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2019 season · Game 9 of 13
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Wheaton vs Carthage College

Saturday, November 9, 2019Home · McCully Stadium · Wheaton, Ill.Attendance 2,903

Summary

Wheaton beat Carthage College 55–6 at home in Wheaton, Ill. on Saturday, November 9, 2019. It was the ninth of 13 games logged in 2019, and it left Wheaton at 9-0. It was the 56th meeting with Carthage College, after which Wheaton led the series 44-12. Mike Swider was in his 24th season as head coach.

Photos

30 frames from the athletics department's photographs of the game, the best of the shoot first. Players are tagged by the number they wore that season; click a name for the career, a frame to enlarge it. All game photographs →

3Jeremiah Tucker490River Shindledecker331Stone Watson383Caleb Brink282Jack Miller226Sam Singleton24Adam Terrini121Caden Sigler113Caleb Egbert154Dallas McRae122Daniel Herber171Drew Smith188Eli Odell193Garrett Borger175Grant Miller128Jack Allen19John Bickle198John Weary118Luke Anthony184Matthew Tucker133Nate Gerze112Nate Magnusson158Phillip Barbar111Phillip Nichols110Tae'Shawn Gibbs132TJ Williams1
Pass release Daniel Herber ball mid-air Drew Smith blocking
Pass release Daniel Herber ball mid-air Drew Smith blocking22Daniel Herber71Drew Smith
Excellent catch Adam Terrini ball perfectly centered
Excellent catch Adam Terrini ball perfectly centered4Adam Terrini
Stone Watson open field run with ball
Stone Watson open field run with ball31Stone Watson
Caden Sigler run with ball tucked number
Caden Sigler run with ball tucked number21Caden Sigler
Carthage No. 7 run with ball Wheaton Phillip Nichols pursuit
Carthage No. 7 run with ball Wheaton Phillip Nichols pursuit11Phillip Nichols
Carthage No. 3 run Wheaton Jack Miller Matthew Tucker pursuit
Carthage No. 3 run Wheaton Jack Miller Matthew Tucker pursuit82Jack Miller84Matthew Tucker
Wheaton Jeremiah Tucker run with ball stride
Wheaton Jeremiah Tucker run with ball stride3Jeremiah Tucker
Sam Singleton run with ball Phillip Barbar diving tackle attempt
Sam Singleton run with ball Phillip Barbar diving tackle attempt26Sam Singleton58Phillip Barbar
Swarm tackle diving Jack Allen
Swarm tackle diving Jack Allen28Jack Allen
Tackle on Caleb Brink contact
Tackle on Caleb Brink contact83Caleb Brink
Punt John Bickle mid-air
Punt John Bickle mid-air9John Bickle
Punt Eli Odell follow-through
Punt Eli Odell follow-through88Eli Odell
QB No. 15 holding ball ready to pass
QB No. 15 holding ball ready to pass15Pearcy or Peterson
Tackle by Dallas McRae River Shindledecker closing
Tackle by Dallas McRae River Shindledecker closing54Dallas McRae90River Shindledecker
Goal line tackle ball on turf
Goal line tackle ball on turf
Wheaton River Shindledecker pressuring carthage QB Jeremiah Tucker
Wheaton River Shindledecker pressuring carthage QB Jeremiah Tucker90River Shindledecker3Jeremiah Tucker
Run play Jeremiah Tucker with ball Sam Singleton No. 63 support
Run play Jeremiah Tucker with ball Sam Singleton No. 63 support3Jeremiah Tucker26Sam Singleton
Punt warm-up ball mid-air John Weary nearby
Punt warm-up ball mid-air John Weary nearby98John Weary
Run play Luke Anthony Stone Watson ball not
Run play Luke Anthony Stone Watson ball not18Luke Anthony31Stone Watson
End zone scrum ref TD signal
End zone scrum ref TD signal
Warm-up throw No. 15
Warm-up throw No. 1515Pearcy or Peterson
Line clash River Shindledecker blocking No. 64
Line clash River Shindledecker blocking No. 6490River Shindledecker
Celebration Nate Magnusson near end zone pylon
Celebration Nate Magnusson near end zone pylon12Nate Magnusson
Energetic team entry Jack Miller Stone Watson Caleb Egbert
Energetic team entry Jack Miller Stone Watson Caleb Egbert82Jack Miller31Stone Watson13Caleb Egbert
Pursuit Caleb Brink Tae'Shawn Gibbs TJ Williams no
Pursuit Caleb Brink Tae'Shawn Gibbs TJ Williams no83Caleb Brink10Tae'Shawn Gibbs32TJ Williams
Line block Garrett Borger vs No. 75 some foreground blur
Line block Garrett Borger vs No. 75 some foreground blur93Garrett Borger
Post-play pile near goal line
Post-play pile near goal line
Line scrap Grant Miller Nate Gerze
Line scrap Grant Miller Nate Gerze75Grant Miller33Nate Gerze
Celebration push up No. 7 on field
Celebration push up No. 7 on field7Beamer or Kennedy
Posed throw Jeremiah Tucker with ball warm-up feel
Posed throw Jeremiah Tucker with ball warm-up feel3Jeremiah Tucker

Photographs by Wheaton College Athletics; each opens on Flickr from its caption's source line.

