Sarah Hawbaker
Lindsborg News Record

The Bethany College football Swedes now are 2-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play after a shutout over Bethel College in North Newton this past Saturday.

The Swedes won 16-0.

Bethany scored twice in the first half, one TD in each quarter before gaining two more points on a safety in the third.

As a team Bethany had 343 total offensive yards with 177 in the air. Bethel had 159 total offensive yards.

Tevis Linnebur, sophomore, Cherryvale, Kan., amassed 158 yards rushing on 38 attempts with two TDs. Linnebur also had four receptions for 14 yards.

Senior quarterback Darby House, Skidmore, Texas, was 19 for 32 for 177 yards.

D'Andre Thompson, senior, Baytown, Texas, had seven receptions for 82 yards. Senior Brandon Martino, Junction City, Kan., had three receptions for 41 yards.

On defense Steven Williams, sophomore, Houston, Texas, had seven total tackles with one sack. Sophomore Cody Peabody, Wichita, Kan., had six total tackles.

Bethany Head Coach Jamie Cruce said he was very pleased with the team's effort, with several individuals playing well on both sides of the ball.

"Our offense was able to establish our running game early on, which helped us overcome the fact that we had a much different offensive line from the previous week," Cruce said. "Defensively we were able to hold them scoreless, which is always a difficult thing to do," Cruce added.

"Overall we were pleased with the win and are looking forward to continuing to improve," he said.

The Swedes will next face rival Kansas Wesleyan University at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at Anderson Stadium in the two teams' 100^th meeting.

Bethany leads the all-time series 55-39-5 and have outscored the Coyotes 1671-1314.

Special festivities will start with a joint tailgate party beginning at 5:30 p.m. on the practice field just west of the stadium. The tailgate will be moved inside Stroble-Gibson Gymnasium in case of rain.