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Week Eight Game Summaries

Ohio Northern 38, John Carroll 35
ADA, Ohio -- Jeremy Agozzino blocked David Vitatoe's 32-yard field attempt with eight seconds left to preserve Ohio Northern's 38-35 Ohio Athletic Conference victory against John Carroll Saturday afternoon at Ada War Memorial Stadium on Homecoming Weekend.

ONU's Shane Franzer completed 21-of-43 passes for 239 yards and three scores and ran for a career-high 106 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries to lead the Polar Bears (5-2, 5-1 OAC).

John Carroll's Tom Arth had a career-day for the Blue Streaks, setting school records with 42 completions on 62 attempts for 453 yards. He totaled a school-record 466 yards of total offense and accounted for four TDs on the afternoon. Larry Holmes hauled in a school record-tying 13 passes for 98 yards and two TDs and Jeff Lerner caught 12 passes for a career-best 213 yards for JCU (4-3, 3-3).

The two teams combined for 1,047 yards and 61 first downs in the game. JCU outgained ONU 592-455.

Arth's final touchdown came on a 17-yard run with 1:10 left in the game to bring JCU within 38-33. Arth then hit Glen Dragoiu for a 2-point conversion pass to make it 38-35.

The Streaks recovered the ensuing onside kick and Arth drove them to the ONU 15-yard line with eight seconds left. Vitatoe, who had been injured in the first quarter on another blocked field goal attempt and had been on crutches on the sidelines throughout the game, donned his uniform and trotted out onto the field to attempt the game-tying field goal. Agozzino jumped over the line of scrimmage and blocked the kick.

Agozzino, a wide receiver, also caught two passes for 35 yards. His 24-yard TD catch gave ONU a 24-13 lead with 1:32 left in the third period. Northern led 17-0 at halftime on a 43-yard first quarter field goal by J.R. Cipra and second quarter TD passes of 46 and 11 yards from Franzer to Frank VanDresser.

The final six drives of the game by the two teams, until the blocked field goal in the final seconds, were long touchdown drives. JCU rallied after halftime with a 2-yard run by Dragoiu and a 9-yard pass from Arth to Holmes to make it 17-13 with 5:28 left in the third.

Arth hit Adam Therrien on a 10-yard TD pass and found Therrien for the two-point conversion to bring JCU within 24-21 with 12:58 left in the game. ONU answered with a 16-play, 80-yard touchdown drive that consumed 5:29 of the clock. Franzer ran in from 8 yards out on a rollout to give the Bears a 31-21 lead with 7:29 to go.

The Blue Streaks then marched 78 yards in six plays, scoring on a 16-yard pass to Holmes, to pull within 31-27. Backup kicker Josh Hose, who was 1-for-3 on extra points on the day, was wide left on the ensuing try to keep the score 31-27 with 6:16 remaining.

Northern again marched the length of the field, covering 66 yards in six plays. Franzer scrambled down the left sideline for 35 yards to give Northern a 38-27 advantage with 3:05 left in the game.

"You have to love these types of games, and I'm very glad we came out on top," ONU head coach Tom Kaczkowski said. "Franzer had a heck of a game and our defense came through in the final moments. My hat goes off to John Carroll, they came out fired up in the second half and stuck it to us early. But we stopped them on the last play and won the game and that's all that matters."

McMurry 34, Mississippi College 21
ABILENE, Texas --  McMurry won its third consecutive game by holding onto their lead late in the game over Mississippi College 34-21. The Choctaws had several chances to come back, but McMurry (4-3, 3-3 ASC) closed the door on the Mississippi College offense. Isaiah Navarrete was the leader of the McMurry offense, completing 23 of 31 passes for 273 yards while throwing for four touchdowns and running one in. Rory Peacock caught two of those three touchdowns with Keidric Dixon and Danny Black catching the other two.  For the Choctaws (2-5, 2-4), Clint Harrison caught seven passes for 103 yards while Payton Perrett threw for 237 yards.

For the fourth week in a row, the McMurry defense had two or more interceptions, recording three against Mississippi.  In the last three games, they have also recorded 13 takeaways.  McM's defense only allowed 62 net yards rushing. 

