Statistical spotlight
Each week during the regular season we look at some of the key statistical performances from the weekend in Division III football, highlighting one per region. Aaron Fanthorpe ran for 107 yards and threw for 242 more as North Central scored touchdowns on seven consecutive possessions to secure the CCIW’s automatic bid with a vengeance. The Cardinals led 49-10 at the half en route to a 56-10 win at Carthage. Widener tight end Tim Kilkenny caught a game-winning touchdown pass for the third week in a row as the Pride rallied from a 17-0 deficit to win at Wilkes, 20-17. In Week 9, Kilkenny caught a 12-yard TD with 6:03 left in a 13-10 victory over Delaware Valley and had an 18-yard score with 18 seconds left in a 28-24 triumph over Albright in Week 10. Muhlenberg’s defense allowed just 65 yards rushing and 8-for-25 passing in a 35-7 win against Moravian. The Mules were credited with eight passes broken up and they intercepted two more in securing the team’s first unbeaten regular season in 106 years of football. Bethel ran the ball 60 times in edging St. John’s 17-14. All four ballcarriers averaged between 3.8 and 5.3 yards per carry, including Logan Flannery, who rushed 27 times for 118 yards and the game-winning touchdown, and quarterback Ben Wetzell, who had 22 carries for 88 yards. Scroll down for the weekly ATN podcast and more playoff coverage.
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Hefty resigns after six years at Luther Two days after completing his sixth year as Luther football coach, Paul Hefty has announced his resignation. “After every season since taking this job six years ago, I have evaluated whether or not I wanted to continue to be a head football coach,” said Hefty. “This decision was mine and mine alone, and needless to say was difficult, because I care deeply for the student-athletes, the coaching staff and Luther College. I am extremely proud of the things our football program has accomplished during the past six years. The combination of our success and my desire to pursue other interests outside of football, I felt the time was right for me to step down. I have told our players from day one that change is good, and that change makes things better.” During his tenure, the Luther Hall of Famer turned a program around that had not posted a winning season for 10 years, and led the Norse to three consecutive winning records (2003-05) for the first time since 1982-84. He completed his six years as head coach with a record of 29-31. This year, after dropping its first three games to nationally ranked teams, he led Luther to victories in five of its last seven games, en route to a record of 5-5. His no-huddle offense produced 15 school records and in 2006 was ranked fourth in the nation for yards per game (445.5). Entering the 2007 campaign, He had coached 25 all-conference and three all-region performers. He also had two players selected to play in the prestigious Aztec Bowl. "I appreciate Paul's leadership and the contributions he has made to the football program at Luther College,” said athletic director Joe Thompson. “He has made our football program competitive again, but more importantly, he has been a wonderful mentor to our student-athletes. We will miss Paul and wish him all the best in the future." | ||
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Bracket busting ATN's take So if you're just logging in for the first time since the weekend and you see Ithaca and Mount Union matched up, Widener traveling to Case Western Reserve, UW-Whitewater as the top seed in the "North" and the like, you might well be pretty lost. It's a whole new world of bracketology for 2007, and unless you're an Ithaca fan, it could be pretty darn good. It's almost a national bracket, within the 500-mile busing rules. Hear Keith McMillan's and Pat Coleman's take in this week's Around the Nation podcast. So, why UW-Eau Claire instead of Whitworth? How many points can Capital give up to UW-Whitewater and still win that first-round game? And what were the highlights from Saturday that might otherwise get lost in the shuffle? Listen in and we'll tell you. For more Selection Sunday coverage, scroll down. As always, you can click here to load the podcast page in iTunes or you can also receive this and any of our future Around the Nation podcasts automatically by subscribing to this RSS feed: http://www.d3football.com/dailydose/?feed=podcast
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