Wisconsin-Whitewater upends defending Div. III champs 44-41

Wesley and Rowan also advanced to next week's semifinal round.
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McMINNVILLE, Ore. -- Justin Beaver's 1-yard touchdown run with 42 seconds left gave Wisconsin-Whitewater a 44-41 victory over defending champion Linfield in a Division III quarterfinal game Saturday, snapping the Wildcats' 23-game winning streak.
Beaver, the leading rusher in D-III, had 34 carries for 197 yards and three touchdowns for Wisconsin-Whitewater (13-0), which advanced to play Wesley in the semifinals.
Brett Elliott threw for a school-record 528 yards and five touchdowns for Linfield (10-1).
The Wildcats took a 41-37 lead with Elliott's 23-yard pass over the middle to Brad McKechnie early in the fourth quarter.
After Beaver's touchdown run put the Warhawks ahead in the final minute, Linfield got one last chance. When Elliott's desperation pass from midfield fell incomplete in the final seconds, however, the winning streak was over.
Jacobs passed for 302 yards and two scores for the Warhawks.
Wesley 46, Bridgewater, Va. 7
DOVER, Del. -- Chris Warrick threw four touchdown passes and rushed for another to lead Wesley past Bridgewater, Va.
Warrick threw for 287 yards while Kevin Nelson ran for 98 yards and a touchdown for the Wolverines (12-1).
Larry Beavers scored twice for Wesley, once on a 65-yard run and again on a 24-yard pass from Warrick.
The Eagles (10-2) got their only score in the third quarter on a 99-yard pass from Jeff Highfill, who threw for 132 yards.
Wesley finished with 547 yards of total offense, more than twice Bridgewater's output.
Rowan 27, Delaware Valley 21
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- Rowan's Joe Rankin threw four second-half touchdowns and Delaware Valley had a fourth-down pass knocked down in the end zone with 39 seconds remaining.
After forcing a three-and-out, the Aggies took over on Rowan's 36 with 3:01 left trailing 27-21. On fourth-and-14 on the Rowan 23 with 39 seconds remaining, Adam Knoblauch's pass to Joel Foreman in the end zone was knocked away by Eric Bailey.
Rowan (11-1) trailed 14-0 at the half but forced turnovers on the Aggies' first three possessions of the second half, converting two of them into touchdowns.