McMurry got on the scoreboard first when Navarrete took the call and plunged in for a 1-yard run.  Almost two minutes later, the Indians scored again when Navarrete hit Dixon in the end zone on an 8-yard pass.  Then with 0:27 left in the first quarter, Peacock caught his first TD of the game on an 11-yard pass from Navarrete to go up 21-0. 

The second quarter was a momentum change for Mississippi as they scored 13 points.  This quarter brought back visions of last year's meeting when McM was down 21 points and came back to win the game in the second half.  MC's first score came with 5:00 when Charvez Russell took the ball in from 4 yards out.  Then with just under two minutes to go in the half, Bryan Madden took a botched Navarrete pitch 51 yards to bring the score to 21-13.  Josh Heird missed the extra point.

Mississippi College knew what happened in the '99 game and wanted to return the favor in 2000, but the McMurry defense once again stepped up to the challenge.  With 6:55 to go in the third quarter, Danny Black caught a 13-yard pass from Navarrete, his third of the day.  With under two minutes to go in the third, the McM defense stopped MC's offense within the Indian 10-yard line.  So, the Choctaws opted for the field goal.  Justin Siska blocked MC's attempt with David O'Shields picking up the loose ball. As O'Shields was running, he fumbled the ball and MC recovered it on the McM 9-yard line.  Two plays later, Mississippi was in the end to edge the score to 28-19.  Clint Harrison then hit one of his receivers in the end zone for the two-point conversion, putting MC with seven points of McMurry.

With under nine minutes to go in the game, Mississippi was driving for the winning touchdown when Cale Melton stepped in for the third interception of the day to give the ball back to McMurry.  The next play, Navarrete put the finishing touches on MC by tossing his fourth touchdown of the day to a wide-open Peacock in the end zone.  Clayton Runyan nailed his fifth extra point of the day to seal the victory.

Mary Hardin-Baylor 19, Howard Payne 14
BELTON, Texas -- Mary Hardin-Baylor overcame a fourth quarter deficit, four turnovers and a 50-minute lightning delay to beat Howard Payne University 19-14 in front of 1,750 soggy fans Saturday afternoon. Cody Fredenburg scored on a 10-yard quarterback keeper with 7:40 remaining to put the Crusaders on top 19-14. 

UMHB appeared to have taken the lead when the defense pinned Howard Payne running back Shamann Powell is in his own end zone with the Yellow Jackets clinging to a 14-13 lead. However, Powell was ruled down just outside the end zone, wiping out an apparent safety. Howard Payne was forced to punt from its own end zone, and UMHB's Anthony Salazar returned the punt 10 yards to the Yellow Jacket 23, setting the game-winning drive.

Howard Payne had two more possessions, but UMHB's Lorenzo Morgan recovered a Powell fumble to end one drive, and the Crusaders' Jim Bird picked off a Trey Pierce pass to end the final Yellow Jacket threat.

Howard Payne drew first blood in the game on a 2-yard TD run by Mike Williams to cap the Yellow Jackets opening drive. Jeff Shinn scored on a 19-yard run on the final play of the first quarter to tie the game at 7. Kevin Wilburn kicked field goals of 25 yards and 42 yards to give UMHB a 13-7 halftime lead. 

Richard Green gave Howard Payne the lead back with 13:29 remaining in the fourth quarter on a 28-yard touchdown run to make it 14-13. UMHB was driving for the go-ahead score when the game was stopped by a lightning delay with 8:37 to go in the fourth quarter and the Crusaders facing a first down and 10 at the Howard Payne 12-yard line.

Jeff Shinn was the leading ball carrier for UMHB with 58 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown. Cody Fredenburg ran for 20 yards on 15 carries. The Crusaders were held to just 127 yards on the ground, almost 170 yards below their per-game average. Green ran for 95 yards on 20 carries to lead Howard Payne.

