2012 Football
Roster
Preston Pemasa
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 257
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Garden Grove, Calif.
2011 at Gardner-Webb: Started 10 games at end… Finished season with 46 total tackles (20 solo), 13.5tackles for loss (minus-61 yards), 4.0 sacks (minus-41 yards) andseven quarterback hurries … Forced one fumble … Had aseason-high seven total tackles vs. Ohio (9/10), Liberty (10/8) andCharleston Southern (10/22) … Had 2.0 tackles for loss and ahalf sack vs. Charleston Southern, along with a season-high fourquarterback hurries … Had five tackles, 3.0 tackles for lossand 2.0 sacks vs. Virginia State (11/3) … Had 2.5 tacklesfor loss and a sack vs. Liberty … Also had a half sack atOhio … Had four tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss at Samford(10/1) … Had at least one tackle for loss in all but twogames.
2010 at Gardner-Webb: Named Big South ConferenceFreshman of the Year … Became the first freshman to lead theleague in sacks … Also led the league in tackles for loss… Was the top tackler in the Big South among defensivelinemen … Tied for second with two forced fumbles …Finished with a team-high 66 total tackles (30 solo) …Finished with 15.5 tackles for loss (minus-71 yards), 7.0 sacks(minus-37 yards), two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and ninequarterback hurries … Had a season-high 10 tackles twice… Did so with seven solo stops and 2.0 tackles for loss vs.Presbyterian (10/23) … Had 10 hits (three solo), 4.0 tacklesfor loss and 1.5 sacks vs. VMI (11/20) … Had six tackles,3.0 tackles for loss, four quarterback hurries and a half sack vs.Coastal Carolina (10/30) … Also had one sack each againstBrevard (9/4), at Akron (9/11), vs. Western Carolina (9/18) and atCharleston Southern (10/16) … Had at least a half sack inall but four games … Had at least one tackle for loss in allbut one game … Made five or more tackles in eight differentgames.
High School: Played at Orange Lutheran (Calif.)High under Coach Jim Kunau … A second-team Division IIAll-State selection by MaxPreps.com … Named second-teamAll-County by the Orange County Register … Named TrinityLeague Co-Lineman of the Year, traditionally considered the topfootball conference in the nation … Selected to play inprestigious 2010 Orange County All-Star Game … A two-timeAll-League selection … Starred on both sides of the footballfor the Lancers, playing defensive end and center … Helpedteam to a second-place league finish behind eventual CIF championServite (Calif.) High in 2010 … An honorable mention AIGAFoundation National High School All-Star Team selection …Considered Northern Arizona, Stony Brook and Montana beforedeciding on Gardner-Webb.
