Scoreboard

Week Nine Game Summaries

Ferrum 49, Guilford 0
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Seven different players scored rushing touchdowns and the nation's top-ranked defense posted its third shutout of the season as visiting Ferrum spoiled Guilford's Homecoming with a 49-0 win.  The Panthers (6-2) entered the game yielding 147.3 total offensive yards and 6.0 points per game.  They dealt the Quakers (1-7) their fourth shutout loss of the season.

Ferrum's rushing offense, which entered the contest ranked 14th in Division III (236.7 yards per game), rolled up a season-high 444 yards on 65 attempts (6.8 yards per carry).  Seven of the Panthers' 10 ball carriers scored, accounting for each of Ferrum's touchdowns.  Sophomore quarterback Phil Hairston gained a game-high 75 rushing yards before leaving the game in the second quarter.  He scored his team-leading fifth touchdown from three yards out, capping Ferrum's seven-play, 75-yard opening drive.

Guilford moved to the Ferrum 37-yard line in 11 plays on the game's first possession, but senior defensive lineman Jamie Dunn ended the drive with the first of three Panthers' sacks.  Guilford did not make another first down until the third quarter.

The Panthers recorded four interceptions, which led to three touchdowns and gives them 15 thefts in the last four meetings with the Quakers.  Sophomore defensive back Nat Hodges made the Panthers' first pick and returned it 17 yards to midfield. Seven rushing plays later, senior Tony Childress scored from 4 yards out and the Panthers took a 14-0 first-quarter lead.

Senior linebacker Mark Renske recovered a deflected pass for Ferrum's second interception on the ensuing possession.  Guilford's defense held and rookie nose guard Jared McVey blocked sophomore Michael Smith's 45-yard field goal attempt early in the second quarter.

Trailing 28-0 at halftime, Guilford drove to the Ferrum 18-yard line on its opening second-half possession, but junior defensive back Dennis Freeman picked off a David Hessler pass on Ferrum's goal line.  Ferrum freshman running back Freddie Little ripped off a 59-yard run on the next play, which led to an 11-yard scoring run by rookie George Johnson, the first of his career.

Senior Tone' Dancy led Ferrum's defense with nine tackles (7 solo) and two sacks.  Dunn finished with three stops, including a sack, and a third-quarter interception.

Guilford managed 169 total offensive yards, including 82 in the final quarter.  Sophomore running back Brandon Lockhart gained a team-high 50 rushing yards on 12 carries.  Junior linebacker Will Black made a game-high 10 tackles.

Bluffton 24, Franklin 14
Bluffton overcame a 14-7 fourth quarter deficit at Franklin College Saturday as the Beavers scored 17 unanswered points in the final quarter to take a 24-14 victory in Indiana. The win improves Bluffton's record to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the Heartland Conference.

Bluffton now leads Defiance and Hanover by a half-game in the race for the HCAC automatic bid. Bluffton and Defiance meet to end the regular season Nov. 11.

Franklin led 7-0 and 14-7 as the Grizzlies took advantage of a long punt return to set up one touchdown and a BC turnover deep in Bluffton territory to set up the other. The Beavers, however, scored points on their final three possessions of the game as the Defense held the potent Franklin offense out of the end zone.

Quarterback Brad Moore capped off a seven-play drive early in the fourth quarter with a 1-yard run to tie the game at 14-14. On Bluffton's next possession, the BC offense ran off 13 plays down to the Franklin ten yard line before Brandon Cupples gave Bluffton its first lead of the game with a 27 yard field goal with 4:49 left in the game. Shawn Goetz then picked off a Franklin pass on the Grizzlies' next drive, setting up another 1-yard sneak by Moore to give Bluffton a 24-14 lead that would be the final score.

Goetz ended the final Franklin drive with another interception with 3:30 left in the game, and after Bluffton's final touchdown Darren Riffle caused a fumble on the Franklin kickoff return, which was recovered by Lucas Wilson that he returned 7 yards.

