COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 6th

COLLEGE OF IDAHO MARKS THE RETURN OF FOOTBALL WITH A WIN – Yesterday the NAIA’s COLLEGE OF IDAHO COYOTES played their first game of intercollegiate football since 1977! The Yotes did it in style, too, not only notching a win ON THE ROAD but carrying on the NAIA tradition of defeating their rivals in NCAA Division 3 football. C of I battled the D3 PACIFIC UNIVERSITY BOXERS and led 7-0 in the 1st Quarter but were tied with the Boxers 14-14 at Halftime. Things stood at 28-28 going into the 4th Quarter but in the end the Coyotes blocked a Field Goal attempt and won the game 35-34! Welcome back to the gridiron, College of Idaho!  

THE OAKS RULE THE WORLD – Each week of every college football season at least one NAIA football team upsets a team in NCAA Division Two, similar to when a 1AA team upsets a 1A team. Yesterday the MENLO COLLEGE OAKS took it on the road to Canada to battle D2’s SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY CLAN (as in Scottish clan). The Oaks won this instant classic by a final score of 31-24. (SFU is one of the Canadian teams that do play in America’s lower divisions of college sports) 

LANGSTON RULES THE WORLD, TOO – The 2014 Missouri Classic at Arrowhead Stadium pitted the NAIA’s LANGSTON UNIVERSITY LIONS against NCAA Division Two’s LINCOLN (MO) UNIVERSITY BLUE TIGERS. Both offenses were clicking early as a 7-0 Blue Tiger lead became 7-7 after the Lions answered, then became a 14-7 Lincoln University lead and so on. By Halftime the Blue Tigers had seized a 42-28 advantage but Langston’s QB Mark Wright, Jr came out of the break ready to lead his team to a comeback win. The Lions scored 21 unanswered points while shutting out the Blue Tigers all 2nd Half until very late in the 4th Quarter. Langston’s Tra Keyes blocked the PAT, preserving the 49-48 upset win for the Lions! 

EVERYBODY, INCLUDING BELHAVEN, WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – The NAIA’s BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY BLAZERS hosted the crosstown D2 team, the MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE CHOCTAWS yesterday. QB Conner Preston and RB Aaron Spikes were on fire, passing and running for 294 and 114 yards respectively. The Blazers led 7-0 after the 1st Quarter and 20-14 at the Half. After a scoreless 3rd Quarter Belhaven added 12 more points in the 4th to seal a 32-14 victory and improve to 2-0 on the season!  

PUMAS TOPPLE DIVISION ONE’S CRUSADERS – Some D2 teams got into upsetting higher division teams yesterday, too! Cory Sanders coached his ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE PUMAS against the NCAA Division ONE Valparaiso Crusaders. The Pumas led 7-3 after the 1st Quarter and 17-3 at the break. The 2nd Half saw more of the same as St Joseph’s College retained the lead 24-10 by the start of the 4th Quarter and ended the game with a 31-10 road triumph!  

PANTHERS MAUL THE D1 HATTERS – Division Two’s FLORIDA TECH PANTHERS are in just their second year of intercollegiate football but completely manhandled Division ONE’S Stetson Hatters. QB Mark Cato had a spectacular debut and by the end of just 1 Quarter of play had led the Panthers to a THIRTY to NOTHING advantage! Tech never looked back and when all was said and done – and with a driving rain falling – the Panthers had obliterated the Hatters FIFTY-FOUR to TWELVE! 

CATAWBA SMACKS DOWN DIVISION ONE TEAM DAVIDSON – The D2 CATAWBA COLLEGE INDIANS, led by QB Mike Sheehan’s three Touchdown passes, handily upset Division ONE’S Davidson Wildcats. Catawba held a commanding 28-o lead by Halftime and added 7 more points in the 3rd Quarter. It wasn’t until the 4th Quarter that homestanding Davidson timidly snuck a garbage time Touchdown on the board for a final tally of Indians 35  Wildcats 7.  