The defenses controlled the game for both teams. Howard Payne picked up just 214 yards of total offense and UMHB only gained 172 yards in the game. Preston Meyer had 15 tackles for UMHB and Jim Bird had six tackles and two interceptions. Mike Tates led the Yellow Jackets with 12 tackles and Tanner Etheredge had 10 stops.

UMHB is now 7-0 overall and 6-0 in American Southwest Conference play. The Crusaders matched their victory total from the previous two seasons combined with the win. Howard Payne drops to 4-3 overall and 4-2 in the ASC.

Hardin-Simmons 42, Sul Ross State 6
ABILENE, Texas -- Hardin-Simmons moved to 7-0 on the season with a 42-6, American Southwest Conference win against Sul Ross State on homecoming weekend at Shelton Stadium.

The No. 3-ranked Cowboys received 368 yards passing and three touchdown passes from a trio of quarterbacks to lead the romp. Starter Travis Jones completed 8 of 12 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown, in a quarter and a half of action. Backup Josh McCasland ran for two touchdowns and threw for 225 yards and two more scores.

Kirk Rogers caught six passes for 111 yards and a touchdown. It is the 12th time in 13 games the junior has caught a touchdown pass. Barry Donham had seven catches for 77 yards and added 97 return yards on punts and kickoffs.

After being held scoreless in the first quarter for the second straight game, the Cowboys erupted for 28 second-quarter points. Jones hit Chris Evatt on a 17-yard scoring pass with 10:03 to go in the half. Josh McCasland came into the game and scored on a 31-yard run with 3:51 left in the half.

Then after Corbett Boone had the first of three interceptions on the day for the Cowboys, McCasland scored on a 1-yard run with 1:56 to go on the half. The Cowboys then forced a quick punt and McCasland hit Rogers on a 44-yard strike with 52 seconds left in the second.

The Cowboys rolled up 551 yards of total offense, while limiting the Lobos (2-4, 2-4) to 267. Jason Morrison led the defense with 10 tackles, Tim Eason had six tackles, four coming for losses and two sacks.

Wheaton 35, Illinois Wesleyan 21
WHEATON, Ill. -- Wheaton played solid defense and made big plays on both sides of the ball in a 35-21 win against No. 14 Illinois Wesleyan at Wheaton's McCully Field. 

Wheaton (5-2, 3-1 CCIW) jumped out to a 35-7 advantage early in the fourth quarter, but the Titans (6-1, 3-1) scored two touchdowns late in the game to narrow the lead to 35-21.

Senior wide receiver Jeremy Amos had six receptions for 50 yards with two touchdown catches. Amos also gained 71 yards on two kickoff returns, including a key 59-yard kick return late in the second quarter. Amos' return was after the Titans' first touchdown that was set up by an interception as the Titans had to go just four yards to get into the end zone. 

Head coach Mike Swider said, "they intercepted the ball and got a touchdown that could have made it so the score was 7-7 at halftime. Amos then set us up to score and it changed the momentum right before the half."

After his kick return Amos caught an 8-yard touchdown pass to give the hosts a 14-7 lead at the intermission. Wheaton took a 7-0 advantage with 10:52 left in the first quarter as Brian Pastermack reached the end zone on a 50-yard touchdown romp. Pastermack's touchdown capped a three-play drive of 81 yards. 

With 2:48 to play in the first half Illinois Wesleyan tied the contest at 7-7 following the interception it gained at the Wheaton 4-yard line. With 00:38 left in the first half Amos made his 8-yard touchdown catch that was setup by his 59-yard kick return. Amos' touchdown capped an eight-play drive of 29-yards that gave Wheaton the momentum and the halftime lead.

Wheaton took a 20-7 advantage with 8:35 left in the third quarter thanks to a 13-yard touchdown run by Pastermack that capped a nine-play drive of 78 yards. 

Wheaton began to run away with the game when it took a 28-7 lead with 2:26 left in the third quarter when Amos caught a 6-yard touchdown toss from Josh Anderson. That pass capped a five-play drive of 22 yards that was setup by Bollweg's first interception of the season at the Titan 22-yard line.