The Bluffton defense held Franklin to 29 yards rushing and 148 yards passing and caused four turnovers to lead the Beavers to their second straight 6-2 start. Of Franklin's final seven possessions, BC recorded three interceptions, caused a fumble, blocked a field goal, held on downs and gave up just one score.

Goetz recorded two interceptions, blocked a field goal, broke up two passes and recorded four solo tackles to lead the Bluffton defense. Greg Ditz also broke up two passes and recorded eight tackles to go with his interception.

Tyson Goings rushed for 150 yards on 33 carries, while Moore was 12 for 26 passing for 154 yards and a touchdown. Jovan Johnson caught four passes for 68 yards including a 20-yard touchdown grab in the first quarter.

Mary Hardin-Baylor 52, Sul Ross State 14
APLINE, Texas -- Mary Hardin-Baylor shook off its second weather delay in two weeks and stormed out to an early lead on the way to a record-setting 52-14 victory against Sul Ross State in Alpine Saturday. The No. 22 Crusaders are now 8-0 on the season overall and 7-0 in American Southwest Conference play. Sul Ross State drops to 2-5 overall and 2-5 in the ASC.

UMHB got two touchdown passes from Cody Fredenburg, an 11-yarder to Kevin Mitchell and a 9-yarder to Erik Simmons, in the first half. Fredenburg set a new school single season record for touchdown passes with 7, breaking the mark set by Orlando Garza last year. The Crusaders also used two Kevin Wilburn field goals and touchdown runs Jeff Shinn and Isaac Shaw to build a 31-6 halftime lead. Shinn added another TD run in the second half and Donnie Fuller and Billy Robinson also ran for scores. Sul Ross State scored on a 15-yard run by Scott Kissee and a 29-yard pass from Scott Kello to Luis Uresti.

The game was delayed 15 minutes after a heavy rainstorm moved through the area and the game was sloppy once it started. The Crusaders turned the ball over six times, with three fumbles and three interceptions. UMHB also forced eight turnovers, picking off four passes and recovering four Sul Ross fumbles. The two teams also combined for 24 penalties for 265 yards.

"We're a little frustrated by the turnovers and the penalties," Crusaders Head Coach Pete Fredenburg said. "We now we have to be at our best next weekend against Hardin-Simmons. We're excited to be 8-0. Playing this badly and being able to beat Sul Ross is a real tribute to our kids and their desire to win."

UMHB rolled up 424 yards of total offense in the game, while holding Sul Ross to 268 yards. Kevin Mitchell rushed for 87 yards on 14 carries and Jeff Shinn added 60 yards on 10 carries. Donnie Fuller, Isaac Shaw and Billy Robinson all ran for at least 33 yards as the Crusaders picked up 339 yards rushing. The 52 points scored by UMHB is a new school single game record and the Crusaders set a new school single season scoring record with 256 points this season.

Swarthmore 29, Franklin & Marshall 21
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Swarthmore tailback Ken Clark set a new school record by rushing for an astounding 317 yard total as the Garnet Tide rolled over the visiting Franklin & Marshall Diplomats 29-21 today.

For the Diplomats, it was another heart-breaking defeat as they fall to 0-8 overall, 0-5 in Centennial Conference play.

Coming into today's contest, F&M was averaging 28 yards rushing per game, 0.9 yards per rush. However, in the opening drive freshman tailback Brian Coggins ran, leaped, spun and clawed his way for 8, 9 and 66 yard rushes on the first three plays of the series to put F&M on the Swarthmore seven yard line.  Following two negative rushes by Coggins, which saw the running back suffer an injury that would drive him from the game, quarterback David Makson zipped a pass to wideout Matt Wagaman for a quick 7-0 lead.

The points marked the first all season for the Diplomats in the opening quarter and marked only the second time this year that the team has led at any point in a game.

However, with Coggins on the sideline due to an injury on the first series of the game, Head Coach Tom Gilburg went to another freshman back in Paul Fix to carry the team's running hopes on the day.

A compact 5-8, 167 dynamo, Fix blasted through the Swarthmore line for 129 net yards, becoming the first F&M player this year to rush for over 100 yards in a game. 

