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BRIDGEWATER trailed The Apprentice School, 14-3, at the half, but pulled to within 26-23 with 6:50 to play. The Eagles' final two drives ended prematurely, making that final touchdown the last score of the game. Running back Malivai Barker led the way for the BC offense, rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns. He also led in receiving with 73 yards on five catches, giving him 209 all-purpose yards for the game. Quarterback Jay Scroggins threw for 196 yarsd and a touchdown pass to Keith Jennings. Kaiden Lewis tied for the game-high honors with 10 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for a loss. Davey Hardesty registered a pair of sacks to go with eight stops, while JP Utz added one more sack as part of his 3.0 TFL outing.

NEXT WEEK: Bye
Bridgewater is idle next week due to its scheduled bye. The Eagles return to action on Saturday, October 1, when they open ODAC play with Hampden-Sydney College. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. ET in Bridgewater, Va.

CATHOLIC found itself in a tight contest with the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, holding no more than a 13-point lead at any point in the contest. CUA's final score, a 51-yard touchdown pass from Jorge Pola to Matt Perno, provided the winning margin as it helped the Cardinals withstand a late touchdown by the USCGA for a 37-35 win. Pola threw for 366 yards and four touchdown passes, three of which went to Lucas Morley. Morley caught four TD passes in total and capped his day with six receptions for 113 yards. It is the second time Morley has caught an ODAC record-tying four TD passes in a game, making him the only player to do so in league history. Perno added 74 receiving yards to 99 rushing yards. Defensively, Nick Della Jacono led with six tackles. The Cardinals registered 5.0 sacks, led by 1.5 from Ross Sanford. Anthony Santon, Neal Davidson, and Anthony Sferra posted 1.0 sacks each, while Matt Barton had a half-sack.

NEXT WEEK: Bye
Catholic is idle next week due to its scheduled bye. The Cardinals return to action on Saturday, October 1, when they open ODAC play at Guilford College. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET in Greensboro, N.C.

EMORY & HENRY churned out 552 yards of total offense, but five turnovers short-circuited the Wasps' efforts in a 43-36 setback to Maryville (Tenn.). E&H found itself down 17-0 midway through the first quarter and trailed 34-7 with 8:43 to go before halftime. The Wasps outscored the Scots 29-9 to get within striking distance with 6:06 to play, but the early deficit and turnovers were too much to overcome. Quarterback Kevin Saxton threw three touchdown passes to three different receivers, but was also intercepted twice. Jesse Santiago proved his favorite target for a second straight week, hauling in seven passes for 182 yards and a touchdown. Derrick Yates and Chris Gannon also caught touchdown passes. Isaiah Rodgers and Dominic Dunnavile ran for scores, with Rodgers racking up 93 yards to lead on the ground. Defensively, the Wasps limited the Scots to 318 yards, but did not register a turnover. Austin Oyler and Davon Keith led with nine tackles each. Keith was in the backfield for 3.0 stops, including 2.0 sacks, costing MVC 18 yards of offense overall. Rhasheen Williams notched a sack, while Kash Jones and Josh Fleenor combined for one. Jones recorded 3.5 TFLs.

NEXT WEEK: Bye
Emory & Henry is idle next week due to its scheduled bye. The Wasps return to action on Friday, September 30, when they open ODAC play at Washington and Lee University. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET in Lexington, Va.

GUILFORD trailed Averett on three separate occasions on Saturday, but a fourth quarter field goal by Erick Fuentes and touchdown pass from Karsten Miller to Daniel Woodruff proved enough to hold off the Cougars, 30-28. Miller completed 27 of 43 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns, all career highs. He also ran for a score and had a hand in all four Guilford touchdowns... rookie Tyriek Russell made 15 catches for 136 yards, both game and career-bests. His 15 catches rank third in school history... De'Eric Bell ran for 101 of his game-high 145 yards in the second half. He posted his third straight 100-yard rushing game and the ninth of his career. Bell passed Josh Schow and moved into third place among Guilford's career rushing leaders with 1982 career yards. Defensively, end Gibson Ziah made seven tackles, including a sack and 2.5 for loss, in the Quakers' 30-28 comeback win over Averett... while the Quakers did not force a turnover at Averett, it did limit the Cougars to three-of-11 (27%) third-down efficiency... Julian Cuthbertson made a career- and team-high 10 tackles for Guilford.

