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Amazing Blue Hawks Football Season Comes To An End
Dickinson State University’s amazing football season ended Saturday afternoon at Carroll College by a score of 35-18. The DAC Champion Blue Hawks came into the game on a seven game win streak. However, the NAIA top ranked and undefeated Saints were very tough and the Blue Hawks got off to a slow start. As Coach Biesiot stated, “Our biggest fear was getting off to a bad start. That was realized.” DSU kicker Brett Robertson made a 25-yard field goal with four seconds left in the first quarter for the Blue Hawks’ first points of the first half. DSU quarterbacks Brandon Bishop-Parise and Caleb Midura combined to go 17 of 35 for 224 yards and two touchdowns. The Blue Hawks rushed for 88 yards. Zach Hepperle led the team with 46 yards rushing on nine carries. “They (the Saints’ defense) were tough up front,” Biesiot said. “Up front and in the trenches, they controlled those most of the day both offensively and defensively. We were a little bit afraid of that and that was our problem all day.” Bishop-Parise hooked up with Blaine Berg for a 26-yard touchdown pass-and-catch with 6:34 left in the third quarter, cutting Carroll’s lead to 28-10. Senior receiver Jon Breitbach, a two-year starter, hauled in the first TD of his career on a 3-yard dump from Midura with 12 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Midura was 5 of 7 for 75 yards passing after taking over for Bishop-Parise, who suffered a rib injury in the fourth quarter. Hepperle had a team-high five catches for 46 yards. Berg, Breitbach, Derek Pauley and Clint Grosz each had three receptions. Berg led the Blue Hawks with 69 yards receiving. Blue Hawks Draw Carroll College in Opening Round of NAIA Playoffs
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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 2008 NAIA Football Championship Series. A total of 16 teams will play at eight first-round sites on Saturday, Nov. 22.
Defending national champion Carroll (Mont.) College opens up by hosting Dickinson State (N.D.) University in Helena, Mont. The defending national champion Fighting Saints have won five of the last six National Championships and are 14-1 in their last 15 Football Championship Series home games. Game time is set for a noon start on Saturday, November 22nd.
DSU, who qualified as the DAC champions, were ranked #14 in the final poll of the season with a 7-3 record. Carroll, who advanced to their ninth straight playoff appearance, qualified as the Frontier Conference champion and is ranked #1 with an 11-0 record. This is the seventh time that the Blue Hawks and Fighting Saints will play in the post-season with Carroll holding a 5-1 edge in their six previous meetings.
Two teams are making their first ever appearance in the Football Championship Series -- Shorter (Ga.) College and Union (Ga.) College. Shorter travels to University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) while Union visits the University of Saint Francis (Ind.). The 53rd Annual Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 20 at Rome, Ga. Rome-Floyd County and Shorter (Ga.) College will host the event at Barron Stadium. The event will be televised live on CBS College Sports Television with kick-off slated for 12 p.m. EST. All-DAC Teams Announced, DSU Well-Represented, Biesiot Coach of the Year
DAC Press Release - Click Here
Head Coach Hank Biesiot led Dickinson State to another conference championship in 2008--the 15th under his guidance--but it wasn’t easy and after an 0-3 start, it certainly didn’t seem likely.
However, the Blue Hawks did climb the mountain, finished the season atop the DAC with a 7-0 conference mark and they were rewarded amply as the Dakota Athletic Conference released its all-star list today.
Eleven Hawks were selected, including six who made the 1st team list. Derek Pauley was the lone Hawk on the 1st team offense, but Kyle Pennington, Mike Keyser, Ryley McPeters and Derion Williams were all 1st team defensive standouts.
Additionally, quarterback Brandon Bishop-Parise was a 1st team at-large choice.
Second team players included Zach Hepperle, Blain Berg, and Mark Miller on offense, with John Tuchscherer and Bodie Tobin being named on the defensive side of the ball.
It should be no surprise either that Hank Biesiot was named DAC Coach of the Year. Click here for More Articles >> For more information call (701) 483-2735. |
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