Oct 22, 2011 · 7:00 PM · Kenosha, Wis. · CCIW game · Attendance 1,875
Wheaton31–7at Carthage CollegeW
Head coach Mike Swider · Official box score ↗ · Recap ↗

Line Score

Team1234F
Wheaton10714031
Carthage College07007

Wheaton Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYds ▾TDIntLongRating
Garrett Meador223171.0%3303048192.3
Griffin Kuhn1250.0%700779.4
Justin Swider010.0%00000.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYds ▾AvgTDLong
Justin Swider10393.9012
Teddy Watkins5265.2013
Jesse Geary9182.008
Griffin Kuhn681.3012
Reece Butler252.503
Garrett Meador3-17-5.700
Justin Zeller1-23-23.000

Receiving

PlayerRecYds ▾AvgTDLong
Mark Hiben816120.1248
Teddy Watkins610517.5139
Justin Zeller3279.0011
JJ Clark2199.5010
Justin Swider2168.009
Morgan Cook166.006
Jesse Geary133.003

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts ▾
Mark Hiben200012
Scott Roche01447
Teddy Watkins10006
JD East10006

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTot ▾TFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Brian McMullen9090.00.0000000
Jordan Chapman4040.00.0000000
Micah Markley3030.00.0000000
Oskar Cadena3030.00.0010000
Austin Driggers3030.00.0001000
Pat Dansdill3030.00.0000000
Sam VanHeest3030.00.0000000
Brandon Dykstra3030.00.0000000
C.J. Nightingale2020.00.0000000
Jordan Langs2021.00.0000000
Ben Johnson2020.00.0000000
Jordan Higgins2021.01.0000000
Richard Jacobson1010.00.0000000
Ryan Foster1010.00.0000000
Matt McReynolds1010.00.0000000
Robert Ramsay1010.01.0000000
Brett Anderson1010.00.0000000
JD East1011.01.0010000
David Seamon1010.00.0000000
Garrett Cook0000.00.0000001

Field Goals

PlayerFGM ▾FGAPctLongBlk
Scott Roche1250.0%230

Punting

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
Sam Cote311036.74300

Kickoffs

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTBOB
Scott Roche635158.500

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Micah Markley5295.8016
Garrett Cook166.000

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Teddy Watkins26331.5062

Fumble Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
JD East001

Scoring Summary

1st 11:36WHEATON - Roche 23 yd field goal 9 plays, 31 yards, TOP 3:14
1st 05:30WHEATON - Hiben 25 yd pass from Meador (Roche kick) 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:11
2nd 00:30CARTHAGE - Trepanier,T.J. 2 yd run (Krause,Kurt kick), 11 plays, 67 yards, TOP 5:53
2nd 00:08WHEATON - Watkins 39 yd pass from Meador (Roche kick) 2 plays, 42 yards, TOP 0:15
3rd 07:59WHEATON - East 45 yd fumble recovery (Roche kick)
3rd 02:40WHEATON - Hiben 47 yd pass from Meador (Roche kick) 5 plays, 54 yards, TOP 1:43

Team Statistics

StatisticWheatonCarthage College
Total1810
Rushing46
Passing123
Penalty21
Total (Net)5689
Attempts3633
Avg. Per Rush1.62.7
Rushing TDs01
Yds. Gained116116
Yds. Lost6027
Total (Net)33757
Comp.-Att.-Int.23 - 34 - 09 - 22 - 0
Att.9.92.6
Comp.14.76.3
TDs30
Yards393146
Plays7055
Play5.612.65
Fumbles - Lost3 - 01 - 1
Penalties - Yds.9 - 904 - 55
Punts - Yds.3 - 1109 - 295
Punt00
Inside 2001
50+ Yds.01
Touchbacks00
Fair Catch20
Total - Yds.6 - 3512 - 132
Kickoff58.566.0
Touchbacks00
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs6 - 35 - 01 - 3 - 0
Return5.83.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs2 - 113 - 06 - 75 - 0
Return56.512.5
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-00-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs1-45-10-0-0
Misc. Yards00
Poss. Time31:4428:16
3rd. Down Conv.7 of 154 of 14
4th. Down Conversions0 of 21 of 1
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances1 - 31 - 1
Sacks: Total - Yds.3 - 153 - 18
PAT: Total - Made4 - 41 - 1
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0 - 00 - 0
Field Goals: Total - Made1-20-0

Game Recap

Wheaton College Athletics

#16-Thunder football team tops Carthage 31-7 in Kenosha

Michael Hudson Photography

Football

10/22/2011 10:10:00 PM

#16-Thunder football team tops Carthage 31-7 in Kenosha

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GAME STATS PICTURED ABOVE: Freshman wide receiver Mark Hiben caught a pair of touchdown passes, with 161 receiving yards in the game.

BOXSCORE

Kenosha, Wis. – The Thunder football team, ranked 16th in this week's D3football.com Top-25 poll, earned its third straight victory on Saturday night with a 31-7 victory at Carthage College. Wheaton is now 6-1 overall and 3-1 in CCIW play. Carthage is 4-3 on the year and 1-3 in conference action.

Wheaton recorded 393 yards of offense, with 337 passing yards and 56 rushing yards. Carthage tallied 146 yards in the game, with 57 passing yards and 89 rushing yards.

Thunder quarterback Garrett Meador (PICTURED LEFT) completed 22 of his 31 passing attempts for 330 yards, with three touchdown tosses. Freshman Mark Hiben caught eight passes, including two touchdown receptions, totaling 161 receiving yards in the game. Senior Teddy Watkins caught six passes for 105 yards, with one touchdown catch. The Thunder captain also returned a pair of punts for 63 yards. Sophomore Justin Swider led the Thunder rushing attack with 39 yards on 10 carries.

Senior safety Brian McMullen (PICTURED RIGHT) recorded nine tackles on the night for the Thunder. Jordan Chapman added four tackles. #JD East recorded a QB sack and recovered a fumble and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown. Jordan Higgins and Robert Ramsay each recorded a sack for the Thunder defense.

Brad Fortney led the Carthage defense with 12 total tackles on the night. Red Men quarterback TJ Trepanier threw for 18 yards, on six passes and he ran for a team-high 36 yards, with one touchdown run.

Wheaton kicker Scott Roche converted a 23-yard field goal on the first Thunder drive of the game to give the guests a 3-0 lead with 11:36 remaining in the first quarter. Roche's kick was setup by a 62-yard return on the opening kickoff by Watkins. The Thunder increased its lead to 10-0 with 5:30 left in the opening quarter when Meador connected with Hiben on a 25-yard touchdown pass.

Carthage reached the scoreboard with just 30-seconds left in the first half when TJ Trepanier scored on a two-yard touchdown run that capped an 11-play drive of 67 yards to cut Wheaton's lead to 10-7. Wheaton returned the ensuing kickoff 51 yards to the Carthage 42-yard line and two players later that set up a 39-yard touchdown pass to Watkins (PICTURED LEFT) that afforded the Thunder a 17-7 lead at halftime.

With 7:59 remaining in the third quarter, Wheaton senior defensive end JD East scooped up a Red Men fumble and returned to 45-yards for the Thunder touchdown that extended Wheaton's lead to 24-7. The guests increased their lead to 31-7 with 2:40 left in the third quarter when Meador tossed a 47-yard touchdown pass to a wide open Hiben, for the second TD of the night for the freshman. Neither team scored in the final quarter of the game.Print Friendly Version

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