NEXT WEEK: Bye
Guilford is idle next week due to its scheduled bye. The Quakers return to action on Saturday, October 1, when they open ODAC play with Catholic University. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET in Greensboro, N.C.

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY jumped out to a 20-7 lead, but Ferrum took a 21-20 lead into intermission and was able to expand the gap. Running back Mike DeMasi and quarterback Alec Cobb each ran for short touchdowns in the first quarter, and Cobb connected with Owen Costello for an 80-yard touchdown strike in the second quarter. The team, however, was held scoreless in the second half. On the day, the Tigers tallied 341 yards of total offense but were hampered by five turnovers. Cobb was 26-of-42 for 325 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. Costello had nine catches for 143 yards and a score. Carter Cunningham had seven catches for 98 yards, and Major Morgan had 38 yards on five catches. Mike DeMasi carried the run game with 53 yards and a touchdown on18 carries. Defensively, the Tigers allowed 485 yards of offense on 345 rushing and 140 passing. Chad Vanlandingham led all players with 11 tackles, while Bender Vaught tallied ten stops. Jamal Woolridge and Ryan Mallory each had six tackles, while five Tigers recorded five tackles. The team also had five stops in the backfield, with Kendall Blankenship recording 2.0.

NEXT WEEK: Bye
Hampden-Sydney is idel next week due to its scheduled bye. The Tigers return to action on Saturday, October 1, when they open ODAC play at Bridgewater College. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. ET in Bridgewater, Va.

RANDOLPH-MACON's offense turned in a balanced performance, posting 252 yards thru the air and 231 rushing on the way to a 34-16 win over Methodist. Four of R-MC's touchdowns came via the ground with Dom Kaopua running in a pair and Tre Frederick and Eric Hoy notching one each. Frederick totaled 136 yards on 28 carries. Hoy caught six passes for 133 yards. Quarterback Joseph Vairo ran for 42 yards and threw for 252 yards and touchdown to Sean McDonald. Defensively, Marcus Mitchell led all players with 11 tackles and a sack. Jake Pinkson also had a sack, while Xavier Strothers and Cole Burdette combined for a sack. Erc Long intercepted his first pass of the season.

NEXT WEEK: Bye
Randolph-Macon is idle next week due to its scheduled bye. The Yellow Jackets return to action on Thursday, September 29, when they open ODAC play at Shenandoah University. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET in Winchester, Va.

SHENANDOAH's rushing offense could not get on track against N.C. Wesleyan, finishing with -16 yards net after yardage from five sacks was added in. That left the passing game to account for all 347 yards of offense in the Hornets 31-13 setback to N.C. Wesleyan. Quarterback Hayden Bauserman threw for 306 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Cedrick Delaney, who rushed for 18 yards on six carries, led SU's receiving corps with eight catches for 94 yards and a score. Qlyl Middelijn also had eight receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown. Micheal Wroble led all defensive players with 14 tackles, while Malik Sims made 10 stops.

NEXT WEEK: Bye
Shenandoah is idle next week due to its scheduled bye. The Hornets return to action on Thursday, September 29, when they open ODAC play with Randolph-Macon College. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET in Winchester, Va.

WASHINGTON AND LEE, a week after scoring 21 points in the fourth quarter to defeat Sewanee, surrendered the final 21 points of the game to fall to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps by a score of 31-28 on Saturday at Wilson Field. W&L led 28-10 with 8:57 left in the third quarter, but CMS recorded two touchdowns, a two-point conversion, and kicked two field goals, including the game-winner as time expired, to claim the win. Senior quarterback Charlie Nelson led the W&L offense by total 109 yards rushing on 12 carries. He also completed all four of his passes for 42 yards. Marshall Hollerith, Evan Hinkle, McKenna Johnston, and Oliver Herndon all scored one rushing touchdown each. Defensively, senior cornerback Will Dyson notched three tackles, three interceptions, and three more pass breakups. The three interceptions were the most by a General since Jake Pelton '13 picked off three passes against Franklin & Marshall in the 2012 season-opener. Dyson now has four interceptions on the season.

NEXT WEEK: Bye
Washington and Lee is idle next week due to its scheduled bye. The Generals return to action on Friday, September 30, when they open ODAC play with Emory & Henry College. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET in Lexington, Va.

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