Scoreboard

Week Eight Game Summaries

Bluffton 27, Manchester 0
Bluffton took over a share of the top spot in the Heartland Conference Saturday with a 27-0 shutout against Manchester in Salzman Stadium. Bluffton is now 5-2 overall on the season and 3-1 in the Heartland Conference, which ties them with Defiance College, who fell to Franklin College on Saturday.

Senior tailback Tyson Goings scored all four Bluffton touchdowns, three coming on the ground and one through the air. Goings carried the ball 33 times for a game-high 185 yards and scored on runs of one, two and one yards and caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Brad Moore, who completed eight of 19 passes on the afternoon for 128 yards.

Goings' four-touchdown effort ties a Bluffton record that is held by six other players, including Goings himself several times.

Freshman linebacker Pat Craun tied a BC record with three interceptions in the game. He totaled 39 return yards and added a caused fumble and eight tackles. Craun's three picks tied the mark held by three other players, most recently by Paul Hostettler against Ohio Northern in 1967.

Junior Josh Slaughter also picked off a Manchester pass as the Bluffton defense held the Spartans to 183 yards in total offense. Senior Greg Ditz led the BC defense with 12 tackles, while senior Greg Bruns and sophomore Matt Scholz both recorded two quarterback sacks.

The shutout was Bluffton's third of the season, all in league play, which marks the fifth time in the history of BC football that the Beavers have posted three or more shutouts in a single season and the first since 1958 when Bluffton posted six shutouts and finished 8-1 and won the Mid-Ohio Conference.

Moravian 36, FDU-Madison 13
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Senior tailback P.J. Jankowicz became the seventh Moravian College football player to surpass 2,000 yards in a career with a 32-yard performance in Moravian's 36-13 victory against FDU-Madison in Middle Atlantic Conference action Saturday. The Greyhounds snapped a three-game losing streak with the win and moved to 4-3 on the season while the Devils fall to 0-7 on the year.

Jankowicz, who has 2,021 yards after Saturday's game, went over the 2,000-yard plateau on a 12-yard carry in Moravian's second drive of the afternoon.  Jankowicz finished with the 32 yards on nine carries and one touchdown and he also caught three passes for 73 yards and two scores.

The Greyhounds took a 7-0 lead with 12:25 left to play in the first quarter on a 7-yard scoring scamper by freshman tailback Tim Barlok and an extra-point kick from junior Jim McIntyre.  Moravian needed to move just 18 yards for the score as junior defensive tackle John Kwiatkowski had sacked FDU-Madison quarterback Brad Bishop and forced a fumble, which was recovered by Moravian sophomore defensive end Tom Blackledge. Moravian would take a 9-0 lead six minutes later when sophomore defensive end Brian Cascioli sacked Bishop in the end zone.

The Greyhounds would extend the lead to 23-0 before the Devils would score.  Sophomore quarterback Charlie Bowden hit Jankowicz on touchdown passes of four and 51 yards.  Bowden completed 16 of 23 passes for 242 yards with the two touchdowns and one interception. 

Sophomore running back Ed Cracchiolo got FDU-Madison on the scoreboard with 10:40 left in the third quarter on a 37-yard run.  The two-point conversion failed.

Moravian would extend its lead to 36-6 on a pair of touchdown runs.  Senior fullback Frank Starner, who led the Greyhound ground attack in the game with 54 yards on 12 carries, took the ball in from 1 yard out but McIntyre missed the extra point.  Barlok also had 54 yards on 11 carries in the game.

Jankowicz closed out the Moravian scoring with 9:35 to play in the fourth stanza on a 12-yard run.  McIntyre made his fourth kick of the afternoon. The Devils scored the game's final points with no time left on the clock on a 21-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Patrick O'Neill, the third FDU-Madison quarterback of the game, to sophomore wide receiver Chad Pirnos and the Eric Eickhorst extra point.

Sophomore linebacker John Cupples led the Greyhound defense with eight tackles while senior linebacker Tom Pouliot had 11 tackles for the Devils.

