stokes
Bobby Krauk P 6-6 210 Fr Finksburg,MD/Westminster
Damein Lee DL 6-'3 235 Fr Reidsville,NC/Reidsville
Darrius Massey DB 5-8 165 So Spencer,NC/N.Rowan/Winston-Salem St.
Payton McCollum WR 5-10 175 Fr Winston-Salem,NC/Mount Tabor
LJ McCray DB 6-1 185 Fr Charlotte,NC/Harding
Dennis McFatten LB 6-2 195 Fr Ocala,FL/Lake Weir
Anthony McGill DB 6-0 185 Fr Matthews,NC/Butler
Jeff McMillion OL 6-3 240 Fr Madison,NC/McMichael
Alex Miller DB 5-10 185 Fr Newton,NC/Foard
Richard Miller FB 6-1 235 Fr Elon,NC/W. Alamacnce
Brett Mooring QB 6-3 235 Fr New Bern,NC/W. Craven
Dustin Morgan LB 6-0 230 So Cooleemee,NC/Davie Co./Louisburg CC
Joseph Peterson S 5-10 170 Fr Chestertown,MD/Queen Anne’s Co.
Thomas Phillips FB/P 6-3 255 Fr West Jefferson,NC/Ashe Co.
Michael Priest LB 6-1 200 Fr Winston-Salem,NC/N. Davidson
Aaron Rainey RB 5-11 230 Fr Gastonia,NC/Bessemer City
Jumal Rolle DB 6-0 180 Fr Wilson,NC/Beddingfield
Keith Royal DE 6-4 220 Fr North Wilkesboro,NC/N. Wilkes
Nathan Smith DB 5-7 165 Fr Winston-Salem,NC/Glenn/Forsyth Tech
Lance Spivey OL 6-0 300 Fr Summerfield,NC/Reidsville
Kyle St. Clair OL 6-2 265 Fr Taylorsville,NC/Alexander Central
Justin Terwilliger DE 6-2 260 So Wilmington,NC/New Hanover/Cape Fear CC
Jacob Todd LB 6-2 220 Fr Norwood,NC/S. Stanly
Keyon Wade FB/LB 6-0 210 Fr Woodbridge,VA/Woodbridge
Ethan Winn OL 6-4 295 Fr Gretna,VA/Gretna
Josh Wright RB 5-10 215 So Raeford,NC/Hoke Co./W. Carolina Full Story

