Central College Football: Dutch Offense Shines in 63-26 Road Win Over Luther (2025)

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Central finds the end zone nine times Sponsors Next Game: Next Game Team Statistics Total Yards Turnovers First Downs Total Possession Game Leaders #4 Portillo,Ricardo #7 Kerndt,Colin #18 Hoffman,Hunter #31 Grunder,Jase #9 Williams,Ayden #2 Rouse,Eli #80 Schulte,Cam #1 Glover,Keegan #81 Jirovsky,Tate #14 Mayberry,Tate #5 DeMeulenaere,Ben #8 Pacheco,Derek Receiving Yards Passing Yards Rushing Yards Tackles Players Mentioned #38 Andrew Cotty #1 Keegan Glover #31 Jase Grunder #18 Hunter Hoffman #11 Kyle Norton #2 Eli Rouse #16 Nate Fischer #92 Tyler Groen #7 Colin Kerndt #20 Elam Parises Players Mentioned #38 Andrew Cotty #1 Keegan Glover #31 Jase Grunder #18 Hunter Hoffman #11 Kyle Norton #2 Eli Rouse #16 Nate Fischer #92 Tyler Groen #7 Colin Kerndt #20 Elam Parises Sponsors References

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Box Score

WinnerCentral (IA)cen3-0 , 1-0

Lutherlut0-3 , 0-1

Winner

Central (IA)cen

3-0 , 1-0

Final

Sep. 20, 2025

Lutherlut

0-3 , 0-1

Score By Quarters
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	F
cen Central (IA)	14	28	7	14	63
lut Luther	6	0	0	20	26

Game Recap: Football | September 20, 2025

Central finds the end zone nine times

DECORAH — After racing out to 36-point lead at halftime, the Central College football team won its American Rivers Conference opener at Luther College 63-26.

The Dutch (3-0, 1-0 conference) made it 16 wins in a row against the Norse (0-3, 0-1 conference) in a series that will at least temporarily discontinue as Luther moves out of the conference next season.

Running back Jase Grunder (junior, Tampico, Ill., Prophetstown HS) had a trio of first half rushing touchdowns, compiling 112 yards on 18 attempts.

The Dutch had 546 yards of total offense, including 264 yards passing by starting quarterback Hunter Hoffman (senior, Pecatonica, Ill.). He completed 18 of 22 passes and found wide receivers Keegan Glover (senior, Benton, Ill.) and Kyle Norton (senior, Vancouver, Wash., Evergreen HS) for first half touchdown passes.

Central added rushing touchdowns from running back Eli Rouse (sophomore, Madrid, Ballard HS) and freshman quarterback Colin Kerndt (Pella). Kerndt also connected with tight end Elam Parises (freshman, Parker, Colo., Mountain View HS) for a 32-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter.

The Dutch got their first defensive touchdown of the season when freshman cornerback Nate Fischer (freshman, Anamosa) took an interception 50 yards to the house in the third quarter.

Fischer's was one of three Central interceptions as defensive backs Andrew Cotty (senior, Geneseo, Ill.) and Cole K. Johnson (junior, Grinnell) also made their first career interceptions.

Central's defense also had 7.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks. Freshman defensive end Tyler Groen (Frankfort, Ill., Lincoln-Way East HS) led the way with 3.0 TFL's, costing the Norse 14 yards.

Central is back home next Saturday against the University of Dubuque at 1 p.m. as part of Central's homecoming week festivities.

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Team Statistics
Game Stats	cen	lut
Total Yards	546	282
Pass Yards	304	198
Rushing Yards	242	84
Penalty Yards	4-36	4-20
1st Downs	25	17
3rd Downs	3-9	2-15
4th Downs	2-3	2-4
TOP	31:25	28:35