CLOSE BUT NO WEEOO – The TRUMAN STATE BULLDOGS, also out of Division Two, nearly managed an upset of their own over the Division One team the Drake Bulldogs. Truman State matched up nearly perfectly with Drake on the defensive side of the ball, forcing Overtime as Regulation ended with a 7-7 tie. This case of Bulldog on Bulldog violence wound up with Drake pulling out a 13-7 OT win.  

* NAIA *

SOUTHERN OREGON STUNS CARROLL COLLEGE AGAIN – Yesterday the SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY RAIDERS welcomed the NUMBER TWO CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS, the most storied dynasty in NAIA football history. QB Austin Dodge was unintimidated by the Hellions from Helena and had his team up 10-7 with one Quarter in the books. By Halftime CC had taken a 28-24 lead but the Raiders came back and held a 38-35 advantage by the end of the 3rd Quarters. After a scoreless 4th Quarter SOU’s 38-35 upset was official! 

NUMBER FOUR TAKES A FALL – The 25th ranked CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS took on the number four team in the nation – the UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS. The visiting Patriots took an early 7-0 lead but by the end of the 1st Quarter the Bulldogs had cut that to a 7-6 advantage. In the 2nd Quarter a 12-7 Bulldog lead became a 13-12 Patriot lead with both teams failing on their 2-point conversion attempts. Cumberland U retook the lead 20-13 by Halftime. Late in the 4th Quarter a 27-27 tie with U of C driving instead resulted in a 74 yard interception return for a Touchdown by the Bulldogs’ Anthony Knight. Cumberland held on for the 34-27 win in this massive upset!  

OTHER TOP 25 UPSETS – The unranked CONCORDIA (NE) BULLDOGS took it on the road and spoiled Warriorfest for the 15th ranked STERLING COLLEGE WARRIORS. The Bulldogs toppled Sterling by a score of 21-15     ###      The meteoric ascencion of the REINHARDT UNIVERSITY EAGLES continued as this 2nd year team traveled to bring down the number 18 LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS in a 52-48 Instant Classic     ###      And the MIDLAND UNIVERSITY WARRIORS ruined the dedication of the Oak Bowl by doubling up on the 24th ranked PERU STATE BOBCATS  28-14.      

THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM – The ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM won their first game in its football program’s history and it only took three games to do it! The 0-2 Firestorm traveled to Newberg, OR to take on NCAA Division 3’s GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY BRUINS. ACU trailed 9-3 after the 1st Quarter and 18-17 at Halftime. In the 3rd Quarter the Firestorm took a 20-18 lead that became 27-18 on their next possession. Early in the 4th ACU made it a 30-18 lead but the Bruins came blazing back, pulling to within 30-27 before the Firestorm was able to run out the clock. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FIRST WIN IN ACU HISTORY! 

TOP FIVE TEAMS TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS – The top seeded defending national champions  – the GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS – crushed the visiting GRACELAND YELLOW JACKETS to the tune of 40-10     ###      And the number 3 MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS kicked the living hell out of the VALLEY CITY STATE VIKINGS in their own house by a final score of 56-14.

THE COUNTY LINE CLASH – In 2010 the 5th ranked BAKER UNIVERSITY WILDCATS and the number 14 OTTAWA UNIVERSITY BRAVES renewed their pigskin rivalry. This fifth and final battle was hosted by the Braves, who trailed Baker 14-0 after the 1st Quarter but made it a 14-6 game by Halftime. Ottawa University had pulled to 14-12 as the 4th Quarter began. The Wildcats added 6 more points to win their 4th in a row over the Braves by a score of 20-12.   

TOP TEN TRIUMPHS – The 8th ranked TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS shut out their guests the NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY PRAIRIE WOLVES in a 36-0 buttkicking     ###      And at number 10 the FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES welcomed the SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE, who were playing their first-ever intercollegiate football game. The Eagles spoiled the Fire’s debut by routing them to the tune of 45-24.   

