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Hanover sets 2010 gridiron schedule
Third-year head coach Joe Austin and the Hanover College football team will open the 2010 season with three of the first four games at L.S. Ayres Field. The Panthers' upcoming gridiron slate was recently released by the College and the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Hanover will meet Centre College (Ky.) in the first game of the season for the third straight year. The contest will begin at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 4, in Danville, Ky.
The Colonels defeated the Panthers, 34-20, to kick off the 2008 season.
Hanover, 3-7 during the 2009 campaign, will follow the season-opener with three consecutive home games at Ayres Field.
The Panthers will host regional-rival Thomas More College (Ky.) Sept. 11 before opening Heartland Conference action Sept. 18 against Defiance College (Ohio). Both contests will begin at 1:30 p.m.
The third game of the home set will be a first for Hanover. The Panthers will host the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology at 2:30 p.m., Sept. 25, in the College's first Hall of Fame game. The HCAC tilt will feature a pregame induction of the newest members of the College's Athletic Hall of Fame and a recognition ceremony at halftime.
Hanover returns to the road Oct. 2 for a Heartland Conference game against Anderson University. The HCAC tilt will start at 1:30 p.m. in Anderson, Ind.
Earlham College, launching its first season as a member of the HCAC, will visit Ayres Field at 1:30 p.m., Oct. 9. The league battle with the Quakers marks the first game between the schools since the 1989 season.
After an open week Oct. 16, Hanover will close October with back-to-back conference games on the road.
The Panthers will play Manchester College at 1:30 p.m., Oct. 23, in North Manchester, Ind. The contest will be followed by an Oct. 30 date with Bluffton University (Ohio). The game will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Bluffton, Ohio.
Hanover's final home game of the 2009 campaign will be Nov. 6 against The College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio). The contest will start at 1:30 p.m.
The Panthers will cap the regular season Nov. 13 with the annual battle for the Victory Bell at Franklin College. The season finale will start at 1:30 p.m. in Franklin, Ind.
Senior trio headlines football honorees
Seniors Corry Stewart (Nashville, Tenn.), Patric Morrison (Lexington, Ind.) and Joe Vormohr (Portland, Ind.) received top honors as the Hanover College football team recently presented postseason awards for the 2009 campaign.
Stewart, a defensive back, earned Hanover's Jim Peterson Most Valuable Player and the Tod Kelly Award as the squad's top defensive player.
Morrison, an offensive lineman, earned the Raymond "Dutch" Struck Mental Attitude Award and also was recognized as the program's most improved offensive player.
Vormohr, an offensive lineman, was presented with the Football Coaches' Appreciation Award for exceptional dedication to the development and well-being of the program.
Stewart earned all-American honors from the Associated Press and D3football.com and was a first-team all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference selection. He led the nation and set a school single-season record with nine interceptions and was fourth on the squad with 61 tackles.
Stewart also represented Hanover in the D3 Senior Classic in Salem, Va., and the Tazon de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars) in Mexico.
Sophomore defensive lineman Matt Sieg (Anderson, Ind.) was named Hanover's most improved defensive player. Sieg, a former quarterback, had six tackles, including two tackles for loss, in his first season with the defensive unit.
Freshman linebacker Andy Dalton (Guilford, Ind.) was tabbed the squad's top defensive newcomer. An honorable mention all-HCAC selection, Dalton finished second on the squad with 84 tackles and had four tackles for loss, a sack and two interceptions.
Sophomore lineman Derek Prifogle (Connersville, Ind.) was named the Panthers' defensive scout team player of the year.
Sophomore receiver Daniel Passafiume (Louisville, Ky.) led Hanover's offensive award winners and was selected as the Panthers' most valuable offensive player.
A two-time all-HCAC selection, Passafiume led the nation with 11.4 receptions per game and posted 114 catches for 1,054 yards and a team-leading 14 touchdowns for the Panthers. He highlighted the effort with a NCAA all-divisions' record 25 catches in Hanover's Victory Bell clash with Franklin College.
Freshman receiver Colton Zeck (Galveston, Ind.) was named the team's offensive newcomer of the year. Zeck averaged 4.9 yards per rush on 37 attempts and had 18 receptions for 218 yards and a pair of touchdowns
Freshman running back Darren Bailey (Detroit, Mich.) was named the Panthers' offensive scout team player of the year.
Hanover capped the 2009 season with a 3-7 record. The Panthers won three of seven Heartland Conference games to finish fifth in the league standings.
Former Panthers ink indoor contracts
Former Hanover College football players David Blount and Andrew Stuckert have signed contracts with the Cincinnati Commandos of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL).
Blount, a 2007 Hanover graduate, has joined Cincinnati's newest professional team as a linebacker. He played linebacker and defensive lineman for the Panthers from 2003-2006.
Blount was a two-time all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference selection for Hanover. He was a first-team honoree in 2006 after leading Hanover with nine sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss. At season's end, he represented the Panthers and the American Football Coaches Association in the Aztec Bowl in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Stuckert, who graduated from Hanover in 2006, is a fullback for the Commandos. He played on the Panthers' offensive line from 2001-2004.
