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Published October 03, 2008 09:44 am - William Penn's football team begins conference season Saturday. Statesmen open MSFA league season on the road OSKALOOSA — The gridiron season truly begins for the William Penn football team on Saturday as it opens its Midwest League slate with a road game against Trinity International (Ill.).
The Statesmen (2-2) will travel to Deerfield, Ill., take on the Trojans (1-3) at 1 p.m. at Leslie Frazier Field. The game can be heard live on KBOE 740 AM and also accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.statesmenathletics.com/liveAudio.php. Penn is 3-3 all-time in its head-to-head series against Trinity International and has won the past three meetings, including last season’s 34-31 overtime victory. The Statesmen burst out to a 17-0 lead a year ago, but could not put the Trojans away as Penn actually had to score late in the fourth to force overtime. In the first overtime, William Brasel hit a 44-yard field goal, his second field goal of the day, and then the defense recovered a fumble to secure the win. Mario Whitney rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns and Skyler Crouch hauled in two catches for 91 yards, including a game-tying 58-yard score from Ryan Van Dalen. It was a tale of two halves as Penn snuck past Taylor (Ind.) 13-10 in an MSFA crossover game. Cam Shearon, in his first collegiate action as placekicker, hit field goals of 46 and 37 yards (game-winner) to lead his team back to the .500 mark. Lincoln Cavanagh rushed 16 times for 86 yards, while Van Dalen put the ball on the ground 22 times for 72 yards. Van Dalen also hooked up with DeMarco Sanders for an 18-yard score in the fourth quarter. Trinity International had little go right last week as it was defeated 56-0 by Saint Xavier (Ill.) in an MSFA crossover matchup. The Trojans were outgained 521-81 with Jake Moreno having much of the offense, completing eight of 20 passes for 32 yards. Van Dalen remains Penn’s best offensive threat as he has transformed into a strong multiple-option quarterback. Through the air, the junior has completed 20 of 50 passes for 385 yards and two touchdowns and has also rushed 71 times for 339 yards (4.8 avg.) and three scores. 
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