Scoreboard

Week Five Game Summaries

St. John's 17, St. Thomas 0
By Neil Coleman, D3football.com
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Defense ruled the day as No. 8 St. John's (3-0 MIAC, 4-0 overall) effectively neutralized the running game of rival St. Thomas (2-1, 2-2) that had been rated eighth in the nation, en route to a 17-0 win before a crowd of 7,000 at O’Shaughnessy Stadium.

The teams combined for 10 sacks and eight turnovers, seven turnovers in the first half. Each team turned the ball over twice deep in opposition territory.

The Tommies' defense got into the act as well, holding SJU to 17 points. The Johnnies had averaged 43 points per game coming into the game.

"Those guys are tough," said SJU quarterback Tom Linnemann. "You have to take your hats off to their defense."

Linnemann erased some self-doubt today by revisiting the scene of his season-ending knee injury of last season.

"I’d be lying to you if I said I didn’t think about it once or twice," he said. "It’s nice to be talking to you guys after the game (as opposed to heading to the hospital)."

Linnemann was 12-for-21 passing for 183 yards including a 24-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Jeremy Forsell. Forsell finished with eight receptions for 122 yards.

St. Thomas had five drives inside the St. John’s 30-yard line that it couldn’t finish. The Tommies missed field goals of 42 and 53 yards, then failed to convert on 4th-and-3 at the Johnnie 8-yard line with 9:15 to play.

Moore’s 1-yard TD run capped a five-play, 64-yard scoring drive in the first six minutes that put the Johnnies up 7-0. They made it 14-0 early in the second-period on the Linnemann-to-Forsell score.

Senior placekicker Joe Rotondi kicked a 37-yard field goal for the Johnnies in the third quarter for the only scoring of the second half.

St. Thomas pulled their starting quarterback, sophomore Alex Jadin in the middle of the second quarter after he had completed nearly as many passes to the Johnnies (two) as he had to his own team (three). He had also been sacked three times.

Jadin was replaced by junior Nick Ambrasas, a former University of Minnesota walk-on. Ambrasas completed nine of 18 passes for 123 yards.

St. John’s harassed both quarterbacks all day long. Defensive tackle Brian Zirbes had one of St. John’s six sacks. "We ran a lot of different stunts. (Abrasas) wasn’t setting up in the pocket." They also held St. Thomas sophomore running back Jake Barkley to 137 yards -- his third consecutive 100-yard rushing game, but 40 below his average.

SJU has won seven of its last eight meetings with their longtime rival and lead the series 38-29-1.

Linfield 38, Pacific Lutheran 28
PUYALLUP, Wash. -- Curt Musser threw three long touchdown passes to lead visiting Linfield to a 38-28 upset of the No. 1 Pacific Lutheran Lutes on Saturday afternoon at Sparks Stadium.

With the victory, the Wildcats improve to 3-0 for the season and 1-0 in the conference. PLU, the defending NCAA Division III national champion, sees its 13-game winning streak come to an end as it falls to 3-1 for the season and 1-1 in the NWC.

The two Pacific Northwest small college powerhouses combined for exactly 1,000 yards of total offense, but it was Musser who provided the main fireworks. Linfield's quarterback threw touchdowns passes of 51 and 43 yards to John Nosler and 74 yards to Sonté Wong as the Wildcats compiled 255 passing yards and 471 total yards.

Musser hooked up with Nosler for the first score of the game, a 51-yarder that put Linfield ahead, 7-0, with 6:40 left in the first quarter. The scoring play capped a four-play, 77-yard drive.

The Lutes came back with a 7-play, 88-yard drive, capped by Shipley Ennis' 1-yard sweep of the left end. Linfield linebacker Hans Evenson, who had an outstanding game with 13 tackles, then blocked the extra point kick to keep the Wildcats on top 7-6. Linfield responded with a 63-yard touchdown drive as Carl Haberberger got the first of his two running scores, this from six yards out with 5:56 left in the half. Haberberger ran roughshod through the Pacific Lutheran defense with 31 carries for 224 yards.

After Haberberger's score, the Lutes went 72 yards on just two plays, the score coming on a 67-yard screen pass from Chad Johnson to Aaron Binger. Johnson, the Lutes' senior quarterback, completed 29-of-46 passes for 445 yards and three touchdowns. Flanker Todd McDevitt also completed a pass for 50 yards as the Lutes compiled 495 yards through the air. Linfield was able to shut down PLU's ground game, however, limiting the Lutes to 34 net yards on 24 carries.

