State college capsules

NCAA DIVISION III

LYON AT LUTHER (IOWA) WHEN 1 p.m. Central

WHERE Carlson Stadium, Decorah,

Iowa

INTERNET lyonscots.com RECORDS Lyon 4-4; Luther 0-8 COACHES Chris Douglas (7-26 in fourth season at Lyon); Joe Troche (2-16 in second season at Luther) SERIES First meeting

LAST WEEK Lyon defeated Hilbert (N.Y.) 43-27 while Luther suffered a 64-2 loss to Coe (Iowa). NOTEWORTHY Vershon Brooks has a team-high 217 rushing yards on 92 attempts for Luther, which has ran for 481 yards total. The Norse also have four rushing touchdowns. … Lyon never trailed last week and led by as many 22 points before settling for a 16-point victory Hilbert. Jaylin Babers had three rushing touchdowns in the win for the Scots. … The 216 yards the Scots gave up against Hilbert was the second-lowest they’ve allowed this season.

CENTRE (KY.) AT HENDRIX WHEN Noon

WHERE Young-Wise Memorial Stadium, Conway

INTERNET hendrixwarriors.com RECORDS Hendrix 3-5 3-3 Southern Athletic Assocation; Centre 4-4, 4-2 COACHES Buck Buchanan (53-50 in 11th season at Hendrix); Andy Frye (170-85 in 26th season at Centre) LAST MEETING Centre held on to win 45-42 on Oct. 22, 2022, in Conway LAST WEEK Berry (Ga.) dominated Hendrix 53-6, while Centre beat Sewanee (Tenn.) 54-22.

NOTEWORTHY Centre has won three consecutive games, all of which were by 24 points or more, since losing to Trinity (Texas) on Oct. 7. … Hendrix allowed 460 yards rushing last week to Berry. The Warriors finished with 340 yards of offense, with Jason Sullivan rushing for 45 yards on 13 carries. … Christian Gadison has 50 catches for 548 yards and 5 touchdowns for Hendrix. Kanyn Utley and Jax Johnson also have five scoring catches apiece for the Warriors.

NAIA

CENTENARY (LA.) AT ARKANSAS BAPTIST WHEN 2 p.m.

WHERE Scott Field, Little Rock INTERNET abcbuffaloes.com RECORDS Centenary 7-0; Arkansas Baptist 1-8

COACHES Byron Dawson (second season at Centenary); Richard Wilson (17th season at Arkansas Baptist and overall)

SERIES First meeting

LAST WEEK Centenary beat Texas Lutheran’s junior varsity team 28-0, while Arkansas Baptist was beaten 32-7 by Wayland (Texas) Baptist. NOTEWORTHY All of Centenary’s games are scheduled as exhibitions. The Gents’ football program was dormant for the past 50 years prior to this season. They’ll play a regular schedule next year. … Arkansas Baptist fell into a 25-0 deficit a week ago. Five turnovers, including four fumbles, also hurt the Buffaloes, but Christopher Witherspoon rushed for 101 yards and Germany Powell had eight tackles in the loss.