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HCAC 2025 Football Notebook, Week 8

CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) football teams competed in week eight of the 2025 season.
 
Around the League:
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Athletes of the Week: 
Offensive Player of the Week:
Eian Roudebush (New Palestine, Ind.) Hanover College | Quarterback | Junior - Roudebush helped lead the Panthers to their first HCAC Title since 2019, defeating Bluffton 48-0. The junior quarterback was stellar, throwing for 258 yards and two touchdowns. He also added an outstanding 116 yards on the ground and a touchdown, including a 55-yard rush and score.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Garron Jenkins (Greenville, Ind.) Hanover College | Defensive Line | Senior - Jenkins helped the Panthers secure the HCAC Title with a 48-0 win at Bluffton. He had a strong showing, recording six tackles, five solo stops, four tackles for loss, and three sacks. he was key in holding Bluffton to less than 200 yards of total offense.

Special Teams Player of the Week:
Hunter Kauffman (Goshen, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Linebacker | First Year - Hunter Kauffman made an impressive play on special teams for the Fightin' Engineers. Kauffman recovered a blocked punt and returned the ball 19 yards for a touchdown to put the Fightin' Engineers ahead 28-13 against Manchester in the fourth quarter. His score helped seal the win over the Spartans 35-13. Kauffman also totaled four tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks.
 
Notable Performances:
Offensive Players:
  • Trevor Winkles (Lebanon, Ind.) Franklin College | Running Back | Senior - Winkles was a big factor in Franklin's lopsided 41-7 win at Anderson. He rushed for a career-high 124 yards (outgaining the entire Raven offense) on just 14 carries and punched in three short-yardage touchdowns. His 11 non-scoring runs totaled 119 yards. The senior also caught a pair of passes in the victory.
  • Jaxon Schreiber (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Quarterback | Junior - MSJ junior quarterback Jaxon Schreiber gave the Lions a chance in their matchup with Ohio Northern on Saturday. The Mount scored 42 points despite rushing the ball 29 times for just 8 yards (including sack yardage). Schreiber was 19-for-40, for 402 yards and 6 touchdowns, he did this despite constant ONU pressure as he was sacked 6 times in the game.
  • Alexander Marstellar (Lynchburg, Va.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Running Back | Junior - Alexander Marsteller had a breakout game with a career-high 203 yards rushing on 21 carries with two touchdowns in Rose-Hulman's big win over Manchester with a final of 35-13. Marsteller also added four catches for 32 yards receiving.

Defensive Players:
  • Haden Durnil (Grandview, Ind.) Franklin College | Linebacker | Senior - Durnil led the way for a Griz defense that limited Anderson to just 87 yards of offense (7 rush, 80 pass) in a 41-7 rout. The senior had a team-high seven tackles, two of those for loss, and he added a sack and a pass breakup. The Ravens' lone score came on a drive that started at the Franklin 10-yard line.
  • Logan Julian (Lexington, Ky.) Mount St. Joseph University | Linebacker | Sophomore - MSJ sophomore middle linebacker Logan Julian had maybe his best game in a Lions uniform on Saturday. He had 13 total tackles (3 solo) while also forcing a fumble.
  • Wyatt Bell (River Falls, Wis.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Defensive Back | Junior - Wyatt Bell made a key defensive play for the Fightin' Engineers with an interception in the second quarter that gave the team the ball on the opponent's 33-yard line. Rose-Hulman capitalized with a touchdown on the next play that put the team ahead 21-0. Rose-Hulman went on to defeat the Spartans 35-13. Bell also totaled three tackles in the big win.

Special Teams Players:
  • Brehdyn Clemons (Midland, Mich.) Anderson University | Defensive Back | Sophomore - Brehdyn Clemons recovered a bad snap on a punt attempt at Franklin's 10, setting up Anderson's only score of the day.
  • Clint Hearne (Madison, Ind.) Hanover College | Kicker | Senior - Hearne helped lead the Panthers to an HCAC Title with a 48-0 win at Bluffton. The senior posted a perfect 6-for-6 on PATs.
  • Marquez Williams (Louisiana) Manchester University | Wide Receiver | First Year - Williams made two vital special teams plays. First of all, Williams ran down Rose-Hulman's kick returner to make a tackle on their longest return of the day, stopping a score in the process. Then, Williams recovered a fumble on another kickoff to give Manchester the ball in Rose-Hulman territory with a chance to tie the game in the 3rd quarter.
  • Eli Aston (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) Mount St. Joseph University | Wide Receiver | Sophomore - Eli Aston only had three opportunities to return the ball on Saturday. He did not have any scores but he averaged more than 35 yards per return. As a punt returner he took his one opportunity back 36 yards. As a kick returner he had two shots, with a long of 43 and and average of 34.5.
Looking Forward:
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