The SMWC Sprint Football team will begin its fourth season at Midway (Ky.) on Saturday, September 13. Kickoff is set for 1 pm (ET). The game will be broadcast live on WNDI 95.3 FM on the radio with the legendary John Montgomery on the call.

SMWC enters its fourth season of sprint football under head coach Blaine Powell. The Pomeroys are 20-4 all-time in the sport, including a perfect 3-0 in season openers. This will mark the first time in program history that the Pomeroys have opened a campaign on the road against Midway. In 2022, SMWC won its first-ever sprint football game at Calumet College of St. Joseph in a 34-28 overtime thriller. In 2023, the Pomeroys followed with a 28-10 win at CCSJ in the opener, and in 2024 they topped Midway 41-19 at home to start the season.

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Season-Opening Notes

1. Midway Preview – SMWC opens the 2025 campaign on the road at Midway (Ky.). The Pomeroys defeated the Eagles 41–19 at home in last year's season opener and are 1-0 against Midway in season-opening contests. SMWC leads the all-time series 4–0, including a 1–0 mark on the road. The Eagles are under the direction of first-year head coach Krae Kelso.
2. 2024 Season Recap – SMWC closed the 2024 season with a runner-up finish in the MSFL Championship Game, falling 38–13 to Calumet College of St. Joseph. The Pomeroys were the outright MSFL Regular Season Champions.
3. All-Time Record – The Pomeroys enter the 2025 campaign with a 20–4 all-time record in sprint football, all under the direction of head coach Blaine Powell.
4. Unbeaten on the Road – SMWC owns a perfect 11–0 all-time record in true road contests.
5. Home Field Record – The Pomeroys are 9–4 when playing at home, including a 2–2 record in playoff games hosted at Jay Barrett Field (West Vigo H.S.).
6. Championship & Title History – The Pomeroys captured the 2022 MSFL Championship, shared the regular-season title in 2023 before finishing as league runner-up, and were outright MSFL Regular Season Champions in 2024.
7. Head Coach Blaine Powell – Powell begins his fourth season at the helm. He has guided the team to three consecutive championship game appearances and the 2022 league crown.
8. Offensive Leaders – Quarterback Jeremiah Tosky, a multiple-time MSFL Offensive Player of the Week in 2024, headlines the attack after a season of explosive downfield production.
9. Defensive Standouts – Linebacker Jake Skinner paced the Pomeroys in tackles in the 2024 semifinal win over Midway. Former safety Austin Petrillo, who earned MSFL Defensive Player of the Week honors last fall, graduated in May and has now joined the program as an assistant coach.
10. Special Teams Impact – Owen Huff set the tone vs. Calumet with a forced-fumble recovery returned 28 yards for a TD on the opening kickoff last season, underscoring SMWC's knack for momentum plays in the third phase.

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Record Watch

11. Derron Hazzard – Rushing TDs – Hazzard enters 2025 with 18 career rushing touchdowns, tied for 10th on the all-time collegiate sprint football list. He is just 12 touchdowns shy of the all-time record (30) held by Mansfield QB Cahsid Raymond.
12. Derron Hazzard – 20 Touchdown Club – With 20 total touchdowns (rushing, receiving, and returns combined), Hazzard joins the prestigious all-time collegiate 20 Touchdown Club.
13. Jeremiah Tosky – Passing Yards – Tosky has thrown for 3,912 career passing yards, ranking 6th all-time in collegiate sprint football. He is 492 yards from the top five, chasing Javier Sustaita of Army (4,204).
14. Jeremiah Tosky – Passing Touchdowns – Tosky sits 6th all-time in career passing touchdowns with 38, trailing Penn's Todd Busler (45) for 5th place and just 17 away from joining the exclusive 50-touchdown club.
15. Jeremiah Tosky – 300-Yard Games – Tosky has recorded three career 300+ passing yard games, tying him for 2nd all-time in collegiate sprint football with Penn's Todd Busler (2011) and Mike McCurdy (2016). Army's Javier Sustaita holds the record with 8.