Hartwick 20, RPI 13
TROY, N.Y. -- Rensselaer hosted Hartwick at '86 Field and the visitors won a tight game 20-13.  The Hawks, who played the majority of the game without their starting quarterback, Daniel Pincelli, took advantage of five Engineers turnovers to improve to 6-1.  RPI, which lost four fumbles and was intercepted twice, falls to 1-5.

Hartwick got on the board on their first series when running back Paul Paddock capped a 14-play, 59-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run.  Matt Mlinar's extra point attempt was no good and the Hawks led, 6-0.  On the drive, which lasted 5:53, Pincelli, who was averaging over 287 yards passing per game, suffered a badly sprained ankle and was sidelined and was replaced by J.P. Meyers.

Rensselaer came back to take a 7-6 lead when senior wideout Richard Mokay grabbed an 8-yard pass from Sean O'Bryan in the end zone with 1:39 remaining in the first quarter.  Hartwick went back on top on a 20-yard fourth down, run by Ty Smith but the Engineers regained the lead late in the second quarter on a 10-yard pass from O'Bryan to Evan Cochran.  A two-point conversion attempt failed and RPI led 13-12 at the half.

The second half saw just one score, a 6-yard touchdown catch by Hartwick senior tight end Greg Balcavage at 3:28 of the third quarter.  A conversion pass from Meyers to Luke Urtz gave the Hawks a 20-13 lead.  RPI's best chance to get into the end zone came with an 11-play, 29-yard drive that ended on downs at the Hartwick 8-yard line with 27 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

Meyers finished the day by going 8-for-19 with 163 yards while Pincelli was 3-for-6 for 38 yards.  Junior running back Ty Smith led the Hawks running attack with 110 yards rushing on 20 carries. Balcavage paced the receivers with six receptions for 79 yards. Defensively, Josh Gregory led the team with nine tackles.

For the Engineers, senior running back Scott Allard had 132 yards rushing on 24 carries and Mokay finished with six catches for 99 yards.  Adam Woollacott had a team-high eight tackles, an interception with a 40-yard return and two pass breakups. 

Amherst 9, Wesleyan 7
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. --- Scoring all of its points on special teams with a 68-yard punt return for a touchdown from Derrell Wright with 5:04 to play in the second quarter and a blocked punt by David Frankel which traveled out of the end zone with 31 seconds to go in the half for a safety, Amherst held on for a 9-7 victory over Wesleyan here this afternoon. 

Improving to 4-1, Amherst stayed among the teams tied for the lead in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Wesleyan dropped to 3-2. It was the seventh consecutive win for Amherst over Wesleyan, going back to 1994.

Wright scored Amherst's only touchdown of the contest when he scooped up a driving punt by Wesleyan's Mark Olschefskie and burst up the left sideline 68 yards for the score. It was the first time since 1994 that a punt was returned for a touchdown against Wesleyan. 

Amherst added to its lead with what proved to be the winning points when Dave Frankel got through the line and blocked an Olschefskie punt from the Wesleyan 15-yard line. When the ball rolled out of the back of the end zone, the score moved to 9-0 for Amherst. It was only the second time in the last three seasons that Wesleyan has had a punt blocked, spanning 110 kicks by Olschefskie.

Wesleyan got on the board when quarterback Brennan Carney (23-for-45, 206 yards) hit George Thompson right in stride as he broke behind the Amherst defense for a 60-yard touchdown pass with 5:18 remaining in the third quarter, Thompson finished the game with six catches for 112 yards.
Wesleyan forced a fumble near midfield on Amherst's next possession but just let the loose ball get away as Amherst lineman Josh Ahearn made the key recovery.

Wesleyan outgained Amherst, 271 yards to 184 yards, in the game but could not convert on its early scoring chances, twice moving inside the Amherst 15, but coming up empty as two 30-yard field goal tries were missed in the first half. Amherst also held on a crucial 4th-and-1 play when Wesleyan running back Ronnie Jacobs (25 carries for 87 yards) was stopped inches short of a first down at the Amherst 44-yard line in the final minute of the third quarter.

