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Charter Players in College
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Tuesday, January 30
Jay Campbell chooses Lehigh!
Senior Charter running back Jay Campbell has chosen highly respected Lehigh for his college choice. Campbell chose the Mountain Hawks after a fantastic visit the Lehigh coaches over the past weekend.
The Force are also excited to announce that Jay will represent Charter in the Blue-Gold All-Star football game. A terrific week for Jay indeed! Congrats Jay!
Sunday, February 11
Bucknell's David Frisbey Named to ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Football Team
Senior Defensive Back is Bucknell's 113th Academic All-American, 21st in Football
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior defensive back David Frisbey (Newark, Del./Charter School) added another scholar-athlete honor to his already impressive resume on Thursday when he was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Football Team. Frisbey, a second-team selection, was named to Academic All-District teams in both 2005 and 2006, and this is his first time on the national team.
Frisbey is Bucknell's 113th national Academic All-America selection, and the 21st from the football program. Offensive lineman Justin Gibson was the football team's most recent Academic All-American in 2004. Earlier this fall, Bison senior Shannon Curd earned national honors in women's soccer. Bucknell ranks fourth nationally among all Division I institutions in total number of Academic All-Americans.
A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter at cornerback, Frisbey this season helped the Bucknell football team produce one of the nation's best turnarounds. The team went from 1-10 in 2005 to 6-5 in 2006. The five-game improvement was tied with three other teams for the best in all of the NCAA Championship Subdivision (I-AA), and it equaled the best one-season improvement in school history.
Frisbey played in 41 career games, including the last 22 as a starting cornerback. As a senior he made 51 tackles (30 solo) to rank sixth on the team, and he added an interception, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick. He was second on the squad with seven pass breakups, and his five career interceptions tied for the team lead among active players. Also a special teams stalwart, particularly covering punts and kickoffs, Frisbey was Bucknell's special teams MVP in 2005.
His credentials are just as impressive off the field, where he carries a 3.54 cumulative grade-point average in Bucknell's highly regarded management program. A member of the university's Dean's List and the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, Frisbey was a semifinalist this year for the Draddy Trophy, also known as the "Academic Heisman," which honors the nation's top college football scholar-athlete. He was one of only 37 I-AA semifinalists and one of only two from the Patriot League.
Frisbey has also been nominated for the Division I-AA Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team.
In order to be eligible for the Academic All-America team, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.20 grade-point average into at least his sophomore year and be a starter or significant reserve.
David Frisbey - '02
One of the veteran leaders of the Bison defense ... will start at cornerback for the second straight year ... athletic, physical corner who typically gets a good read on the ball ... also one of the team's best special teams players ... outstanding student who was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Team in 2005 ... All-Patriot League candidate ... 2005 (Junior): Started all 11 games at cornerback ... ranked fifth on the team in tackles with 54 (37 solo) ... led the team and ranked second in the Patriot League with four interceptions ... had monster game against Marist with 13 tackles (12 solo), including one for a 27-yard loss ... had interceptions against Stony Brook, Lafayette, Colgate and Holy Cross ... blocked a field goal at Colgate ... named team's special teams player of the year at season's end ... Lewisburg Touchdown Club Special Teams Player of the Week following the Marist and Colgate games ... LTC Defensive Player of the Week following the Lafayette game ... 2004 (Sophomore): Played in eight varsity games, primarily on special teams ... credited with three tackles and one pass breakup ... also started at cornerback in two jayvee games and had seven tackles (all solo) and two pass deflections ... 2003 (Freshman): One of five freshmen to earn a varsity letter ... appeared in 11 games as a backup defensive back and on special teams ... credited with eight tackles (six solo), with three coming against Lafayette ... CHARTER SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-state performer in 2001 and 2002 ... three-time all-conference selection ... two-time honorable mention all-state pick ... academic all-conference ... team captain ... named WDEL Player of the Week after rushing for 260 yards and two touchdowns in a game ... school's all-time leading rusher with over 2,600 yards ... broke six other school rushing records, including 31 career TDs ... two-time team offensive MVP ... played for head coach Steve Dent ... selected to play in Blue-Gold All-Star Game ... PERSONAL: Full name is David Brandon Frisbey ... son of Sandra Frisbey ... born July 15, 1985 in Wilmington, Del. ... majoring in management ... earned spots on Dean's List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. FRISBEY'S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS Year G/GS UT AT TT TFL FR PD Int. 2003 11/0 6 2 8 0-0 0 0 0-0 2004 8/0 1 2 3 0-0 0 1 0-0 2005 11/11 37 17 54 3-29 0 7 4-73 Totals 30/11 44 21 65 3-29 0 8 4-73
Sunday, October 15
2006
15 Solo Tackles (sixth on team)
9 Assists
24 Total Tackles
1 Pass deflected
1 Fumble Recovery
1 Interception
Bucknell's David Frisbey Named to ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Football Team
Senior Defensive Back is Bucknell's 113th Academic All-American, 21st in Football
Nov. 30, 2006
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior defensive back David Frisbey (Newark, Del./Charter School) added another scholar-athlete honor to his already impressive resume on Thursday when he was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Football Team. Frisbey, a second-team selection, was named to Academic All-District teams in both 2005 and 2006, and this is his first time on the national team.