2009 Catawba Football Roster

# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School

1 Thomas Trexler K 5-10 190 So. Wilmington, NC/New Hanover
2 Josh Wright RB 5-10 215 So. Raeford,NC/Hoke Co./W.Carolina
3 Cortez Best DB 5-11 195 Sr. Huntersville,NC/N. Mecklenburg
4 Leon Ager LB 6-0 195 Sr. Grover,NC/Shelby
5 Antonio Hall RB 5-9 195 Sr. Greensboro,NC/NE Guilford
6 Travis Landrum WR 6-0 185 Sr. Inman,SC/Chapman
7 Brandon Bunn WR 5-11 175 Jr. Virginia Beach,VA/Kellam
8 Julian Hartsell DL 6-4 295 Jr. Columbia,SC/Ridgeview
9 Julian Samolu LB 6-1 215 Sr. Salisbury,NC/W. Rowan
10 Patrick Dennis QB 6-1 185 Jr. Durham,NC/Cedar Ridge
12 Cameron Sexton QB 6-2 200 Grad. Laurinburg,NC/Scotland Co./UNC
13 Daniel Griffith QB 6-2 205 So. Salisbury,NC/N. Rowan
14 Kewone Harris DB 6-0 190 So. Durham, NC/Webb
15 LJ McCray DB 6-1 185 Fr. Charlotte,NC/Harding
16 Martel Shaw WR 6-2 195 Jr. Greensboro,NC/NW Guilford/Lenoir-Rhyne
18 Gerron Bryant WR 6-3 180 So. W. Palm Beach,FL/Palm Beach CC
19 Brian Terwilliger WR 5-11 185 Jr. Wilmington,NC/New Hanover
20 Terrence Jones DB 5-9 165 Jr. Rockingham,NC/Richmond Sr.
21 Bryant Vennable DB 6-0 200 So. Gretna, VA/Gretna
22 Jaspen Gray DB 5-11 175 Sr. Advance,NC/Davie Co.
23 Mario Washington WR 5-8 160 Jr. High Point,NC/Ragsdale
24 Derrick Brown DB 5-11 175 So. Siler City,NC/Jordan Matthews
25 Jumal Rolle DB 6-0 180 Fr. Wilson,NC/Beddingfield
26 Brett Mooring QB 6-3 235 Fr. New Bern,NC/W.Craven
27 Eric Morman WR 6-1 185 So. Rockingham,NC/Richmond Sr.
28 Octavius Hough DB 6-1 185 So. Charlotte, NC/E. Mecklenburg
29 Calvin Hall DB 5-9 185 Sr. Concord,NC/NW Cabarrus/Averett
30 Casey Hall RB 5-9 170 So. Concord,NC/NW Cabarrus/Averett
31 Aaron Cauble DB 5-11 170 Jr. Salisbury, NC/E. Rowan
32 Adawi Revels FB 6-0 220 Jr. Hiddenite,NC/N. Iredell
33 Corey Johnson LB 5-10 225 Fr. Fayetteville,NC/Britt
34 Anthony McGill DB 6-0 185 Fr. Matthews,NC/Butler
35 Levon Curtis WR 5-10 200 So. Elon,NC/W.Alamance/W.Carolina
36 Sammy Houston DB 5-10 165 Fr. Hamlet,NC/Richmond Sr.
37 Scottie Floyd DB 5-10 165 Fr. Gastonia,NC/Ashbrook
38 James Collins DB 6-1 200 So. East Islip,NY/E.Islip/Suffolk CC
39 Bo Davidson WR 5-9 175 Fr. Gaffney,SC/Gaffney
40 Bobby Morrison RB 5-9 195 R-Fr. Statesville, NC/W. Iredell
41 Aaron Rainey FB 5-11 230 Fr. Gastonia,NC/Bessemer City
44 Jeb Bass LB 6-1 205 So. Newton,NC/Foard
47 Payton McCollum WR 5-10 175 Fr. Winston-Salem,NC/Mount Tabor
50 Lakeem Perry LB 6-0 195 So. Louisburg, NC/Louisburg
51 Michael Priest LB 6-1 200 Fr. Winston-Salem,NC/N.Davidson
52 Melquan Fair DL 6-1 280 Sr. Raleigh,NC/E. Wake
53 DJ Davis LB/LS 6-2 215 Fr. Charleston,SC/Wando
54 Jacob Todd LB 6-2 220 Fr. Norwood,NC/S.Stanly
55 Terence Crosby OL 6-3 305 Sr. Winston-Salem,NC/Glenn
56 Kevin Hamaker OL 6-3 295 Sr. Beaufort,SC/Battery Creek
57 Philip Russ LS 6-3 260 So. Casar,NC/Burns
58 Ronald Martin LB 6-0 225 R-Fr. Clayton,NC/Clayton
59 Dustin Craft LB 6-1 210 R-Fr. China Grove, NC/Carson
61 Daylon McAlexander OL 6-4 275 So. Raleigh,NC/Wakefield
62 Roy Carter, Jr. OL 5-10 320 Sr. Warrenton,NC/Warren Co.
63 Jarrod Cave OL 6-0 265 Fr. Dobson,NC/Surry Central
64 T.J. Michel OL 6-3 295 R-Fr. Winston-Salem, NC/Mt. Tabor
65 Ethan Winn OL 6-4 295 Fr. Gretna,VA/Gretna
