St. John's Football
Honors For St. John’s, St. Ben’s Athletes
St. John's linebacker Maze Thompson of Shoreview is this week's MIAC Defensive Player of the Week. The Saint John's football team came from behind Saturday to beat Gustavus, 31-17, as the Johnnie defense allowed only a single field goal after halftime.
Thompson finished 12 total tackles - nine solo - which led the Johnnies in Saturday's win over the Gusties.
Johnnies Win 2nd Straight Game 31-17 Over Gustavus
The St. John's football team got back to 500 overall with a 31-17 win at home over Gustavus Saturday. Gustavus led 14-10 at halftime but St. John's outscored the Gusties 21-3 in the 2nd half. Quarterback Nick Martin threw for 121 yards and a touchdown and ran for 103 yards and another score for the Johnnies.
Johnnie Football Preview; St. John’s Hosts Gustavus [AUDIO]
Johnnies End Skid with Rout of Carleton
The St. John's football team routed Carleton 51-14 Saturday afternoon in Collegeville to end a 4-game losing streak. Nick Martin threw for 309 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 40 yards and 3 touchdowns for the Johnnies. Rob Voshell caught 4 passes for 124 yards and Josh Bungum had 2 catches for 67 yards and a touchdown. Colin Moynihan ran for 78 yards on 5 carries including a 5-yard touchdown run.
St. John’s Football Preview; Johnnies Try to End 4-game Skid [AUDIO]
The St. John's football team looks to snap a 4-game losing streak Saturday when they host Carleton at 1pm. The Johnnies lost 48-17 at Augsburg last Saturday and are 2-4 overall this season with a 0-4 record in the MIAC. St. John's has played the last 2 weeks without starting quarterback Connor Bruns. Bruns will miss this week's game as well with freshman Nick Martin expected to start at quarterback this week. John Ries and Mitch Hendricks may also see time at QB this week.
Augsburg Rolls Past St. John’s 48-17
St. John's football is still winless in the MIAC after losing 48-17 at Augsburg Saturday afternoon. The loss is the 4th straight for St. John's. St. John's trailed 21-10 at halftime and it only got worse in the 2nd half. Nick Martin threw for 110 yards and 1 touchdown with 1 interception and he ran 23 yards and 1 touchdown for the Johnnies. Three quarterback appeared in the game for St. John's with Martin starting.
St. John’s Football Preview; Johnnies at Augsburg [AUDIO]
The St. John's football team looks to end a 3-game losing streak when they play at Augsburg in Minneapolis on Saturday at 1pm. The Johnnies are 0-3 in the MIAC and 2-3 overall. St. John's will play this week and next week without starting quarterback Connor Bruns. Bruns could return after St. John's bye week to play against Gustavus on October 27. Freshman Nick Martin will get the start at quarterback again this week.
St. Olaf Spoils Johnnie Homecoming
St. John’s To Start Martin at Quarterback [AUDIO]
St. John's will start freshman Nick Martin at quarterback Saturday when they host St. Olaf for homecoming at 1pm. Martin is a 6'3 195 pound pocket passer from Plymouth and Wayzata High School. He was 6-8 passing for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns in relief of Connor Bruns and John Ries Saturday at Concordia-Moorhead.