Frisbey is Bucknell's 113th national Academic All-America selection, and the 21st from the football program. Offensive lineman Justin Gibson was the football team's most recent Academic All-American in 2004. Earlier this fall, Bison senior Shannon Curd earned national honors in women's soccer. Bucknell ranks fourth nationally among all Division I institutions in total number of Academic All-Americans.
A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter at cornerback, Frisbey this season helped the Bucknell football team produce one of the nation's best turnarounds. The team went from 1-10 in 2005 to 6-5 in 2006. The five-game improvement was tied with three other teams for the best in all of the NCAA Championship Subdivision (I-AA), and it equaled the best one-season improvement in school history.
Frisbey played in 41 career games, including the last 22 as a starting cornerback. As a senior he made 51 tackles (30 solo) to rank sixth on the team, and he added an interception, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick. He was second on the squad with seven pass breakups, and his five career interceptions tied for the team lead among active players. Also a special teams stalwart, particularly covering punts and kickoffs, Frisbey was Bucknell's special teams MVP in 2005.
His credentials are just as impressive off the field, where he carries a 3.54 cumulative grade-point average in Bucknell's highly regarded management program. A member of the university's Dean's List and the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, Frisbey was a semifinalist this year for the Draddy Trophy, also known as the "Academic Heisman," which honors the nation's top college football scholar-athlete. He was one of only 37 I-AA semifinalists and one of only two from the Patriot League.
Frisbey has also been nominated for the Division I-AA Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team.
In order to be eligible for the Academic All-America team, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.20 grade-point average into at least his sophomore year and be a starter or significant reserve.
Cornell
Senior David Frisbey had 6 tackles and a fumble recovery in a Bucknell 20-5 victory over Cornell. Last season Frisbey finished fifth on the team in tackles. Bucknell is now 2-1 on the season.
Wednesday, October 18
Bucknell's David Frisbey Picked as Semifinalist for Draddy Trophy
Monday, October 2
Frisbey Leads Bison in Tackles
David Frisbey recorded a team high nine tackles in a Bucknell Bison victory over Marist College.
Sunday, February 26
Charter Grad David Frisbey Earns Patriot League All Academic Honors
2002 Charter School of Wilmington grad David Frisbey was named to the illustrious Patriot League Honor Roll recently, earning an impressive 3.5 GPA in management. The junior is doing well at the prestigeous Pennsylvania University.
David has been playing on special teams while also seeing action on special teams. Next year promises to be a breakthrough year for him as he vies to crack into the starting lineup at defensive back.
Frisbey is the all-time leading rusher in Charter Force history.
