Scoreboard

Week Nine Game Summaries

Grove City 20, Bethany 14 (OT)
BETHANY, W.Va. -- Grove City running back R.J. Bowers ran 11 yards for his third score of the game, which turned out to be the winning score in a 20-14 Wolverine overtime victory over host Bethany.

Bowers, who rushed for 128 yards on 26 carries, became the nation's all-time leading rusher for all divisions with a 1-yard run over the right side of the line with 10:27 left in the second quarter. At the postgame press conference, Bowers said it wasn't exactly the way he envisioned breaking the record, which was held by Brian Shay of Emporia State with 6,958 yards.

"I had a lot of different scenarios in my head as to how I would do it but that wasn't one of them," said Bowers. "But it was still very special to me and it really hasn't even hit me yet."

Bowers entered the game needing 88 yards to surpass the mark and looked like he might get it in the first quarter. After forcing the Bison to punt on their opening drive, Grove City took over on their 27. After a 3-yard run, Bowers broke loose for what appeared would be a 70-yard touchdown. But senior cornerback James Williams caught Bowers and stripped him of the ball, with the football rolling out of the end zone.

However, the referees said Bowers's knee was down and Grove City kept possession. On the next play, Bowers went 3 yards for the touchdown and Grove City took a 7-0 lead.

The score remained that way until midway through the second quarter. Two plays after Bowers record-breaking run, he was stripped of the football by freshman linebacker Steve Ochap and Bethany recovered at Grove City's 40-yard line. The Bison took advantage, going 40 yards in six plays and tying the game on a 9-yard scoring run by sophomore running back Brandon Isbell  with 5:21 left in the first half, which is where the game stood at halftime.

After forcing the Wolverines to punt on their first possession of the second half, Bethany took the ball 75 yards in 10 plays to score the go-ahead touchdown on a 7-yard run by sophomore fullback Will Anderson. The score put the Bison ahead 14-7 with 7:22 left in the third quarter.

The Bison defense, which surrendered 109 yards to Bowers in the first half, took control of the game in the third and early in the fourth quarter. After the Bison scored the go-ahead touchdown, Bethany forced three consecutive three-and-out possessions by the Wolverines. After the third stop, Grove City punted but Marty Bavetz  fumbled, with Grove City recovering at the Bison 15. The Wolverines capitalized quickly, with Bowers scoring from 1 yard out five plays later to tie the game at 14.

Neither team posed a serious challenge in the final nine minutes and the game went into overtime. While it was the third game this year that Grove City has gone into extra time, it was the first time Bethany has played in overtime since 1997. The inexperience might have shown as on the second play of overtime, sophomore quarterback Billy Hunter playing with a broken left arm suffered two weeks ago against Washington & Jefferson, was sacked for a 10-yard loss. The next play, Hunter threw an interception and Grove City took over. Five plays later, Bowers broke free for the 11-yard game-winner and the Bison saw their record drop to 5-4 overall and 1-3 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. Grove City improves to 4-4 overall and 3-1 in the PAC.

While Bowers was setting his record, Isbell moved closer to setting a Bethany record. With his 169 yards, he became just the second back in College history to go over 1,000 yards in a season. With his 1,101 yards on the season, Isbell needs 20 yards in the season finale at the University of Chicago next week to break the Bethany single-season rushing mark, set by Tim Caldwell in 1997.

Wesley 33, Salisbury State 29
SALISBURY, Md. -- Fullback Forrley Gunby scored the game-winning touchdown on a four-yard run with 3:31 remaining in the game to lead Wesley to a 33-29 comeback victory against Salisbury State in an Atlantic Central Football Conference game on Homecoming in Salisbury. Wesley (6-1, 4-0 ACFC) won its sixth consecutive game overall and remained unbeaten in conference play, while Salisbury falls to 4-4 overall and 2-2 in conference.

Gunby's touchdown, his second of the day, capped a five-play, 15-yard drive following a 40-yard fumble return by linebacker Pat Ritzenthaler. Salisbury had two possessions following Gunby's go-ahead score, but did not advance past midfield on either drive.

