Hope Adebayo rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, and St. Thomas finished with 378 yards on the ground, the most since moving up to Division I competition, as the Tommies rolled over Stetson 38-6 in a Pioneer Football League game Saturday in Deland, Fla.
It was a big performance for St. Thomas coming off last week’s humbling, and surprising, 52-21 loss at Drake.
The Tommies improved to 5-3 overall and 4-1 in the PFL. Stetson fell to 3-4, 1-3.
The dominant performance by Adebayo, a junior from Inver Grove Heights, ended his nine-game slump of not reaching 100 yards in a game. His biggest run went for a 67-yard touchdown in the first half.
Amari Powell, making his first start at quarterback since the Sept. 16 loss at Harvard, completed eight passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns as the Tommies rolled up 466 yards of offense.
Gustavus Adolphus 38, St. John’s 35
George Sandven completed 25 of 37 passes for 353 yards and three touchdowns to lift the Gusties to a tight win over the Johnnies in St. Peter, Minn. Aaron Syverson was 20 of 36 passing for 270 yards and three touchdowns for St. John’s.
Bethel 49, Hamline 7
The Royals rolled up 571 yards of offense and 34 first downs to crush the Pipers in Arden Hills, Minn. George Bolt completed 20 of 28 passes for 271 yards and a touchdown for Bethel. Bolt also ran for three touchdowns. Alejandra Villanueva was 14 of 21 passing for 117 yards and a touchdown to lead Hamline.
Concordia-Moorhead 49, Macalester 8
Cooper Mattern was 14 of 23 passing for 261 yards and four touchdowns and also rushed for 162 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries to lead the Cobbers over the Scots in Moorhead, Minn. Macalester’s Michael Nadeau completed 18 of 43 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted four times.
Augsburg 56, St. Olaf 36
The Auggies scored touchdowns on eight of their nine offensive possessions to beat the Oles in Northfield, Minn., and quarterback Cade Sheehan was in on seven of the TDs, completing 20 of 24 passes for 218 yards and four scores and rushing for 77 yards and three scores on 17 attempts.
Bemidji State 38, Concordia-St. Paul 3
The Beavers blocked three punts and intercepted three passes to blow past the Golden Bears in an NSIC game at Chet Anderson Stadium in Bemidji, Minn, Junior Jaylin Richardson topped 100 yards rushing for the third game in the past four weeks to lead Concordia-St. Paul, finishing with 112 yards on 22 carries. He was aided by sophomore teammate Daniel Hornacek, who ran for 59 yards on just six carries, with a long run of 41 yards and an average of 9.8 yards per carry..
Wis.-River Falls 75, Wis.-Stevens Point 14
The Falcons set a program record with their biggest offensive outburst against a WIAC opponent by thrashing the Pointers in Stevens Point, Wis. River Falls had its way offensively, finishing with 863 yards and scoring 12 touchdowns. Quarterbacks Kaleb Blaha, Konnor Aufenthie and Ben Wesolowski combined to pass for season highs of 36 completions, 513 yards and seven touchdowns. The Falcons also set a season high with 350 rushing yards and 41 first downs.
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