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Sam Sura had another fantastic day at running back for St. John's and the Johnnies knocked off archrival St. Thomas on the road for the second consecutive year, defeating the No. 10 Tommies 24-14 in front of a stadium-record crowd of 12,483.
Sura went over the 200-yard mark for the second time this season as the Johnnies improved to 3-1.
St. Thomas had St. John's three-and-out on their first series of the game but ran into the punter, giving the Johnnies new life and setting the stage for the day, in which the Tommies could not avoid penalties and Sura made them pay. He finished with 36 carries for 210 yards.
It's the first time in 63 regular-season games under Glenn Caruso that the Tommies did not lead after halftime. All four of the Tommies' fourth-quarter possessions ended in turnovers.
UW-Stevens Point recorded a big upset on Saturday, knocking off No. 5 North Central 34-27. Logan Taylor had 10 catches for 108 yards and a touchdown and Matt Sosinsky had nine for 145 and another score for the Pointers in the win. Deion Jones had two of the Pointers' four interceptions.
Heidelberg held the ball for just 19:51 and gave up 52 points but the Student Princes' quick-strike offense got the job done as they defeated Ohio Northern 69-52. Heidelberg never once had the ball for more than 2:08 in a possession and scored on 11 of its 13 possession. Michael Mees threw for 410 yards and five touchdowns and ran for 16 yards and another score as Heidelberg rolled up 729 yards of total offense compared to 650 for ONU.
No. 14 Johns Hopkins outdueled Muhlenberg 42-26, holding Michael Long to just 43 yards receiving while the Blue Jays' Bradley Murray had 150 yards and a touchdown on 13 receptions in the win.
No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor converted 15 of 20 third or fourth downs, compared to 3 of 15 for Kean, as it scored the first 59 points in a 73-7 rout of the Cougars. Zach Anderson was 16 of 20 passing for 190 yards, six of the 12 Crusaders to carry the ball in the game ran for touchdowns and the defense limited Kean to 131 yards.
No. 3 Mount Union celebrated the 100th anniversary of its stadium with a new historical marker and a 63-7 win against Marietta. Kevin Burke threw five touchdown passes, four to players who were once his backups at quarterback. The Purple Raiders led 50-0 at the half and faced just seven third downs in the game.
No. 4 Wesley roared out to a 47-7 halftime lead against future NJAC rival Southern Virginia and Joe Callahan sat the rest of the day as the Wolverines won by that same score. Callahan was 14-for-18 for 339 yards.
Seventh-ranked St. John Fisher held Frostburg State to 38 yards rushing in a 48-7 win. No. 8 John Carroll had no trouble with Baldwin Wallace, as Mark Myers threw for five touchdowns and no interceptions in a 45-7 win.
Domonique Hayden had a huge day for Thomas More, leading the way for the 20th-ranked Saints with 336 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries in a 49-6 win vs. Westminster (Pa.). No. 11 Hobart rolled over Merchant Marine 42-7, 12th-ranked Wabash shut out Allegheny 63-0 and No. 15 Bethel defeated Carleton 38-7.