Ellis Merriweather

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Ellis Merriweather
7O Ellis Merriweather
  • Height:
    6'1
  • Weight:
    215
  • Hometown:
    Atlanta, GA
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    RSO
  • High School:
    Alpharetta
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    513
  • yds/g
    46.6
  • td
    6
Bio
2018-FRESHMAN
Played in 6 games last year...Totaled 327 yards on 69 carries and three touchdowns...rushed for a season-best 94 yards vs. Highland (10/20)...Scored touchdowns vs. Highland (10/20), Coffeyville (10/27), Butler (11/10)...Tallied a season-high 19 carries vs. Butler and Coffeyville...Had 19 carries for 77 yards and a score vs. Butler
 
BEFORE GARDEN CITY
Was a 2-star wide receiver in high school...Also played quarterback and free safety...Had offers from Army and Navy...Originally committed to Navy with former Broncbuster Tony Brown...Dad Eric played basketball at Tulsa...Holds single-game all-purpose yards record at Alpharetta (244 yards)...As a senior, rushed for 556 yards and six touchdowns; also hauled in 10 balls for 77 yards...Played basketball-team went 25-4 his senior year...All-Conference and All-County in high school...Once had 202 yards in the first half of a game his senior year
 
PERSONAL
Son of Eric and Edwina Merriweather
Majoring in psychology
Deans list freshman and sophomore year at GCCC
3.1 GPA
Date of Birth: 4/7/99
Favorite players: Walter Payton and Adrian Peterson
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 90 56
Yards 513 332
Yards per game 46.6 47.4
Yards per rush 5.7 5.9
Touchdowns 6 4
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 1 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Sep 28 Fort Scott Community College W, 42-16
Oct 5 at Iowa Central Community College W, 43-27
Oct 19 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 37-7
Oct 26 Coffeyville Community College W, 58-14
Nov 2 Hutchinson Community College W, 20-19
Nov 9 at Butler Community College - KS L, 34-27
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 24 Snow College L, 30-27 - - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Dodge City Community College W, 42-22 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Ellsworth Community College W, 61-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Independence Community College L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Iowa Western Community College W, 28-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Fort Scott Community College W, 42-16 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Iowa Central Community College W, 43-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Coffeyville Community College W, 58-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Hutchinson Community College W, 20-19 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Butler Community College - KS L, 34-27 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 24 Snow College L, 30-27 10 31 3.1 14 0 - -
Aug 31 at Dodge City Community College W, 42-22 4 70 17.5 57 1 - -
Sep 7 Ellsworth Community College W, 61-0 12 120 10.0 43 2 - -
Sep 14 Independence Community College L, 31-28 14 24 1.7 10 0 1 1
Sep 21 at Iowa Western Community College W, 28-14 9 29 3.2 13 0 - -
Sep 28 Fort Scott Community College W, 42-16 10 46 4.6 15 0 - -
Oct 5 at Iowa Central Community College W, 43-27 3 1 0.3 1 0 - -
Oct 19 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 37-7 7 57 8.1 26 1 - -
Oct 26 Coffeyville Community College W, 58-14 10 92 9.2 56 1 - -
Nov 2 Hutchinson Community College W, 20-19 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Butler Community College - KS L, 34-27 11 43 3.9 22 1 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 24 Snow College L, 30-27 - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Dodge City Community College W, 42-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Ellsworth Community College W, 61-0 1 19 19.0 19 0 - -
Sep 14 Independence Community College L, 31-28 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 21 at Iowa Western Community College W, 28-14 1 36 36.0 36 0 - -
Sep 28 Fort Scott Community College W, 42-16 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 - -
Oct 5 at Iowa Central Community College W, 43-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 37-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Coffeyville Community College W, 58-14 1 14 14.0 14 0 - -
Nov 2 Hutchinson Community College W, 20-19 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Butler Community College - KS L, 34-27 1 6 6.0 6 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 24 Snow College L, 30-27 - - - - - 0
Aug 31 at Dodge City Community College W, 42-22 - - - - - 0
Sep 7 Ellsworth Community College W, 61-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 Independence Community College L, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Iowa Western Community College W, 28-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Fort Scott Community College W, 42-16 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Iowa Central Community College W, 43-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 37-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Coffeyville Community College W, 58-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Hutchinson Community College W, 20-19 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Butler Community College - KS L, 34-27 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 24 Snow College L, 30-27 - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Dodge City Community College W, 42-22 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Ellsworth Community College W, 61-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Independence Community College L, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Iowa Western Community College W, 28-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Fort Scott Community College W, 42-16 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Iowa Central Community College W, 43-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 37-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Coffeyville Community College W, 58-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Hutchinson Community College W, 20-19 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Butler Community College - KS L, 34-27 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 24 Snow College L, 30-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Dodge City Community College W, 42-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Ellsworth Community College W, 61-0 1 17 17.0 0 0 - - - - -
Sep 14 Independence Community College L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Iowa Western Community College W, 28-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Fort Scott Community College W, 42-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Iowa Central Community College W, 43-27 2 13 6.5 0 0 - - - - -
Oct 19 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Coffeyville Community College W, 58-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Hutchinson Community College W, 20-19 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
