2007 Alumni Highlights

Although he's not list for the Oklahoma Game, the August Colorado Buffaloes Depth Chart
at Wide Receiver shows Markques at number 4:

#26 Former Marauder Arnold Briggs, a Safety at Montana State made it
into the "Bobcats Winners Circle" for Defense this weekend.

"Bobcat freshman Arnold Briggs set the tone for MSU on a day that witnessed a
number of bizarre occurrences. With MSU receiving the opening kickoff, Dixie State
attempted an on-side kick that Briggs recovered to give the Bobcats the ball at the Dixie State 35."

10-year NFL veteran Mike Pittman's game picked up quite a bit this weekend against St Louis.
He had 7 carries for 56 yards and 3 receptions for 35 yards in a 24-3 win over the Rams.

Marauders Class of 1993 and Fresno State graduate, Mike Pittman, had 5 receptions for 32 yards
against Seattle last week for a 6.4 yard average. His longest was 11 yards. He added 6 more yards on the ground.

Amon is listed in the Denver Bronco Depth Chart as the starting Right DT. So far this year he has racked up 11 solo tackles and 2 assists, including 4 solo tackles in the Broncos game this past weekend against Jacksonville.

Marauaders Class of 2000 and Stanford grad, Defensive End Amon Gordon, racked up 3 solo tackles
in the Denver Broncos' 15-14 win over Buffalo.

In a 21-15 victory against Monmoth, Marauder Alum, "Senior Adam Cooper (San Diego, Calif.)
then broke up Coopers next attempt to force a third and 10."

Former Marauder and Grossmont College alum #31 DB Adam Cooper has had
6 solo takles and 7 assists in the last two games
for Stonybrook University Seawolves.

Last week in a win against Bucknell: "...An apparent Bison TD pass on third and goal was broken up
by Adam Cooper, however, and Bucknell had to settle for a field goal that made it 27-20 in favor of Stony Brook..."

"Quarterback Andrew Strom completed a short pass to Ryan LiDrazzah.
James Wright and Tyler Vincent gave him a couple of key blocks and
LiDrazzah did the rest as he went 80-yards on this fourth quarter touchdown against RPI."

In their 27-26 Win over Carnegie-Mellon "...Junior wideout Ryan LiDrazzah ... caught six passes for 55 yards and a TD."
"Hobart posted its first lead of the game with 4:47 remaining when Strom completed an 11-play
63-yard drive with a fade pass to the back corner of the end zone that LiDrazzah collected."

Junior Ryan LiDrazzah returned three punts against Dickinson for 36 yards. His 12.0 average leads the Liberty League.

Marauder Alum, Hobart College Junior WR #1 Ryan LiDrazzah had a great game
despite Hobart losing in overtime loss to Dickinson 30-27.

"...Together, they connected with nine different receivers, led by junior wideout Ryan LiDrazzah's (...San Diego, Calif.)
six catches for 44 yards and a touchdown...Strom hit LiDrazzah for a 28-yard strike...."

When Last We Met—Trailing 28-24 with 2:45 remaining, Hobart’s record-setting
quarterback Shawn Mizro ’07 (20-of-34 for 237 yards, 2 TDs) engineered a nine-play 80-yard drive
that ended with a spectacular, leaping, 12-yard catch in the corner of the end zone
by wideout Ryan LiDrazzah. Mizro was 6-of-9 on the drive, hitting LiDrazzah twice for 36 yards
and running back Doug Blakowski ’07 twice for 26 yards. The drive lifted the Statesmen
to a 31-28 win over the Red Devils. Linebackers Evan Hoff- Man ’07 and Nolan Robinson ’07
combined for 20 tackles to pace the Hobart defense.

2007 Marauder Alum RB Jelani Burton has joined 2005 Marauder CB Jeremy Scott at UC Davis.
Jelani is a Mechanical Engineering student and Jeremy is majoring in Civil Engineering.

"...Cal Poly closed a 14-point deficit to seven at 20-13 with 4:51 to play when Jonathan Dally
hooked up with Tredale Tolver on a 69-yard touchdown pass..."

2006 Marauder Alum, Cameron Wilkomm,against Central Methodist in the first game of the season:
"...defenders of note: Cameron Willkomm had 8 tackles 2 solo and 6 assists..."

Mira Mesa alum WR #83 Tyler Stewart played for Palomar College, has moved on
to Graceland University "Yellow Jackets".
The Yellow Jackets are currently 2-0-0

In Game 1: "Tyler Stewart had 4 catches for 34 yards and the only TD through the air tonight."

In Game 2:"...After falling behind 17-7 the Jackets would come roaring back striking first on a 31 yard TD
from Graves to wide receiver Tyler Stewart...Julian Bond and Tyler Stewart both caught touchdown
catches of 67 and 31 yards respectively."