66 Daniel Donaldson OL 5-11 230 Fr. China Grove,NC/S.Rowan
68 Nick Bodenheimer OL 6-2 265 Fr. Winston-Salem,NC/Reagan
69 Jeff McMillion OL 6-3 240 Fr. Madison,NC/McMichael
70 Kemp McSween OL 6-4 285 Jr. Rockingham,NC/Richmond Sr.
71 Lance Spivey OL 6-0 300 Fr. Summerfield,NC/Reidsville
72 Hunter Carnes OL 6-4 305 Sr. Ayden,NC/Ayden-Grifton
73 Marquell Reddick OL 6-3 285 So. Detroit, MI/Grand Rapids CC
74 Stephen Dorenbusch OL 6-8 305 Fr. Granite Falls,NC/S.Caldwell
76 Rob Creason DL 6-2 280 Fr. Winston-Salem,NC/N.Davidson
78 Zane Gibson OL 6-3 310 Jr. Wake Forest,NC/Wakefield
79 Decarius Kanyinda OL 6-3 295 R-Fr. Raleigh, NC/Apex
80 Dylan Crump WR 6-1 190 Fr. Hudson,NC/Hibriten
81 Jamey Small WR 6-3 180 Sr. Rockwell,NC/E.Rowan
82 Ronnie Williams WR 6-3 175 R-Fr. Durham, NC/Hillside
83 Tyler Allen WR 6-2 175 So. Orange Park,FL/Fleming Isl/Jacksonville
84 Lavar Marsh TE 6-4 275 Jr. Burlington,NC/E. Alamance
85 Holt Rains TE 6-5 240 So. Goldsboro, NC/Rosewood
86 Colby McCanna WR 6-2 215 Sr. Laurinburg,NC/Scotland Co.
87 Grayson Downs TE 6-3 275 Jr. Mt. Pleasant,NC/Mt. Pleasant
89 Terrence Porter DL 6-3 255 Sr. Roanoke Rapids,NC/Roanoke Rapids
90 Damien Lee DL 6-3 235 Fr. Reidsville,NC/Reidsville
91 Brandon Weedon DL 6-2 220 So. Columbia,SC/Spring Valley
92 Arthur Cromartie DL 6-3 230 Sr. Fayetteville,NC/Sanford
93 Wilbur Pender DL 6-2 300 Sr. Franklinton,NC/Franklinton
94 Bobby Krauk P 6-6 210 Fr. Finksburg,MD/Westminster
95 Brandon Sutton DL 6-3 280 Jr. Snow Hill,NC/Greene Central
96 Alex Hartsell DL 6-4 285 Jr. Columbia, SC/Ridgeview/The Citadel
97 Tobias Brown DL 6-2 270 Fr. Stantonsburg,NC/Beddingfield
98 Robert Brown DL 6-2 295 So. Camden,SC/Camden
99 Marqus Davis DL 6-2 230 Sr. Charlotte,NC/N. Mecklenburg
Vincent Beam TE 6-3 205 Fr. North Wilkesboro,NC/Wilkes Central
Gavin Blakey K 5-10 170 Fr. Madison,NC/McMichael
Jared Crabtree WR 6-1 170 Fr. Raleigh,NC/Wakefield
Anthony Cunningham DL 5-11 250 So. Landover,MD/Flowers/Prince George CC
Robert Davis WR 6-0 175 Fr. Claremont,NC/Bunker Hill
Matthew Draughn DB 5-10 160 Fr. Asheboro,NC/Providence Grove
Tim Flanagan RB/DB 5-8 160 Fr. Salisbury,NC/W. Rowan
Quatez Fuller RB 6-0 190 Fr. Rutherfordton,NC/R-S Central
Jerome Gadberry LB 6-0 180 Fr. Boonville,NC/Starmount
Rashaun Gaither RB 5-10 190 Fr. Yadkinville,NC/Starmount
Chance Green QB 6-6 205 Fr. Greeley,CO/Northridge
Seth Hazelton LB 6-2 195 Fr. Gastonia,NC/Forestview
Maurice Hughes QB 6-0 170 So. Clemmons,NC/W.Forsyth/Forsyth Tech
James Hunt LB/DL 6-1 220 Fr. Clinton,NC/Clinton
Alex Ingram DB 5-10 170 Fr. Rockingham,NC/Richmond Sr.
Jonathan Ingram RB 5-8 190 Fr. Lincolnton,NC/Linconlton
Landon Isenhour QB 6-2 195 Fr. Newton,NC/Foard
Terrance Johnson WR/DB 5-9 175 Fr. Pinnacle,NC/W. Stokes
Spencer Kiziah WR 5-10 160 Fr. Newton,NC/Newton-Conover
Darrius Massey DB 5-8 165 So. Spencer,NC/N.Rowan/Winston-Salem St.
Dennis McFatten LB 6-2 195 Fr. Ocala,FL/Lake Weir
Alex Miller DB 5-10 185 Fr. Newton,NC/Foard
Richard Miller FB 6-1 235 Fr. Elon,NC/W.Alamance
Joseph Peterson DB 5-10 170 Fr. Chestertown,MD/Queen Anne’s Co.
Thomas Phillips FB/P 6-3 255 Fr. West Jefferson,NC/Ashe Co.
Nathan Smith DB 5-7 165 So. Winston-Salem,NC/Glenn/Forsyth Tech Full Story