Running back Jabar Truitt led Wesley with 169 yard rushing, including a 1-yard touchdown in the second quarter that gave the Wolverines a 20-0 lead. Salisbury rallied to within 20-14 on touchdowns by running back Tony Ellis and tight end Josh Stark late in the second quarter. Wesley then scored on a 42-yard pass from Jason Visconti (138 yards, two touchdowns) to wideout Vandrick Hamlin on the last play of the half to lead 26-14 at halftime.

A 30-yard touchdown pass from Mac Mollet (153 yards) to wide receiver Damon Dorsey at 4:37 of the third quarter pulled the Sea Gulls to within 26-21 heading into the final quarter. Mollett's third touchdown pass of the day, 16 yards to Aubrey Harrison with 11:20 left in the game, and his two-point conversion run, gave Salisbury its first lead at 29-26.

Ellis finished with 108 yards rushing for the Sea Gulls, while freshman Mollett established career highs for passing yards and touchdown passes.

Catholic 50, Emory & Henry 40
EMORY, Va. -- Catholic University scored 22 fourth-quarter points to rally past Emory & Henry 50-40 before 5,290 fans at Fullerton Field on Saturday and hand the Wasps their first home loss in Old Dominion Athletic Conference play in nine years.

The victory gives the Cardinals (5-3, 3-1 ODAC) control of their own destiny heading into their final two games, both at home. If Catholic can defeat ODAC rivals Guilford next Saturday and Bridgewater on Nov. 11, it will repeat as league champion and gain its fourth consecutive NCAA playoff appearance.

Junior Dan Boyle, who produced his fifth consecutive 100-yard rushing game
with 171 yards, ignited the Cardinal rally with a 13-yard touchdown run with 11:34 to go in the game. Junior quarterback Derek McGee scored the two-point conversion to give CUA a 36-33 lead. McGee then boosted the lead to 43-33 on a career-long 40-yard run.

The Wasps (6-2, 4-1) narrowed the advantage to 43-40 when Shannon Johnson (19-for-46 for 271 yards and two interceptions) found Adam Davis with a 9-yard scoring strike with 1:42 left. Boyle answered with a season-long 58-yard run and McGee sealed the Cards' fourth win in a row by running in from 11 yards to conclude a two-play drive at the 1:05 mark.

Emory & Henry, which got 129 yards from Ernest Cheatham, including a 91-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, had not lost a conference game at home since a 17-16 loss to Guilford on Oct. 26, 1991.

McGee succeeded on 11 of 23 attempts for 179 yards and two touchdowns. Junior tight end Damian Richard caught four passes for a career-high 118 yards and two scores (7 and 65 yards). 

Sophomore defensive back James Parker returned a second-quarter punt a school-record 91 yards for a touchdown, breaking his own record of 73 yards set in 1999 against Methodist. Parker also returned a fumble 29 yards and an interception 12 yards.

The 90 points for the two teams combined were the third-most in Catholic University history and second-most since the program moved to Division III in 1977.

Wilkes 55, Lebanon Valley 0
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Wilkes bounced back from consecutive frustrating losses and took it out on Lebanon Valley with a 55-0 win. The win, the team's biggest victory since a 69-0 victory over Haverford in 1967, improves the Colonels to 5-3 overall, while Lebanon Valley falls to 3-5.

The Wilkes defense held Lebanon Valley to 58 yards in total offense, minus-37 on the ground, and intercepted three passes that were returned for touchdowns, blocked two punts, one of which was recovered in the end zone for a score. The Colonels also added a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Bradd Pearsons to begin the third quarter.

Lebanon Valley took the opening kickoff and the Colonels defense quickly established themselves. Faced with a fourth-and-37 from their own 4-yard line, Scott Marek was forced to punt. His punt was partially blocked by Matt Schiefen and rolled out of bounds at the Flying Dutchmen 20. Following an illegal procedure penalty on Wilkes that moved the ball back to the 25, Wilkes quarterback Jeff Marshman went to the air and hit Brian Miller with a 25-yard touchdown toss with 11:42 left in the first. Ian Silverman booted the extra point to give Wilkes a 7-0 lead.

On Lebanon Valley's next possession the Wilkes defense once again held and forced a punt. This time, kicking into a stiff wind, Marek's punt travelled only 8 yards, going out of bounds at his own 35. On the first play, Ryan James took a handoff on an end around and headed to his left. After being cut off, James reversed his field, picked up his blockers, and went all the way for a touchdown with 7:27 left.

