Football Player Profile
September 22,1994
Sports
Fightin' Christians hold Mountain Lions
Defense shuts out Concord
Bob Grimmie
Staff Reporter
The Fightin’ Christians upped
Its season mark to 2-1 with an im
pressive 37-0 victory over the Con
cord Mountam Lions this past
weekend.
Elon dominated the home
opener on both sides of the ball. It
held Concord to zero offensive
yards in the first half. By games
end. the Mountain Lions had mus
tered a mere 14-yards rushing and
57-yards passing.
"I was really, really pleased
with how the defense responded,”
Elon head coach Leon Hart said.
"Anytime you shut someone out in
college football it’s a heck of an
achievement.”
The strength of the Fightin’
Christian offense continues to be
the running game. Elon chewed
258 yards on the ground while nine
different players carried the foot
ball.
The Fightin’ Christians took
the opening kickoff and never
looked back. Rod Clark’s 51-yard
return set up a 22-yard Maurice
Blakeney scramble touchdown. In
all, four different players scored
for Elon. They were: Blakeney,
Directions to
Burlington
Memorial
Stadium
Take Oak Street
(In front of the
cemetery, near
the Town of Elon
College sign) to
Front Street.
Turn right onto
Tarleton Road.
Williams High
School will be 1
mile on the left.
Tonya Hubart/The Pendulum
Charles Mitchell, Tony Gentilcore, Keith Gaither, Fleming Brewer,and
Rico Porter hustle on defense against Concord College.
freshmen running back Sherron
Peace, freshmen wide receiver Jarius
Wallace and freshmen running back
Reggie Ignash, who found the end
zone twice.
Freshman quarterback Reggie
Tyson played most of the second
half and proved his ability."We re
ally dominated," Tyson said.
Elon’s special teams also rose
to the occasion. It blocked one punt
and applied pressure all afternoon,
which resulted in two safeties.
"I think it's great that we got a
shutout but there's still room for
improvement. But I think that any
shutout proves that defense wins
games," Robert Burnett said.
This weekend the Fightin’
Christians take on conference rival
Carson-Newman. “This is a good
healthy rivalry. The players really
look forward to these games,” Hart
said.
Kick off is 2 p.m. Saturday at
Burlington Memorial Stadium.
SAC Scores
SAC Standings
Catawba 34, Mars Hill 10
Carson-Newman 38, Presybyterian 7
Wingate 30, Shepherd 10
Elon 37, Concord 0
UT-Chattanooga 47, Gardner Webb 2’
Lenior-Rhyne 45, Wofrord 26
Elon 1-0
Carson Newman 1-0
Catawba 1-1
Wingate 0-0
Lenoir Rhyne 0-0
Gardner Webb 0-0
Mars Hill 0-1
Presbyterian 0-1
Thompson uses past play as
driving force for the season
Jeff Dunlap
Staff Reporter
If one seeks evidence that
hard work leads to success, look
no further than Stefan Thomp
son.
Thompson, a 5’9”, 170 lbs.
defensive back, is among the of
ten over-looked group of athletes
that excel not only on the field,
but in the classroom. A 20 year-
old junior from Greensboro, N.C.
Thompson is a physics major and
carries a 3.45 GPA.
“He’s a very exceptional
young man who manages his time
well, on and off the field,” said
defensive coordinator Larry
Stephens. “His work ethic is very
strong.”
Thompson decided to attend
Elon three years ago, because it
was his favorite school of those
that offered him a football schol
arship. He began to start at defen
sive back towards the end of last
season.
His most memorable moment
on the field, so far, occurred three
weeks ago against West Georgia.
It is not a moment he likes to
recall, however.
West Georgia won on a Hail
Mary pass in the waning seconds
of the game. The receiver that
Courtesy of Sports Information
Stefan Thompson
caught the pass was in
Thompson’s zone.
“I’m using that play as my
driving force for the rest of the
season,” Thompson said.
Stephens feels that the blame
should not fall on Thompson’s
shoulders.
“Stefan played excellent de
fense throughout the entire game.
The Hail Mary pass was a fluke
thing. Itjusthappened to be caught
in his zone.”
Stefan’s future plans include
attendingNorth Carolina A&T for
graduate school and embarking in
a career in engineering. With his
strong work ethic, look for Th
ompson not only to be a success in
the Elon secondary, but also in
whatever life throws at him.
Tonya Hubart/The Pendulum
Fullback Mark Lloyd throws feet in the air for a few more yards.
IV
Schedule of
Events
Sept. 24 Men's and Women's Cross Country Greensboro
Invitational
Football vs. Carson-Newman College (HOME) 2 p.m.
Women's Soccer vs. Lenoir-Rhyne College (away) noon
Men's Soccer vs. Lenoir-Rhyne College (away) 2 p.m
Volleyball SAC Round Robin tournament at Mars Hill.
Sept. 25 Volleyball SAC Round Robin tournament at Mars Hill.
Sept. 26 Women's Soccer vs. Greensboro College (away) 4 p.m.
Sept. 27 Men's Soccer vs. Pembroke State University (HOME)
4 p.m.
Sept. 28 Volleyball vs, Gardner-Webb University (HOME)
6:30 p.m.
Women's Soccer vs. Longwood College (HOME)
4 p.m.
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