IUP senior receiver Javon Rowan will look to make big plays for first-year IUP head coach Curt Cignetti./Photo by Janet B. Campbell of the Erie Times-News.
Erie natives Javon Rowan and Andre Henderson are both listed first on the depth chart for Indiana (Pa.) heading into Saturday’s opener against East Stroudsburg. Game is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. at IUP.
The Warriors (1-0) won their season opener, 56-14, against Pace.
Both seniors, Rowan is a wide receiver out of Cathedral Prep and Henderson is a strong safety out of Strong Vincent. Henderson sat out last season with an injury as his shoulder has been bothering him since 2009.
Rowan, who has had hamstring issues in his time at IUP, had just 12 catches for 128 yards last season.
The Crimson Hawks have two freshmen from Erie in defensive back Mario Sanders, a Cathedral Prep graduate, and offensive lineman Jacob Breakstone, a McDowell graduate.
The four Erie natives will return home for an Oct. 22 game at Gannon. The Crimson Hawks also play at nearby Edinboro on Oct. 1.
Mercyhurst plays at IUP this season Oct. 8.