Later in the first, the defense got in on the scoring. Lebanon Valley had a third-and-eight from their own 25. Quarterback Dennis Yagmourian dropped to pass and attempted to throw an out pass towards his own sideline. Justin Holmes stepped in front of the aerial attempt for the Colonels and raced 34 yards untouched for a score with 4:18 to play in the opening quarter. Silverman's point after gave Wilkes a 21-0 lead after one quarter.

Early in the second quarter the special teams came up with another big play for Wilkes. The Flying Dutchmen were forced to punt from their own 13-yard line. This time Mike Verton raced in to block the punt, which Schiefen recovered in the endzone for a touchdown. Silverman's extra point was good and Wilkes held a 28-0 lead with 14:16 left before halftime.

The defense then put the finishing touches on an outstanding first half for Wilkes by tacking on two more interception returns for scores. The first came with 3:08 left in the half when Verton picked off a pass attempt by Bob Hassler and returned it 51 yards for a score. After Silverman's point after, Wilkes had a 35-0 lead. Then, just two plays later, Jerry Superko intercepted another aerial attempt by Hassler and returned it 52 yards for a touchdown. Silverman's extra point sent Wilkes into the halftime locker room with a 42-0 lead.

Rogers paced the Wilkes running game with 124 yards on just 16 carries. The rookie averaged 7.8 yards per rush attempt, while also contributing three tackles on defense. As a team, Wilkes rushed for 198 yards, attempting only 10 passes. Marshman was 4-for-8 for 44 yards and one touchdown, with Miller catching two passes for 42 yards and a score.

Jermaine Richardson and Demetri Tzovolos combined to lead the Colonels defensive effort. Richardson finished with seven tackles, six of those behind the line of scrimmage for minus-30 yards, and one sack. Tzovolos also finished with seven tackles and one pass break up. Dustin Bernatovich had six tackles and two sacks, while both Brian Bader and Mark Hendry had four stops. Three of Bader's tackles were for loss, with one of those being a sack.

Chris Molite had a game-high 12 tackles for Lebanon Valley, including two in the Wilkes backfield. Todd Lipp had seven stops for the Flying Dutchmen and two sacks, while Jack Himmelberger contributed six tackles and one interception.

John Carroll 48, Capital 7
John Carroll's Tom Arth tied a school record with five touchdown passes, and the much-beleagured defense came up with the other two touchdowns as the Blue Streaks defeated Capital 48-7 in front of a Parents Weekend crowd of 2,881 at Wasmer Field.

Arth, who continues to add to his single-season JCU records for most passing yards (now at 2,749)and touchdowns (now at 27), was 15-24 for 337 yards. He found Larry Holmes twice 966 and 45 yards), Adam Therrien twice (14 and 28 yards) and Michael O'Donnell once (24 yards) for the five scoring plays.

Meanwhile, the JCU defense, which had forced just seven turnovers all season enterning today's game, had three takeaways this afternoon, two resulting in touchdowns. Scott Parker stripped Rayshaun Gales at the Capital 18 and raced 82 yards the other way for one score in the second quarter. Ben Wasson had the other defensive touchdown, returning an interception 73 yards early in the fourth quarter.

John Carroll (5-3, 4-3 OAC) led 19-0 after the first quarter and 34-7 at the half to cruise to its ninth consecutive victory against the Crusaders.

Capital (3-5, 2-5 OAC), which dropped its fifth game in a row after opening at 3-0, tallied its only touchdown on a 13-yard pass from Danny Edghill to Dan Petersen midway through the second quarter that cut John Carroll's lead to 27-7.

John Carroll gained 518 yards of total offense on 60 plays, while Capital racked up 418 yards on 91 plays.

Wesleyan 33, Bowdoin 7
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Wesleyan's special teams blocked three punts, two leading directly to touchdowns, and a batted pass and interception contributed to another TD as Wesleyan defeated Bowdoin 33-7. Wesleyan improved its record to 4-2 on the year while Bowdoin dropped to 0-6.