Linfield closed out the half when Scott Cannon kicked a 45-yard field goal with 1:34 until intermission. As it turned out, the Wildcats would score 17 unanswered points. With 8:31 left in the third quarter, Wong easily got behind the PLU secondary and hauled in Musser's bomb, the play covering 74 yards. With 24 seconds to go in the period, Nosler beat the defense, taking Musser's pass and falling into the end zone to finish the 43-yard play.

Trailing 31-14, Pacific Lutheran got back into the game with a pair of long scoring drives. The Lutes went 93 yards on 10 plays and scored on Johnson's 9-yard pass to Kyle Brown, that coming with 10:07 left in the game. On their next possession, the Lutes drove 76 yards on eight plays with Kevin Giboney grabbing Johnson's 41-yard scoring toss.

The score cut Linfield's advantage to 31-28, but the Wildcats came up with several key plays on the way to a clinching touchdown. First, Alex Rix, a defensive back to had eight tackles, returned the kickoff 32 yards to give the Wildcats the ball at their own 43-yard line. Haberberger broke free on runs of 12 and 17 yards to help get his team down to the Pacific Lutheran 21-yard line, where the Wildcats faced a 4th-and-1. Haberberger broke through the right side of the line and raced down to the 1-yard line, where he was pushed out of bounds. He finished the drive on the next play, putting Linfield ahead, 38-28. The Lutes turned the ball over on downs at the Linfield 37, and the Wildcats ran out the final 43 seconds.

Musser's primary target was Nosler, a senior wide receiver who had five catches for 134 yards and the two scores. Haberberger had 231 of Linfield's 241 rushing yards.

Johnson, whose 445-yard passing total is a career high, threw to 10 different receivers. Brown led the Lutes with eight catches for 138 yards. Binger, a freshman from North Bend, Wash., had four catches for 91 yards but managed just 10 yards on seven carries, well below his season average of 96 yards per contest.

Norwich 29, Coast Guard 10
NORTHFIELD, Vt. -- Senior quarterback Eric Lewandoski completed 9 of 16 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns leading Norwich to a 29-10 victory over Coast Guard in the "Little Army-Navy Game" here Saturday afternoon. 

Lewandoski connected with Alan Thomas for a 30-yard scoring pass on a slant pattern to put Norwich on the board with 2:21 remaining in the first quarter.  Ryan Squires ran for the two-point conversion and an 8-0 Cadet lead.  Norwich increased its lead to 16-0 just 1:50 later following Zane Burke's 43-yard fumble recovery and return to the Coast Guard one-yard line.  Robert Wright took it in on the next play from scrimmage and Squires ran for two points again giving NU a 16-0 advantage.

Chris Cumberland put Coast Guard on the board with 6:59 remaining in the second quarter.  Cumberland delivered a 32-yard field goal following a 10-play, 42-yard drive making it 16-3.

Norwich answered on its next possession.  The Cadets drove 75 yards in 10 plays, capping the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run from Maurice Bennett.

Norwich extended its 22-3 halftime lead on Lewandoski's second scoring pass of the game.  Lewandoski hit Anthony Genest on another slant pattern.  Genest broke two tackles and scampered 42 yards for the score.  Matt Colebourn finished the scoring on a 3-yard run for Coast Guard with 4:08 remaining.

Norwich ended the day with a 301-228 advantage in total offense.  Norwich improves to 4-1 for the first time since 1984 with the victory.  The Cadets retained possession of "The Mug" by beating Coast Guard for the third straight year.  NU can clinch its first five-win season since 1984 with a victory against WPI next Saturday.

Gustavus Adolphus 39, Concordia-Moorhead 22
ST. PETER, Minn. -- Junior quarterback Joe Thorvig completed 24-of-34 passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns as Gustavus Adolphus defeated Concordia 39-22 in front of a Homecoming crowd of 3,615.

Gustavus jumped out to an early 26-7 lead on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Thorvig to Brady Brau, a 94-yard kickoff return by Andy Traetow and a 29-yard interception return by Joe Arlt.  The Cobbers (1-3, 1-2 MIAC) quickly countered with a 56-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Hertel to Adam Strainer and an 11-yard touchdown run by Len Crouse to cut the Gusties' lead to 26-22 at the intermission.

