| Goryal Scales |
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Scouting Report:
Seen as the leader of the interior defensive line... three-year starter who provides veteran leadership for the position group... an intelligent and physical player who is a good run stopper... a very consistent, quality performer... his leadership is crucial to the defensive line.
2004:
Started eight games and played in all 11 contests... totaled 21 tackles for the season including 2.5 tackles for loss... had one forced and recovered fumble... ranked third among Deacon defensive linemen with 21 tackles... equaled a career-high six tackles at Maryland, the same place he originally set the mark in 2002... recorded four tackles at Clemson including three assisted stops... had four tackles at NC State including 1.5 tackles for loss... made two tackles against Boston College, both solo stops... had a solo tackle and a forced fumble against Florida State... made one solo tackle and recovered a fumble in the Duke game... had an assisted tackle in the Virginia Tech and North Carolina games... assisted on a tackle for loss at Miami.
2003:
Saw action in all 12 games while battling various nagging injuries throughout the year... earned the starting nod in six contests... totaled 16 tackles, including two for loss, as well as a fumble recovery... saw action as a reserve at Boston College... started and had one solo tackle versus NC State... started and had two solo tackles against East Carolina... recovered a fumble at Virginia... had three tackles off the bench against Georgia Tech... recorded four tackles at Duke, including his first TFL of the season... had two tackles at Florida State, including his second TFL in as many weeks, before spraining an ankle... made one solo stop in a reserve role against Clemson... had two tackles against Connecticut... started and had one unassisted tackle against Maryland.
2002:
Served as a backup to veteran starter and future NFL player Montique Sharpe... saw action in all 13 games... started the NC State, Purdue and Maryland games when Sharpe was injured... entered in the first quarter versus ECU and played the rest of the night, totaling five tackles (two solo), including a tackle for loss (-8 yards)... credited with three tackles at Purdue, including one solo stop... also recorded a TFL for -2 yards against the Boilermakers... had one solo stop against Virginia... credited with a tackle-for-loss for a yard at Clemson... credited with two solo tackles against North Carolina... recorded one tackle versus Florida State... tallied a career-best six tackles, including a TFL of -3 yards, at Maryland... had one solo stop in the Seattle Bowl.
2001:
Played in the first two games of the season at East Carolina and versus Appalachian State... recorded one tackle versus the Mountaineers... suffered a knee injury in practice in mid-September and ended up taking a redshirt year.
Background:
Earned first-team All-North Carolina honors as a senior at Carver HS... coached by Keith Wilkes... a two-time conference defensive player of the year... a three-time all-conference selection... also a two-time All-Northwest pick... selected for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star game in 2000... recorded 97 tackles, 12 sacks and five fumble recoveries during his final season... earned three letters in football and three in track & field... was the MVP for field events two straight seasons... also named to the Academic Team.
Personal:
Majoring in communication, minoring in sociology... born September 19, 1983 in Winston-Salem, N.C.... chose Wake Forest because of "an overall feeling that Wake Forest was the right school for me"... son of Calvin Lewis and Norma Scales... has two sisters, Celine Hawkins and Delacey Marnen... uncle, Greg Scales, played at Wake Forest in the 1980s and was a fifth-round draft pick of New Orleans, playing with the Saints from 1988-91.
Career Statistics
G-GS TT TFL FF FR
2001 2-0 1 0 0 0
2002 13-3 22 4/-13 0 0
2003 12-6 16 2/-5 0 1
2004 11-8 21 3.5/-3 1 1
36-15 60 9.5/-21 1 2