Wesleyan took a 7-0 lead four minutes into the game after defensive tackle Tom Moran batted a Bowdoin pass and line mate Kevin Lenane made a diving interception at the Bowdoin 31-yard line. Six plays later Brennan Carney hit Sam Fletcher from 21 yards out for the touchdown. Carney also connected with Todd Themistocles on an 18-yard scoring pass at 11:40 of the second quarter for a 14-0 edge. With 4:15 to go in the half, Mark Olschefskie blocked a Bowdoin punt and Steve Woodruff scooped up the loose ball, racing 31 yards for a TD, and a 20-0 lead at halftime.

Wesleyan made it 26-0 on a 4-yard run by Ronnie Jacobs, capping a five-play, 28-yard drive. Jacobs produced the first 100-yard rushing day of his career as the sophomore finished the day with 25 carries for 116 yards. Another punt, this one blocked by Dave Laferriere at the Bowdoin 32, was recovered in the end zone by Derrick Brantley to make it 33-0. Bowdoin got on the board when Tim Lawson scored on a 2-yard run to complete an eight-play, 52-yard march with 5:55 to play.

On the day, Bowdoin was held to 191 yards of total offense while Wesleyan generated 322 yards, 222 coming on the ground.

Millikin 50, North Park 12
DECATUR, Ill. -- Quarterback Tim Brylka threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns, three to Jerome Jackson as No. 8 Millikin bombed North Park 50-12 in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game Saturday.

Brylka connected with Jackson on passes of 12 and 25 on Millikin's first two drives to stake the Big Blue to an early lead. Brylka hit 15 of 20 attempts with no interceptions.

Millikin came into the game ranked first in Division III in scoring (51 ppg) and in the top five in rushing and total offense and amassed 510 yards total offense, including 260 on the ground.

Aggressive play by Millikin's special teams contributed to North Park's first score. After Millikin blocked a North Park punt and converted it for easy scores, North Park faked a punt after its next drive was stopped and Kurt Rowells hit Brent Frahm with a short pass. Frahm scooted for a 67-yard score and Millikin's lead was cut to 14-6.

Brylka and Millikin came right back with a 70-yard drive, with tight end Mike Smith, who also passed for a TD on a reverse later in the game, catching a 1-yard scoring toss from Brylka.

Undeterred by the long play, Millikin blocked the punt on North Park's next drive and converted it into an Andy Beals field goal for a 24-6 lead.

Jackson had eight catches for 148 yards, with a long of 35. Ryan Corley also had  TD catch for Millikin.

Senior fullback Jason Miller set a single-season scoring record (124 points) and ran for 231 yards and a touchdown as the nation's top rushing offense compiled 586 of its 600 total yards on the ground.

Cahill, who has 3,095 career rushing yards to date,  capped a six-play, 80-yard opening drive with a 25-yard touchdown run with 12:00 remaining in the first quarter.  Sophomore defensive back Ryan Santo returned an interception 50 yards with 8:33 remaining in the first quarter to put the Pride on top 14-0.

Cortland senior quarterback Ryan McCarthy brought the Red Dragons back, hitting freshman tailback Jason Burch with a 57-yard touchdown, and senior
wide receiver Rocco Collucci with a 5-yard score, to tie the game at 14-14 with 1:37 to play in the first quarter.  Cahill scored on a 13-yard run as the first quarter ended to give Springfield 20-14 lead after a missed extra point.

McCarthy finished off a 11-play, 80-yard drive with an 8-yard scoring run
to open the second quarter.  After the Pride drove to the Red Dragon eight
yardline, junior defensive back Dom Narcisco returned fumbled pitch by Cahill 92 yards to put Cortland on top 28-20 with 6:36 remaining in the second quarter.  Cahill scored on a 13-yard scamper after a seven-play, 42 yard drive before a Miller two-point conversion tied the game 28-28 at halftime.

Cahill scored on a 1-yard run with 9:25 remaining in the third quarter and,
after an interception by sophomore defensive back Mike Capotosto, Cahill scored on a 40-yard run to give the Pride a 42-28 lead after the third quarter.  Miller scored on a 1-yard plunge to finish off a 13-play, 97-yard drive with 14:57 remaining in the game for the 48-28 final score as the Springfield defense held Cortland scoreless in the second half.