Tom Methvin - '05
Two-way lineman eyed other Ivies By BUDDY HURLOCK / The News Journal Tom Methvin was going to visit almost all of the Ivy League schools before making his college choice. But after one visit to Princeton University, his mind was made up. That was the place for him, Methvin decided. The first team All-State defensive tackle from Charter will also join the Tigers' football program next season. "Basically, when I visited there, there was a real sense of family among all the players and coaches," Methvin said. Methvin (6-4, 250) also was a second team All-State pick on the offensive line at tackle last year. "It's an awesome choice," Charter coach Steve Dent said. "All along he was looking at Ivy League schools. Education was first and foremost on his mind, and he certainly has the grades for it. It's nice to see him go to a place he really wanted to go to school." Other Ivy League schools Methvin seriously considered were Penn, Harvard and Yale. "When he visited Princeton," Dent said, "he just kind of fell in love with the place." Methvin said his decision ultimately came down not to where he would be after four years of football, but where he would be with his education 40 years from now. "I had a lot of choices. I just felt my best fit was Princeton," Methvin said.
Monday, October 16
Tom Methvin Named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week!
The 2006 Force may be having some difficulties this year, but one member of the 2004 Charter team is doing quite well. Tom Methvin is a sophomore at Princeton University. He starts at defensive end for the Tigers. Last weekend he had quite a game. In fact, he was named the IVY League Defensive Player of the week! He was part of a defense that held the fourth rated passer in the nation to just 71 yards. Tom had six tackles, three sacks and four tackles for loss. In addition, he knocked down three passes. Awesome job Tom! Princeton plays Harvard this weekend. Princeton is undefeated this year. _______________________________________________________________________ Other former Charter players are also making significant impacts on the field this year. Follow their progress in the graduate section of the website. A brief glimpse at those players: *David Frisby plays defensive back for Bucknell University and is sixth in tackles on the team. *Jermaine LaFate plays offensive line for Virginia State. An all-conference tackle last year, Jermaine has become a leader for the Trojans and a possible prospect to continue his playing career beyond college. *Mark Worrilow is playing defensive line for Ursinus College. After several poor years, the Bears are off to a 5-1 start this season. *Yancy Edwards starts for Kenyon University in Ohio. Kenyon had strgulled mightily over the years, but last season Kenyon had one of its best seasons ever. Yancy started as a freshman on that squad and is seen to be the backbone of that unit in Ohio.
Sunday, October 15
Methvin Stats - 2006
5 Solo Tackles
6 Assists
14 Total Tackles (10th)
5 Tackles for Loss (tied for the team lead)
4 Sacks (leading the team)
4 Passes deflected (tied for team lead)
Sunday, October 15
No. 22 Football Rides Defensive Wave To 17-3 Win, 5-0 Start In ESPNU Showcase Game
Luke Steckel loves Friday nights. The last one he played was for the Tennessee state championship, and his late interception helped lead Brentwood to the title. Steckel hopes to cap another senior year with a championship, and he made another Friday night interception to help the effort. The Princeton defense, led by a brilliant all-around effort by Tom Methvin and Steckel's timely pick, carried the No. 22 Tigers to a 17-3 win over Brown Friday night in front of 10,136 fans at Princeton Stadium and a national ESPNU audience.
The win improves Princeton to 5-0 overall, 2-0 in the Ivy League. It is Princeton's first 5-0 start since 1995, which was the last Ivy championship season in the storied history of Tiger football. The Tigers will enter the sixth week of the season in at least a three-way tie for the Ivy League lead. Harvard and Yale were 2-0 in league play entering the weekend and play nonleague teams on Saturday. Penn is 1-0 and will host Columbia Saturday.
Methvin recorded six tackles, including four for losses, and added three sacks and three pass break-ups to lead the defense. Classmate and fellow defensive end Pete Buchignani led the team with seven tackles and recorded one sack, while senior linebacker Brig Walker added six tackles, including two solo stops. Princeton picked off Brown's explosive passing attack twice, including a spectacular diving grab by J.J. Artis in the first half.
Thursday, September 21
Big stops against Lehigh
Sophomore defensive end Tom Methvin had four tackles for the Princeton Tigers in a opening 14-10 victory against Lehigh. Tom had a huge stop when Lehigh had first a goal from the Tiger 10 yard line to help force the Mountain Hawks to a field goal.
