Peru State College Athletic Media Release
For Immediate Release Contact:
Dave Walker
Sports Information Director
402.872.2344 or
dwalker@oakmail.peru.edu
Bobcats Trounce Haskell
42-14
(LAWRENCE, KS) The Bobcats improved to 5-4 on the
gridiron with a 42-14 win over Haskell University
last Saturday in Lawrence. The Bobcats accumulated
545 yards of offense in the win while allowing HU
only 166 total yards.
After the
Indians opened the scoring, the 'Cats used a two
touchdown second period to break the 7-7 tie forging
a 21-7 lead by halftime. A one-yard Nate Jeter
(Tarkio, MO) touchdown run and a 26 yard pass from
Derek Falor (Sioux Falls, SD) to Cody Vosler
(Madison) were followed by a pair of Bryan Miller
(Nebraska City) PAT's for the early advantage.
Mike Mertens erupted for three second half scores on
runs of 5 and 77 yards and a pass reception of 6
yards. Jeter added his second score of the afternoon
in the fourth period from 10 yards out.
Mertens
racked up 227 yards of turf in 27 carries while
Jeter added 79 in only ten carries. Falor was a
11-22 passer for 200 yards a pair of scores. Eli
Brown hauled in four catches good for 99 yards to
lead the receivers.
On the defensive side linebacker Shane Ryan
(Greeley) had a 13 tackle afternoon while Derek Derr
(Maitland, MO) added nine. DB Fred Whitted (Ballwin,
MO) added a pair of interceptions with DE Jeff
McQuinn (Council Bluffs, IA) adding a pair of pass
deflections up front.
"We played
an excellent all-around game," said Bobcats coach
Terry Clark. "We responded very well after the early
score and made good adjustments. Our offense really
stepped up and as a result made some big plays to
break the game open."
The Bobcats
return to the Oak Bowl on Saturday hosting Southwest
Assemblies of God University in a 1:00 p.m.
kick-off. This is the final home game of the 2007
season.
PSC's
"Campus of a Thousand Oaks," an arboretum campus, is
nestled in historic southeast Nebraska. The state's
first and fastest-growing college, Peru State offers
a unique mix of innovative online and traditional
classroom undergraduate and graduate programs,
including online graduate degrees in education and
organizational management. PSC is a member
institution of the Nebraska State College System.
For more information, visit
www.peru.edu or call
1-800-742-4412.