Bethany 42, Thiel 13
BETHANY, W.Va. -- Bethany rushed out to a 28-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 42-13 Homecoming victory over Thiel.

The Bison, who were down to their third quarterback with sophomore Billy Hunter out with a broken left arm and Justin Green leaving the team, started freshman Nazih Banna. With the freshman at quarterback, the Bison went to the ground game early and often. After a 32-yard kickoff return on the opening boot of the game, Bethany went 43 yards in eight plays, all rushes, and scored on a 7-yard run by sophomore Brandon Isbell.

Bethany doubled its lead late in the initial stanza when sophomore Will Anderson bulled in from the 1-yard line to make it 14-0 Bison. On the first play after the ensuing kickoff, Bethany's Marty Bavetz recovered a fumble on the Thiel 24. Two plays later, Isbell went 19 yards for the score and Bethany held a 21-0 lead with 28 seconds left in the first quarter.

The Bison offense slowed down a little in the second quarter but did punch in another score just before halftime. A seven-play, 79-yard drive was capped off by a 23-yard run by Anderson and the Bison carried a 28-0 lead into halftime.

After forcing a Thiel punt on the opening drive of the second half, Bethany's rushing attack took over again. The Bison marched 60 yards in nine plays, scoring on a 5-yard run by Anderson for his third touchdown of the day. It's the second three-touchdown day of the year for the fullback.

Thiel made its first mark on the scoreboard late in the third quarter. The Tomcats, who actually had more first downs than the Bison, moved 88 yards in 14 plays to score on a 1-yard plunge by quarterback Rennie Gash. Thiel Kicker Amanda Devore booted the extra point to make it a 35-7 game.

Bethany struck right back, going 65 yards in six plays to set up a 1-yard run by freshman Tom Medina. The drive was started by Isbell breaking off a 42-yard run, his longest and last rush of the day. That carry capped a magnificent day for the halfback, as he gained a career-high 219 yards on 21 carries.

The Tomcats made another impressive march following the Medina score, going 89 yards in 15 plays. Gash scored his second TD of the game, going three yards for the score. The Thiel quarterback ran for 104 yards on the day, the first player to rush for 100 yards against the Bison all year.

With the win, the Bison improved to 5-3 overall and 1-2 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. Offensively, the Bison piled up 344 rushing yards, while only attempting three passes. Isbell's 219 led the Bethany attack, while Anderson tacked on 91. Defensively, a trio of Bison linebackers led the hit parade. Senior Josh Just and freshmen Chris Timpson and Steve Ochap each registered nine tackles.

The Bison will close out their PAC schedule next week with a home game against Grove City. Grove City running back R.J. Bowers will enter the game needing 88 yards to break the all-time all-division rushing record.

North Central 17, North Park 7
North Central took a 17-7 lead at the beginning of the third quarter and made it stand up as they defeated North Park in CCIW action.

North Central took an early 7-0 lead when Tim Hammers intercepted a Dana Anderson pass and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown with 6:15 remaining in the first quarter.  North Park answered with a 13 play, 54-yard drive that ended with a spectacular touchdown grab by Mike Lundberg on fourth and 10 from the North Central 13.  Brian Hill's point after touchdown tied the game at seven.

North Central's offense was stymied by the Vikings' defense for most of the first half.  The Cardinals' first five drives had netted them 43 yards.  On their sixth possession the Cardinals put together a 63-yard drive that covered the final 55 seconds of the first half and was capped by Ryan Jordan's 34 yard field goal as the half expired.  The Vikings had the ball for more than 20 minutes in the first half, but found themselves trailing 10-7.

In the second half, North Central took the opening kickoff and picked up right where they left off, driving 73 yards on 11 plays to take a 17-7 lead on Jeremy Walsh's 22-yard touchdown pass to Tony Gibson.

Try as they might, North Park wasn't able to come back from that 10-point deficit.  The Vikings took the ball into Cardinal territory on their final four possessions, but came away empty, twice losing the ball on downs and once throwing an interception.  The closest the Vikings came was when Dana Anderson scrambled out of the pocket on fourth down and was stopped one yard short of a first down at the North Central six yard line.

