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Games of Sept. 20-21, 2013
Offense
QB Kyle Boden, Sr., Emory and Henry
Boden led the Wasps to a 61-22 triumph over
Methodist, setting ODAC and Emory & Henry records in the
process. He set the conference record by completing 29 of 31 passes
for a 93.5 completion percentage. He covered 382 yards thru the
air, tossing five touchdown passes and one interception. Boden also
added a two-point conversion and posted a 243.83 passer rating for
the game. He notched a sixth touchdown via a 2-yard run as part of
24 yards rushing.
OL Quentin Rembert, Austin Hunter, Alex
Damschroder, Mike Lehman, Matt Byrne,
Heidelberg
The Heidelberg offensive line paved the way for 590 yards of total
offense against Ohio Northern. For the second time in as many
games, the line did not commit a holding penalty.
RB Austin Duncan, RB,
Hamline
Duncan set a school record for carries (48) and rushing
yards (298) in a game, breaking the previous record by 70 yards in
a 20-17 overtime loss to Carleton. In 48 carries, he was never
stopped for a loss.
WR Cassidy Burns, Sr., Bridgewater (Va.)
Burns hauled in a career high 11 passes for a career-best 193
yards and a touchdown to lead Bridgewater to a 51-28 victory over
Ferrum on a rain-soaked Saturday. Burns' 193-yard effort eclipsed
his former career high by nearly 100 yards.
WR Matthew Green, Jr., Bridgewater
State
Green caught six passes for 202 yards and a school record five
touchdowns in the Bears’ 51-20 inaugural MASCAC win over
Worcester State. He hauled in scoring strikes of 39 and six yards
in the second quarter, a 30-yard touchdown in the third, and
back-to-back 60-yard scores in the fourth quarter.
WR Blake Anders, So.,
Benedictine
Anders had seven catches for 173 yards in helping
Benedictine to its second consecutive victory over Kalamazoo in the
NACC-MIAA Challenge. He caught a pair of touchdowns, each over 40
yards, to help the Eagle score three consecutive TDs in the second
half and take control.
TE Jared Prugar, Sr.,
Ithaca
Prugra had six catches for 165 yards in Ithaca's
17-3 win against Union, including a 56-yard catch that set up a
touchdown two plays later.
Defense
DE Joe Kirchner, Sr., Cortland
State
Kirchner recorded 3.5 of Cortland's eight sacks in a 26-15 win vs.
William Paterson. On one of his sacks early in the fourth quarter,
he forced a fumble that the Red Dragons recovered at the Cortland
35-yard line while holding on to a 20-15 lead at the time. Kirchner
is also a fullback in some packages and ran two times for 30
yards.
DT Jeremy Keith, Sr.,
Salisbury
Keith had four sacks in Salisbury's 28-10 win at N.C. Wesleyan on
Saturday. All five of Keith's tackles (all solo) came behind the
line of scrimmage, costing NCWC 33 total yards. Keith and the SU
defense limited the Battling Bishops to 62 rushing yards.
DT Brandon Felus, Sr.,
Juniata
Felus had two sacks and an additional tackle for loss as he helped
Juniata upset Gettysburg 38-16 to remain undefeated. He recorded
five tackles, all solo. Felus forced a fumble that set up a Juniata
touchdown and blocked a PAT attempt in the first quarter.
DE Arthur Kuyan, Sr., RPI
Kuyan had seven tackles, including three unassisted stops, 3.5 for
a total of 33 lost yards, and two sacks with 13 yards lost. He
helped a defense that allowed a school record minus-42 yards
rushing to the Spartans. In fact, 118 of CSC's total yards on the
day (271) came on its final two drives.
LB Anthony Arguello, Sr., La
Verne
Arguello had seven tackles, six solo, including five tackles for
loss and three of La Verne's seven sacks as La Verne won its season
opener, defeating Whitworth 25-20 on the road. Whitworth was
playing its third game.
LB Nolan Toran, Jr.,
Hobart
Toran was responsible for all three Hobart takeaways as the
Statesmen handed Utica its first loss. He intercepted the Pioneers'
first pass of the game and returned it 21 yards, ripped the ball
away from a Utica running back for a forced fumble and recovery
that led to Hobart's second touchdown of the game, and forced
another fumble on the Pioneers' first drive of the second half.
Toran also recorded five solo tackles.
LB Frank Gaffney, Jr., Lebanon
Valley
Gaffney led a stifling Dutchmen defense with three sacks among 10
tackles in a 38-17 win over King's. Four of Gaffney's tackles were
for a loss and another for no gain as he hit King's quarterback
Tyler Hartranft three times off the edge. Eight of his tackles were
solo. LVC's starting defense allowed only three points, with both
of King's touchdowns coming in the fourth quarter.
LB Seth Mathis, Sr.,
Bethel
Mathis recorded eight tackles, including five solo and one for
loss, in the Royals' 47-14 win over Buena Vista. He also
intercepted BVU's quarterback on the first play of the game and
returned it 30 yards for a touchdown blocked a field goal attempt
in the second quarter.
CB Andrew Skalman, Sr., Washington
U.
Skalman made a career-high 10 tackles and picked off a pair of
passes in the Bears' 10-0 loss at No. 20 Coe. The 10 points scored
by Coe was the lowest point total since the 2011 season.
S Adam Nelson, Jr., Alma
Nelson recorded 10 total tackles in keeping Alma within striking
distance in a 21-20 loss to Lakeland. He had an interception at the
Alma 28-yard line to end a scoring threat with Alma leading 20-7
and blocked a field goal to also preserve the lead. He also broke
up a pass and forced a fumble.
CB Beau Langs, So., Olivet
Langs picked off two passes and broke up two more in Olivet's 34-7
win against Rockford. He had seven tackles, four solo.
Special teams
K Kresimir Ivkovic, So., John
Carroll
Ivkovic made both field goal attempts in John Carroll's 27-7 win
at Baldwin Wallace. He hit a career-long 45-yarder as time expired
in the first half following a BW turnover on a kickoff to stake JCU
a 17-0 halftime lead. He hit all of his PATs and forced touchbacks
on three of his five kickoffs.
P Mike DeBole, Sr., Cortland
State
DeBole averaged just 39.0 yards on his six punts, pinning William
Paterson inside the 15 on four of them, including the 8, 1 and
3-yard lines in the game's final 21 minutes.
RET Jalen Green, Fr., Framingham
State
Green scored on a 48-yard punt return for a touchdown and
set up another Rams TD with a 49-yard punt return in a 42-21 win
against Fitchburg State.