{"id":80,"date":"2010-10-21T11:34:17","date_gmt":"2010-10-21T16:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jonfmorse.com\/tog\/?p=80"},"modified":"2010-10-21T11:41:31","modified_gmt":"2010-10-21T16:41:31","slug":"division-ii-week-7-recapweek-8-precap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jonfmorse.com\/tog\/2010\/10\/21\/division-ii-week-7-recapweek-8-precap\/","title":{"rendered":"Division II: Week 7 recap\/Week 8 precap."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An athlete is killed by police, after which the rest of this news is secondary.\u00a0 Two top-five upsets, one of which involved a baseball score, heartbreak induced by three placekicking failures (the first of which was with four seconds left on the clock), a bunch of realignment news I forgot to tell you about last week, a major format change and more after the jump.<br \/>\n<!--more--><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gulf South<\/strong>:<br \/>\n#19 Valdosta State 5, at #5 North Alabama 0<br \/>\nHarding 38, at #12 Delta State 35 (Homecoming)<br \/>\nat West Alabama 40, Henderson State 38 (Homecoming)<br \/>\nat Arkansas Tech 35, Southern Arkansas 19 (Homecoming)<br \/>\nat Arkansas-Monticello 31, West Georgia 24 (Homecoming)<br \/>\nOuachita Baptist &#8211; idle<\/p>\n<p>A safety and a field goal was all Valdosta needed to get past UNA on Thursday night; the Blazers&#8217; defense did the rest.\u00a0 Valdosta held UNA to 101 yards of offense, which was their lowest offensive output ever.\u00a0 It was the first time the Lions had been shutout at home since 1997, also against the Blazers. &#8230; Harding exploded with four touchdowns in the second quarter to fight off a valiant comeback attempt by the Statesmen. &#8230; West Alabama scored as time expired to retake a lead that had been lost just under two minutes earlier on a blocked punt return.\u00a0 WAU&#8217;s Deon Williams threw for 388 yards and four TDs, while HSU QB Nick Hardesty racked up 415 yards.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\nThe conference race is now on wide open throttle with the NAU and Delta losses.<\/p>\n<p>#10 North Alabama (6-1, 3-1) at Ouachita Baptist (4-2, 2-2)<br \/>\nArkansas-Monticello (3-4, 2-3) at #14 Valdosta State (5-1, 3-1)<br \/>\n#22 Delta State (5-2, 4-1) at West Georgia (3-4, 2-3)<br \/>\nArkansas Tech (3-4, 2-3) at West Alabama (5-2, 3-1)<br \/>\nHarding (3-3, 1-3) at Henderson State (4-3, 3-2)<br \/>\nSouthern Arkansas (0-7, 0-5) idle<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Realignment<\/span>: There was a lot of realignment news over the summer which I should have included in Things to Know last week, but inexplicably forgot.\u00a0 For the Gulf South, the impact is that the Arkansas schools (Ouachita, Henderson, Harding, and, you know, the three schools with Arkansas in their names) announced that they&#8217;d be leaving the conference after next season.\u00a0 They&#8217;ll be forming an as-yet unnamed league with at least some of the Oklahoma schools in the Lone Star Conference.\u00a0 The remaining GSC schools are apparently looking into a move to Division I.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mid-America<\/strong>:<br \/>\nat #6 Northwest Missouri State 42, Emporia State 28<br \/>\nat #11 Central Missouri 43, #17 Missouri Western 21<br \/>\nWashburn 35, at Pittsburg State 34 (2OT)<br \/>\nat Nebraska-Omaha 41, Fort Hays State 29<br \/>\nat Truman 23, Missouri Southern 6 (Homecoming)<\/p>\n<p>Northwest prevailed thanks to a pair of pick-sixes, and climbed a spot thanks to North Alabama&#8217;s loss.\u00a0 The win was Northwest&#8217;s 42nd straight conference win, breaking their own league record set from 1997-2001. &#8230; Central rode Anthony Stewart&#8217;s 224 rushing yards to maintain their half-game lead over Northwest.