Statistically, the game was pretty even.  The two teams were almost even in first downs (NP18, NC 15) and total yards (NP 283, NC 240).  The Vikings ran 15 more plays than the Cardinals 76-61 and passed for more yards (168-91).

Darnell Rios paced the Viking attack with 96 yards on 21 carries.  Dominic Senese caught a career-high five passes for 71 yards.  Dana Anderson completed 16 of 36 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown, but threw two interceptions.

Jackie Wayne lead the Vikings' defense with 10 tackles (four solo) and two tackles for loss.  Pat Ryan tallied seven tackles, including his seventh sack of the season.  Tim Daggy blocked a punt and recovered it.

Salve Regina 53, Maine Maritime 18
NEWPORT, R.I. -- Salve Regina erupted for a school-record 32 points in the opening quarter and eventually defeated visiting Maine Maritime Academy 53-18 in New England Football Conference action.

Seahawk senior running back Luke Arnold had the game's first touchdown with a 36-yard run to cap off Salve's opening drive. On the ensuing kickoff, Matt Maraia recovered a Mariner fumble and Salve Regina had the ball at the Maine Maritime 20-yard line.

Three plays later, Joe Papalia had a 5-yard TD run and Salve had a 12-0 advantage before the Mariner offense touched the ball. Papalia would run for a career-high 205 yards on 30 carries and three touchdowns including a 53-yarder on the Seahawks' third possession.

Seahawk quarterback Ken Farrow was a perfect 3-for-3 throwing including touchdown passes of 55 yards to Jay Brule and 34 yards to Dave Boduc. Salve Regina University amassed 535 yards of total offense and equaled a team-record with 25 first downs.

Salve Regina University improves to 6-1 overall while Maine Maritime (0-7) remains winless in 2000.

Washington & Jefferson 51, Waynesburg 6
WASHINGTON, PA. -- Washington & Jefferson scored 31 unanswered points, rolling to a 51-6 win over Waynesburg in a Presidents Athletic Conference game.  The Presidents (6-1, 3-0) rolled up 625 yards total offense in the game, including 419 yards passing on the way to their 6th win of the season, clinching a tie for the conference title.

Joey Nichols got the scoring started just over four minutes into the game when he raced around the right end of the line for a 35-yard score. Less than eight minutes later, sophmore quarterback Brian Dawson, Division III leader in pass efficiency, hooked up with Todd Fry for a 5-yard score to make it 14-0.

Waynesburg's only score of the afternoon, a 10-yard pass from Isaiah Long to Dustin Matthews, capped a 75-yard drive for the Yellow Jackets, who managed only 185 yards total offense in the game.

The Presidents defense took over, holding Waynesburg (5-3, 2-2) out of the end zone the rest of the way, only allowing two first downs in the second half, both on pass interference penalties.

Before leaving the game with a bruised leg, Dawson would throw two more scoring passes, giving him 25 for the season, tying a school season record.  Dawson connected with Fry for 41 yards and found his favorite target Ryan Silvis in the back of the end zone with just under six minutes remaining in the first half, putting the Presidents up 28-6.  Dawson finished the half at 11-for-15 for 175 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.

Nichols scampered 21 yards for a touchdown, his second of the day, early in the third quarter.  The sophmore finished with 139 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns.

Chris Locher stepped right in for Dawson, completing 10 of 16 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns, a 17-yarder to Silvis and a 52-yard play to junior Dave Armitage.  Armitage had two other long catches on the day, getting tackled inside the 5-yard line twice.  He totaled 126 yards on the three catches.  Fry and Silvis each caught six passes, Fry for 94 yards, Silvis for 89.

Kicker Luke Ravenstall closed out the scoring for the Presidents, booting a 20-yard field goal.

Terry Schake rushed for 71 yards on 9 carries for the Yellow Jackets who managed only 91 net yards rushing on the afternoon.

