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Games of Sept. 1-4, 2011
Offense
QB Hewitt Tomlin, Sr., Johns Hopkins
Tomlin completed 28 of 37 passes, throwing six touchdowns in a win
against Merchant Marine. He was 17-of-17 for 189 yards with three
touchdowns in the third quarter alone and had a streak of 19
completions, two shy of the NCAA Division III single-game
record.
OL Bubba Friedlund, Jared Penz, Josh
Wolfe, Kyle Boersma, Mitch Elliot, Bethel
The Royals' offensive line blocked for a freshman running back,
who gained 180 yards on 18 carries in his first start, as well as
quarterback Josh Aakre, who ran for 139 yards, including a 75-yard
touchdown as the D3football.com Play of the Week. The Royals did not
allow a sack in 19 pass attempts and paved the way for 7.6 yards
per rush in a 55-3 win against Simpson.
RB Ben Guiles, Sr., Lebanon
Valley
Guiles scored four rushing touchdowns and caught another as
Lebanon Valley beat Gettysburg 57-42. The preseason all-American
turned in a 100/100 game with 143 yards rushing on 16 carries and a
career-high four catches for 103 yards and a 57-yard touchdown that
he created out of a short catch. His longest play of the day came
on a 59-yard run in the second quarter, and he broke through four
tackles to score on a 28-yarder later in the quarter.
RB Shawn Morris, Jr.,
Birmingham-Southern
Morris rushed for 193 yards on 15 carries and scored two
touchdowns, one of 88 yards, to pace the Panthers in their 28-7 win
against LaGrange on Saturday. He averaged 12.9 yards per carry.
WR Travis Tatsch, Sr.,
Hardin-Simmons
Tatsch caught 13 passes for 265 yards as Hardin-Simmons routed No.
10 Coe, 41-14. His last catch of the day came with 13:35 to play in
the third quarter, scoring his second touchdown of the game. He had
31- and 89-yard touchdown receptions.
WR Ryan Worsham, Jr.,
Gallaudet
Worsham hauled in seven passes for a career-best
155 yards and two touchdowns in a thrilling 28-27 overtime loss to
Otterbein. Worsham caught a 9-yard pass on fourth down in overtime
to give the Bison a shot to win the game. He had a game long
44-yard reception in the loss and also scored on an 11-yard
touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter.
TE Phill Stoecker, Sr., Washington
U.
Stoecker caught six passes for 41 yards and three touchdowns in
the Bears' 28-10 season opening win at Knox. Stoecker had a 5-yard
touchdown reception in the second quarter and a pair of 3-yard
scores in the third quarter.
Defense
DE Anthony Marascio, Sr.,
Lycoming
Marascio recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks, for a
loss of 28 yards, and had four tackles in the Warriors' 8-6 win
against No. 22 Rowan. He got to the quarterback for nine touches
during the contest, helping to deflate the Profs' aerial
attack.
DT Steven Carozza, Sr.,
Heidelberg
Carozza led a defensive unit that battled 93-degree temperatures
and overwhelming humidity in Heidelberg's 34-28 overtime victory
against Alma. Carozza was in on nine tackles, including three solo
stops and two sacks for losses of 9 yards. Alma quarterbacks were
limited to just 18-of-40 passing and pressured into throwing three
interceptions.
DE Peter Ford, So., Louisiana
College
Ford had seven solo tackles, four tackles for
loss, a sack and two forced fumbles in a 32-24 three-overtime win
against Belhaven. Ford paced the Wildcats' defense as it held
Belhaven scoreless through all three overtime sessions.
DE Robin Wisner, Sr.,
Concordia-Moorhead
Wisner was involved in two turnovers, a sack and two game-changing
blocks in the kicking game in the Cobbers' 37-13 win. He finished
with four tackles, half a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble
recovery, in addition to a blocked field goal and a blocked punt.
He blocked a Dickinson State field goal attempt on the first drive
of the game to keep the game scoreless, and then trailing 13-7 he
blocked a punt to set up the game-tying score, and Concordia never
looked back. He recovered and forced fumbles on DSU's first two
second-half possessions to set up two more Concordia scores that
put the game out of reach.
LB Anthony Ferraro, So.,
Chapman
Ferraro made seven tackles, including four tackles for loss, two
of which were sacks as Chapman defeated Whitworth 16-14 in a
defensive battle.
LB Jordan Spirou, Sr.,
Hartwick
Spirou recorded a career-high 21 tackles and two sacks as Hartwick
edged Morrisville State 14-11. He registered seven unassisted stops
and his two sacks were for a total loss of 27 yards. With
Morrisville threatening to score with less than 20 seconds
remaining in the first half, Spirou sacked the quarterback for a
14-yard loss to halt any scoring chance.
LB Sean Graskey, Sr., St.
Scholastica
Graskey recorded a team-high 12 tackles, including 11
solo tackles and one sack for nine yards in St. Scholastica's 34-21
victory over Lawrence.
CB Eric Enrico, Jr.,
Oberlin
Enrico had eight tackles, all solo, which included a career-best
three tackles for a loss. On one series he made back-to-back TFLs
to force one of Kenyon's 11 punts on the day. He and the rest of
the defense helped Oberlin record its first shutout since 1982 in a
42-0 win.
S Mark Swope, So.,
Wittenberg
In his first collegiate start, Swope shared the team lead with 11
tackles, including 10 solo tackles, and added two pass breakups.
Swope was a big part of holding Capital's starting quarterback to
51 percent completions.
S Nick Brautigam, So.,
Cornell
Brautigam's 60-yard interception return for a touchdown came on
Olivet's first drive of the second half. The scoring play was key
in Cornell's 36-35 comeback win after trailing 21-3 late in the
first half. Brautigam also had 10 tackles, seven solo as Cornell
snapped an 11-game losing skid.
CB Maurice Brown, Fr., Brockport
State
In Brown's first career game, he scored a touchdown on an
interception return. He added three tackles, two solo, in a 19-14
loss to Ithaca.
Special teams
K Jordan Gay, Jr., Centre
Gay drilled five field goals and averaged 43.8 yards on five punts
on the day. The junior hit three field goals in the first half from
46, 23 and 25 yards out. He then made field goals from 34 and 29
yards in the second half.
P Justin Bosman, Fr., St.
Scholastica
In his first collegiate game, Bosman had five punts, averaging
41.6 yards, pinning Lawrence inside the 20-yard line four times.
Bosman also had a 56-yard punt, which was the third-longest in
program history.
RET Anthony Davis, Fr.,
Widener
Davis made the most of his first collegiate game, running
back two punts for touchdowns in Widener's 44-6 triumph over
Moravian. His first was a 52-yard burst down the right sideline.
Davis' second was on the next punt as he backtracked to the 21-yard
line and ran 79 yards for another score.