It's now 17 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, August 30, 2025, against the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs in E.J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC.
To help pass those long summer days and get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season and more knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.
Today, we will highlight two players who wear #17, one on offense and one on defense:
#17 Bennett Judy
Position Quarterback
Height 6-3
Weight 200
Class Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown Simpsonville, S.C.
High School Hillcrest HS
2024 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in one game on the season, playing in the home win against VMI (Nov. 16) … Threw a pair of pass attempts against the Keydets in his lone action … Finished 9-of-16 for 75 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown pass to TE David Hulbert in WCU’s annual Spring Game … Guided a 45-yard scoring drive in the intrasquad scrimmage ... Named to the 2024-25 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2023 (Freshman): Played in one game on the season, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut in the home rivalry win over ETSU (Nov. 11) … Completed 6-of-8 passes for 71 yards … In WCU’s annual Spring Game, completed 18-of-27 passes including eight-straight at one point for
a team-best 285 yards with three touchdown passes and two interceptions ... Named to the 2023-24 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Western Carolina: Pro-style quarterback, two-time team captain … Threw for 6,386 yards and 87 touchdowns as a prep … Selected to the North/South All-Star game, earning both team captain and offensive MVP honors (10-of-14, 140 yds) in leading the North squad to a 22-14 win … Was a two-time South Carolina Football Coaches Association (SCFCA) All-State quarterback in AAAAA … Named the Region I-AAAAA Player of the Year honors as a senior and as a junior in 2021, was dubbed the Region 1-AAAAA Offensive Player of the Year … Set a Hillcrest school record for passing yards in a game with 425 back in 2021 … High school coach is Anthony Frate … Hillcrest wide receivers coach Jada Sullivan is a WCU alum.
Personal: Is the son of Suzanne and Leigh Judy.
#17 Armond Anderson
Height 6-3
Weight 200
Class Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown Simpsonville, S.C.
High School Hillcrest HS
2024 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in one game on the season, playing in the home win against VMI (Nov. 16) … Threw a pair of pass attempts against the Keydets in his lone action … Finished 9-of-16 for 75 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown pass to TE David Hulbert in WCU’s annual Spring Game … Guided a 45-yard scoring drive in the intrasquad scrimmage ... Named to the 2024-25 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2023 (Freshman): Played in one game on the season, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut in the home rivalry win over ETSU (Nov. 11) … Completed 6-of-8 passes for 71 yards … In WCU’s annual Spring Game, completed 18-of-27 passes including eight-straight at one point for
a team-best 285 yards with three touchdown passes and two interceptions ... Named to the 2023-24 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Western Carolina: Pro-style quarterback, two-time team captain … Threw for 6,386 yards and 87 touchdowns as a prep … Selected to the North/South All-Star game, earning both team captain and offensive MVP honors (10-of-14, 140 yds) in leading the North squad to a 22-14 win … Was a two-time South Carolina Football Coaches Association (SCFCA) All-State quarterback in AAAAA … Named the Region I-AAAAA Player of the Year honors as a senior and as a junior in 2021, was dubbed the Region 1-AAAAA Offensive Player of the Year … Set a Hillcrest school record for passing yards in a game with 425 back in 2021 … High school coach is Anthony Frate … Hillcrest wide receivers coach Jada Sullivan is a WCU alum.
Personal: Is the son of Suzanne and Leigh Judy.
#17 Armond Anderson
Position Linebacker
Height 6-2
Weight 220
Class Senior
Hometown Lithonia, Ga.
High School South Gwinnett HS
2024 (Junior): Played in seven of the team’s 12 games, each coming as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Credited with four tackles, including a pair of solo stops … Made his WCU debut in the road game at nationally-ranked Montana (Sept. 21) … Recorded his first and season-high three tackles in the road win at Furman (Oct. 19) … Also had a tackle at nationally-ranked Mercer (Oct. 26).
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU after two seasons at St. Thomas University, a NAIA program in Miami, Fla. … Played in 19 games between 2022 and 2023, credited with 85 total tackles including 51 solo stops and 5.5 tackles for loss … Forced and recovered a fumble while recording a interception as part of five defended passes … Recorded 76 tackles as a sophomore in 2023 … Recorded a career-high 11 tackles against Ave Maria on Oct. 21, 2023, also tallying an interception; At South Gwinnett HS: Was a two-way player in high school as a wide receiver and defensive back … Caught nine passes for 263 yards as a senior with four touchdowns … Credited with 22 total tackles with three interceptions for 57 return yards.
Height 6-2
Weight 220
Class Senior
Hometown Lithonia, Ga.
High School South Gwinnett HS
2024 (Junior): Played in seven of the team’s 12 games, each coming as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Credited with four tackles, including a pair of solo stops … Made his WCU debut in the road game at nationally-ranked Montana (Sept. 21) … Recorded his first and season-high three tackles in the road win at Furman (Oct. 19) … Also had a tackle at nationally-ranked Mercer (Oct. 26).
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU after two seasons at St. Thomas University, a NAIA program in Miami, Fla. … Played in 19 games between 2022 and 2023, credited with 85 total tackles including 51 solo stops and 5.5 tackles for loss … Forced and recovered a fumble while recording a interception as part of five defended passes … Recorded 76 tackles as a sophomore in 2023 … Recorded a career-high 11 tackles against Ave Maria on Oct. 21, 2023, also tallying an interception; At South Gwinnett HS: Was a two-way player in high school as a wide receiver and defensive back … Caught nine passes for 263 yards as a senior with four touchdowns … Credited with 22 total tackles with three interceptions for 57 return yards.
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