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Sports
The Clarion \ September 18, 2019
Brevard set to 'White Out'
By Joseph Marvin
Assistant Sports Information Director
Following a season-opening cancellation last Saturday versus
Apprentice due to severe lightning, the Brevard College football team
returns to action this Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. when the Tornados
welcome perennial NCAA Dill power Christopher Newport University
(0-2) to Brevard Memorial Stadium.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Fans are encouraged to wear white as Brevard College “whites out”
the stands in support of Tornados Football. The first 500 fans through
the gates on Saturday evening will receive a free Brevard Tornados
Football white shirt as part of the promotion.
Saturday’s game also marks BC football’s annual Faculty & Staff
Appreciation day, where Brevard College football student-athletes
invite distinct members of the campus community to be honored during
the game.
The Tornados return to action following a weather-canceled season-
opener versus Apprentice School last Saturday at Brevard Memorial
Stadium. The announcement to declare no contest came after an
agreement between both Athletics Directors and USA South Conference
officials in accordance with NCAA rules, with player safety at the
forefront of the decision.
Play was halted around 3 p.m., midway through the third quarter of
play, due to numerous lightning strikes in the area. Play was officially
put on hold around 6 p.m.
Per NCAA rules, the results, scores, statistics and records from
Saturday's contest do not count towards official season or career totals.
In Saturday’s game, the Tornados made an impact in all three phases of
the game, scoring points offensively, defensively and on special teams.
Some of the highlights from the eventual no-contest for the Tornados
included a 96-yard kickoff return by junior wide receiver Jamerial
Parks, a fumble recovery touchdown by freshman defensive lineman
Jerome Bass and a two-point run back on a botched extra point attempt
by junior defensive back and 2018 USA South All-Conference First
Team selection Quentin Jackson.
The Tornados meet the Captains of Christopher Newport for the first
time in school history on Saturday.
Christopher Newport’s program was founded in 2001, where the
Captains competed in the Dixie Conference for two seasons before the
conference was rebranded as the USA South Athletic Conference. The
Captains competed for 11 seasons in the USA South before moving to
their current home, the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC). 2019
marks the fifth season for CNU in the NJAC.
Christopher Newport has consistently produced at the Dill level, as
the Captains have only had one season below the .500 mark in their
18-plus year history. While in the USA South, the Captains won at least
a share of the regular season title 10 times and made 10 appearances
in the NCAA Dill Football playoffs. Christopher Newport has enjoyed
four total playoff wins during that span.
Christopher Newport’s starting senior quarterback Jack Anderson
has totaled 387 passing yards through the first two games, completing
32-of-59 passes for a touchdown and five interceptions. The Captains’
defensive efforts have been led by senior defensive back Damian Jiggetts
(two interceptions) and senior defensive lineman Ben James (12 tackles,
four tackles-for-loss, two sacks).
Following Saturday night’s showdown, the Tornados will hit the road
for the first time in the 2019 season to face the Allen University Yellow
Jackets (1-0) in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 5 p.m.
The two schools met in last season’s finale, where the Tornados took a
46-10 victory at Brevard Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 17,2018.
Members of the Brevard College football team watch the game from the
sidelines.
Photo by BC Tornados
Brevard College wide receiver Jerel Dewalt takes a chance in last Saturday’s
home game against Apprentice.
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