\u00a0 Central Missouri moved up two spots, while MWSU dropped out of the poll. &#8230; The Gorillas had rallied back from a 28-7 halftime deficit to tie the game at 28, and missed two game-winning FG attempts: a 37-yarder with four seconds in regulation, and a 37-yarder in the first OT after picking off a pass at the goal line to hold the Ichabods scoreless.\u00a0 Pittsburg scored on a 25-yard run in the second OT, but missed the PAT, leaving the door open for heartbreak.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\nNorthwest and Central are now firmly in control.\u00a0 November 6 looms large on the calendar.<\/p>\n<p>#5 Northwest (5-1, 5-0) at Washburn (4-3, 3-2)<br \/>\nUNO (3-4, 3-2) at #9 Central (7-1, 6-0)<br \/>\nMissouri Western (5-2, 3-2) at Missouri Southern (2-5, 0-5)<br \/>\nTruman (3-4, 1-4) at Emporia (5-3, 3-3)<br \/>\nPittsburg (3-4, 1-4) at Fort Hays (3-4, 1-4)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Realignment<\/span>: Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State aren&#8217;t joining their Oklahoma brethren in the new league with the Arkansas schools, because they&#8217;re joining the MIAA instead.\u00a0 Also moving to the league are Lindenwood (NAIA Heart of America Conference, moving up to D-II) and Nebraska-Kearney (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference).\u00a0 With the addition of Lincoln (MO) and the readmission of Southwest Baptist for football, the league will expand to 16 teams, meaning two eight-team divisions will be a requirement.\u00a0 This should all shake out in time for the 2013 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great Lakes IAC<\/strong>:<br \/>\nat #1 Grand Valley State 57, Lake Erie 23<br \/>\nat #8 Hillsdale 24, Michigan Tech 17<br \/>\nNorthern Michigan 22, at Ferris State 20<br \/>\nAshland 40, at Wayne State (MI) 35<br \/>\nat Ohio Dominican 20, Findlay 10<br \/>\nat Northwood 51, Tiffin 27 (Homecoming)<br \/>\nat Saginaw Valley 24, Indianapolis 20<\/p>\n<p>GVSU is now in sole possession of first place, as Ferris slips a game back.\u00a0 Wayne had a chance to stay within a game of the lead, but their hopes are all but dashed. &#8230; Lake Erie amassed 494 yards of offense in the loss, which might be a red flag for GVSU, although it should be noted that Lake Erie has racked up over 400 yards of offense four times this year; they just can&#8217;t play defense. &#8230; Hillsdale moved up two spots with the win; it is the highest ranking in school history. &#8230; Findlay has not scored more than 10 points all season.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\nFerris (5-2, 5-1) at #1 Grand Valley (7-0, 6-0)<br \/>\n#6 Hillsdale (6-1, 5-1) at Wayne State (5-2, 4-2)<br \/>\nSaginaw Valley (3-4, 3-3) at Ashland (4-3, 3-3)<br \/>\nLake Erie (0-7, 0-6) at Findlay (1-6, 1-5)<br \/>\nIndianapolis (3-4, 2-4) at Northern Michigan (4-3, 4-2)<br \/>\nNorthwood (4-3, 4-2) at Michigan Tech (4-2, 4-2)<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Atlantic<\/strong>:<br \/>\nLenoir-Rhyne 24, at Brevard 8<br \/>\nat Mars Hill 48, Newberry 36<br \/>\nCarson-Newman 42, at Catawba 16<br \/>\nat Wingate 33, Tusculum 27<\/p>\n<p>The Sally continues to have no ranked teams, but the league does finally have a squad with a losing record as Brevard falls to 3-4.\u00a0 Brevard was held to 48 yards of total offense.\u00a0 Mars Hill, who took sole possession of first place, remains unranked but would be #28. &#8230; There were just over two minutes remaining when the Carson-Newman went ahead 28-16; the blowout score was the result of two pick-sixes as Catawba tried to throw their way back into it.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Thursday<\/span>:<br \/>\nMars Hill (5-2, 3-0) at Carson-Newman (4-3, 2-1) (Comcast Southeast, if you have it).\u00a0 An Eagles win will throw the entire conference race into absolute chaos, while a Mars Hill victory will start to clear up the picture considerably.