"...After falling behind 17-7 the Jackets would come roaring back striking first
on a 31 yard TD from Graves to wide receiver Tyler Stewart...."

Mira Mesa Teammates include: OL #66 JC Sheffield, LB #43 Cameron Willkomm, OL #62 Brian Moore,
DL #74 Josh Porotesano, and ILB #53 Brandon Castro

"Enters the fall as the backup at both safety spots…could also see time on special teams.

2006 Season: Appeared in the final eight games of the year at safety…had two tackles during the season…
recorded a solo stop at Idaho State and had an assist against Portland State.

Prior to Sacramento State: Attended Mesa JC in San Diego for two years…started in the defensive backfield as a sophomore…
finished that season with 56 total tackles and also had a fumble recovery.

High School: Graduated from Mira Mesa HS in San Diego in 2004…played three years of varsity football and also ran track…
was twice named all-Eastern League in football…as a senior, he had 112 total tackles, four interceptions, three forced fumbles
and two fumble recoveries…best game came against Serra HS where he had 15 tackles, two interceptions and
forced a fumble…competed in the state meet in track and field.

Personal: Born 4-21-86…majoring in business with an emphasis in marketing…parents are Gary Henderson and Reva Phelon."

The annual Pancake Breakfast will be held Saturday, September 22nd.
Tickets will be available soon.
Donation $6.00.

If you have any VARSITY, JV or FRESHMEN videos, pictures or links to pictures of games, practices, players and coaches,
that you'd like to share with the Marauder Football family, send them to the Mira Mesa Football Webmaster.
I'll make sure they get posted.

Also, we are looking for Pictures of Marauders who have gone on to play at 4-year colleges and JC's.
We track the Alumni Players weekly and post their results in the schedules near the bottom of this page.

JIM COUGHLIN MOVES TO BOISE

Jim Coughlin, Marauder Football Quality Control and father of 2006 Alum,
Mike Coughlin moved to Boise, Idaho this past weekend.
Son, Mike, is a Freshmen Quarterback with the Boise State Broncos,
so we imagine Jim will be seeing a lot of Bronco football the next few seasons.

The Marauder Family wishes Jim good luck, and would like to express our thanks for all the time
and effort he's spent in making the Marauder Football Program a success.

ALUMNI

Adam and Alanmar Gajo

Coach Adam Gajo at UNLV and his brother, Alanmar, who is serving in the US Army in Iraq.

Pictures from Coach Yates' Playing Days

Mundrae Clifton at Reno

I a rout of Nichols State 52-17, Nevada D-Lineman, Mundrae Clifton had 1 solo tackle and 1 assist.

"DEFENSE LINE: ... Developing depth will be the key with sophomore Mundrae Clifton ...
Clifton had a strong season before missing the second half of the year with an illness.
“He’s had a terrific offseason, and we are expecting good things out of him,” Ault said of Clifton..."

Sacramento Sirens Win First Game of IWFL Playoffs

The Sacramento Sirens (8-1-0) defeated the Seattle Majestics (8-1-0) 29-12 in the first game of the IWFL Playoffs in Seattle.
The Sirens travel to Detroit for the Conference Championships against the Detroit Demolition (9-1-0) on July 28th. The Championship Game is scheduled for Atlanta, Georgia, on August 11. For Championship week festivities see the IWFL website.

Sacramento Sirens Win IWFL Division Championship

The Sacramento Sirens and Marauder Alum Rebecca (Quinn) Foster (OL) won their 2007 Division Championship
finishing the season 7-1-0 and travel to meet the Seattle Majestics 8-0-0 at Memorial Stadium, Seattle,
in the first game of the IWFL Conference playoffs this Saturday, July 14th. If they make it through the playoffs,
the Championship Game is scheduled for Atlanta, Georgia, on August 11.

NEW SIGNINGS

#42 Robert Eyler - Redlands

Aaron Williams Going to Delta State University

Aaron Williams, a Marauder and Mesa College alum, was originally headed for Upper Iowa.
He was offered a full ride at Delta State University, a top 5 D2 school. Which he accepted.
Aaron will wear #23 and play CB for Delta State.
An e-mail from Aaron says he's already there "adapting to the climate."

Good Luck Aaron.

Arnold Briggs
Freshman from San Diego, CA
Position: S Number: 26
Height: 5-10 Weight: 171

Montana State (2007) Enters the season as a backup cornerback. (2006) Enrolled in January, and played as a reserve in the secondary. High School Earned All-CIF and Eastern League honors as a receiver… excelled as a return specialist, as well… caught 40 passes for 634 yards and five TDs… his team was 8-4 and advanced to CIF quarterfinals… voted his team’s top offensive player… had four TD returns… lettered in basketball, as well. Academics A sociology major. Personal Born Arnold Mamadee Briggs on March 29, 1987 in San Francisco… one of four children of Ranza Dunn… a sibling, Jamah Briggs, runs track at Cal State LA.