2021 Brevard College Football News
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Brevard College Places Record 167 Student-Athletes on USA South Academic All-Conference List
June 09, 2022Brevard College placed a school-record 167 student-athletes on the USA South Academic All-Conference Team for the 2021-22 academic year. BC’s 167 academic all-conference selections shatters the previous record of 129 set in 2020-21. Brevard is among the top-five schools in the USA South in total number of honorees, joining Piedmont University (215 honorees), Huntingdon College (199 honorees), Southern Virginia University (197 honorees), and Methodist University (158 honorees) in the top-five of USA South Conference institutions. -
BC Student-Athletes Collect Plethora of Academic and Campus Life Awards
May 05, 2022Over 80 academic and campus life awards for the 2021-22 academic year were handed out to Brevard College student-athletes at the college’s annual Honors and Awards celebration. See below for a compilation of academic and campus life awards garnered this year by Brevard College student-athletes.
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Brevard College Tornado Student-Athletes Honored at 2021-22 BESPYs
April 29, 2022The Brevard College Department of Athletics hosted the 2021-22 BESPYs, the college’s annual Athletic Awards ceremony on Monday, April 25 at the Boshamer Gymnasium. It marked the first in-person BESPYs awards banquet since the Spring of 2019.
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Brevard College Football Releases 2022 Schedule
February 24, 2022BREVARD, N.C. - The Brevard College football program, under the direction of Head Coach Bill Khayat, has announced its schedule for the Fall 2022 season of competition. BC’s slate features five home games and five road tests in its 10-week regular season schedule, as the Tornados eye a USA South Conference Championship and an automatic bid into the 2022 NCAA DIII Football Tournament.
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Bass & Canady Earn Nominations for Prestigious Cliff Harris Award
December 18, 2021For the second time in the last three years, the Brevard College football team has earned a pair of nominations for the Cliff Harris Award - given to the best Small College defensive player (DII, DIII, NAIA).
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Canady to Represent Brevard College at FCS Bowl in Daytona Beach
December 10, 2021Senior standout linebacker Steffon Canady has accepted an invitation to compete in the 7th Annual FCS Bowl held on Sunday, December 12 at 11 am. at Daytona Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Three Tornados Named All-Region by D3football.com
December 09, 2021Three Brevard College Tornado football seniors earned All-Region honors from D3football.com in Region 3. Steffon Canady and Stamati Damalos were selected to the Second Team, while Jerome Bass earned Third Team honors.
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Parker Named CoSIDA Academic All-District for Second Straight Season
November 18, 2021Brevard College football student-athlete Justin Parker has been named to the 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team for combined performance on the field and in the classroom. It marks the second straight season that Parker has earned the elite academic and athletic honor.
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Tornados Rack Up 10 Postseason Awards, Land Five on First Team; Canady Named USA South Defensive Player of the Year
November 17, 2021The Brevard College football team collected 10 total postseason awards from the USA South Conference on Wednesday. Five Tornados – Dante Anderson, Jerome Bass, Steffon Canady, Stamati Damalos, and Brandon Unangst - landed on the All-Conference First Team. Toby Naylor, Brandon Norris, and Mitchell Yoder were all named Second Team selections, while Luis Alvarez represented Brevard on the All-Sportsmanship Team. Steffon Canady was voted as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year, giving the Tornado football program its first major award from the USA South since 2018 when fellow senior Dalton Cole was voted as league Offensive Rookie of the Year.
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Damalos and Naylor Take Home Conference Weekly Awards
November 16, 2021Senior place-kicker Stamati Damalos and junior linebacker Toby Naylor were both selected as USA South Conference Athletes of the Week, with Damalos taking home Special Teams Player of the Week honors while Naylor earned a Defensive Player of the Week nod in the final week of the season.
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Stamati Damalos Named to Final National Team of the Week of 2021
November 16, 2021Senior place-kicker Stamati Damalos has landed on D3football.com’s final Team of the Week of the 2021 season following his dominant performance in Brevard’s 40-3 victory over Averett University.
