Zeke Sanchez

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Zeke Sanchez
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    183
  • Hometown:
    Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Position:
    K
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Warren Central
  • fg
    2-4
  • pat
    23-30
  • pts
    29
Bio

Senior (2024)

  • Made 23-of-30 extra points and went 2-for-4 on field goals
  • First field of the year in season opener at Concordia was a season-long 34 yards
  • Made a season-high five PATs twice during lopsided home wins over Judson and Manchester
  • 29 kicking points were 10th among MSFA kickers
  • Climbed the career leaderboard in DC football history with the third-most kicking points (109), third-most PATs in 76 and tied for sixth with 11 career field goals

Junior (2023)

  • Converted 30-of-39 extra points and went 4-for-6 in field goal tries with a long of 36 yards
  • Went 3-for-3 on field goals of 29 yards and closer
  • 30 PATs rank third-most in a season at Defiance while 42 kicking points ranked sixth in program history and the HCAC
  • Named HCAC Honorable Mention for the second consecutive season

Sophomore (2022):

  • Played in all 10 games
  • Recorded one tackle
  • Converted five of six field goal attempts and 23 of 28 extra points
  • Named to HCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team.

Freshman (2021): 

  • Played in two games

Personal

  • Majoring in business administration with a minor in strength and conditioning
  • Earned three letters in football at Warren Central
  • Member of 2018 Indiana 6A State Championship team
  • Son of Francisco Sanchez and Nohemi Hernandez 
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Field goals made 2 -
Field goal attempts 4 -
Field goal % 50% -
Field goal long 34 -
P-A-T made 23 -
P-A-T attempts 30 -
P-A-T % 77% -
Points 29 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 1 1 34 1 1 4
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - 4 5 4
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 1 2 21 5 5 8
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - 1 1 1
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - 5 5 5
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - 2 2 2
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 0 0 0 1 3 1
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - 3 5 3
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - 0 1 0
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 0 1 0 1 1 1
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - 0 1 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 4 - - - - - - 1 1 - 0 0
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 4 - - - - - - 4 - - 0 0
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 8 - - - - - - 5 1 - 0 0
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 5 - - - - - - 5 - - 0 0
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 2 - - - - - - 2 - - 0 0
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 1 - - - - - - 1 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 3 - - - - - - 3 - - 0 0
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 0 - - - - - - 0 - - 0 0
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 1 - - - - - - 1 0 - 0 0
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 0 - - - - - - 0 - - 0 0
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 33 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 2 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 33 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 2 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - -
Total 33 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 2 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 5 6 83% 29 23 28 82% 38
2023-24 10 4 6 67% 36 30 39 77% 42
2024-25 11 2 4 50% 34 23 30 77% 29
Total 33 11 16 69% 36 76 97 78% 109
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 2 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 33 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 2 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 33 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 38 3.8 - - - - - - 23 5 0 0
2023-24 42 4.2 - - - - - - 30 4 0 0
2024-25 29 2.6 - - - - - - 23 2 0 0
Total 109 3.3 - - - - - - 76 11 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 33 2 0 2.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 2 4 50% 34 23 30 77% 29
Conference - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 1 3 33% 21 15 17 88% 18
Away 6 1 1 100% 34 8 13 62% 11
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 1 2 50% 21 13 16 81% 16
Losses 7 1 2 50% 34 10 14 71% 13
Month
September 4 2 3 67% 34 11 12 92% 17
October 4 0 0 - 0 11 15 73% 11
November 3 0 1 0% 0 1 3 33% 1
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference - - - - - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 29 2.6 - - - - - - 23 2 0 0
Conference 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 18 3.6 - - - - - - 15 1 0 0
Away 11 1.8 - - - - - - 8 1 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 16 4.0 - - - - - - 13 1 0 0
Losses 13 1.9 - - - - - - 10 1 0 0
Month
September 17 4.3 - - - - - - 11 2 0 0
October 11 2.8 - - - - - - 11 0 0 0
November 1 0.3 - - - - - - 1 0 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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