MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Week nine of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) football season is now in the books, and all the teams are in the home stretch now, as there are just two weeks left in the season. 

Concordia Wisconsin kept its undefeated season alive by defeating St. Norbert at home, while Benedictine also maintained its undefeated season by taking down Rockford on the road.

Elsewhere, Concordia Chicago got to .500 with its shutout of Eureka, and Aurora bounced back from its loss last week by beating Lakeland at home. 

Wisconsin Lutheran (4-4, 2-4 NACC) had the bye this week, and will travel to Concordia Wisconsin (8-0, 6-0 NACC) next Saturday.

WEEK 9	WEEK 10
Saturday, Oct. 31 Aurora 52, Lakeland 21 RV/-- Benedictine 56, Rockford 20 Concordia Chicago 30, Eureka 0 RV/RV Concordia Wisconsin 14, St. Norbert 3 Idle: Wisconsin Lutheran	Saturday, Nov. 7 (all times CT) Wisconsin Lutheran (4-4, 2-4) at RV/RV Concordia Wisconsin (8-0, 6-0), noon Concordia Chicago (5-3, 3-3) at St. Norbert (5-4, 5-2), 1 p.m. Aurora (4-4, 4-2) at RV/-- Benedictine (8-0, 6-0), 1 p.m. Rockford (0-8, 0-6) at Eureka (0-8, 0-6), 1 p.m. Idle: Lakeland (3-6, 2-5)
Rankings are AFCA/D3football.com

Aurora 52, Lakeland 21
After a narrow loss to St. Norbert last week, Aurora bounced back in a big way, using a sustained offensive attack to defeat Lakeland at home at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois. With the win, Aurora improves to 4-4 overall and 4-2 in NACC games. Lakeland falls to 3-6 overall and 2-5 in conference matchups.

Two combined punts and a turnover on downs started the game, but the Spartans were able to take advantage of a short Lakeland punt to get on the board first. Kohen Blount ran it in from the 2-yard line to get Aurora on the scoreboard. 

Later in the quarter, Lakeland turned the ball over on downs on its own 2, and Blount ran it in a second time to give Aurora a 14-0 lead going into the second quarter.

Aurora struck first in the second quarter, with Jackson Alcorn finding Demarion Williams for another Spartan touchdown to make it a three-score Aurora lead.

After both teams fumbled the ball, Lakeland got on the scoreboard with a touchdown of its own. Carson Glosny found Deshawn Hampton in the end zone from 27 yards out, cutting Aurora’s lead by seven.

Neither team scored in the rest of the quarter, and went into halftime with Aurora leading 21-7.

The Spartans started the third quarter off strong, scoring a touchdown to get their lead back up to 21 when Alcorn connected with Michael Townsend for a 23-yard touchdown. 

Following a turnover on downs by Lakeland deep in Aurora territory, the Spartans added another touchdown to their lead. This time, Alcorn ran it in himself from 18 yards out to add to Aurora’s advantage.

Lakeland responded by scoring themselves, with the Glosny-to-Hampton connection finding the end zone for the second time in the game, making it a 35-14 game going into the fourth quarter.

Aurora scored on its first three drives of the fourth quarter, and its defense forced an interception and a turnover on downs to make it 52-14 Spartans with less than five minutes left in the game.

Hassan Rivers picked up a rushing touchdown for the Muskies with 16 seconds left in the game, but the Spartans kneeled it once to end the game.

Alcorn went 15-of-24 for Aurora, throwing for 162 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception. Williams was the leading rusher in the game, gaining 94 yards on nine rushes, an average of 10.4 yards per carry. Williams was also the leading receiver for Aurora, making three receptions for 35 yards and two touchdowns.

Glosny was the leading passer in the game, going 19-of-40 with 219 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception. Rivers was the leading rusher for Lakeland, gaining 36 yards and a touchdown on five attempts, averaging 7.2 yards per carry. Hampton was the leading receiver in the game, hauling in five passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns.

Defensively, Aurora picked Glosny off once, recorded seven sacks, and forced three fumbles. Lakeland intercepted Alcorn one and forced two fumbles. Michael Ingram led the Spartans with nine tackles, including a half-tackle for a loss. Travyonne Roberts led the Muskies with a game-high 13 tackles, and a half-tackle for a loss.