Further, considering that F&M had a miserly 207 total rushing yards in seven games, Fix's 129 and Coggins' 81 yard performances are a sure sign that the Franklin & Marshall football squad has found its rushing offense.

However, the story of the game was Swarthmore's Clark whose diminutive 5-8 stature allowed him to break through the Diplomat defensive early and often in today's game. 

Following F&M's scoring drive, Clark broke through the line for 48 yards and a touchdown.  However, Swarthmore kicker Robert Castellucci's extra point was batted down by the Diplomat line to maintain an early 7-6 F&M lead.

Going into halftime, F&M led 15-9 due in part to a Makson-to-Justin Salton touchdown and two point conversion to fullback Kevin Noonan. But Swarthmore dominated the second half due to great running by Clark and costly errors by the Diplomats.

The tell-tale signs of trouble were evident from the opening kick for F&M as Robert Castalucci's second-half kickoff was fumbled at the F&M 28 to set up Clark's second touchdown run of the day and begin the Garnet Tide onslaught. Swarthmore would later add a touchdown pass from quarterback Scott Murray to Keith McManimen to drive the score up to 22-15.

F&M answered right back as running back Chad Strothers scampered three yards to cut the lead to 22-21 with 5:11 remaining in the third quarter.

A Ken Clark 1-yard plunge ended the scoring with 8:19 left on the game clock to cap a seven-play, 84-yard drive that finished off the Diplomats and improved Swarthmore's record to 3-4, 2-4 in Centennial Conference play.

Augsburg 12, Hamline 7
ST. PAUL -- T.J. Bramwell scored two touchdowns and Scott Archambault picked off two passes, including a key late-game interception, as Augsburg rallied for a 12-7 victory against Hamline in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football game Saturday afternoon at Hamline's Norton Stadium.

Trailing 7-0 at halftime, Augsburg (3-5, 3-4 MIAC) rallied for two second-half touchdowns, on a 4-yard run by Bramwell midway through the third quarter and on a 2-yard run by Bramwell midway through the fourth quarter.

Augsburg could muster just 206 yards of total offense (93 rushing, 113 passing), but was able to hold on for the win. Augsburg's defense held the Pipers (1-7, 1-6) to just 46 rushing yards on 35 carries, while allowing just 172 yards of passing and forcing three interceptions.

Shane Gunderson also had an interception for the Auggies, which led to Augsburg's first touchdown. His pickoff and 25-yard return at the 8:37 mark of the third quarter placed the ball on the Hamline 5-yard line, and three plays later, Bramwell rumbled 3 yards for the Auggies' first score. The extra point failed and Augsburg trailed 7-6.

Archambault scored his first pickoff of the afternoon on the next drive, but an Augsburg field-goal attempt was missed.

The Auggies used a 14-play, 59-yard, six-minute drive to score the go-ahead touchdown. The drive was keyed by a 15-yard pass from Paul Tetzloff to Sammy Gross and a 16-yard pass from Tetzloff to Desman Oakley. Bramwell rushed 2 yards for his second touchdown -- his second career rushing score in an Augsburg uniform. The two-point conversion attempt was intercepted.

Hamline could not convert on its last two drives, and the final drive was capped by Archambault's second interception of the day with 34 seconds left, after the Pipers had driven to the Augsburg 31-yard line.

Hamline opened the scoring early in the second quarter, as Matt Stolski rushed 2 yards for a touchdown at the 12:45 mark of the period. Augsburg had a chance to score twice in the second period, but a field-goal attempt was blocked by Hamline's Adam Grinsteinner, and the Auggies could not convert after Matt Chappuis blocked a punt, which put the ball at the Hamline 15-yard line with 1:50 remaining. The Auggies turned the ball over on downs.

Brian Warden rushed for 50 yards on 10 carries to lead the Auggies, while Bramwell rushed for 33 yards on nine carries. Tetzloff completed nine passes for 113 yards. Gross had 55 receiving yards on four catches, and Oakley had two catches for 32 yards.

