Mustang
FOOTBALL SATURDAY, OCT. 29 Morningside returns to Elwood Olsen Stadium following a pair of wins on the road, trouncing Jamestown and Mount Marty by scores of 59-7 and 77-0.
THE MATCH-UP
Morningside, 7-0, recorded its first shutout of the season last week, holding Mount Marty to 271 yards of total offense, while recording 647 total yards. The Mustangs have recorded 3,947 yards of total offense this season, including 2,913 yards in the air and 1,034 on the ground. The team averages 564 yards per game, allowing 321. Joe Dolincheck has 169 total completions, averaging 389 yards per game for 31 total touchdowns. Austin Johnson is the favorite target, with 52 receptions for 148.4 yards per game and 14 touchdown catches. Zach Norton has 49 catches for 792 total yards, scoring 10 times this season. Out of the backfield, Ryan Cole has contributed 658 yards, averaging 94 per game, and reaching the end zone 14 times this season. Cole averages 5.4 yards per carry. Joshua Miller leads Morningside’s defense, with 47 tackles, averaging 6.7 per game. Weston Schultz has 8 tackles for loss, including four sacks. Dijion Walls, this week’s Great Plains Athletic Conference player of the week, has a team-high four interceptions, including two against Mount Marty. Dakota Wesleyan, 1-8 overall and 1-7 in the GPAC, averages 302.6 yards per game, while allowing 365.8 yards per game. Austin Lee has 97 completions on the year, for 1,037 yards. He has five passing touchdowns, but has been intercepted seven times this season. Kiel Nelson is the favorite target, with 48 receptions, good for 648 yards and an average of 72 yards per game. He has five receiving touchdowns this season. Jamin Arend averages 105.9 yards per game, for a total of 953 this season. He has eight touchdowns, averaging 4.7 yards per carry. Brendan Kennedy leads DWU’s defense, with an average of 7.8 tackles per game. He has a team-high five tackles for a loss. Adam DeJong has a team-leading six interceptions this season, while Jacob Zamora has nine pass breakups.