Gustavus (2-2, 2-1) put the game out of reach when Joe Thorvig connected with Ryan Hoag for 21 and 22-yard touchdown passes late in the third quarter and early in the fourth quarter.  Gustavus finished the day with 382 yards of total offense including 95 yards rushing and 287 yards passing.

UW-Oshkosh 38, UW-Stevens Point 31
STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- Jeremy James caught his only pass of the game on a third-and-five situation with 3:37 left for a 44-yard touchdown pass as the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh surprised UW-Stevens Point with a 38-31 victory Saturday.

James' touchdown provided the only points of the fourth quarter as UW-Oshkosh snapped a 16-game losing streak against the Pointers for its first win in the series since 1983. The 38 points by the Titans were the most they've scored in the series since 1969.

The game featured plenty of offense as the teams combined for 821 yards, including 450 by UW-Oshkosh and 355 yards passing by Titans' quarterback Alan Beversdorf. UW-Stevens Point had 301 yards through the air and fell to 0-4 for the first time since 1975. The Pointers are in the midst of a five-game losing streak -- also the longest since 1975.

UW-Oshkosh's Mike Vielehr led the offensive attack with eight catches for 191 yards, including a 42 yard touchdown early in the second half that gave the Titans a 31-21 lead. UW-Stevens Point rallied on a Jason Steuck field goal with 1:44 left in the third quarter and, one minute later, Jonah Roth returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown to tie the game 31-31.

The Pointers had two possessions after the Titans' eventual game-winning score, but both of UW-Stevens Point's starting wide receivers, Chad Valentyne and Tony Romano, were out of the game with injuries and the Pointers failed to move the ball. Valentyne caught six passes for 115 yards and one touchdown before leaving the game in the fourth quarter.

John Carroll 39, Heidelberg 11
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The John Carroll defense employed a "bend but don't break" philosophy against Heidelberg (0-4, 0-3 OAC) that ultimately came up with big plays that broke Heidelberg's heart.

In a 39-11 victory at Wasmer Field, John Carroll (3-1, 2-1) defense surrendered yards (354), but continually thwarted Heidelberg scoring opportunities with sacks and a key turnover.

JCU defender Mike Mystic significantly turned the tide of the game when he intercepted a Frank Mastroianni pass at the Blue Streaks' 11-yard line and ran it back 75 yards. His pick off came at a time when Heidelberg was trying to cut into a 21-11 JCU lead with 3:12 left in the third quarter.

"Things just fell into place," said Mystic.  "We adjusted to their crossing plays and I just got in front of the guy."

"Mystic's pick was probably the biggest play of the game," said Regis Scafe, John Carroll's head football coach.  "It changed the whole tempo of the game."

With a total of seven sacks, the Blue Streak defense rose to the occasion when it had to.  Senior defensive end Jessie Ackerman lead the Blue Streaks with three sacks, one of which forced Heidelberg to settle for a field goal early in the fourth quarter. The 'Berg missed the kick from 33 yards out, and never threatened again.

Time of possession truly did not impact the score much in this game, as JCU only had the ball 19 minutes compared to Heidelberg's 41 minutes. The John Carroll offense relied on quick strikes, as none of its six scoring drives lasted longer than 3:11. Four of the six scoring drives covered 60 yards or more.

JCU sophomore quarterback Tom Arth threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns, and  also ran for a touchdown of three yards. He connected with Larry Holmes twice (1 and 24 yards) and John Clark once (6 yards).

Senior David Vitatoe made a 28-yard field goal and punched through all four of his extra point tries to complete the scoring effort for the home team.
Heidelberg's lone touchdown came with 3:49 remaining in the first half, when sophomore back Kelly Rapp completed a 15-play, 80-yard drive with a 3-yard run.

A highlight for JCU came when Jeff Lerner's 51-yard reception that made him the 11th player in Blue Streak history to reach the 1,000-yard plateau in career receiving yardage. Last week against Mount Union, Holmes became the 10th player to accomplish the feat.

Washington & Lee 34, Randolph-Macon 6
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Junior running back Marc Watson set a W&L single-game all-purpose yards record by totaling 319 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns to lead Washington and Lee to its first win against Randolph-Macon since 1989, defeating the Yellow Jackets 34-6 on Saturday afternoon.

Watson tallied 153 yards and two touchdowns rushing, 51 yards receiving
and 115 total return yards to break the former record of 288 yards set
by Randy Broyles during the 1952 season.

