Walker Brand| Washington and Lee| Sr.| Running Back
Brand, a senior from Roanoke, Va., added to his impressive total of early season rushing touchdowns in helping Washington and Lee improve to 2-1 on the season with a 24-14 triumph at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Brand entered the contest with the Stags tied for the NCAA Division III lead with seven rushing scores and he added two more in the Generals second win of the season. He carried the ball 21 times for a career-high 154 yards that included a pair of one-yard scoring bursts. He did not lose any yards on any one of his 21 carries and had four runs of 10 yards or longer. He setup his first score with a 49-yard sprint before pounding it it for an early 7-0 lead. Brand's second TD came on W&L's first possession of the second half where he capped a 14-play drive in which he carried the ball 11 times and accounted for 74 of the series' 93 yards. For the season, Brand has leads the ODAC with nine rushing scores and is second with 385 yards on the ground.
Defensive Player of the Week
Isaac Evans| Bridgewater| Jr.| Cornerback
Evans, a junior from Fredericksburg, Va., helped the Eagles limit Apprentice School to just 50 yards thru the air and 211 yards of offense overall in Bridgewater's 52-0 whitewashing of the Builders on Saturday. Evans not only helped BC post its first shutout since the 2013 season-opener (57-0 over St. Vincent), he put 12 points on the board with a pair of pick-sixes. He took back his first interception late in the first quarter, returning the ball 45 yards to paydirt for a 21-0 lead. He struck again at the outset of the second half, turning around his second interception 26 yards for a 31-0 advantage. Evans also contributed on special teams, blocking a 27-yard field goal attempt early in the second quarter. Evans' two pick-sixes give him a school-record four for his career.
BRIDGEWATER surrendered just 211 yards of offense -- including 50 thru the -- air in avenging a 2016 loss to Apprentice School with a 52-0 whitewashing of the Builders on Saturday. The shutout is the first for Bridgewater since a 57-0 thumping of St. Vincent to open the 2013 campaign. Bc posted a nearly perfect balance on offense with 436 yards on 220 rushing and 216 thru the air. Malivai Barker carried the ball 19 times for 134 yards and notched the first two touchdowns of the game. Jarrod Denham also had a rushing score. Jay Scroggins returned under center to throw for 150 yards and touchdown, while Brendon Maturey was 5-of-6 thru the air for 66 yards and a score. Rayvon Johnson caught one of the TD passes, while Trey Stephens hauled in the other. Defensively, Isaac Evans put his hands on a combined 15 points as he returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns covering 71 total yards and blocked a field goal attempt. Dionte Wood led the unit with six tackles including 2.0 sacks that cost the Builders 13 yards of offense. Chance Morris and LaDarion Rivers had a sack each, while Davonta Womack and Bobby Hix combined on a sack.
NEXT WEEK:Idle
Bridgewater is idle next week on its schedule bye date. The Eagles return to action on Saturday, September 30, when they open ODAC play at Hampden-Sydney College. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.
EMORY & HENRY and Maryville (Tenn.) played to a bit of an unbalanced see-saw with both holding multiple leads, but ultimately a pair of Scots' TDs in the final 6:30 of play secured the win for MVC. E&H trailed 35-17 early in the third quarter, but came all the way back to lead 46-42 before Maryville's final two touchdowns. Isaiah Rodgers led the Wasps' offense with 92 yards and touchdowns on 18 carries. Brady Justice and Sam Wagner also ran for scores. Kevin Saxton threw for 239 yards and a touchdown to Jesse Santiago on 23-of-35 thru the air. Santiago finished with 109 yards on nine catches. Derrick Yates had eight grabs for 95 yards. Defensively, Jaylyn Johnson posted a game-high 14 tackles while Justin Banks had 10 stops with two passes defended. Eric Johnson picked up a loose ball and returned it 12 yards for a touchdown. Max Yates also picked up a fumble, while Da'von Keith registered a sack, his first of the season.
NEXT WEEK: Idle Emory & Henry is idle next week on its schedule bye date. The Wasps return to action on Saturday, September 30, when they open ODAC play at home versus Washington and Lee University. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.
