2008 Football Roster

No.

Name

Pos.

Yr.

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown/High School  (College)

1

Justin Parker*

RB/WR

r-So.

6-1

210

Greensboro, N.C./Southern Guilford

2 Scott Barnes
QB
Fr.
5-11 175 Bartonsville, Md./Paint Branch

3

Thomas Kicinski**

RB

Jr.

5-8

190

Creedmoor, N.C./South Granville

4 Luke Vandall
QB
Fr.
5-9 180 Graham, N.C./Southern Alamance

5

Markas Brunson**

DL

Jr.

5-10

245

Columbia, S.C./Rosewood (N.C.)

6

Derik Walters*

QB

So.

6-0

205

Hickory, N.C./Fred T. Foard

9

Pete Bobak**

TE/WR

r-Jr.

6-1

220

Burlington, N.C./Southern Alamance (Appalachian State)

10

Hagen Miller**

WR

r-Jr.

6-0

190

State Road, N.C./Elkin (Mars Hill)

13

Preston Kick*

DB

So.

5-11

170

Charlotte, N.C./Lackey (Md.)

14

Billy Watkins*

QB

So.

6-3

225

Mebane, N.C./Eastern Alamance

15

Billy Dennis**

QB

r-So.

5-11

200

Bowie, Md./DeMatha Catholic

16

Josh Vogelbach***

QB

r-Sr.

5-11

210

N. Fort Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot (East Carolina)

17 Kenneth Hyman III
DB
Fr.
6-1 170 Williamston, N.C./Roanoke

18

Danny Langston***

DB

Sr.

6-3

190

Goldsboro, N.C./Rosewood

19

Donta Hopper
DB
Fr.
5-10 180 Shelby, N.C./Burns

20

Chris Cain*

DL

Jr.

5-11

250

Asheboro, N.C./Southwest Randolph

21

Alex Krivjanik*

DB

So.

5-11

170

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Northeast

22

Jake Kues*

LB

So.

5-11

190

Manchester, Md./North Carroll

23

Matt Eiland**

RB

Jr.

5-8

175

Sharon, Mass./Sharon

25 Mark Mancini
DB
Fr.
5-11 180 Emerald Isle, N.C./Croatan
26 Kyle May
LB
Fr.
6-0 195 Mebane, N.C./Eastern Alamance
27 Ri'Shane Hobbs
RB
Fr.
5-10 205 Seagrove, N.C./North Moore

28

Scott Green
LB
Fr.
5-11 190 Mebane, N.C./Eastern Alamance

29

Andrew Johnson*

DB

So.

5-10

165

Elkin, N.C./Elkin

30

Richie Paul*

LB

Jr.

5-7

210

Fort Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot (Quincy)

31

David LaPlaca*

LB

So.

5-11

195

Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury

32

Trey Billian

WR

Fr.

6-1

180

Cape Coral, Fla./Vishop Verot

33

Hunter Chappell**

K

Jr.

5-11

165

Elizabeth City, N.C./Northeastern

34 Chris Bray
DB
Fr.
5-10 170 Greensboro, N.C./Morehead
35 David Moore
RB
Fr.
5-8 215 Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley
36 Chip Smith
DB
Fr.
6-2 170 Morehead City, N.C./Havelock
38 Brandon Martin
WR
Fr.
5-11 170 Germantown, Md./Clarksburg

39

Jordan Nelson*

DB

Fr.

5-10

170

Hudson, N.C./West Caldwell

40 R.J. Lassiter
DB
Jr.
5-11 215 Liberty, N.C./Eastern Randolph (Methodist)

42

Josh Singletary*

DL

So.

5-11

215

Rose Hill, N.C./Wallace-Rose Hill

43

Zack Groshon

WR

Fr.

5-11

185

Huntersville, N.C./Southlake Christian Acad.

44

Mike Cooper**

RB

Jr.

5-10

225

Orlando, Fla./Olympia

45

Brennan Choate

K

Fr.

5-11

195

Lancaster, S.C./Indian Land

46 Andre Thompson
DB
Fr.
5-6 175 Durham, N.C./Hillside

47

Dustin Bennett
DB
Fr.
5-11 165 Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook

50

Brice Carlson*

OL

So.

5-10

240

Newnan, Ga./McIntosh

51 Jordan Dutton
LB
Fr.
5-11 210 Baltimore, Md./Cardinal Gibbons

52

Evan Bowers

OL

Fr.

5-11

220

Silver City, N.C./Jordan-Matthews

53

T.J. McCay

OL

Fr.

5-11

270

Sylva, N.C./Smokey Mountain

54 Jason Garner
LB
Fr.
5-9 215 Cumming, Ga./Mauldin
55 Kyle Ennis
DL
Fr.
6-1 230 Youngsville, N.C./Franklinton

56

James Sisk

DL

Fr.

5-11

230

Severna Park, Md./Bridgton Academy (Maine)

58 Tyler Gilkerson
LB
Fr.
5-9 215 Huntersville, N.C./Southlake Christian Acad.
59 Chris Jessup
LB
Fr.
6-0 180 Fayetteville, N.C./Cape Fear
60 Joseph Fox*
OL
So.
5-8 225 Charleston, S.C./James Island

61

David Clark*

OL

So.