Leading 3-0 at the end of the first quarter on a 24-yard field goal by
senior Andy Vendig, the Generals (4-0, 2-0 ODAC) assumed control of the game in the second quarter, scoring 17 points.  Watson tallied his first touchdown of the day on a 1-yard plunge to give the Generals a 10-0 lead with 10:00 remaining in the half. Randolph-Macon (2-3, 1-1) answered on a 2-yard run by senior running back Clint Sullivan with 6:00 remaining in the half to make the score 10-6 in favor the of Generals. Junior linebacker Jeff Bahl then blocked the extra point attempt.

W&L upped its lead to 17-6 just 1:02 later as sophomore running back Chris Sullivan hauled in a 59-yard touchdown reception. Vendig then nailed his second field goal of the day, a 27-yarder, to give W&L a 20-6 halftime advantage.

Watson increased the lead to 27-6 with 7:45 remaining in the third, when he broke off a 50-yard touchdown run and Sullivan capped the scoring with a 31-yard touchdown reception at the 9:01 mark of the fourth quarter. Sullivan finished the game with two catches for 90 yards and the two scores. He also returned two punts for 28 yards and rushed three times for one yard.

Sophomore quarterback Bobby Littlehale completed 14-of-21 attempts for 171 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed 11 times for 24 yards.

W&L defense allowed just 24 yards rushing and 305 total yards to the Yellow Jackets. Bahl led the Generals with 12 tackles, including one sack. Sophomore linebacker Matt Stavish notched eight tackles and an interception. The Generals defense combined to pick off four R-MC passes.

Randolph-Macon was led by sophomore quarterback Hunter Price, who completed 29 of 53 attempts for 281 yards. Senior wide receiver Michael Becker caught 11 passes for 101 yards and totaled another 69 yards on returns.

The Yellow Jacket defense was led by senior defensive back Scottie
Brubeck and freshman defensive back E.J. Bush, who notched seven tackles each.

Cornell 24, Upper Iowa 20
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa -- An Upper Iowa defense which allowed just 12 second-half points in its first four games against Iowa Conference heavyweights Central, Simpson, Buena Vista and Wartburg, surrendered 16 points in the final 30 minutes at Cornell as the host Rams (2-3) posted a 24-20 come-from-behind victory in front of a homecoming crowd.

Upper Iowa dipped to 0-5 despite being outscored by just 24 points in those five losses.

The Peacocks struck first with a 14-point first quarter. Mike Hatten, who led all rushers with 146 yards scored on a 6-yard run and Ron Thompson caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Ben Jass. Cornell closed the gap with some trickery in the second period. Slotback Ian Harden took a pitch, stopped and threw a perfect pass to a wide-open Aaron Holthaus from 24 yards out. After a roughing the kicker penalty after a missed PAT attempt, Cornell opted to go for two points and quarterback Chris Lovely scored to make it 14-8 at halftime.

B.J. Shelly scored on a 7-yard run in the third period for Cornell, but another missed PAT left the score tied at 14. The Rams dominated the final period with Michael Burke scoring on a 5-yard run and Shelly catching the conversion pass from Lovely. Cornell's 8-point cushion didn't last. A huge turnover gave Upper Iowa momentum with 9:52 remaining. A poor punt snap was fielded by Cornell's Luke LaBaw, who tried to scramble, but the ball was fumbled into the end zone and recovered by Upper Iowa's Jesse Rawley.

With the score 22-20, Upper Iowa went for 2, but Cornell freshman Matt Ditch, who joined the team after the first game and up until Tuesday was a wide receiver for the Rams, intercepted the Jass offering and ran 100 yards for a defensive extra point. The 4-point margin stood.

Lovely, making his first start for Cornell, rushed for 81 yards and threw for 87 more. Holthaus caught 6 passes for 145 yards. For Upper Iowa, Jass completed 16 of 21 passes for 169 yards. Hatten, who had 104 yards rushing at halftime, was held to 42 in the second half.

John Wilke led Upper Iowa with 11 tackles. Four players from Cornell were in double figures: Chet Knake with 16, John Crane with 13, Eric Sudol with 11 and Ryan Smith with 10.

Wesleyan 20, Hamilton 3
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Getting two touchdown catches from George Thompson, one of 9 yards in the first quarter and another of 27 yards in the fourth period, Wesleyan defeated Hamilton here this afternoon 20-3. Wesleyan improved to 2-0 on the year while Hamilton fell to 0-2.

