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West Chester had lost to Bloomsburg 28-31 on November 9th and this time pulled out an even wilder game, 40-38. Four Bloomsburg fumbles helped as the Rams often had a short field to work with. West Chester was out-gained 465-533. Bloomsburg’s phenomenal running back Franklyn Quiteh rushed for 208 yards, 163 in the first half, to pass the 2000 mark in rushing for the third straight season. He finished as Division II’s second all-time leading rusher with 7,523 yards. (There’s no “Quit” in him.) Sean McCartney completed 24 of 37 passes for 348 yards and 4TDs for the Rams, who held a 40-31 lead when they intercepted a pass in the red zone with 3:21 left. Bloomsburg got the ball back and scored their third fourth quarter touchdown with 34 second left but couldn’t get the on-sides kick after a mad scramble.
Another set of Rams, Winston-Salem State, got stuck in a defensive duel with Shepard and came up short, 0-7, gaining only 159 yards, (to 247). Star quarterback Rudy Johnson was injured early in the contest and was unable to return. Alan Cross ran 29 yards for a third quarter score that was all the winner needed.
Josh Justice came off the bench to lead Lenoir Rhyne past Carson Newman, 27-20, rallying his team to overcome a 7-20 deficit by running for a score and then passing for another. The Bears, who led DII in rushing with 377 yards per game, rushed for ‘only’ 316 in this one. Carson-Newman had 297 first half years but only 105 in the second.
North Alabama used 5 interceptions to down UNC-Pembroke 37-13. They also rushed for 275 yards and had 376 yard total offense. While holding UNPC, who had been averaging 455, to 305 yards. Pembroke actually had a 13-10 lead early in the third quarter. A 75 yard drive, an interception that set up a scoring drive and two pick sixes closed out the scoring.
St. Cloud took down #1 ranked Minnesota State Mankato in the wildest one of all, 54-48. Mankato was on the Huskie’s 16 yard line when the game ended on an incomplete pass. Keyvan Rudd actually caught it but was out of bounds. All Phillip Klaphake for St. Cloud did was pass for 329 yards and 4 touchdowns and rush for 144 yards and two touchdowns. His counterpart for Mankato, Jon Wolf passed for 335 yards and 2 scores and ran for 103 and two more scores. It was that type of game. The teams combined for 1,153 yards of total offense, 516 for St. Cloud and 637 for Minnesota State St. Cloud led 34-14 at halftime. 41 points were scored in in the third quarter.
Northwest Missouri built up a 31-0 third quarter lead only to have Minnesota-Duluth answer with three straight touchdowns, the last coming with 6:26 left in the game. But two short touchdown runs by Brady Boiles, and a closing interception sealed the deal in a 45-21 win. The Bearcats, who the DII title in 1998-99 and 2009 and finished second in 2005-2008, outgained the Bulldogs, who won the 2008, (over the Bearcats) and 2010 titles, 425-260. Trevor Adams threw for 277 yards and 4 TDs for the winners.
West Texas A&M topped Ohio Dominican 34-27 is a game that featured a 35 point fourth quarter after the teams were tied at 13 after three periods. The Buffs broke the tie on a 6 yard pass to Anthony Johnson and a 69 yarder to Torrance Allen. The Panthers came back with a 14 yarder to Abe Johnson. Then Anthony Johnson caught a 31 yarder. Finally, ODU’s Ronnel Spates scored form 5 yards out with 41 seconds left. But the Buffs were able to run out the clock. Dustin Vaughn had 4TD passes for the winners, Mark Miller 3 for the losers. The Buffs won the yardage battle, 530-382.
Grand Valley State, who won four titles in five years from 2002-2006, is back in the quarterfinals after beating Colorado State-Pueblo 34-30. They had to rally from an 0-16 deficit to do it. Three second quarter TDs took care of that. They led at the half, 27-23. Two third quarter scores completed the scoring. The Thunderwolves drove to the Laker 16 late in the fourth but gave the ball over on downs. Heath Parling threw for 316 yards and 4 scores.
The Quarterfinal match-ups:
WEST CHESTER of Pennsylvania 11-1 (522-276) #16, 11-10 (0) at
SHEPHERD of West Virginia 11-0 (400-133) #6, 8-11 (0)
NORTH ALABAMA 10-2 (478-215) #18, 31-14 (3) at
LENOIR RHYNE of North Carolina 11-1 (404-154) #11, 7-5 (1)
NORTHWEST MISSOURI 12-0 (550-197) #2, 36-14 (3) at
ST CLOUD STATE of Minnesota 12-1 (510-260) #12, 2-4 (0)
WEST TEXAS A&M 11-2 (617-320) #17, 8-1- including some major college bowls (0) at
GRAND VALLEY STATE 11-2 of Michigan (507-309) #23, 41-12 (4)
Comment: North Alabama, Northwest Missouri and Grand Valley are the royalty here. Northwest Missouri seems to be the best of them this year but they are facing St. Cloud, who has already pulled off two upsets, including of the #1 team, Minnesota State Mankato. West Texas is the country’s highest scoring team, including 90 points in one game. But do they have the defense to go all the way? MY sentimental favorites are Lenoir Rhyne and West Chester, two powerhouses from the days before there was playoff. L-R won the 1960 NAIA title and reached the final in 1959 and 1962 They’d also been undefeated in 1955-56. Their coach in those days was Clarence Stasevich, who later built the East Carolina program into a major college team. West Chester went unbeaten in 1952, 1957 and 1960 but their greatest team was in 1958. They lost their opener to major college Villanova and then beat nine straight small college opponents by a combined 500-39. Too bad they never played each other in that era. But they could this year- in the championship game.
