ST. LOUIS – Benedictine Football locked up the Heart South title on Saturday with a 48-0 win over Missouri Baptist University as they closed out their regular season at 6-0 in conference play and 10-1 overall.
The No. 3-ranked Ravens matched its season high in both sacks with 4 and tackles for a loss with 8 as they held the Spartans to just 141 total yards on 60 plays.
Benedictine scored six touchdowns on the day with five coming on the ground. Brendan Haisenleder scored on rushes of 2 yards and 6 yards to give the Ravens a 14-0 lead after the first quarter. Patrick Heitert had a 22-yard rushing touchdown that was sandwiched between a pair of Christian Klobe field goals of 30 yards and 38 yards in the second quarter that gave the Ravens a 27-0 lead at the half.
Over the past two games, the Ravens have held their opponents scoreless and Saturday, they held the Spartans to just 28 rushing yards, 8 first downs and 13.3 percent on third downs.
Benedictine came out in the second half and continued to add to their lead – first with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Heitert to Isaiah Hasten in the third quarter. Cooper Hajek scored the final rushing touchdown of 1 yard for the first score of the fourth quarter and then Trey Herbert III capped off the scoring on a 30-yard touchdown reception from Braxton Clarke.
The Ravens finished with 459 total yards on offense with 294 yards through the air and 165 yards onto the ground. Heitert went 18 of 24 for 264 yards while rushing for 61 yards on 6 carries. Haisenleder finished with 77 yards on 17 carries. The Ravens had 9 different recipients of passes, led by Titan Osburn with 64 yards. Joseph Lagafuaina added 50 yards while Christian Pitts finished with 47 yards.
Defensively, Kyle Jordan led the Ravens with 7 tackles, 1 for a loss. Xzavier Woods and Brody Morgan added 5 tackles each. Mathew Etzel, Jonathan Crowe, Gabe Adams and Carson Miller combined for the 4 sacks totally a loss of 29 yards. Adams also finished with 3 quarterback huries while Etzel added 2.
Benedictine now waits for the Nov. 15 NAIA Football Championship Series Selection Show to learn their seed and potential opponents in the 2026 FCS.
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