Junior halfback Bob Sedlor ran for 91 yards, while senior halfback Demetrius Dunn ran for 38 yards and caught one ball for 14 yards for the Pride.  Senior defensive end Rich Moran led the Pride with 10 tackles, including one for a loss of 3 yards.

McCarthy finished with 238 yards passing and two touchdowns, completing
24 of 42 passes.  Junior wide receiver Brian Babst caught eight balls for 85 yards, while Burch totaled two catches for 65 yards and a touchdown. Senior punter Scott Harrison averaged 47.8 yards on four punts, including a long of 62,  while junior defensive back Steve Sherwood totaled 15 tackles (eight solo) for Cortland.

Cahill (3,094 yards, 270 points) and Miller (2,619 yards, 244 points) are
the top two scorers and rushers in Springfield College history.

UW-Stout 37, UW-Oshkosh 21
MENOMONIE, Wis. -- It's been 35 years since the UW-Stout football team captured a conference title. The wait is over as the Blue Devils clinched at least a tie for the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title with a 37-21 win against UW-Oshkosh, Saturday, Oct. 28 at Nelson Field.

Freshman Luke Bundgaard rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Blue Devils, but it was junior Tony Beckham's 85-yard kickoff return in the third quarter that sparked the Stout win to pull the Blue Devils to a best ever 8-0 start, 6-0 in the WIAC.

The Titans pulled to within 24-14 with three minutes left in the third quarter after Stout fumbled out of punt formation at the Stout 7. Three plays later, Mike Scovronski bulled his way into the end zone.

But Beckham lit the Blue Devils back up on his kickoff return. Taking the boot on the left sideline at the Stout 15, Beckham outran a number of tackles -- never straying more than 10 yards from the sideline -- and high-stepped a last gasp tackle on the Oshkosh 30 and literally strolled into the end zone.

"That is the play that turned this whole thing around," Blue Devil coach Ed Meierkort said.

Stout added another score with seven minutes remaining when Eric McCorkle scored on an 8-yard run. The Titans (2-6, 1-5) added a consolation score with seven seconds remaining in the game on a 13-yard pass play.

At the beginning, it looked like the Titans were going to hand the game over, as they fumbled twice in the first quarter. Stout came up short on a missed field goal on the first opportunity, but the Blue Devils made the Titans pay on the second chance.

Starting on Stout's 35 after Jeff Hazuga picked up the loose change, the Blue Devils moved 5 yards on the first play. Mark Ralph picked up 36 yards to the Oshkosh 29 on a power run to the left side. Bundgaard got his first score of the game when he jitterbugged through traffic, then stretched out over the goal to give Stout a 7-0 lead.

Oshkosh then drove 52 yards in seven plays and capped off the drive when Alan Beversdorf hit Shannon King with an 18-yard scoring strike to tie the score at 7-7 three minutes into the second period.

The Blue Devils answered back on their next drive. Quarterback Justin Fjeldstad kept the drive alive when he sidestepped traffic to get open and hit Josh Antoni for a 10-yard gain and a first down. Fjeldstad found Abraham Cruz for an 18-yard gain, and three plays later connected with John Hanson at the goal line for a 23 yard gain and a 14-7 Stout lead at 7:39 in the second quarter.

Kevin McCulley gave Stout a 17-7 halftime lead with a 29-yard field goal.

Beckham opened the second half with a 27-yard kickoff return to the Stout 43 and the Blue Devils drove the remaining 57 yards with Bundgaard getting his second score of the game on a 13-yard run at 11:12 in the third quarter to give Stout a fairly comfortable 24-7 lead -- until Stout fumbled the punt.

The Blue Devils controlled the stats as well as the final score. Stout racked up 455 yards of total offense, gaining 291 on the ground and 164 in the air.

Bundgaard, who went over the 1000-yard mark for the season, led the way with 151 yards on 29 carries. Ralph picked up 61 yards on four carries.
Fjeldstad completed 6 of 11 passes for 131 yards and a score. Matt Bichanich went 2-for-8 for 33 yards with a score. Hanson pulled in two passes for 44 yards, while Cruz had two grabs for 43 yards.

The Titans were held to 39 yards rushing and totaled 267 yards of offense. Beversdorf completed 14 of 42 passes for 156 yards, but was picked off three times and sacked three times. Jeremy James pulled down seven catches for 65 yards, while King was limited to two catches for 67 yards.