MORE RANKED TEAMS IN ACTION – The ST XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS, at number 16 in the nation, clobbered the plummeting MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS 65-38 on their own field     ###      Meanwhile the 19th ranked FRIENDS UNIVERSITY FALCONS played road warriors, winning a 33-7 beatdown of the DOANE TIGERS     ###      And the number 20 ST FRANCIS (IL) FIGHTING SAINTS sent the OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY TIGERS home reeling from a 41-10 massacre. 

OUR DIVISION CAN BEAT UP YOUR DIVISION – In other clashes between the NAIA and NCAA Division Three the NAIA’s (21) DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY TIGERS won a 23-19 game for the ages against D3’s visiting UW-STOUT BLUE DEVILS.     ###      The NAIA’s ROBERT MORRIS (IL) EAGLES won a 27-19 thriller at D3’s (18) UW- OSH KOSH TITANS     ###      And the NCAA Division Three team the CONCORDIA (Moorhead) COBBERS smacked around the NAIA’s UNIVERSITY OF JAMESTOWN JIMMIES to the tune of 40-13.

OUR DIVISION CAN BEAT UP YOUR DIVISION PART TWO – In additional inter-divisional games the NAIA’s TAYLOR UNIVERSITY TROJANS hacked and slashed D3’s ANDERSON UNIVERSITY RAVENS 56-10 in their own house     ###      NAIA team the CULVER- STOCKTON COLLEGE WILDCATS dismembered their D3 guests the MACMURRAY HIGHLANDERS 41-14     ###      And D3’s LUTHER COLLEGE NORSE won a 35-33 Instant Classic against the visiting NAIA team the PRESENTATION COLLEGE SAINTS.    

WORKING OVERTIME – There was only one Overtime game in the NAIA yesterday and it involved the game between the ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS and the homestanding UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA WESTERN BULLDOGS. A 7-3 Bulldog lead after the 1st Quarter was cut to a 10-9 lead at the Half. Regulation ended at 23-23 and after the first Overtime session the score stood at 30-30. In the SECOND OVERTIME the Battlin’ Bears at last emerged with a 37-30 victory.

ONE TEAM WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL – The AVILA UNIVERSITY EAGLES (formerly the Avalanche) hosted the HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY INDIANS and tore them apart in a SIXTY-ONE to THIRTEEN laugher     ###      The OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON notched a SIXTY-TWO to THIRTY-SEVEN road win over the UNIVERSITY OF ST MARY SPIRES     ###      And THE Tom Osborne’s alma mater the HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS took it on the road and stampeded the KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES by a score of SIXTY-ONE to TWENTY-ONE.

UNDER THE RADAR CLASSICS – Rod Shafer’s WARNER UNIVERSITY ROYALS welcomed the WEBBER INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY WARRIORS yesterday. The Royals trailed 7-0 after 1 Quarter and 10-0 at the Half, which remained the score going into the 4th Quarter. The Royals exploded for 14 points in that closing frame for a 14-10 victory.     ###      And the BETHANY COLLEGE SWEDES won a 21-14 game for the ages over the visiting SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY LIONS.   

* USCAA *

SEA WARFARE? – The UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY MARINERS took it on the road to the Old Dominion yesterday and visited the NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS (formerly the Shipbuilders). The Mariners got off to a 7-0 lead by the time the 1st Quarter ended but the Builders, led by QB Michael Roberts, fought back in the 2nd to trail by just 17-12 at Halftime. A 19-17 NNAS lead after 3 Quarters of play was overcome as the Mariners came back in the 4th for a 23-19 triumph.  

STAMPEDING THE PIONEERS – The MORRISVILLE STATE MUSTANGS and their hosts the ALFRED STATE PIONEERS were tied at 7-7 after the 1st Quarter. Things went downhill for the Pioneers from that point on. The Mustangs led 28-10 at the Half and didn’t let up afterward, leading 49-17 after the 3rd Quarter and going home with a SIXTY-NINE to SEVENTEEN victory. Morrisville State QB Lemar Johnson passed for 286 yards, Darrel West ran for 102 yards and Josh Powell had 143 receiving yards in the game.  

