WT Friday, October 31, 2014 amarillo.com Amarillo Globe-News D3 Sean Steffen / Amarillo Globe-News West Texas A&M’s Colton McDonald (14) celebrates a touchdown, as a result of a blocked punt, with Dimitri Donald against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday at Happy State Bank Field at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. WT won, 48-21. Maroon and White Zone FIRST DOWN: The scenario for the Buffs is simple. Beat rival Eastern New Mexico and WT clinches a spot in the top four of the newly formed Lone Star Conference playoffs. Also, the Buffs would clinch the No. 2 seed and host a first round LSC playoff game next weekend by winning Saturday coupled with Angelo State beating Tarleton State. Schedule Date / Result Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 7 p.m. LSC Playoffs Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Opponent at Colorado State-Pueblo L, 35-6 Tarleton State L, 31-27 Shorter (Ga.) W, 27-19 Angelo State W, 58-41 McMurry W, 56-21 Midwestern State W, 34-13 at Texas A&M-Commerce L, 48-21 Texas A&M-Kingsville W, 48-21 at Eastern New Mexico Blackwater Draw, N.M. LSC Semifinals LSC Championship How to go Kickoff: 7 p.m. central Saturday, Greyhound Stadium, Blackwater Draw, ENMU; Capacity (5,200) Forecast: Partly cloudy, high of 68. On the air: The game will air on KAMR-TV with Clint Brakebill (play-byplay) and Charly Martin (color commentary), and on radio KPRF (98.7-FM) with Neil Horn (play-by-play) and Brice Edwards (color commentary). Internet: Visit gobuffsgo.com for live statistics and streaming video. Follow Kale Steed—— @KaleSteed for updates during the game. Division II coaches poll American Football Coaches Association 14. Henderson St. (Ark.) 1. Minnesota-Mankato 15. Concord (W.VA.) 2. Minnesota-Duluth 16. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 3. North Alabama 17. Harding (Ark.) 4. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C) 18. Colorado School of 5. Ferris St. (Mich.) Mines 6. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 19. Delta St. (Miss.) 7. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 20. West Chester (Pa.) 8. Northwest Missouri St. 21. Michigan Tech 9. Colorado State-Pueblo 22. Shepard (W.Va.) 10. Sioux Falls (S.D) 23. Ashland (Ohio.) 11. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 24. Azuza Pacific (Calif.) 12. Ohio Dominican 25. California (Pa.) 13.Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) A NALYSIS, STATISTICS, QUOTES AND NUMBERS ABOUT SATURDAY’S REGULAR-SEASON FINALE AND LONE STAR CONFERENCE GAME BETWEEN WEST TEXAS A&M AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO, AT 7 P.M. CENTRAL SATURDAY AT GREYHOUND STADIUM. — Kale Steed SECOND DOWN: WT leads the alltime series 15-12 and Wagon Wheel games 14-12. The Greyhounds snapped WT’s seven-game winning streak in this series with a 39-38 win in Canyon last year. THIRD DOWN: It’s been a disap- pointing year for the Greyhounds after a share of an LSC championship in 2013. Though they’re 4-4 overall, ENMU is 2-4 in the LSC and is officially eliminated from making the top four of the LSC playoffs. The Greyhounds, who run the triple option, are averaging 311 yards per game, which leads the LSC. Defensively, ENMU has struggled, giving up 455 yards a game. FOURTH DOWN: For a second straight week WT will be without wide receiver Anthony Johnson. WT President Dr. J. Patrick O’Brien said it was doubtful Johnson would ever play after former WT kicker Jose Azarte Jr. claims his parents took a Spanish test for Johnson over the summer. WT running back Geremy Alridge-Mitchell, who had 886 yards rushing, seeks his seventh straight 100-yard rushing game. Starting lineups Getting personal with ... Arthur Fatu Fatu, a 21-year-old, 5-foot-11 362pound offensive lineman is from Klein (Oak High School). Fatu has made a big impact on the offensive line, starting all eight games for the Buffs at left guard. Fatu started six of 14 games last season as a junior. Fatu’s father was World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Edward Smith “Eddie” Fatu Jr., better known to wrestling fans by his ring name Umaga. Edward Smith “Eddie” Fatu Jr. passed away in 2009. n How much did your dad mean to you? “He meant a lot. Looking in the stands and seeing my