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on nine carries. Blanchard was <strong>12</strong>-18 for 168 yards, the one TD and no interceptions. Luke Menzel<br />
(Sheboygan Falls/Oostburg) caught five passes for 70 yards. Krauss was 16-30 for 133 yards with two<br />
interceptions. J.C. Cruse caught 5 passes for 30 yards, and Tyler White had 57 yards on four<br />
receptions. Albion junior free safety Nate Ross led both teams with 11 tackles.<br />
UW-<strong>Whitewater</strong>, 11-0, will play Franklin College (IN), a 24-21 winner over Thomas More in another first<br />
round game, next Saturday in a NCAA playoff second round (sweet sixteen) game. The location of that<br />
game will be announced late Sunday.<br />
41-14 Win over Franklin…On <strong>to</strong> NCAA Quarterfinals<br />
11/26/2011<br />
Greg Arnold (Big Bend/Mukwonago) accounted for three turnovers and Levell Coppage (Oak Park,<br />
IL/Oak Park) earned his eighth career 200+ rushing game, keying UW-<strong>Whitewater</strong>'s 41-14 win over<br />
Franklin College at Perkins Stadium in <strong>Whitewater</strong>, <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Saturday in a National Collegiate Athletic<br />
Association Division III second round playoff vic<strong>to</strong>ry. UW-W, <strong>12</strong>-0, will host Salisbury University, 11-1<br />
after a 49-47 triple overtime win over Kean University in a NCAA III quarterfinal game, at <strong>12</strong>:00 December<br />
3 in Perkins Stadium.<br />
Franklin had the ball at their 28, facing a third and 24, when running back Reece Craig started right and<br />
was hit by Warhawk defensive back Noah Timm (Two Rivers/Two Rivers), forcing a fumble that<br />
linebacker Greg Arnold (Big Bend/Mukwonago) recovered at the Franklin 16. Two Levell Coppage (Oak<br />
Park, IL/Oak Park) eight yard runs and <strong>Whitewater</strong> had a 7-0 lead with 6:11 left in the first quarter.<br />
Franklin was on <strong>Whitewater</strong>'s 41, facing third and ten, when sophomore Jonny West's pass was picked<br />
off by Arnold at the 34 yard line. Nine plays later, Coppage <strong>to</strong>ok it over from six yards out <strong>to</strong> up<br />
<strong>Whitewater</strong>'s lead <strong>to</strong> 14-0 with 13:21 in the half. Coppage accounted for 48 of the 64 yards on the drive.<br />
After the Warhawk defense forced a three and out, UW-W senior quarterback Matt Blanchard (Lake<br />
Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) switched it up a bit, hitting wide receiver Tyler Huber (Mukwonago/North Prairie)<br />
for 21 yards, then connecting with Cory Robinson (Cambridge/Cambridge) for a 43 yard scoring pass,<br />
<strong>Whitewater</strong>'s longest completion of the day. <strong>Whitewater</strong> led 21-0 with 10:26 on the clock.<br />
Franklin roused their following that made the six hour drive with a 13 play, 57 yard drive that consumed<br />
4:04 and ended with a West one yard run with the Grizzlies facing fourth and one at the one yard line <strong>to</strong><br />
make it 21-7 UW-W.<br />
<strong>Whitewater</strong> went back <strong>to</strong> the formula that worked earlier, riding Coppage for 48 of 56 yards on the drive,<br />
27 coming on his third scoring run of the day for a 28-7 lead with 3:04 showing.<br />
Franklin wasn't done, using 62 yards and ten plays <strong>to</strong> cut the lead in half. The <strong>to</strong>uchdown came with the<br />
Grizzlies looking at fourth and five at the <strong>Whitewater</strong> ten. West passed <strong>to</strong> Keith Cunningham for the<br />
score with just 0:20 on the clock <strong>to</strong> head in<strong>to</strong> the locker room with UW-W leading 28-14.<br />
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