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Matthew Purnell
16 Matthew Purnell
  • Height:
    6'1
  • Weight:
    218
  • Year:
    FR
  • Hometown:
    Mesa, AZ
  • High School:
    Higley
  • Position:
    QB
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    147
  • td
    0
  • yds/g
    14.7
Bio

Before Garden City

Transferred from Gila River in Arizona

Two-year starter in high school

Led Gila River to HJCAC conference title

Also played basketball and ran track in high school

Started high school career at Desert Ridge 

 

Personal

Wants to get his Master's in Business Management with a minor in finance to become an industrial real estate agent

Dad Dave is an aerospace engineer; mom Kim is an HR Manager

3.7 GPA

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 at Coffeyville Community College W, 39-11
Oct 30 Butler Community College - KS W, 1-0
Nov 7 Dodge City Community College W, 36-16
Nov 14 Butler Community College - KS W, 27-16
Nov 21 vs. Hutchinson Community College L, 49-19
Dec 4 Navarro College W, 53-34
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Completions 19 18
Attempts 31 29
Completion % 61.3% 62.1%
Yards 147 144
Yards per game 14.7 24.0
Yards per attempt 4.7 5.0
Touchdowns 0 0
Interceptions 2 2
Sacks 0 0
Yards lost 0 0
Pass Efficiency 88.2 90.0
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 11 at Fort Scott Community College W, 76-24 8 12 66.7% 52 4.3 0 1 0 0
Sep 18 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 15-6 6 8 75.0% 42 5.3 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 Independence Community College L, 26-13 4 8 50.0% 50 6.3 0 1 0 0
Oct 2 Hutchinson Community College L, 24-16 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Dodge City Community College W, 49-0 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 at Coffeyville Community College W, 39-11 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Butler Community College - KS W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Dodge City Community College W, 36-16 1 2 50.0% 3 1.5 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 Butler Community College - KS W, 27-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. Hutchinson Community College L, 49-19 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Navarro College W, 53-34 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 11 at Fort Scott Community College W, 76-24 3 25 8.3 11 0 1 1
Sep 18 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 15-6 4 9 2.3 0 0 - -
Sep 25 Independence Community College L, 26-13 16 67 4.2 20 1 2 2
Oct 2 Hutchinson Community College L, 24-16 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Dodge City Community College W, 49-0 8 22 2.8 8 1 - -
Oct 23 at Coffeyville Community College W, 39-11 2 0 0.0 1 1 - -
Oct 30 Butler Community College - KS W, 1-0 3 2 0.7 4 0 - -
Nov 7 Dodge City Community College W, 36-16 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 - -
Nov 14 Butler Community College - KS W, 27-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. Hutchinson Community College L, 49-19 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 - -
Dec 4 Navarro College W, 53-34 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 11 at Fort Scott Community College W, 76-24 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 18 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 15-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Independence Community College L, 26-13 - - - - - 2 2
Oct 2 Hutchinson Community College L, 24-16 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Dodge City Community College W, 49-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Coffeyville Community College W, 39-11 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Butler Community College - KS W, 1-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Dodge City Community College W, 36-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Butler Community College - KS W, 27-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. Hutchinson Community College L, 49-19 - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Navarro College W, 53-34 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 11 at Fort Scott Community College W, 76-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 15-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 Independence Community College L, 26-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 Hutchinson Community College L, 24-16 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Dodge City Community College W, 49-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 at Coffeyville Community College W, 39-11 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 Butler Community College - KS W, 1-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 7 Dodge City Community College W, 36-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 14 Butler Community College - KS W, 27-16 - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. Hutchinson Community College L, 49-19 - - - - - 0
Dec 4 Navarro College W, 53-34 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 11 at Fort Scott Community College W, 76-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 15-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Independence Community College L, 26-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Hutchinson Community College L, 24-16 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Dodge City Community College W, 49-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Coffeyville Community College W, 39-11 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Butler Community College - KS W, 1-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Dodge City Community College W, 36-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Butler Community College - KS W, 27-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. Hutchinson Community College L, 49-19 - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Navarro College W, 53-34 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 11 at Fort Scott Community College W, 76-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 15-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Independence Community College L, 26-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Hutchinson Community College L, 24-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Dodge City Community College W, 49-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Coffeyville Community College W, 39-11 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Butler Community College - KS W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Dodge City Community College W, 36-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Butler Community College - KS W, 27-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. Hutchinson Community College L, 49-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Navarro College W, 53-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 11 at Fort Scott Community College W, 76-24 1 25 - - - 25
Sep 18 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 15-6 1 9 - - - 9
Sep 25 Independence Community College L, 26-13 1 67 - - - 67
Oct 2 Hutchinson Community College L, 24-16 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Dodge City Community College W, 49-0 1 22 - - - 22
Oct 23 at Coffeyville Community College W, 39-11 1 0 - - - 0
Oct 30 Butler Community College - KS W, 1-0 1 2 - - - 2
Nov 7 Dodge City Community College W, 36-16 1 -3 - - - -3
Nov 14 Butler Community College - KS W, 27-16 - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. Hutchinson Community College L, 49-19 1 -3 - - - -3
Dec 4 Navarro College W, 53-34 1 - - - - 0
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 11 at Fort Scott Community College W, 76-24 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 15-6 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 Independence Community College L, 26-13 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 Hutchinson Community College L, 24-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 at Dodge City Community College W, 49-0 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 23 at Coffeyville Community College W, 39-11 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 Butler Community College - KS W, 1-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 7 Dodge City Community College W, 36-16 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 14 Butler Community College - KS W, 27-16 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. Hutchinson Community College L, 49-19 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Dec 4 Navarro College W, 53-34 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 11 at Fort Scott Community College W, 76-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Highland Community College - Kansas W, 15-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Independence Community College L, 26-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Hutchinson Community College L, 24-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Dodge City Community College W, 49-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Coffeyville Community College W, 39-11 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Butler Community College - KS W, 1-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Dodge City Community College W, 36-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Butler Community College - KS W, 27-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 vs. Hutchinson Community College L, 49-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Navarro College W, 53-34 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 10 19 31 61.3% 147 14.7 4.7 0 2 22 88.2
Total 10 19 31 61.3% 147 14.7 4.7 0 2 22 88.2

