Alfred State vs. St. John Fisher JV - Football Preview

Alfred State at St. John Fisher JV

Sunday, October 6, 2012 1 p.m.

Pioneer Stadium * Alfred, NY

Last meeting:

St. John Fisher 39 Alfred State 34 – in 2001 

Last week:

St. John Fisher JV – 35-10 winner over Utica College JV

Alfred State defeated Stevens Tech 32-13 on Sept. 22nd

Pioneers Offense: 22 ppg, 166.3 yards per game

Pioneers Defense:  15.3 ppg, 261.7 yards per game

Cardinals Offense: 41 ppg

Cardinals Defense: 12.5 ppg

Players to watch: 

Alfred State:

Collin Frazer  Fr. CB/KR 5-11, 180              Woodbridge, VA

Colton Caldwell  So. QB/WR 6-4, 240      Dublin, OH

Michael Gibson So. LB 6-1, 225                   Capital Heights, MD

Keegan Phalen So. SS/P 6-2, 195                               East Aurora

Alonzo Joyner So. FS 6-0, 171                     Queens, NY

David Howell So. LB 6-2, 240                       Rochester

Robert Howard So. DL 6-3 280                    Syracuse

Erik Simmons So. WR 6-3 210                      Elmira

Key matchup: The Pioneers are rested up and ready for the stretch run of their season which includes five home games.  They take on a team that has had no trouble putting points on the board in their first two games so the Pioneer defense will have to be up to the task.

The special team duo of Collin Frazer and Shawn Charles have accounted for three touchdowns in the Pioneers first two games.  Frazer has 348 total return yards on the year while Charles has 232.

Colton Caldwell is a dual offense threat lining up at wide receiver and at quarterback.  He has 152 yards passing on the year and leads the team with eight receptions and 126 yards.

Alonzo Joyner, Michael Gibson, and David Howell led the Pioneer defense.  Joyner leads the way with 27 tackles.  Gibson has 5.5 tackles for a loss already in just three games.

Not much is known about St. John Fisher JV but the program has been an Empire 8 power the past few years.  The varsity team is currently 4-0 and ranked #8 in NCAA Division III.

Game notes:

• Fisher JV has one their first two games convincingly over Alfred University JV and Utica College JV.
• Only the second meeting between the two teams but the two colleges did scrimmage vs. each other earlier in the season this year.
• The contest is the first home game of the season for the Pioneers
• Game can be listened to on WCKR 92.1 out of Hornell or on Teamline at: http://www.teamline.cc/sportpage?teamcode=1480&eventcode=20
• Pioneers return to action next weekend during Homecoming 2012 vs. Globe Tech.