The two teams combined for just 346 yards of total offense and each punted 10 times.  Wesleyan went ahead 7-0 at 4:43 of the first period when Thompson completed a 58-yard drive with a nine-yard TD reception from Kevin Cornish. When Hamilton fumbled on the ensuing kickoff, Wesleyan had the ball at the Hamilton 23 and five plays later, Greg Thomas burrowed in off the left side from a yard out to make it 14-0 with 2:12 remaining in the quarter.

Hamilton got its only points of the contest on a 34-yard field goal from Greg Bemis midway through the third period as Hamilton moved the ball 55 yards from its own 28, consuming more than six minutes on 11 plays.  It was the only time in the ballgame that a Hamilton drive ended in Wesleyan territory other than the final minute of the contest.

Wesleyan collected its third TD when reserve quarterback Brennan Carney found Thompson in the left corner of the end zone from 27 yards out to cap a 72-yard, six play series with 4:06 to play.  Two Hamilton penalties accounted for 26 of the 72 yards.  For the game, Wesleyan amassed 214 yards with Thompson gaining 78 yards on six catches and running back Ronnie Jacobs coming through with 83 yards on 26 rushes.  Hamilton had just 142 yards, led by running back Chris McCarthy who had 18 carries for 69 yards.

Steve Woodruff made two interceptions for Wesleyan from his free safety position as Wesleyan forced four Hamilton turnovers.  Wesleyan turned the ball over only once.

Wooster 21, Ohio Wesleyan 14
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Wooster defense, led by senior middle linebacker Seth Duerr, held Ohio Wesleyan to just 89 total yards of offense and zero points in the second half, and forced a fumble at the Wooster 19-yard line on a 4th-and-1 play with 45 seconds remaining to seal a 21-14 win for the Fighting Scots in North Coast Athletic Conference play.

Wooster (4-0, 2-0 NCAC) trailed the Battling Bishops (2-2, 0-1) at halftime by a 14-7 score and had allowed 145 yards rushing on 34 carries. But in the second stanza, Ohio Wesleyan's rushing attack was limited to just 45 yards on 17 attempts. Duerr was outstanding again, recording 16 tackles, including 14 solos and two for losses, and forcing the key fumble.

The defensive effort enabled the Scot offense, which managed only 107 yards of total offense in the first half, to get on track with better field position. On its second possession of the third quarter, Wooster needed just three plays to go 49 yards in 1:00, capped by a 30-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Rob Hooper, which tied the game 14-14.

With 10:41 to play in the fourth period, the Scots started at their own 41-yard line. On 2nd-and-9, senior Justin Abraham threw a pass down the left sideline that looked like it was going to be intercepted by Kevin Kline. The pass tipped off of his hands, however, and into the arms of junior Chris Cabot, who gained 46 yards before being tackled at the Ohio Wesleyan 12-yard line. On the ensuing play, sophomore tailback Scott Jones raced around the right corner and into the end zone to give Wooster a 21-14 lead with 9:44 remaining.

Just over five minutes later, the Bishops started at their own 36-yard line and methodically moved the ball into Wooster territory. A 9-yard pass from Mike Jonesco to Brian Cromwell set up a 3rd-and-1 for Ohio Wesleyan on the Scot 19-yard line. Jonesco tried to hit Cromwell again in the left flat, but sophomore Nick Hajjar broke up the pass.

On fourth down, the Bishops ran an option to the left, but the pitch, which was hurried by pressure from sophomore Drew Fay, was somewhat behind Bernie Vendlinksi, and as he turned up field, he was stripped by Duerr. Hajjar, who earlier in the game had an interception, recovered the ball, and the win was preserved.

Wooster got on the board first when Abraham scrambled 3 yards for a touchdown with 3:57 to play in the first quarter. The touchdown was set up by a 51-yard screen pass to Jones, who broke several tackles on his way to the Ohio Wesleyan 6-yard line.

The second quarter belonged to the Bishops, who scored touchdowns on consecutive drives. Vendlinski capped a 51-yard scoring drive with a 15-yard touchdown run, then Jonesco connected with Cromwell on a 19-yard touchdown pass, which gave Ohio Wesleyan a 14-7 lead. Statistically, Hooper rushed for 70 yards on 15 carries, while Jones gained 57 yards on 17 carries. Abraham completed 11-of-20 passes for 175 yards and one interception. Sophomore Darryl Simmons caught a career-high five passes for 58 yards.