GUILFORD dropped a 42-21 decision at NCAA Division I-FCS Davidson in the first football meeting between the two schools since 1999 despite the Quakers outgaining the Wildcats, 408-385, and holding the hosts scoreless in the second half... Quarterback Karsten Miller passed for 373 yards and two touchdowns, his third straight game with 350 or more passing yards... Miller moved into sixth place on Guilford's career passing yards list. He's thrown for 3,357 yards in 13 games and also ranks sixth at Guilford with 24 passing touchdowns... Miller's favorite target was his younger brother, Khylil, who made seven catches for 192 yards, both career highs... Miller's 192 receiving yards rank 13th on the Quakers' single-season receiving yards list... De'Eric Bell notched 176 all-purpose yards to break the school's career standard formerly held by Chris McKinney. The redshirt junior now has 4,842 career all-purpose yards, which puts him less than 500 yards away from cracking the ODAC's all-time top-five in that category. Bell also moved into fourth place all-time with 517 career punt return yards. Defensively, Julian Cuthbertson led the unit with nine tackles. Trevon Simmons and C.J. Nash each had 2.0 tackles for a loss.
NEXT WEEK: Idle
Guilford is idle next week on its schedule bye date. The Quakers return to action on Saturday, September 30, when they conclude the non-conference portion of their schedule at NCAA Division I-FCS member Jacksonville. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY took a 29-21 lead into the half but were hampered by seven fumbles – three of which were lost – and ultimately fell 38-29 to 13th-ranked Wisconsin-Platteville. The Tiger offense was firing on all cylinders to start the game with Alec Cobb finding Cam Johnson in the end zone on the team’s first two possessions to take an early 13-0 lead. Three straight touchdowns from the Pioneers, however, made it a 21-13 game in favor of the visitors. The Tigers came right back with back-to-back touchdown catches from Major Morgan. In the second half, Platteville was the only team able to score, with a touchdown to cut the Tiger lead to two followed by a 24-yard field goal to give the Pioneers a 31-29 lead. Platteville tacked on one more score with five minutes to play to seal the victory. The two offenses put up nearly identical numbers with Platteville earning 328 yards of offense on 79 plays and the Tigers putting up 329 on 74 plays. The Tigers threw for 317 and ran for 12 while the Pioneers threw for 221 and ran for 107. The difference in the game was turnovers with HSC committing three against UW-P's none. On the day, Cobb was 33-of-49 for 317 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. Morgan and Johnson both had strong performances, combining for 19 catches, 206 yards, and four touchdowns. Carter Cunningham had nine grabs for 53 yards. Mike DeMasi carried the ball 11 times for 47 yards. Defensively, Kendall Blankenship led the way with seven tackles. Six Tigers had five tackles, including Joe Everette and Girffin Davis, who each had 2.0 TFLs. Both of Davis’ were sacks for a total loss of 17 yards. The Tigers also had nine pass break ups as a unit.
NEXT WEEK: Idle
Hampden-Sydney is idle next week on its schedule bye date. The Tigers return to action on Saturday, September 30, when they open ODAC play at home against Bridgewater College. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.
RANDOLPH-MACON continued its time of possession dominance against Catholic in holding the ball for 33:32 of the game, but four turnovers hampered R-MC's efforts in a 25-20 setback at CUA. Joe McBride threw for a career-high 336 yards and touchdowns against a pair of interceptions. Christian Redman and Eric Hoy led with five receptions apiece, while Owen Ritter and Tre Frederick caught TD passes. Frederick led the ground game with 91 yards on 21 carries. Hoy ran for a score midway thru the third quarter. Defensively, Norman Cade tied for ODAC high honors with 14 stops including a TFL. Steve McNair had 2.5 tackles for a loss that cost CUA nine yards of offense. Ryan Burns intercepted a pass to setup Hoy's TD rush. He added two pass breakups and blocked a PAT.
NEXT WEEK: Idle
Randolph-Macon is idle next week on its schedule bye date. The Yellow Jackets return to action on Thursday, September 28, when they open ODAC play at at home against Shenandoah University. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET.
SHENANDOAH found itself in a first-half shootout with Hobart on Saturday, combining for 44 points on the way to a 23-21 halftime lead. But the Statesmen outscored SU 35-7 in final 30 minutes in Hobart's 56-30 win. Hayden Bauserman's hot arm continued for the Hornet offense as he threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns. Michael Ashwell set a progarm record with 14 receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown, while Jalen Hudson pulled in six passes for 108 yards and two scores. Dershone Hayman caught the remaining TD. Defensively, Tyler Williams led SU with 13 stops include a TFL. Jordan Heisen registered 2.5 tackles for loss including 1.5 sacks. Chris Grady also had a sack, while Jake Morgan tallied a half-sack.
