READ THE ODAC FOOTBALL REPORT: WEEK 3
ODAC teams continued to perform well against non-conference competition in week three, going 5-2 overall. Guilford College and Shenandoah University remain undefeated at 3-0, while Bridgewater College, Catholic University and Hampden-Sydney College each moved to 2-1 with triumphs on Saturday.
THE GAMES
BRIDGEWATER 34, APPRENTICE SCHOOL 14 -- Box Score
The Story: Bridgewater score the first 17 points of the contest and never looked back in topping Apprentice. The Eagles got two touchdowns rushing and pair more thru the air in balanced day offensively. The BC defense only game up 62 yards passing, with Jason Monroe intercepting a pair of passes.
CATHOLIC 40, COAST GUARD 24 -- Box Score
The Story: Catholic's offense was running on all cylinders against Coast Guard, racking up 566 yards from scrimmage. Quarterback T.J. Tutone fired three touchdown passes, with two going to Lucas Morley. Matt Perno ran for 107 yards and two more scores. Ross Sanford led the defense with 15 stops.
MARYVILLE 30, EMORY & HENRY 13 -- Box Score
The Story: Four E&H turnovers led to three Maryville touchdowns and a potential scoring drive halted at the one-yard line in the Wasps' first loss of 2015. Running backs Isaiah Rodgers and Chris Thompson tallied the E&H touchdowns, both via the ground. Andrew Long led the defense with 11 tackles include four behind the Scots' line of scrimmage.
GUILFORD 58, AVERETT 21 -- Box Score
The Story: Guilford's offense racked up 677 yards and eight touchdowns in moving to 3-0. Quarterback Matt Pawlowski missed on just four passes (23-27) in throwing for 331 yards and five touchdowns. De'Eric Bell ran for 115 yards and touchdown, while Adam Smith hauled in 11 passes for 195 yards and three TDs. Daytwyn Rascoe led the defense with 12 tackles, a sack and four TFLs.
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY 55, FERRUM 24 -- Box Score
The Story: H-SC's offense had the big play rolling, with five of its eight touchdowns covering more than 20 yards. Running back Kyree Koonce carried the ball just 10 times, but ran for 124 yards and two scores. Quarterback Edgar Moore threw for 268 yards and five touchdowns. Larry Haskins led defensively with 11 tackles.
METHODIST 31, RANDOLPH-MACON 24 -- Box Score
The Story: Randolph-Macon's fourth quarter comeback attempt came up shy in a loss to Methodist with a pair of fourth-down stands from the Monarchs. John Byrd led all rushers with 99 yards and two touchdowns via the ground. Marcus Mitchell (12) and JP Redmond (11) led the defense, combining for 23 tackles, 5.5 TFLs and three sacks.
SHENANDOAH 30, N.C. WESLEYAN 17 -- Box Score
The Story: Shenandoah ran for 353 yards in its win over N.C. Wesleyan, powered by strong days from Cedrick Delaney (27 for 174 yds) and Kye Hopkins (29 for 132 yds). Delaney had two TDs, including the capper that put SU ahead for good. Michael Messick and Weldon Gilchrist, Jr. caused turnovers in tying with Micheal Wroble to team lead with seven stops each.
ODAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE: Guilford College receiver Adam Smith, a senior from Mocksville, N.C., etched his name under a pair of Guilford record book entries on the way to accounting for 20 points in Guilford's 58-21 win over Averett. Smith became the Quakers all-time leader in touchdown receptions and career receiving yardage by hauling in a season-high 11 passes for 195 yards and a personal-best three touchdowns. He now has 35 touchdown catches and 3,190 career receiving yards with the former ranking fourth in ODAC history and the latter just shy of cracking the conference's top-five. Smith notched touchdowns of 13, 25 and 25 yards, with the last score coming on a double-tipped pass for the record. He also added a catch to convert a two-point opportunity. The 195 yards marks his school-record 14th game of 100 or more receiving yards. Smith currently leads the ODAC in receiving yards (464), yards per catch (18.6) and receiving touchdowns (7), while sitting second in receptions (25).
DEFENSE: Guilford College linebacker Daytwyn Rascoe, a senior from Pikesville, Md., led a Guilford defense that limited Averett to just one first down in the second half on the way to a 58-21 victory. Rascoe made 12 total tackles including eight solo stops. He was in the backfield most of the afternoon, registering four tackles for a loss which included a quarterback sack. His efforts cost the Cougars 21 yards of offense. He also beat an Averett ball-carrier to the goal-line for a safety, tackling him in the painted grass after recovering an errant snap. Rascoe leads Guilford with 20 total tackles, 14 solo stops and five tackles for a loss thru three games.
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