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Green Terrors to Show up this Weekend! Look out for Tail-gaters!

As we draw to the end of a solid week of practice we look forward to playing the Green Terrors of McDaniel College in our home opener at Steel Field.  It should be an exciting day for our friends and families.

Knowing that the Tailgating season is now in full swing I’m sure our fans will do their usual great job of “warming” up for the game.  This is a big part of the year for our group and I expect a lot of fun will be had by one and all.

This is a “Green Terror” by the way!

McDaniel enters the game in Bethlehem with a 1-0 record after defeating Misericordia 24-14 behind a strong rushing game paced by  Perry Stefanelli (#7).  Stefanelli (#7) who returns as a graduate student missed the entire year in 2018 and part of 2017 with a knee injury.  He has proven to be a p[roductive back over his career.

Tyler Palermiti (8) led the way throwing the ball with 130 yards and a pair of TD’s.  But, his backup transfer Kevin Sheckells (#18) was  used often and displayed his talents running the ball.

Sheckells (#18) at 6-4 and 240 lbs. was difficult to bring down for the Misericordia defenders.  He rushed for 47 yards on designed runs and also threw for 6 yards and a TD.  He is a good changeup for  McDaniel and it is expected that his role will increase throughout the season.

Tyler Palermiti (8)
Kevin Sheckells (18)

Palermiti (#8) did a nice job of spreading the ball around to seven different receivers with Colin Fisher (#12) leading the pack with 4 catches for 34 yards. Palermiti (#8) spent last season sharing time at QB and he seems to be firmly in place at the position this year.

Defensively the Terror’s are lead by All Conference performer Jarius Ransom

Jarius Ransom (now #1)

(1) who had a  very strong opening game with 11 stops and a pair of sacks.  The 6-0, 190 pound linebacker has been the spearhead of the defense for several years.

His teammate Nah’shon Godfrey (#5) had a big interception late in the game to help sew up the victory.  Junior punt returner Aaron Pray III (#6) was outstanding in the return game with three punt returns for 76 yards (25.3 yds. per return).  Two of those return set up TD’s for the winners.

*****SPECIAL FORCES*****

Our group of “Special Forces” were at the top off their game this week and they did a great job preparing both  our offensive and defensive players for the McDaniel squad.

I know that defensively we had some outstanding efforts and that the

“Special Forces!”
Coach Menegakis

offensive players do appreciate the pace we maintain for them.  Coach John Menegakis does a great job working with the SF secondary and we were able to make some big plays with the players in the back of the defense.

Anytime we can make a play on defense it forces the offensive starters to concentrate a little more and work just a little harder.  Our goal is to keep improving our skills as SF players as well as get our starters ready for the game.

McDaniel Scouting Report

MCDANIEL COLLEGE
2019 RECORD: 1-0
2018 RECORD: 3-7
 2019 SEASON

McDaniel 24 – Misericordia 14

  1. Misericordia opened the scoring on an 18 yard pass from Brady Williams to Sam Gillison in the first period.  Then over the next three quarters McDaniel scored 24 straight points.
  2. Both Tyler Palermiti (8) threw two TD passes and Kevin Sheckells (18) had another for theGreen Terrors.   Palermiti started but Sheckells (18) played significant time as a dual threat QB.
  3. Palermiti (8) was 12-21 for 130 yards with the two TD’s and Sheckells (18) hit both of his passes on the day – his 47 yards rushing was second on the team behind grad student Perry Stefanelli’s (7) 58.
  4. All Conference DB Nah’shon Godfrey (5) had an interception for McDaniel and linebacker Jarius Ransom (also All Centennial) posted. 11 tackles including a pair of sacks.

 

2018 SEASON (REVIEW)

McDaniel 27 – Catholic 12

  1. Ben Igo (So. #12) completed 15-22 for 212 yards as McDaniel opened the season with a 27-12 win over host Catholic. Five of those passes went to Davon Ingram (Sr. #1) for 88 yards.
  2. McDaniel out-gained Catholic 400-287 – converting 44 percent of their third down tries. John Chamberlain (Sr. #4) paced the running game with 111 yards on 16 attempts including a TD.  Matt Cathey (Sr. #21) rushed for 69 yards as well.
  3. Defensively the Terrors picked off two passes.
  4. Angelo Payne had nine tackles for the winners. Aris Mayield (Jr. #15) and Jalen Jones (So. #2) had interceptions for the Terrors as well.