mom by herself makes me sad. But I always know my dad is up there watching me.” n Are you a WWE fan? “Oh yeah. I keep up with it because my West Texas A&M cousins “The Usos” are in it now. n When you would go see your dad wrestle, did you get to talk with some of the WWE superstars? “Mainly everybody. Ric Flair, The Rock, my uncle Rikishi, who was also in the business, Rey Mysterio. Obviously my dad was my favorite.” n How much does playing for WT mean to you? “I like it. I played at Blinn College and then committed here first out of all of my offers. I like it here, the winning tradition and the stadium is what made my decision.” n What does life hold for you after WT? “Hopefully I’ll get a look at the NFL. If not hopefully something in the real world, probably something in business.” — Kale Steed Eastern New Mexico Coach speak West Texas A&M head coach Mike Nesbitt Eastern New Mexico head coach Josh Lynn n Second season at West Texas A&M, 16-6. Nesbitt is looking for his first win in the Wagon Wheel rivalry over Eastern New Mexico. Last season, the Greyhounds rallied to stun the Buffs, 39-38. n Lynn is 24-15 in his third season at ENMU and is 1-1 in the Wagon Wheel Rivalry. n Nesbitt spent 2007-2010 as an assistant coach at WT before stints as offensive coordinator at Stephen F. Austin State and the University of Houston. “I think last year I did a poor job of getting them ready to play the Wagon Wheel game. I thought with a lot of upper classman we’d have a sense of intensity about the moment. I’ve hammered it home to our players that Eastern was more intense last year and wanted it more than us. This year our guys understand the intensity.” OFFENSE Receiver: Jeremy Watson (5-11, 196, Sr.) Receiver: Dimitri Donald (5-10, 192, Jr.) Left tackle: Stan Hasiak (6-4, 280, Jr.) Left guard: Arthur Fatu (5-11, 362, Sr.) Center: Austin Carson (6-2, 308, So.) Right guard: Alex Mitchell (6-3, 321, Jr.) Right tackle: Shaq Davis (6-3, 320, Jr.) Quarterback: Preston Rabb (6-7, 220, Jr.) Running back: Geremy Alridge-Mitchell (5-8, 203, Jr.) Receiver: Jordan Jones (6-0, 216, Fr.) Receiver: Xavier Amey (6-2, 175 Jr.) DEFENSE Left end: Iosia Iosia (6-6, 274, Jr.) Nose tackle: Alex Tucci (6-4, 281, Jr.) Defensive tackle: LaPear Willrich (6-1, 299, So.) Linebacker: Duke Kicinski (6-3, 197, Fr.) Linebacker: Patric Youngman (6-1, 231, So.) Linebacker: Carter James (6-2, 230, Fr.) Linebacker: Markus Pierce-Brewster (6-3, 243, Sr.) Cornerback: Chris Ceazar (5-11, 192, Jr.) Safety: Will Toliver (6-2, 198, So.) Safety: Ethan Morriss (6-0, 204, Jr.) Cornerback: Torian Oakley (5-9, 179, Sr.) SPECIALISTS Kicker: Connor Hollabaugh (5-10, 181, So.) Punter: Elliott Moore (6-0 180, So.) n Lynn is the 15th coach of the Greyhound football program. Lynn came to ENMU after posting a 9-2 record at New Mexico Military Institute during the 2011 season. Lynn was an allconference performer at ENMU, prior to serving on the coaching staff. “In this game it doesn’t matter about records. It’s a good rivalry game. I’ve seen teams with three wins in a season win it. I think the Wagon Wheel game alone is good motivation. It’s important to keep the Wheel here. I got more comments on that than I did our Lone Star Conference title last year.” — Kale Steed OFFENSE Wide receiver: Aaron Johnson (6-5, 190, So.) Wide receiver: Jacob Johnson (5-10, 185, Sr.) Left tackle: Jordan Wade (6-4, 292, So.) Left guard: Vilami Fukofuka (6-1, 330, Jr.) Center: Maanaima Lang (5-11, 297, Jr.) Right guard: William Jurek (6-3, 305, Jr.) Right tackle: Adam Gonzales (6-2, 265, Jr.) Quarterback: Jeremy Buurma (6-2, 180, Jr.) Running back: Jordan Wells (6-0, 195, Sr.) Full back: E’lon Spight (5-10, 200, Sr.) Running back: D’maujeric Tucker (5-9, 182, So.) DEFENSE Left end: Leone Aholelei (6-1, 260, Sr.) Defensive tackle: Tanner Melson (6-3, 280, Sr.) Right End: Joshua Bounds (6-4, 245, Jr.) Linebacker: Benjamin Pedro-Langford (6-0, 231, Sr.) Linebacker: Julian Yearwood (6-0, 220, Sr.) Linebacker: Seth Bailey (6-2, 230, Sr.) Linebacker: Elliott Peters (6-1, 210, So.) Defensive back: Willie Grant (5-11, 180, Sr.) Defensive back: Kevin Reaves (5-9, 190, Sr.) Defensive back: Connor Brinton (6-1, 195, Sr.) Defensive back: Darrelyn McCloud (5-11, 185, Jr.0 SPECIALIST Kicker/ Punter: Mitchell Cox (6-0, 194, So.)