SNOW COLLEGE GETS WIN OVER DIVISION
FOE, KEEP UNBLEMISHED RECORD
by Greg Dart

Badgers 4-0

The Snow College football team have jumped out to a 4-0 start following a 22-13 road victory over division rival Arizona Western Saturday.

The Snow College Badgers look poised to take the No. 1 national ranking following a loss at the top of the polls and Snow – which currently sits at No. 2 nationally – brining home the win.

Snow held the Matadors to 133 total yards and got nearly that many (131) from running back Soni Sotele in the victory. Snow quarterback Jon Eastman went 13-26 for 171 yards and a touchdown.

“It’s always good to get our first conference win of the season,” said head coach Steve Coburn. “Road wins are difficult to come by. To have our defense step up like this is great.”

Snow now goes into a bye week followed by another road test against the Mesa Thunderbirds Sept.29 at Mesa, Ariz.

Box Score
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Badgers............. 0 19 0 3 - 22 Record: (4-0)
Matadors............ 0 7 6 0 - 13 Record: (0-\)
Scoring Summary: SNOW - AZWESTRN
2nd 14:56 SNOW - Niu Takai 5 yd run
5 plays, 39 yards, TOP 2:01 6 - 0
11:39 AZWESTRN - Tomasi Fuller 0 yd blocked punt return (Michael Ellison kick)
6 - 7
08:35 SNOW - Joseph Sawyer 6 yd pass from Jon Eastman (Ryan McNamarra kick)
7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:04 13 - 7
03:41 SNOW - Tanner Brown 7 yd run (Soni Sotele rush failed)
5 plays, 26 yards, TOP 2:13 19 - 7
3rd 11:50 AZWESTRN - Marcus Benjamin 55 yd interception return
19 - 13
4th 06:36 SNOW - Ryan McNamarra 40 yd field goal
9 plays, 29 yards, TOP 4:33 22 - 13
FIRST DOWNS................... 19 10
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 51-164 20-32
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 171 101
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 26-13-2 28-14-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 77-335 48-133
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 3-56 2-25
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 2-42 5-33
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 2-55
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 5-29.0 9-34.4
Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards............... 7-61 6-39
Possession Time............... 35:28 21:37
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 3-6 5-14
SNOW AZWESTRN
RUSHING: Badgers-Soni Sotele 29-131; Niu Takai 9-33; Tanner Brown 7-29; Jon
Eastman 6-minus 29. Matadors-Tim Johnson 5-14; Brandon Tett 1-8; Kenneth
Faumui 7-8; Courtney Burns 3-4; Hercules Sula 1-4; Will Brogan 3-minus 6.
PASSING: Badgers-Jon Eastman 13-26-2-171. Matadors-Will Brogan 14-28-0-101.
RECEIVING: Badgers-Joseph Sawyer 4-22; Regan Buck 3-68; Soni Sotele 2-34;
Kimball Burton 1-34; Sam Thomas 1-10; Niu Takai 1-2; Tanner Brown 1-1.
Matadors-Joe Nairn 3-48; Bernell Swinson 2-19; Tim Johnson 2-7; Donald
Crosby 2-5; Craig Brodie 1-7; Kenneth Faumui 1-6; Brandon Tett 1-5; Nate
Prater 1-3; Jon Jay 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS: Badgers-None. Matadors-Terrance Lee 1-0; Marcus Benjamin
1-55.
Stadium: Veterans Memorial St Attendance: 3000
Kickoff time: 7:00 End of Game: Total elapsed time:
Officials: Referee: Mike Traina; Umpire: Danny Hanks; Linesman: Justin DeCol;
Line judge: Steve Coburn; Back judge: Gary McKenzie; Field judge: Bob Trythall;
Side judge: Tyler Hughes; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 104 Wind: Flowing Weather: Sunny and clear
Badgers vs Matadors (Sep 15, 2007 at Yuma, Ariz.)
SACKS (UA-A): Badgers-Tevita Hola 1-0; Chris Finch 1-0; Shane Hunter 1-0.
Matadors-Jeromy Jones 1-1; Pauli Latu 0-2; Joel Walton 0-1; Mike Gunarson
0-1; Korey Toomer 1-0; George Kauwalu 0-1.
TACKLES (UA-A): Badgers-Andrew Rich 4-2; Coleby Clawson 1-5; Shane Hunter
2-3; Chris Finch 3-1; Skye PoVey 2-1; James Freed 2-0; Stephon Thrash 2-0;
Jared Galvin 2-0; Tevita Hola 1-1; Braden Frampton 1-1; James Aiono 1-1;
Josh Sharp 1-1; Josh Andersen 1-0; Jake Palmer 1-0; Tu Tui 0-1; Nate Pope
0-1. Matadors-Josh Cragin 9-0; Rex Sharpe 5-2; Pauli Latu 1-3; Myles Wade
3-0; Jeromy Jones 2-1; Kenneth Faumui 2-1; Joel Walton 1-2; Josh Williams
1-2; Korey Toomer 2-0; Marcus Benjamin 2-0; Kaeo Alo 2-0; Jacob Barit 2-0;
Kamalu Umu 1-1; Mike Gunarson 1-1; Shelton Danzy 1-1; George Kauwalu 0-2; 75
1-0; Jon Rickertson 1-0; Terrance Lee 1-0; Jon Jay 1-0; Brian Stamey 1-0;
Diamond Banks 1-0; Kelsey Punt 1-0; Zach Gavin 1-0; Tomasi Fuller 1-0; Zach
Holmes 0-1; Brandon Tett 0-1; D.J. Hampton 0-1; Ellis Maske 0-1.