GC Represented Well in NCCAA Football Post Season Honors

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Six men connected with the Greenville College football prorgam were among those who earned postseason recognition by the NCCAA for the 2012 season. GC gained notoriety for some of the most prestigious awards with Coach Ordell Walker being named head coach of the year and quarterback Brendan Chambers nabbing offensive player of the year.

In addition to being offensive player of the year, Chambers joined offensive lineman Jeremy Burrows and running back Immanuel Gamble on the NCCAA offensive first team. Defensive back Bryce Wright was named to the defensive first team.

Offensive lineman Trendan Amuzie was a member of the NCCAA offensive second team.

The Panthers wrapped up the 2012 season tied for its most wins in a single season with eight and the NCCAA Victory Bowl championship.

This story was published on January 02, 2013

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Panther Football Continues on 6-Game Win Streak

FULTON, Mo.-- The Greenville College Football team continued their winning ways as they beat Westminster, 34-22, to bring the win streak to 6-games.

GC's Steven Glover led the Panthers in rushing yards with 103 and Immanuel Gamble ran 86 yards for the team. Brendan Chambers threw for 105 yards throughout the game and Nathan Butler and Anthony Gonzales were credited with 77 and 69 receiving yards, respectively.

Greenville's offense started the game strong, scoring the first two touchdowns of the game. Glover ran 27 yards for the first GC points of the game and Gonzales recorded the game's second touchdown with a 65 yard punt return. Westminster answered at the end of the second quarter with a with a touchdown by Joe Plassmeyer to bring the halftime score to 14-8, GC.

The second half started with Greenville scoring another touchdown when Gonzales caught a 7 yard pass from Chambers. Westminster got the next points when James Gladstone caught a pass from Plassmeyer to bring the score to 21-16. Panther Immanuel Gamble answered when he ran 4 yards for a touchdown to end the third quarter 28-16.

In the fourth quarter, both teams scored one touchdown, Mac Findeiss for Westminster and Gamble for Greenville, and both kickers missed the extra point,  to bring the game's final score to 34-22 Panthers.

This win brings the Panthers' record to 6-2. GC takes the field again on Saturday, Nov. 3 when they travel to Northwestern (MN) at  to play the Eagles at 1:.

This story was published on October 27, 2012

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GC Football Beats Northwestern with Fourth Quarter Comeback

ST. PAUL, Minn-- The Greenville College Football team overcame a 13-16 deficit at the start of the fourth quarter to win their last regular season game 27-16 over Northwestern.

Immanuel Gamble led GC in rushing yards, gaining 82 and Steven Glover was not far behind with 71 yards for the Panthers. Nathan Butler also helped the Greenville offense with 79 reception yards. Brendan Chambers had 162 passing yards in the game.

Defensively, GC was led by Cody Lopez who had 15 tackles and 0.5 sacks. Bryce Wright and Robert Deering also had an impressive 11 tackles each.

Northwestern was first to get on the scoreboard with Chris Simon-Wallace scoring a touchdown off a pass from Josh Balzer and Ethan Zepp kicked a 20 yard field goal. Greenville ended the first half with an 18 yard pass from Chambers to Shawn McKnight. The game's score was 7-10 Northwestern at halftime.

In the third quarter, Matt Dammann caught a 1 yard pass from Balzer to get the Wildcats another touchdown. GC answered with a 1 run from Gamble to bring the score to 13-16 heading into the fourth quarter.

Greenville dominated the quarter with two unanswered touchdowns, one 9 yard run from Gamble and an 11 yard catch from Chambers to Cody Hutchin to bring the game to it's final score of 27-16 GC.

Greenville ends their regular season with a record of 7-2. This brings the UMAC to a 3-way tie for first place in the Conference. The Panthers are awaiting to hear what their post-season will look like.

This story was published on November 03, 2012

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Football to Host Victory Bowl

GREENVILLE, Ill. -- The Greenville College football team has been invited to host the 2012 NCCAA Victory Bowl after finishing the season as a UMAC tri-champion with an overall record of 7-2 (7-1 UMAC).

The Panthers will take on the Northwestern College Eagles in the Victory Bowl on Saturday, November 17, at noon. GC is coming off of a seven-game win streak, including a 27-16 win against Northwestern in their last game of the regular season.

The weekend of activities includes a Christian service project on Friday afternoon, a banquet Friday evening, and the game on Saturday.  The Panthers and Eagles will join together in efforts to work on the nature trails in the Greenville College gullies as their service project.  These trails are utilized by Greenville College students and Greenville community members for recreation.  The banquet at 6:30 p.m. Friday will include both teams and will feature a guest speaker who has yet to be determined.

Greenville, Northwestern, and St. Scholastica were all tied with UMAC records of 7-1, so they will share the UMAC title this season and be considered tri-champions of the conference. The tie caused the UMAC to hold a random draw to decided who would represent the conference in the NCAA tournament, and St. Scholastica won the draw. These results allowed Greenville and Northwestern to participate in the NCAA Victory Bowl, and Greenville was invited to host.

