WAVERLY, Iowa -- The Wartburg football team (3-0 overall, 1-0 A-R-C) defeated Luther (0-3, 0-1) 62-0 Saturday in the American Rivers Conference opener.

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 Top performers

• Hunter Clasen had 116 yards and one touchdown.
• Ben Bryant had 99 yards and one touchdown.
• Nile McLaughlin was 11-19 for 166 yards and two TDs.
• Carter Henry led the receivers with 67 yards.
• Antonio Santillan had a pick six.
• Mac Watts led the defense with six total tackles.
• Gavin Dooley had 1.0 TFL for a loss of 12 yards.

 


Notes/streaks

• Clasen's yard total marked a career-high.
• This was also his first 100-yard rushing game of his career.
• Cael O'Neill had a career-high eight PATs.
• Watts' tackle total marked a career-high.
• This was the fifth-straight win over the Norse and 15^th in the last 16 meetings.
• The Knights set new season highs in receiving and rushing yards.
• This marked the second consecutive home shutout.

 
Click here for the recap from the Waterloo Courier.

Next Event
The Orange and Black take to the road next week against Dubuque at 1 p.m.