SAC Football Roundup: Mars Hill and L-R Split SAC Title, Randolph Sets Rushing Record

No. 23 Mars Hill defeated Carson-Newman and Lenoir-Rhyne handled Catawba on Saturday, clinching a share of the SAC football championship for both teams. Get a recap from all of the day's action at Week 11 Roundup.

L-R and MHC each finished with a 6-1 record in the SAC. They will learn their postseason fates on Sunday night during the NCAA Division II Football Championship Selection Show, which will air at 5 p.m. live on www.ncaa.com.

Saturday was also headline by Mars Hill's Jonas Randolph, who set the SAC single-season rushing record with 232 yards against Carson-Newman, giving him 1,970 yards on the year. The performance vaulted him ahead of Carson-Newman's Kenneth Tyson, who rushed for 1,867 yards in 1987.

Lenoir-Rhyne 38, Catawba 6

SALISBURY, N.C.. -- The Lenoir-Rhyne Football Team (7-3, 6-1) claimed a share of its first South Atlantic Conference Championship since 1994 with a 38-6 victory over Catawba (3-8, 2-5) Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale at Shuford Stadium. [More]

No. 23 Mars Hill 23, Carson-Newman 20

MARS HILL, N.C. -- The Lions' football team won a share of the SAC title with a 23-20 victory over Carson-Newman College this afternoon in the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium. Several records fell in the annual Hall of Fame Game and Lion Senior Day. [More]

Tusculum 38, Wingate 20

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -- Tusculum's Torrey Slaven passed for 295 yards and four touchdowns, while the Pioneer defense tallied eight sacks in a 38-20 South Atlantic Conference win over Wingate Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Field in the season-finale for both teams. [More]

Newberry 42, Brevard 24

NEWBERRY, S.C. -- The Newberry College Wolves closed out the season with a 42-24 win over the visiting Brevard College Tornados at Setzler Field on Saturday afternoon. Newberry finishes the season with a 4-6 overall record and tied for third in the South Atlantic Conference with a 4-3 record. [More]