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\nCatawba (4-2, 2-1) at Newberry (3-3, 2-1)<br \/>\nTusculum (4-3, 0-3) at Lenoir-Rhyne (4-3, 1-2)<br \/>\nWingate (4-2, 2-1) at Brevard (3-4, 0-3)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Realignment<\/span>: Nothing which affects football, although beginning next season the league will enter a four-year scheduling alliance with D-II independent North Greenville in which NGU plays a full SAC schedule.\u00a0 The Crusaders will not be eligible to win the conference championship, nor will its games count in the standings; this merely guarantees the SAC members an additional regional game, and helps NGU play a full D-II schedule.\u00a0 (In order to qualify for the D-II playoffs, a team must play eight games against D-II schools.\u00a0 NGU has only been able to manage seven in recent years.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Northern Sun<\/strong>:<br \/>\nat #2 Minnesota-Duluth 49, Mary 0 (Homecoming)<br \/>\n#14 Augustana (SD) 17, at Winona State 0<br \/>\nat St. Cloud State 14, Southwest Minnesota State 6<br \/>\nConcordia-St. Paul 17, at Wayne State (NE) 14<br \/>\nBemidji State 14, at Minnesota State-Moorhead 6<br \/>\nNorthern State 38, at Minnesota-Crookston 0<br \/>\nat Minnesota State-Mankato 48, Upper Iowa 14<\/p>\n<p>Duluth racked up 531 yards of offense and cruised.\u00a0 The Bulldogs remain at #2 following the win, but picked up 3 of the 26 first-place votes. &#8230; Augustana may have the edge going forward since Duluth has a game remaining against third-place St. Cloud State, who entered the poll at #23 and remained in the three-way tie for first.\u00a0 Augustana&#8217;s toughest remaining game is against Wayne State, who essentially tumbled out of the conference race when an interception in the end zone with a minute-ten to go sealed their loss. &#8230; Bemidji won the annual Battle Axe trophy game. &#8230; Northern finally gets a win, while Crookston remains without one.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\n#2 Duluth (7-0, 6-0) at Northern State (1-6, 1-5)<br \/>\n#11 Augustana (7-0, 6-0) at MSU-Moorhead (2-5, 2-4)<br \/>\nCrookston (0-7, 0-6) at #23 St. Cloud (6-1, 6-0)<br \/>\nMary (1-6, 1-5) at Bemidji (4-3, 3-3)<br \/>\nWinona (4-3, 3-3) at Concordia (5-2, 4-2)<br \/>\nMSU-Mankato (4-3, 3-3) at Wayne State (5-2, 4-2)<br \/>\nSouthwest (3-4, 2-4) at Upper Iowa (1-6, 1-5)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Realignment<\/span>: Two NAIA schools that have been approved for transition to D-II are the current subject of campus visits by NSIC officials.\u00a0 Nothing is certain, but expect Minot State and major NAIA bully Sioux Falls to join the league shortly.\u00a0 Black Hills State and South Dakota Mines are also moving up, but they&#8217;re back-burnered right now.\u00a0 On the down side, St. Cloud State<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great Northwest<\/strong>:<br \/>\nat Humboldt State 28, Dixie State 3<br \/>\nat Central Washington 19, Western Oregon 0<\/p>\n<p>CWU&#8217;s second shutout in as many weeks.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\nThe conference title could be all but determined this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Humboldt (6-1, 4-0) at Central (5-3, 4-1)<br \/>\nSimon Fraser (1-5, 0-4) at Dixie (1-6, 1-5)<br \/>\nAzusa Pacific (NAIA) at Western Oregon (4-3, 3-2), non-conference<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lone Star<\/strong>:<br \/>\n#5 Abilene Christian 54, Incarnate Word 17<br \/>\nat #9 Texas A&amp;M-Kingsville 28, #7 West Texas A&amp;M 24<br \/>\nat #15 Midwestern State 35, Angelo State 21<br \/>\nTarleton State 34, at Texas A&amp;M-Commerce 31<br \/>\nNortheastern State 20 at SW Oklahoma State 10<br \/>\nat East Central 22, Eastern New Mexico 19<br \/>\nSE Oklahoma 56 at Central Oklahoma 55 (OT)<\/p>\n<p>West Texas fell despite roaring to a 24-6 lead midway through the second quarter.