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2006 Victory Bowl
VICTORY BOWL
CHAMPIONS; NGU WINS 56-28
North Greenville
University’s offense exploded for 56 points and 582 yards as the
Crusaders downed the Malone College Pioneers 56-28 to win the National
Christian College Athletic Association’s 2006 Victory Bowl. The game
was the first college football bowl game ever to be played in the
Palmetto State. The win gives the Crusaders a school record ten wins
in 2006.
North Greenville
sophomore running back Matt Moore was named Offensive Player of the
Game. Moore rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns on just seven
carries. Crusader defensive end Andre Bernardi took the Defensive
Player of the Game honors with seven total tackles, including a
remarkable four sacks for a loss of 28 yards. All four sacks came in
the first half.
Running back Rashad
Cummings added 127 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries for the
Crusaders. Quarterback Eric Moeller completed 12 of 19 passes for 174
yards and four touchdowns. Four of those passes were caught by Travis
Talbert. Talbert finished with 135 yards receiving, 56 yards rushing,
and one touchdown.
The Pioneers were
led by quarterback Brad Reifsnyder, who completed 34 of 47 pass
attempts for 359 yards and three touchdowns. Bernard Payton was
Reifsnyder’s favorite target, catching 8 passes for 101 yards and 2
touchdowns. Payton also rushed 14 times for 58 yards.
Defensively, North
Greenville was led by Bernardi and Josh Williams. Williams led all
tacklers with 15 total tackles, including eight solo tackles. Derek
White added 10 total tackles, including five solos, 1.5 tackles for a
loss, a half sack, and one interception.
North Greenville lit
up the scoreboard on their first possession on a 6-yard run by
Cummings. Escalona added the PAT to give the Crusaders the early 7-0
lead. The score was set up by White’s interception at the Malone
29-yard line on the first play from scrimmage. Moore scored the next
two touchdowns of the game from 34 and 57 yards out. Escalona
converted on two PAT attempts to give NGU the 21-0 advantage.
Sean Knight put the
Pioneers on the board with 3:41 remaining in the first half with a
touchdown run from three yards away. Mike Skvor’s PAT made the score
21-7.
The Crusaders would
score once more before halftime. Coach Mike Taylor sent in his power
set and ran a play action pass to the right side. Moeller connected
with Josh Johnson, who normally plays defensive end, on a 4-yard pass
for the score. NGU took a 28-7 lead to the locker room at halftime.
North Greenville
took the opening possession of the second half 65 yards in nine plays.
Moeller capped the drive with a 4-yard strike to Brandon Dobbins on
another play action pass. Escalona’s PAT gave the Crusaders a 35-7
lead.
Payton would score
next for Malone on a 10-yard pass from Reifsnyder to make the game
35-14. The Crusaders answered the score with a bang. Travis Talbert
took a screen pass from Moeller 82 yards to the end zone.
Mike Clapham closed
out the third quarter with a 6-yard touchdown reception from
Reifsnyder to cap an 8-play, 55-yard drive. Skvor’s kick made the
score 42-21.
North Greenville
added seven more points when Moeller connected with Joseph Rowe for a
6-yard touchdown pass. Malone answered on their next possession,
scoring from nine yards out on a pass from Reifsnyder to Payton.
Matt Moore rounded
out the scoring with a 6-yard score with four minutes remaining in the
game. Escalona’s PAT made the score its final of 56-28.
North Greenville
improves to 10-2, while the Pioneers fall to 7-4
Olivet
Nazarene University def Northwestern College (MN) 29-13
ONU,
Bourbonnais, IL
Best Defensive
Player
Joey
Lochner, Olivet Nazarene University
Best Offensive
Player
Joe
Boseo, Olivet Nazarene University
The
football teams participated in a Christian Service Project
working with the local Salvation Army. They were bell
ringers at the various kettles around town, worked in the
clothing thrift store and warehouse, and served in the food
pantry.
