Cardinals Tame Huskies 34-23 Behind Janis' Record-Setting Day

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University football team earned a much needed 34-23 win against a tough Michigan Tech opponent in a GLIAC matchup this afternoon as they head into the home stretch of the playoff hunt. The victory moves SVSU to 7-2 overall on the year and 6-2 in the conference. The Huskies struck first on a Cole Welch 1-yard touchdown run on their opening drive but were unsuccessful as they fumbled the extra point. The Cardinals quickly responded with a 34-yard TD reception by Jeff Janis (Tawas City, Mich.) from Jonathon Jennings (Columbus, Ohio / Westerville South HS) to go up 7-6. Janis would later break the school record for receptions (85) and yards (1,289) in a season as well as receptions in a game (18). For the game, Janis finished with 226 yards and 3 TDs earning "Meijer Player of the Game" honors. Early in the second quarter, Scott Stanford (Novi, Mich.) split the uprights with a 35-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a 10-6 lead. Later in the quarter, Saginaw Valley scored another TD, this time on a 1-yard keeper by Jennings to put Saginaw Valley up 17-6. The scoring drive was keyed by the defense forcing a three-and-out after a 60-yard punt by Branko Hamilton (Troy, Mich.) was downed at the Michigan Tech 2-yard line. The Huskies scored a TD with 17 seconds left in the first half to pull within four (17-13). However, after taking the ensuing kickoff to their 42-yard line, Cardinals QB Jennings connected with Mark Thrash (Wyoming, Mich.) on a 34-yard pass. That set up a 41-yard field goal by Stanford to end the half with the Cardinals on top 20-13. Michigan Tech opened the third quarter with a field goal to cut their deficit to 20-16. Saginaw Valley responded with a 10-play, 88-yard drive that culminated with a 24-yard TD pass from Jennings to Janis to put the Cardinals up 27-16 at the end of the third. Jennings finished the contest 26-33 for 342 yards and 3 TDs.

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The fourth quarter saw a third Jennings-to-Janis connection to paydirt, this time for 19-yards, to stretch Saginaw Valley's lead to 34-16. Michigan Tech would tacked on a score with a minute left in the game to finish the scoring at 34-23. The Cardinal defense was impressive on the day, holding the Huskies to their lowest point total of the season. The defense was led by Brian Johnson (Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon Catholic Central HS) with 11 tackles and one tackle-for-loss. The Cardinals started play today as a No. 7 seed in Super Region No. 4. With the top 6 teams advancing into the playoffs, Saginaw Valley's win improves their chances of moving up in the Region to gain a playoff spot. Saginaw Valley will head to Northern Michigan to battle the Wildcats at 1:00pm next Saturday.

Source: http://www.svsucardinals.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20121027t0g409

GLIAC Standings

GLIAC North Division Standings

School Conf All

Saginaw Valley 6-2 7-2

Grand Valley 6-2 7-2

Hillsdale 6-2 6-3

Ferris St. 5-3 6-3

Michigan Tech 5-3 5-3

Wayne State 5-3 5-3

Northwood 3-5 4-5

N. Michigan 2-6 3-6

GLIAC South Division Standings

School Conf All

Ashland 8-0 9-0

Ohio Dominican 5-3 6-3

Findlay 5-3 5-3

Lake Erie 3-5 3-6

Walsh 2-6 3-6

Notre Dame 1-7 2-7

Tiffin 1-7 2-7

Malone 1-7 1-7

October 27th Saginaw Valley 34, Michigan Tech 23

Lake Erie 27, Walsh 20

Grand Valley 42, Hillsdale 23

Ohio Dominican 31, Tiffin 14

Notre Dame 36, Malone 19

Ashland 42, Findlay 21

Northern Michigan 21, Northwood 13

Ferris State 35, Wayne State 24

GLIAC Schedule for October 27th

Saginaw Valley at Northern Michigan

Wayne State at Grand Valley

Ashland at Tiffin

Hillsdale at Michigan Tech

Northwood at Ferris State

Ohio Dominican at Lake Erie

Walsh at Notre Dame

Malone at Findlay

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Recap of Week #9: Michigan Tech

Cardinals 34 Huskies 23

Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final

Michigan Tech 6 7 3 7 23

Saginaw Valley 7 13 7 7 34

Scoring Summary:

Prd Time Scoring Summary MT - SV

1 8:05

Michigan Tech- Cole Welch 1 yd run. (2pt conversion rush by Garrett Mead fumbled - no score).

6 - 0

Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards in 4:59.

1 5:23

Saginaw Valley- Jeff Janis 35 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good). 6 - 7

Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards in 2:42.

2 11:11

Saginaw Valley- Scott Stanford 35 yd field goal. 6 - 10

Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards in 6:34.

2 3:31

Saginaw Valley- J. Jennings 1 yd run. (Scott Stanford kick is good). 6 - 17

Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards in 1:48.

2 0:17

Michigan Tech- Cole Welch 1 yd run. (Garrett Mead kick is good). 13 - 17

Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards in 3:14.

2 0:00

Saginaw Valley- Scott Stanford 41 yd field goal. 13 - 20

Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards in 0:10.