Moravian 14 – McDaniel  9

  1. Both teams held their opponent to under 200 yards on a wet day in Westminster as the visiting Hounds won 14-9 with TD’s in the first and third quarter.
  2. Moravian forced McDaniel to punt 11 times.
  3. For the Terrors Jarius Ransom (Jr. #32) had 12 tackles (three for losses)and Nah’shon Godfrey had 10 more.
  4. Moravian scored as Shane Mastro caused a fumble that Jackson Buskirk picked up and ran in for a TD.
  5. John Chamberlain (Sr. #4) rushed for 63 yards on 16 tries in a losing effort. Tyler Palermiti (So. #8) passed  for 58 yards including a TD to Breon Herbet (Sr. #14) of eight yards.

Franklin and Marshall 21 – McDaniel 14

  1. #24 ranked Franklin and Marshall (3-0) beat the host McDaniel Green Terrors 21-14 after a third period touchdown broke a 14-14 tie.
  2. Tyler Palermiti (So. #8) made his first start for McDaniel and completed 16-25 passes for 155 yards.  Isaac Murray (Sr. #28) rushed for 59 yards on 11 carries.
  3. In a tough defensive game Jarius Ransom (Jr. #32) had double-digit tackles again.

McDaniel 24 – Gettysburg 0

  1. The Green Terrors (2-2) shutout host Gettysburg. Their first shutout since 2010.
  2. McDaniel’s defense held the Bullet offense to just 123 yards and created four turnovers.Jarius Ransom (Jr. #32) had his third straight game with ten or more tackles.  Garvin Brooms (Sr. #33) had four tackles including two sacks and forced a pair of fumbles.  Kiree Moore (Jr. #3) had an interception for the Terrors.
  3. All three TD’s were scored on runs. John Chamberlain (Sr. #4) rushed for 81 yards while Isaac Murray (Sr. #28) added 67.
  4. Tyler Palermiti (So. #8) threw for 195 yards with a 15-26 effort. His favorite target was Davon Ingram (Sr. #1) who caught five passes for 82 yards.

McDaniel 24 – Juniata 21

  1. McDaniel moved to 3-2 with a 24-21 win over host Juniata (0-5) behind John Chamberlain’s (Sr. #4) 94 yards rushing.
  2. Tyler Palermiti (So. #8) threw for 55 yards (6-14) and Ben Igo (So. #12) for 91 yards on 6 of 9. Matt Schleifer (Jr. #3) caught 3 passes for 47 yards and a 27-yard score.
  3. Ray Doh (Sr. #6) paced the defense with three sacks and Garvin Brooms (Sr. #33) had 1 ½  Defensive Lineman Kofi Siga (Jr. #4) recorded 10 tackles and forced a fumble.
  4. On the day, the Terrors had eight sacks holding Juniata to under 300 yards and only 17 net yards (0.5 yards per attempt.)
  5. Peyton Denlinger (Fr. #16) booted a 45-yard field goal.

Dickinson 27 – McDaniel 21

  1. Dickinson (2-4) scored 10 first quarter points and led throughout the game winning 27-21 over host McDaniel.
  2. Matt Cathey (Sr. #21) rushed for 50 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns in a losing effort. The Terrors were held to under 100 yards rushing and were limited to just nine first downs on the afternoon by a tough Dickinson defense.
  3. The Terrors (3-3) were able to convert only 4 of 14 on third down (29%) and 0-2 on fourth down -McDaniel also threw two interceptions and lost one fumble.
  4. QB Ben Igo (So. #12) played the entire game throwing for 153 yards (10-29-2 INT) but was unable to produce a TD through the air.
  5. Linebacker Jarius Ransom (Jr. #32) again had a productive defensive game for McDaniel.He had another double-digit tackle game and had half a sack.  Linebacker Anthony Crawley (Sr. #5) had 12 tackles for the losing team.

