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Fargo, ND (SportsNetwork.com) - Sam Houston State might have won a national title or two and be headed back to the FCS championship game for more. If, that is, the Bearkats success in the postseason hadnt been occurring during North Dakota States four-year dynasty. The Bison did it again to Sam Houston Friday night as senior running back John Crockett totaled 232 yards from scrimmage and scored three touchdowns in eliminating the Bearkats, 35-3, in the FCS semifinals at the Fargodome. Next up for the second-seeded Bison (14-1) is a return to the national championship game in Frisco, Texas, where on Jan. 10 they will try to win an unprecedented fourth straight FCS title against either fellow Missouri Valley Conference member Illinois State or top-seeded New Hampshire, who play in the other semifinal on Saturday. The first two of North Dakota States three straight wins in the national final came against Sam Houston. The Bison are a combined 57-3 over the last four seasons, and their senior class has the chance to finish with more national championships than losses in their career. Only two other FCS programs, Eastern Kentucky (1979-1982) and Youngstown State (1991-1994), have advanced to four straight title games. The visiting Bearkats (11-5) from the Southland Conference had hoped for a different result under their first-year coach K.C. Keeler, who had led Delaware to the FCS title in 2003 as well as two other championship appearances. But the Bison, after playing poorly on offense in first half, ran away from the Bearkats behind Crockett (166 rushing yards, 66 receiving) and their powerful offensive line as well as a defense that slowed down Sam Houstons speed in the skills positions. The Bison extended their playoff winning streak to 15 games and their home winning streak to 23. North Dakota State managed only 99 yards in the first half while taking a 7-3 halftime lead, but the Bison nearly matched that total on their second drive of the third quarter when they began to take control of the game. On the third play, Crockett went undefended coming out of the backfield for a 35-yard reception from quarterback Carson Wentz. On the next play, Crocketts backup, King Frazier, sliced through the Sam Houston defensive line for a 33- yard touchdown run which put the Bison ahead 14-3 midway the quarter. On the first play of North Dakota States next drive, Crockett went around left end to explode for a 55-yard touchdown run which extended the lead to 21-3 with 6:52 remaining in the quarter. That margin is usually insurmountable for North Dakota State, but for good measure, Crockett scored on a 10-yard run early in the fourth quarter before Wentz connected with R.J. Urzendowski for a 14-yard touchdown pass with 3:18 left to play. In the statement performance by coach Chris Kliemans squad, the Bison outgained Sam Houston by a decisive 217 yards to 49 in the third quarter and 398-338 overall to end the Bearkats eight-game winning streak. The Bisons improved offensive success in the second half was welcomed after they clung to the 7-3 halftime lead. After the first three Sam Houston possessions didnt produce a first down in the first quarter, the Bison ran off a nine-play, 68-yard scoring drive for a 7-0 lead. Crockett caught a 31-yard reception on the drive and then went off right tackle to ease into the Sam Houston end zone from 3 yards out with 3:52 left. Sam Houston quarterback Jared Johnsons 39-yard pass to Gerald Thomas to the Bison 11 on the first play of the second quarter set up the Bearkats for their only score, Luc Swimberghes 22-yard field goal which completed a 15-play, 82- yard drive and pulled them within 7-3 with 13:37 left in the first half. Johnson, facing great pressure by Bison pass rushers, was 20-for-31 for 227 yards and was picked off in the fourth quarter by linebacker Nick DeLuca (13 tackles), and he added another 66 yards on 25 carries. Wentz was 13-for-19 for 179 yards and one interception in the win. Bison defensive end Kyle Emanuel, the 2014 Buck Buchanan Award winner, had a career-high 11 tackles with 2 1/2 sacks, tying the schools career record of 41 sacks set in 1974 by Jerry Dahl and tied in 1990 by Phil Hansen. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FCS Playoff Semifinal Saturday, Dec. 20 No. 5 seed Illinois State (12-1) at No. 1 seed New Hampshire (12-1), 2 p.m. ET Cheap Nike Shox Free Shipping . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. Nike Shox Outlet Cheap . And it showed Thursday night. 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Things are going well right now at the start of the season.Malkin added a goal and two assists, and Sidney Crosby had two assists to join Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr as the only players in team history with 800 points. Pittsburgh improved to 11-0-3 in its last 14 games against Canadian teams despite blowing an early two-goal lead.I made a couple of bad plays, Crosby said. Some of those things youve just got to try to forget it and go out there and keep working hard. We didnt let it get to us. Sometimes you get frustrated and end up making more mistakes. We didnt do that, so we gave ourselves a chance to stay in the game.Marc-Andre Fleury, wearing vivid gold pads to match Pittsburghs throwback sweaters, stopped 24 shots for his 301st win.Leo Komarov scored twice for the Maple Leafs, and Tyler Bozak got his ninth of the season. Bernier made 22 saves but couldnt get a hand on Comeaus winner as Toronto lost to Pittsburgh for the fifth straight time.I didnt see much, Bernier said. He made a good shot. I got screened a little bit and Crosby was right there and hit my shoulder and went in.Comeaus hat trick was his first since 2010. Back then he was an up-and-coming forward for the New York Islanders. He scored 24 goals for New York in 2010-11 before his game disappeared. He had just 16 goals in 177 games for New York, Calgary and Columbus from 2011-14. He signed with the Penguins as a free agent over the summer figuring to find a spot on the third or fourth line.dddddddddddd.It didnt take long for Comeau to impress Johnston with his aggressiveness and willingness to get to the net. Lifted to the second line after Pascal Dupuis was diagnosed with a blood clot in his lungs, Comeau is thriving.At one time he was a very good hockey player. He had some bumps along the way, some ups and downs, and now hes really played well for us, Johnston said. Hes been consistent since Day One.Comeau gave the Penguins the lead just 26 seconds in, banging home a backhand past Bernier while getting checked to his knees. The forwards sixth goal of the season marked the 17th time in 21 games Pittsburgh has scored first.Malkin made it 2-0 at 12:39 of the period, leaning into a soft drop pass from Letang and sending a scorching one-timer by a well-screened Bernier for his 11th goal and fourth in the last three games. Crosby picked up the secondary assist to lift his career point total to 799.The Maple Leafs steadied themselves in the second behind an unlikely surge from Komarov. The Russian-born forward came in with just six goals in 63 career games but picked up two in less than three minutes to tie it. He finished a 3-on-2 break by burying a feed from Mike Santorelli to make it 2-1 and then evened the score with a nifty deflection of Dion Phaneufs shot from outside the left circle.Comeau got a piece of Chris Kunitzs flip from the left half-boards to put Pittsburgh back in front, but a giveaway by Crosby led to a breakout for Bozak, who outraced Letang and beat Fleury to tie it once again. The short-handed goal was the fourth allowed by the Penguins this season, tied for most in the NHL.NOTES: Penguins F Beau Bennett is out for a couple of weeks with a lower-body injury. ... Toronto scratched D Roman Polak, who is out four weeks with a knee injury sustained last weekend. ... The Maple Leafs wore a green clover with the initials P.Q. on it to honour former coach Pat Quinn, who died Sunday at age 71. Quinn won 300 games while coaching Toronto from 1998-2006. ' ' '