For the Bishops, Vendlinski had 25 carries for 114 yards, while Jonesco was 8-for-18 passing for 79 yards and one interception. With the win, first-year head coach Mike Schmitz became just the third Wooster coach ever and the first since 1926 to win his first four games.

Senior Seth Mastrine became Wooster's all-time leader in punt return yardage. He now has 796 yards, surpassing Tim Jackson, who totaled 791 career punt return yards from 1977-80.

Susquehanna 35, Wilkes 21
SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Rashonn Drayton ran for a season-high 136 yards and a career-best three touchdowns and Susquehanna converted two Wilkes turnovers into easy touchdowns en route to a 35-21 victory in a Middle Atlantic Conference game at Lopardo Stadium on Saturday.

Drayton, who carried the ball a career-high 39 times, scored on runs of 8, 12 and 2 yards as the Crusaders remain unbeaten at 4-0. Quarterback Mike Bowman added a pair of touchdown passes, including a 39-yard strike to Mark Bartosic on fourth-and-4 in the third quarter to knot the score at 21-21.

Jeff Marshman threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns for the Colonels (3-1), but was also intercepted four times, including one by Dennis Kodack that he returned 67 yards to set up Drayton's second scoring run to tie the score at 14-14 in the third quarter.

After Bowman was intercepted by Mike DaRe at the Susquehanna 34, Marshman connected with Frank McCabe on an 11-yard pass to give the Colonels a 21-14 lead. The Crusaders took the ensuing kickoff and drove to the Wilkes 39, where on fourth down Bowman found a wide-open Bartosic down the middle, who streaked untouched into the end zone for his fifth touchdown catch of the season.

The Crusaders took the lead for good with 12:02 left as John Smith caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Bowman that was set up when Kodack recovered an Alex DeJesus fumble on a punt return at the Wilkes 19. Drayton rounded out the scoring with a 2-yard run with 2:12 left, after Bowman found Jon Dvorshock for 39 yards on a screen pass to the Wilkes 11.

Susquehanna, which entered the game ranked last in the MAC in rushing defense, allowed the Colonels just 40 yards on the ground on 28 carries. The Crusaders controlled the time of possession battle as they held the ball for 34:50.

Westminster (Mo.) 36, Blackburn 25
Chris Marshall threw for 299 yards and five touchdowns as Westminster earned their first victory of the year, 36-25 against Blackburn at Priest Field Westminster took the early lead, scoring on their first possession on a 12 yard pass from Marshall to Ryan Brodecker. Two more Westminster scores sandwiched around a Blackburn touchdown made it 21-8 Blue Jays at halftime.

Westminster (1-4) blew the game open in the third quarter with 15 unanswered points.  The Blue Jays got a 31 yard touchdown reception by Eric Hawkins, a safety, and a Brandon Schubert recovery of teammate Eric Millius's fumble in the endzone, making it 36-13 after three quarters.  Blackburn added two late scores for the final margin.

Marshall fought off an injury to finish 23-for-30 on the afternoon, with those five touchdown passes. Seven Blue Jays caught passes in the victory, led by Jeff Minor's nine catches.  Eric Hawkins had eight receptions for 87 yards and two touchdowns, while Millius, Schubert and Brodecker all added touchdowns.

Blackburn falls to 0-5.

Montclair State 15, Cortland State 3
UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J. -- Junior quarterback Ed Collins threw for a touchdown and sophomore running back Laquan Majette ran for a score as Montclair State handed Cortland State a 15-3 defeat in New Jersey Athletic Conference Football action at Sprague Field this afternoon.

Safety Vic Mesce had eight tackles four pass breakups to key the Red Hawk defense (2-1, 1-0 NJAC), which limited the Red Dragons (2-3, 2-1 NJAC) to minus-23 yards rushing in the contest.

Sophomore Brent Grablachoff got MSU on the scoreboard with 3:05 to play in the first quarter after MSU recovered a fumbled punt return on the Cortland 20-yard line. Seven plays later, Grablachoff booted a 37-yard field goal. After Cortland went three-and-out on their next possession, MSU extended the lead to 9-0 as sophomore wide receiver Eric Magrini hauled in a 9-yard pass from Collins to cap a seven-play, 54-yard scoring drive.

