Games of Oct. 28-30, 2005
Offense
QB Chris Warrick, Jr., Wesley
Warrick completed 28 of 37 passes for 439 yards and four touchdowns, as well as scoring twice on the ground in Wesley's 63-19 win against Salisbury. He did not throw an interception.
OL Dustin Tervelt (So.), Robert Gill (Sr.), Bill Bellingham (Jr.), Jim Knoebel (Jr.), Jamie Hinker (So.), UW-Stout
Only Division I-AA South Dakota State racked up more rushing yards (357) against UW-La Crosse this season than the 290 the Stout offense ran for and only one runner ran for more yards against the Eagkes than Andy Reese gained (195).
RB Chaz Black, Jr., Wheaton
Black's 29-carry, 205-yard performance came against a Redmen defense that entered the game ranked fourth in Division III rushing defense, holding foes to just 59 rushing yards per game. Wheaton won 30-14.
RB Steve Cook, Sr., Delaware Valley
Cook caried 34 times for 204 yards and a touchdown to go over the 3,000-yard mark for a career in a 28-19 win against King's.
WR Joe Konrad, Jr., John Carroll
Had nine catches for 243 yards and two touchdowns, the third-highest yardage total in Division III this season, in a 32-6 win at Otterbein.
WR Neil Suckow, So., Coe
Suckow had a school-record four touchdown catches, all in the first half of a 56-21 win against Cornell. He also had 41 rushing yards and a score.
WR Justin Jackson, So., Maryville (Tenn.)
Jackson had 10 catches for 158 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-24 loss to Methodist.
Defense
DL Jason Ripke, Sr., Simpson
Ripke had 14 tackles in a 31-23 win against Buena Vista. Just three were solo, but he had three and a half sacks and five tackles for loss.
DL Rob Tamillow, Sr., Chicago
Tamillow collected three sacks and six tackles for loss as Chicago won 42-3 at Bethany. He had nine total tackles) five solo) and also forced a fumble. Led by Tamillow, the Maroons held the Bison to just 111 yards of total offense.
DL Mike Sirignano, Jr., Bridgewater State
Sirignano recorded 12 tackles (11 solo), with four for loss as the Bears rallied past Worcester State 24-20.
DL Bryan Robinson, So., Wesley
Robinson had six tackles, five solo, three for loss of 29 yards and two sacks in a 63-19 win against No. 17 Salisbury. He also broke up a pass.
LB Justin Zigler, Sr., Monmouth
Zigler recorded 18 tackles (10 solo), including three for loss and two sacks in a 35-27 win against Carroll. He also broke up a pass.
LB Josh Jablonski, Jr., Cortland State
Jablonski recorded a team-high 10 tackles (four solo), including one of Cortland's eight sacks, in a 26-7 win over Western Connecticut State. He also had four quarterback hurries and blocked a punt that gave Cortland the ball on the WCSU 11-yard line and set up a TD with the Red Dragons clinging to a 13-7 lead late in the third quarter. Jablonski's blocked punt was his fifth blocked kick of the season.
LB Kris Zajac, Sr., Defiance
Zajac has found a home at weakside linebacker after moving from the secondary and recorded 13 tackles (seven solo) in Defiance's 38-23 win against Franklin. He added two sacks and a forced fumble.
DB Deon Mays, Sr., Bridgewater (Va.)
Mays intercepted three passes, all in the red zone, to lead the Bridgewater defense in a 17-13 win against Washington and Lee. Mays picked off a pass in the end zone in the second quarter and intercepted his second at the BC 8 in the third quarter. On W&L's final possession of the game, Mays intercepted a pass at the BC 4 to stop a potential game-winning drive. Mays also scored a defensive two-point conversion when the Eagles blocked W&L's extra point following the first score of the game. Mays finished with two unassisted tackles and four assists.
DB Anthony Gervasio, Jr., Maine Maritime
Gervasio recorded three interceptions, including one on the 1-yard line with 1:24 left in a 21-11 win against Westfield State. He also had six tackles (five solo) and two for loss.
DB Perry Ford, So., Ferrum
Ferrum broke up three passes, forced a fumble and blocked a punt, which he returned 25 yards for a touchdown in a 55-0 win against Greensboro.
DB Donny Palmertree, Sr., Trinity (Texas)
Palmertree recorded two interceptions on consecutive defensive plays in the second half of Trinity's 34-6 win at Rhodes. The Tigers allowed just 54 yards of offense in the second half.
Special teams
K Bill Nelson, So., Simpson
Nelson hit a school-record 50-yard field goal and was 4-for-4 on extra points in a 31-23 win against Buena Vista. Of his five kickoffs, four were for touchbacks.
P Kevin Malone, Fr., Knox
Malone booted an 84-yard punt, the eighth-longest in Division III history, in a 14-0 win at Illinois College.
RET Aaron Krepps, Sr., Washington and Jefferson
Krepps' 55-yard punt return for a touchdown gave the Presidents a 7-0 lead midway through the first half. He also had a receiving touchdown in a 35-24 win at Waynesburg.
ST Sam McDonald, Sr., Luther
McDonald returned a blocked PAT for a defensive two-point conversion to give Luther an 8-6 lead. Less than three minutes later, he retuned a blocked punt 30 yards for a score to regain the lead 15-12. On the day he also had five tackles, including one for loss and a pass breakup.