STORM CLOUDS OVER IOWA – The SIMPSON COLLEGE STORM were on the road against the IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE TIGERS yesterday. After a scoreless 1st Quarter the Storm’s QB Dylan Berkey led his team to a 24-0 Halftime lead! Simpson College added 10 points and 9 points respectively in the 3rd and 4th Quarters with Iowa Wesleyan managing just 7 points in the 4th. Storm RB Ethan Calvert ran for 107 yards in the 43-7 win.

DEFENSIVE EPIC IN THE KEYSTONE STATE – The WILLIAMSON TRADE SCHOOL MECHANICS welcomed the ever-tough JERSEY COAST ACADEMY JAGUARS in what turned out to be a defensive clinic. Mechanics Head Coach Dan Drake was convinced his team could pull off the upset but skeptics abounded outside his own locker room. As it was the Mechanics trailed the Jaguars 3-0 for most of the game until Williamson QB Nick Rentos took it in for a Touchdown with 8:41 left to play. From there the D held up as it had all game and WT got the 6-3 win!           

* NCAA DIVISION TWO * 

WHEN RANKED TEAMS CLASH – The 15th ranked UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS GREYHOUNDS traveled to face the number 20 SAGINAW VALLEY STATE CARDINALS and handed them a 24-10 loss.     ###      And at number 17 the WINSTON- SALEM STATE RAMS absolutely hammered their guests, the 18th ranked UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE BRAVES by a final score of THIRTY-EIGHT to SEVEN!  

TOP 25 TRIUMPHS – The MINNESOTA-DULUTH BULLDOGS came in at number 4 but struggled with the CONCORDIA (St Paul) GOLDEN BEARS, holding on for a 20-13 victory     ###      The 11th ranked WEST CHESTER GOLDEN RAMS edged the homestanding UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN CHARGERS  35-30     ###      And the number 25 INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CRIMSON HAWKS won a 41-19 blowout over the visiting SAINT AUGUSTINE’s FALCONS.  

BATTLERS STILL IMPRESSING – In just their second year of intercollegiate football the ALDERSON BROADDUS UNIVERSITY BATTLERS continue to impress the nation. Yesterday they took it on the road against the much more experienced PACE UNIVERSITY IRISH SETTERS where RB Brandon Jones rushed for THREE HUNDRED SIXTEEN YARDS! The Battlers actually trailed 9-6 after the 1st Quarter but by Halftime held a 22-16 lead. A 36-23 Alderson Broaddus advantage after the 3rd Quarter ended up as a 57-37 Battler win following an offensive orgy in the 4th.   

A DOUBLE-SHOT OF THAT OT LOVE – QB Aric Kaiser led the COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY MAVERICKS into battle with the DIXIE STATE RED STORM. The Mavericks ended the 1st Quarter with a 9-7 lead over the visitors from Utah and that had swelled to a 23-13 advantage at the break. The Red Storm OWNED the 3rd Quarter and led 34-26 when it was over. The Mavericks came charging back to tie the game at 37-37 by the end of Regulation. Neither team scored in the 1st Overime session but a Jerreon Dennis TD in the 2nd OT gave CMU a 44-37 win.  

WINGATE RUINS LIMESTONE’S DEBUT – Head Coach Joe Reich’s WINGATE UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS were on the road in Gaffney, SC against the LIMESTONE COLLEGE SAINTS who were playing in their very first game of intercollegiate football. After a scoreless opening Quarter the Bulldogs never trailed, turning a 10-0 Halftime lead into 17-3 in the 3rd Quarter with the end result being a final tally of Wingate 38  Limestone 10.  

ABSOLUTE SLAUGHTERS – The 8th ranked HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY REDDIES took it on the road to fold, spindle and mutilate the once-mighty SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY CRIMSON STORM. The Reddies won by a score of SEVENTY-TWO to SEVEN!     ###      And the number 10 team in the nation – the OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY PANTHERS – were very poor hosts, dismembering the MALONE UNIVERSITY PIONEERS by an embarrassing FIFTY-NINE to FOURTEEN!  

