The Centennial Conference swept all three Centennial-MAC Bowl Series contests on Saturday in the seventh annual edition of the event. Johns Hopkins defeated Stevenson 27-7, Ursinus downed King's 24-13, and Muhlenberg toppled Lebanon Valley 48-21 as all three CC teams posted double-digit margins of victory.
The Centennial now leads the all-time series 13-5, including an 11-1 mark over the past three years.
ABOUT THE CENTENNIAL-MAC BOWL SERIES
The Centennial Conference and the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) announced on Nov. 5, 2015 their partnership to hold two postseason football games between member institutions known as the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series. In the spring of 2018, the two conferences voted and approved an additional bowl game to increase the series to three games beginning in the fall of 2018. The Centennial-MAC Bowl Series is comprised of the top-three teams from each conference that are not selected to the NCAA Division III Championship.
In Baltimore, Md., 18th-ranked Johns Hopkins scored the final 20 points against Stevenson as the Blue Jays knocked off the visiting Mustangs, 27-7, at Homewood Field. The win closes the Blue Jays' season at 10-1, while the Mustangs finish 8-3. The win gives the Blue Jays their second Centennial-MAC Bowl victory in two appearances; both wins have come against Stevenson (2019).
Nick Seidel was named the game MVP as he had four tackles and the two interceptions and also rushed for the first touchdown of his career; the touchdown gave the Blue Jays a 7-0 first-quarter lead.
QB Ryan Stevens was 23-of-37 for 262 yards and three touchdowns. Artie Colins had 11 receptions for 109 yards and the one score and Quinn Revere had five receptions for 93 yards and one TD. Luke Schuermann led the Blue Jay defense with eight tackles, including 3.0 sacks and 4.5 tackles for losses. He ends the season with school records for sacks (14) and tackles for losses (26.5).
In Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Ursinus defeated King's 24-13 to cap off a 9-2 season for the Bears. It marks the first time Ursinus have won nine games since the 1999 season. It is also the second time in program history that the team has won a Centennial-MAC Bowl Series game after defeating Misericordia in 2018. Meanwhile, the Monarchs ended their season at 8-3 overall.
Senior linebacker Brett Gross was named the game's MVP after recording 14 tackles (three solo), one forced fumble, and breaking up one pass.
Senior Jack Psenicska put the finishing touches on a historic season at the quarterback position by going 18-of-33 for 233 yards with three touchdown passes and one interception. Psenicska now holds Ursinus single-season school records of 2,910 passing yards, 36 touchdown passes, and 225 completions in addition to his multiple career records. Psenicska tossed all three touchdown passes to his senior classmates with two going to Kevin DePrince and the other going to Octavious Carter. DePrince finished the day with 60 yards on six catches and another senior, Dallas Evans, led the way with 97 yards on six catches.
Sophomore running back Tony Holden rushed for 72 yards on 21 carries to pace the Bears rushing attack.
In Annville, Pa., Muhlenberg scored on five of its first six drives and went on to a 48-21 at Lebanon Valley in a Centennial-MAC Bowl Series game.
Senior Michael Feaster was named game MVP after catching four passes for 95 yards and two second-half touchdowns.
The win gave the Mules a final record of 7-4 and a postseason victory in five straight seasons. The 27-point margin of victory was Muhlenberg's biggest ever in a postseason road game.
Sophomore Joe Repetti capped an outstanding first season as starting quarterback by completing 15 of 17 passes for 251 yards and 4 touchdowns, becoming only the second player in program history to throw 30 TD passes in a season. He also recorded his eighth rushing touchdown of the season, one short of the school record for a quarterback.
Senior Owen Daddona, in his final game, made a game-high 13 tackles, including 11 solo stops.