\u00a0 Kingsville completed the comeback on a TD pass with 3:24 remaining.\u00a0 The Buffaloes fall to #17, while the Javelinas replace them at #7. &#8230; Abilene moved up a spot, helped by 379 passing yards from Mitchell Gale. &#8230; Tarleton scored on a 21-yard pass from Nick Stephens to Saleem Hakim to slip past Commerce. The win gives the South a 15-3 edge in crossover games this season. &#8230; East Central took the lead on a TD with 2:07 left to get past ENMU.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\n#4 Abilene (7-0, 4-0) at Eastern New Mexico (3-4, 2-2) (crossover game)<br \/>\n#7 Kingsville (6-1, 3-1) at Tarleton (2-5, 1-2)<br \/>\n#13 Midwestern (6-1, 2-1) at #17 West Texas (5-2, 2-1)<br \/>\nCentral Oklahoma (2-5, 2-1) at Northeastern (4-3, 3-0)<br \/>\nIncarnate Word (2-5, 0-3) at Angelo State (2-4, 0-4)<br \/>\nEast Central (2-5, 2-1) at SE Oklahoma (2-4, 2-2)<br \/>\nSW OKlahoma (1-6, 1-3) at Commerce (2-5, 1-2)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Realignment<\/span>: The LSC is getting hit hard, although the general consensus is that it&#8217;s not the worst thing in the world for the Texas schools.\u00a0 East Central, SE Oklahoma, and SW Oklahoma are joining the six Arkansas GSC schools in a new league, while Northeastern and Central are moving to the MIAA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong>:<br \/>\nat #4 California (PA) 28, Slippery Rock 3<br \/>\n#20 Bloomsburg 23, Shippensburg 3<br \/>\nat #23 Kutztown 38, Millersville 28<br \/>\nat CW Post 28, East Stroudsburg 17<br \/>\nat West Chester 48, Cheyney 34<br \/>\nMercyhurst 22, Edinboro 21 (OT)<br \/>\nGannon 42, at Lock Haven<br \/>\nat Indiana (PA) 21, Clarion 14<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\nThe West title could be decided as California would clinch the title with a win and an Indiana loss.\u00a0 One of the three East co-leaders will definitely fall off the pace, also.<\/p>\n<p>#3 California (7-0, 4-0) at Mercyhurst (5-2, 3-1)<br \/>\nWest Chester (3-4, 3-1) at #16 Bloomsburg (6-1, 4-0)<br \/>\n#18 Kutztown (7-0, 4-0) at CW Post (5-2, 4-0)<br \/>\nIndiana (4-3, 2-2) at Gannon (4-3, 2-2)<br \/>\nEast Stroudsburg (1-6, 0-4) at Millersville (2-5, 0-4)<br \/>\nCheyney (1-6, 1-3) at Shippensburg (1-6, 0-4)<br \/>\nEdinboro (4-3, 1-3) at Clarion (2-5, 2-2)<br \/>\nLock Haven (0-7, 0-4) at Slippery Rock (5-2, 2-2)<\/p>\n<p><strong>West Virginia<\/strong>:<br \/>\nat #18 Shepherd 37, #21 West Virginia Wesleyan 26<br \/>\nWest Liberty State 48, at West Virginia State 26<br \/>\nat Concord 49, Glenville State 14<br \/>\nat Charleston 24, Seton Hill 20<br \/>\nat UNC-Pembroke 24, Fairmont State 0 (non-conference)<\/p>\n<p>Following their big game, Shepherd moves up to #15, while Wesleyan manages to barely hold on to a ranking at #25.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\n#15 Shepherd (7-0, 5-0) at West Liberty (4-2, 3-1)<br \/>\n#25 WV Wesleyan (6-1, 3-1) at Fairmont (2-5, 0-4)<br \/>\nWV State (0-6, 0-4) at Glenville (3-4, 2-2)<br \/>\nConcord (5-2, 3-2) at Seton Hill (2-6, 1-4)<br \/>\nCharleston (4-3, 3-2) at Urbana (2-5) (non-conference)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Realignment<\/span>: Nothing affecting football, but Salem International is making noise about leaving.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rocky Mountain<\/strong>:<br \/>\n#13 Nebraska-Kearney 38, at CSU-Pueblo 24<br \/>\nat #24 Colorado Mines 46, Mesa State 10<br \/>\nChadron State 41, at New Mexico Highlands 19<br \/>\nAdams State 14, at Western New Mexico 10<br \/>\nWestern State 27, at Fort Lewis 24<\/p>\n<p>Kearney&#8217;s Kyle Kaiser had 282 receiving yards and scored on 71- and 73-yard TD catches. &#8230; Western State&#8217;s Ryan Walstrom blocked not one but two Fort Lewis field goal attempts in the fourth quarter to preserve the win.\u00a0 Walstrom blocked two PAT attempts last week against Highlands, as well.