Benedictine 56, Rockford 20
Following a win over Concordia Chicago last weekend, Benedictine kept its undefeated season alive, using a big first quarter to pull ahead of Rockford at Sam Greeley Field in Rockford, Illinois. The Eagles improve to a perfect 8-0 on the season, and 6-0 in NACC play. Rockford, still in search of its first win, falls to 0-8, and 0-6 in conference games.

After Benedictine punted to start the game, Rockford quarterback Jahari Greer fumbled the ball in Regents territory, where it was picked up by Ryan Hatter to give the Eagles great field position. 

Davion Terry scored on a 15-yard rush on the first play of the ensuing drive, putting the Eagles on the board first.

Following a Rockford punt, Benedictine again went to work, going on a long drive that culminated in another Eagles touchdown. Marcus Martin dropped a scoring strike right into the hands of Jason Moore from 43 yards out.

Another fumble by Greer led to another Martin-to-Moore touchdown, and Terry picked up a 64-yard rushing touchdown before the end of the quarter to make it 28-0 Eagles going into the second quarter.

The Regents started the second quarter by managing some points of their own. Rockford drove all the way to a third-and-1 on the Benedictine 11, but the drive stalled and Kavi Wadwha drilled the 31-yard field goal to get the Regents on the board.

After a pair of punts by each team, Terry picked up his third rushing touchdown of the game, taking it 61 yards to the end zone to make it 35-3 Benedictine.

Rockford’s next drive saw a very fascinating play happen. On third-and-14 on his own 38, Greer threw the ball down field to the Benedictine 31, where the ball was intercepted by John Thompson. Thompson began to run it back, but Jordan Oruche knocked the ball free, giving the ball back to the Regents, who now had a first-and-10 on the Benedictine 47.

The Regents again got down to the Benedictine red zone, and Wadwha kicked his second field goal of the game - this one from 23 yards out - to close the gap by another three points.

Martin found Moore for their third touchdown of the game with less than a minute to go in the quarter, and Benedictine went into halftime holding onto a 42-6 lead.

Rockford started the third quarter with its first touchdown of the game, as Greer found Kenny Moten-Barden in the end zone from 23 yards out to make it 42-13.

The Eagles answered with a touchdown drive of their own, with Terry rushing for his fourth touchdown of the game to make it a 49-13 Eagles lead going into the fourth quarter.

Both teams added a touchdown on their first drives on the fourth quarter, and four straight punts and an interception ended the game.

Martin completed 15 of his 21 passes for Benedictine, gaining 176 yards and three touchdowns. The leading rusher in the game was Terry, who ran for 201 yards and four touchdowns on ten attempts, an average of 20.1 yards per carry. Tristan Weglarz was the leading receiver for the Eagles, making six catches for 88 yards.

Greer was the leading passer in the game, going 22-of-40 with 196 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. He was also the leading rusher for Rockford, gaining 41 yards on 21 carries, averaging two yards a carry. Napoleon Williams was the leading receiver in the game, making 14 catches for 96 yards and a touchdown.

Benedictine’s defense picked off Greer twice, sacked him six times, and forced two fumbles. Rockford’s defense forced one fumble. Robert Goedert led the Eagles with a game-high seven tackles, including five solo stops. Joey Alvarez and Jeremyah Johnson both had four tackles for Rockford, all of which were solo, with Johnson having one tackle for loss.

Concordia Chicago 30, Eureka 0
The Cougars bounced back from a home defeat to Benedictine last week by using a strong defensive performance to completely shut down the Eureka defense at Pete FioRito Stadium in Eureka, Illinois. Concordia Chicago improves to 5-3 on the season, and 3-3 in NACC action with the win, while Eureka is now 0-8, and 0-6 in conference play.

Eureka punted to start the game, and the Cougars found the end zone on their first drive of the game. Colton Bosch found Korey Randle in the end zone from 24 yards out, giving the Cougars an early lead and putting them on the board first.

After both quarterbacks threw an interception, the Concordia Chicago defense made a big stop, tackling Jovountae Robinson in the end zone for a safety, making it a 9-0 Cougars lead going into the second quarter.

