Whitworth pulls it out

Adam Anderson showed off his versatility and the Whitworth Pirates were the beneficiaries.

Anderson rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns, caught a pass for another score and returned a kickoff 82 yards for his fourth TD of the game to spark Whitworth (2-1) to a come-from-behind victory over the Chapman Panthers (1-1) in non-conference football action on Saturday in Orange, Calif.

Whitworth junior quarterback Mike Peck completed 12 of 21 passes for 168 yards and a TD with no interceptions in his first career start. Peck took over for Kory Kemp, who broke his fibula in a Sept. 20 loss to Redlands.

Whitworth led 27-20 at halftime, but trailed 35-33 late in the fourth quarter. The go-ahead score came with 51 seconds left when an Anderson fumble at the goal line was recovered in the end zone by Jimmy Hill. Milton Nelson, who also added a rushing TD in the second quarter, ran in the two-point conversion.

The Whits wrapped up the win when McLane Stone picked off a pass from Chapman QB Eric Marty deep in Pirates territory.

Western Washington 29, Dixie State 27: Josh Lider booted a 27-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining in the game to lift the Vikings (2-2, 2-1) to a victory over the Rebels (1-4, 1-3) in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play in Bellingham.

Western QB Adam Perry and receiver Pat McCann hooked up for three TDs. Perry hit McCann for 11- and 40-yard scores to stake the Vikings to a 14-0 first-quarter lead. The pair connected again in the second quarter for a 96-yard TD. Perry passed for 423 yards, 232 of those to McCann who had eight catches.

Wisconsin-Whitewater 60, Puget Sound 7: Levell Coppage rushed 16 times for 95 yards and scored four TDs to power the defending Division III-champion and second-ranked Warhawks (3-0) to a non-conference win over the host Loggers (2-1) at Tacoma.