Muhlenberg 42 – McDaniel 18

  1. Muhlenberg remained undefeated with a big offensive day at home against McDaniel. The Mules had over 400 yards in total offense and Matt Hnatowski passed for 250 yards dropping McDaniel below .500 on the season.
  2. Isaac Murray (Sr. #28) had a big day running the ball for the Terrors as he produced 138 yards on 16 carries with most coming on a 63-yard run he had.
  3. Tyler Palermiti (So. #8) returned to starting rotation at QB but was limited to just 102 yards throwing the ball (11-27-3 INT) and he could only muster 1 TD in the air.Breon Herbert (Sr. #14) was his target on the lone TD he threw.
  4. Nah’shon Godfrey (Jr. #36) paced the defense with a 37-yard interception return for a TD along with 10 tackles.

Ursinus 30 – McDaniel 14

  1. Visiting Ursinus built a 23-0 lead to cruise to a 30-14 win over McDaniel as the Terrors fell to 3-5 on the season.
  2. Isaac Murray (Sr. #28) had his second straight 100-yard game rushing the ball 24 times for 137 yards and a TD.
  3. Ben Igo (So. #12) returned as the starter behind center and but completed just 11 of 29 passes for 107 yards (3 Interceptions) and no TD’s.
  4. Linebacker Jarius Ransom (Jr. #32) had another stellar performance for the host team as he had a sack and 9 other tackles.

Susquehanna 20 – McDaniel 3

  1. McDaniel could just manage one field goal on the day as the Terrors dropped their fourth straight game 20-3 to visiting Susquehanna.
  2. John Chamberlain (Sr. #4) rushed for 77 yards, but McDaniel (3-6) could muster just 207 yards in total offense.
  3. The Terrors again got a big game from Linebacker Jarius Ransom (Jr. #32) who managed 12 stops.In his first start for McDaniel – Habeeb Baba (Fr. #31) had eight tackles and an interception.
  4. The Terrors will end their season at nationally ranked Johns Hopkins.

Johns Hopkins 42 – McDaniel 17

  1. McDaniel lost their final game of the season 42-17 at Johns Hopkins. The Terrors finished 3-7.  The Blue Jays claimed a share of their tenth straight Centennial championship.
  2. The Green Terrors were outgained offensively 516-297.
  3. Tyler Palermiti (So. #8) threw for 183 yards and 2 TD’s. Brendan Brandy (So. #24) had seven catches for 70 yards, Matt Schleifer (Jr. #3) chipped in with four receptions and a pair of TD’s.
  4. Anthony Crawley (Sr. #5) had 14 tackles to pace the defensive effort. Linebacker Jarius Ransom (Jr. #32) contributed 5 tackles and an interception.

 

2019 RECORD: 1-0

COACH:  Demarcus White (Iona ’07), First Season (0-0).

OFFENSE: (3 Returning Starters)

Quarterbacks:

  1. Tyler Palermiti (8) 6-0, 195 lbs            2018: 74-149 (49.7%) 6 INT 4 TD

Receivers:

Runners:

Offensive Line:

  1. OL Orbell Keshishi (71)                      Jr, 6-3, 290 lbs
  2. OL Tracy Easton (54) Jr, 6-0, 280 lbs

DEFENSE:(6 Returning Starters)

Defensive Line:

  1. Kofi Siga (4) Sr, 6-1, 220 lbs                        45 TKL  3 SCK  2FF
  2. Will Smith (78) Jr, 6-0, 290 lbs

Linebackers:

  1.  Jarius Robinson (1)  Sr, 6-0, 190 lbs           92 TKL  1 INT 1stTm ALL CENT

Secondary:

  1. Nh’shon Godfrey (5)   Sr. 6-4, 180 lbs         61 TKL 1 INT, 2ndTm ALL CENT
  2. Kiree Moore (3)  Sr.  5-10 , 175                        1 INT, 6 PBU in 2018                  
  3. Aris Mayfield (15) Sr. 6-1, 195 lbs                   2 INT in 2018

SPECIALISTS

  1. Peyton Denlinger So, 6-0, 160 lbs           7-8 FG  6-8 XP
  2. John Compere So, 6-0, 180 lbs                 1-2 FG  11-12 XP