6-0

230

Kings Mountain, N.C./Kings Mountain

62 Ryan Hammond
LB
So.
5-11 220 Liberty, N.C./Eastern Randolph (Methodist)

64

Bryan Lamb

LB

Fr.

5-10

200

Hendersonville, N.C./North Henderson

65

Zac Thayer**

OL

Jr.

6-0

335

Durham, N.C./Northern Durham

66 John Carraher
OL
Fr.
5-11 255 Charlotte, N.C./Myers Park

67

Blake Underwood**

OL

Sr.

5-10

255

Clinton, S.C./Clinton (Catawba)

68

Andy Parker***

OL

Sr.

6-1

290

Linwood, N.C./East Davidson

69 Donald Leopold
P
Fr.
6-1 190 Brown Summit, N.C./Warwick Valley (Hudson Valley C.C.)
70 Kendall Wallace ***
OL
Sr.
5-11 260 Charlotte, N.C./Independence

71

Martin Brown**

OL

Jr.

6-0

295

Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair (Salisbury)

73 Matt McGovern
DL
Fr.
6-0 240 Sarasota, Fla./Out of Door Academy

74

Joe Reinheimer

OL

Fr.

6-0

290

Burlington, N.C./Western Alamance

75

Wes Thompson**

OL

Jr.

5-11

215

Durham, N.C./Northern

76

A.J. Harbour*

OL

So.

6-0

265

Eden, N.C./Morehead

77

James Cofield**

DL

Jr.

5-9

230

Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy

78

Justin Davis**

OL

Sr.

6-3

345

Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley (Catawba)

79 Brad Gayhardt
DL
Fr.
6-1 200 Reidsville, N.C./Patapso (Md.)

80

Tyler Hasty*

WR

So.

5-10

185

Seagrove, N.C./Eastern Randolph

81

Kevin Vaughn***

WR

Sr.

6-3

180

Mt. Airy, N.C./East Surry

82

Chad Kastor**

WR

Jr.

6-0

200

Sarasota, Fla./Sarasota

83 Misha Braja*
TE
So.
6-0 215 Fairview Park, Ohio/Fairview
84 Jake Routh
WR
Fr.
5-9 160 Randleman, N.C./Randleman
85 Cody Latimer
WR
Fr.
5-10 170 Cicero, N.Y./Vermont Academy
86 Sean Wilber
WR
Fr.
6-2 185 Lexington, N.C./West Davidson

87

Jon McKinney**

WR

Jr.

5-9

180

Orlando, Fla./University (Central Fla.)

88 D.J. Wilson
WR
Fr.
6-3 195 Keene, N.H./Vermont Academy
89 Robert Boyett
WR
Fr.
6-4
190 Greensboro, N.C./Northwest Guilford

91

Taylor Turbyfill**

DL

Jr.

5-7

255

Maiden, N.C./Bandys

92

Rich Champigny*

TE

So.

6-2

220

Gibsonville, N.C./Eastern Guilford

93

Fernando Cruz*

DL

So.

5-8

225

Lexington Park, Md./Great Mills

94

Mike Six**

DL

Sr.

6-3

295

Clemmons, N.C./Reynolds

95

Aaron French

TE

Fr.

6-1

210

Salisbury, N.C./East Rowan

96

Tyler Ledford***

DL

Sr.

5-11

275

Hayesville, N.C./Hayesville

97 Josh Goldstein
LB
Fr.
5-11 230 Mills River, N.C./North Henderson
98

Kelby Brooks***

DL

Sr.

6-1

200

Broadway, N.C./Lee County

99 Aaron Thomas
DL
Fr.
6-0 230 Liberty, N.C./Southern Alamance

Head Coach: Kevin Kiesel (Gettysburg '81, 3rd season)

Assistant Head Coach: Mark Hargis (Gustavus Adolphus '01)

Assistant Coaches: Chris Barnette (Guilford '07), Brad Davis (Guilford '08),Tommy Grayson (Guilford '67), Matt Hutchings (Virginia-Wise '07), Bracy Maynard, Joe Mitskas (Millersville '05), Shawn Thomas (North Carolina A&T State '05).

Student Assistant Coach: David Hayes (Guilford '09)

Captains: Danny Langston '09, Tyler Ledford, '09, Josh Vogelbach '08, Mike Six '09

Football Athletic Trainer: Liz Dornbos

* - Letters won (45 returning letter winners)

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Pronunciation Guide

Trey Billian - BILL-yin

Pete Bobak - BO-back

Misha Braja - MEE-shah BRAH-jah

Rich Champigny - SHAMP-eh-nee

Matt Eiland - EYE-land

Zack Groshon - GROW-shon

Thomas Kicinski - kih-CHIN-skee

Alex Krivjanik - krih-VAH-nick

Joe Reinheimer - RINE-hi-merr

Taylor Turbyfill - TERR-bee-fill

Josh Vogelbach - VOE-gull-BACK

Kevin Kiesel - KEE-sul

Joe Mitskas - MITT-skiss