NAIA FOOTBALL Carroll College winner against McKendree



Sioux Falls, S.D. managed a slim win over Benedictine.
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HELENA, Mont. -- Mark Gallik caught 11 passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns Saturday and top-ranked Carroll College posted a 40-7 victory over No. 14 McKendree in the first round of the NAIA playoffs.
Gallik, who was named offensive player of the game, caught touchdown passes of 34, 8 and 8 yards from Tyler Emmert, who completed 17-of-25 passes for 263 yards.
DJ Dearcorn rushed for 81 yards and two scores for the Saints (12-0), who led 21-0 at halftime. Backup quarterback Robb Latrielle scored on a 1-yard run with 10:07 remaining to give Carroll a 40-0 lead.
McKendree (8-3) avoided the shutout with a 2-yard run by Drew Cofty with 3:58 remaining.
St. Francis, Ind. 34,Georgetown, Ky. 23
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Chris Bramell threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns to lead St. Francis, Ind.
Georgetown (9-3, 8-1 Mid South Conference) led 16-14 at the end of the third quarter, but Bramell's two fourth-quarter TD passes to Curt Garwood, along with Mike Ledo's 25-yard touchdown run, won the game for the Cougars (11-0, 6-0).
The Tigers' Neil Warren threw for 149 yards and one touchdown and ran for 20 yards to score another TD.
Sioux Falls 24, Benedictine 21
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Ryan Simmons scored two touchdowns to lead Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls (11-0, 10-0) was first on the scoreboard when Simmons ran 2 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.
But Benedictine's (9-3, 9-1) Jason Johnson caught a 20-yard pass from Fran Johnson, ending the first half with a 7-7 tie.
But Sioux Falls led throughout the second half after Nick Geelan scored a touchdown on a 38-yard fumble recovery in the third quarter. In that same quarter, T.C. Fraser kicked a 42-yard field goal for Sioux Falls.
St. Ambrose 32,MidAm Nazarene 31, 2OT
OLATHE, Kan. -- Joe Schimmel scored on a two-point conversion in double overtime.
Schimmel's rush came after quarterback Jeff Kietzman scored on a 1-yard run in the second overtime. Schimmel finished with 128 yards rushing, including a 7-yard run for a touchdown in the first overtime period.
Northwestern, Iowa 36,Ottawa, Kan. 33
ORANGE CITY, Iowa -- Daniel Johnston threw for two touchdowns and Jon Paulsen ran for the winning touchdown with 1:27 remaining for Northwestern.
Paulsen, who led in rushing with 140 yards, scored on an 8-yard run for the Red Raiders (10-1).
Ottawa (9-2) led 20-14 at halftime.
Northwestern Oklahoma 63,Tabor College (Kan.) 21
ALVA, Okla. -- Patrick Crayton passed for four touchdowns and ran for another for Northwestern Oklahoma.
Crayton completed 17-of-28 passes for 275 yards and had 120 yards on 15 carries.
Mike Tyson and Wes Scott added one touchdown each for Northwestern Oklahoma.
Mary 20, Azusa Pacific 2
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Tim Garcia threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns to lead the University of Mary (10-1).
Dickinson St. 12, Lambuth 6
DICKINSON, N.D. -- Adam Eckert caught four passes for 110 yards and the winning touchdown for Dickinson State (11-0).