The Red Dragons missed an opportunity to close the gap in the second getting the ball down to the Montclair seven midway through the second quarter. Cortland ran seven plays, a got a first a pass interference penalty that put the ball at the two, but MSU stopped the drive and Greg Oostmeyer kicked a 17-yard field goal for a 9-3 Red Hawk advantage.

Montclair would respond on its next possession going 13 plays and 69 yards. Majette rushed for 35 yards on the drive, including the final yards on a five-yard run.

The second half became a defensive battle. Cortland managed on substantial drive in the fourth quarter as the Red Dragons moved out to midfield. However, the drive stalled as Ryan McCarthy's pass ricocheted off a receiver into the hands of MSU defensive lineman Carlos Bolanos.

Majette finished with 80 yards on 26 carries, while Collins completed 20 of 34 for 184 yards. Magrini had six catches for 47 yards while Jamel Dorsey and Adrian Zayas each had five. McCarthy was 26-of-45 for 244 yards, including seven completions to Jason Burch and six to Tony Romano.

Salisbury State 52, Shenandoah 6
STEPHENS CITY, Va. -- Salisbury State used 241 yards and three touchdowns from sophomore running back Tony Ellis to propel themselves to a 52-6 victory over Shenandoah University before 1,258 at Sherando High School's Arrowhead Stadium Saturday afternoon.

The Sea Gulls (3-2) piled up 397 rushing yards while holding the Hornets to just 61 to help ruin the first football homecoming game at Shenandoah in 33 years. Ellis' partner in the backfield, junior Reggie Boyce, also crossed the century mark in yardage. He had 125 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries.

It was the second straight game that Ellis has rushed for over 200 yards as he had 255 last Saturday in a 55-28 ACFC victory against Greensboro. He now has rushed for 831 yards and nine touchdowns in five games this season.

Salisbury applied steady pressure to the young Hornets (1-4), as they jumped out to a 38-0 lead before the hosts scored their first touchdown in over seven quarters by capitalizing on the lone Sea Gull turnover of the contest.

Shenandoah reached the end zone for the first time since the Hornets' 40-6 triumph over Gallaudet on September 16 when sophomore Dennis Robart barreled in on first and goal from the seven-yard line. SU took over on the Gulls' 7 after return man Du'Juan Wilson fumbled a B.J. Treuting punt at the 12 and Matt Harrison recovered for the Hornets.

Franklin 40, Manchester 21
FRANKLIN, Ind. -- Junior wide receiver Eddie Tucker dazzled the homecoming crowd with nine receptions for 251 yards -- including touchdown catches of 97, 58, and 11 yards - to highlight a breakout offensive performance by Franklin College in a dominating victory over Manchester College in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game.

A Grizzlies offense that managed just 19 points in its first three games put the hosts (2-2, 1-0 HCAC) on top late in the first quarter when sophomore Josh McMillin, who rushed for two touchdowns, scored on a 7-yard run to put his team ahead 7-0. The fireworks began on the first play of the second quarter, when freshman quarterback Brad Huff connected with Tucker on a 97-yard touchdown pass to give Franklin a 13-0 lead. The 97-yard pass-and-run play was the longest pass completion in school history, breaking the previous school mark of 96 yards (Travis McMahen to Jim Larkin at Blackburn) set in 1998.

On Franklin's next play from scrimmage three minutes later, the duo connected on a 58-yard scoring strike to put the Grizzlies ahead 19-0. Tucker, who made eight catches for 240 yards in the first half, capped his day with a one-handed, 11-yard touchdown catch early in the third quarter. His 251 receiving yards was 16 shy of the school's single-game record set in 1983.

Huff completed 19 of 28 passes for 358 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. Sophomore running back Brandon Gillard led Franklin's ground game with 67 yards on 10 carries. His 22-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter capped Franklin's scoring and put the Grizzlies ahead 40-7.

Defensively, junior linebacker Josef Kapitan recorded nine tackles and made Franklin's only interception. McMillin, also a defensive end, made nine tackles and recorded one sack. Senior defensive tackle Steve Barrick recorded a sack and made seven tackles. Freshman linebacker Greg Armbruster and senior defensive lineman Dewayne Tiemeyer recorded Franklin's other sacks. The Grizzlies held Manchester (1-3, 0-1) to 63 yards rushing and forced seven punts.