Pastermack gave the hosts a 35-7 lead with 13:26 left in the game on a six-yard touchdown run. His third touchdown of the game capped a six-play drive of 26 yards that was set up by a 30-yard punt return by sophomore Mike Whalen. 

With 8:07 left in the game Illinois Wesleyan's Dave Rasho caught a 25-yard touchdown pass and cut the Wheaton lead to 35-21 when he caught a 32-yarder from quarterback Joel Castillo.

"This is a huge confidence builder for our young players," said Swider. "We just beat a nationally ranked team, a team that is tied for the conference lead this is a huge step for our young players. Our seniors have beaten Illinois Wesleyan four times in a row, but this is big for our young players."

The Wheaton defense was led by senior linebacker J.D. Leman, who made 10 total tackles (five solo), with a tackle for lost yardage (minus-4 yards), an interception and a pass deflection. Freshman free safety Grant Tillotson made 11 total tackles (seven solo) with one fumble recovery. Senior defensive end Darryn Wiebe made four total tackles with a forced fumble, a quarterback sack (minus-8 yards) and a fumble recovery. Junior strong safety Bob Bollweg made four solo tackles, with an interception. Sophomore defensive tackle Dane Lundgren made three total tackles with two tackles for lost yardage and a quarterback sack (minus-8 yards).

Pastermack ran for 158 yards on 24 carries with three touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback Josh Anderson completed 14 passes on 23 attempts for 122 yards with an interception and two touchdown passes.

Ursinus 31, Wooster 7
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ursinus kept its postseason hopes alive this afternoon with a dominating 31-7 victory against host Wooster in non-conference action at John P. Papp Stadium.

Ursinus, which reached the NCAA playoffs last year with a 9-1 regular season record, improved to 6-1 in 2000, while Wooster saw its overall mark fall to 4-3.

The Bears controlled play, outgaining the Scots 425-137 and holding a 22-5 edge in first downs. After a scoreless first period dominated by both defenses, Ursinus got on the scoreboard with an impressive 17-play, 64-yard drive, ending on a 20-yard field goal by freshman Thomas Carluccio with 7:25 remaining in the opening half.

On the ensuing drive, junior defensive back Lyle Hemphill intercepted a pass by senior quarterback Justin Abraham and returned it to the Wooster 12-yard line. Senior wide receiver Rashard Williams caught a touchdown pass from junior signal-caller Frank Vecchio on the following play, giving the Bears a 10-0 lead.

The Scots answered on their next possession, which culminated in a 42-yard pass from Abraham to junior wide receiver Chris Cabot with 2:58 left in the half. Sophomore defensive end Drew Fay, filling in for injured placekicker Joe Zombek, added the extra point to pull Wooster within three.

Two drives later, Ursinus started on its 36-yard line with 42 seconds remaining. Instead of kneeling the ball and going into halftime ahead 10-7, the Bears put together a six-play, 64-yard drive that resulted in another Vecchio-to-Williams touchdown, this time from 15 yards out, and giving themselves a huge momentum lift with a 17-7 lead at the break.

Ursinus, which missed two field goal attempts in the second half, put the game away on a drive that began on its own 41 with 59 seconds left in the third quarter. Junior Shearrod Duncan ran the ball in from three yards out after a 40-yard pass from Vecchio to Williams. The Bears later tacked on a 43-yard interception return by junior defensive back Eric Cowie off an Abraham pass, pushing the final margin to 24 points.

Vecchio completed 22 of 44 passes on the day for 309 yards and zero interceptions. Williams was his chief receiver, catching 11 balls for 167 yards. Ursinus was not effective running the ball, as it was held to 87 net yards on 37 attempts. Duncan rushed for 47 of those yards on 20 carries.

Defensively, Ursinus was led in tackles by senior linebacker Joe Conte, who had seven stops, including five for losses, while junior Michael Dale totaled six tackles, five of which were for losses, and registered five pass deflections.

For Wooster, Abraham ended the day 9-for-29 for 87 yards and threw three interceptions. Four of his completions went to Cabot for a total of 80 yards. On the ground, sophomore running back Scott Jones led the Scots with 50 yards on 17 carries.