Waynesburg had poor field position most of the day.  The Yellow Jackets average starting position after W&J kickoffs was the 24-yard line, and that included one start at the 35 when W&J kicked off out of bounds.

Lycoming 39, Albright 3
WILLIAMSPORT, PA -- Lycoming (5-1, 2-0) piled up over 500 yards of total offense in a 39-3 victory against Albright (3-4, 2-2). Joe Feerrar passed for 300 yards, Jared Morris ran for more than 100 yards and Chris Dauber recorded more than 100 yards receiving to lead the Warriors' offensive unit. The Lions totaled 231 yards of offense, led by junior quarterback Mike Strack with 143 yards passing.

Albright opened the scoring on the first drive, marching 66 yards in 12 plays down to the Lycoming 3-yard line where they settled for a 21-yard field goal by George Merrill.

The Warriors struck back quickly on their first possession of the game. Ricky Lannetti gave the offense excellent field position with a 49-yard kickoff return. Feerrar then found Dauber 37 yards down field for a first-and-10 from the Lions' 12 yard line. Tim Deasey did the rest, running the ball five times until he found the end zone from 1 yard out. John Shaffer's extra point put Lycoming ahead 7-3.

The Warriors scored twice more before the half. Feerrar again hooked up with Dauber, this time for a 7-yard touchdown pass to cap a five-play 67-yard drive late in the first quarter. A high snap on the point-after-attempt left the score at 13-3. Just prior to the half, Lycoming found the end zone again. Deasey scored his second 1-yard touchdown run of the day, capping a 64-yard drive. The key play of the drive was a 40-yard strike from Feerrar to Dauber.

The second half was more of the same, as the Warriors added 20 points to their total, while the Albright offense struggled to move the ball. Lycoming went up 25-3 midway through the third quarter when Tom Zulkowski turned a 15-yard out pattern into a 61-yard touchdown pass from Feerrar. The Warrior running game added another seven early in the fourth. Morris gained 52 yards on three carries to move the offense to the Albright 24-yard line. Jon Neve then took over and crossed the goal line on his third consecutive carry for the two-yard score. Lycoming's final score came in the final seconds of the game, when Morris broke through the line on a second-and-15 from the Lions' 25 and raced down the sideline for the touchdown.

Lycoming wracked up 503 yards of total offense, while holding Albright to 231. Feerrar completed 12 of 17 passes for 300 yards and a pair of scores. He also threw an interception. Morris was the leading rusher with 107 yards on just eight carries. Deasey ran for 69 yards on 19 carries. Dauber was the game's leading receiver with four catches for 104 yards and a score. Joe Hanna also had four catches, totaling 87 yards.

Albright's leading rusher was Keith Johnson with 50 yards on 11 touches. Jason Scheerer caught four passes from Strack for 22 yards.

Defensively, the Warriors had four players with eight tackles, including Mark Seagreaves who had five stops behind the line of scrimmage for loss of 20 yards. Albright linebacker Matt Fitzgerald led all tacklers with 11 stops in the game.

UW-La Crosse 20, UW-Stevens Point 7
STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- UW-Stevens Point had an impressive 63-yard first quarter drive to take a 7-0 lead, but the UW-La Crosse defense took over from there in a 20-7 win.

The Eagles forced six sacks and four interceptions in beating the Pointers for the 12th time in the past 13 meetings. The win was the third in the past four weeks for UW-La Crosse, while UW-Stevens Point dropped its eighth straight game and suffered its seventh loss in as many weeks this season -- the most since a 3-7 campaign in 1982.

The Pointers scored in the first quarter on a nine-play drive that culminated in a four-yard touchdown run by Lance Gast. Quarterback Scott Krause scrambled for 39 of the yards on three carries on the drive. 

UW-La Crosse added a pair of second half touchdowns to take a 14-7 lead at halftime. Andrew Youngbauer connected with Jim Carriveau on a 6-yard pass early in the quarter and Mike Smith finished off a four-play, 49-yard drive with a 1-yard plunge with 5:01 left in the half.

