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Nov 23, 2019 · 12:00 PM · Wheaton, Ill. · First Round
Wheaton51–7Martin Luther CollegeW
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Line Score

Team1234F
Martin Luther College00707
Wheaton102113751

Wheaton Player Statistics

Passing

PlayerCmpAttPctYds ▾TDIntLongRating
Luke Anthony162466.7%2394137197.0
Dave Beamer31127.3%34001553.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYds ▾AvgTDLong
TJ Williams16583.6116
Stone Watson5316.2029
Luke Anthony22211.0021
Sam Singleton7192.717
Dave Beamer4164.0118
Kyle Carter2136.5011
William Smith382.705
Adam Terrini155.005
John Bickle1-1-1.000

Receiving

PlayerRecYds ▾AvgTDLong
Phillip Nichols610016.7337
Adam Terrini58717.4135
Carson Lien23417.0026
Matthew Tucker4256.2013
Terrelle Brown11515.0015
Stone Watson11212.0012

Scoring

PlayerTDFGMPATPATAPts ▾
Phillip Nichols300018
Griffin Bowes01679
TJ Williams10006
Sam Singleton10006
Dave Beamer10006
Adam Terrini10006

Defense

PlayerSoloAstTot ▾TFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Jake Holaday64101.00.0000000
Wyatt Lee2570.00.0000000
River Shindledecker4260.00.0000000
Dallas McRae3250.00.0000000
Ryan Schwartz2240.00.0010110
Robby Schwartz1230.00.0000000
Caden Sigler1230.00.0000000
Fielding Davis2130.00.0000000
Jorge Ibarra2130.00.0000000
Spencer Rowland1120.00.0100000
Caleb Grotelueschen0220.00.0000000
Corey Kennedy2021.00.0100000
Gammichia. Luke2021.00.0000000
Grant Miller1120.00.0000000
Robert Briones1120.00.0000000
Ben Lokos1010.00.0000000
Nate Gerze1010.00.0000000
Brayden Anthony0110.00.0000000
Patrick O'Connell0110.00.0000000
Tae'Shawn Gibbs0000.00.0000000
Caleb Egbert0000.00.0010000

Interceptions

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTDLong
Spencer Rowland100.000
Corey Kennedy11212.0012

Field Goals

PlayerFGM ▾FGAPctLongBlk
Griffin Bowes11100.0%310

Punting

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgLongIn20TBBlk
John Bickle417343.25130—

Kickoffs

PlayerNo ▾YdsAvgTBOB
Griffin Bowes952958.840

Punt Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Matthew Tucker5428.4016

Kick Returns

PlayerNoYds ▾AvgTDLong
Matthew Tucker13838.0038

Scoring Summary

1st 11:56WHEATON - Terrini 35 yd pass from Anthony, Luke (Bowes kick) 2 plays, 36 yards, TOP 0:36
1st 09:04WHEATON - Bowes 31 yd field goal 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:28
2nd 13:47WHEATON - Nichols 22 yd pass from Anthony, Luke (Bowes kick) 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:45
2nd 12:12WHEATON - Nichols 37 yd pass from Anthony, Luke (Bowes kick) 1 plays, 37 yards, TOP 0:07
2nd 00:31WHEATON - Williams 1 yd run (Bowes kick), 14 plays, 91 yards, TOP 6:24
3rd 13:06WHEATON - Nichols 16 yd pass from Anthony, Luke (Bowes kick blocked) 2 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:32
3rd 05:57MLC - Joshuah Kren 44 yd run (Micah Otto kick), 7 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:15
3rd 02:51WHEATON - Singleton 4 yd run (Bowes kick), 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:06
4th 02:26WHEATON - Beamer 18 yd run (Bowes kick), 7 plays, 24 yards, TOP 3:25

Team Statistics

StatisticWheatonMartin Luther College
Total229
Rushing97
Passing132
Penalty00
Total (Net)174156
Attempts4344
Avg. Per Rush4.03.5
Rushing TDs31
Yds. Gained193169
Yds. Lost1913
Total (Net)27382
Comp.-Att.-Int.19 - 35 - 13 - 15 - 2
Att.7.85.5
Comp.14.427.3
TDs40
Yards447238
Plays7859
Play5.74.0
Fumbles - Lost3 - 22 - 2
Penalties - Yds.3 - 190 - 0
Punts - Yds.4 - 1738 - 300
Punt43.237.5
Inside 2030
50+ Yds.20
Touchbacks00
Fair Catch21
Total - Yds.9 - 5292 - 103
Kickoff58.851.5
Touchbacks40
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs5 - 42 - 01 - 0 - 0
Return8.40.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs1 - 38 - 03 - 19 - 0
Return38.06.3
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs2 - 12 - 01 - 0 - 0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs0-0-00-0-0
Misc. Yards00
Poss. Time31:4228:18
3rd. Down Conv.8 of 163 of 16
4th. Down Conversions2 of 21 of 3
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances5 - 50 - 0
Sacks: Total - Yds.0 - 02 - 4
PAT: Total - Made6 - 71 - 1
2PT Conversion: Total - Made0 - 00 - 0
Field Goals: Total - Made1-10-0