UNDER THE RADAR CLASSICS – The UNIVERSITY OF MARY MARAUDERS kicked off the era of their new Head Coach Josh Kotelnicki on Saturday. The Marauders welcomed the SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE MUSTANGS and things looked a little grim for most of the game. U of M trailed 13-3 at Halftime and 18-3 in the 4th before QB Zach Roberson and the Marauders offense came alive for 16 unanswered points. The final score was Marauders 19  Mustangs 18. 

DOUBLING UP ON THE COMPETITION – The CONCORD UNIVERSITY MOUNTAIN LIONS welcomed the GLENVILLE STATE PIONEERS. QB Brian Novak and CU’s three-headed ground attack of Angus Harper, Calvinaugh Jones and Jamal Petty gave the Mountain Lions a 33-6 lead by Halftime. The Pioneers made it a 47-20 contest in the 3rd Quarter but when the game was in the books Concord University had a 54-27 victory.      

HALF A HUNDRED OR CLOSE – The DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN completely dismantled the homestanding FORT VALLEY STATE WILDCATS in an embarrassing 56-13 outcome.     ###      The AUGUSTANA (SD) VIKINGS plundered and pillaged the MINNESOTA- CROOKSTON GOLDEN EAGLES 54-0 on their own field.     ###      And the WALSH UNIVERSITY CAVALIERS annihilated the visiting TIFFIN UNIVERSITY DRAGONS to the tune of 45-10.     

* NCAA DIVISION THREE *

TOP 25 UPSETS – On Friday night the unranked WIDENER UNIVERSITY PRIDE were on the road against the number 15 ROWAN UNIVERSITY PROFS and brought them down in a 19-7 bash-fest. The Profs didn’t even score until the 4th Quarter.     ###      And the ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY TITANS welcomed the 25th ranked FRANKLIN COLLEGE GRIZZLIES, stunning them with their 35-21 Halftime lead and of course their 42-35 upset victory.  

TOP 5 TEAMS GETTING IT DONE – The 2nd ranked team in the nation – the UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN- BAYLOR CRUSADERS – won a road massacre against the MILLSAPS UNIVERSITY MAJORS, mangling  them by a score of 43-7     ###      The number 3 MT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS squashed the homestanding BETHANY UNIVERSITY BISON to the tune of 58-7     ###      And the 5th ranked WESLEY WOLVERINES sent the number 22 THOMAS MORE COLLEGE SAINTS home nursing a 35-20 loss.  

WITTENBERG FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT – The 13th ranked WITTENBURG UNIVERSITY TIGERS battled NCAA Division ONE’S Butler (IN) Bulldogs yesterday and gave them almost more than they could handle! The Tigers trailed by just 2-0 after the 1st Quarter and that is also where things stood at the Half. A disastrous 3rd Quarter left Wittenberg trailing 22-3 but in the 4th they would add 13 more points to make the final score Bulldogs 22  Tigers 16. Kudos to Wittenberg for showing more guts than is ever shown by Mt Union, a program more interested in undefeated regular seasons than in testing themselves.  

UNDER THE RADAR CLASSICS – The MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY SPARTANS played a game for the ages with the TRINE UNIVERSITY THUNDER this weekend. A 7-7 1st Quarter tie became a 21-10 Thunder advantage at Halftime. The Spartans kept their cool, however, and by the start of the 4th Quarter had pulled within 28-23. After shutting out the Thunder the Spartans emerged with a 29-28 win.     ###      And the NORTHWEST (MN) EAGLES came back from being down 16-10 at Halftime for a thrilling 17-16 win over the ST OLAF OLES.     

