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Games of Sept. 20-22, 2012
Offense
QB Rob Kalkstein, Jr., Carnegie Mellon
Kalkstein passed for a career-high 314 yards on 13-of-15 passing
and tossed three touchdowns in a 51-28 win against DePauw, becoming
the first Tartan to pass for 300 yards in a game since Sept. 18,
1993. He threw scoring passes of 83, 65 and 40 yards marking the
fourth straight game he has a touchdown throw of more than 50
yards.
OL Jesse Battaglia (LT), Ty Pryor (LG), Taylor El-Ani
(C), Conor Sharp (RG), Zack Palmer (RT), Allegheny
Allegheny's offensive front dominated the line of scrimmage
in the Gators' stunning road upset at Wabash. Holding the ball for
nearly 33 minutes, Allegheny hit the Little Giants for 176 yards
rushing, even though Wabash entered the game averaging 28 yards
against on the ground. The Gators surrendered zero sacks in 40 drop
backs.
RB A.J. Scoppa, Jr., Montclair
State
Scoppa averaged 8.2 yards per carry while helping Montclair
State improve to 2-0 in conference with a 34-17 NJAC road win at
William Paterson. He rushed 30 times for a career-high 247 yards,
including touchdown runs of 1, 1, 15, and 31 yards apiece. His
performance, which included more than 100 yards in the third
quarter alone, represented the most rushing yards in a game by a
Red Hawk since Eugene Vick's 249 yards against Kean in 2003.
RB Cartel Brooks, So.,
Heidelberg
Brooks ran for 227 yards and three touchdowns, including a
99-yarder, in Heidelberg's 56-2 crushing of Wilmington. He also
returned a kickoff for 39 yards.
RB Chuck Beckwith, Jr., Alfred
Chuck Beckwith seemingly singlehandedly put Buffalo State away on
Saturday, rushing for 177 yards on just eight carries, including
touchdowns of 31, 52 and 80 yards in a span of 7:21 of Alfred's
40-17 win against Buffalo State.
WR Keith Caruso, Jr., Massachuetts
Maritime
Caruso tied his own school record with 12 receptions and posted
195 yards in Buccaneers' 42-38 come-from-behind victory over Coast
Guard. He hauled in an 18-yard TD reception and pair of two-point
conversion passes as part of comeback from 28-9 third quarter
deficit with three scores in 6:30 span.
WR Ryley Bailey, Jr., UW-Platteville
Bailey caught 11 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns in a
49-19 win by No. 16 UW-Platteville over UW-Eau Claire in a
non-conference game. Both catches and yardage were career highs for
Bailey and marked the second time in 2012 that he has caught two
touchdown passes in a game.
Defense
DE Alex Kemp, Fr., Mary
Hardin-Baylor
Seeing his first significant action of his collegiate career, Kemp
had five tackles, three and a half for loss and three sacks in the
Cru's win against Trinity (Texas). He also forced a fumble that led
to a UMHB touchdown.
DT D.J. Brigham, Sr.,
Defiance
Brigham picked up seven solo hits among his nine tackles in a 30-7
win against Anderson. He added two sacks and three and a half
tackles for loss. 3.5 tackles for lost yardage and one quarterback
hurry. The Jackets did not allow an offensive touchdown, while
holding AU to 129 total yards of offense and eight first downs.
DT Daniel Wollman, Sr., Kean
Wollman was part of a defensive until that held Brockport to just
six points in a 14-6 win after it entered the game averaging 34.3.
He had 10 tackles, five solo, including a tackle for loss. Late in
the third quarter, the Golden Eagle offense stalled just outside
the red zone thanks to a sack by senior Jerelle Peay that led to a
fumble, recovered by Wollman.
DE Max Nacewicz, So., Springfield
Nacewicz had a strong showing in the Pride's 44-14 win over
Rochester. In Springfield's Liberty League debut, he posted six
tackles, including 4.5 for a loss of 22 yards. He finished the
afternoon with three sacks.
LB Grant DePalma, So.,
Rose-Hulman
DePalma had 20 tackles, including an incredible 18 solo stops, in
a 28-26 win against Manchester. He had six tackles for loss and
four sacks.
LB Dylan Ditmer, Jr.,
Widener
Ditmer paced the defense in a 90-0 shutout of Wilkes with 12
tackles, nine solos, two tackles for a loss, a sack and a forced
fumble. The defense snuffed all four of Wilkes' fourth-down
attempts to go with forcing seven punts and four turnovers.
CB Kevin Stanton, So., Massachusetts
Maritime
Stanton registered career-high in tackles (14) and recorded first
career interception on own 8-yard line in closing minutes of 42-38
come-from-behind victory over Coast Guard. He had a key stop on
fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line on opening series after team
fumbled away opening kickoff on own 5.
S Jack McCarty, Sr.,
Susquehanna
McCarty had nine tackles (six solo) and picked off three passes in
a 35-24 loss to Gettysburg. He also recovered a fumble.
S Joe Diani, Jr., Grove City
Diani intercepted two passes and forced a fumble in Grove
City's come-from-behind victory against Bethany. All three
takeaways led directly to Grove City touchdowns. His second
interception of the game came midway through the fourth quarter,
setting up the eventual go-ahead touchdown. He also had six
tackles.
S Vince Brautigam, Sr.,
Cornell
Brautigam set a school record with his 15 solo tackles, among 19
total stops in a 31-28 loss to defending Midwest Conference
champion Monmouth.
CB Leonard Gleaves, Jr., Ohio
Wesleyan
Gleaves recorded a season-high 11 tackles, six solo, in 17-14 win
over Case. He recovered a fumble inside the OWU 1-yard line in the
closing seconds of the first half to deny a CWRU scoring threat and
protect a 14-7 lead, then intercepted a pass in OWU territory to
turn aside another Spartan threat.
Special teams
K Allen Cain, Sr., Texas
Lutheran
Cain tied his own American Southwest Conference record for field
goals in a game with five. On Saturday he connected from 41, 29,
48, 50 and 30, and he was 4-for-4 on PATs in a 43-35 win against
Southwestern Assemblies of God.
P Cory Gay, Sr.,
Shenandoah
Gay completed a 32-yard pass for a first down on
a fake and also averaged 39.2 yards on nine actual punts. Four of
them were fair caught.
RET Erik Tobey, Sr., Millikin
Tobey returned a punt 92 yards for a touchdown as
Millikin defeated Aurora 44-20.