Both sides committed a turnover on downs to start the second quarter, but then Joron Brown ran it straight into the end zone from the Eureka 10 to put the Cougars up 16-0.

Two punts and a turnover on downs ended the frame and CUC went into halftime holding onto the 16-0 lead.

Neither team scored in the third quarter, which saw a punt by the Cougars and a more than 10-minute-long drive by the Red Devils end in a turnover on downs deep in Cougars territory. 

A deep pass by Bosch to LJ Lane flipped the field, and the Cougars got in the end zone again on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Bosch to Larnell Moore. 

Bosch added another passing touchdown on the Cougars’ next drive, this one thrown to the hands of Kevon Lawson, and the Cougars defense forced a Red Devils punt before kneeling the ball once to end the game.

Bosch was the leading passer in the game, completing 10 of his 17 pass attempts for 188 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. Brown led the game on the ground, picking up 149 yards on 24 carries, averaging 6.2 yards per carry. Lane was the leading receiver in the game, making two catches for 71 yards.

For the Red Devils, Daniel Parsons went 11-of-18 with 75 yards and an interception. Jimarion Guyton was the leading rusher for Eureka, gaining 66 yards on 15 attempts, an average of 4.4 yards per carry. Damarzei Swisher was the leading receiver for the Red Devils, catching three passes for 50 yards.

The CUC defense intercepted Parsons once and sacked him five times. Eureka’s defense picked off Bosch once, and sacked him twice. Devean Shearer led the Cougars defensively with eleven tackles, three of which were tackles for losses, and a sack. Micah Gilcrest led Eureka with eleven tackles.

Concordia Wisconsin 14, St. Norbert 3
The Falcons continued their pursuit of a perfect season by scoring two touchdowns in the third quarter to come back and defeat the Green Knights at Tomasini Stadium in Mequon, Wisconsin. CUW now has a flawless 8-0 record, and are 6-0 against NACC opponents. St. Norbert is 5-4, and 5-2 in conference action.

Both teams punted to start the game, and then Jack Bradely of CUW fumbled the ball at his own 24. Will Darden made the recovery, giving St. Norbert strong field positioning. However, St. Norbert was unable to move the ball any further, and Tyler Juergensen’s 36-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Brock Roseman, keeping the game scoreless.

CUW turned the ball over on downs deep in Green Knights territory, and St. Norbert put together a long drive that resulted in some points, as Juergensen’s field goal attempt from 20 yards out was good, putting the Green Knights on the board first.

Neither team scored in the rest of the first half, which saw five straight punts before St. Norbert turned the ball over on downs to send the game into halftime.

St. Norbert fumbled the ball on the first drive of the third quarter, and the Falcons were able to use that to get on the scoreboard. Carter Schmitz found Jacob Pugh for a 43-yard touchdown, putting the Falcons out in front.

Four punts and a turnover on downs later, and Concordia Wisconsin again had a big play result in a touchdown. This time, it was Roman Funk getting the ball to Drew Allen, who took it 59 yards for a Falcons touchdown.

Neither team scored in the remainder of the game. Between the two teams, there were five punts and two turnovers-on-downs before Concordia Wisconsin held onto the ball as the clock hit zero.

Funk was the leading passer in the game, going 12-for-23 with 192 yards and a touchdown. Victor Watson Jr. was the leading rusher for the Falcons, picking up 28 yards on one carry. Allen was the leading receiver in the game, making two catches for 67 yards and a touchdown. 

For St. Norbert, Fernando Rodriguez went 15-for-32 for 103 yards. Jacob McVane picked up a game-high 111 yards on 25 rushes, averaging 4.4 yards per carry. The leading receiver for the Green Knights was Nick White, who made four receptions for 53 yards.

The Concordia Wisconsin defense sacked Rodriguez four times and forced a fumble, while St. Norbert’s defense sacked Funk once and forced one fumble. Logan Hartman and Ben Birch both led the Falcons and the game in tackles, making eight apiece, with each player also having a tackle for loss, as Hartman also recorded a sack. Mason Trimberger led the Green Knights with seven tackles, and a half-tackle for loss.