Category: Red Zone Play of the Game

  • Terrence Hill Somehow Scores 68-Yard Touchdown

    Terrence Hill Somehow Scores 68-Yard Touchdown

    North Central senior running back Terrence Hill managed to stand out and earn this week’s Red Zone Play of the Game despite immense competition, including from himself and fellow senior running back Ethan Greenfield along with a myriad of turnovers and sacks by the Cardinals defense. This run began looking like a mundane run up…

  • Four Big Runs of 40-Plus Yards

    Four Big Runs of 40-Plus Yards

    For this week’s Red Zone Play of the Game, we couldn’t pick just one play. So how about four? Four big runs all longer than 40 yards, including touchdowns for sophomore quarterback Luke Lehnen, senior running back Ethan Greenfield, and sophomore running back Joe Sacco. Greenfield started the game off with a 59-yard run, only…

  • Zack Orr Pick Six

    Zack Orr Pick Six

    For this week’s Red Zone Play of the Game, how could it not be the pick-sic by sophomore defensive back Zack Orr? He made a one-handed grab to snag the ball out of the air on the pass from North Park quarterback Matt Eck, and then takes it to the house for his first career…

  • DeAngelo Hardy Takes Flight

    DeAngelo Hardy Takes Flight

    North Central junior wide receiver DeAngelo Hardy had one of the best single-game performances of his career, which is no small feat considering his over 2,300 receiving yards and 27 receiving touchdowns in two-and-a-half seasons. But the peak of this showcase was on his third and final touchdown catch of the game, as sophomore quarterback…

  • Greenfield Touchdown Run Runs Over Defender

    Greenfield Touchdown Run Runs Over Defender

    For this week’s Red Zone Play of the Game, it’s an Ethan Greenfield touchdown run. While that may not seem noteworthy, the overall performance for the Cardinals running game certainly was as they set a program record with 597 yards on the ground in the 65-0 win. This run itself, the lone score of the…

  • Terrence Hill Opening Kickoff Touchdown

    Terrence Hill Opening Kickoff Touchdown

    For this week’s Red Zone Play of the Game, there’s nowhere else we can look than a 94-yard opening kickoff return touchdown for Terrence Hill that got things going for the Cardinals against Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Saturday. The senior running back fielded the kickoff at his own six-yard-line, picked up a few…

  • A Record-Breaking Ethan Greenfield Run

    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…

  • Nic Rummell Pick-Six

    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…

  • Luke Lehnen Long TD Run

    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…

  • Nuccio Interception Seals Cardinals’ Victory

    Nuccio Interception Seals Cardinals’ Victory

    For this week’s Red Zone play of the week, despite the Cardinals putting up 56 points against Wabash College, the honor goes to a win-sealing play by sophomore linebacker Danny Nuccio. Looking to force the ball downfield and spur an unlikely comeback, Wabash quarterback Liam Thompson’s pass is intercepted by Nuccio who then returned it…

  • DeAngelo Hardy Avoids All the Vikings

    DeAngelo Hardy Avoids All the Vikings

    DeAngelo Hardy avoids all the Vikings on an incredible touchdown run in North Central football’s 84-6 win over North Park.

  • Andrew Kamienski Bursts Past the Bears

    Andrew Kamienski Bursts Past the Bears

    Andrew Kamienski Bursts Past the Bears punt coverage for his first ever punt return touchdown to extended the Cardinals’ early lead