Category: The Red Zone
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Matt Robinson and Dan Lester
Matt Robinson and Dan Lester Interview Matt Robinson was one of the players leading Saturday night’s celebration, during which he was eager to make up for lost time. “Last year I didn’t have the chance to experience that feeling and that moment of beating Wheaton,” said Robinson, who was ruled out of the 2021 clash…
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Brad Spencer on Emotional First Wheaton Win
Brad Spencer Wins His First Bell For the fourth time in four weeks, it was a milestone Cardinals football victory for head coach Brad Spencer, as North Central defeated Wheaton 33-20 in the Battle for the Little Brass Bell. Despite the importance this game holds and that is placed on it by players and fans…
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Lehnen to Hardy, Cusumano’s Great Read, Buzzer-Beating Field Goal
On this week’s edition of Check the Tape, Alex and Coach Spencer took a look at three crucial plays from the Cardinals’ big win over Wheaton. The most common combination on offense for North Central was Lehnen to Hardy, as sophomore quarterback Luke found junior wide receiver DeAngelo eight times in the game. But none…
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A Record-Breaking Ethan Greenfield Run
On this week’s Red Zone Play of the Game, North Central senior running back Ethan Greenfield may not have scored or hurdled a defender, but he did break the College Conference of Illinois and Wiscosnin (CCIW) career rushing yards record on this big run. In addition to Greenfield’s immense effort on the play, he was…
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North Central College Football vs. Wheaton 10.1.22
North Central Football Homecoming With an Arch-Rival Homecoming weekend at North Central College, and what better way to celebrate than with the marquee matchup of every Cardinals football season: the Battle for the Little Brass Bell against the Wheaton College Thunder, as the Cardinals look to retain the trophy for the first time since 2011…
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Brad Spencer on Elmhurst Win and Wheaton Week
North Central head football coach Brad Spencer got his first win, first CCIW win, and now his first home win in the first three games of the season. The hurdles keep coming, though, as Wheaton awaits this weekend. This week on The Red Zone, Spencer contextualized where his team is at as they sit between…
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Jarod Thornton and Nic Rummell
The North Central Cardinals made lots of big plays in their 76-6 victory over Elmhurst, and junior center Jarod Thornton and junior cornerback Nic Rummell always seem to be in the mix when things are going right for the Cardinals. Rushing Yards and Interceptions North Central rushed for 475 yards against the Blue Jays, the…
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Nic Rummell Pick-Six
Eleven touchdowns and six interceptions meant there were plenty of choices for this week’s Red Zone Play of the Game from North Central’s win over Elmhurst, but a pick-six by Nic Rummell still stood out as the pick (pun intended) of the bunch. It was a fairly easy interception for the junior cornerback. The Cardinals…
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Lehnen Touchdown Run and Pass, Orr in the Open Field
For this week’s edition of Check the Tape, it was hard to narrow it down to just three plays for Alex and head coach Brad Spencer to dissect after a 76-6 victory. But there were a Luke Lehnen touchdown run, a touchdown pass to DeAngelo Hardy and a Zack Orr tackle that definitely deserved further…
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North Central Football vs Elmhurst 9.24.22
North Central Football Back at Home North Central fans had to wait until Week 3, but Saturday finally brought the home opener for Cardinals Football on a beautiful early fall afternoon. Brad Spencer took charge of his first game as head coach at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium as his team took on the Elmhurst University Blue Jays,…
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Rich and Lester Sacks, Chisum Strong Run
Defensive linemen Tyler Rich and Dan Lester and running back Jordan Chisum all made big plays in North Central’s win over Carthage and are the subjects of this week’s Check the Tape segment as head coach Brad Spencer breaks down highlights with Alex Campbell. Senior defensive end Tyler Rich recorded three sacks in the game,…
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Luke Lehnen Long TD Run
North Central sophomore quarterback Luke Lehnen earns this week’s Red Zone Play of the Game for a 55-yard touchdown run in the Cardinals’ 56-7 victory over Carthage College. Lehnen was a runaway winner for the honor this week, literally, as he keeps the ball to himself on third down and long and, after picking up…