Nov 9 at Butler Community College - KS L, 34-27 1 6 6.0 6 0 - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 24 Snow College L, 30-27 1 31 - - - 31
Aug 31 at Dodge City Community College W, 42-22 1 70 - - - 70
Sep 7 Ellsworth Community College W, 61-0 1 120 19 - 17 156
Sep 14 Independence Community College L, 31-28 1 24 - - - 24
Sep 21 at Iowa Western Community College W, 28-14 1 29 36 - - 65
Sep 28 Fort Scott Community College W, 42-16 1 46 -4 - - 42
Oct 5 at Iowa Central Community College W, 43-27 1 1 - - 13 14
Oct 19 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 37-7 1 57 - - - 57
Oct 26 Coffeyville Community College W, 58-14 1 92 14 - - 106
Nov 2 Hutchinson Community College W, 20-19 1 - - - 0 0
Nov 9 at Butler Community College - KS L, 34-27 1 43 6 - 6 55
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 24 Snow College L, 30-27 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Aug 31 at Dodge City Community College W, 42-22 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 7 Ellsworth Community College W, 61-0 12 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 Independence Community College L, 31-28 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at Iowa Western Community College W, 28-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 Fort Scott Community College W, 42-16 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Iowa Central Community College W, 43-27 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 37-7 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 Coffeyville Community College W, 58-14 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 Hutchinson Community College W, 20-19 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Butler Community College - KS L, 34-27 6 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 24 Snow College L, 30-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Dodge City Community College W, 42-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Ellsworth Community College W, 61-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Independence Community College L, 31-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Iowa Western Community College W, 28-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Fort Scott Community College W, 42-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Iowa Central Community College W, 43-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 37-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Coffeyville Community College W, 58-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Hutchinson Community College W, 20-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Butler Community College - KS L, 34-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 18 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 7 97 397 56.7 4.1 4 61 - -
2019-20 11 90 513 46.6 5.7 6 57 1 1
Total 18 187 910 50.6 4.9 10 61 1 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 7 3 0.4 7 1.0 2.3 0 8
2019-20 11 5 0.5 71 6.5 14.2 0 36
Total 18 8 0.4 78 4.3 9.8 0 36
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 18 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 18 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 2 51 25.5 0 0 - - - - -
2019-20 5 36 7.2 0 6 - - - - -
Total 7 87 12.4 0 6 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 7 397 7 - 51 455 65.0
2019-20 11 513 71 - 36 620 56.4
Total 18 910 78 - 87 1075 59.7
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 24 3.4 4 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2019-20 36 3.3 6 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 60 3.3 10 0 0 - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 7 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 18 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 90 513 46.6 5.7 6 57 1 1
Conference 7 56 332 47.4 5.9 4 57 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 56 313 52.2 5.6 3 56 1 1
Away 5 34 200 40.0 5.9 3 57 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 55 415 51.9 7.5 5 57 - -
Losses 3 35 98 32.7 2.8 1 22 1 1
Month
August 2 14 101 50.5 7.2 1 57 - -
September 4 45 219 54.8 4.9 2 43 1 1
October 3 20 150 50.0 7.5 2 56 - -
November 2 11 43 21.5 3.9 1 22 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 5 0.5 71 6.5 14.2 0 36
Conference 7 3 0.4 16 2.3 5.3 0 14
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 3 0.5 29 4.8 9.7 0 19
Away 5 2 0.4 42 8.4 21.0 0 36
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 4 0.5 65 8.1 16.3 0 36
Losses 3 1 0.3 6 2.0 6.0 0 6
Month
August 2 - - - - - - -
September 4 3 0.8 51 12.8 17.0 0 36
October 3 1 0.3 14 4.7 14.0 0 14
November 2 1 0.5 6 3.0 6.0 0 6
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 8 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 2 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 2 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 5 36 7.2 0 6 - - - - -
Conference 2 6 3.0 0 6 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 17 8.5 0 0 - - - - -
Away 3 19 6.3 0 6 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 30 7.5 0 0 - - - - -
Losses 1 6 6.0 0 6 - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September 1 17 17.0 0 0 - - - - -
October 2 13 6.5 0 0 - - - - -
November 2 6 3.0 0 6 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 513 71 - 36 620 56.4
Conference 7 332 16 - 6 354 50.6
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 6 313 29 - 17 359 59.8
Away 5 200 42 - 19 261 52.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 8 415 65 - 30 510 63.8
Losses 3 98 6 - 6 110 36.7
Month
August 2 101 - - - 101 50.5
September 4 219 51 - 17 287 71.8
October 3 150 14 - 13 177 59.0
November 2 43 6 - 6 55 27.5
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 36 3.3 6 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 24 3.4 4 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 18 3.0 3 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 18 3.6 3 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 30 3.8 5 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 2.0 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Month
August 6 3.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
September 12 3.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
October 12 4.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Butler ends Garden City's National Title hopes
  • Article
  • November 09, 2019
Butler ends Garden City's National Title hopes
  • November 09, 2019
Garden City buries Coffeyville; wins fifth in a row
  • Article
  • October 26, 2019
Garden City buries Coffeyville; wins fifth in a row
  • October 26, 2019
Broncbusters top No. 12 Highland
  • Article
  • October 19, 2019
Broncbusters top No. 12 Highland
  • October 19, 2019
Garden City loses to Independence in wild conference showdown
  • Article
  • September 14, 2019
Garden City loses to Independence in wild conference showdown
  • September 14, 2019
Running into the night; Broncbusters dominate Ellsworth
  • Article
  • September 07, 2019
Running into the night; Broncbusters dominate Ellsworth
  • September 07, 2019
Garden City comes storming back to take down Dodge City
  • Article
  • August 31, 2019
Garden City comes storming back to take down Dodge City
  • August 31, 2019
Garden City falls to Snow on last-second field goal
  • Article
  • August 24, 2019
Garden City falls to Snow on last-second field goal
  • August 24, 2019