This year will mark Greenville's fourth appearance in the Victory Bowl, and their third appearance in the last four years. In 2000, the Panthers' first Victory Bowl, GC played Northwestern, with the Eagles coming away with a 35-27 victory. Greenville appeared in the Victory Bowl again in 2009, this time playing Geneva College and losing 29-28 when the opposition had a come-back field goal with 19 seconds left in the game. Last year, Greenville took on Campbellsville and the Panthers faced a tough 21-7 defeat. GC is sure to be back with a vengeance to redeem themselves this year at the Bowl.

Greenville's offense has been impressive this season with 439.3 yards per game.  This included 314 of those yards rushing and 125.3 yards passing. The offense has been led by running back Immanuel Gamble and quarterback Brendan Chambers. Both men are juniors and had considerable rushing yardage this season. Gamble ran for 1073 total yards and Chambers added 685 for the Panthers.

Defensively, GC was also strong with 546 tackles and 13 sacks this season. Blake Bateaste, Bryce Wright, Robert Deering, Cody Lopez, and Jacob Bronars provided the strongest defensive presence for Greenville. Bateaste was credited with 46.5 tackles, Wright had 45.5, Deering picked up 41, Lopez made 35.5, and Bronars recorded 35 tackles along with 3.5 sacks.

Ordell Walker is in his third year of GC head coach and was named UMAC Coach of the Year in 2010. Walker hopes to lead his team to their first Victory Bowl win in school history next week. and has a chance to do that this Saturday.

This story was published on November 06, 2012

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Six GC Football Players Nab UMAC Honors

ST. PAUL, Minn.-- Immanuel Gamble recieved top Conference honors and he, along with five other Panthers, were recognized by the UMAC for outstanding performance this season.

Gamble was named UMAC Offensive Player of the Year, leading the Conference in both total yards, gaining 985, and in yards per game, with 123.2. He is ranked 24th in the nation in rushing yards, picking up 1,073 for GC this season. Gamble was also on the UMAC 1st team as a running back.

Quarterback, Brendan Chambers, joined Gamble, offensive lineman Trendon Amuzie and Jeremy Burrows to represent GC in the UMAC Offensive 1st Team.

Greenville was also represented on the defensive end, with defensive back, Bryce Wright, getting named to the 1st Team as well.

Nicholoas Cisneros, a on offensive lineman for the Panthers, was named to the UMAC 2nd Team and Jacob Bronars recieved the All-Sportsmanship Award for Greenville.

2012 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year: Immanuel Gamble, Greenville College
Defensive Player of the Year:Zach Dubanoski, College of St. Scholastica
Special Teams Player of the Year:Mike Theismann, College of St. Scholastica
Lineman of the Year: Josh Swore, Northwestern College
Coach of the Year: Kirk Talley, Northwestern College

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This story was published on November 16, 2012

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Football to Host Victory Bowl

GREENVILLE, Ill. -- The Greenville College football team has been invited to host the 2012 NCCAA Victory Bowl after finishing the season as a UMAC tri-champion with an overall record of 7-2 (7-1 UMAC).

The Panthers will take on the Northwestern College Eagles in the Victory Bowl on Saturday, November 17, at noon. GC is coming off of a seven-game win streak, including a 27-16 win against Northwestern in their last game of the regular season.

The weekend of activities includes a Christian service project on Friday afternoon, a banquet Friday evening, and the game on Saturday.  The Panthers and Eagles will join together in efforts to work on the nature trails in the Greenville College gullies as their service project.  These trails are utilized by Greenville College students and Greenville community members for recreation.  The banquet at 6:30 p.m. Friday will include both teams and will feature a guest speaker who has yet to be determined.

Greenville, Northwestern, and St. Scholastica were all tied with UMAC records of 7-1, so they will share the UMAC title this season and be considered tri-champions of the conference. The tie caused the UMAC to hold a random draw to decided who would represent the conference in the NCAA tournament, and St. Scholastica won the draw. These results allowed Greenville and Northwestern to participate in the NCAA Victory Bowl, and Greenville was invited to host.

This year will mark Greenville's fourth appearance in the Victory Bowl, and their third appearance in the last four years. In 2000, the Panthers' first Victory Bowl, GC played Northwestern, with the Eagles coming away with a 35-27 victory. Greenville appeared in the Victory Bowl again in 2009, this time playing Geneva College and losing 29-28 when the opposition had a come-back field goal with 19 seconds left in the game. Last year, Greenville took on Campbellsville and the Panthers faced a tough 21-7 defeat. GC is sure to be back with a vengeance to redeem themselves this year at the Bowl.

Greenville's offense has been impressive this season with 439.3 yards per game.  This included 314 of those yards rushing and 125.3 yards passing. The offense has been led by running back Immanuel Gamble and quarterback Brendan Chambers. Both men are juniors and had considerable rushing yardage this season. Gamble ran for 1073 total yards and Chambers added 685 for the Panthers.

Defensively, GC was also strong with 546 tackles and 13 sacks this season. Blake Bateaste, Bryce Wright, Robert Deering, Cody Lopez, and Jacob Bronars provided the strongest defensive presence for Greenville. Bateaste was credited with 46.5 tackles, Wright had 45.5, Deering picked up 41, Lopez made 35.5, and Bronars recorded 35 tackles along with 3.5 sacks.

Ordell Walker is in his third year of GC head coach and was named UMAC Coach of the Year in 2010. Walker hopes to lead his team to their first Victory Bowl win in school history next week. and has a chance to do that this Saturday.

This story was published on November 06, 2012

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