How About Those Cardinals?

[MIKEFTB]

Congratulations to the North Central College Cardinals on their 31-14 win over Delaware Valley college today in Naperville as NCC moves on to the NCAA Division 3 Semi Finals to face the Muhlenberg Mules next Saturday in Allentown PA. The Cardinals defeated Delaware Valley on the strength of two Ethan Greenfield (Lakes) TD runs of 1 & 2 yards. and two TD passes from Cardinals QB Broc Rutter (Neuqua Valley) 40 yards to DeAngelo Hardy (Lakes) and 11 yards to Andrew Kamienski (South Elgin). Freshman PK Magnus Meyer from Nesbru, Norway also added a 22 yard FG. Rutter was 23 of 33 for 263 yards passing. Greenfield had 95 yards rushing on 28 carries. Hardy had 132 yards on 9 receptions. Rutter continues to add to his amazing season totals 275 of 383 for 4,135 yards and 49 TDs. Also news of note.....the Wheaton College Thunder, the only team to defeat NCC this season (35-21 in week 4) lost today to St John MN 34-33 despite Thunder quarterback Luke Anthony (Wheaton North) completing 29 of 39 passing attempts for 290 yards, with two touchdown passes.The Thunder finish the season at 12-1 which is only their second twelve win season in program history. St. John's is now 12-1 on the season and advances to next Saturday's NCAA Division III other National Semifinal against UW-Whitewater...

 

[corey90]

Congratulations to the North Central College Cardinals on their 31-14 win over Delaware Valley college today in Naperville as NCC moves on to the NCAA Division 3 Semi Finals to face the Muhlenberg Mules next Saturday in Allentown PA. The Cardinals defeated Delaware Valley on the strength of two Ethan Greenfield (Lakes) TD runs of 1 & 2 yards. and two TD passes from Cardinals QB Broc Rutter (Neuqua Valley) 40 yards to DeAngelo Hardy (Lakes) and 11 yards to Andrew Kamienski (South Elgin). Freshman PK Magnus Meyer from Nesbru, Norway also added a 22 yard FG. Rutter was 23 of 33 for 263 yards passing. Greenfield had 95 yards rushing on 28 carries. Hardy had 132 yards on 9 receptions. Rutter continues to add to his amazing season totals 275 of 383 for 4,135 yards and 49 TDs. Also news of note.....the Wheaton College Thunder, the only team to defeat NCC this season (35-21 in week 4) lost today to St John MN 34-33 despite Thunder quarterback Luke Anthony (Wheaton North) completing 29 of 39 passing attempts for 290 yards, with two touchdown passes.The Thunder finish the season at 12-1 which is only their second twelve win season in program history. St. John's is now 12-1 on the season and advances to next Saturday's NCAA Division III other National Semifinal against UW-Whitewater...

Great to see an Illinois program playing deep in the playoffs. Hopefully they can finish it for the National Championship. Pretty special and something they will cherish the rest of their lives. SXU won it all a few years back in the NAIA after several semi final finishes and it was great to see them win it all.
Go Cardinals!

 

[mullin17]

I love true playoff football. Congrats NCC!

 

[MS4EVER]

Congrats to them! Super sad for Wheaton. Just absolutely heart broken!

 

[forlouann]

Bring on the Mules !!

 

[atrain97]

Congrats to them! Super sad for Wheaton. Just absolutely heart broken!

Especially how they lost. 2 missed extra point attempts in the final seconds. 1st a 15 yd penalty for spiking the ball after the touchdown, and then off setting penalties on 1st attempt, 2nd attempt no good.

 

[atrain97]

DeAngelo Hardy is a stud, especially for a Freshmen.

 

[crusader_of_90]

We need a left-handed bat ...ooops, wrong Cardinals.

 

[epicbret]

Andrew Kamienski is a gotdamn animal. Holy cow his stats this year.

Another South Elgin receiver coaches slept on...

 

[colin2229]

SE receivers coaches slept on? What do you mean?

He started in D2 and transferred down. Same thing with Kumerow at Whitewater.

Huge fans of both and are both having great years.

Perhaps they are at the correct level of play performing well and having a great career.