Despite the loss, two Wooster defensive players established career marks in the school record book. Senior Seth Duerr led the Scots in total tackles with 12, including eight solos and five for losses. He now has 390 career tackles, surpassing Geoff Belz, who recorded 389 tackles from 1986-89. In addition, senior Seth Mastrine picked off his 15th career pass, surpassing Dale Fortner (1978-81) and John Bohannon (1971-74).

Anderson 24, Rockford 9
MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. -- Anderson used a ball-control offense to hold the football for more than 37 minutes and a stingy defense as the Ravens recorded their third straight victory with a 24-9 decision over Rockford College here at Clyde F. Peterson Stadium Saturday.

The Ravens (4-3) had a distinct size advantage over Rockford (1-7) and made use of it, allowing the Regents only 22:40 in possession time, while chalking up 37:20 themselves. Anderson used that advantage to pile up 165 yards on the ground and 289 through the air for 454 yards of total offense. After setting a school rushing record a week ago, daylight was harder to find as the Regents could only muster 76 yards of total offense.

After a fairly even opening quarter, Rockford College's opportunistic defense recorded two turnovers to open up a 6-0 advantage midway through the second quarter. Rockford blocked an Anderson punt early in the period, then forced a turnover when Paul Kelly stepped in front of a Joel Steele pass at the Anderson 22 and returned it 9 yards.

Four plays later, James Goudreau stepped on the field and nailed a 34-yard field goal with 10:06 on the clock to give the Regents their first lead. On the Ravens' next drive, Tito Mayfield was nearing the end of a 16-yard run when he coughed up the ball and Kendrick Thomas was there for the recovery for Rockford.

Regent quarterback Bob Peterson (9-for-21, 70 yards) combined with Mike Naymola for a 33-yard pass play that set up Goudreau's second field goal of the game -- this one from 32 yards out -- as Rockford built its lead to 6-0 with 6:09 remaining in the first half.

The Anderson offense then used up the next 5:18 of the clock to drive 75 yards in 13 plays to tie the score. Steele connected with Ryan Stahl for a 9-yard scoring toss with 38 seconds remaining before intermission. The point after, however, failed.

It took the Ravens only one play to take the lead in the third quarter. After a 35-yard kickoff return by Antonio Hickerson, he finished the short drive by taking the handoff and sprinting 47 yards for the score. The two-point attempt failed, but the Ravens owned a 12-6 lead with 14:30 left in the third.

Anderson University added to its advantage on its next drive, moving 67 yards in three plays. Steele hit Todd McKinney for a 62-yard scoring play to give AU an 18-6 advantage.

Rockford's Dennis Domsky returned an interception 17 yards to set up another 32-yard field goal by Goudreau, this one with 7:47 left in the third stanza.

The Ravens then put together a 12-play, 73-yard drive to end the scoring. Hickerson, who finished with 23 carries for 149 yards, hit paydirt from 7 yards out with 1:32 remaining in the third quarter.

Willamette 34, Eastern Oregon 25
SALEM, Ore. – Andy Miguel and Andrew Ecklund combined for 357 yards and three touchdowns as Willamette upended Eastern Oregon 34-25 in a non-conference game Saturday.

With the victory, the Bearcats avenged a 28-7 win by the Mountaineers last year, to improve to 3-4 on the year. Eastern Oregon fell to 2-5.

Willamette got on the board first, taking advantage of the first of three Eastern Oregon turnovers in the first quarter as Ryan Mahon recovered a fumbled punt return at the Eastern Oregon 27. Ecklund scored two plays later on a 19-yard run to put the Bearcats up 6-0.

Following a Chris Setser 36-yard field goal to make it 6-3, Ecklund scored again on a 6-yard run, set up by a 61-yard scamper by Miguel. After a pair of two-play drives, Willamette touched the ball just once on the following drive, as Miguel raced 78 yards to give the Bearcats a 20-3 lead. Setser added a 21-yard field goal to finish the first-half scoring.