Cruz, playing on defense for the first time this season, got an interception deep in Stout's territory as Oshkosh was threatening. Eric Moe got his seventh interception of the season and Kevin Dewey recorded his fifth pick of the season.

"This is just an amazing group of players," Meierkort said. "I am so excited about the progress we made this year after everybody was picking us to finish last. It is just a tribute to the seniors and the coaching staff who brought us here."

Middlebury 20, Trinity (Conn.) 3
HARTFORD -- Sophomore tailback Bill Lazzaro came off the bench to rush 33 times for a career-high 138 yards and a touchdown and lead the visiting Middlebury College Panthers to a 20-3 win over the Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference action.

Trinity, which ends a three-game winning streak and a five-game winning streak at home, falls to 4-2.  Middlebury improves to 5-1 with its fourth win in a row.

Middlebury began the scoring on its first drive on a 32-yard field goal by sophomore Mike Frissora with 10:45 left in the first quarter.  Trinity returned the favor on its next drive, as sophomore kicker Skip Sullivan connected on a 23-yard attempt.  The Trinity points were the first Middlebury had given up in 14 quarters and tied the game at 3-3 with 5:46 to go in the first quarter.

In the second frame, Panther junior quarterback Scott Roberts found sophomore wide receiver Denny Smith in the right corner of the end zone from 19 yards out to give Middlebury a 10-3 lead.  After a Middlebury interception by senior defensive lineman Paul Shull, Frissora made a 28-yard field goal to give the Panthers a 13-3 halftime lead.

Neither team could get much going offensively in the second half. Roberts and Trinity sophomore quarterback Greg Ward traded interceptions on the first two drives of the half.  After six consecutive drives resulted in punts, the Panthers capitalized on one of four Trinity turnovers to put the game out of reach.

With 11:06 left in the game, Trinity backup quarterback Joe Wahl came in for Ward.  On his first play, he scrambled for a yard but was hit by Middlebury senior co-captain Andy Steele and fumbled the ball.  Middlebury recovered and had the ball at the Trinity 14-yard line.  Lazzaro ran 3 yards into the end zone two plays later and Middlebury led 20-3.  Middlebury stopped two Trinity drives in the fourth quarter to preserve the victory.

Trinity finished with 161 yards in total offense against the Middlebury defense that has not allowed a touchdown in 18 quarters.  Ward completed 9 of 27 pass attempts for 72 yards and three interceptions. Sophomore tailback Tom Pierandri gained 57 yards on 17 carries, while classmate Matt Glasz added nine carries for 38 yards on the ground.

Lazzaro became the featured running back for the first time on his career late in the first quarter, after senior tailback Bryan Sanchez went down with an injury.  Roberts completed seven of 13 passes for 99 yards and two interceptions, including two to Smith for 50 yards.

The Bantam defense played well, despite being on the field for 36:11 of the game.  Senior linebacker Matt Dorn made a career-high 14 tackles, and sophomore linebacker Ben Ramsey had 10 tackles, 1½ for losses. Senior cornerback Charles Botts added six hits and an interception for Trinity.

Steele paced Middlebury with 13 tackles and recovered a Trinity fumble.  Junior end Daryl Tracy totaled nine tackles, three pass breakups, and a sack.

Colby 14, Bates 0
LEWISTON, Maine -- Colby (5-1) won the first leg of the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin (CBB) championship series today with a 14-0 shutout of host Bates (0-6). The win was Colby's first against Bates since 1996, also the last time the White Mules won the CBB.

The White Mules got on the board on their first drive of the game, taking advantage of a poor Bates punt to go 37 yards in seven plays. The drive was capped by a 3-yard scoring run by junior fullback Joe Murray. After that, the game turned into a defensive struggle, with the team's two best drives ending on missed field goals into winds that gusted up to 40 miles per hour. Colby was able to add an insurance score with 4:04 remaining in the contest on a 1-yard quarterback keeper by sophomore Pat Conley one play after a 45-yard completion to senior Andrew Tripp.

For the game, Conley completed 10 of 22 passes for 144 yards, while junior Danny Noyes had a season-high 90 yards rushing on 16 carries. Bates was paced by sophomore running back Sean Atkins, who had 81 yards on 25 carries, while classmate Kane Jankoski completed 11 of 28 passes for 113 yards in his first career start.