2004 NCCAA
VICTORY BOWL ResultsOlivet Nazarene University
def Northwestern College 24-14Best Defensive PlayerChris
Doersam, Olivet Nazarene UniversityBest Offensive
Player
Bobby
Miller, Northwestern College
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Don Hansen’s Football Gazette
2004 NCCAA All-American Team
WESTMONT, Illinois ~~ Malone’s
record-setting quarterback, Brad Reifsnyder,
and a trio of from NAIA playoff participant from MidAmerica
Nazarene, including record holding, wide receiver James
Booth, kicker Ford Hall and NAIA sack leader John
Praeuner headline a talented 2004 Don Hansen’s
Football Gazette NCCAA All-America team. MidAmerica’s Mike
Cochran repeats as the National Coach of the Year.
Reifsnyder from Malone earned Offensive
Back of the Year honors. The trio from MidAmerica had
Booth selected as Offensive Receiver of the year, Hall
claimed the Special Teams Player of the Year award
and Praeuner was Defensive Lineman of the Year. Brad
White from Geneva was selected Offensive Lineman
of the Year, while Ryan Ott from Taylor is the
Defensive Lineman of the Year. The Defensive Back of
the Year award went to 2004 Victory Bowl champion Olivet
Nazarene’s Joey Lochner.
Reifsnyder, a sophomore, from Canton,
Ohio, completed 169-of-307 pass attempts (55 pct)
for 2,259 yards and 23 touchdowns. He also had 140
carries for 169 yards and caught one pass…
Threw for a single-season school record tying 23
touchdowns; also threw for five TD\'s vs. ODU to
set a new single game record for a Malone individual.
Booth, a senior, from Bradenton,
Florida, caught 101 passes for 1,057 yards and 10
touchdowns to help MidAmerica Nazarene make it into
the NAIA playoffs once again… 1st Team Heart
of America Athletic Conference School record single
season and career receptions
Hall, a senior, from Coffeyville,
Kansas, converted 16-of-27 field goal attempts and
40-of-43 extra-point kicks. He had a long field goal
of 55 yards… 1st Team Heart of America Athletic
Conference... 2003 NAIA 1st Team All-American.
Praeuner, a sophomore, from Olathe,
Kansas, recorded 89 tackles (54 solo) with 33 tackles
for loss (-190 yards) including 15 QB sacks )-136
yards)… He also totaled 1 FF, 2 FR (25 yards
1 TD), 4 PBUs and 2 interceptions (2 yards)… 1st
Team Heart of America Athletic Conference Led NAIA
in sacks.
White, a senior, from Industry,
Pennsylvania, An MSFA All-Conference selection for
the past two seasons, White was the cornerstone of
an experienced offensive line that improved with
every week. As a result, both Geneva backs were selected
as MSFA All-Conference performers.
Ott, a senior, from Gas City, Indiana,
recorded 108 tackles (57 solo) with 8 tackles for
loss (-37 yards) Including 3 QB sacks (-22 yards)… He
also accounted for 4 FF, 2 FR and 1 pass breakup… Led
MSFA Mideast in tackles; First Team All-MSFA; Team
Captain.
Lochner, a junior, from Upland,
Indiana, registered 112 tackles (72 solo) with 7
tackles for loss (25 yards)…
He also had 2 FF, 8 PBUs and 4 INTs (45 yards). First-team
All-Conference, he helped lead Olivet Nazarene to
the 2004 Victory Bowl win.
This marks
the 12th year Don Hansen’s Football Gazette,
a recognized authority on small college football
has selected an NCCAA All-America team. A total
of 31 players have earned some form of Football
Gazette All-America accolades.
Mike Cochran,
has guided the Pioneers for the past four years.
In 2001 he led them to a Bowl victory and for the
past three years has directed his team into the NAIA
playoffs. At MidAmerica Nazarene University he has
compiled a 40-9 record under his four-year leadership.
FOR MORE
INFORMATION please contact Don Hansen at the Football
Gazette, 630-964-1062 (don@donhansen.com).
The football Gazette website is located at http://www.donhansen.com
First Team Offense
POS |
NAME |
HT |
WT |
YR |
SCHOOL |
HOMETOWN |
HIGH
SCHOOL |
QB |
Brad
Reifsnyder |
6-1 |
195 |
SO |
Malone
College |
Canton,
Ohio |
No.
