ODAC Football Report | Week 11

Posted: Nov 17, 2019

FOREST, Va. --- The end to the 2019 regular season came with a bang as points lit up the scoreboard in all games. Bridgewater wrapped up its perfect 10-0 championship campaign with a 41-7 win over Guilford. Emory & Henry won a shootout with Ferrum, 59-36, behind a ODAC-record rushing day from Grayson Overstreet. Randolph-Macon posted a 45-3 win over Hampden-Sydney in the 124th edition of the "The Game." Washington and Lee outlasted Shenandoah, 34-31, and Southern Virginia capped its first ODAC season with a 40-7 victory over Apprentice School.

Bridgewater will continue its season in the NCAA Division III Tournament against an opponent to be determined, as well as any potential ODAC at-large selection. The national bracket will be released on www.ncaa.com at 5:30 p.m. ET via selection show.

If Randolph-Macon does not receive an at-large bid to the NCAA field, the Yellow Jackets will play in the first Neptune Bowl in Virginia Beach next weekend. R-MC's opponent would be Apprentice School in the first ODAC-partnered postseason game outside of NCAA play. The Virginia Beach Sportsplex, along with Harmony Hospitality, serve as partner sponsors for the Neptune Bowl.

This week's ODAC Offensive and Defense Players of the Week are Emory & Henry running back Grayson Overstreet and Southern Virginia cornerback Justin Mitchell.

THE GAMES | WEEK 11

#21 BRIDGEWATER 41, GUILFORD 7 | Box Score | BC Recap | GC Recap
Bridgewater put an exclamation point on its ODAC Championship season by finishing 10-0 overall thru the regular season for the first time in program history with a 41-7 triumph over Guilford. The Eagles will enter the NCAA postseason with the ODAC's automatic bid. Quarterback Jay Scroggins, already BC's all-time leader in passing completions, attempts, and touchdowns, moved to within 22 yards of the all-time passing yardage record after going 22-of-29 for 260 yards and three touchdowns. He now has 25 TDs and just one interception this season. Albert Mensah added 89 yards and a rushing touchdown. Gary Ramey, Jr., led the defense with eight stops, while Matt Dang registered a sack, intercepted a pass, and broke up two others. For Guilford, Jermaine Russell returned notched his second kickoff return touchdown of the season, this time setting a new GC mark and tying the ODAC record with a 100-yard return. He registered 1,782 all-purpose yards this year, fifth-most in school history. Josh Hayward led the defense with 13 stops, a new career-best total.

EMORY & HENRY 59, FERRUM 36 | Box Score | E&H Recap | FC Recap
Grayson Overstreet, formerly a starting linebacker for Emory & Henry, took advantage of his debut as the Wasps lead running back as he ran for an ODAC single-game record 324 yards with a pair of touchdown on 35 carries in E&H's 59-36 victory over Ferrum in the Fourth Annual Crooked Road Classic. Gunner Griffith and Derrick Yates each caught two TD passes from Hunter Taylor, while Da'von Keith led the Wasps defense and special teams with 1.5 TFLs and a blocked punt return for a TD. Ferrum quarterback Zack Clifford tossed a pair of touchdown passes and ran one in. Taylor Brown notched 11 tackles and recovered two fumbles, one of which he returned 48 yards for a touchdown.

RANDOLPH-MACON 45, HAMPDEN-SYDNEY 3 | Box Score | R-MC Recap | H-SC Recap
Randolph-Macon out-gained Hampden-Sydney 494-218 and held the ball for 36:58 of possession time on the way to a 45-3 victory in the 124th edition of "The Game." The margin of victory is the largest in the long-standing series that began in 1893. Tre Frederick led R-MC with 143 yards rushing and a 40-yard touchdown reception. Calvin Whitehead highlighted the defense with three stops and his third interception of the season, which he returned 29 yards for a touchdown. Hampden-Sydney receiver Major Morgan hauled in seven passes for 118 yards, his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season. Brendan Weinberg led the defense with an ODAC weekly-high 16 tackles.

WASHINGTON AND LEE 34, SHENANDOAH 31 | Box Score | WLU Recap | SU Recap
Washington and Lee built up a 21-7 lead before the end of the first quarter and then outlasted Shenandoah thru the final horn on the way to a 34-31 season-ending victory. Josh Breece led W&L offense with 151 yards and one of four rushing scores, while Will Corry led the defense with nine stops and one of four interceptions. Casey Stewart caught three of SU quarterback Chris Sonnenberg's four TD passes, while Nate Hill made 15 stops and recovered two fumbles to led the Hornets' defense. Hill finishes the season with 10 takeaways (7 INT, 3 fumble recoveries).

