The Dordt Defender will travel to Forest City, Iowa to face the Waldorf Warriors on Saturday, October 11 with a 1pm kickoff.

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WALDORF
2025 Record Overall/GPAC: 0-6/0-6
Results

• Aug. 30 lost to Northwestern 40-0
• Sept. 6 lost to Mount Marty 35-10
• Sept. 13 lost to Midland 53-0
• September 20 lost to Hastings 42-0
• September 27 lost to Concordia 54-0
• October 4 lost to Morningside 69-6

The Numbers

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 2.7/48.4
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 149/459
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed:  69/206
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 80/253
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 7/12
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 2/14

Individual Leaders

• Tate Richardson | 36-85 passing | 299 yards | 5int
• Anthony Tucker | 76 rushes | 3.4 yards per carry | 1td
• Cordey Taylor | 40 rushes | 3.2 yards per carry
• Luke Valdez | 12 receptions | 11.7 yards per catch
• Jorge Rivera | 11 receptions | 7.5 per catch
• Christian Gerot | 41 tackles
• Luke Beyer | 31 tackles
• Jacob Bivens | 1 interception
• Jamari McColloum Mattox | 1 interception

 
DORDT
2025 Record Overall/GPAC:  4-0/4-0
Results

• Sept. 6  def. Dakota Wesleyan 66-7
• Sept. 13 def. Doane 41-0
• Sept. 27 def. Northwestern 21-20
• Oct. 4 def. Briar Cliff 51-0
• Oct. 11 @ Waldorf
• Oct. 18 Mount Marty
• Oct. 25 Midland
• Nov. 1 @ Hastings
• Nov. 8 Concordia
• Nov. 15 @ Morningside

The Numbers

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 44.8/6.8
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed:  465/214
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 254/68
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 211/146
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 5/7
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed:10/2

Individual Leaders

• Noah Strickfaden | 53-100 passing | 195ypg | 6td | 28rush | 8.6 avg | 2td
• Daniel Dickerson | 27 rush | 4.9 yards per carry | 4td
• Preston McCoy | 14 rush | 14.2 yards per carry
• Keenan Valverde | 23 rush | 4.8 yards per carry | 4td | 6punt returns | 14.2 return avg
• Thomas Fritz | 6 catches | 12.0 yards per catch | 14 carries | 9.6 yards per carry
• Eliot Beal | 19 receptions | 18.5 per | 2td
• Rhett Williams | 8 receptions | 20.4 per | 1td
• Ivan Orozco | 8 punts | 42.8 per
• Stephen Leinen | 6-8 fg | 60 long | 23-23 pat
• Josh Henderson | 8 tackles
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 33 tackles | 2 sacks
• Ethan Mills | 17 tackles
• Zach Quiring | 17 tackles | 4 tfl | 1 sack | 1 int
• Cole Johnson | 14 tackles | 1 sack | 1interception
• Nolan Buckholtz | 11 tackles | 5.5 tfl | 4 sacks | 2 forced fumbles

 
LAST TIME
Dordt scored on three straight possession in the first quarter and took a 17-0 lead and rolled to a 51-0 win over Briar Cliff on a windy day in Sioux Center on October 7. The day was highlighted by three long field goals by Stephen Leinen, including a GPAC record-tying 60 yarder.

• Dordt outgained Briar Cliff 442-186
• Dordt outrushed Briar Cliff 294-76
• Noah Strickfaden | 10 completions | 114 yards | 8 carries for 53 yards
• Four Dordt players had 40 or more yards rushing
• Preston McCoy | 3 carries | 112 yards | 75 yard td
• Eliot Beal | 4 catches | 64  yards
• Isaac Looker | 2 catches | 26 yards
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 12 tackles | 1 sack
• Ethan Mills | 6 tackles
• David Bowman | 6 tackles
• Cole Johnson | 4 tackles | 2 fumble recoveries
• Nolan Buckholtz | 2 sacks
• Stephen Leinen | 3fg of 44, 47, 60 yards | 6-6 PAT

Morningside beat Waldorf 69-6 on October 4 in Sioux City.

• Morningside outgained Waldorf 651-175
• Tate Richardson was 6-15 with 59 yards passing.
• Cordey Taylor ran 14 times for 54 yards.

THE SERIES
Dordt and Waldorf have played eight times and Dordt has won six of the last seven with Dordt winning last year's meeting 75-12.  Dordt was up 33-0 after one quarter and scored a safety, a Parker Beck touchdown run, a pick six, a field goal and two touchdowns on the ground by Nick Wellen. Dordt had a 455-223 yards gained advantage.
 
WALDORF LEADERS

• Louis Williams | 21-16 passing | 217 yards
• Jorge Rivera | 11 receptions | 67 yards
• Justice Johnson | 4 receptions | 78 yards

 
DORDT LEADERS

• Nick Wellen | 6 rushes | 58 yards
• Kade McDaniel | 3 rushes | 56 yards
• Kaden Harken | 5 receptions | 68 yards
• Konner Knauf | 2 receptions | 20 yards
• Tyler Wieringa | 7 tackles | 1 interception
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 6 tackles

 
2025 GPAC STANDINGS AND GPAC SCHEDULE

Morningside 4-0 4-1 Dordt 4-0 4-0 Concordia 4-0 4-0 Briar Cliff 3-2 4-2 Hastings 3-3 3-3 Midland 2-2 2-3 Mount Marty 2-2 3-2 Northwestern 2-3 2-3 Dakota Wesleyan 1-4 2-4 Doane 1-4 1-4 Waldorf 0-6 0-6   Saturday, September 6 Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 66-7 Midland def.  Hastings 24-9 Morningside def. Briar Cliff 58-17 Mount Marty def.  Waldorf 35-10 Concordia def. Doane 35-7   Saturday, September 13 Mount Marty def. Dordt 24-14 Briar Cliff def. Hastings 20-16 Midland def. Waldorf 53-0 Concordia def. Dakota Wesleyan 27-22 Dordt def. Doane 41-0   Saturday, September 20 Morningside def. Midland 55-37 Hastings def. Waldorf 42-0 Briar Cliff def. Mount Marty 34-20 Northwestern def. Dakota Wesleyan 23-0 Saturday, September 27 Doane def. Midland 19-18 Morningside def. Hastings 41-31 Concordia def. Waldorf 54-0 Briar Cliff def. Dakota Wesleyan 21-7 Dordt def. Northwestern 21-20   Saturday, October 4 Dordt def. Briar Cliff 51-0 Dakota Wesleyan def. Doane 33-7 Concordia def. Mount Marty 52-43 Morningside def. Waldorf 69-6 Hastings def. Northwestern 10-9   Saturday, October 11 Northwestern @ Briar Cliff Midland @ Concordia Dordt @ Waldorf Morningside @ Dakota Wesleyan Mount Marty @ Doane   Saturday, October 18 Mount Marty @ Dordt Morningside @ Northwestern Briar Cliff @ Midland Concordia @ Hastings   Saturday, October 25 Concordia @ Morningside Midland @ Dordt Doane @ Briar Cliff Waldorf @ Dakota Wesleyan Hastings @ Mount Marty   Saturday, November 1 Dordt @ Hastings Dakota Wesleyan @ Mount Marty Morningside @ Doane Northwestern @ Midland Briar Cliff @ Concordia   Saturday, November 8 Doane @ Northwestern Concordia @ Dordt Midland @ Dakota Wesleyan Briar Cliff @ Waldorf Mount Marty @ Morningside   Saturday, November 15 Dordt @ Morningside Northwestern @ Concordia Hastings @ Dakota Wesleyan Doane @ Waldorf Mount Marty @ Midland