November 13, 2000
MORAVIAN COLLEGE GREYHOUNDS SEASON REVIEW
6-4 (6-3 MAC; 3-2 MAC Commonwealth)
THE COACH: Scot Dapp (West Chester '73) finished his 14th season at Moravian, with
a career record of 88-54-1 (.619). He entered the season 42nd in winning percentage
among NCAA Division III active coaches. Dapp has earned Coach-of-the-Year accolades
from the MAC three times including Co-Coach of the Year honors in 1997 and has led the
'Hounds to two appearances in the NCAA playoffs.
LAST WEEK: Moravian fell to longtime rival Muhlenberg College, 45-20 to close out
the season on the 100th anniversary of the first two meetings between the two
schools. The Greyhounds finish the 2000 campaign at 6-4, a large improvement over
the 2-8 campaign of 1999. Moravian leads the series at 30-18-1. Muhlenberg
would score twice in the first quarter to take a 14-0 lead before the Greyhounds would
get on the scoreboard. Moravian would cut the lead to 14-6 early in the second stanza
when sophomore wide receiver Josh Fick (Emmaus/Emmaus HS) took a handoff and ran
three yards for a touchdown. The extra-point failed and Moravian trailed 14-6. Fick
also grabbed three passes for 62 yards. The Mules would extend the lead right back
to 21 6 before the Hounds had the ball again. Moravian would score on its next drive
as well on a 14 yard pass from sophomore quarterback Charlie Bowden (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville
War Memorial HS) to sophomore wide receiver Jarod Rhinehart (Washington, NJ/Warren
Hills Regional HS) but the two-point conversion failed to set the score at 21-12. Bowden,
Moravian's MVP in the game, completed 16 of 32 passes for 250 yards to give him 2,237 on
the year, the third best single season in Moravian history. However, Bowden was intercepted
twice in the game. Rhinehart had four receptions for 39 yards with the touchdown
his first of the year after five scores as a freshman. Muhlenberg would need exactly
13 seconds to pad its lead as Joshua Carter received the kickoff at the ten yard line and
ran up the middle of the field 90 yards for a touchdown. The score gave the Mules
a 28-12 halftime lead. The Greyhounds would be the only team to score in the third
quarter as freshman tailback Tim Barlok (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Catholic HS) scampered
up the middle 36 yards for the touchdown. A Bowden pass to Rhinehart for two points
put Moravian down by eight points, 28-20 with 4:02 left in the third quarter. Barlok
led the Moravian ground game with 75 yards on 12 carries and he also had 50 yards on three
receptions. Senior running back P.J. Jankowicz (Belle Mead, NJ/Hillsborough HS) ran
for 38 yards on seven attempts to complete his collegiate career with 2,103 yards, the
sixth highest total in school history, on 587 carries, the second best total in school
history. Muhlenberg would finish out the scoring in the fourth quarter with 17 points. Senior
linebacker J.D. Rhinehart (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS) paced the Greyhounds
with 13 tackles, one interception and two pass break-ups. Sophomore linebacker John
Cupples (Allentown/Allentown Central Catholic HS) had 11 tackles in the game with one
for loss. Senior cornerback Doug Joseph (Allentown/ Parkland HS) and sophomore
cornerback Nate Pogue (Bethlehem/Liberty HS) each made interceptions in the contest.
YOUNG, BALANCED & EXPERIENCED 'HOUNDS: Of the 75 players on the Moravian roster
at the end of the season, 25 were freshmen, 30 were sophomores and 13 were juniors. There
were seven seniors on this season's squad and the Greyhounds should return 21 starters,
including special teams, for the 2001 season.
GREYHOUNDS IN THE MAC: The 'Hounds defense finished the season ranked fifth the
Middle Atlantic Conference in scoring defense, allowing just 23.5 points per game. The
Moravian defense also ranked fifth in rushing (125.8 yards per contest), sixth in passing
(214.7 yards per game), fourth in total defense (340.5 yards per game), third in pass defense
efficiency (106.35) and third in turnover margin (+0.50 per game). The Greyhounds
were a +5 in takeaway/giveaway this season. On offense, the Greyhounds were fifth
in scoring (25.5 points per game), sixth in rushing (121.1 yards per game), fourth in passing
(231.4 yards per game), fourth in total offense (352.5 yards per contest) and fourth in
pass efficiency (123.67). Sophomore safety Jarrod Pence (Livingston, NJ/Livingston
HS) finished third in the MAC with 0.56 interceptions per game while senior linebacker J.D.
