(ST. NORBERT COMMUNICATIONS/WNFL) – DE PERE – St. Norbert College turned in a strong defensive performance while keeping possession for nearly two-thirds of the game with a solid 27-7 win over Concordia University Chicago in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference game at Schneider Stadium.
The Green Knights (6-4, 6-2 NACC) held the Cougars (5-4, 3-4) to 220 yards of total offense while keeping possession of the football for a whopping 38 minutes 32 seconds. The win also ensures St. Norbert of an anticipated bowl game invitation, to be played in either Waukesha or Neenah on November 21.
St. Norbert scored on the first play of its second possession, when Jacob McVane ripped off a 79-yard touchdown run to put the Green Knights ahead 7-0, the only points of the first quarter.
The Green Knights took over at midfield with 8:56 left in the second quarter when Jim Feeney stayed home on a play-action pass and made an acrobatic interception to prevent a potential Concordia touchdown. St. Norbert then milked 7 minutes off the clock to advance 50 yards on 13 plays, scoring on a Fernando Rodriguez 3-yard run with 1:56 left before halftime. Concordia would answer with its only points of the day, scoring with two seconds left before halftime on a 2-yard touchdown pass Colton Bosch to Kevon Larson to make it 14-7 at halftime.
Concordia tried to double up to open the second half but was stymied when Cory Burton’s intercepted a Bosch pass in St. Norbert territory. The Green Knights moved 46 yards in 10 plays to make it a two-possession game on a 33-yard field goal by Tyler Juergensen with 5:47 left in the third quarter. Three plays later, Mason Trimberger (pictured) intercepted Bosch in the middle of the field and raced 37 yards unmolested for a touchdown with 4:56 left and a 24-7 lead. The Cougars advanced to the St. Norbert 13 on their next possession, but was stopped on downs late in the third quarter.
St. Norbert closed out the scoring on a 38-yard field goal from Juergensen with 5:42 remaining in the game.
St. Norbert held a 306-220 advantage in total offense, with the Green Knights gaining 235 yards on the ground. McVane rushed 22 times for 160 yards and one touchdown. Rodriguez completed 7 of 9 passes for 71 yards and added 34 yards and one touchdown on the ground. Nadir Simmons had 38 yards rushing on 12 carries. Adam Westberg caught two passes for 23 yards, while McVane had two catches for 22 yards.
Bosch completed 18 of 37 passes for 196 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions to lead Concordia, which was held to 14 rushing yards on just 12 carries.
Tommy McCauley had a team-high five tackles, with Trimberger continued his banner freshman season with four tackles, one interception and four passes defensed. Feeney finished with two interceptions and three tackles, while Eamonn Murphy, Alex Carter and Aiden Gomez all had three tackles apiece.
Midwest Conference
University of Chicago 53, Lawrence 21
APPLETON – Ethan Holland led the Lawrence offense with 11 receptions for 154 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings’ loss to the Maroons.
Antonie Perry added 10 catches for 67 yards, while Parker Wittmayer finished with two receptions for 16 yards and a touchdown.
Boris Christensen completed 21 of 37 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown while adding a rushing touchdown. Jordan Pidala completed seven of eight passes for 102 yards and a touchdown.
WIAC
UW-Whitewater 24, UW-Platteville 21
PLATTEVILLE – The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater secured at least a share of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) football title with a 24-21 victory over UW-Platteville at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium.
It is the 40th conference championship in program history for UW-Whitewater (9-0 overall, 6-0 WIAC), who also secured the WIAC’s automatic NCAA bid. The Warhawks can claim the title outright with a win over UW-Eau Claire (6-3, 3-3) on Nov. 14, while UW-Platteville (8-1, 5-1) can earn a piece of the title with a win over UW-La Crosse (4-5, 3-3) coupled with a loss by UW-Whitewater.
UW-Whitewater maintained possession of the Miner’s Axe during the annual George Chryst Memorial Bowl, and Tommy Novotny and Carter Sessa were named the offensive and defensive players of the game, respectively, for UW-Whitewater as chosen by the media in attendance. Novotny was a workhorse, battling for 87 yards on 22 carries, including a rushing touchdown. He added four receptions for 29 yards and another score. Sessa capped the first half with a pick-6.
UW-La Crosse 41, UW-River Falls 30
LA CROSSE – Kyle Haas completed 23-of-51 passes for 287 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Eagles’ victory over the Falcons.
Peter McDevitt was 14-of-28 for 252 yards passing for River Falls with Trevor Ash adding 144 yards rushing on 37 carries.
UW-Stout Polytechnic 28, UW-Eau Claire 16
MENOMONEE – Chase Pemberton passed for 361 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead the Blue Devils to the win over the Blugolds.
Davonte Evans caught 8 passes for 192 yards for UW-Stout Polytechnic.
Eau Claire was led by Nick Kihn who caught 3 passes for 120 yards.
UW-Oshkosh 38, UW-Stevens Point 22
STEVENS POINT – Demire Ashiru rushed for 199 yards and passed for 142 yards to lead the Titans to the win over the Pointers.
Joseph Cheatham rushed for 177 yards for Stevens Point.
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