James Buari

Related Bios
10 James Buari
James Buari
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    215
  • Hometown:
    Columbus, Ohio
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Walnut Ridge
  • Major:
    Communication Arts & Public Relations
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    27.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    1
Bio

Senior (2012): Played in 10 games this season … Made 27 total tackles … Made 12 solo tackles … Made 15 assisted tackles … Made one tackle for a loss, totaling one yard … Had one breakup … Had one pass defended … Forced one fumble … Had one punt return for 0 yards … HCAC Academic All-Conference …

Junior (2011): Started four-of-10 games played from outside linebacker position … Set career-highs with 31 tackles … Notched two hits for negative yardage … Ranked 15th in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with 1.5 sacks … Picked off one pass and added two quarterback hurries … Went for six tackles and one interception against Adrian on September 10 … Selected to HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team … Named Academic All-HCAC.

Sophomore (2010): Saw action in eight games … Picked up 19 tackles … Added one stop for lost yardage … Named Academic All-HCAC.

Freshman (2009): Member of DC’s junior varsity team.

High School: Three-time letterwinner at Walnut Ridge High … Played for head coach Byron Mattox … Selected as an all-district performer … Also named All-Columbus as a linebacker … Two-time Walnut Ridge Academic Player of the Year … Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Sham and Teari Buari … Majoring in communication arts and public relations with a minor in psychology.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 12 10
Assists 15 9
Tackles 27.0 19.0
Tackles per game 2.7 2.4
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 1.0 1.0
Tackle for loss yards 1 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 1 - - 0 - 0
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 1 5 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 5 3 8.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 1 3 4.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2009-10 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2010-11 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2011-12 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 28 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2009-10 - - - - - - - - -
2010-11 8 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 10 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 28 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2009-10 - - - - - - - -
2010-11 8 - - - - - - -
2011-12 10 - - - - - - -
2012-13 10 - - - - - - -
Total 28 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2009-10 - - - - - - - - 0
2010-11 8 - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 10 - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 28 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2009-10 - - - - - - - - -
2010-11 8 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 10 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 28 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2009-10 - - - - - - - - - -
2010-11 - - - - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2009-10 - - - - - 0 -
2010-11 8 - - - - 0 .0
2011-12 10 - - - - 0 .0
2012-13 10 - - 0 - 0 .0
Total 28 - - 0 - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2009-10 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2010-11 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2012-13 0 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2009-10 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2010-11 8 8 11 19.0 2.4 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - -
2011-12 10 9 22 31.0 3.1 1.5 16 2.0 17 - - - 1 0 1 -
2012-13 10 12 15 27.0 2.7 - - 1.0 1 1 - - - - 1 -
Total 28 29 48 77.0 2.8 1.5 16 4.0 21 1 - - 1 0 2 -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Conference - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - 0 - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - 0 - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - 0 - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 2 - - 0 - 0 .0
Losses 8 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 5 - - 0 - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 12 15 27.0 2.7 - - 1.0 1 1 - - - - 1 -
Conference 8 10 9 19.0 2.4 - - 1.0 1 1 - - - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 9 7 16.0 3.2 - - 1.0 1 1 - - - - 1 -
Away 5 3 8 11.0 2.2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 2 4 6.0 3.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - 1 -
Losses 8 10 11 21.0 2.6 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - -
Month
September 5 9 13 22.0 4.4 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - 1 -
October 4 2 2 4.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - -
November 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
GAMEDAY CENTRAL - Defiance at Hanover - Game Eight
  • Article
  • October 18, 2012
GAMEDAY CENTRAL - Defiance at Hanover - Game Eight

DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance will look to notch its fourth-straight win at Hanover’s L.S. Ayres Field when it heads south to take on the Panthers on Saturday. The game is scheduled to begin at 1:30 pm. [Game Notes]

  • October 18, 2012
New-Look Jackets Poised to Tackle 2012 Season
  • Article
  • August 23, 2012
New-Look Jackets Poised to Tackle 2012 Season

DEFIANCE, Ohio - One word can be used to describe nearly everything about the Defiance College football program in 2012, and that word is new. The Purple and Gold will enter the campaign under new head coach Brian Sheehan and will showcase new schemes on both sides of the ball, along with a host of new faces that will be embracing new opportunities.

  • August 23, 2012