Rhinehart was tied for fourth at 0.50 interceptions per game. Sophomore safety Mike
Wukitsch (Allentown/Allentown Central Catholic HS) and senior cornerback Doug Joseph were
tied for seventh in interceptions at 0.40 per contest. Joseph was fourth in kickoff
returns with 22.6 yards a run back and fourth in punt returns at 9.5 per return. Sophomore
quarterback Charlie Bowden ranked third in pass efficiency at 126.79, fourth in
passing at 223.7 yards per game and fourth in total offense at 213.9 yards per contest. Freshman Tim
Barlok was sixth in kickoff returns at 21.0 yards per return, sixth in rushing per
game with an average of 66.5 yards a contest, fifth in all-purpose yardage at 126.7 yards
a game, seventh in scoring at 6.0 points per contest and seventh in touchdown scoring at
6.0 points per contest. Freshman punter Alex Myshak (Lake Ariel/North Pocono HS) was
seventh in punting at 32.9 yards per kick. Junior Michael Abbate (South Plainfield,
NJ/Bishop Ahr HS) was tenth in receiving yards per game at 59.8 yards a game, tenth
in receptions per game at 3.70 and eighth in punt returns at 8.2 yard per return. Junior
kicker Marc Roesch (Egg Harbor City, NJ/ St. Augustine HS) ranks
seventh in field goals per game (0.20) and tenth in kick scoring at 1.0 points per game. Junior Jim
McIntyre (Hackettstown, NJ/ Hackettstown HS) is sixth in extra-point
percentage at 83.3 percent (15 of 18 kicks) and ninth in scoring at 1.8 points per game.
POLL POSITION: Moravian was selected to tie for fifth in the MAC Commonwealth preseason
poll this season and will finish in second place.
BOWDEN LEADS THE 'HOUNDS OFFENSE: Sophomore quarterback Charlie Bowden completed
167 of 299 passes this season for 2,237 yards and 14 touchdowns with 11 interceptions,
however, Bowden was sacked 29 times this season. Bowden, who became the third Moravian
quarterback to throw for 2,000 yards in a season, threw for 343 yards against Widener University,
which was the sixth highest game total in Moravian history and the first 300-yard game
since 1997. Bowden's mark of 2,237 yards was 102 yards behind Rob Light's total
of 2,348 from 1989. Sean Keville set the school record in 1994 with 2,819
yards. Senior quarterback Jed Moyer (Dresher/Upper Dublin HS) has completed
six of 13 passes for 77 yards and one interception this fall. Moravian's quarterbacks
were sacked 33 times this fall.
IN THE BACKFIELD: Freshman Tim Barlok led the squad with 665 yards on 122
attempts and eight touchdowns. Barlok had two 100-yard games since getting into the
starting line-up including a 197-yard, four-touchdown performance at Susquehanna University. Senior
tailback P.J. Jankowicz, who became the seventh player in Greyhound history to reach
2,000 career yards against FDU-Madison, had 264 yards and three touchdowns on 86 carries
this season. Jankowicz finished his career with the sixth best career total with
2,103 yards on 587 carries, the second highest career total in school history. Sophomore
tailback Josh Fick, who was converted to wide receiver for the rest of the season,
had 28 carries for 130 yards and two touchdowns this year. Senior fullback Frank
Starner (Nazareth/Nazareth HS) added 189 yards on 52 carries and one touchdown. Freshman Dave
Darmofal (Clarks Summit/ Abington Heights HS) contributed 50
yards and a touchdown on 17 attempts. Junior wide receiver Michael Abbate gained
26 yards on ten carries.
THE WIDE RECEIVERS: The Greyhounds had 13 players catch a pass this season. Junior
wideout Michael Abbate leads the team with 37 catches for 598 yards and five touchdowns
while sophomore wide receiver Jarod Rhinehart has grabbed 32 aerials for 412 yards,
a touchdown and two two-point conversions. Freshman Kevin Miltenberger (Carlisle/Carlisle
HS), who suffered a torn ACL against Juniata, had 23 receptions for 228 yards and two
touchdowns. Freshman wide receiver Jeff Lowry (Catawissa/Southern Columbia HS),
who suffered a broken collarbone in the Juniata game, had eight receptions for 153 yards
and a score. Sophomore tight end Rick Kulp (Bethlehem/Northampton HS) had
14 catches for 285 yards and a touchdown while senior P.J. Jankowicz had 14 receptions
for 171 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman Tim Barlok grabbed 16 passes for
139 yards and two scores. Sophomore Josh Fick had 12 catches for 176 yards
while senior Frank Starner had ten catches for 89 yards.