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA 40, APPRENTICE SCHOOL 7 | Box Score | SVU Recap
Southern Virginia capped its first ODAC season with a definitive 40-7 triumph over Apprentice School at Knight Stadium. Running back Akiva Wedge churned out 223 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries, while Justin Mitchell returned not one but two interceptions for touchdowns to lead the SVU defense.

ODAC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK | WEEK 11

FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Justin Mitchell | Southern Virginia | So. | Cornerback

Mitchell, a sophomore from Hagerstown, Md., put together a strong game in the Knights' 40-7 season-ending triumph over non-conference Apprentice School. Mitchell registered four tackles on the day including half a tackle for a loss. He also intercepted a pair of passes, both of which he returned for touchdowns. Mitchell helped set the tone of the game in the closing minutes of the first quarter when he came off his man and intercepted a pass at the Apprentice 21-yard line. He returned it to paydirt for a 7-0 lead with 3:03 on the first quarter clock. Mitchell then helped put the game away with the second of three Southern Virginia touchdown in the fourth quarter. This time he stepped in front of a sideline out pass and returned the interception 20 yards for a 32-7 lead with 6:29 to play. For the season, Mitchell racked up 28 tackles and four interceptions, which is tied for third in the ODAC.

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FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Grayson Overstreet | Emory & Henry | So. | Running Back/Linebacker

Overstreet, a sophomore from Moneta, Va., made the most of his first start at running back in the Wasps 59-36 victory over Ferrum in the Fourth Annual Crooked Road Classic. Overstreet, a starting linebacker and situational rusher the previous nine games of the season, set a new ODAC single-game record with 324 rushing yards with two touchdowns on 35 carries. That is tied for the most yardage in NCAA Division III (324 by Wesley Schools, Grove City) this season and third-most over all divisions. It is one yard clear of previous ODAC record-holder Cedrick Delaney, who went for 321 yards against Emory & Henry in 2014. Overstreet's touchdown runs against the Panthers came on carries of 67 and 19 yards in the second and fourth quarters, respectively. He had 13 rushes of 10 or more yards leading to his 9.3 yards per carry average. For the season, Overstreet ran the ball 67 times for 435 yards and six touchdowns. On defense, he registered 49 tackles with 2.0 TFLs, two fumble recoveries, and an interception he returned 80 yards for a touchdown.

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THE COACHES | RECORDS THRU WEEK 11

MIKE CLARK | 25TH SEASON AT BRIDGEWATER
- Overall | 164-100-1 (.621) | ODAC | 92-62-0 (.597)

CURT NEWSOME | 6TH SEASON AT EMORY & HENRY
- Overall | 34-25-0 (.576) | ODAC | 24-18-0 (.571)

ROB GRANDE | 4TH SEASON AT FERRUM
- Overall | 23-17-0 (.575) | ODAC | 6-9-0 (.400)

CHRIS RUSIEWICZ | 9TH SEASON AT GUILFORD
- Overall | 44-45-0 (.494) | ODAC | 28-34-0 (.452)

MARTY FAVRET | 20TH SEASON AT HAMPDEN-SYDNEY
- Overall | 131-75-0 (.636) | ODAC | 83-45-0 (.648)

PEDRO ARRUZA | 16TH SEASON AT RANDOLPH-MACON
- Overall | 98-66-0 (.598) | ODAC | 62-42-0 (.596)

SCOTT YODER | 7TH SEASON AT SHENANDOAH
- Overall | 36-33-0 (.522) | ODAC | 20-29-0 (.408)

ED MULITALO | 2ND SEASON AT SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
- Overall | 7-13-0 (.350) | ODAC | 2-6-0 (.250)

GARRETT LeROSE | 2ND SEASON AT WASHINGTON AND LEE
- Overall | 11-8-0 (.579) | ODAC | 8-7-0 (.533)

UP NEXT | POSTSEASON MATCHUPS

BRIDGEWATER/ODAC QUALIFIER IN NCAA DIVISION III TOURNAMENT | SAT. NOVEMBER 23 | 12:00 PM ET
- NCAA SELECTION SHOW | 5:30 p.m. ET on www.ncaa.com

ODAC QUALIFIER IN VIRGINIA BEACH NEPTUNE BOWL | VS. APPRENTICE SCHOOL | SAT. NOVEMBER 23 | 2:00 PM ET
Virginia Beach Sportsplex | Virginia Beach, Va.
- FIRST MEETING | TBD (will be updated upon NCAA selections)
- ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD | TBD (will be updated upon NCAA selections)
- LAST MEETING | TBD (will be updated upon NCAA selections)