The Eagles added another score with 56 seconds left in the third quarter when Carriveau caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Youngbauer on the first play following a 35-yard punt return by Jeremy Unertl. Carriveau finished with six catches for 61 yards, while Youngbauer was 15-for-31 for 193 yards.

The Eagles' defense held UW-Stevens Point to just 2-for-18 on third down conversions, though UW-La Crosse was just 2-for-15 in the same situations. UW-Stevens Point blocked two field goals, snapping a streak of 14 consecutive made field goal attempts by its opponents.

UW-La Crosse had 292 total yards, while the Pointers had 245 yards, including 93 in the first quarter.

New Jersey 35, New Jersey City 19
EWING, N.J. — Junior wide receiver Joe Gargione had 93 yards and a touchdown to lead the Lions to a 35-19 win over New Jersey City University. TCNJ improves to 3-3 overall and 2-3 in the NJAC, while NJCU drops to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the league. TCNJ has won two in a row to find themselves at .500 for the first time this year, having also won 14 in a row over the Gothic Knights and now lead the series 27-5.

NJCU rookie wide receiver Ryshaun Conover opened the action for NJCU with a 75 yard pass from sophomore quarterback Darren Miller at 12:54 in the first quarter stunning the Lions as they led 7-0 after one quarter of play.

TCNJ junior running back Dameon Newman evened the score with his first score of the year on a 20-yard run at 11:43 in the second. NJCU’s all-time leading rusher, senior Daniel Harrison picked up third touchdown of the season on a seven yard run to give the Gothic Knights their second lead of the game. TCNJ regained the lead when Miller fumbled the snap deep in his end zone and TCNJ senior lineman Anthony Casciano recovered the ball to score his first career TD and give the Lions the go ahead at the half when junior kicker Matt Hamilton made the PAT.

In the third quarter, TCNJ junior quarterback Steve Bellosi found senior running back Mike Sinisi for a 10-yard TD pass to give the Lions a 21-13 edge at 8:55 only to watch the lead evaporate as freshman return specialist Melvin Hubbert returned the kickoff 90 yards to pull the Gothic Knights within striking distance. The Lions led 21-19 before Bellosi hit Gargione with a 32-yard pass at 0:55 in the third. TCNJ sophomore fullback Chris Franco came up with the Lions' final score and now leads the Lions with his 24 points as he ran in for a two yard score.

Bellosi would net 152 passing yards with two touchdowns on a 9-for-20 effort with no interceptions. Gargione picked up 93 of those yards on four catches. Newman led the Lions with 57 yards rushing on 15 carries, while TCNJ held NJCU’s leading rusher Harrison to only 43 yards in the game. Miller had 203 passing yards on a 10-for-26 effort with a pair of interceptions. Conover picked up 151 receiving yards on four catches, while also adding 55 yards on kickoff returns for NJCU.

Defensively, TCNJ got nine tackles from senior Aldo Bartra, while senior linebacker Richard Holt added seven stops including three for minus–19 yards with a pair of sacks (minus-18 yards). NJCU’s sophomore linebacker Ulysses Stinson led all performers with his 14 tackles and a fumble recovery. Junior cornerback Jon Lionakis added 12 stops as well for the Gothic Knights who gave up 346 yards of total offense in the loss. TCNJ held NJCU to minus–20 yards rushing on the game with 183 total yards.

Williams 21, Tufts 10
MEDFORD, Mass. -- Freshman RB Mike Hackett rushed for 148 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown, and also scored on a 48-yard TD reception as Williams posted a 21-10 win on Homecoming Day at Tufts in NESCAC action.

Williams remained unbeaten against Tufts since 1986, posting a 12-0-2 mark during that stretch. Homecoming opponents of the Jumbos every other year, the Ephs spoiled the day for the fourth straight time since a 10-10 tie between the teams on Tufts Homecoming 1992.

Trailing 10-7 late in the third quarter, Williams scored on its final play of the quarter when Hacket received a short pass and plowed 48 yards for the score. Junior LB James Kingsley later recovered a fumble and ran 13 yards into the end zone for a 21-10 Ephs lead at 12:00 of the fourth quarter.