THE GREEN TERROR WITH A COMEBACK – The MCDANIEL COLLEGE GREEN TERROR, coached by Mike Hoyt, notched a come-from- behind road win on Saturday. The Green Terror trailed the homestanding CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY CARDINALS 21-0 by Halftime but Hoyt rallied his troops during the break. By the end of the 3rd Quarter McDaniel had made it a 24-14 game, then outscored the Cardinals 20-7 in the 4th for a 34-31 victory.  

ALL-NAME GAMES – The FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE DIPLOMATS welcomed the LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE FLYING DUTCHMEN in a clash of cool-named teams. The score stood at 14-14 at the Half and 21-21 after the 3rd Quarter. The Diplomats added 7 more points in the 4th for a 28-21 win.     ###      And the SALISBURY UNIVERSITY SEA GULLS won a 41-32 road game against the CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY CAPTAINS.  

LINCOLN BOWL III – Saturday saw the 3rd Annual Lincoln Bowl between the KNOX COLLEGE PRAIRIE FIRE and the visiting EUREKA COLLEGE RED DEVILS. After a scoreless 1st Quarter the Red Devils led 3-0 at Halftime. The Prairie Fire faced a daunting 17-6 deficit as the 4th Quarter started but proved up to the task, coming from behind to win 26-23. The ghost of Knox College alum Gene Rayburn no doubt looked on and smiled. 

ONE TEAM WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL – The (8) UW- PLATTEVILLE PIONEERS relentlessly humbled the homestanding BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY BEAVERS by an unbelievable score of SIXTY-THREE to THREE!     ###      Meanwhile the (20) HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY STUDENT PRINCES eviscerated the visiting ALMA COLLEGE SCOTS  SEVENTY-TWO to SEVEN!     ###      And the WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY PIRATES keelhauled and hornswaggled their guests the LEWIS AND CLARK PIONEERS to the tune of SIXTY-THREE to TEN!    

GATE CITY SOUP BOWL – As always Balladeer’s Blog covered the Gate City Soup Bowl. The GUILFORD COLLEGE QUAKERS took on the GREENSBORO COLLEGE PRIDE in this game. The Quakers led 7-0 in the 1st Quarter and never looked back, leading 31-0 at Halftime and 38-0 after the 3rd Quarter on their way to a FIFTY-TWO to NOTHING triumph. Head Coach Chris Rusiewicz definitely had his team focused and ready to play!

OTHER SHUTOUTS – The MUHLENBERG COLLEGE MULES were on the road against the WILKES UNIVERSITY COLONELS and converted a 3-0 1st Quarter lead into a 17-0 lead at the break, then a 34-0 shutout victory.     ###      The MUSKINGUM UNIVERSITY MUSKIES, meanwhile, fell to the WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY YELLOW JACKETS by a count of 33-0     ###      And the SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY HORNETS notched a 20-0 road win over the GALAUDET UNIVERSITY BISON.      

* NJCAA *

CLASH OF TITANS – The number 2 IOWA WESTERN COLLEGE REIVERS faced the visiting 5th ranked BUTLER (KS) GRIZZLIES. This tussle exceeded all expectations and went back and forth until, with 9:10 to play in the 4th Quarter Reivers Kicker Danny Hamilton made a 30- yard Field Goal attempt that gave Iowa Western a 30-22 lead. The storied Grizzlies managed a Touchdown and 2-point conversion to tie the game with 6:32 left on the clock. Both defenses stepped up, sending the game into Overtime. After keeping Butler College scoreless the Reivers’ Tyus Mason scored a running TD that gave Iowa Western a 36-30 OT victory!  

AVENGERS: THE AGE OF KICKING BUTT – Yes, it’s a reference to the upcoming Avengers sequel Age of Ultron. The 8th ranked ASA COLLEGE AVENGERS were visiting the ERIE COLLEGE KATS and completely dominated their hapless hosts. Avengers RB Joseph Williams scored 3 Touchdowns in a game which found ASA leading 6-0 after 1 Quarter, 20-7 at Halftime and 41-14 in the 3rd Quarter. When all was said and done the final score was Avengers 48  Kats 21.

