Posted Oct 10, 2012 @ 12:08 PM
I have added some images from the number one ranked Pittsburg State football team through their first five games of the season. With a big game against Northwest Missouri State coming up this weekend in Kansas City to start the second half of their season, I thought I would look back at what the team has accomplished up to this point.
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Pittsburg State safety Bryant Sanchez intercepts a deep pass intended for Northeastern State wide receiver Jahmai Coleman ending a third quarter drive Thursday evening during the Gorillas’ season opener against the Riverhawks at Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah, Ok.
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Pittsburg State wide receiver John Brown eyes more yardage during the recent season opener against Northeastern State in Tahlequah, Okla. Brown leads all of Division II in all-purpose yards with 791 and he’s the only D-II player with more than 700 all-purpose yards.
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Pittsburg State wide receivers John Brown (left) and Luke Rampy (right) celebrate a Brown touchdown last Thursday night against Northeastern State at Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah, Okla. Brown caught nine passes for 140 yards and Rampy added 67 yards between receiving and rushing, as Pitt State racked up 378 yards passing during a 41-20 season-opening win.
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Pittsburg State wide receiver John Brown points to the sky after making a fourth quarter touchdown grab against Northeastern State Thursday evening at Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah, Okla. Brown finished the game with nine catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns in the season opener.
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Pittsburg State quarterback Anthony Abenoja throws a first quarter fade pass to wide receiver John Brown in the end zone for his first career touchdown pass as a starter against Northeastern State Thursday evening at Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah, Okla. Abenoja finished the game with 378 passing yards and three touchdown passes.
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Pittsburg State receiver John Brown makes a catch as Central Oklahoma defender Antonio Jenkins bears down on him during the game Saturday night at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium. Brown leads Division II with 582 all-purpose yards after two games.
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Pittsburg State running back Briceton Wilson hurdles Central Oklahoma free safety DeVoris Dozier on a 14-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Pittsburg State would take a 24-7 halftime lead, which would prove to be enough in a 34-19 win in the home opener.
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Pittsburg State’s Gus Toca (98) helps out on the ground while Taye Irvin wraps up Central Oklahoma quarterback Adrian Nelson in a first-drive sack Saturday evening.
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Pittsburg State defensive back Graylon Sanders breaks up a pass intended for Lincoln receiver Andre Borney on Saturday night at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium. Borney caught seven passes in the game but this was not one of them.
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Pittsburg State punt returner John Brown returns a second quarter kick 68 yards for a touchdown Saturday evening against Lincoln at Carnie Smith Stadium. Brown ended the game without a catch, the first time in 18 games he had not done so.
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Pittsburg State defensive end Will Grissom forces Lincoln running back Morris Henderson outside during a second quarter play Saturday evening during the Gorilla’s 59-17 Family Day victory at Carnie Smith Stadium.
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Pittsburg State receiver Luke Rampy makes a catch for a 37-yard first quarter touchdown Saturday against Lincoln at Carnie Smith Stadium.
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Pittsburg State running back Jason Spradling delivers a stiff arm to Central Missouri defensive back Patrick Lewis during one of his 18 carries Saturday afternoon at Carnie Smith Stadium. Spradling finished the game with 134 yards rushing.
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Pittsburg State defensive end Gus Toca celebrates his first quarter sack of Central Missouri quarterback Colter Smith for a 7-yard loss Saturday afternoon at Carnie Smith Stadium.
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Pittsburg State defensive players Jason Peete (4), Marquise Cushon (20) and Gus Toca (98) celebrate a first-quarter sack by Cushon of Central Missouri quarterback Colter Smith on Saturday afternoon. The Gorillas lead Division II with 4.6 sacks per game and picked up six this past Saturday against Central Missouri.
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Pittsburg State wide receiver John Brown scampers past two Central Missouri defenders in to the end zone for a first-quarter touchdown Saturday afternoon at Carnie Smith Stadium
