READ THE ODAC FOOTBALL REPORT: WEEK 2
Week two saw ODAC teams pick up six more victories, leaving four squads undefeated with 2-0 records. Catholic, Guilford, Randolph-Macon, and Shenandoah all won for the second straight week, defeating Rochester (N.Y.), Methodist, Averett, and Ferrum, respectively. Emory & Henry and Washington and Lee evened their season marks at 1-1 with triumphs over Brevard and Sewanee.
THE GAMES
THOMAS MORE 41, BRIDGEWATER 17 -- Box Score
Bridgewater posted an early 3-0 lead on nationally 22nd-ranked Thomas More on Saturday, but the Saints offense racked up 634 yards of offense and held BC to 292 yards from scrimmage in their 41-17 victory. Quarterbacks Brendon Maturey and Jay Scroggins each threw TD passes for BC, hooking up with Malivai Barker and Rayvon Johnson.
CATHOLIC 27, ROCHESTER 14 -- Box Score
Catholic bent but didn't break in a contest that saw both squads combine for 868 yards of total offense, each eclipsing 400 yards. The Cardinals got big rushing days from Matt Perno (102) and Nick Esposito (94) as they combined for 196 yards on the ground. Perno also hauled in a 55-yard touchdown pass from Jorge Pola to open the game's scoring.
EMORY & HENRY 28, BREVARD 14 -- Box Score
Kevin Saxton and Jesse Santiago connected on two TD passes with Santiago hauling in seven passes for 115 yards in the Wasps 28-14 win. Sam Wagner ran for 136 yards and a touchdown that covered 54 yards. Kendrick Kube continued his big play production, opening the game's scoring with a 58-yard scoring sprint.
GUILFORD 47, METHODIST 32 -- Box Score
Guilford owned a 38-6 lead but had to score a bit more to withstand a Methodist comeback in its 47-32 triumph. De'Eric Bell posted GC records of 295 yards and four touchdowns rushing, while quarterback Karsten Miller added another running score and threw a touchdown pass to Hez McKinnon.
CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT 45, HAMPDEN-SYDNEY 27 -- Box Score
Christopher Newport posted 557 yards of offense with 355 coming thru the air in its 45-27 win over Hampden-Sydney. H-SC quarterback Alec Cobb threw a pair of TD passes, one each to Cam Johnson and Owen Costello, while Carter Cunningham went over 100 yards receiving on six catches. Matt DeMasi ran a kickoff back for a touchdown for the second straight week, this time covering 93 yars to give the Tigers an early 7-3 lead.
RANDOLPH-MACON 44, AVERETT 10 -- Box Score
Randolph-Macon has scored 95 points and racked up 976 yards of offense over the first two weeks of the season, this time posting 476 yards in a 44-10 win over Averett. Tre Frederick continued his strong start, running for 177 yards and two touchdowns to go with 59 yards and a score plus 47 return yards. Quarterback Joseph Vairo threw Frederick the TD pass, but also ran in two scores.
SHENANDOAH 53, FERRUM 33 -- Box Score
Quarterback Hayden Bauserman threw for 374 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Hornets to a 53-33 win over Ferrum. Four different receivers caught the scoring throws with Jalen Brisco, Justin Ayres, Leonard Scott, and Qlyl Middelijn found the end zone. Cedrick Delaney ran for two touchdowns, while Jalen Hudson added another via the ground.
WASHINGTON AND LEE 21, SEWANEE 17 -- Box Score
Washington and Lee trailed Sewanee, 17-0, with 13:44 to play, but three unanswered Generals touchdowns led to the 21-17 win. W&L's rushing attack was held to just 261 yards, but that didn't keep McKenna Johnston and Charlie Nelson from finding the end zone. The Generals' passing game proved the difference, with Nelson finding Witt Hawkins for a 31-yard scoring pass with 2:59 to play to secure the win. Hawkins finished with 108 yards on six catches.
ODAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE: Guilford College running back De'Eric Bell, a junior from Jackson, Ga., ran his way into the ODAC and Guilford record books in the Quakers 47-32 victory over Methodist. Bell ran for 295 yards and four touchdown on 29 carries, setting Quakers' records for single-game rushing yards and tying the school mark for rushing touchdowns. The four scores tie with several other players for the fourth-most in ODAC history, while his 295 yards rank fifth in the conference annals. Bell's scoring runs covered 69, four, 91, and one yard, sequentially. The 91-yard sprint is the second-longest run from scrimmage in Guilford history. He added 10 more combined yards on receptions and punt returns to finish with 305 all-purpose yards. Thru the first two weeks, Bell leads the ODAC with 420 yards and six touchdowns rushing.
DEFENSE: Guilford College defensive end Gibson Ziah, a junior from Snellville, Ga., continued the strong start to his season in helping Guilford to a 47-32 triumph over Methodist. Ziah registered a career-best 10 tackles from his defensive end position, making four solo stops. He got the backfield for 1.5 tackles for a loss costing the Monarchs four yarfds of offense. He is tied for tops in the ODAC with 4.5 tackles for a loss thru the first two weeks of play. Ziah got involved in the turnover battle against MU, forcing a fumble inside of three minutes before halftime. Guilford turned the Methodist miscue into seven points just eight-seconds before the whistle for a 24-0 advantage at the break. In addition to his 4.5 TFLs, Ziah leads the ODAC with three sacks and has notched 18 tackles.
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