Tuesday, October 25
Huge Impact versus Harvard Keys Princeton Victory
Freshman Princeton defensive lineman Tom Methvin made a huge impact in the Tigers' a 27-24 victory over host Harvard. The win marked the first for Princeton over Harvard since 1995 and the first at Harvard since 1993. The former member of the Force had a dominant defensive series with Princeton up 17-10 in the second quarter. Methvin made three straight tackles, including a six yard sack to halt any Harvard momentum. Later, Tom combined with another defender to throttle a 4th & 2 play in the fourth quarter. Tom finished the game with six tackles on the day. It is fantastic to see Tom perform so well at the next level. Prinecton is undergoing a transformation from a program that has struggled in year's past, to one this year that sits at 4-2 and 2-1 in the IVY League.
Tuesday, September 5
Tigers Have Pride
This is a great article about Tom Methvin, a Charter football graduate.
BY CRAIG HALEY
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP -- Justin Stull, Princeton football fans knew him well. Jay McCareins, his accomplishments were almost mythical. Opponents sure knew him.
Tom Methvin? Princeton's new starting defensive end realizes few people in the Ivy League know him well. Or many of his teammates, for that matter.
Yet.
"Some people might look at us and say we're a no-name team, but for us we're going to make a name for ourselves," Methvin said yesterday at Princeton's football media day. "We're young and we're happy and we're proud. What some may see as a weakness, we see it as a strength. We have a lot of great guys that people don't even know about and we're looking to really see those guys shine this year."
Fifteen senior starters have departed from last year's 7-3 breakout season for head coach Roger Hughes, but the Tigers believe they can reload, not rebuild, with a number of players anxious to take leading roles after they learned behind the likes of McCareins, the All-American cornerback, and Stull, the All-Ivy linebacker.
Hughes, in his seventh season, believes the obvious holes that his team must fill are more from a lack of experience than a lack of ability, and he also foresees a wide-open title race like last season, when the Tigers finished tied with Harvard for second place, a game behind champion Brown. The key for the Tigers, Hughes says, is to stay committed to the hard work that has gotten his program on its feet again.
Methvin, as much as anyone on the team, knows about sacrifice and teamwork -- both on and off the field. He's felt a calling to volunteer work since he was a star athlete at Charter School in Newark, Del., where he was a youth mentor.
Last winter break, Methvin traveled 18 hours on a bus and slept on a church floor for a week and a half after spending his days helping to rebuild homes in Louisiana that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Last spring break, Methvin spent a week volunteering at a homeless shelter in Washington, D.C.
"For me, college has been an experience where football is really big," the 6-foot-3, 275-pound sophomore said, "but I'm also someone who wants to open my eyes to the other facets of life, including those who are less fortunate."
"He's a big, lovable-type guy," Princeton defensive coordinator Steve Verbit said, "who flips a switch when he's on the football field and basically destroys people. But when he's off the field, he's deeply religious and he cares a lot about people."
Methvin had one of the best games for a Princeton freshman last season when he had six tackles, including a sack, as the Tigers ended a nine-year losing streak to Harvard. He returns to a front line that is the strength of the defense, as he and fellow sophomore end Peter Buchignani, last year's top defensive freshman, flank senior nose tackle Jake Marshall. Senior end Mike Meehan also returns and sophomore Matt Koch backs up Marshall in a five-player rotation.
Their counterparts on the offensive line are all new starters, as are all four linebackers in Princeton's 3-4 defensive alignment. The inexperience in those units cautioned the media to pick the Tigers sixth in their preseason poll.
Of course, that's also what the media predicted last year, and the Tigers sure made names for themselves.
"We have to make sure," Hughes said, "that they have the mindset that, 'Hey, it's on me now and I have to make the play. I can't stand around and wait for someone else to do it.'"
Contact Craig Haley at chaley@njtimes.com.
Thursday, September 21
BIOS OF CHARTER PLAYERS IN COLLEGE
Wednesday, September 6
Corey Phelan - '06
The most prolific passer in Delaware High School Football history will be throwing a different ball in college. That would be a baseball. Corey chose Division II Millersville University to pursue his academic and athletic careers. Corey will be vying for the starting job at shortstop for the 'Ville.
Wednesday, September 6
Mark Worrilow - '06
Mark was a standout guard and defensive lineman with the Force. Mark is in Collegeville, PA playing defensive line for the Ursinus Bears.