Willamette’s defense, which held the Mountaineers to 132 yards on the ground and 249 in the air, opened the second half scoring, as Marcus Boards intercepted Nyby and went in untouched from 15 yards out to put the Cats up 27-6.

The Bearcats forced five turnovers, including a fumble recovery by Eric Thompson at the Eastern Oregon 3-yard line late in the game, in between a pair of Mountaineer scores.

Washington U. 24, Rochester 14
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Austin Bredow threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Gus Haug with 2:05 to play that clinched the victory for Washington U. against the University of Rochester tonight at Edwin Fauver Stadium.

Rochester (5-2 overall, 0-2 UAA) pulled within 17-14 on a 22-yard touchdown run by John Breedy with 9:14 left in the fourth. Washington (5-3, 3-0), facing fourth-and-three from the UR 24, faked Latham Bell into the line. Bredow floated a pass to Haug who made a leaping grab over his shoulder, just out of the reach of Rochester's Kassim Howell.

Rochester took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter when Joe Lazzaro returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown. Washington tied it on a 7-yard TD run by John DeLeon later in the period. It came after the Bears recovered a fumble by Rochester's Jeff Piscitelli at the UR 7.

WU's Kyle Runnalls blocked a Jon Sarich punt and returned it 19 yards to the UR 13 late in the second quarter. Bell rushed for a 3-yard TD to give Washington the lead for good.

Freshman kicked Jonathan Feig made a 24-yard field goal for the Bears with 6:21 left in the third quarter. That stretched the lead to 17-7. It was Feig's 11th  field goal in 2000, a single-season record.

Washington rushed for 93 net yards (72 by Bell, 61 by DeLeon) and passed for 113. Rochester rushed for a net of seven yards (Breedy had 41) and passed for 194. The teams combined for 15 sacks -- eight by Washington. Brad Loomis had two sacks for the Bears. Brian Kowalski and Sam Snowden had two sacks apiece for Rochester.

Springfield 34, Worcester Tech 21
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Bob Sedlor ran for a season-high 195 yards, including two TD runs of 51 and 12 yards, and Kevin Cahill rushed for 124 more to lead Springfield to a come-from-behind 34-21 victory against Worcester Tech tonight at Alumni Field.

Springfield, ranked No. 16 in Division III, remains unbeaten at 7-0 overall, 5-0 in the Freedom Football Conference. WPI, meanwhile, lost its sixth in a row and is now 1-6 overall, 0-3 in the FFC.

WPI might have put a little scare into the Pride when it ran off to a 14-0 first quarter lead. Just 4:12 into the contest, senior running back Nick Fluet scored on a 1-yard plunge. Then 5:20 later, junior fullback Eric Thiboutot added a 7-yard run up the middle and WPI led 14-0.

But Springfield, the nation's top rushing team, showed its strength by scoring three TDs in a 3 minute, 18 second span early in the second quarter to take a 21-14 lead.

Jay Miller, the nation's No. 11-ranked rusher entering the game at 148.0 yards per game, but who was held to a season-low 44, got Springfield on the board with a 3-yard run 40 seconds into the second period. After an interception, Sedlor, a junior halfback, ran one in from 51 yards out with 12:35 remaining in the second period.

Then following a WPI fumbled kick-off return, junior halfback Matt Bourque scored from 10 yards out to give the Pride its 21-14 lead.

WPI would tie matters at 21-all with 5:40 left in the third period when junior quarterback Chris Busso found sophomore WR Andre King for a 5-yard TD pass reception.

Springfield took the lead for good with 11:23 left in the fourth quarter when Miller ran one in from 5 yards out, making it 28-21.The Pride added an insurance TD with 2:36 left (the extra point was blocked) when Sedlor eluded several would-be tacklers in the backfield, then scooted around left end for the score.

Springfield's total offense was 420 yards -- all on the ground. Cahill, the Pride's senior quarterback, was 0-for-7 in the air, including one interception. But he more than made up for it by rushing for 124 yards.

For WPI, Thiboutot rushed for 124 yards and 1 TD on just 13 carries. Fluet added 46 yards rushing and a touchdown. Busso was 14-for-28 for 135 yards and a touchdown plus an interception. Junior wideout Mark Vandette caught a season-high 8 passes for 106 yards.

