SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Evangel Valor Football program hits the road on Saturday (Nov. 7) afternoon, taking on the Bethel College Threshers at 1:00 p.m., in North Newton, Kansas.
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OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel eleventh-year head coach Chuck Hepola enters Saturday's contest with a 76-39 overall record, the most wins by a football head coach at Evangel. Hepola announced last week that this would be his final year at the helm of the Valor.
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Evangel was picked to finish first in the Kessinger Division coaches and media poll, while Bethel was slated to finish fifth in the Kessinger's preseason media and coaches poll.
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The Valor were not included in the first Top 15 National Selection Committee Rating of the season, a new rating that is voted on by a committee of admin pre-selected before the season. The lone KCAC school to be in the top 15 is Southwestern, who sits at #14 and whose only loss was to Evangel.
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Evangel and Bethel match up for the fourth time in program history, as Evangel leads the series, 3-0, taking a 51-0 home victory last season.
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Senior Broc Lyle broke the school career touchdown receptions record last weekend, and currently sits in 3rd in receiving yards (2,522) in school history. Lyle broke the school career record for receptions two weeks ago against Ottawa.
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Draven VanGilder led the defense in their last contest, finishing with a team high 14 tackles, while Griffin Dyer came away with an interception against Tabor.
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Luke Milligan threw for a pair of touchdown passes, hitting Broc Lyle on both the scores, while Matt Allen finished his afternoon with a rushing score and passing TD to Brady Allen.
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Noah Bryant had a strong output for Evangel last week, recording 79 yards on the ground and 75 yards through the air in the 38-7 win over Tabor.
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Brady Allen has been lethal for Evangel this season from the tight end position, as the junior has scored eight touchdowns on 571 receiving yards.
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Four different Valor athletes recorded a sack in last week's defeat of the Tabor Bluejays, 38-7, at home.
UP NEXT
Evangel Football concludes the 2026 regular season on Saturday (Nov. 14) afternoon, taking on the Bethany College Swedes at noon in Lindsborg, Kansas.
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