Canton Hoover |
RB |
Ben
Freedman |
SO |
Northwestern
(MN) Coll. |
RB |
Josh
Mullen |
5-8 |
210 |
SR |
Geneva
College |
Beaver
Falls, Pa. |
Blackhawk |
WR |
James
Booth |
6-0 |
190 |
SR |
MidAmerica
Nazarene |
Bradenton,
Fla. |
Manatee |
WR |
Craig
Christensen |
6-0 |
191 |
SR |
Maranatha
Baptist Bible |
Independence,
Mo. |
Kettle
Moraine |
WR |
Davy
Nitsch |
5-10 |
185 |
SR |
Northwestern
(MN) Coll. |
Clear
Lake, Minn. |
WR |
A.J.
Owen |
5-9 |
160 |
FR |
Malone
College |
Cleveland
Heights, Ohio |
TE |
Wesley
Clarke |
6-4 |
270 |
JR |
Crown
College |
Buffalo,
Minn. |
OL |
Chad
Ruzich |
6-3 |
275 |
JR |
Olivet
Nazarene |
Pittsfield,
Ill. |
OL |
Charles
Schneider |
6-0 |
289 |
SR |
Northwestern
(MN) Coll. |
Willmar,
Minn. |
OL |
Billy
Terborg |
6-2 |
250 |
SR |
Trinity
International U. |
Evergreen
Park, Ill. |
OL |
Caleb
Terpstra |
6-3 |
215 |
SR |
Maranatha
Baptist Bible |
Barron,
Wisc. |
OL |
Brad
White |
6-3 |
280 |
SR |
Geneva
College |
Industry,
Pa. |
Western
Beaver |
PK |
Ford
Hall |
6-0 |
225 |
SR |
MidAmerica
Nazarene |
Coffeyville,
Kans. |
KR |
Joel
Johnson |
5-7 |
160 |
SR |
MidAmerica
Nazarene |
St.
Louis, Mo. |
First Team Defense
POS |
NAME |
HT |
WT |
YR |
SCHOOL |
HOMETOWN |
HIGH
SCHOOL |
DL |
John
Lehman |
6-3 |
230 |
SO |
Trinity
International U. |
Loveland,
Ohio |
DL |
Chris
Ness |
5-10 |
205 |
SR |
Maranatha
Baptist Bible |
Green
Bay, Wisc. |
Ashwaubenon |
DL |
John
Praeuner |
6-3 |
230 |
SO |
MidAmerica
Nazarene |
Olathe,
Kans. |
Olathe
South |
DL |
Caleb
Stuber |
6-1 |
220 |
SR |
Greenville
College |
Tremont,
Ill. |
DL |
Garett
Watts |
6-2 |
225 |
JR |
North
Greenville College |
Summerville,
SC |
LB |
Matt
Cunningham |
Chowan
College |
LB |
Andy
Davis |
5-10 |
213 |
SR |
Crown
College |
Albert
Lea, Minn. |
LB |
Brian
Hall |
6-1 |
230 |
JR |
Geneva
College |
Rillton,
Pa. |
Yough |
LB |
Ryan
Ott |
6-2 |
230 |
SR |
Taylor
University |
Gas
City, Ind. |
Mississinewa |
LB |
Bryan
Sandry |
6-2 |
205 |
SO |
Maranatha
Baptist Bible |
Colorado
Springs, Colo. |
Comando |
DB |
Tom
Contenta |
6-2 |
200 |
JR |
Geneva
College |
New
Brighton, Pa. |
DB |
Kevin
Hill |
6-0 |
175 |
SR |
Olivet
Nazarene Univ. |
St.
Joseph, Ill. |
St.