That was more than enough of a margin for the Williams defense, which limited Tufts to 173 total yards. The Jumbos did not complete a pass until 11:40 of the fourth quarter and finished with 58 yards passing. Kingsley had 11 tackles, including four for losses and two sacks. Tufts turned the ball over five times and was 3-for-16 passing.

It was Tufts that took control of the game early on. Sophomore defensive back Greg Devine recovered a Williams fumble on his own 15 yard-line and sped 85 yards for a touchdown and 7-0 Tufts lead at 7:15 of the first quarter. Tufts senior defensive end Everett Dickerson then blocked a Williams field goal attempt, giving Tufts the ball on the Williams 13. They fumbled it away the very next play, and the Ephs quickly turned it into the 12-yard Hackett TD run. The game went to the break at 7-7.

Tufts took the lead halfway into the third quarter after sophomore cornerback
Evan Zupancic intercepted the first of his two picks on the day. Eight plays later, junior Howie Rock booted a 25-yard field goal and Tufts had the 10-7 lead. Hackett's sensational touchdown catch-and-run late in the third turned the tide in favor of the Ephs, who improved to 3-2 with the win. Tufts dropped its second in a row and fell to 2-3.

Freshman Joe Reardon completed 13 of 29 passes for 219 yards. The Ephs used four quarterbacks during the game. Senior wideout Matt Student was excellent with seven catches for 94 yards. Tufts got 121 yards rushing on 25 carries from senior running back Brian Holmes. Rock averaged 42.3 yards per punt, including 65- and 60-yard boots.

Centre 25, Trinity (Texas) 21
DANVILLE, Ky. -- Centre upset the No. 2 Trinity Tigers 25-21 in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference NCAA Division III game at Farris Stadium. The Tigers (6-1, 2-1 SCAC) had won 35 straight regular-season contests, dating back to November 1996. 

Down 21-18 in the fourth quarter, Colonels sophomore split end Joe Guthrie caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Drew Mildren with 37 seconds remaining. Sophomore kicker Nick Zilich kicked his second extra point, in addition to booting a 28-yard field goal at 9:50 in the
second period. The Tigers had the ball with 30 seconds left but the Colonels (4-3, 2-2) successfully halted a drive for Centre's first win against Trinity since 1995.

Mildren completed 25 of 40 passes (two interceptions) for 307 yards and
three touchdowns. In addition to the game-winner, Mildren completed a 2-yard TD pass to sophomore wide receiver Ely Santos in the second period and a 10-yarder to junior wide receiver Jeremy Gomez late in the third quarter. Junior wide receiver Chuck Beard led Centre in rushing, with 76 yards on four attempts.

Trinity got on the board first as sophomore running back Jeremy Boyce scored on a 5-yard run with 8:01 left in the opening period. Senior kicker Dusty Stiles made all three of his extra-point attempts. Boyce finished as the game's leading rusher, with 97 yards on 13 carries.

In the second quarter, following the Centre field goal by Zilich, Tiger senior wide receiver Travis Munro caught a 46-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Roy Hampton at 6:18. Santos then snagged the Centre touchdown pass from Mildren, as Trinity led 14-10 at halftime.

Munro and Burleson again connected, this time on a 14-yard touchdown pass with 10: 35 remaining in the third quarter. Munro's touchdown would turn out to be the final scoring play for the Tigers, as Trinity led 21-10.

Burleson completed 15 of 34 passes (two interceptions) for 232 yards and two touchdowns. Munro caught two passes -- both touchdowns -- for 60 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Jason Hunt led the game in receptions with seven for 138 yards.

Tiger senior linebacker John Paul Visosky led the game in tackles with 16, all solo. Visosky also recorded two sacks. Senior defensive lineman Joey Klausing led Centre with 10 tackles, including seven solo.

Trinity rushed for 115 yards and passed for 246, picking up 361 total yards. Centre had 83 yards on the ground and 307 in the air, for 390 total yards.