In a game filled with big plays and plenty of penalties, the
Scots beat Trinity Bible (N.D.) 41-28 on Senior Night at Macalester
Stadium to improve to 4-2 on the season. T. Joe
Loiselle (Jr., Chippewa Falls, Wis.) ran for a career-best
242 yards and tied a school record with four touchdowns while
averaging over 10 yards per carry. Quick-striking Macalester had
five scoring drives which took up less than two minutes off the
clock and compiled 450 in offense while only snapping the ball nine
times on third down situations. Mac averaged 7.1 yards per
play.
The Scots out-gained the visiting Lions 450-419 in yardage
(gaining 331 yards on the ground) and 24-20 in first downs. Jon
Elliott (Sr., El Paso, Tex. / Andress) caught four passes
for 78 yards a TD for the Scots. Loiselle ran for three TDs
in the first 20 minutes of play and added another scoring run in
the second half.
Reid
Callahan (Fy., Atlanta, Ga. / St. Pius X) led the Mac
defensive unit with 12 tackles, including a quarterback sack and
another tackles for loss of yardage, while breaking up one pass.
Tyler
Hill (So., Beaver Dam, Wis. / Wayland Academy) and Zach
Englert (So., Salt Lake City, Utah / Skyline) registered
eight tackles apiece. Adam
Bunkoske (So., Beaver Dam, Wis. / Wisconsin Lutheran)
intercepted a pass and also broke up two more TBC aerials, and
David
Melms (So., Wauwatosa, Wis. / Wisconsin Lutheran) also
picked off a pass.
Mike
Adams (So., Chippewa Falls, Wis.) ran for 51 yards on just
six carries and also had an exciting 73-yard punt return.
Quarterback Clark
Bledsoe (So., Jacksonville, Fla. / Episcopal) was an
efficient 10-for-16 passing for 119 yards. Auburn
Jimenez (Fy., East Los Angeles, Calif. / St. John Bosco)
booted field goals from 23- and 37-yard out and had several deep
kickoffs.
Each team was flagged for 14 penalties for over 100 yards.
Shean Bosworth caught six passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns
for the Lions (1-5).
The Scots have next weekend off and return to action Oct. 23
against Carleton.