The Day

West Florida 27, Indiana (Pa.) 17

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FCS quarterfin­als South Dakota State 56, New Hampshire 14

Taryn Christion threw two scoring passes to Jake Wieneke and both ran for another touchdown, Cade Johnson returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown and fifth-seeded South Dakota State whipped New Hampshire on Saturday.

Christion, Wieneke and Isaac Wallace each ran for a score in the first quarter as South Dakota State bolted to a 21-0 lead. Wieneke scored untouched from 48 yards on a reverse around the right side.

North Dakota State 42, Wofford 10

Easton Stick threw for three first-half touchdowns and ran for another in the second half and second-seeded North Dakota State rolled to a win over seventh-seeded Wofford.

Bruce Anderson also ran for two scores in the first half for the Bison (12-1), who play the winner of Saturday's late game between Kennesaw State and Sam Houston State, in the semifinals next weekend at home.

James Madison 31, Weber State 28

Ethan Ratke kicked a career-long 46-yard field goal on the final play of the game and defending FCS champion James Madison rallied to defeat Weber State on Friday night and run its winning streak to 25.

Ratke's third field goal capped an eight-play, 39-yard drive after the top-seeded Dukes (13-0) forced the Wildcats (11-3) into a three-and-out and got the ball back on its 31 with 1:06 to play.

Division II semifinals Texas A&M Commerce 31, Harding 17

Luis Perez threw for 288 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including a 90-yard hookup with D'Arthur Cowen that sealed Texas A&M Commerce's defeat of Harding.

Harding scored on the game's opening drive when Grant Kimberlin broke loose for a 51-yard run. Perez completed six of his first seven passes to move the Lions downfield and Commerce rallied for a 7-7 tie on a Gabriel Rodriguez run from the 2-yard line. Mike Beaudry passed for 152 yards and two touchdowns, Austin Williams booted a pair of field goals and smothering defense on a fourth-down pass play lifted West Florida past previously undefeated and top-seeded Indiana (Pa.).

West Florida (11-3) rolled up 376 yards total offense, scored the first 24 points of the game and was five-for-five in the red zone.

Division III semifinals Mount Union 43, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 40

Josh Petruccell­i and Jawanza Evans-Morris ran for two touchdowns each and second-seeded Mount Union rallied from 25 points down in the second half to defeat No. 3 Wisconsin-Oshkosh when the Titans missed a 46-yard field goal attempt on the final play of the game.

Mary Hardin-Baylor 24, Brockport State 0

Markeith Miller ran for 139 yards and a touchdown as Mary Hardin-Baylor scored 21 first-quarter points and beat Brockport State.

Carl Robinson threw for 161 yards and a touchdown, and Byron Proctor ran for a 1-yard score for Mary Hardin-Baylor. Miller surpassed 1,000 yards rushing for the season and pushed his career total to 2,604 yards, the sixth player in program history to surpass 2,500 career yards rushing. Joe Germinerio was 31 of 53 for 196 yards passing with two intercepti­ons for Brockport.

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