DEFENSIVE FRONT: Senior defensive end Dustin Collier (Easton/Freedom HS) led
the Greyhounds front four with 65 tackles with five and a half sacks, 11 tackles for loss,
five pass break-ups, three fumble recoveries and one interception. Junior defensive tackle John
Kwiatkowski (Whitehall/Whitehall HS) added 41 tackles, ten for loss and a team high
five and a half sacks. Sophomore defensive tackle Pat Mancini (Milford, NJ/Delaware
Valley Regional HS) added 48 tackles, including eight for loss, half a sack, one forced
fumble and one fumble recovery while sophomore defensive end Brian Cascioli (Center
Valley/Southern Lehigh HS) had 32 tackles with two for loss and one sack. Cascioli,
who had a safety and a fumble return of 30 yards, also blocked a punt against Lebanon Valley
College and earned a 36-yard return for recovering the block. Sophomore defensive
end Tom Blackledge (Sellersville/Pennridge HS) had 35 tackles with six for loss;
two and a half sacks, one pass break-up, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.
THE LINEBACKER CORP: Senior J.D. Rhinehart led the Greyhound defense with
97 tackles including 12 for loss, three and a half sacks, five interceptions, eight pass
break-ups, one blocked kick and two forced fumbles. Sophomore Bill Engler (Coopersburg/
Southern Lehigh HS) had 70 tackles this season with seven for loss and three and a
half sacks. Sophomore John Cupples added 90 tackles this fall with five for
loss, two pass break-ups, one forced fumbles and one interception. Freshman Steve
Maslanek (Stockholm, NJ/ Vernon Township HS) had 26 tackles
this season with two tackles for loss, two sacks, a fumble recovery and a partially blocked
a punt against King's.
THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD: Sophomore safety Jarrod Pence made five interceptions
this fall to lead the Greyhounds and he added 70 tackles, two forced fumbles, nine pass
break-ups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery, which he returned 29 yards for a
touchdown against Lebanon Valley. Senior cornerback Doug Joseph had four interceptions
to go along with 60 tackles and 22 pass break-ups. Junior safety Mike Wukitsch had
48 tackles; four interceptions and 11 pass break-ups while sophomore cornerback Nate
Pogue had 62 tackles, 19 pass break-ups and three interceptions. Freshman safety John
Panikiewsky (Carteret, NJ/Carteret HS) had 27 tackles this season after 12 at King's
in his first collegiate start. Junior Jim McIntyre blocked a punt against
King's and had 15 tackles this fall.
KICKING GAME: Junior Marc Roesch, who handled kickoffs, was four of seven
on extra-points and two of five on field goal attempts this season. Roesch made field
goals of 28 and 33 yards. Freshman Josh Miller (Boyertown/Boyertown HS) was
five for seven on extra-points and he missed his only field goal attempt. Junior Jim
McIntyre made 15 of 18 extra-point attempts this year and a 25-yard field goal. Freshman Alex
Myshak was the Greyhounds punter and averaged 32.9 yards per kick with a long of 45
yards against Widener. Myshak punted 48 times this fall. Freshman John McLain
(Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS) punted twice against FDU-Madison with a long of 50 yards
but he also had two punts blocked.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Freshman Tim Barlok had 22 kickoff returns for 463 yards
while junior Michael Abbate has returned 16 punts for 132 yards and one touchdown. Senior Doug
Joseph had 18 kickoff returns for 406 yards and ten punt returns for 95 yards. Sophomore Josh
Fick has returned two punts for 52 yards.
OVERTIME 'HOUNDS: For the first time since the NCAA instituted the rule for the
1996 season, the Greyhounds did not play an overtime game during the season. Moravian
has played a total of seven overtime games and is 5-2 all-time in the extra-session.
WINNING WAYS: Moravian had 11 consecutive winning seasons-all under Coach Scot
Dapp, from 1987 to 1997. That streak is the longest in school history and the
Greyhounds have had winning seasons in 12 of Dapp's 14 years as head coach. Dapp
ranks third among Greyhound coaches in winning percentage.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact SID Mark Fleming, either at Moravian's
sports information office (610/861-1472) or at home (610/758-8721).
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