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Games of Oct. 28-30, 2011
Offense
QB Ryan Kramer, Jr., St. John Fisher
Kramer was a dual threat, completing 10 of 13 passes for 156 yards
and a touchdown while rushing for 244 yards on 16 carries and
scoring five TDs in a 63-36 win against Utica.
OL Devin Martin, Mike Micca, William O'Brien, Breen
Cullivan, Kyle Shrout, John Carroll
The Blue Streaks had 549 yards of total offense (270
rushing, 279 passing) and scored 37 points against a defense which
had allowed 413 yards of offense (328 rushing, 85 passing) against
Mount Union the week before -- most of that in the second half. The
line did not allow a sack and had just four negative plays covering
66 official offensive snaps. The team averaged 5.4 yards per rush
and 19.9 yards per completion.
RB Levell Coppage, Sr.,
UW-Whitewater
Coppage rushed for a season high 245 yards on 29 carries
and three touchdowns in the Warhawks' victory against
UW-Stevens He broke former Warhawk Justin Beaver's record for
the school and WIAC career rushing leader, now with 6,776 yards.
Coppage also moves to third in the NCAA III career rushing.
RB Ke'Von White, Fr.,
Averett
A week after rushing for his first 100-yard game, White rushed for
217 yards, the second highest single-game total in program history.
He averaged 6.8 yards on 32 carries and scored two touchdowns in a
28-21 win against Methodist.
WR Michael Zweifel, Sr.,
Dubuque
Zweifel's first catch in the second half, he surpassed the
all-time NCAA reception leader with his 437th catch with 13:55 left
of the third quarter. Zweifel finished with 15 catches on the day
(and 148 yards and two touchdowns) to improve to 440 career
catches.
WR Brock Thompson, Sr., Illinois
College
Thompson had a career day in IC's win over Grinnell, making 11
catches for 214 yards and four touchdowns. Thompson's TDs came on
scoring plays of 3, 80, 5 and 41 yards, respectively, in the
Blueboys' 48-16 win over Grinnell.
TE Adam Carl, So.,
Augsburg
Carl set career highs with 10 receptions for 103 yards and two
scores in Augsburg's 31-23 win against Macalester. It was his first
100-yard receiving game of his career. He caught a 5-yard touchdown
pass just before halftime and put the Auggies in front for good
with a 7-yard touchdown reception late in the third quarter.
Defense
DE Anthony Marascio, Sr.,
Lycoming
Marascio had a team-high eight tackles (seven solo), one sack for
13 yards on a fourth-quarter third-down play, and a career-high
tying five tackles for loss to give him 18.5 for the season. Also
added a forced fumble and recovery on preseason All-American
running back Ben Guiles that he returned across midfield to set up
the only Lycoming touchdown of the game.
DT Gregg Pickett, Jr.,
Defiance
Pickett anchored a dominant front line in a 21-18 win at
Rose-Hulman. The junior helped hold the Engineer ground game to
zero yards rushing on 21 carries. Pickett ended the game with one
sack, 2.5 tackles for lost yardage and five total stops to help the
Jackets to their fourth consecutive victory.
DE Frank Weymiller, Jr.,
Coe
Weymiller was the driving force behind a Kohawk defense that gave
up just 179 yards of offense to Buena Vista, with 141 of that
coming in the first quarter. He had eight tackles, four solo, two
tackles for loss and two sacks, forcing a fumble in the 30-14
win.
LB Allen Stallings, Sr.,
Greensboro
Stallings had 26 tackles, 14 of them solo in a 27-22 loss to
Christopher Newport. He forced two fumbles, one of which led to the
opening score of the game and put Greensboro on top 7-0. His
second, with 1:16 remaining in the game helped set up a touchdown
drive to bring The Pride to within five points.
LB Cody Allen, Sr., Cortland
State
Allen shared the team lead with 14 tackles, seven solo, in
Cortland's 23-20 win vs. TCNJ. He finished with two and a half
tackles for loss, one and a half sacks, and a forced fumble that
resulted in a TCNJ turnover.
LB John Cordasco, Sr.,
Mass-Dartmouth
Cordasco led Mass-Dartmouth with nine tackles, all solo, forced a
fumble, recovered it and returned it for a touchdown and
intercepted a pass in 33-7 win at Curry, UMD's first win over the
Colonels in seven years.
LB John Lesinski, Sr.,
Albion
Lesinski had 12 tackles, six solo, a tackle for
loss and an interception as the Britons knocked off Adrian 28-14 to
win the MIAA title. The interception stopped an Adrian
scoring threat in the fourth quarter.
CB Craig Bailey, So.,
Pacific
Bailey came up big for Pacific on the defensive end to help the
Boxers win their first game since the program was reinstated in
2010. He had five tackles, broke up four passes and had an
interception in the Puget Sound end zone that resulted in a Pacific
touchdown on the next play.
S Jonathan Wilder, So.,
Hardin-Simmons
Wilder had a huge game as the Cowboys held McMurry's high-powered
offense in check in McMurry's 28-14 win. He picked off Jake Mullin
two times and had 13 tackles, including eight solos.
S Byron Mitchell, So.,
Shenandoah
Mitchell had 10 tackles, six solo, and
intercepted two passes, returning one of them for a touchdown in a
loss to Ferrum. He had two and a half tackles for loss.
CB Spencer White, Sr.,
Ithaca
White led Ithaca with nine tackles and recorded game's biggest
play, chasing down a Bobcat receiver from behind and forcing a
second-half fumble that Ithaca recovered on its own 12-yard line.
Ithaca beat Frostburg State 13-10.
Special teams
K Allen Cain, Jr., Texas
Lutheran
Cain made three field goals in a game for third time this season,
hitting all of his attempts, from 32, 46, and 44. He also remained
perfect on extra points for the season.
P Tyler Rasche, Jr., North Central
(Ill.)
Rasche averaged 47.5 yards per punt, his best collegiate
single-game average, with a long of 58. Elmhurst gained no punt
return yards on two attempts, one of which resulted in a lost
fumble.
ST Bill Smith and D.J. Romano, Srs.,
Cortland State
Smith blocked an extra point kick which
Romano returned 84 yards for a defensive two-point conversion in a
23-20 win against TCNJ.
RET Mike Graham, Jr., Western New
England
Graham scored on kickoff returns of 85 and 83 yards that proved to
be the difference as the Golden Bears knocked off previously
undefeated Endicott 40-37 in the snow to win the NEFC Boyd Division
title. He finished with 229 yards for four returns.