Andy Kunzmann threw for 163 yards for the Pipers, while Joey Kvamme's 33 rushing yards led the team. Doug Amsden paced the Pipers with 72 receiving yards on five catches. Brian Fearing led the Piper defense with seven tackles (six solo) and a sack.

Brent Peroutka led the Auggie defense with nine tackles (six solo) and three pass break-ups. Chappuis had eight tackles (six solo) and two sacks, and Andy Howard had seven tackles (four solo) and three sacks. Gunderson added seven tackles (six solo).

Hardin-Simmons 44, East Texas Baptist 7
MARSHALL, Texas -- Hardin-Simmons' offense continued to roll and the defense set another record en route to a 44-7 win over East Texas Baptist at the beautiful new Ornelas Stadium.

The Cowboys improved to 8-0, 7-0 in the American Southwest Conference and set up what should be the game of the year in the ASC next week at Mary Hardin-Baylor. Both teams come into that game nationally ranked and undefeated.

The Cowboys had a sluggish start to the game but overcame a couple of early miscues to lead 13-7 after one period. Included in the scoring was a 2-yard run by Jared Wood and Joseph Lemberg's first touchdown reception of his career, a 26-yarder from Travis Jones.

Paxton Hurst and Wood eached rushed for touchdowns in the second quarter to bust the game open at 27-7 at halftime.

Josh McCasland threw a pair of touchdown strikes in the third quarter. The first to Barry Donham for 14 yards and the second to Lemberg for 60 yards. Kirk Rogers laid a devastating block on a defensive back to free Lemberg to the end zone.

Josh Sanders concluded the scoring with a 27-yard field goal. The Cowboy defense held the Tigers off the board for the final 57:24 of the game. ETBU scored on an 83-yard pass from Joel Nearing to Kevin Smith.

The defense limited the Tigers to minus-36 yards rushing which set the school record. It is the third time this season that the Cowboys have held an opponent to negative rushing yards.

Montclair State 40, New Jersey 8
UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J. -- Junior quarterback Ed Collins threw for 307 yards and three touchdowns -- all to junior wide receiver Jamel Dorsey -- as Montclair State remained unbeaten in the New Jersey Athletic Conference with a 40-8 victory over The College of New Jersey at Sprague Field on Saturday evening.

Bill Heaney and John Turi each returned turnover for scores as the Red Hawks (5-2, 4-0 NJAC) scored 34 first half points in beating the Lions (3-4, 2-3 NJAC) for the second consecutive year.

The Red Hawks jumped out to an early 7-0 lead on the second play of their first offensive series as Collins connected with Dorsey on a 42-yard strike. Three series later, MSU extended the lead to 14-0 as Heaney intercepted a screen pass and raced 62 yards, leaping two defenders, for the score. Laquan Majette closed out the quarter with a 5-yard run as the Red Hawks took a 21-0 lead.

In the second quarter, Dorsey and Collins connected again this time on an 83-yard touchdown as Dorsey hauled in the catch at the MSU 25 and outran three defenders for the score. Turi completed the Montclair scoring in the half as he raced 36 yards with a fumble recovery. Carlos Bolans sacked TCNJ quarterback Mark Armento, forcing a fumble. Turi then picked up the loose ball and ran it in for a 34-0 lead at the half.

Armento would get TCNJ on the board in the fourth with a 1-yard run, but Montclair answered back as Collins hit Dorsey for a 27-yard touchdown with 7:42 to go for the final margin.

Dorsey finished with six catches for 182 yards and tied the Montclair State single-game record for TD receptions with three (also held by Ed Chavis vs. Ramapo in 1985 and Don Matucci vs. So. Conn. in 1974). Collins completed 17 of 31 passes for 307 yards.

Montclair outgained the Lions 346-141. Armento, playing in relief of starter Steve Bellosi, who left the game with an injury in the first half, was 6-for-17 for 72 yards and was sacked six times. Douglas Nagle had eight tackles and a pass breakup for TCNJ.

Lycoming 24, Delaware Valley 7
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- Lycoming tailback Tim Deasey carried the ball 17 times for a career-high 204 yards and two touchdowns as the No. 19 Warriors downed host Delaware Valley 24-7 in a MAC Freedom League game.