Another set of Rams, Winston-Salem State, got stuck in a defensive duel with Shepard and came up short, 0-7, gaining only 159 yards, (to 247). Star quarterback Rudy Johnson was injured early in the contest and was unable to return. Alan Cross ran 29 yards for a third quarter score that was all the winner needed.
Josh Justice came off the bench to lead Lenoir Rhyne past Carson Newman, 27-20, rallying his team to overcome a 7-20 deficit by running for a score and then passing for another. The Bears, who led DII in rushing with 377 yards per game, rushed for ‘only’ 316 in this one. Carson-Newman had 297 first half years but only 105 in the second.
North Alabama used 5 interceptions to down UNC-Pembroke 37-13. They also rushed for 275 yards and had 376 yard total offense. While holding UNPC, who had been averaging 455, to 305 yards. Pembroke actually had a 13-10 lead early in the third quarter. A 75 yard drive, an interception that set up a scoring drive and two pick sixes closed out the scoring.
St. Cloud took down #1 ranked Minnesota State Mankato in the wildest one of all, 54-48. Mankato was on the Huskie’s 16 yard line when the game ended on an incomplete pass. Keyvan Rudd actually caught it but was out of bounds. All Phillip Klaphake for St. Cloud did was pass for 329 yards and 4 touchdowns and rush for 144 yards and two touchdowns. His counterpart for Mankato, Jon Wolf passed for 335 yards and 2 scores and ran for 103 and two more scores. It was that type of game. The teams combined for 1,153 yards of total offense, 516 for St. Cloud and 637 for Minnesota State St. Cloud led 34-14 at halftime. 41 points were scored in in the third quarter.
Northwest Missouri built up a 31-0 third quarter lead only to have Minnesota-Duluth answer with three straight touchdowns, the last coming with 6:26 left in the game. But two short touchdown runs by Brady Boiles, and a closing interception sealed the deal in a 45-21 win. The Bearcats, who the DII title in 1998-99 and 2009 and finished second in 2005-2008, outgained the Bulldogs, who won the 2008, (over the Bearcats) and 2010 titles, 425-260. Trevor Adams threw for 277 yards and 4 TDs for the winners.
West Texas A&M topped Ohio Dominican 34-27 is a game that featured a 35 point fourth quarter after the teams were tied at 13 after three periods. The Buffs broke the tie on a 6 yard pass to Anthony Johnson and a 69 yarder to Torrance Allen. The Panthers came back with a 14 yarder to Abe Johnson. Then Anthony Johnson caught a 31 yarder. Finally, ODU’s Ronnel Spates scored form 5 yards out with 41 seconds left. But the Buffs were able to run out the clock. Dustin Vaughn had 4TD passes for the winners, Mark Miller 3 for the losers. The Buffs won the yardage battle, 530-382.
Grand Valley State, who won four titles in five years from 2002-2006, is back in the quarterfinals after beating Colorado State-Pueblo 34-30. They had to rally from an 0-16 deficit to do it. Three second quarter TDs took care of that. They led at the half, 27-23. Two third quarter scores completed the scoring. The Thunderwolves drove to the Laker 16 late in the fourth but gave the ball over on downs. Heath Parling threw for 316 yards and 4 scores.
The Quarterfinal match-ups:
WEST CHESTER of Pennsylvania 11-1 (522-276) #16, 11-10 (0) at
SHEPHERD of West Virginia 11-0 (400-133) #6, 8-11 (0)
NORTH ALABAMA 10-2 (478-215) #18, 31-14 (3) at
LENOIR RHYNE of North Carolina 11-1 (404-154) #11, 7-5 (1)
NORTHWEST MISSOURI 12-0 (550-197) #2, 36-14 (3) at
ST CLOUD STATE of Minnesota 12-1 (510-260) #12, 2-4 (0)
WEST TEXAS A&M 11-2 (617-320) #17, 8-1- including some major college bowls (0) at
GRAND VALLEY STATE 11-2 of Michigan (507-309) #23, 41-12 (4)
Comment: North Alabama, Northwest Missouri and Grand Valley are the royalty here. Northwest Missouri seems to be the best of them this year but they are facing St. Cloud, who has already pulled off two upsets, including of the #1 team, Minnesota State Mankato. West Texas is the country’s highest scoring team, including 90 points in one game. But do they have the defense to go all the way? MY sentimental favorites are Lenoir Rhyne and West Chester, two powerhouses from the days before there was playoff. L-R won the 1960 NAIA title and reached the final in 1959 and 1962 They’d also been undefeated in 1955-56. Their coach in those days was Clarence Stasevich, who later built the East Carolina program into a major college team. West Chester went unbeaten in 1952, 1957 and 1960 but their greatest team was in 1958. They lost their opener to major college Villanova and then beat nine straight small college opponents by a combined 500-39. Too bad they never played each other in that era. But they could this year- in the championship game.
