| Height: | 6-4 |
| Weight: | 210 |
| Hometown: | Greeneville, Tenn. |
| Position: | QB |
| Year: | RFr. |
| High School: | Chuckey-Doak HS |
| Major: | Sport Management / Business Administration |
2022: Played in two games against St. Augustine's (Sep. 1) and Catawba (Sep. 24)... Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award.
2021: Redshirt.
High School: Graduated from Chuckey-Doak HS in Afton, Tenn... Coached by Tusculum alum Ben Murphy... Lettered three years in football and four times in baseball... Three-time All-Region 1-3A (2018-2020)... 2020 Greeneville Sun All-County QB... 2019 Region Player of the Year... HMG Scholar Athlete of the Year (2020)... 2020 Academic All-Region... Guided CDHS to back-to-back TSSAA Playoff appearances... Led Black Knights to 2019 Region title, first in school history... Owns numerous school records including career completions, single-game passing yards (405 vs Unicoi County - 2019), single-game passing TDs, single-game completions... Named WJHL-TV and WCYB-TV Player of the Week for his 405-yard, 4-TD performance against Unicoi County HS in 2019... 2019 Stats: 1,772 total offensive yards (1331 pass, 441 rush), 15 touchdowns; 2020 Stats (7 games): 1,036 total offensive yards (719 pass, 317 rush) and accounted for seven touchdowns.
Personal: Born Nov. 5, 2002 in Slidell, La... Son of Michael and Alicia Palazzo... Brothers: Ethan (21), Nicholas (16), Benjamin (14)... Majoring in sport management with a minor in visual communication... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Future plans: Open a Sports Training Facility to help equip the future generation with the skills and tools required to become a better athlete and citizen... Hobbies: Attending live music and sporting events... Mother played basketball at the University of New Orleans (1994-1997)... Brother, Ethan, plays basketball at Milligan (2022-present)... Favorite book: Thr3e by Ted Dekker... Favorite midnight snack: Ramen Noodles; Favorite movie: "Inception"; Favorite musical artist: Kanye West; Favorite song: "Why Are Sundays So Depressing" - The Strokes; Favorite sports teams: LSU Tigers, New Orleans Saints; Matthew can't imagine a week without: Football, Netflix; Favorite athlete: Joe Burrow; Advice to kids: "Be unafraid of being yourself"; Favorite color: Orange; Favorite food: Chicken Alfredo; What people don't know about Matthew: He loves to paint and watch anime; When he was a kid, Matthew tried to be like: His father.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | Carson-Newman | W, 34-6 |
| Oct 15 | at UVA Wise | W, 10-9 |
| Oct 22 | Emory & Henry | W, 35-9 |
| Oct 29 | Erskine | W, 49-14 |
| Nov 5 | at Mars Hill | L, 34-27 |
| Nov 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 34-14 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions | - | - | ||
| Attempts | - | - | ||
| Completion % | - | - | ||
| Yards | - | - | ||
| Yards per game | - | - | ||
| Yards per attempt | - | - | ||
| Touchdowns | - | - | ||
| Interceptions | - | - | ||
| Sacks | - | - | ||
| Yards lost | - | - | ||
| Pass Efficiency | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | comp | att | pct | yds | y/a | td | int | sac | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | St. Augustine's | W, 70-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Chowan | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Wingate | L, 27-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | at Catawba | W, 50-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 29 | at Barton | W, 14-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | Carson-Newman | W, 34-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | at UVA Wise | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Emory & Henry | W, 35-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Erskine | W, 49-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Mars Hill | L, 34-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 34-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | rush | yds | y/a | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | St. Augustine's | W, 70-13 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Chowan | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Wingate | L, 27-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | at Catawba | W, 50-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 29 | at Barton | W, 14-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | Carson-Newman | W, 34-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | at UVA Wise | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Emory & Henry | W, 35-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Erskine | W, 49-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Mars Hill | L, 34-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 34-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | rec | yds | y/r | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | St. Augustine's | W, 70-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Chowan | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Wingate | L, 27-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | at Catawba | W, 50-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 29 | at Barton | W, 14-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | Carson-Newman | W, 34-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | at UVA Wise | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Emory & Henry | W, 35-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Erskine | W, 49-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Mars Hill | L, 34-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 34-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | fgm | fga | lng | xpm | xpa | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | St. Augustine's | W, 70-13 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Chowan | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Wingate | L, 27-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | at Catawba | W, 50-17 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Barton | W, 14-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | Carson-Newman | W, 34-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | at UVA Wise | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Emory & Henry | W, 35-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Erskine | W, 49-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Mars Hill | L, 34-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 34-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | punt | yds | avg | long | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | St. Augustine's | W, 70-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Chowan | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Wingate | L, 27-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | at Catawba | W, 50-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 29 | at Barton | W, 14-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | Carson-Newman | W, 34-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | at UVA Wise | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Emory & Henry | W, 35-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Erskine | W, 49-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Mars Hill | L, 34-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 34-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | kr | yds | avg | lng | td | pr | yds | avg | lng | td |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | St. Augustine's | W, 70-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Chowan | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Wingate | L, 27-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | at Catawba | W, 50-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 29 | at Barton | W, 14-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | Carson-Newman | W, 34-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | at UVA Wise | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Emory & Henry | W, 35-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Erskine | W, 49-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Mars Hill | L, 34-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 34-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | St. Augustine's | W, 70-13 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Sep 10 | at Chowan | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Wingate | L, 27-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | at Catawba | W, 50-17 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Barton | W, 14-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | Carson-Newman | W, 34-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | at UVA Wise | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Emory & Henry | W, 35-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Erskine | W, 49-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Mars Hill | L, 34-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 34-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | pts | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | saf | misc | 2pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | St. Augustine's | W, 70-13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 10 | at Chowan | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Wingate | L, 27-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | at Catawba | W, 50-17 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 29 | at Barton | W, 14-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | Carson-Newman | W, 34-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | at UVA Wise | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Emory & Henry | W, 35-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Erskine | W, 49-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Mars Hill | L, 34-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 34-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Score | tack | ast | tot | sack | lost | tfl | yds | ff | fr | td | int | yds | td | brup | blk | saf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | St. Augustine's | W, 70-13 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 10 | at Chowan | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Wingate | L, 27-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | at Catawba | W, 50-17 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 29 | at Barton | W, 14-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | Carson-Newman | W, 34-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | at UVA Wise | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | Emory & Henry | W, 35-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Erskine | W, 49-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | at Mars Hill | L, 34-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 34-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Conference | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Away | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Wins | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| September | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| gp | rush | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | fum | lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| Conference | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| Away | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| gp | rec | rec/g | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| September | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | fgm | fga | pct | lg | xpm | xpa | pct | pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Conference | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| Wins | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| September | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| gp | punt | yds | avg | lg | in20 | fc | tb | blk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| September | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| kr | yds | avg | td | lg | pr | yds | avg | td | lg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| September | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds | ypg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1.0 |
| Conference | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
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| Home | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2.0 |
| Away | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
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| Wins | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1.0 |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
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| September | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1.0 |
| pts | pts/g | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | 2pt | misc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| Home | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| Wins | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| September | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| September | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |