The North Park football team looks to rebound from last Saturday's season-opening 31-28 loss to Concordia University Wisconsin as they head to Alma College of Michigan this weekend.
North Park faces the Scots in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin/Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association clash at 6 p.m. central time tomorrow evening. Join webcast play-by-play announcer Greg Sager as he brings you all the exciting action of North Park football (audio only).
North Park will be led once again by sophomore sensation, quarterback T.D. Conway, who against Concordia nearly broke his own single-game record for pass completions, going 35 of 62 for 397 yards and two touchdowns. North Park fell behind 14-0 to start the contest, but showed the resiliency champions are made of by nearly capping a complete comeback. The Vikings began their rally in the second quarter when D.J. Jones' three-yard run completed a 10-play, 74-yard drive with 10:14 left in the half. NP then closed within a point at 14-13 after Conway hooked up with older brother Dakota Conway in the back left corner of the end zone ending a 15-yard drive. The Falcons responded with a pair of scores to move ahead 28-13, but North Park fought back by putting up two more scores. T.D. found former NPU baseball player Daniel Anderson on a three-yard pass with 11:30 left in the third, and senior Drew Walkington knotted the score with a three-yard run, ending a 66-yard drive with just under five minutes left in the contest. A 25-yard field goal from Falcons' senior kicker David Gonzalez however, sealed the Vikings' fate. North Park did have one last opportunity to pull out the victory in the end when they drove 35 yards down to the Concordia 38, but T.D.'s pass down the right sideline as time expired was broken up in the end zone by three defenders. Both teams were almost evenly matched in total yards as NP garnered 501 to Concordia's 485. Anderson finished the day with 12 completions for 111 yards and a touchdown as North Park ran a school-record 99 offensive plays. Walkington finished with 69 yards on the ground on 12 carries, averaging nearly six yards per carry (5.8). Joe Butz also recorded eight solo tackles to lead the Viking defense. Starting with Saturday evening's game, ALL North Park football away games will be webcasted via the North Park athletics' site.
