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Monthly Archives: November 2012

Settling the Debate: Determining Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year and Coach of the Year

There are three — and only three — possible candidates for Offensive Player of the Year in the NESCAC: Mac Foote (Middlebury), Zach Driscoll (Middlebury) and Evan Bunker (Trinity). Here are their respective 2012 season lines: Mac Foote: 256-402 (64%, 32 completions/game, 1st in nation), NESCAC-record 2,897 yards (362/game, 3rd in nation), NESCAC-record 31 TD [...]

Men’s Basketball Preview Part II: Starter Profiles (James Jensen)

33- JAMES JENSEN, JUNIOR, FORWARD, 6’6″ 2011-12 stats: 30 GP, 6 GS, 17.3 MPG, 4.6 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 0.9 APG, 11 STL, 15 BLK, .510 FT%, .459 FG%  James Jensen is Middlebury’s Jack of all trades in the front court. He’s an incredibly long defender — Tayshaun Prince is a good comparison — which allows [...]

Men’s Basketball Preview Part II: Starter Profiles (Jake Wolfin)

5- JAKE WOLFIN, SENIOR, GUARD, 6’2″ 2011-12 stats: 30 GP, 29 GS, 30.3 MPG, 8.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 5.2 APG, 38 STL, 7 BLK, .661 FT%, .379 3PT%, .400 FG% Since his arrival in 2009, Jake Wolfin has started 77 of the 88 games played by the Panthers. Over the course of those three years, [...]

Post-Season Awards

All-NESCAC First Team OFFENSE Quarterback: Mac Foote (Middlebury) Running Back: Evan Bunker (Trinity) Running Back: Ladarius Drew (Wesleyan) Wide Receiver: Zach Driscoll (Middlebury) Wide Receiver: Darren Hartwell (Williams) Wide Receiver: AJ Jones (Trinity) Tight End: Billy Chapman (Middlebury) Offensive Lineman: Ryan Moores (Middlebury) Offensive Lineman: John Ceccio (Amherst) Offensive Lineman: Jacob Scheffer (Wesleyan) Offensive Lineman: [...]

Seniors Finish Strong

Middlebury capped off its tremendous season with a 35-13 win at home over Tufts this afternoon. Mac Foote led the way with 389 yards and 4 touchdowns, putting the finishing touches on the best statistical quarterback season in NESCAC history. Although the Middlebury defense started off flat, they made up for it with a great [...]

A Game of Jumbo Proportions

Middlebury ends its season at home against Tufts, losers of 20 straight games. While the matchup is pretty lopsided, Middlebury has a lot to play for, both on an individual level and as a team. The Panthers still have an outside shot at sharing a NESCAC title, though it requires a win and a Trinity [...]

Men’s Basketball Preview Part II: Starter Profiles (Peter Lynch)

44- PETER LYNCH, SENIOR CAPTAIN, FORWARD, 6’6″ 2011-12 stats: 30 GP, 29 GS, 21.0 MPG, 9.8 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 0.6 APG, 11 STL, 17 BLK, .763 FT%, .636 FG% Peter Lynch has been developing into a very capable front court player, and he heads into his senior season with by far the biggest challenge of [...]

Men’s Basketball Preview Part II: Starter Profiles (Nolan Thompson)

25- NOLAN THOMPSON, SENIOR CAPTAIN, GUARD, 6’3″ 2011-12 stats: 25 GP, 23 GS, 31.0 MPG, 9.3 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.9 APG, 21 STL, 4 BLK, .806 FT%, .441 FG% .337 3PT% Nolan Thompson is a special player and even more so, a special leader. In his second year as captain, Thompson will play a huge role [...]

Men’s Basketball Preview Part I: Reserve Player Profiles

This is the first installment in our preview series leading up to the start of Middlebury’s 2012-2013 basketball season. The Panthers started official practices on November 1, and their regular season begins November 16 at the Lebanon Valley Tournament. We will be following up this post with individual starter profiles, a schedule breakdown, a NESCAC [...]

The Rocking Chair Class… oh Never Mind

The Middlebury football team is in Clinton, New York today to play Hamilton (1-5) in a game that is not-so-popularly known as the Rocking Chair Classic. The “rivalry,” as Wikipedia calls it, began in 1980 when friends on the Board of Trustees of each school decided that the game would be played for the Mac-Jack [...]