Football

Quakers finish season with NCAC loss to Allegheny

For Immediate Release:
November 5, 2005

RICHMOND, Ind. — Earlham College’s injury-plagued football season came to an end at M.O. Ross Field on Saturday afternoon as the Quakers said farewell to 11 seniors. “The senior leadership and chemistry kept us together this season,” Earlham head coach Gerry Keesling said.

George Abdalla (Jerusalem, Palestine/Jerusalem), Carlos Bustamante (Indianapolis, IN/
Broad Ripple), Dan Coletta (Norwalk, OH/St. Paul), Brad Franz (Miamisburg, OH/Fairmont), Jerdson Gamble (Indianapolis, IN/Indianapolis Tech), Stephen Groce (Gary, IN/Roosevelt), Casey Kashnig (Champaign, IL/Centennial), Mike Keesling (Richmond, IN/Richmond), Mike Malone (Columbus, OH/Connersville), Derreck Parkevich (Logansport, IN/Logansport), Michael Thompson (Riverview, FL/East Bay) were in uniform for the final time as North Coast Athletic Conference foe Allegheny College defeated the Quakers 41-0. The Quakers finish 1-9, 0-7.

Manny Myers

A highlight on the field Saturday was by sophomore running back Manny Myers (Fairmount, IN/Madison-Grant) whose 53 yards on the ground enabled him to set a single-season rushing mark with 900 yards.

“It is not only a testament to Manny Myers, but it is also a testament to our whole offense to come out with a record like that,” Keesling said. Darrian Story set the previous record of 893 yards in 2000.

Adding to Myers’ accomplishment was that both the offense and defense battled injuries all year. “We had 21 players who missed at least one game, which is 41 percent of our team,” Keesling said.

Parkevich led the Quakers with five receptions, while first-year quarterback Randy Kerns (West Manchester, OH/National Trail) completed 18 of 29 passes for 126 yards. Junior James Jewell (Gary, IN/Roosevelt) had four catches, while sophomore Joe White (Richmond, IN/Richmond) had three grabs.

Thompson and Groce led the Quakers on defense against the Gators with 10 tackles each. Thompson finishes the season with a team-leading 100 tackles. “Michael Thompson is a warrior,” Keesling said. He gave everything he had and was part of more snaps than anyone this season.” Groce was second on the squad with 71 tackles.

Terrel Brown (Richmond, IN/Richmond) and Drew Hosier (Gas City, IN/Mississenewa) had an interception apiece. Brown, who led the Quakers with five interceptions this year, also blocked his second kick of the season on Saturday.

After a scoreless first quarter that featured a goal-line stand by the Quakers, Allegheny scored three times in the second period to take a 21-0 halftime lead. The Gators added 20 more points in the third quarter for the final margin. Box score

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