NEXT WEEK: Idle
Shenandoah is idle next week on its schedule bye date. The Hornets return to action on Thursday, September 28, when they open ODAC play at Randolph-Macon College. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET.
WASHINGTON AND LEE senior Walker Brand rushed for a career-high 154 yards and two touchdowns on just 21 carries. Brand, who entered the week tied for No. 1 in Division III in touchdowns, now has nine touchdowns on the season. His 384 rushing yards leads the team. First-year back Josh Breece added a rushing touchdown, while Jarrett Wright booted a 27-yard field goal to account for the remaining three W&L points. The Generals intercepted three passes in the win over Claremont after picking off four passes last week against Sewanee. Junior safety Thomas Freeland picked off two of the passes against CMS, thwarting one score with an interception on the 1-yardline, and setting up a W&L score with another on the Stags 12-yardline. Saturday’s win improved W&L’s record in non-conference road games to 12-24 since 2000 and was the Generals’ third win in its last 12 non-conference road contests.
NEXT WEEK: Idle
Washington and Lee is idle next week on its schedule bye date. The Generals return to action on Saturday, September 30, when they open ODAC play at Emory & Henry College. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.
BRIDGEWATER surrendered just 211 yards of offense -- including 50 thru the -- air in avenging a 2016 loss to Apprentice School with a 52-0 whitewashing of the Builders on Saturday. The shutout is the first for Bridgewater since a 57-0 thumping of St. Vincent to open the 2013 campaign. Bc posted a nearly perfect balance on offense with 436 yards on 220 rushing and 216 thru the air. Malivai Barker carried the ball 19 times for 134 yards and notched the first two touchdowns of the game. Jarrod Denham also had a rushing score. Jay Scroggins returned under center to throw for 150 yards and touchdown, while Brendon Maturey was 5-of-6 thru the air for 66 yards and a score. Rayvon Johnson caught one of the TD passes, while Trey Stephens hauled in the other. Defensively, Isaac Evans put his hands on a combined 15 points as he returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns covering 71 total yards and blocked a field goal attempt. Dionte Wood led the unit with six tackles including 2.0 sacks that cost the Builders 13 yards of offense. Chance Morris and LaDarion Rivers had a sack each, while Davonta Womack and Bobby Hix combined on a sack.
EMORY & HENRY and Maryville (Tenn.) played to a bit of an unbalanced see-saw with both holding multiple leads, but ultimately a pair of Scots' TDs in the final 6:30 of play secured the win for MVC. E&H trailed 35-17 early in the third quarter, but came all the way back to lead 46-42 before Maryville's final two touchdowns. Isaiah Rodgers led the Wasps' offense with 92 yards and touchdowns on 18 carries. Brady Justice and Sam Wagner also ran for scores. Kevin Saxton threw for 239 yards and a touchdown to Jesse Santiago on 23-of-35 thru the air. Santiago finished with 109 yards on nine catches. Derrick Yates had eight grabs for 95 yards. Defensively, Jaylyn Johnson posted a game-high 14 tackles while Justin Banks had 10 stops with two passes defended. Eric Johnson picked up a loose ball and returned it 12 yards for a touchdown. Max Yates also picked up a fumble, while Da'von Keith registered a sack, his first of the season.
GUILFORD dropped a 42-21 decision at NCAA Division I-FCS Davidson in the first football meeting between the two schools since 1999 despite the Quakers outgaining the Wildcats, 408-385, and holding the hosts scoreless in the second half... Quarterback Karsten Miller passed for 373 yards and two touchdowns, his third straight game with 350 or more passing yards... Miller moved into sixth place on Guilford's career passing yards list. He's thrown for 3,357 yards in 13 games and also ranks sixth at Guilford with 24 passing touchdowns... Miller's favorite target was his younger brother, Khylil, who made seven catches for 192 yards, both career highs... Miller's 192 receiving yards rank 13th on the Quakers' single-season receiving yards list... De'Eric Bell notched 176 all-purpose yards to break the school's career standard formerly held by Chris McKinney. The redshirt junior now has 4,842 career all-purpose yards, which puts him less than 500 yards away from cracking the ODAC's all-time top-five in that category. Bell also moved into fourth place all-time with 517 career punt return yards. Defensively, Julian Cuthbertson led the unit with nine tackles. Trevon Simmons and C.J. Nash each had 2.0 tackles for a loss.
