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NUMBER FIVE TAKES A FALL – In NCAA Division Three the unranked UW-STEVENS POINT POINTERS played host to the number 5 team in the nation – the NORTH CENTRAL CARDINALS. The Pointers trailed the Cardinals by one point – 7-6 – after 1 Quarter of play and by a score of 17-16 by Halftime. A huge 3rd Quarter for Stevens Point gave them a 31-24 advantage and the two teams simply exchanged Field Goals in the 4th for a final score of Pointers 34  Cardinals 27. QB Kyle Larson was on fire with his WR’s Matt Sosinsky and Logan Taylor, with his 302 passing yards and their combined 253 receiving yards accounting for most of the Stevens Point offense.  

BISON STAMPEDE PIRATES – The OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON from the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) welcomed the NCAA Division Three team the SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PIRATES. Bison Head Coach Chris Jensen watched his team give up the first 7 points of the game, then navigated them to FIFTY-ONE unanswered points in this chapter of NAIA football vs D3 football. QB Blake Woodard passed for 3 Touchdowns in the 51-7 win.   Continue reading →

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NUMBER ONE TAKES A FALL – The MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS went from being the NAIA’s National Champions a couple years back to once again being an afterthought. Yesterday, determined to make a statement, they traveled to face the current champions – the top ranked GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS and led 10-0 after the 1st Quarter. The defending champs fought back to make it a 17-16 game by Halftime but the Knights added 14 points in the 3rd Quarter while a 4th Quarter Safety represented the only points the Vikings put on the board in the 2nd Half. QB Hayden Northern threw for a career-high 319 yards and 3 Touchdowns in this 31-18 shocker.    

MONTCLAIR STATE RULES THE WORLD – NCAA Division 3’s MONTCLAIR STATE RED HAWKS welcomed Division TWO’s LINCOLN (PA) LIONS to Sprague Field yesterday. The Red Hawks had the Lions a bit worried when the 1st Quarter ended with a 7-7 tie and kept up the scare, leading the higher division team 21-14 at the break. In the 3rd Quarter Coach Rick Giancola’s Montclair State team put up 6 more points and, following a scoreless 4th Quarter, left the final score Red Hawks 27  Lions 14.    

VICTORY NUMBER ONE FOR LIMESTONE – NCAA Division 2’s LIMESTONE COLLEGE SAINTS, coached by Bobby James, are in just their first year of playing intercollegiate football but notched their first win in program history with game three yesterday! The Saints welcomed the COLLEGE OF FAITH MIGHTY BELIEVERS and utterly annihilated them. The Limestone offense and defense had their way all afternoon with the Saints leading 21-0 by Halftime enroute to a FORTY-FIVE to NOTHING victory.   Continue reading →