SNOWING ON THE MATADORS’ PARADE – The SNOW COLLEGE BADGERS hosted the number 10 team in the nation – the ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE MATADORS – and proved that they are still a team that should never be underestimated. Head Coach Britt Maughan’s Badgers made their case to jump into the Top Ten themselves by pushing the Matadors around on both sides of the ball. The end result in this battle of storied programs was a 24-7 victory for Snow College.

TOASTED GREYHOUNDS – The 11th ranked HUTCHINSON COLLEGE BLUE DRAGONS battled the visiting FORT SCOTT COLLEGE GREYHOUNDS and had an offensive field day! The Blue Dragons logged SIX HUNDRED  FIFTY-EIGHT YARDS in this game which saw RB’s Travis Custis and Alvin Kamara both run for over 100 yards while QB’s Dalton Demos and Kylen Binn each passed for over 100 yards as well. Hutch never trailed in this game, boasting a 31-7 Halftime lead and a final score of FIFTY-FIVE to TEN!  

TRAVELING ARTICHOKES ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS KIND – The SCOTTSDALE COLLEGE FIGHTING ARTICHOKES took it on the road against the GLENDALE (AZ) COLLEGE GAUCHOS in one of the day’s All-Name Games. Head Coach Doug Madoski had his team focused on bouncing back from Game One’s loss and evening their record at 1-1. Scottsdale accomplished that task! The ‘Chokes were true road warriors and went back home with a 31-21 victory over the Gauchos.

WE WENT TO A FOOTBALL GAME BUT A BASKETBALL GAME BROKE OUT – The clash between the TYLER COLLEGE APACHES and the homestanding BLINN COLLEGE BUCCANEERS was an explosive orgy of offense from both teams. At times it seemed like playing defense was just a quaint, old-fashioned notion – like dial phones. The Apaches came out on top, scoring SEVENTY-TWO points to the SIXTY-FIVE put up by the Buccaneers.  

UNDER THE RADAR CLASSICS – The MINNESOTA WEST BLUE JAYS, coached by Jeff Linder, played a true Gridiron Armaggedon against the ITASCA COLLEGE VIKINGS. The Blue Jays eked out a 14-13 nailbiter over their guests.     ###      The CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE AT BRAINERD RAIDERS meanwhile came out on top in a 41-37 thriller with the ROCHESTER TECH YELLOW JACKETS.     ###      And the KILGORE COLLEGE RANGERS took it on the road and defeated the GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE BULLDOGS by a final score of 28-19.

SHUTOUTS – The IOWA CENTRAL COLLEGE TRITONS held up their end of their conference’s battle with the Jayhawk Conference by hammering the visiting INDEPENDENCE COLLEGE PIRATES. The final tally was Tritons 28  Pirates 0.     ###      And the EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE GILA MONSTERS improved to 2-1 for the 2014 season by annihilating their guests, the EVERETT COLLEGE RAVENS. The GILA MONSTERS won FIFTY-NINE to NOTHING!       

* CCCAA *

GETTING A JUMP ON THE WEEKEND – Friday night the 8th ranked GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE RUSTLERS welcomed the LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE SEAHAWKS to LeBard Stadium. Under the command of QB Chris d’Entremont the Rustlers led the game 7-3 in the 1st Quarter and by Halftime had compiled a 26-3 advantage. The 2nd Half was more of the same and Rustler Sam’s boys won by a final tally of 47-13.     ###      Also on Friday night the WEST HILLS COLLEGE FALCONS decimated the SAN JOSE COLLEGE JAGUARS 50-0.  

NUMBER SEVEN TAKES A FALL  – The PALOMAR COLLEGE COMETS brought down the 7th ranked CITRUS COLLEGE OWLS on Saturday. The Comets led 6-3 in the 1st Quarter but trailed 14-13 by the time the Half had rolled around. Each team put up 7 more points in the 3rd Quarter but the Comets outscored the Owls 15-7 in the 4th for a 35-28 win.     ###      And the only other upset in the Top 25 saw the DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS demolish the number 21 FEATHER RIVER COLLEGE GOLDEN EAGLES by a score of 54-18.  

