It's now 8 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023, against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, AR.
To help pass those long summer days, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful a little more excited about the upcoming season, and knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.
Today we highlight two players assigned to #8, one on defense and one on offense
#8 Va Lealaimatafao & #8 Taron Dickens
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#8 Va Lealaimatafao
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-1
Weight: 235
Class: Senior
College: Cisco College
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
High School: Warren HS
2022 (Junior): Played in all 11 games with two starts at linebacker … Finished third on the team with 52 total tackles including 26 solo stops and two tackles for loss coming on sacks … Recorded at least one tackle in all 11 games including a career-best 10 stops at Furman (Oct. 15) … Made his WCU debut in the season-opening road game at Charleston Southern (Sept. 3), finishing with four tackles including a sack and a forced fumble … Had eight tackles with five solo stops against The Citadel (Oct. 22) … Tallied five tackles and forced a fumble in the road win at ETSU (Nov. 12) … Closed the year with five tackles including a sack against nationally-ranked Chattanooga (Nov. 19).
Prior to Western Carolina: Mid-semester transfer from Cisco College in Cisco, Texas, who enrolled at WCU for the spring 2022 semester;
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
High School: Warren HS
2022 (Junior): Played in all 11 games with two starts at linebacker … Finished third on the team with 52 total tackles including 26 solo stops and two tackles for loss coming on sacks … Recorded at least one tackle in all 11 games including a career-best 10 stops at Furman (Oct. 15) … Made his WCU debut in the season-opening road game at Charleston Southern (Sept. 3), finishing with four tackles including a sack and a forced fumble … Had eight tackles with five solo stops against The Citadel (Oct. 22) … Tallied five tackles and forced a fumble in the road win at ETSU (Nov. 12) … Closed the year with five tackles including a sack against nationally-ranked Chattanooga (Nov. 19).
Prior to Western Carolina: Mid-semester transfer from Cisco College in Cisco, Texas, who enrolled at WCU for the spring 2022 semester;
Cisco College (2019-21): Recorded with 62 tackles over three seasons with 31 solo stops and a tackle for loss ... Tallied six pass break-ups including five in 2021;
High School: Three-year varsity letter winner at Warren High (2016-2019) ... Credited with 116 career tackles including 51 solo stops and 9.0 tackles for loss with three sacks, according to MaxPreps ... Forced two fumbles and recovered one during his prep career.
Personal: Full name is Aiava Xavier Louis Lealaimatafao, but prefers to go by "Va" ... Is the son of Diana and Semaia Lealaimatafao ... Has one brother, Trey and a sister Leilani ... Was born in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
Pronunciation: VAAH lay - ALAAH -- E - ma - tah - fow
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#8 Taron Dickens
Position: Quarterback
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
High School: Northwestern HS
Prior to Western Carolina: In 10 games, completed 137-of-212 passes (64.6%) for 2,233 yards and 22 touchdowns with just four interceptions, according to MaxPreps … Added 424 rushing yards with five touchdowns on the ground … Selected as the Florida 6A Player of the Year and the top-rated passer in Florida … Over his final two years as a prep, passed for 5,976 yards with 64 touchdowns and 12 INTs, adding a total of 911 rushing yards and 14 scores … Listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and a two-star recruit by Rivals.
Personal: Full name is Taron Tyger Dickens.
Personal: Full name is Aiava Xavier Louis Lealaimatafao, but prefers to go by "Va" ... Is the son of Diana and Semaia Lealaimatafao ... Has one brother, Trey and a sister Leilani ... Was born in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
Pronunciation: VAAH lay - ALAAH -- E - ma - tah - fow
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#8 Taron Dickens
Position: Quarterback
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
High School: Northwestern HS
Prior to Western Carolina: In 10 games, completed 137-of-212 passes (64.6%) for 2,233 yards and 22 touchdowns with just four interceptions, according to MaxPreps … Added 424 rushing yards with five touchdowns on the ground … Selected as the Florida 6A Player of the Year and the top-rated passer in Florida … Over his final two years as a prep, passed for 5,976 yards with 64 touchdowns and 12 INTs, adding a total of 911 rushing yards and 14 scores … Listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and a two-star recruit by Rivals.
Personal: Full name is Taron Tyger Dickens.
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