FOREST, Va. --- Points, points, and more points featured in week three of the ODAC football season as conference teams posted some eye-popping numbers in closing their non-league slates with all eight on scheduled byes in next weekend. Conference teams went 6-2 on Saturday, leaving three unbeaten with ODAC play set to begin.

Bridgewater College, Randolph-Macon College, and Shenandoah University all improved to 3-0 by scoring a combined 123 points. Averett University and Washington and Lee University moved to 2-1 with wins for the second straight week. Hampden-Sydney College left no doubt in its first win of the year by exploding the scoreboard with 70 points. Overall, ODAC teams out-scored their non-league opponents 298-195 including 253-104 in games they won.

This week's ODAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week are Hampden-Sydney running back Melik Frost and Shenandoah linebacker Ben Burgan.

• AVERETT DEF. BREVARD, 23-6 | BOX SCORE
  Averett won for the second time in as many games as the Cougars controlled the ball for 36:48 and out-gained the Tornados 327-179 on the way to a 23-6 victory. Quarterback Bryce Jackson threw for 212 yards and a touchdown on 20-of-37 passing. Tavien Goffigan caught six passes for 70 yards and a touchdown. Marquise Woodruff (66 yards) and Nick Andrews (30) finished with four receptions each. Shyheim Watlington ran for 75 yards on 15 carries, while Dreylan Martin churned out 43 yards on 17 rushes. Kicker Will Caviness accounted for 11 points on two PATs and three field goals of 20, 24, and 37 yards. Defensively, Ashton Edington led the unit with six tackles and two pass breakups. Isaiah Sharper, Cody Britt, and Triston Spencer intercepted passes with Spencer returning his 27 yards to paydirt for the game's final score. JaVon Lofton registered a quarterback sack.
   
• BRIDGEWATER DEF. N.C. WESLEYAN, 42-7 | BOX SCORE (stats to be updated; technical difficulties in-game)
  Bridgewater recorded its second straight blowout victory over a USA South opponent with a 48-7 triumph at N.C. Wesleyan. The Eagles have scored 106 points over their last two games and enter the bye week at 3-0. All three Eagles' quarterbacks threw touchdown passes with Freddie Watkins hauling in a pair among his four catches. Tyler Gilliam caught the other. Jaylen Wood threw for 121 yards and a score, while Malcom Anderson added 116 yards and a touchdown and Samuel Dragovich threw for 20 yards and a third score. Kennedy Fauntleroy ran for 66 yards and a touchdown. Anderson and Albert Mensah added rushing TDs. Defensively, Val West was one of three Eagles with five tackles to go with a half-sack and a forced and recovered fumble on separate plays. Noah Robinson, Daniel Santos, and Tucker Harris also jarred balls loose with Harris picking one up and Preston Turner corralling two. Noah Hines intercepted second pass of the season.
   
• LAGRANGE DEF. FERRUM, 44-38 | BOX SCORE
  Ferrum led at halftime by four and came within three points of retaking the lead in the fourth quarter, but FC came up short on the road at LaGrange, 44-38. Ferrum out-gained (408-343) and held the ball longer (36:04) than LaGrange, but four turnovers derailed FC's effort with LAG scoring 16 points off those takeaways. Zac Smiley had a big day leading the Ferrum ground game as he rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries. Chandler Breeden also scoring a rushing TD. Daniel Lamb caught nine passes for 69 yards and touchdown from Brayden Hawkins. Hawkins threw for 121 yards. Defensively, Avion Smith led the unit with eight tackles and three broken up passes. Dion Graham registered a quarterback sack, and Takoma Kidd recovered a fumble.
   
• HUNTINGDON DEF. GUILFORD, 47-7 | BOX SCORE
  Guilford opened up its contest against Huntingdon with a 75-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, but those seven points would be the only markers the Quakers posted in a 41-7 setback to the Hawks. Quarterback Bailey Baker and receiver Tre Alexander connected on that long score. As big a highlight as that play was, the Quakers offense picked up just 85 yards throughout the remainder of the contest. Guilford's defense forced four Hawk turnovers. Tristian Bailey jarred the ball loose twice and recovered one of those fumbles. DJ McRae recovered the other loose ball. Logan Dodson and Joey Strong, Jr., intercepted passes.
   