TUSSLE IN THE TOP TEN – The 5th ranked MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE MOUNTIES were on the road against the number 10 team – the COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS COUGARS. This much-anticipated game turned into a snooze-fest. The Mounties turned a 14-3 1st Quarter lead into a 35-6 lead at Halftime. The Cougars were unable to mount anything resembling a comeback and when all was said and done the final score was Mounties 42  Cougars 19.   

OTHER TOP 5 TEAMS GETTING IT DONE – The top ranked defending champions, the BUTTE COLLEGE ROADRUNNERS, downed the number 13 CHABOT COLLEGE GLADIATORS  34-21     ###      The (2) FULLERTON COLLEGE HORNETS defeated the (14) VENTURA PIRATES  29-10     ###      The (3) RIVERSIDE TIGERS won a 51-3 beatdown of the (20) BAKERSFIELD RENEGADES     ###      And the (4) COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO BULLDOGS mangled the (16) SISKIYOUS EAGLES  31-3.        

COMEBACK WIN FOR THE MARAUDERS – The ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE MARAUDERS hosted the MOUNT SAN JACINTO COLLEGE EAGLES yesterday. After a scoreless 1st Quarter the Marauders found themselves facing a 13-0 Halftime deficit. By the end of a very busy 3rd Quarter Antelope Valley College had pulled to within 20-19, then proceeded to shut out the Eagles in the 4th Quarter while scoring 8 additional points themselves. The Marauders came out on top in this 28-20 thriller.

THE MONARCHS SCALE MOUNT OLYMPUS – The LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE MONARCHS traveled to battle the SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE OLYMPIANS. The spectators in Merrell Douglas Stadium got a bit discouraged at first as the Monarchs took a 14-0 1st Quarter advantage. The Olympians made it a 21-16 game by Halftime but after the break both defenses stepped up their game and gave up no more points for the rest of the game. The Monarchs went back home with the 21-16 victory under their belt.

WORKING OVERTIME – The FOOTHILL COLLEGE OWLS were on the road against the COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS GIANTS (whom I always say should change their name to the Redwoods). The Owls bounced back from being down 3-0 after 1 Quarter to having a 14-3 advantage at the break. After going up 21-3 in the 3rd Foothill College nearly blew it as the Giants exploded in the 4th to tie the game at 24-24 and force Overtime. In that OT session the Owls escaped with a 27-24 victory.   

SAFETY LAST – A Safety turned out to be the only points given up by the LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE COUGARS when they visited the COMPTON COLLEGE TARTARS this weekend. And that wasn’t even til the FOURTH QUARTER! The Cougars themselves put up 7 points in the 1st Quarter, 10 in the 2nd and then 7 more in both the 3rd and 4th Quarters. Cougars QB Justin Lewis threw for 159 yards and 1 Touchdown in the 31-2 win.  

UNDER THE RADAR CLASSICS – The SANTA ANA COLLEGE DONS played host to the ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE BULLDOGS yesterday. The Bulldogs got off to a 3-0 lead in the 1st Quarter but the Dons turned the tables and led 14-10 by Halftime. Santa Ana took a 21-13 advantage into the 4th Quarter, then had to hold on against an Allan Hancock rally – the final score was Dons 28  Bulldogs 26.     ###      And the LOS MEDANOS MUSTANGS won a back and forth 19-16 affair at the MERCED COLLEGE BLUE DEVILS.  

SHUTOUT – There was only one game in the CCCAA yesterday that featured a goose egg on the scoreboard and it was the clash between the GLENDALE (CA) VAQUEROS and their guests, the EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE HUSKIES. An early 3-0 lead for the Vaqueros was just the start of the fun for the home team. By the break they led 31-0, which became a 38-0 advantage after 3 Quarters of play and a final result of FORTY-ONE to NOTHING.  

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