SALISBURY -- Catawba football, 1-0 after destroying Ferrum at home, hasn't punted yet or thrown an incomplete pass yet.
Those are milestones that are certain to be reached on Saturday afternoon when the Indians travel to Emory, Va., to take on the Emory & Henry Wasps.
Emory & Henry is a lot better than Ferrum.
The famed Massey Ratings favor the Wasps, destroyers of Glenville State in Week 1, by 10 points over Catawba.
While the Indians are 10-point dogs, this is probably a toss-up, a 50/50, as the 2025 Indians are still underrated at this point. Catawba was 3-8 in 2024 and prevailed in only one South Atlantic Conference game, so there's not much respect, but if Preston Brown and Bo Pryor can stay healthy, the Indians don't have a 3-8 roster.
Brown, QB1, was 11-for-11 for 202 yards in the opener. Pryor catches passes and can return kicks and has a chance to score anytime he touches the ball.
Catawba has a number of local players on the roster, although former North Rowan receiver Amari McArthur was the only one to impact the stat sheet against Ferrum. McArthur, known as "The General" in his high school days in Spencer, was more like the "Second Lieutenant" with two catches for 22 yards. But he's tall and fast and could earn a promotion in Week 2.
The primary weapon in Week 1 for Emory & Henry was running back Jordan Jackson, who rushed 26 times for 226 yards and earned SAC Player of the Week laurels. Catawba will have to dig in against Jackson and force the Wasps to throw.
Emory & Henry didn't throw efficiently in Week 1. No picks, but 15 incompletions and only 118 passing yards on 26 attempts.
Emory & Henry's stadium is exactly 100 years old, built when Calvin Coolidge was still calling the shots in Washington, D.C., although there have been facelifts over the years. Emory & Henry got turf back in 2008 when the stadium was renamed for Fred Selfe, an Emory & Henry All-America lineman who later became an E&H coach and AD.
The field is known as Nicewonder Field. The Nicewonder family has been successful in many enterprises and Emory & Henry has benefited from their philanthropy.
The field looks awesome and there's an impressive field house at one end, but about 5,400 of the 5,500 seats appear to be on the home side. There's basically just a small bleacher section for visitors.