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Games of Oct. 7-8, 2011
Offense
QB Josh Graham, Sr., Waynesburg
Graham had a breakout game by throwing for 311 yards and six
touchdowns in a win against Geneva. The senior completed 19 of 29
attempts and his half-dozen scores was just two shy of the school
record set in 1968.
OL Jace Werkheiser, John Cannova, Nick
Capristo, Joe Guenther, Conor Oenning, North Central
(Ill.)
The Cardinals offensive line did not allow a sack for the second
straight week and helped North Central dominate time of possession,
36:43-23:17 in a 24-3 win against Augustana.
RB Connor Dahlstrom, Jr.,
Wartburg
Dahlstrom ripped off runs of 68 and 83 yards en route to
225 yards on the night, on 24 carries. He scored two touchdowns in
Wartburg's 42-39 win against Dubuque.
RB Trevor Manuel, Jr.,
Huntingdon
Manuel accounted for 236 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns in
the win against Wittenberg. Manuel scored twice in the final 2:34
of the first half (68 yard TD reception and 10-yard TD reception)
to open up a one-point game. He had 34 carries for 152 yards.
WR Michael Zweifel, Sr.,
Dubuque
Zweifel caught 18 passes for 259 yards and two
touchdowns in the Spartans' 42-39 loss to Wartburg. Also playing
cornerback, Zweifel had two tackles, one for loss, and intercepted
a pass. He is now No. 2 all-time in receptions at all levels of
college football.
WR Eric Rogers, Jr., Cal
Lutheran
Rogers hauled in six catches for 206 yards and
two touchdowns during the first half of a 56-0 home win over
Whittier. He became the first Kingsmen in the program's 50-plus
year history to amass 200-plus receiving yards in a home game. All
six of his receptions covered at least 20 yards and for either
first downs or scores.
WR Rico Wallace, Sr.,
Shenandoah
Wallace caught 12 passes for 127 yards and two
touchdowns in a 27-20 overtime loss to Christopher
Newport.
Defense
DE Peter Ford, So., Louisiana
College
Ford had 10 tackles, six solo, with two and a half tackles for
loss and one and a half sacks in a 31-24 win against East Texas
Baptist. He also broke up a pass and recovered a fumble, while on
offense.
DT Rian Younker, Jr., Cal
Lutheran
Of his six total tackles (five solo) Younker led the team with 4.5
tackles for loss including 2.5 sacks during a 56-0 win over
Whittier. The nose guard spearheaded the effort against the Poets'
rush attack which was held to 45 yards on 35 carries.
DE Ben Lyons, Jr.,
Willamette
Lyons had three tackles -- all for sacks in Willamette's win over
Pacific. His sacks resulted in 22 yards in losses. His sacks were
recorded on third-and-7 at the WU 36 on Pacific's first drive of
the game, fourth-and-2 at the WU 24 on the final play of the half
and on third-and-11 at the WU 41 on Pacific's opening drive of the
second half.
LB Devin Worthington, So.,
Hobart
Worthington recorded 10 tackles, four solo, including four tackles
for loss and 3.5 sacks as Hobart beat Union 41-24.
LB Joey Cleary, So.,
Bowdoin
Clearly opened the scoring in Bowdoin's 27-6 win at Tufts on
Saturday with a 99-yard touchdown return for a touchdown,
establishing the longest play in the 120-year history of Polar Bear
football. It was a record he held for almost two quarters, until
Griffin Cardew returned a pick 100 yards to paydirt. In addition to
his go-ahead score, Cleary had seven tackles, a sack and two
tackles for loss.
LB Javicz Jones, Sr., Mary
Hardin-Baylor
Javicz had 11 total tackles, intercepted two passes, blocked a
punt that UMHB recovered for a touchdown and added a half sack in a
35-12 win against Mississippi College.
CB Dylan DeFauw, Jr., Illinois
College
DeFauw picked off two passes and forced a fumble
in the Blueboys' 48-34 win against St. Norbert. It was just their
third win in 20 meetings. DeFauw's second pick led to a key
fourth-quarter touchdown. He also had three tackles, two
solo.
S Tony Faller, Sr.,
Lakeland
Faller led the Muskies defense to a 32-0 shutout of Rockford.
Faller led the team with 10 tackles, two tackles for a loss of 19
yards and one sack for 18 yards. He added three pass breakups and
have one interception for 19 yards. He also blocked a punt.
S Dan Calabrese, Jr., Case Western
Reserve
Calabrese recorded a career-high three interceptions and ran two
back for touchdowns in a 47-21 victory vs. Oberlin on Saturday.
Calabrese, who also recorded two tackles, had TD returns of 55 and
56 yards, respectively.
S Dan Wirkowski, So., St.
Vincent
Wirkowski helped lead St. Vincent to its biggest win in modern
program history, a 35-27 upset of Washington and Jefferson. In the
game, he made seven stops (three solo) and provided a crucial
interception and 61-yard return to the W&J 22-yard line set up
an SVC touchdown that tied the game. Later, with W&J driving
deep in SVC territory, he recovered a fumble that helped thwart the
Presidents' scoring threat.
CB Blaek Combs, So., Trine
Combs bookended the game at LaGrange with two interceptions. His
first, on LaGrange's first play of the game, set up Trine on the
LaGrange 24-yard line for their first score of the game. His second
ended LaGrange's overtime possession, setting up Trine with a
chance to win in the first extra session. He finished with six
tackles, four solo.
Special teams
K Garrett Biel, Jr., Trinity
(Texas)
Biel kicked a pair of field goals to lead Trinity to a 27-9 win
against Sewanee. Biel had field goals of 34 and 33 yards and also
kicked three extra points to give him nine of Trinity's 27
points.
P Jeff Sauer, Jr., Chicago
In a 38-23 win over Denison, Sauer averaged 50.2 yards on four
punts, which he placed at the Denison 1-, 2-, 7-, and 10-yard
lines.
ST Ryan Seymour, So., St. John
Fisher
Seymour blocked an Ithaca field goal in overtime that would
have extended the game. The block gave St. John Fisher a 13-10
victory.
RET Tony Sierra, Jr.,
Defiance
Sierra propelled the Jackets to a 23-13 win at Mount St.
Joseph with an 84-yard punt return for a touchdown to lift Defiance
to an early 7-0 lead. Sierra averaged 48.5 yards per return on the
afternoon and aded four tackles, one hit for lost yardage and a
pass breakup in the victory.