Three familiar faces and a bubble team will make up the final four teams in Division III football as Mount Union and Wheaton advanced in the early games, while UW-Whitewater and Mary Hardin-Baylor advanced after having the late games well in hand in the fourth quarter.

Mary Hardin-Baylor will host UW-Whitewater, while Wheaton, which has not lost a playoff game to anyone other than Mount Union, gets another shot at the Purple Raiders next Saturday.

Nate Kmic had another big game for the Purple Raiders, with 45 carries for 227 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-14 win against Cortland State. The Mary Hardin-Baylor tandem of quarterback Josh Saenz and running back Bryson Tucker had a big game as well, as the Crusaders rolled out to a 49-7 lead. Saturday's scores.

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Wheaton limited Franklin quarterback Chad Rupp to 30-for-58 passing and picked him off three times in a 45-28 win. Thunder All-American Pete Ittersagen returned an interception and a kickoff for a touchdown while Rocky Gingg ran for 145 yards and two scores, leading what might have been the last team in the field all the way to the national semifinals. Photo gallery

UW-Whitewater got 151 rushing yards from Antwan Anderson and Jeff Donovan completed 10 of 21 passes for 151 yards as well in the Warhawks' 34-17 win. Jace Rindahl sealed the win with his second interception, returning it 45 yards for a touchdown. Photo gallery. Mary Hardin-Baylor had two rushers go over 100 yards in a 63-7 win against Washington and Jefferson, setting up the rematch.

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For UW-Whitewater, there is little question about the quality of the running game, only about who will take the ball. (And maybe about who will hand it to him.)

The depth of the Warhawks is significant, and that was shown last week when their No. 2 running back went for 269 yards at Willamette. What's next for the Warhawk offense? A Road to Salem feature by Pat Coleman.

And don't forget our Road to Salem features from earlier in the week, on Washington and Jefferson, Cortland State, Wheaton and Mount Union.