Area college football: Jaran Roste, Joey Kidder lead Bethel past Concordia (Moorhead) 45-7

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Jaran Roste and Joey Kidder made Saturday’s Minnesota Intercollege Athletic Conference game at Royal Field in Arden Hills look like a game of two-man catch.

The Bethel quarterback and receiver piled up big numbers to lead the Royals to a 45-7 victory over visiting Concordia (Moorhead).

Roste completed 34 of 39 passes for 423 yards and three touchdowns. He also led the Bethel rushing game, finishing with 68 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries.

Killer caught 16 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns as Bethel improved to 5-1 overall and 4-0 in the MIAC. Concordia fell to 3-3 and 1-3.

Carleton 56, St. Scholastica 20: Ugo Anyaegbunam returned a punt for a touchdown in the first quarter, then Beau Nelson returned another punt for touchdown in the second to lift the Knights past the Saints at Laird Stadium in Northfield. Carleton is 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the MIAC.

Gustavus Adolphus 44, Hamline 7: George Sandven was 27 of 38 passing for 336 yards and two TDs in the Gusties’ win over the Pipers at Klas Field in St. Paul. Alejandro Villanueva completed 30 of 51 passes for 307 yards and Hamline’s only TD. Charlie Wilson caught 15 passes for 138 yards for the Pipers.

St. John’s 49, St. Olaf 10: Aaron Syverson threw five TD passes as the Johnnies rolled over the Oles at Klein Field in Northfield, Minn. Syverson completed 26 of 40 passes for 351 yards.

Augsburg 42, Macalester 21: The Auggies overwhelmed the Scots with their balanced offense, producing 226 yards passing and 231 yards rushing to win at Macalester Stadium in St. Paul. Logan Pampel rushed for 114 yards for Macalester, which finished with 311 yards of offense.

Minnesota Duluth 53, Concordia-St. Paul 7: Four quarterbacks combined to complete 23 of 33 passes for 269 yards, and the Bulldogs rushed for 304 yards and five TDs to rout the Golden Bears at Sea Foam Stadium in St. Paul and drop the hosts to 0-7 this season.

Winona State 43, SW Minnesota State 7: The Warriors used a punt return for a touchdown, a blocked punt for a touchdown and a safety on a punt in a run of 43 unanswered points that overwhelmed the Mustangs in Marshall, Minn. Winona State won the Battle for the Sledge trophy for the sixth straight time.

Minnesota State Mankato 43, Upper Iowa 20: The Mavericks rolled up 455 yards offense — 285 yards rushing, 170 passing — to beat the winless Peacocks at Blakeslee Stadium in Mankato, Minn. Hayden Ekern and Shen Butler-Lawson ran for two TDs apiece for Mankato.

South Dakota State 23, North Dakota State 21: Hunter Dustman’s third field goal of the game, an 18-yarder with under four minutes remaining, lifted the Jackrabbits over the top-ranked and defending national champion Bison in the Dakota Marker rivalry game in Fargo, N.D. South Dakota State (6-1, 4-0 Missouri Valley Conference), ranked second and third in two FCS national polls, beat North Dakota State (5-2, 3-1) for the third consecutive time, NDSU’s only three regular-season losses over the past two seasons.

Illinois State 12, South Dakota 10: Former Gophers quarterback Zack Annexstad threw for 180 yards and his team’s only touchdown, leading the Redbirds past the Coyotes in Normal, Ill.

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