District college football roundup: Slippery Rock wins in playoffs on 2-point hook-and-lateral in OT
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Brayden Long hit hit Logan Ramper with a 28-yard touchdown pass, then Slippery Rock scored on a hook-and-lateral on the ensuing 2-point conversion to knock off top-seeded Kutztown, 25-24 in overtime, in an NCAA Division II playoff second-round game Saturday.
Kutztown (11-1) scored earlier on its overtime possession on Luke Maxwell’s 2-yard run. Slippery Rock (11-1) trailed by eight with 1:53 left when Kam Kruzelyak caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Long, who then hit Ramper with a successful 2-point pass to tie the game. Long threw for 288 yards and Ramper caught nine passes for 120 yards. Steven Burkhardt rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown for Kutztown.
Cal (Pa.) 34, Ashland 33 — Demonte Martin scored on a 48-yard touchdown pass from Davis Black with 3:49 left in the game as Cal (Pa.) (10-2) overcame a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Ashland (9-4) in the second round of the NCAA Division II tournament. Black threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another TD. Trevor Bycznski threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns for Ashland, but he was also picked off three times. The Vulcans will face Slippery Rock in next week’s third-round matchup.
Division III
Second round
Carnegie Mellon 24, Centre College 15 — Brendan McCullough caught 10 passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns from Ben Mills as Carnegie Mellon (10-1) beat Centre College (8-3) in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament. Mills threw for 153 yards. Logan Young had two interceptions for the Tartans defense, which forced four Centre turnovers overall and set a team record by limiting Centre to minus-33 rushing yards. Jack Gohmann tossed for 402 yards and a touchdown on a 38-for-63 passing effort for Centre while Blake Busson caught 13 passes for 212 yards and Dant Bowling had 10 receptions for 121 yards and a touchdown. Carnegie Mellon advances to play Mount Union in next Saturday’s third round.
Johns Hopkins 17, Grove City 14 — Jase Herrick recovered a punt blocked by Shay Aitken in the end zone with 3:43 left in the game to give Johns Hopkins (10-1) the NCAA Division III second-round win over Grove City (9-2). Grove City hit the left upright with nine seconds left on a 27-yard game-tying field goal attempt. James Rinello threw for 264 yards and a touchdown and added a rushing TD for Johns Hopkins, which will face DePauw in next week’s third round. Grove City’s Logan Pfeuffer threw for 273 yards and a touchdown to Scott Fraser, who had 19 receptions for 231 yards.
Randolph-Macon 38, Washington & Jefferson 22 — In the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament, Mitchell Johnson rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns as Randolph-Macon (10-1) overcame an early 14-point deficit to defeat Washington & Jefferson (9-2). The Presidents went ahead on two first-quarter touchdown runs by quarterback Jacob Pugh before Randolph-Macon scored the next 38 points. Dante Casciola threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns for Randolph-Macon while Jason Moore caught four passes for 125 yards and a touchdown. Pugh threw for 271 yards and a touchdown to Jacob Macosko, who had 11 receptions for 140 yards. Randolph-Macon matches up against Salisbury next Saturday in the third round.