Line Score

Team1234F
Carthage College00066
Wheaton1010211455

Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYdsTDIntLongRating
Luke Anthony162759.3%2111050137.1
Jeremiah Tucker2450.0%19001289.9
Dave Beamer2540.0%17001368.6

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDLong
Sam Singleton7598.4117
Stone Watson7497.0016
Jeremiah Tucker6447.3016
TJ Williams10373.7115
William Smith33411.3132
Luke Anthony5132.607
Dave Beamer144.014
Nate Magnusson133.003

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgTDLong
Adam Terrini711216.0050
Stone Watson23618.0020
Matthew Tucker33110.3015
Jack Miller11919.0019
Caleb Brink11919.0019
Tae'Shawn Gibbs11313.0013
Bert McJunkin188.008
Kyle Carter177.007
Carson Lien111.011
TJ Williams210.501

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts
Griffin Bowes025511
Sam Singleton10006
TJ Williams10006
William Smith10006
Dave Beamer10006
Carson Lien10006
Tommy Gallagher00222

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Gammichia. Luke5051.00.0011000
Ryan Schwartz2350.00.0000000
Fielding Davis4150.00.0020000
Grant Miller2242.51.0000000
River Shindledecker3141.00.0002000
Jake Holaday2241.50.0001000
Spencer Rowland3030.00.0000000
Corey Kennedy2130.00.0010000
Ben Lokos3030.00.0000000
Patrick O'Connell3030.00.0100000
Wyatt Lee1230.00.0000000
Caleb Egbert2020.00.0020001
Ezra Nitz2020.00.0010000
Robby Schwartz1010.00.0010000
Caleb Grotelueschen0110.00.0010000
Caden Sigler1010.00.0100000
Kyle Carter1010.00.0000000
Nate Gerze0110.00.0020000
Ryan Lavanchy1010.00.0000000
Brayden Anthony0110.00.0001000
Dallas McRae1011.00.0002000
Bert McJunkin1010.00.0000000
Jorge Ibarra0110.00.0000000

Interceptions

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Caden Sigler13232.0032
Patrick O'Connell100.000

Field Goals

PlayerFGMFGAPctLongBlk
Griffin Bowes22100.0%350

Punting

PlayerNoYdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
John Bickle520040.05440—

Kickoffs

PlayerNoYdsAvgTBOB
Griffin Bowes946151.230

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Nate Magnusson199.009

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYdsAvgTDLong
Nate Magnusson14242.0042

Team Stats

StatisticWheatonCarthage College
Total2616
Rushing124
Passing139
Penalty13
Total (Net)23662
Attempts4133
Avg. Per Rush5.81.9
Rushing TDs40
Yds. Gained25985
Yds. Lost2323
Total (Net)247197
Comp.-Att.-Int.20 - 36 - 017 - 40 - 2
Att.6.94.9
Comp.12.411.6
TDs11
Yards483259
Plays7773
Play6.33.5
Fumbles - Lost0 - 00 - 0
Penalties - Yds.7 - 708 - 61
Punts - Yds.5 - 2009 - 296
Punt40.032.9
Inside 2042
50+ Yds.11
Touchbacks00
Fair Catch11
Total - Yds.9 - 4612 - 97
Kickoff51.248.5
Touchbacks30
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs1 - 9 - 01 - 10 - 0
Return9.010.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs1 - 42 - 02 - 23 - 0
Return42.011.5
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs2-32-20-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-00-0-0
Misc. Yards00
Poss. Time31:1528:45
3rd. Down Conv.7 of 151 of 16
4th. Down Conversions1 of 22 of 5
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances6 - 61 - 2
Sacks: Total - Yds.1 - 61 - 5
PAT: Total - Made7 - 70 - 1
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0 - 00 - 0
Field Goals: Total - Made2-20-0