He helped pave the way for two Heartland Conference titles and a pair of berths in the NCAA III national tournament.
Cincinnati, coached by Derrick Shepard, will play its home games at the Cincinnati Gardens. The Commandos' 10-game schedule will begin March 13 with a home game against the Miami Valley Silverbacks. The regular season will end May 29 on the road against the Wisconsin Wolfpack.
The CIFL, in its fifth year, will hold its playoffs in June.
Information about the Cincinnati Commandos is available at www.cincinnaticommandos.com or www.ciflfootball.com.
Stewart snags all-American honors
Hanover College senior defensive back Corry Stewart (Nashville, Tenn.) has been named an honorable mention all-American by D3football.com.
The web site, dedicated to NCAA III football, unveiled its all-American squad prior to the division's championship game.
Stewart, a transplanted wide receiver, earned all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference honors for the second straight season in 2009.
In 10 games for the Panthers, he ranked fourth on the squad with 61 total tackles, including 39 solo tackles and 22 assists. He set a school single-season record with nine interceptions for 138 yards and a touchdown and also led Hanover with seven pass deflections.
In addition, Stewart averaged 38.1 yards per punt, including nine which covered more than 50 yards.
At the conclusion of the 2009 campaign, Stewart represented Hanover in two all-star games. He competed in the D3 Senior Classic Dec. 5 in Salem, Va., and played for Team Stars & Stripes in the Tazon de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars), Saturday, Dec. 19, in Mexico.
2009 D3Football.com All-American Team
Panthers blanket all-conference gridiron team
Seniors Bobby Smart (Coral Springs, Fla.), Corry Stewart (Nashville, Tenn.) and Daniel Cornely (Palmetto Bay, Fla.), along with sophomore Daniel Passafiume (Louisville, Ky.) each earned first-team honors to lead a group of 10 Hanover College football players to earn all-conference recognition from the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Smart and Passafiume were among six members of Hanover's offensive unit to snag all-conference honors. In addition to the two receivers, sophomore quarterback C.J. Croft (Fort Campbell, Ky.), senior receiver Adam Miller (Franklin, Ind.) and senior lineman Joe Vormohr (Portland, Ind.) were each second-team honorees. Junior lineman Bruce Whitehead (Petersburg, Ind.) was an honorable mention selection.
Smart, a tight end and wide receiver, was named to the all-conference squad for the third time in his career. He had 27 receptions for 467 yards and five touchdowns. He also averaged 56 yards per kickoff and hit 2-of-3 point-after attempts in a part-time role as Hanover's kicker.
Passafiume, a wide receiver, is a two-time all-HCAC selection. He led the nation with 11.4 receptions per game - finishing the season with 114 catches for 1,054 yards and a team-leading 14 touchdowns. The total includes a NCAA all-divisions' record 25 catches in the Panthers' season-finale against Franklin.
Miller, a wide receiver, was second on the squad with 40 receptions for 482 yards and six touchdowns. He also led the team with nine punt returns and a team-best 21.8-yard average as a kick returner.
Croft, in his first full season as Hanover's quarterback, led the Heartland Conference in total offense with 304.4 yards per game. During the season, he completed 200-of-357 passes for 2,163 yards with 27 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He also led the Panthers with 577 rushing yards on 151 attempts with a pair of touchdowns.
Vormohr, who played both center and guard for the unit, earned all-conference honors for the second straight season. Whitehead completed his first full season as an offensive tackle after moving from the defensive line in the middle of last season.
Each players' blocking grade was higher than 90 percent for the season.
Stewart, a defensive back and punter, and Cornely, a linebacker, led four members of Hanover's defensive unit who earned all-Heartland Conference honors. Sophomore defensive back Rory Mannering (Walton, Ind.) was a second-team selection, while freshman linebacker Andy Dalton (Guilford, Ind.) received honorable mention recognition.
Stewart earned all-conference honors for the second consecutive season. He set a school single-season record with nine interceptions - for 138 yards and a touchdown. He also led the unit with seven pass deflections and ranked fourth on the team with 61 tackles, including 39 solo stops and 22 assists.
In addition, he averaged 38.1 yards per punt, including nine which covered more than 50 yards.
Cornely earned all-HCAC honors for the third time in his career. Despite missing the final two games of the season, he ranked second on the squad with 84 tackles, including 37 solo tackles, 47 assists, 3.5 tackles for loss and a pair of forced fumbles.
Mannering, a two-time all-league selection, led Hanover's defensive unit with 95 tackles, including a team-high 51 solo tackles and 44 assists. He added 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, three interceptions and five pass deflections.
Dalton earned a spot in the Panthers' lineup midway through the season and finished second on the squad with 84 tackles. He also chipped in four tackles for loss, one sack and a pair of interceptions.
Hanover ended the 2009 campaign with a 3-7 overall record. The Panthers were fifth in the HCAC standinds with a 3-4 mark.