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY took a 29-21 lead into the half but were hampered by seven fumbles – three of which were lost – and ultimately fell 38-29 to 13th-ranked Wisconsin-Platteville. The Tiger offense was firing on all cylinders to start the game with Alec Cobb finding Cam Johnson in the end zone on the team’s first two possessions to take an early 13-0 lead. Three straight touchdowns from the Pioneers, however, made it a 21-13 game in favor of the visitors. The Tigers came right back with back-to-back touchdown catches from Major Morgan. In the second half, Platteville was the only team able to score, with a touchdown to cut the Tiger lead to two followed by a 24-yard field goal to give the Pioneers a 31-29 lead. Platteville tacked on one more score with five minutes to play to seal the victory. The two offenses put up nearly identical numbers with Platteville earning 328 yards of offense on 79 plays and the Tigers putting up 329 on 74 plays. The Tigers threw for 317 and ran for 12 while the Pioneers threw for 221 and ran for 107. The difference in the game was turnovers with HSC committing three against UW-P's none. On the day, Cobb was 33-of-49 for 317 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. Morgan and Johnson both had strong performances, combining for 19 catches, 206 yards, and four touchdowns. Carter Cunningham had nine grabs for 53 yards. Mike DeMasi carried the ball 11 times for 47 yards. Defensively, Kendall Blankenship led the way with seven tackles. Six Tigers had five tackles, including Joe Everette and Girffin Davis, who each had 2.0 TFLs. Both of Davis’ were sacks for a total loss of 17 yards. The Tigers also had nine pass break ups as a unit.
RANDOLPH-MACON continued its time of possession dominance against Catholic in holding the ball for 33:32 of the game, but four turnovers hampered R-MC's efforts in a 25-20 setback at CUA. Joe McBride threw for a career-high 336 yards and touchdowns against a pair of interceptions. Christian Redman and Eric Hoy led with five receptions apiece, while Owen Ritter and Tre Frederick caught TD passes. Frederick led the ground game with 91 yards on 21 carries. Hoy ran for a score midway thru the third quarter. Defensively, Norman Cade tied for ODAC high honors with 14 stops including a TFL. Steve McNair had 2.5 tackles for a loss that cost CUA nine yards of offense. Ryan Burns intercepted a pass to setup Hoy's TD rush. He added two pass breakups and blocked a PAT.
SHENANDOAH found itself in a first-half shootout with Hobart on Saturday, combining for 44 points on the way to a 23-21 halftime lead. But the Statesmen outscored SU 35-7 in final 30 minutes in Hobart's 56-30 win. Hayden Bauserman's hot arm continued for the Hornet offense as he threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns. Michael Ashwell set a progarm record with 14 receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown, while Jalen Hudson pulled in six passes for 108 yards and two scores. Dershone Hayman caught the remaining TD. Defensively, Tyler Williams led SU with 13 stops include a TFL. Jordan Heisen registered 2.5 tackles for loss including 1.5 sacks. Chris Grady also had a sack, while Jake Morgan tallied a half-sack.
WASHINGTON AND LEE senior Walker Brand rushed for a career-high 154 yards and two touchdowns on just 21 carries. Brand, who entered the week tied for No. 1 in Division III in touchdowns, now has nine touchdowns on the season. His 384 rushing yards leads the team. First-year back Josh Breece added a rushing touchdown, while Jarrett Wright booted a 27-yard field goal to account for the remaining three W&L points. The Generals intercepted three passes in the win over Claremont after picking off four passes last week against Sewanee. Junior safety Thomas Freeland picked off two of the passes against CMS, thwarting one score with an interception on the 1-yardline, and setting up a W&L score with another on the Stags 12-yardline. Saturday’s win improved W&L’s record in non-conference road games to 12-24 since 2000 and was the Generals’ third win in its last 12 non-conference road contests.