Scoring

1st 04:53WHEATON - Bowes 23 yd field goal 8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 2:48
1st 00:29WHEATON - Williams 15 yd run (Bowes kick), 5 plays, 46 yards, TOP 2:17
2nd 14:49WHEATON - Sigler 32 yd interception (Bowes kick)
2nd 00:00WHEATON - Bowes 35 yd field goal 13 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:06
3rd 12:29WHEATON - O'Connell 0 yd interception (Bowes kick)
3rd 09:25WHEATON - Lien 1 yd pass from Anthony, Luke (Bowes kick) 5 plays, 50 yards, TOP 2:03
3rd 05:22WHEATON - Singleton 17 yd run (Bowes kick), 4 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:59
4th 10:27WHEATON - Smith, Will 32 yd run (Gallagher kick), 3 plays, 45 yards, TOP 1:17
4th 02:59WHEATON - Beamer 4 yd run (Gallagher kick), 2 plays, 17 yards, TOP 0:41
4th 00:05CARTH - Murphy 6 yd pass from Dury (Krsak kick blocked) 10 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:47

Coverage

Official recap · Wheaton College Athletics

The fourth-ranked Thunder football team defeats Carthage 55-6 to remain undefeated

Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton football team closed out the home portion of the 2019 regular season schedule on Saturday with a 55-6 victory at home against Carthage College. With the victory, Wheaton clinches a share of the CCIW title and a postseason berth for the first time since 2016. Wheaton concludes the regular season next Saturday at Elmhurst. A victory against the Bluejays gives Wheaton sole possession of its first CCIW Championship since 2015. With the loss, Carthage falls to 4-5 overall and 4-4 in the CCIW.

The Thunder tallied 483 yards of offense, with 236 rushing yards and 247 passing yards. Carthage had 259 offensive yards, with 197 passing yards and 62 rushing yards. Adam Terrini led the Thunder offense with his second-consecutive 100-yard receiving game, catching seven passes for 112 yards. Luke Anthony completed 16-of-27 yards for 211 yards and a touchdown. Sam Singleton was Wheaton's leading rusher with 59 yards on seven carries and a touchdown as four different Thunder ballcarriers recorded rushing touchdowns.

The Thunder defense limited Carthage to just one-of-16 on third down conversions and two-of-five on fourth down conversions. Entering play on Saturday, was the only team in Division III yet to allow a fourth down conversion.

Opening the game with the wind at their back, Wheaton took advantage of short fields for their two first quarter scores. A 23-yard field goal by Griffin Bowes opened the scoring and concluded an eight-play, 50-yard drive. TJ Williams' 15-yard touchdown run (VIDEO) put the cap on a five-play, 46-yard drive to put Wheaton ahead 10-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Wheaton added to its lead with the first and last plays of the second quarter. Caden Sigler pushed Wheaton's lead to 17-0 on the first play of the second quarter, when he intercepted a Jalen Dennis pass and returned it 32 yards (VIDEO) for a touchdown. Wheaton closed the first half with a 13-play, 58-yard drive to ended with a 35-yard Bowes field goal (VIDEO) as time expired to give Wheaton a 20-0 halftime lead.

Forced to punt on the opening possession of the second half, John Bickle's punt was downed at the one-yard line, marking the eighth time this season, Bickle has pinned an opponent inside their own five-yard line. On the first play of the ensuing drive, Dallas McRae got to quarterback Billy Dury, knocking his pass straight up into the air, where it was grabbed in the end zone by Pat O'Connell (VIDEO) for Wheaton's second defensive touchdown of the game and fifth of the season. Following a quick three-and-out, Wheaton capped a five-play, 50-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown pass from Luke Anthony to Carson Lien (VIDEO), putting Wheaton ahead 34-0.

A 50-yard Terrini reception started Wheaton's next drive as the Thunder drove 74 yards in four plays and scored again when Sam Singleton tightroped the sideline (VIDEO) for a 17-yard touchdown run. Wheaton's final two scores came in the final quarter on a 32-yard touchdown run by Will Smith (VIDEO) and a four-yard touchdown plunge by Dave Beamer (VIDEO). Carthage was able to end Wheaton's shutout bid with just five seconds remaining when the Dury found Pat Murphy for a six-yard touchdown pass on fourth down to bring the final tally to 55-6 after a blocked extra point.

Luke Gammichia, Fielding Davis, and Ryan Schwartz led the Thunder defense with five tackles apiece. Grant Miller tallied four tackles including 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack. Jake Holaday and River Shindledecker also finished with four tackles with Holaday recording 1.5 tackles for loss and Shindledecker adding one tackle for loss.

Wheaton will conclude its regular season next Saturday, when the Thunder travel to Elmhurst for a 1 p.m. kickoff against the Bluejays at Langhorst Field.

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Sources

The score, line score and player statistics on this page come from the official box score published by Wheaton College Athletics.

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