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Tornados Dominate on Senior Day with 40-3 Triumph over Averett
November 13, 2021The Brevard College football team (6-4, 6-2 USAS) closed out its season in an emphatic fashion, dominating Averett University (5-5, 4-4 USAS) by a final score of 40-3 on Senior Day at Ives-Lemel Family Field.
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Last-Minute Touchdown Sinks Tornados in Fayetteville
October 30, 2021Junior running back Mitchell Yoder rushed for the most yards by a Tornado in the DIII-era and the fourth-most in single-game program history, however, the Brevard College football team (5-4, 5-2 USAS) fell to the Methodist Monarchs (5-2, 5-1 USAS) on a last-minute touchdown on Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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Canady Picks Up Second National Award of 2021, Sixth-Straight Tornado Honored by D3football.com
October 26, 2021For the second time this season, senior linebacker Steffon Canady was honored by D3football.com, earning a selection onto its Team of the Week following Canady’s record-shattering performance on Saturday in Brevard’s 7-3 win over Southern Virginia.
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Canady Picked as Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week
October 25, 2021Following a standout performance that included tying his own single-game school record for sacks, senior linebacker Steffon Canady was honored by the USA South Conference, being selected as Defensive Player of the Week following a 7-3 victory for the Brevard College football team over Southern Virginia on Saturday.
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Tornado Defense Dominates in Close Win at Home
October 23, 2021The Brevard College football team (5-3, 5-1 USAS) edged out a gritty 7-3 victory against Southern Virginia University (1-6, 1-4 USAS) on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Ives-Lemel Family Field. The Tornados tied a school record with nine quarterback sacks in the contest, while Head Coach Bill Khayat recorded the 25th win of his career to become the winningest coach in the history of BC Football.
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Lankford Earns Weekly Nod as Tornado Football Honored Nationally for Fifth Straight Week
October 19, 2021Junior defensive lineman Wyatt Lankford was selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week following a career five-tackle performance that included four tackles-for-loss, a quarterback sack, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.
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BC Wins Third-Straight with 20-10 Road Win at LaGrange
October 16, 2021The Brevard College football team (4-3, 4-1 USAS) used 229 yards of rushing and stifling defense to help propel itself to its third consecutive victory in a 20-10 triumph over LaGrange College (1-5, 1-3 USAS) on Saturday evening in LaGrange, Georgia.
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Canady Earns National Honor after Leading Dominant Defensive Performance
October 12, 2021Following the first shutout for Brevard College football since the 2014 season, and the first against an NCAA opponent in program history, senior linebacker Steffon Canady was selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week. Canady, a senior hailing from Glendale, Arizona, was heavily involved in the impressive defensive showing for the Tornados in their 31-0 victory over Maryville College on Homecoming. The linebacker totaled three quarterback sacks, pushing his program-record total to 18 for his Tornado career, while also forcing a pair of fumbles and recovering one. Canady also tallied five tackles and three quarterback hurries in the victory.
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Canady, Jackson III Take Home Conference Player of the Week Honors
October 11, 2021Following a big 31-0 victory over Maryville College on Homecoming, Steffon Canady and Taylor Jackson III were selected as USA South Conference Players of the Week, with Canady taking home Defensive Player of the Week while Jackson was picked Offensive Player of the Week.
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Tornados Shut Out Scots for Homecoming Triumph, 31-0
October 09, 2021On a busy Saturday on the campus of Brevard College with Homecoming festivities in full swing, the Brevard College football team (3-3, 3-1 USAS) used a balanced offensive attack and smothering defense to take a dominant victory over Maryville College (1-5, 1-3 USAS), 31-0, on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Ives-Lemel Family Field.
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Pledger Earns Third National Weekly Honor of Career
October 05, 2021Junior defensive back Joc Pledger was honored by D3football.com after his two-turnover performance in Brevard’s 27-7 victory over Greensboro, earning a Team of the Week selection for the third time in his BC career. Pledger, a native of Monroe, Georgia, picked off a Greensboro pass and also forced a fumble on his lone tackle of the contest. So far in the Fall season, Pledger has racked up 29 tackles with an interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.