Joseph-Ogden |
DB |
Joey
Lochner |
6-0 |
175 |
JR |
Olivet
Nazarene Univ. |
Upland,
Ind. |
Eastbrook |
DB |
Joshua
McGillvery |
5-7 |
176 |
SO |
Trinity
Bible College |
Woley,
SD |
DB |
David
Prater |
6-1 |
210 |
SR |
MidAmerica
Nazarene |
Wiley,
Texas |
P |
Zach
Blair |
6-0 |
180 |
JR |
Geneva
College |
Ambridge,
Pa. |
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2003 Victory
Bowl
Geneva College def North Greenville
College 37-14
GENEVA
COLLEGE GOLDEN TORNADOES HOLD ON TO
DEFEAT
NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE IN 2002 NCCAA VICTORY
BOWL
by
Corey Borchardt, Assistant Sports Information Director
Northwestern
College
Nov. 22, St.
Paul, MN – With
both teams entering the game with undefeated Victory Bowl
records, the 2002 National Christian College Athletic Association
(NCCAA) Victory Bowl between Geneva College (Beaver Falls,
PA) and Northwestern College (St. Paul, MN) promised to
be a battle. The post-season clash in the H.H.H. Metrodome
proved to be exactly that as the host Eagles of Northwestern
College gave the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes all they
could handle before coming up on the short end of a 19-9
final score.
Geneva College
jumped out to an early 6-0 lead as they scored on their opening
possession just two minutes into the gridiron affair. Two-time
All-American wide receiver Marko Thomas caught Ben Swallow’s
pass from six yards out to finish a 4-play, 62-yard drive
that began the Tornadoes scoring assault. On the ensuing
possession for Northwestern, Geneva College defensive back
Mike Schlereth intercepted Eagle quarterback Justin Daggett’s
pass and returned the interception all the way into the end
zone to bump the score up to 12-0 in favor of Geneva. Still
in the first half, the Tornadoes leading rusher and scorer
Josh Mullen went the distance on a 46-yard touchdown scamper
and with the extra point Geneva took a commanding 19-0 lead
early in the second quarter. However, Northwestern would
claw their way back yet in the first half of play as first-team
all-conference wide receiver Troy Naki caught a 36-yard touchdown
strike with 7 minutes remaining and added a 26-yard Steve
Gibbs field goal with time winding down in the half to put
the score at 19-9 at the intermission. The second half featured
a defensive struggle, as neither team was able to find the
end zone. Northwestern College had plenty of opportunities
in the second half as the offensive unit reached inside their
opponent’s 30-yard line on numerous occasions, but
saw each chance slip away in a scoreless result.
For the
game, Geneva outgained Northwestern in total yardage by
a 397-292 advantage with the majority of the Golden Tornadoes
damage coming on the ground as they posted 290 yards of
rushing offense alone. Kelly Lennox of Geneva led the rushing
attack, taking 27 carries for 171 yards as he was also
named the 2002 NCCAA Victory Bowl Most Valuable Player
(MVP) for his contributions. Fellow running back Josh Mullen
also passed the 100-yard milestone on the day, boasting
128 yards of his own on 20 carries and also added a touchdown
to his credit. For the Eagles, senior running back Lee
Meinerz and junior wide receiver Troy Naki were the workhorses.
Meinerz earned 79 yards on 25 attempts while Naki caught
5 passes for 90 yards and also added one touchdown to his
stat line. Beau Taylor was simply phenomenal for the Eagles
on the defensive side of the ball as he recorded 18 tackles
and 1 interception on the afternoon after severely dislocating
his elbow just three weeks ago.
Northwestern finishes
their season at 8-2 and was ranked 22nd in the
last release of the NAIA national rankings. Geneva College
wraps up their 2002 campaign with a 7-5 season showing and
remained undefeated in NCCAA Victory Bowl match-ups, improving
to 3-0 all-time in the post-season event.
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UNIVERSITY POSTS 54-14 WIN OVER TRINITY
INTERNATIONAL IN 2001 NCCAA VICTORY BOWL
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. ----- Gardner-Webb ran to a 35-0
halftime lead and did not look back, beating Trinity
International (Ill.), 54-14, Saturday in the 2001
National Christian College Athletic Association's
Victory Bowl. The win secured GWU's fifth-straight
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2000
Victory Bowl
Northwestern Defeats
Greenville 35-27 To Claim Victory Bowl
(November 18, 2000) Canton,
Ohio -- The Northwestern College Eagles (8-2) capped
off the 2000 season with a 35-27 come-from-behind
victory over Greenville College in the Victory Bowl
held at Fawcett Stadium, home of the Pro Football
Hall of Fame Game. Northwestern's Joe Wise was named
the Victory Bowl's MVP for his 204 yards of rushing
on 39 carries and 2 TD's giving him 1136 yards on
the year, his second consecutive 1000- yard season.