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Visiting Team Score	Home Team Score
1st Quarter
11:43 - cen - Grunder,Jase 1 yd run (Mohan,Andrew kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:17	7	0
05:08 - cen - Norton,Kyle 27 yd pass from Hoffman,Hunter (Mohan,Andrew kick) 8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 04:04	14	0
02:23 - lut - Thornton,Anthony 49 yd pass from Liljedahl,Brett ( ) 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 02:39	14	6
2nd Quarter
11:57 - cen - Grunder,Jase 3 yd run (Mohan,Andrew kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:26	21	6
09:13 - cen - Glover,Keegan 29 yd pass from Hoffman,Hunter (Mohan,Andrew kick) 2 plays, 28 yards, TOP 01:13	28	6
05:05 - cen - Grunder,Jase 1 yd run (Mohan,Andrew kick), 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 02:30	35	6
01:48 - cen - Rouse,Eli 25 yd run (Mohan,Andrew kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:28	42	6
3rd Quarter
08:57 - cen - Fischer,Nate 50 yd interception (Mohan,Andrew kick)	49	6
4th Quarter
14:53 - lut - Damiani,Aiden 9 yd pass from Hiner,Christian (Medcalfe,Sean kick) 12 plays, 72 yards, TOP 04:29	49	13
14:42 - lut - Buckley,Bryce 54 yd pass from Hiner,Christian ( ) 1 plays, 54 yards, TOP 00:08	49	19
13:14 - cen - Parises,Elam 32 yd pass from Kerndt,Colin (Mohan,Andrew kick) 4 plays, 41 yards, TOP 01:28	56	19
10:07 - cen - Kerndt,Colin 1 yd run (Mohan,Andrew kick), 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:31	63	19
05:05 - lut - Songstad,Caleb 2 yd run (Medcalfe,Sean kick), 13 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:57	63	26

Total Yards

cen

Turnovers

cen

lut

First Downs

cen

lut

Total Possession

cen

31:25

lut

28:35

Game Leaders

Choose a category:

#4 Portillo,Ricardo

CMP

1
TD

0
YDS

-5
INT

0

#7 Kerndt,Colin

CMP

4
TD

1
YDS

45
INT

0

#18 Hoffman,Hunter

CMP

18
TD

2
YDS

264
INT

0

#31 Grunder,Jase

Avg

6.2
TD

3
YDS

112
GAIN

113

#9 Williams,Ayden

Avg

6.4
TD

0
YDS

45
GAIN

45

#2 Rouse,Eli

Avg

25.0
TD

1
YDS

25
GAIN

25

#80 Schulte,Cam

No

5
TD

0
YDS

80
Long

40

#1 Glover,Keegan

No

4
TD

1
YDS

56
Long

29

#81 Jirovsky,Tate

No

2
TD

0
YDS

55
Long

28

#14 Mayberry,Tate

Tackles

5
TFL

0.0
Sacks

0.0
YDS

0

#5 DeMeulenaere,Ben

Tackles

4
TFL

0.0
Sacks

0.0
YDS

0

#8 Pacheco,Derek

Tackles

4
TFL

0.0
Sacks

0.0
YDS

0

Receiving Yards

#80

Schulte,Cam

Passing Yards

#18

Hoffman,Hunter

264

Kerndt,Colin

Portillo,Ricardo

-5

Rushing Yards

#31

Grunder,Jase

112

Williams,Ayden

Rouse,Eli

Pollock,Aidan

Tackles

#14

Mayberry,Tate

DeMeulenaere,Ben

Pacheco,Derek

Clark,Cole

Players Mentioned

#38 Andrew Cotty: DB; 5' 10"; Senior

#1 Keegan Glover: WR; 6' 0"; Senior

#31 Jase Grunder: RB; 5' 7"; Junior

#18 Hunter Hoffman: QB; 6' 2"; Senior

#11 Kyle Norton: WR; 5' 8"; Senior

#2 Eli Rouse: RB; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#16 Nate Fischer: DB; 6' 1"; Freshman

#92 Tyler Groen: DL; 6' 1"; Freshman

#7 Colin Kerndt: QB; 6' 2"; Freshman

#20 Elam Parises: TE; 6' 2"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#38 Andrew Cotty
: 5' 10"; Senior
: DB

#1 Keegan Glover
: 6' 0"; Senior
: WR

#31 Jase Grunder
: 5' 7"; Junior
: RB

#18 Hunter Hoffman
: 6' 2"; Senior
: QB

#11 Kyle Norton
: 5' 8"; Senior
: WR

#2 Eli Rouse
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: RB

#16 Nate Fischer
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: DB

#92 Tyler Groen
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: DL

#7 Colin Kerndt
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: QB

#20 Elam Parises
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: TE