DOYLESTOWN (Pa.) – The 7^th/10^th ranked Delaware Valley University football team returns home in search of its fifth-straight win to start 2021 campaign as it welcomes Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) foe King's College to town for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

The Aggies enter week six a perfect 4-0 overall and 2-0 in MAC play. They rank 7^th in Division III football according to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll and 10^th in the latest D3football.com poll.

DelVal maintained its spot in each of last week's polls after its 32-7 triumph at conference rival Lycoming College last Saturday. The Aggies trailed the Warriors 7-6 at halftime, but five forced turnovers in the second half and 26 unanswered points propelled the team to a comfortable victory.

A win over the Monarchs on Saturday would extend DelVal's record win-streak against MAC opponents to 31 in a row as it continues its defense of three-straight conference titles. The last time the Aggies lost to a league opponent was week seven of 2016 (October 22, 2016).

Seventh year head coach Duke Greco and his squad are 4-0 for the first time since 2017. Greco is 62-11 all-time as head coach and five wins away from passing Jim Clements for the wins by a head coach in DelVal football history.  

King's enters Saturday's game 2-2 overall and 1-2 in MAC games. The Monarchs are coming off a thrilling home win over Alvernia University that saw quarterback Tyler Moore run for an 11-yard score with 29 seconds left to lift King's to a 10-7 victory.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES

The DelVal defense ranks among the best in the country through the first two weeks of 2021. The unit that starts six seniors and five juniors, remains number one in all of Division III with 134.8 yards per game allowed and just 2.42 yards per play allowed. The Aggies have allowed just four touchdowns to its opponents, tied for second best in the country. Against the run, the defense is second overall with 26 yards per game allowed, and against the pass they rank third with 108.8 yards per game against.

The defensive backfield shined in last week's 32-7 win over the Warriors and a pair of juniors, Jamir Prevard and Blaine Netterman earned weekly awards for their showing. Prevard, a corner back from Atlantic City, Nj., and Netterman, a safety from Brick, Nj., each had two interceptions in the game.

Prevard totaled 77 return yards off his two interceptions; including one in the third quarter, that he took 31 yards to the house for his first-career pick-six. His other interception came in the second quarter and he took it 46 yards, deep into Lycoming territory, to set up DelVal's first score of the day. Prevard now leads the team with four interceptions this year and has nine for his career.

Netterman's two interceptions each came in the second half. The first, he returned to the Warriors' three-yard line setting up an Aggie touchdown. He upped his season total to three and now has 12 for his career. He added three tackles, one tackle for loss, and one pass breakup on Saturday.  

Adding to the defensive backfield are seniors Justin Harris and Dontae Mason. Harris plays the cornerback position opposite Prevard and did not see a single target against him at Lycoming. For the season, he has nine tackles, half a tackle for loss, and three pass breakups.  Mason, a safety, has 11 tackles this season with two pass breakups and intercepted his first pass of the season against the Warriors.

The defensive line features junior twins Anthony and Michael Nobile who have combined for 37 tackles and 10 tackles for loss this season. Michael leads the team with 7.5 tackles for loss and five sacks while Anthony leads the group with seven quarterback hurries. Junior defensive end Yusuf Aladinov is another player to watch as he has 15 tackles this year, four TFL, 1.5 sacks, and four fumble recoveries. At Lycoming, he notched his second career scoop-and-score touchdown with a 46-yard return.  His four fumbles recovered are the most of any player in Division III.

For the linebacking corp, senior Anthony Tedesco leads the team with 36 tackles and adds three tackles for loss, half a sack, and a forced fumble.

On the other side of the ball, the offense averages 37.3 points per game, 174 rushing yards per game, 184.5 yards through the air per showing, and an average of 358.5 yards of total offense per game. The rushing game led the way against the Warriors with 169 yards and two scores.

Senior Donte Simmons leads the ground attack with 344 yards (86 ypg.) and three touchdowns this season. Quarterback DaQuan Bohannan also has three rushing scores and four other players have run for a score.

Through the air, Bohannan has completed 52-of-118 (44%) passes for 663 yards with seven touchdowns and three interceptions. The Aggies have 13 different players that have caught at least two passes, led by sophomore Tahmir Barksdale with 16 catches for 150 yards and one touchdown. Isaiah Calhoun follows with six receptions for 80 yards while he and Nahsir Morgan lead the group with two receiving touchdowns.

Barksdale, a 2019 All-American punt returner, has 11 returns this year for 151 yards (13.73 avg.) and one touchdown. On kickoff returns, the team averages 27.7 yards with Ralph Hyland leading the way at 108 total yards on three returns.  

Senior Bobby Miller handles the punting duties and has 19 punts with an average of 40.21 yards per boot, seven kicks inside the opponent's 20-yards line, and two punts over 50 yards.

 

SCOUTING THE MONARCHS

Head Coach Jeff Knar is in his 11^th season with the Monarchs and has a roster that includes 22 seniors including 13 starters. King's was picked to finish sixth in the MAC preseason coaches' poll and currently sits at 1-2 in league play and 2-2 overall.

King's defeated Moravian College in week one, 13-10, but dropped its next two games to Lycoming and Lebanon Valley College by a combined score of 52-14.

The Monarch offense is averaging just 9.25 points per game with 76.5 yards per game on the ground and 197 yards per game through the air. Their touchdowns are evenly dispersed with two on the ground and two via the pass.

Senior quarterback Tyler Moore completed 66-of-116 passes for 601 yards with two touchdowns to five interceptions. He's been sacked 12 times.

Senior wide receiver Gabe Boccella leads the team with 21 catches for 228 yards, but has yet to find pay dirt. Tim Constantino and Brandon Cohen each have 19 receptions and a touchdown with 221 and 143 yards, respectively. Five other players have at least two receptions this year for King's.

Senior Tekoah Guedes and Enzo Poulson split the work in the ground game. Guedes leads the way with 33 carries for 128 yards and a touchdown and Poulson has 29 attempts for 87 yards.

The Monarchs' defense ranks second in the conference with 99 yards per game allowed, but surrender 193 yards per game through the air. In total, opponents are averaging 292 yards of total offense per game. They have forced three turnovers, all interceptions, through four games.   

Senior linebacker Brendan Mozeleski leads the team with 40 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and adds 2.5 sacks and five other players have racked up at least 20 tackles. Defensive lineman Dallas Solomon leads the group with four sacks, four quarterback hurries and a forced fumble, to go with five tackles for loss. Junior defensive back Joseph Carchio has 29 tackles, three pass breakups and an interception to his credit.

In the kicking game, Kyle Prescavage is averaging 52.9 yards per kick off and has connected on 3-of-4 field goals with a long of 43 yards. On point after attempts his is 3-for-4.