Overall, WPI held Springfield, the nation's No. 2 ranked scoring team at 49.3 points per game, to a season-low 34 points. The Pride's previous season-low was the 42 they scored against Plymouth State last week in a 42-26 victory.

Bridgewater 43, Johns Hopkins 7
BRIDGEWATER, Va. -- Davon Cruz rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns and Bridgewater had four scoring plays cover at least 46 yards as the Eagles knocked off visiting Johns Hopkins, 43-7 at Jopson Field Saturday afternoon.  The win is the fourth straight for the Eagles, who improve to 6-1 with the win, while Johns Hopkins falls to 4-3.

Bridgewater's Levan Anthony opened the scoring just five minutes into the game when he returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown to give BC the early 6-0 lead.  Hopkins answered back less than one minute later when junior quarterback Rob Heleniak connected with junior Zach Baylin on a 7-yard scoring strike to give JHU a 7-6 lead.  The TD pass was the 17th of the season for Heleniak, while the TD reception was the 10th of the season for Baylin.

Bridgewater took the lead for good when Cruz scampered 46 yards for a touchdown with 6:16 remaining in the second quarter.  Dominique Green connected on the extra point and connected on a 47-yard field goal with 1:52 left before halftime to make it 16-7 at intermission.

The Eagles put the game away with three touchdowns in the third quarter. Cruz scored on a 2-yard run, quarterback Jason Lutz added a 3-yard run, and Michael Kelly closed the quarter with a 52-yard run in the final minute to give Bridgewater an insurmountable 36-7 lead entering the final quarter.  Brian Ratliff closed the scoring with a 72-yard touchdown reception with 10:05 left in the game.

Heleniak was 15-for-28 for 186 yards and the one touchdown, while Baylin had a team-high five receptions for 46 yards and the one score.  He now has at least one touchdown reception in seven consecutive games, which ties the Centennial Conference record for consecutive games with a TD catch.

Playing without leading rusher Scott Martorana, the Blue Jays were led on the ground by sophomore Kevin Johnsson, who rushed 10 times for 43 yards. Sophomore Harrell Lightfoot rushed four times for 31 yards and also had four receptions for 41 yards as well.

In addition to Cruz, Bridgewater also got 91 yards rushing from Lutz as the Eagles ground out 345 rushing yards.  Lutz and backup quarterback Rob Jenkins also combined to go 9-for-20 for 181 yards.

UW-River Falls 48, UW-Oshkosh 20
RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- UW-River Falls broke open a tight contest by scoring 34 of the game's final 40 points to defeat UW-Oshkosh 48-20 on  Saturday at Ramer Field.

The Falcons (4-3, 3-2 WIAC) went into halftime with a 14-7 lead, but that advantage was quickly erased on the opening kickoff of the second half when UW-Oshkosh linebacker Lucas Jachthuber returned a UW-River Falls fumble 26 yards for a touchdown. UW-River Falls regrouped on its next offensive series, however, by scoring on its first play, a 46-yard run from running back Mark Shepherdson. The score gave the Falcons a 21-14 lead, a lead that was never seriously threatened during the remainder of the game.

Shepherdson had two other touchdowns on the afternoon, a 13-yard pass from quarterback Cory Mueller in the second quarter and a four-yard run in the fourth quarter.

Mueller led the Falcons' wishbone attack with 143 rushing yards, while running backs Nick Scribner and Rob Ohman added 132 and 116, respectively.  Mueller also completed three of seven passes for 42 yards and two scores.  During the last three games UW-River Falls has totaled 48 points and 546 rushing yards against UW-Oshkosh, 65 points and 622 rushing yards against UW-Eau Claire and 49 points and 401 rushing yards against UW-Stevens Point.

UW-Oshkosh (2-5, 1-4) totaled 336 yards against UW-River Falls, including 298 via the arm of quarterback Alan Beversdorf.  The Titans' offensive effort was hampered by four turnovers, three of which were in UW-River Falls territory.