• HAMPDEN-SYDNEY DEF. GREENSBORO, 70-28 | BOX SCORE
  Hampden-Sydney nearly popped all the bulbs on the scoreboard in topping Greensboro, 70-28, the second-most points scored in head coach Marty Favret's tenure. Running back Melik Frost had a special day with career-highs of 211 yards and four touchdowns rushing with another 59 yards and a score receiving. His five TDs are tied with several individuals for second-most in a game in ODAC history with the last instance occurring in 2018 (GC's De'Eric Bell vs. Methodist). Quarterback Andrew Puccinelli, making his first collegiate start, threw for 305 yards and four TDs. Mason Cunningham caught nine passes for 116 yards and a score, while Austin Fernandez also pulled down nine balls for 60 yards and a touchdown. Jamahdia Whitby caught the remaining TD pass. Kicker Jack Breedlove converted all 10 extra-point attempts. Defensively, Will Pickren led with 12 tackles, while James-Ryan Salvi made 10 stops. TJ Gates and Walker Marsh forced fumbles, which Will Shulleeta and Hunter Spence recovered. Dorian Green intercepted a pass.
   
• RANDOLPH-MACON DEF. SOUTHERN VIRGINIA, 47-20 | BOX SCORE
  Randolph-Macon's formula for victory of efficient ball control continued on Saturday as the Yellow Jackets held possession for 33:23 of clock time and saw its quarterbacks for 18-of-24 for 247 yards in a 47-20 win over former ODAC foe Southern Virginia. R-MC scored five touchdowns via the ground with Kwesi Clarke running for 78 yards and two scores. Andrew Ihle, DJ Cone, and Cameron Chatmon also scored via the ground. Quarterback Drew Campanale went 14-of-19 for 198 yards and a touchdown through the air. David Wallis caught three passes for 80 yards, while JoJo Marinella was the recipient of Campanale's TD throw. Brandon Onestak stood out on defense with two sacks, one of which resulted in a fumble that Jacob Hutchinson recovered in the end zone. Jackson Deaver led the unit with seven stops including 2.0 for a loss with a sack. Cade Jones intercepted a pass.
     
• SHENANDOAH DEF. MARYVILLE (TENN.), 34-29 | BOX SCORE
  Shenandoah saw its 28-7 halftime lead erased with Maryville eventually going ahead, 29-28, with 3:18 to play, but a Steven Hugney to Andre Jackson 20-yard passing play capped a 13-play drive with 0:24 on the clock for 34-29 road win on Saturday. Hugney threw for 324 yards and four touchdowns on 24-of-39 through the air. Ethan Bigbee hauled in eight passes for 154 yards with his first two receptions covering 65 and 54 yards for the first two touchdowns of the game, respectively. Jaden Roberts accounted for the remaining TD catch. Markell Jackson ran for 38 yards and a score. Defensively, Ben Burgan continues to be a tackling machine with a game-high 15 stops. David Agyei, Matt Conroy, and Mason Caldwell each registered a quarterback sack. Ethan Brown forced a fumble that Jordan Rice recovered.
   
• WASHINGTON AND LEE DEF. METHODIST, 37-14 | BOX SCORE
  Washington and Lee trailed twice in the first half, but a 23-yard field goal by Arturo Ramirez as the first-half clock expired kicked off a stretch of 24 unanswered Generals' points on the way to a 37-14 road win. Alex Wertz had his second straight big rushing day with 150 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries, helping W&L to 39:03 of possession time. Abdull Mohamed and Aden Boyd also scored rushing TDs. Stephen Murrin was 5-of-7 passing for 60 yards with Dryden Duggins registering two receptions for 35 yards. Jalen Todd led the Generals defense with nine tackles. Jens Ames recorded W&L's lone sack, while David Onyejekwe intercepted a pass.

FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ben Burgan | Shenandoah | Sr. | Linebacker Burgan, a senior from Boonsboro, Md., has been nothing short of a tackling machine for Shenandoah to help the Hornets start the season a 3-0. Burgan registered his third straight game of double figure tackles in SU's 34-29 comeback victory at Maryville (Tenn.). He made a game and season-high 15 tackles including eight solo stops, playing a major role in a 28-7 halftime lead. Five of his tackles held the Scots to two or fewer yards including three one-yard gains. Burgan has now registered double-digit tackles in 11 straight games dating back to last season. Saturday marked his fifth effort of 15 or more tackles during that stretch. He has 17 games of 10 or more stops in his career. For the season, Burgan leads the ODAC in overall (39) and solo (24) tackles as well as tackles per game (13.0). He is second in sacks (4.0) and tied for second in tackles for loss (5.0).

FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Malik Frost | Hampden-Sydney | Jr. | Running Back Frost, a junior from Hardeeville, S.C., put together a career-day in the Tigers 70-28 victory over Greensboro College. Frost ran for a career-best 211 yards and four touchdowns on 21 carries, good for a 10.0 yards per rush average. He also caught three passes for 59 yards and a touchdown, giving him five total TDs and 270 all-purpose yards. His five touchdowns tie for second with several individuals in the ODAC's single-game record book. The last time it was done was in 2018 by former Guilford standout De'Eric Bell. Frost's 30 total points -- helping H-SC to the second-most points in head coach Marty Favret's tenure -- are tied for fourth in ODAC history with several players. Frost scored his first touchdown untouched straight up the middle from three yards out. He again found the painted grass on the Tigers next drive, giving them a 28-0 lead with 1:11 showing on the first quarter clock following a 47-yard catch-and-run connection with quarterback Andrew Puccinelli. Frost made it 35-0 H-SC with a 35-yard run over the right side where he broke one arm-tackle and out-ran the defense to the pylon. Frost pushed H-SC's lead back out to 28 points midway through the third quarter as he found a hole up the middle and left a would-be tackler flailing on the way to a 64-yard untouched sprint to the end zone, the longest run in the ODAC this season. He registered his final score with a six-yard burst up the middle, carrying two tacklers to the goalline for a 63-28 lead with 53-seconds to play in the third quarter. Through three games, Frost leads the ODAC in rushing yards (371), rushing yards per game (123.7), rushing touchdowns (6), points (42), and overall touchdowns (7).

• PATRICK HENRY | 3RD SEASON AT AVERETT
  Overall | 8-9-0 (.471)  --  ODAC | 0-0-0 (.000)
   
• SCOTT LEMN | 2ND SEASON AT BRIDGEWATER
  Overall | 7-6-0 (.538)  --  ODAC | 1-5-0 (.167)
   
• CLEIVE ADAMS | 3RD SEASON AT FERRUM | 7TH SEASON OVERALL
  Overall | 38-39-0 (.494)  --  ODAC | 5-6-0 (.455)
   
• BRAD DAVIS | 3RD SEASON AT GUILFORD
  Overall | 2-14-0 (.125)  --  ODAC | 0-10-0 (.000)
   
• MARTY FAVRET | 23RD SEASON AT HAMPDEN-SYDNEY
  Overall | 141-83-0 (.629)  --  ODAC | 91-48-0 (.655)
   
• PEDRO ARRUZA | 19TH SEASON AT RANDOLPH-MACON
  Overall | 116-67-0 (.634)  --  ODAC | 71-43-0 (.623)
   
• SCOTT YODER | 10TH SEASON AT SHENANDOAH
  Overall | 46-42-0 (.523)  --  ODAC | 24-34-0 (.414)
   
• GARRETT LeROSE | 4TH SEASON AT WASHINGTON AND LEE
  Overall | 21-12-0 (.636)  --  ODAC | 13-8-0 (.619)