Deasey helped the Warrior offense get off to a quick start as he raced 82 yards to the Delaware Valley 1-yard line on their first play from scrimmage. The big run followed a Delaware Valley opening drive that ate up more than  nine minutes but stalled on downs at the Lycoming 17.

After Deasey was stopped for a loss of a yard, fullback Mike Selvenis barreled his way into the end zone from 2 yards out. John Shaffer missed the extra point, leaving the score at 6-0 with 4:38 left in the first quarter. Deasey made it 12-0 with 13:32 remaining in the first half as his 16-yard touchdown run concluded an eight-play, 59-yard scoring drive. The two-point pass attempt failed.

The teams combined for three turnovers on three plays in the early moments of the second half. The third miscue gave Lycoming (6-1, 3-0) the ball at its own 28-yard line and Deasey broke loose on the first play for a 72-yard touchdown. Another two-point conversion attempt failed and the Warriors had an 18-0 advantage with 10:47 to go in the third quarter.

Lycoming made it 24-0 early in the fourth (10:25 left) as quarterback Joe Feeerar connected with Chris Dauber for a 16-yard touchdown. The play culminated an eight-play, 64-yard drive. Shaffer's point-after attempt was blocked.

Delaware Valley (2-6, 1-3) scored with just four seconds left in the game as quarterback Duke Greco kept the ball on a fourth-and-goal option play and found the end zone from 3 yards out. The touchdown was the first by the Aggies against Lycoming since 1992, a span covering 34 quarters. The drive was set up by defensive end Nick Sabean's 45-yard fumble return to the Lycoming 6-yard line.

Pacific Lutheran 48, Willamette 12
PUYALLUP, Wash. -- Pacific Lutheran continued to make good on its "Big Play" theme by outscoring Willamette 48-12 in a Northwest Conference game Saturday afternoon at Sparks Stadium.

Since taking their only loss of the season, a 38-28 decision to Linfield on September 30, the Lutes have scored a total of 169 points in three victories, an average of 56.3 points per game. For the season, PLU averages 46.3 points and 540.1 yards per game. The Pacific Lutheran defense, after giving up some significant rushing yardage to the Bearcats early in the game, also contributed to the "big play" theme with four fumble recoveries and three interceptions.

The defending NCAA Division III national champion Lutes improved to 6-1 for the season and 3-1 in the conference, while the Bearcats fell to 3-5 overall and 0-3 in the conference. Willamette won the 1999 conference championship, handing last year's PLU team its only loss in a 13-1 season.

Today's game was far removed from 1999, however, as the Lutes ripped off 34 unanswered points in the first half to establish control. Willamette had taken the opening drive 76 yards in 10 plays, culminated by Dustin Arn's 1-yard run around the left end, for the early lead. The Lutes returned the favor on their opening possession, going 65 yards on six plays with Aaron Binger dashing 19 yards for the score.

Pacific Lutheran tallied on four of its next five possessions to take a 34-6 lead with 3:25 remaining in the first half. Quarterback Chad Johnson had passes of 46 yards to Kevin Giboney, 33 yards to Kyle Brown and 4 yards to Binger, and Mike Ramirez added a 5-yard run, for the touchdowns.

Willamette added a touchdown late in the first half on Nate Bell's 21-yard run, that coming after the Lutes fumbled away a Bearcats punt at their own 43-yard line.

Pacific Lutheran had the only two scores in the second half. Giboney had his second touchdown catch of the game, a 5-yarder from Johnson, in the third period. With just six seconds remaining in the contest, Peter Sarrensen scooped up a Willamette fumble and carried it 6 yards for a score.

The Lutes compiled 469 yards of total offense, 307 of that coming in the opening half. Johnson continued his impressive senior year, hitting 27-of-34 passes for 343 yards and the four touchdowns. He came out of the game early in the fourth period. Binger had nine catches for 116 yards. Willamette had 275 of its 298 net yards on the ground, led by Nate Bell with 102 yards on nine carries and Andy Miguel with 90 yards on 12 carries.