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\nNew Mexico Highlands (1-6, 1-4) at #12 Kearney (6-1, 5-0)<br \/>\n#24 Colorado Mines (6-1, 5-0) at Western State (1-6, 1-4)<br \/>\nWestern New Mexico (3-4, 2-3) at Chadron (4-3, 4-2)<br \/>\nCSU-Pueblo (5-2, 3-2) at Mesa State (2-4, 2-3)<br \/>\nFort Lewis (1-5, 1-4) at Adams State (3-4, 2-3)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Realignment<\/span>: The RMAC will be losing Kearney to the MIAA, and the conference may be affected by falling dominoes if the Lone Star seeks to expand to replace the lost Oklahoma schools, although the general sense is that this isn&#8217;t likely.\u00a0 The league is also potentially targeting Black Hills State and South Dakota Mines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Southern<\/strong>:<br \/>\n#10 Albany State 27, at Benedict 10<br \/>\nat Fort Valley State 26, #16 Tuskegee 0<br \/>\n#22 Morehouse 38, at Stillman 24<br \/>\nClark Atlanta 19, at Kentucky State 7<br \/>\nMiles 20, at Lane 6<\/p>\n<p>A bad week for the home teams in the SAIC, as only Fort Valley defended their turf.\u00a0 &#8230; Benedict hung tough with Albany, trailing 14-10 going into the final period. &#8230; Tuskegee was held to 92 yards of total offense. &#8230; Morehouse, led by David Carter&#8217;s 205 rushing yards, scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to put away their victory.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\nBig game at Morehouse this weekend, but it won&#8217;t settle anything for Albany even if Fort Valley stumbles.<\/p>\n<p>#8 Albany State (7-0, 6-0) at #19 Morehouse (6-1, 5-1)<br \/>\nFort Valley State (6-1, 5-1) at Kentucky State (3-5, 2-4)<br \/>\nTuskegee (5-2, 4-2) at Clark Atlanta (4-3, 4-2)<br \/>\nBenedict (2-6, 2-5) at Miles (3-5, 3-4)<br \/>\nStillman (0-7, 0-6) at Lane (0-7, 0-6)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Northeast Ten<\/strong>:<br \/>\nNew Haven 13, at American International 0<br \/>\nat Merrimack 49, Assumption 23<br \/>\nBentley 36, at Southern Connecticut 26<br \/>\nStonehill 27, at Pace 0<br \/>\nSt. Anselm idle<\/p>\n<p>New Haven&#8217;s Victor Jones carried the load, and that&#8217;s not just an idiom; Jones rushed a whopping 46 times for 202 yards. &#8230; In truly tragic news, on Sunday morning Pace&#8217;s Danroy Henry was shot and killed by police in Mount Pleasant, NY, during a traffic stop.\u00a0 Pace has cancelled Saturday&#8217;s game with Bentley, in a move supported by both opponent and league.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\nThe leaders face off.\u00a0 A New Haven win would all but seal the conference title, as their remaining games are against the two worst teams in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Merrimack (3-3, 3-1) at New Haven (6-1, 4-1)<br \/>\nSt. Anselm (1-5, 1-3) at Assumption (5-2, 2-2)<br \/>\nPace (0-6, 0-4) at Bentley (3-4, 3-2) &#8212; CANCELLED, will not be rescheduled.<br \/>\nSouthern Connecticut (3-4, 3-2) at Stonehill (3-3, 1-3)<br \/>\nAmerican International (3-4, 3-2) idle<\/p>\n<p><strong>Central<\/strong>:<br \/>\nat #25 Winston-Salem State 58, Livingstone 0<br \/>\nSt. Augustine&#8217;s 21, at Central State (OH) 14 (non-conference)<br \/>\nat Shaw 34, Fayetteville State 27<br \/>\nat Virginia State 15, Elizabeth City State 10<br \/>\nat Bowie State 24, Lincoln (PA) 18<br \/>\nChowan 31, at St. Paul&#8217;s 20<br \/>\nat Virginia Union 44, Johnson C. Smith 21<\/p>\n<p>St. Augustine&#8217;s enters the poll with their victory. &#8230; With their win, Virginia State takes effective control of the North race, having beaten both Bowie and Elizabeth City.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday<\/span>:<br \/>\nUNC-Pembroke (5-2) at #21 Winston-Salem (7-1, 5-1) (non-conference)<br \/>\n#24 St. Augustine&#8217;s (6-1, 4-0) at Johnson C. 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