Lancaster Back on Taylor Field

By: Rob Vanstone
The Leader-Post

For Bob Lancaster, the reminders are everywhere.

There is, for example, the gigantic photo of his legendary father. Ron Lancaster's image is displayed on the outer west side of Mosaic Stadium.

"You can't miss it," said Bob Lancaster, who does miss the city in which he grew up.

"I love Regina. I've always loved Saskatchewan. It's the old saying: You can take the kid out of Saskatchewan, but you can't take Saskatchewan out of the kid.''

Bob Lancaster, 40, is the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC, where he has spent the last 11 years. Lately, however, he is moonlighting as a guest coach at the Saskatchewan Roughriders' training camp.

"I was talking with one of the coaches, Joe Womack," Lancaster said in reference to the Roughriders' director of player personnel, who is also tutoring the team's safeties.

"He said, 'I remember being here as a rookie. The first touchdown pass thrown against me in the CFL was in that corner, and your dad threw it on me.' He said, 'Did you ever think when you were a snot-nosed kid running around here that some day you'd be coming back here to be a coach?'"

Womack was flashing back to a game in 1977, when he was a defensive back with the Calgary Stampeders. In the southwest corner of Taylor Field, he surrendered one of the 333 touchdown passes The Little General threw in 19 years as a CFL player.

Sixteen of those seasons were spent with the Roughriders. Upon retiring as a player, Ron Lancaster spent the 1979 and 1980 seasons as the team's head coach. Now, nearly 30 years later, there is another Coach Lancaster in camp.

Bob Lancaster has previously been a guest coach with the Edmonton Eskimos and Hamilton Tiger-Cats, back in the days when his famous father coached those teams. The youngest of No. 23's three children has also coached in NFL Europe and the American high school ranks.

Coaching-wise, this stop will be the briefest -- and among the most memorable.

"I'm really glad I came and did this," said a smiling Lancaster, whose wife (Kimberly) and five-year-old daughter (Alexus) are back in North Carolina.

Alexus graduates from kindergarten today. A proud father would love to witness the occasion, but how could he pass up this opportunity?

Upon returning to Saskatchewan for the first time in roughly 10 years, Bob was welcomed by his sister (Regina-based Lana Mueller) and her husband (Larry). One of the first stops was Emerald Park Road, where the Lancaster family lived for 20 years.

"I went there the first night I got back,'' Bob said. "There were all the feelings again. You look at the park and think of the hide-and-go-seek and the games of football -- the shinny games out in front of the house when it's minus-40. It's like I was in a time warp. There were feelings coming up all the time ... good feelings.''

The feelings can also be bittersweet.

It has not yet been a year since Ron Lancaster died suddenly at age 69. The sad news of Sept. 18 prompted a torrent of condolences and tributes, which were appreciated by Lancaster's wife (Bev) and children (Bob, Lana and Ron Jr.).

