Greenville College Panthers cleaned house in the south division all-conference awards, which were announced on Wednesday. Greenville had 13 players on the all-conference first team, and 3 players on second team.

Greenville won the UMAC South Division in its first year of membership in the conference, posting a 3-0 league record to go with a 7-2 overall regular season finish. The Panthers handed Westminster their only division loss of the season in a 42-35 game on Nov. 7. Greenville head coach Eric Hehman was selected as the South Division Coach of the Year by his peers for the team’s accomplishments on the field.

JR RB Anthony Ambers was voted the division’s Co-Offensive Player of the Year.  Ambers led the south division in rushing, averaging 139.3 yards per game.

Greenville also boasted the division’s defensive player of the year in SR MLB Garrett Young. Young averaged 10.7 tackles per contest to lead the south division from the linebacker position.

JR C Tim Burroughs was chosen as the division’s Lineman of the Year. Burroughs was a part of an offensive line that blocked for a team that averaged 171.0 rushing yards per game while Panthers quarterbacks threw for an average of 117.1 yards per contest.

After running parallel routes throughout the 2009 season, the UMAC’s North and South Divisions will merge into one league with one division in 2010, meaning the members of all nine teams will fight for one set of all-conference awards. Just one year after that in 2011, the UMAC is expected to receive its automatic qualifier (AQ) into the NCAA Tournament.

A full listing of the UMAC Football South Division All-Conference awards is below.

Co-Offensive Player of the Year: Nick Lindsey (Eureka College)

Co-Offensive Player of the Year: Anthony Ambers (Greenville College)

Defensive Player of the Year: Garrett Young (Greenville College)

Special Teams Player of the Year: Daniel Eidson (Westminster College)

Lineman of the Year: Tim Burroughs (Greenville College)

Coach of the Year: Eric Hehman (Greenville College)

Complete UMAC South All-Conference Teams

Offensive Lineman – 1st Team
Name	Year	School
Garrett Vasquez	SR	Greenville College
Andrew Story	SO	Greenville College
Tim Burroughs	JR	Greenville College
David Schatz	JR	Westminster College
Wil Lampkin	JR	Westminster College

Wide Receivers – 1st Team
Wes Schmidgall	SO	Eureka College
James Rollon	SR	MacMurray College
Carl Givens	SO	Westminster College

Tight End – 1st Team
Zach Friedrich	SR	Greenville College

Quarterback – 1st Team
Nick Lindsey	SR	Eureka College
Daniel Eidson	SR	Westminster College

 

Running Backs – 1st Team
Anthony Ambers	JR	Greenville College
Ketrone Blanks	JR	Greenville College
Isaiah Mosley	JR	Westminster College

Kicker – 1st Team
Name	Year	School
Travis Huber	FR	Eureka College
Jake Hilton	JR	Westminster College

Defensive Lineman – 1st Team
Name	Year	School
Alex Holmes	SR	Greenville College
Cory Bierdeman	SR	Greenville College
Kenyon Klousia	SR	Greenville College
Tobias Alaribe	JR	MacMurray College
Austin Spradling	SR	Westminster College
Rodney Lyles	FR	Westminster College

Linebackers – 1st Team
Name	Year	School
Matt Knake	SR	Eureka College
Jumaane Bey	JR	Greenville College
Garrett Young	SR	Greenville College
Jordan Missey	SR	MacMurray College
Clark Roberts	JR	Westminster College

Defensive Backs – 1st Team
Name	Year	School
Cody Troutman	SR	Eureka College
Scott Schneider	SR	Greenville College
Edgar Townsend	SR	Greenville College
Kelvin Williams	SO	Westminster College

Punter – 1st Team
Name	Year	School
Daniel Eidson	SR	Westminster College

Offensive Lineman – 2nd Team
Name	Year	School
Todd Stewart	SR	Eureka College
Leon McElrath	SR	MacMurray College
David Butler	JR	Greenville College
Jack Sheehan	JR	Westminster College

Wide Receivers – 2nd Team
Name	Year	School
Marc Randle	JR	MacMurray College
Nate Robinson	SR	MacMurray College
James Gladstone	FR	Westminster College
Tyson Kankolenski	JR	Westminster College

Tight End – 2nd Team
Name	Year	School
Dillon Reed	JR	Eureka College
Rendell Flood	SO	Greenville College

Running Backs – 2nd Team
Name	Year	School
Mark Mitchell	JR	Greenville College
Brian Clay	SO	MacMurray College

Defensive Lineman – 2nd Team
Name	Year	School
DeMarco Neal	SO	Eureka College
Mason Guerra	FR	MacMurray College
Adam Howe	JR	Westminster College
Paul Mpagi	FR	Westminster College
Tashon Fultz	FR	Westminster College

Linebackers – 2nd Team
Name	Year	School
Mike Porter	SR	MacMurray College
Gus Lyles	FR	Westminster College

Defensive Backs – 2nd Team
Name	Year	School
Rosney Beverly	JR	Eureka College
Mike Minehan	SO	Eureka College
Russell Rambert	FR	MacMurray College
Reggie McClendon	FR	MacMurray College
Ivan Malpica	SO	Westminster College
Demarco Morehead	FR	Westminster College
Darian Garey	JR	Westminster College

Panthers Fall In Victory Bowl 29-28

The Greenville College Panthers lost the Victory Bowl title in a heart-breaker Saturday 29-28 after a last second field goal by the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes put the game just out of reach. The Panther had led the entire game, but a drive by Geneva in the final minute set them up for a 30 yard field goal that split the uprights. This was the first home loss for the Panthers all season.

It was a difficult loss for the Panthers, but attitudes were still positive in the post game Afterglow. Both teams came together to pray together and to speak words of encouragement.

Senior MLB Garrett Young was awarded the Defensive Player of the Game award after his outstanding performance. SR DE's Alex Holmes, Joe Andrews, and Cory Bierdeman all had sacks on the day.

Offensively, the Panthers were led on the ground once again by JR RB Anthony Ambers, and JR RB Mark Mitchell, who both had a touchdown on the day. JR QB Joel Lira also contributed on the ground, and led the Panthers in passing yards. JR WR Jordan Fred had a touchdown catch, his second in the last 2 games.

The Panthers finish the season 7-3, which gives them one of the best records in school history.

Check back here soon for information on post season awards and an end of the year highlight video.

Congratulations Panthers an incredible season!

Greenville To Host 2009 Victory Bowl

The Greenville College football team is hosting the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Victory Bowl.  This is only the third postseason football game in the history of GC football and first since 2001.  Greenville’s opponents are the Geneva College Golden Tornados of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.  The Panthers qualified for the Victory Bowl on November 7 and were invited to host the game on Saturday following their win over LaGrange and Geneva’s loss to Westminster of Pennsylvania.  The Panthers’ record of 7-2 currently ranks them as the top team in the NCCAA.  This is the Panthers’ best season record since winning 8 games in 1993 and first postseason game at home in school history.

For more info on the Victory Bowl, check out their website HERE

Check back later this week for Victory Bowl week updates. Also, check out our highlight video from last week's win over Westminster.

GO PANTHERS!