Greenville took a 7-0
lead midway through the first quarter on a 7-yard
TD pass from Kyle Krober to Bryan Meier but Northwestern
cut the lead to 7-6 less than a minute later on a
24-yard run by Joe Wise (2-point PAT failed).
Later in the 1st quarter,
Dontrell Harriel rushed for a 5 yard TD (2-point
PAT failed) to extend Greenville's lead to 13-6.
Harriel then ran for a 10-yard TD midway through
the second period to give the Panthers a 20-6 lead.
Northwestern would score 2 TD's later in the period
(two Jeff Waggoner TD passes to Aaron Kern and BJ
emmert) to cut the lead to 20-18 at the half (PAT
kick failed, 2-point PAT failed).
Greenville pulled further
ahead in the 3rd quarter (7:33 left) as Krober rushed
for a 5-yard TD to give the Panthers a 27-18 lead
but it would be Greenville's final score of the day.
Northwestern again bounced back to trim the lead
to 27-21 on a 37-yard field goal by Steve Gibbs early
in the fourth period and then took its first lead
of the game with 5:19 remaining in the contest on
a 4-yard pass from Waggoner to BJ Emmert to go up
28-27. The Eagles then iced the game with a 9-yard
TD run by Wise with just 1:48 left in the game to
give Northwestern the 35-27 victory and the 4th Annual
Victory Bowl crown.
Northwestern held a 25-17
advantage in first downs in the game and also a slight
414-352 advantage in total net yards.
Waggoner completed 11
of 27 passes for 137 yards and 3 TD's and 0 interceptions
for Northwestern as Emmert was his favorite target
with 5 catches for 95 yards and 2 TD's. Kern followed
with 4 receptions for 29 yards and 1 TD.
Wise churned out 204 yards
on the ground for the Eagles (5.2 avg, 2TD's) while
Andy Olson followed with 39 yards on 8 attempts.
Waggoner posted 34 yards rushing on 11 carries.
For Greenville, Krober
connected on 21 of 38 passes for 191 yards and 1
TD with 2 interceptions as Elliot Turner hauled in
8 passes for 94 yards. Daryl DeShields had 6 catches
for 58 yards while Meier pulled in 4 passes for 32
yards and 1 TD.
Harriel led the Panthers
on the ground with 126 yards on 17 attempts (7.4
avg, 2 TD's) as Krober followed with 27 yards on
9 carries and 1 TD.
Defensively for Northwestern,
Josh Underbakke led the way with 13 tackles while
Beau Taylor followed with 11. Dave Pazurek recorded
2 interceptions for the Eagles. Greenville's John
Ellis led the Panther defense with 16 tackles as
Robert Aguilar was next with 15 tackles, four tackles
for loss and one sack.
This was the first Victory
Bow appearance for either team. Northwestern tied
its school record for most wins in a season.
NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL PLAYER JOE
WISE NAMED MVP OF NCCAA VICTORY BOWL GAME
St. Paul, Minn., Nov.
20 - Northwestern College's Joe Wise was received
the Most Valuable Player award for his efforts in
Northwestern's 35-27 victory over Greenville College
in the NCCAA Victory Bowl showdown in Canton, Ohio.
Wise gained 204 rushing yards on 29 carries with
an impressive 5.2 average yards per carry and also
tallied 2 touchdowns on the afternoon. Wise finishes
the season with 1,136 yards earning him back to back
1,000 yards seasons for the junior running back from
Morrison, Colorado. He averaged 113.6 yards per game
and 5.3 yards per carry for the Eagles on the season.
Northwestern finishes the season with an 8-2 record,
tying the school record for most wins in a season.
The Eagles look to continue their success next season
with several key players returning from this year's
squad.
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