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Phillips Field (Ashland High), Ashland. » Read more X No. 2 Carroll College (Mont.) at No. 22 Southern Oregon WHEN: 1 p.m., Saturday. WHERE: Walter A. Phillips Field (Ashland High), Ashland. » Social News ASHLAND — The hearts of voters aligned with solid logic this week when 22nd-ranked Southern Oregon vs. No. 2 Carroll was chosen as the NAIA Game of the Week in a landslide. The Raiders and Saints have gotten together for four matchups to date, and an intriguing storyline has accompanied every one of them. Saturday’s 1 p.m. Frontier Conference clash at Ashland High’s Walter A. Phillips Field is no exception. “You see the big games around the country this weekend — Oregon against Michigan State, Stanford against USC — at our level of football, that’s what this is: the game of the nation,” fourth-year SOU coach Craig Howard said. “Both teams have national title aspirations. They’ve done it six times and we haven’t done it yet, but this is the team to beat if we want to.” When these teams hooked up last year, first place was on the line with three games left in the regular season, and Carroll forced six turnovers to win 48-30 on its home field. That paved the way to a Frontier title and an eventual appearance in the NAIA semifinals. With three games left in the 2012 regular season, the Raiders claimed a 52-49 decision in Ashland that was responsible for ending Carroll’s run of 12 consecutive conference championships and gave SOU the co-title. The two games before that occurred in the NAIA quarterfinals — and the Saints won both in comeback fashion, crushing the souls of the 2001 and 2002 SOU squads. “We have great respect for that program. They’re such a great defensive squad every year, one of the best historically at the NAIA level,” Howard said. Here we are again, a budding rivalry pitting one of the nation’s top defenses (Carroll allowed 16 points per game in 2013) against the top offense (SOU scored 47 per game). The Raiders haven’t started a season with two straight wins since 2001. Whose house? : Walter A. Phillips Field is the home of the Ashland Grizzlies but a rental of the Raiders’ this week. SOU last played there during the 1983 Raider Stadium rebuild, and a 9-2 team went 2-1. “It’s a smaller venue and it’s going to be kind of like a cage match with standing room all around the field,” Howard said. “It’s different than what we’re used to but it could be a lot of fun.” SOU’s aim is still to complete the Raider Stadium turf/track construction in time for the Sept. 20 game against College of Idaho, but that game will be moved to Medford’s Spiegelberg Stadium if necessary. Enough offense to plague a Saint : The Raiders were their usual fast-moving selves in a 51-14 Week 1 win at Menlo last Saturday, running 46 percent more plays than the Oaks (94-64) and amassing 25 more first downs (35-10) with approximately the same time of possession. SOU scored on five of its first six possessions — getting two first-quarter touchdowns from freshman running back Keegan Lawrence — and midway through the third quarter led 48-0. The 618 yards of offense were the most for an opener in program history. Dylan Young, who averaged 112 yards per game last year, caught seven balls for three TDs and 110 yards. For his part, quarterback Austin Dodge was named the Frontier Conference Offensive Player of the Week. L ike we weren’t going to talk about him : Dodge needed just 2 quarters of action at Menlo to complete 23 of 35 passes for 321 yards and four TDs, and to register his first rushing touchdown since 2011. It was his 25th career outing with over 300 passing yards, his 13th with at least four TD passes, and his sixth with at least four TD passes and no interceptions. Dodge is now just 1,424 yards shy of matching the NAIA career passing yards record (13,388) and 14 TDs shy of matching the NAIA career TD passes mark (120). He had 415 yards but was picked off three times vs. Carroll in 2013. Gotta hear both sides : SOU’s revamped defense — led by returning starters Heston Altenbach, Mylz Blake, Daniel Breaux, Laurence Calcagno and Dustin Fretwell — appeared to be on its way to its first shutout since 2003 until the benches emptied last Saturday, blanking Menlo through three quarters, which was something the Raiders didn’t do to an opponent all of last season while surrendering 440 yards per game. The Oaks only picked up 214 yards. Blake and Alex Stork combined for 13 tackles and two sacks, and Altenbach, a fourth-year starter, had an interception. “I thought our defense was outstanding in the opening game and some of our guys played the best game of their careers,” Howard said. “Continuing that against Carroll is going to be an enormous challenge but an exciting one.” By SOU Sports Information MailTribune.com By SOU Sports Information Posted Sep. 4, 2014 @ 6:15 pm » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. fantasy football Knee-Jerk Fantasy Reactions from Opener Sep. 5, 2014 at 1:17 am Ellington's Injury Cause for Concern Sep. 5, 2014 at 12:36 am Nelson's Instant Fantasy Reaction After Week 1 Sep. 4, 2014 at 11:33 pm Fringe Players Worth Starting in Week 1 Sep. 4, 2014 at 6:56 pm Underrated Must-Start RBs for Week 1 Sep. 4, 2014 at 4:31 pm Fantasy Football: Rapid-Fire Stat Projections for Week 1 Sep. 4, 2014 at 3:51 pm calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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