Game Recap

Wheaton College Athletics

The Thunder football team defeats Martin Luther 51-7 in the opening round of the NCAA Playoffs

Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton football team opened the 2019 NCAA Division III Football Playoffs on Saturday with a 51-7 victory at home against Martin Luther College (9-2). Wheaton improves to 11-0 in the season and will continue in the Playoffs next Saturday against Central (Iowa) in the Second Round. Central rallied to defeat UW-Oshkosh in overtime in another First Round matchup on Saturday.

Wheaton recorded 447 yards of offense, with 273 passing yards and 174 rushing yards. The Knights tallied 238 yards, with 156 rushing yards with 82 passing yards.

Thunder quarterback Luke Anthony (PICTURED RIGHT) completed 16 of his 24 passing attempts for 239 yards with four touchdown tosses. Dave Beamer was 3-of-11 passing, for 34 yards and he ran for 16 yards with one touchdown runs.

Phillip Nichols caught six passes for 100 yards with three touchdown catches. Adam Terrini grabbed five passes for 87 yards with one touchdown catch. T.J. Williams ran for 58 yards on 16 carries with one touchdown run. Stone Watson carried the ball five times for 31 yards.

Jake Holaday led the Thunder defense with 10 tackles, including six solo stops. Holaday added a tackle for lost yardage. Wyatt Lee registered seven total tackles and River Shindledecker had six total tackles, including four solo stops. Dallas McRae had five total tackles. Ryan Schwartz foorced a fumble and broke up one pass attempt. Luke Gammichia (-1 yard) and Corey Kennedy (-2 yards) each had a tackle for lost yardage.

Wheaton gained an early 7-0 lead when Anthony connected with Terrini on a 35-yard touchdown pass to give the hosts an advantage with 11:56 remaining in the first quarter (VIDEO). Griffin Bowes kicked a 31-yard field goal with 9:04 remaining in the first quarter to extend the Wheaton lead to 10-0.

Nichols caught touchdown passes of 22 (VIDEO) and 37 yards (VIDEO)from Anthony early in the second quarter to extend Wheaton's lead to 24-0. T.J. Williams scored on a one-yard touchdown run with 31-seconds remaining in the first half to give Wheaton a 31-0 lead it would hold at halftime (VIDEO).

Anthony connected with Nichols on a 16-yard touchdown pass on Wheaton's first drive of the second half to give the Thunder a 37-0 lead with 13:06 remaining in the third quarter (VIDEO). Nichols' touchdown was setup two plays later on an interception by Kennedy. Martin Luther's Joshua Kren scored on a 44-yard touchdown run with 5:57 remaining in the third quarter for a 37-7 Wheaton lead. Wheaton running back Sam Singleton scored on a four-yard touchdown run to extend the Thunder lead to 44-7 with 2:51 remaining in the third quarter (VIDEO).

Wheaton's final touchdown of the day came late in the fourth quarter. Beamer scored on an 18-yard touchdown scamper with 2:26 remaining in the game to account for the 51-7 final score (VIDEO).Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

#7

Dave Beamer

QB

6' 3"

Senior

#6

Griffin Bowes

K

6' 1"

Senior

#16

Luke Gammichia

DB

5' 11"

Junior

#92

Jake Holaday

DL

6' 3"

Junior

#7

Corey Kennedy

DB

5' 9"

Senior

#54

Dallas McRae

DL

6' 0"

Senior

#11

Phillip Nichols

WR

5' 11"

Senior

#34

Ryan Schwartz

LB

5' 10"

Junior

#90

River Shindledecker

DL

6' 3"

Junior

#26

Sam Singleton

RB

5' 7"

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#7

Dave Beamer

6' 3"

Senior

QB

#6

Griffin Bowes

6' 1"

Senior

K

#16

Luke Gammichia

5' 11"

Junior

DB

#92

Jake Holaday

6' 3"

Junior

DL

#7

Corey Kennedy

5' 9"

Senior

DB

#54

Dallas McRae

6' 0"

Senior

DL

#11

Phillip Nichols

5' 11"

Senior

WR

#34

Ryan Schwartz

5' 10"

Junior

LB

#90

River Shindledecker

6' 3"

Junior

DL

#26

Sam Singleton

5' 7"

Sophomore

RB

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