"We're doing pretty well," Bob said. "We're so spread out. We stay in touch on the phone. I probably talk to Lana a bit more than I did before. I talk to my mom every day. Before, I might have called once a week to see how she and Dad were doing. Now I call every day.

"It has probably brought us a little closer. It might sound corny, but you start to understand a little more about life. Everyone thinks their dad's invincible. It doesn't matter if your dad's a steel worker or a lawyer. You just think your dad's invincible."

He is far from invisible -- as Bob Lancaster discovered the other day when he happened to look at the west-side grandstand and saw his father's name on the facing.

"You're in the middle of practice, trying to watch practice, and you go off in your own mind for a second," he said. "It's pretty emotional -- more emotional than I thought it would be. I didn't really think any of those feelings would happen, coming to grips with what happened.

"It's a bit of a closure, I hope, that's happening for me." Full Story

Former QB Brad Roach Goes AFL2

Youngstown, OH. - The Mahoning Valley Thunder is pleased to announce that Quarterback Brad Roach (6'6, 250) has been assigned to the team by the af2 League Offices. Roach is an af2 rookie.

Roach takes the roster spot of Quarterback Blake Powers who has been placed on Injured Reserve.

A native of North Carolina, Roach played collegiately at Division II Catawba College. As a senior, Roach earned All-American honors and was also named the South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Year.

During that 2007 campaign, Roach threw for 3,322 yards and 32 touchdowns. Brad left Catawba as the Indians' all-time passing yards average leader with 212.8 per game. Roach's 7,874 yards and 62 touchdown passes both rank second in school history.

Following his college career Roach signed a free agent contract with the NFL's Baltimore Ravens before being released in training camp. Earlier this month Roach participated in rookie minicamp with the CFL's Montreal Allouettes.

With starting Quarterback Davon Vinson less than 100%, Roach is expected to see significant playing time this week as the Thunder travel to Albany.

Thunder Head Coach Chris MacKeown said, "Brad has a really strong arm and the ability to make all the throws in the indoor game. He's a big guy who looks more like a Defensive End, guys like that give defensive lineman fits because if you can get to him, he's tough to bring down. Obviously being a rookie he is going to need some time to learn the game."

"But we feel like he has all the tools to make a quick transition and be a successful Quarterback sooner rather than later."

The Mahoning Valley Thunder's third season is under way! Don't miss your chance to feel all the hard-hitting, fast paced action of arena football! Tickets for this event are just $5 dollars and are on sale now! For more information call the Thunder Offices at 330.758.4232. Full Story

RB Quatez Fuller Heading to Catawba

R-S Central running back Quatez Fuller officially committed to the Tribe football program shortly before his high school career came to a close.

To say that Fuller was a three-sport standout is an understatement.

Football, basketball, and track were sports that Fuller excelled in during his tenure at R-S Central. At 6'1 195 pounds, his future looks bright in the backfield as a ball carrier.

As a senior for the 7-5 Hilltoppers, Fuller earned all-county honors and was given the team's annual Heartbeat Award.

His rushing statistics were 62 carries for 296 yards and four touchdowns, a 4.7 yard average. Fuller also caught 16 passes out of the backfield for 376 yards and four scores.

On defense, Fuller contributed 36 tackles and three interceptions in the R-S Central secondary.

In the winter, he was also a big-time scorer for the Hilltopper's hoops team, averaging nearly 13 points a night. He was named to the 2008 Southernwestern All-Conference team during his final year, while also being named to the 2008 MLK All-Tournament team.

Fuller's defining moment on the hardwood occurred during their win over West Henderson where he stole an inbounds pass with only five seconds remaining.

He proceeded to untie the 63-63 score with his last second layup, giving the R-S Central the 65-63 win. Fuller had a game-high 22 points.

Perhaps his most successful athletic achievements occurred in track and field.

He was named the Southwestern Conference Field Performer of the Year, Rutherford County MVP, R-S Central team MVP, Times-News Invitational Field MVP, and Eddie Reneau Invitational Field MVP.

Fuller also finished 5th in North Carolina at the high jump event 6'4 high jump.
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