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Midland Lutheran College unveiled a new offensive scheme on a rainy Saturday evening in Seward, Neb., and racked up 453 yards of total offense en route to a 50-14 win over the Concordia University, Nebraska Bulldog football team.
Midland's first drive foretold the rest of the ballgame for the Bulldogs. In the first quarter, after the Bulldogs failed on a fourth-down attempt, the Warriors took over and marched 63 yards on seven plays for the score, a goal-line plunge by running back Brandon Brooks. It was the first of four rushing touchdowns for Brooks on the evening.
Concordia's offense failed to find a rhythm against the Warrior defense. The Bulldogs in the first half were forced to punt or lost the ball on downs for the first seven of Concordia's eight drives. The Warrior triple-option attack, on the other hand, was only gaining momentum. Midland notched a drive of 44 yards and two drives of 74 yards en route to a 29-7 first half lead.
The Bulldogs lone score of the first half came after about an hour delay due to lightning. Kyle Schmidt hit Derrick Woods streaking down the sideline for a 31-yard score.
The second half continued much as the first half ended. The Warriors had the ball first and made the score 36-7 on a 3-yard run by Brooks. Midway through the third quarter, the Warriors Jiho Tohara was able to take Shawn Seevers' punt 73 yards for the score, giving Midland a 43-7 lead. The Warriors last touchdown came when Chad Heater capped off a seven-play, 36-yard drive with a two-yard scoring run.
The Bulldogs' offense found the end zone one last time when backup quarterback Darrin Macaluso pitched the ball to JaMarcus Walker on a reverse that caught the Warrior defense by surprise and scored from 14 yards out.
Offensively the Bulldogs finished with 256 yards of total offense (123 rushing, 133 passing), compared to the Warriors 453 yards of total offense, 360 of which were rushing yards. Of the Concordia rushers, none could manage more than 32 yards for the evening. Bulldog quarterback Kyle Schmidt was 11-for-26 and had 124 passing yards.
The Bulldogs travel to Crete, Neb., next to take on the Doane College Tigers on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m.
