NAIA CHAMPIONSHIP Carroll College drops Georgetown

The Saints had lost in the semifinals the past two years to the Tigers.
SAVANNAH, Tenn. (AP) -- Robb Latrielle passed for 264 yards and three first-half touchdowns as Carroll College of Montana won its first NAIA title by defeating two-time defending champion Georgetown (Ky.) 28-7 Saturday.
The Saints (12-2) lost in the semifinals the past two years to the Tigers (12-1), who had won 53 of their previous 55 games.
Georgetown gave up 417 total yards, while gaining on 198. The Tigers' only touchdown came in the first quarter, on a 35-yard pass from Neil Warren to Cody Brown.
Warren, who had averaged 224 yards passing per game with 22 TD passes this season, completed just 4 of 16 passes and finished with 38 yards. He also ran for 77 yards.
Latrielle took over at quarterback when Tyler Emmert was injured in a quarterfinal victory over Southern Oregon. Latrielle threw for 271 yards and two TDs in the Tigers' semifinal win over top-ranked Sioux Falls, S.D., and he never missed a beat against Georgetown.
He helped the Saints gain 258 first-half yards against a defense that had been allowing an average of 224 a game. The Tigers gave up 20 points just once all season.
Playing well
Throwing to five different receivers, Latrielle completed 14 of his first 19 passes for 182 yards. He threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Zack Zawacki in the first quarter, and in the second period he connected with Cory FitzSimmons for 13 yards and Mark Gallik for 16 yards.
FitzSimmons, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound senior, provided serious matchup problems for the Tigers. He set up his touchdown with a 44-yard catch and run to the Tigers 15. He finished with seven catches for 105 yards, while Gallik had six for 104.
On the drive capped by Gallik's TD catch, Latrielle converted a pair of key third-down passes, including a 28-yarder to Gallik on third-and-15.
Georgetown tied the game in the final seconds of the opening period when Warren connected with Brown. Warren was sacked three times, however, and he completed just 3 of 8 passes for 42 yards in the period.
The Saints ate up much of the fourth quarter with a closing 76-yard drive, capped by a 1-yard run by Heath Wall, who gained 89 yards on 21 carries.