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Damalos Named Conference’s Special Teams Player of the Week
October 04, 2021Brevard College football senior placekicker Stamati Damalos was honored by the USA South after BC’s 27-7 victory over Greensboro last Saturday, earning Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Damalos, a native of Tarpon Springs, Florida, drilled two of his three field goal attempts in the Greensboro win while also connecting on all three of his extra-point attempts.
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BC Uses Big Rushing Day for 27-7 Triumph over Greensboro
October 02, 2021The Brevard College football team (2-3, 2-1 USAS) used a big day on the ground to help lift itself to a 27-7 victory over Greensboro College (0-4, 0-2 USAS) on Saturday afternoon. The Tornados rushed for a season-high 309 yards while totaling 390 yards of total offense. BC's impressive day on the ground consisted of 16 first downs via rushes and 6.4 yards-per-carry. Junior running back Mitchell Yoder dashed for 100 yards on 16 carries to mark the second 100-yard performance of his career. Sophomore Devonte Murray rushed for 69 yards while sophomore Deshonte Kirkland added 65 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Freddie Aiken II pushed ahead for 61 yards on seven carries, featuring a game-long 40-yard scamper. Aiken, Kirkland, and Murray all logged career-highs in the contest on the ground. On the defensive end, Dante Anderson, Tyler Harrison, and Joc Pledger all logged interceptions. Harrison returned a 75-yard pick-six to the house to help the Tornados to the victory. Pledger, a native of Monroe, Georgia, and a Spring 2021 All-American, also forced a fumble as BC's defense forced a season-high four turnovers. Steffon Canady and Wyatt Lankford each tallied a sack in the contest, while Anderson and Canady recorded five tackles apiece. Stamati Damalos hit two field goals and three extra points to build on his impressive season.
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Banning Earns National Honor after Breakout Performance vs. Huntingdon
September 28, 2021Sophomore linebacker Geoff Banning was selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week following his career-high eight-tackle performance vs. Huntingdon which included 3 1/2 tackles-for-loss and 1/2 quarterback sack.
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Tornado Comeback Bid Falls Short to Hawks, 21-14
September 25, 2021The Brevard College football team (1-3, 1-1 USAS) came up short on Saturday afternoon, falling to the visiting Huntingdon College Hawks (1-2, 1-0 USAS), by a final of 21-14 on a sunny afternoon at Ives-Lemel Family Field.
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O’Leary Named to National Team of the Week after First TD Grab of Career
September 21, 2021Following the first touchdown catch of his Tornado career - a 31-yard score that helped the Brevard College football team roll past NC Wesleyan 32-7 last Saturday - senior tight end Jaden O’Leary has been named to D3football.com’s Team of the Week.
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Brevard Rolls Past NC Wesleyan for First Victory of Fall 2021
September 18, 2021Junior running back Mitchell Yoder scored a pair of touchdowns, while senior tight end Jaden O'Leary hauled down his first career touchdown reception as the Brevard College football team (1-2, 1-0 USAS) picked up its first victory in its USA South Conference opener against NC Wesleyan College (0-3, 0-1 USAS), 32-7, on Saturday afternoon.
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Apprentice Prevails in Overtime Thriller, 34-27
September 11, 2021A spirited comeback attempt by the Brevard College football team (0-2), including 10 unanswered points in the final 4:09 of regulation, came up just short as the Apprentice School Builders (1-0) scored a touchdown and stopped the BC offense in overtime to claim a 34-27 victory on Saturday at Ives-Lemel Family Field.
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Brevard Stifled in Season-Opener at DII Shorter
September 04, 2021The Brevard College football team (0-1) opened its Fall 2021 season up on the road, falling 38-14 to NCAA Division II Shorter University football on Saturday afternoon at Barron Stadium. Junior wide receiver Cedric Brooks put together a career day on the offensive side of the ball for the Tornados, wrangling down a career-high nine receptions for a career-best 155 yards, while also throwing for a touchdown to fellow wideout Dalton Cole and rushing for 27 yards.