Gary Michalowski - '05
Gary overcame a leg injury his senior year to still post excellent numbers and earna a spot on the Flight A All Conference team. Gary will be headed to Monmouth College, a IAA college in New Jersey. Gary is expected to compete for a spot as a defensive back.
Yancy Edwards - '05
The Ohio native returns to his roots as Yancy Edwards decided to attend Kenyon College to continue his athletic and academic career.
2006 - Yancy is named First Team All-North Coast Athletic Conference at Offensive Line!
Andrew Waggoner - '05
Andrew did an outstanding job handling the placekicking duties at Charter. Andrew will compete on the college level for a kicking spot at Moravian College.
Brandon Barnwell - '05
Brandon burst onto the scene his senior season at Charter playing both running back and linebacker. He will continue his playing career at Wesley College in Delaware.
Mike Holmes - '04
Mike Holmes had a tremendous senior season before unfortunately having it cut short in the sixth game of the season with a broken finger. At the time, Mike was leading the state in receptions with 35. Despite missing the last three games, he still finished in the top 10 in the state. Mike will be headed north to King's College to join former Force player Regis Phelan.
Tom Merring - '04
Tom Merring went to Monmouth College in New Jersey where he earned an athletic scholarship in track. He made the Dean's List this past year as well. Tom was a wide receiver for the Force. The highlight of Tom's career came on an electrifying 90 yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Archmere.
Regis Phelan - '03
Regis Phelan was a three year captain for the Force. Regis emerged in 2002 to have an outstanding year at wide reciever after excelling at defensive back for his first three years. Regis playe football at King's College in Pennsylvania for two years before pursuing his athletic training degree with an internship.
Ben Raymond - '02
Ben Raymond played just one year of football after coming out for the team in his senior year. Despite the lack of experience, Ben was able to contribute to the team as an offensive lineman. Ben also played baseball for the Force now plays collegiate baseball for Johns Hopkins University in Maryland.
Jermaine LaFate '02
Jermaine currently attends Virginia State University. Jermaine played right guard for Charter and was an outstanding lineman. LaFate used his size and strength to move people every Saturday. Jermaine received all-conference honorable mention honors at guard in 2001. He was Charter's lone representative in the 2002 Blue-Gold Game.
2006 CIAA Commisioner's All-Academic Second Team
2006 All-CIAA First Team All-Conference Offensive Line
2006 Summa Cum Laude Mass Communication
2006 CIAA Male Athlete of the Year
2005 All-CIAA First Team All-Conference Offensive Line
Jason Stadnik - '00
Coach Dent,
You may not know me because I graduated the year
before you became head coach. My name is Jason Stadnik
I attended Charter and played football there and at
Wilmington High. I was a four year starter and three
year captain for the team. I've been following the
teams progress the last two years and I'm happy to say
that I have been very impressed with what you and the
young men are doing and have already done to the
program. The fact that you have stayed there for more
than a year means lot to those kids. I had the
unfortunate situation of four head coaches in four
years and to be honest that was though on all of us.
Some of the older guys on the team now probably
remember that but you have helped them gain confidence
in you and each other. That has been the difference,
you are building a program and I'm excited about it.
Tell the guys to keep it up and play with intensity
because that is the key to winning. It's not always
who's the better team or who has better athletes it's
who's meaner and who wants to win more. Charter
decided it didn't like losing any more so it did some
thing about it. The only thing that I can say is that
I wish I was there with you know. Congratulations
Coach Dent and Charter Football.
PS. I'm sorry that I haven't been able to attend any
games due to my season but I would like to meet you or
stop bye during winter break to see an off season
workout.
about me:
I attend Cornell University and play Varsity Football
I had limited chances to play last year as a D-linemen
but have moved to O-tackle and have played quite a bit
this year and am now starting at left tackle. I'm 6'6
270 now.
I'm a sophomore now
I played from 96-99 graduating in 2000, I played center
96-98/Tightend 99, and D-End all four years
Well the Charter experience prepared me well for
college, even though this school is really hard I do
believe that I had a leg up academically on most of the
students. However, football wise I was behind, we
didn't do much lifting in the off season so I came in a
good deal weaker than most other players and it has
taken some time to catch up. But one thing Charter
Football taught me was that I love the game.
Good luck team
Jason Stadnik '00
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