3 9:24

Michigan Tech- Garrett Mead 31 yd field goal. 16 - 20

Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards in 5:30.

3 1:30

Saginaw Valley- Jeff Janis 24 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good). 16 - 27

Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards in 3:50.

4 8:11

Saginaw Valley- Jeff Janis 19 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good). 16 - 34

Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards in 5:27.

4 0:55

Michigan Tech- A. Elsenheimer 12 yd pass from Tyler Scarlett. (Garrett Mead kick is good).

23 - 34

Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards in 0:59.

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Team Statistics:

Michigan Tech Statistics Saginaw Valley

22 FIRST DOWNS 25

15 Passing 17

7 Rushing 8

0 Penalty 0

33% (4 of 12) 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY 54% (7 of 13)

100% (1 of 1) 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY 100% (1 of 1)

344 TOTAL OFFENSE 472

61 Total Offensive Plays 68

5.6 Average gain per play 6.9

253 NET YARDS PASSING 342

24-35 Completions-Attempts 26-33

7.2 Net yards per pass play 10.4

9-Feb Sacked: Number-Yards 0-0

0 Had intercepted 0

91 NET YARDS RUSHING 130

26 Rushing Attempts 35

3.5 Average gain per rush 3.7

6-214 PUNTS: #-Yards 3-120

35.7 Average 40

25 TOTAL RETURN YARDS 64

0 0 Punt Rets: #-Yards 2-23

25-Feb Kickoff Rets: #-Yards 2-41

0 0 Int Rets: #-Yards 0 0

1-5 PENALTIES: #-Yards 3-19

0-0 FUMBLES: #-Lost 0-0

0-0 SACKS: #-Yards 2-9

0 0 INT: #-Yards 0 0

26:47:00 TIME OF POSSESSION 33:13:00

Individual Statistics:

Passing CP-AT YDS TD INT

J. Jennings 26-33 342 3 0

Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TD

Tim Hogue 16 79 4.9 15 0

J. Jennings 6 16 2.7 9 1

David Drummond 6 14 2.3 12 0

Ronnie Lark 2 11 5.5 9 0

Jamohn Martin 1 11 11 11 0

Team 1 0 0 0 0

Sean Wren 3 -1 -0.3 1 0

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Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TD

Jeff Janis 18 226 12.6 35 3

Mark Thrash 4 82 20.5 38 0

Sean Wren 1 14 14 14 0

Tim Hogue 1 8 8 8 0

Nathan Hoyle 1 8 8 8 0

Zach Cecich 1 4 4 4 0

Kicking FG LG XP PTS

Scott Stanford 2-3 41 4-4 10

Punting NO YDS AVG LG TB -20

Branko Hamilton 3 120 40 60 0 1

Kickoffs NO YDS AVG TB OB

Scott Stanford 6 350 58.3 4 0

Kickoff Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD

David Drummond 1 22 22 22 0

Jamohn Martin 1 19 19 19 0

Punt Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD

Travon Hamilton 2 23 11.5 15 0

Defensive Statistics

# Saginaw Valley Solo Ast Total Sacks-

Yds TFL-Yds

BrUp QBH

41 Brian Johnson 3 8 11 - 1-2

4 Deangelo Parris 6 4 10 - 0.5 - 1

21 Jon Bryant 3 3 6 - -

43 Will Schwarz 4 2 6 1-3 2-4

2 David Toussaint 3 2 5 - - 2

5 Jeff Heath 2 3 5 - - 1

17 Major Metcalf 3 1 4 - -

23 Caleb Higbie 2 1 3 - -

47 Grant Caserta 1 2 3 - -

52 Jordan Maccoux 1 2 3 - -

29 Josh Nolen 2 0 2 - -

97 Mason Duke 1 1 2 - 1-2

90 Tejay Boes 0 1 1 - 0.5 - 0

98 Ryan Busch 1 0 1 1-6 1-6

40 Murtada Jabbie - - 1

TOTALS 32 30 62 2-9 6-15 3 1

Source: http://www.svsucardinals.com/sports/fball/2012-13/boxscores/20121027_hk2d.xml Photo courtesy of Cindy Hoyle (mom of Nate Hoyle, TE, SR, #9)

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Super Region 4

Rank Team Region Overall

1 Ashland 9-0 9-0

2 CSU-Pueblo 9-0 9-0

3 Chadron State 7-1 7-2

4 Indianapolis 7-1 7-2

5 West Texas A&M 8-1 8-1

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10 NM Highlands 7-1 7-1

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2012 Ranking: Not ranked-AFCA 2012 Ranking: Not Ranked 17th – D2Football.com 2012 Record: 7-2-0 2012 Record: 3-6-0 2011 Record: 8-4-0 2011 Record: 4-7 Conference: GLIAC Conference: GLIAC Head Coach: Jim Collins Head Coach: Chris Ostrowsky

2011 Game Score: SVSU 48, NMU 26 (November 5, 2011) Saginaw Swami’s Prediction: SVSU 41 – NMU 24; Swami says “SVSU will spoil Northern’s winning streak with a great effort by both the Offense and Defense.”

Saginaw Valley Ranked 6th in Super Region 4 The top 6 teams in each region at the end of the regular season qualify for a berth in the NCAA DII Playoffs.

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