Wiitenberg 66, Hiram 0
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Wittenberg scored on its first play from scrimmage and dominated visiting Hiram from start to finish for a 66-0 victory before a Homecoming crowd of 3,520 people at Edwards-Maurer Field. It was the Tigers' 30th consecutive overall regular season victory and 21st NCAC victory in a row, dating back to a 1997 loss at Wooster, and Wittenberg clinched at least a share of a fourth consecutive NCAC championship.

The 66 points were the most scored by the Tigers this season, topping a 62-point effort against Denison on Oct. 7. And the shutout was the first for Wittenberg this year, as the Tigers yielded just 64 total yards and five first downs. The Terriers never advanced past the Wittenberg 36-yard line in the game and crossed midfield just once on a drive that actually started at the Tigers' 45 after a fumbled opening kickoff.

Following that miscue, Wittenberg forced Hiram to punt and took possession on the 17-yard line. On the Tigers' first offensive play from scrimmage, senior quarterback Anthony Crane hit junior wide receiver Michael Aljancic on a school record-tying 83-yard touchdown pass.

From that point, it was all Tigers. Senior placekicker Ryan Walker hit a 23-yard field goal, senior fullback Gary Henson had a career-best 39-yard TD run, senior tailback Casey Donaldson added a 17-yard TD burst, junior defensive lineman Juan Howard returned an interception 10 yards for score, and junior wide receiver Steve DeGraffinreed caught a pair of touchdown passes from Crane -- all in the first half -- as the Tigers built up a 45-0 lead by halftime.

In the second half, no Wittenberg offensive starter played a down. Sophomore Daniel Grove scored on a pair of touchdowns -- from 43 and 22 yards out -- and junior defensive lineman Nic Black chipped in with a 35-yard fumble recovery.

Wittenberg ran up 403 yards rushing and 590 total yards of offense. Donaldson and Grove both topped 100 yards rushing, Crane posted 183 yards and three touchdowns on just eight completions in one half of work, and Aljancic finished with 111 yards on three catches. Donaldson, the Wittenberg and NCAC all-time leading rusher and scorer, now has 1,247 yards in the 2000 season and 4,957 yards in his illustrious career. Crane topped the 4,000-yard mark in passing yardage in his career.

Defensively, junior defensive lineman Tim Daoust recorded seven tackles, including four for loss. Among them were two sacks, giving him nine for the season and 18 for his career -- both putting him No. 4 in Wittenberg history.

Shenandoah 30, Averett 0
DANVILLE, Va. -- In a contest between two first-year programs, Shenandoah grabbed the upper hand Saturday afternoon with a 30-0 shutout of host Averett. The shutout is the first for SU (2-6) since reviving football this season after a 33-year absence. The Hornets' last shutout before dropping football after the 1967 season happened against the Quantico Marines in the season finale of the 1935 season. Before adding football this season, Shenandoah sponsored football from 1919-38 and from 1964-67.

Against Averett (1-8), Coach Walter Barr's club used 196 rushing yards and another 50 through the air to win the game between the Dixie Conference two first-year programs. The Cougars gained 182 yards offensively on the day but were hampered by four turnovers, including a fourth quarter interception in the end zone on 1st and goal from the 3-yard line.

Senior Trey Kern and sophomore Dennis Robart each ran for two touchdowns while Morgan Linkenhauger completed the scoring with a 27-yard field goal with 4:17 to play in the contest. Kern led SU with 75 yards rushing on 18 carries, all in the first half.

Linebacker Matt Harrison, making his first start of the season, had eight tackles and a fumble recovery to lead the defense.

Trace Smithers rushed for 64 yards on 15 carries for Averett. The Cougars also had six players record more than 10 tackles in the game: Robert Suggs, Brandon Cantrell, Jason Holaday, Derek Austin, Kelvin Hutcheson and Troy Long. They had 13, 12, 11, 11, 11 and 10 tackles, respectively.

Cantrell also finished the game at quarterback after starter Chris Robinson was knocked out with a injury early in the fourth quarter. Cantrell was 0-for-1 with an interception and had 8 yards rushing on two carries in three series on offense.