Bethel 51, Coe 26
Cooper Drews threw for 250 yards and three scores and ran for 69 yards and three additional touchdowns as the No. 4 Royals rolled in Arden Hills.
Albert Rundell reeled in six grabs for 135 yards and two scores, while David Geebli ran for 98 yards and a touchdown.
The game featured 1,079 yards of total offense, 576 of which came from the Royals. Bethel led 30-7 at the half before No. 24 Coe College (9-3) started to find offensive success.
Phil Conant had two sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries for the Royals (11-0).
Bethel hosts 10th-ranked Wisconsin-Platteville next Saturday at 12 p.m.
St. John’s 49, Monmouth 15
Dylan Wheeler had 10 catches for 144 yards and four touchdowns as St. John’s rolled in Collegeville.
Johnnies quarterback Trey Feeney threw for 387 yards and six touchdowns, while Mahtomedi product Corey Bohmert ran for an additional 61 yards and a score.
Westin Hoyt had an interception and three pass breakups
St. John’s led 25th-ranked Monmouth 21-9 at the break before scoring the first 28 points of the second half.
The seventh-ranked Johnnies have scored 49-plus points in eight of their 11 contests this fall.
Wisconsin-River Falls 58, Chapman 7
Fridley High School alum Kaleb Blaha threw for 223 yards and four touchdowns, while running for 81 yards and another touchdown as the third-ranked Falcons earned their first playoff win in 30 years.
No. 3 Wisconsin-River Falls will host St. John’s at 12 p.m. Saturday.
River Falls’ five team touchdowns were caught by five different receivers.
The Falcons scored on nine of their 12 drives Saturday while amassing 492 yards of offense. The victory marked the sixth time Wisconsin-River Falls has scored 50-plus points this season.
Noah Nusbaum had 12 tackles for the Falcons, while Riley Ashburn, Jared Schultz and Braden Jones all tallied interceptions. The Falcons (10-1) held Chapman to just 2 for 16 on third-down attempts.
Wisconsin and Minnesota schools went a combined 5-1 on Saturday, with only Wisconsin-Whitewater falling to DePauw.
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