Career Stats: Passing

gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 10 40 119 11.9 3.0 3 20 3 3
Total 10 40 119 11.9 3.0 3 20 3 3

Career Stats: Rushing

gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Receiving

gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats: Kicking

gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Punting

kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Returns

gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 10 119 - - - 119 11.9
Total 10 119 - - - 119 11.9

Career Stats: All-Purpose

pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 18 1.8 3 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 18 1.8 3 - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats: Scoring

gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats: Defense

gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 19 31 61.3% 147 14.7 4.7 0 2 22 88.2
Conference 6 18 29 62.1% 144 24.0 5.0 0 2 22 90.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 5 10 50.0% 53 10.6 5.3 0 1 22 74.5
Away 4 14 21 66.7% 94 23.5 4.5 0 1 12 94.7
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 15 23 65.2% 97 13.9 4.2 0 1 12 91.9
Losses 3 4 8 50.0% 50 16.7 6.3 0 1 22 77.5
Month
September 3 18 28 64.3% 144 48.0 5.1 0 2 22 93.2
October 4 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
November 2 1 2 50.0% 3 1.5 1.5 0 0 3 62.6
December 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 40 119 11.9 3.0 3 20 3 3
Conference 6 36 125 20.8 3.5 3 20 3 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 21 66 13.2 3.1 1 20 2 2
Away 4 17 56 14.0 3.3 2 11 1 1
Neutral 1 2 -3 -3.0 -1.5 0 0 - -
Result
Wins 7 22 55 7.9 2.5 2 11 1 1
Losses 3 18 64 21.3 3.6 1 20 2 2
Month
September 3 23 101 33.7 4.4 1 20 3 3
October 4 13 24 6.0 1.8 2 8 - -
November 2 4 -6 -3.0 -1.5 0 0 - -
December 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
December 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Receiving

gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
December 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Kicking

gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
December 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Punting

kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
December - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 119 - - - 119 11.9
Conference 6 125 - - - 125 20.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 66 - - - 66 13.2
Away 4 56 - - - 56 14.0
Neutral 1 -3 - - - -3 -3.0
Result
Wins 7 55 - - - 55 7.9
Losses 3 64 - - - 64 21.3
Month
September 3 101 - - - 101 33.7
October 4 24 - - - 24 6.0
November 2 -6 - - - -6 -3.0
December 1 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 18 1.8 3 - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 18 3.0 3 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 1.2 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 12 3.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 12 1.7 2 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
October 12 3.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
December 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
December 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Defense

News mentions
Garden City set to play Navarro in inaugural Scooter's Coffee Bowl
  • Article
  • November 23, 2021
Garden City set to play Navarro in inaugural Scooter's Coffee Bowl
  • November 23, 2021
Broncbusters roll No. 6 Coffeyville
  • Article
  • October 23, 2021
Broncbusters roll No. 6 Coffeyville
  • October 23, 2021
Broncbusters roll Dodge City
  • Article
  • October 09, 2021
Broncbusters roll Dodge City
  • October 09, 2021
Broncbusters lose to No. 6 Independence
  • Article
  • September 25, 2021
Broncbusters lose to No. 6 Independence
  • September 25, 2021
Broncbusters push past Highland; improve to 2-0
  • Article
  • September 18, 2021
Broncbusters push past Highland; improve to 2-0
  • September 18, 2021