Scoreboard

Week Ten Game Summaries

Colby 28, Tufts 14
MEDFORD, Mass. -- Sophomore Pat Conley threw three touchdown passes in the first 20 minutes of the game and visiting Colby went on to a 28-14 victory at Tufts in NESCAC action.

The victory helped Colby maintain a share of first place in the NESCAC
with Amherst and Middlebury, who were also winners on Saturday. The
White Mules won their third straight and improved to 6-1. Tufts lost its
fourth in a row and fell to 2-5.

Conley and junior wideout Danny Noyes connected for Colby's first two scores in the first quarter. On the first possession of the game, Tufts extended the Mules' drive with a roughing the passer penalty on fourth down. On the next play, Conley hit Noyes with a 15-yard scoring pass for a 7-0 lead. After a Tufts punt, Conley then dumped a short pass to Noyes and he exploded 66 yards for a touchdown and a 14-0 lead at 7:19 of the first.

Another big pass play put the visitors' lead to 21-0. On the first play after a Tufts punt, Conley connected with sophomore Lee Carlson for a 53-yard TD. Less than 20 minutes into the game, Colby had already amassed close to 200 yards passing with three scores. Tufts was able to stop the Mules for the remainder of the half and the game went to the break at 21-0.

Tufts, playing the final home game in the careers of 17 seniors, came out strong in the second half. In their first possession they put together an 11-play, 63-yard scoring drive that culminated with a 3-yard Todd Scalia to Steve Lapham touchdown pass at 10:53. Later in the quarter, the Jumbos drove down to the Colby 9-yard line and attempted a fake field goal. Sophomore holder Scott Treacy's pass was intercepted by Colby junior Patrick Fahey and returned 55 yards to the Tufts 42.

Seven plays later, Colby junior Joe Murray scored on a Tufts-deflating, 1-yard run with 2:10 left in the quarter. Instead of a possible 21-14 deficit, the Jumbos faced a 28-7 margin. Lapham had another touchdown reception, from nine yards out from Scalia, but with 2:40 left in the fourth quarter it was too little too late.

Conley finished 14 of 27 for 256 yards. Noyes caught seven of those
balls for 160 yards. Fahey intercepted two passes for the White Mules,
who had three picks overall. Colby sacked Scalia six times, including
three by sophomore Kevin Smalley.

Scalia completed 20 of a career-high 42 passing attempts for 224 yards.
Senior running back Brian Holmes caught nine passes for 81 yards. Sophomore cornerback Evan Zupancic intercepted his sixth pass of the season for the Jumbos.

Grove City 14, Carnegie Mellon 10
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- R.J. Bowers, crowned as college football's all-time leading rusher one week ago, now reigns as the NCAA's career scoring king after delivering the game-winning touchdown in Grove City's 14-10 victory against visiting Carnegie Mellon.

Trailing 10-7 in the fourth quarter, Bowers ran a pitch to the left into the end zone from 6 yards out with 5:57 remaining and surpassed Emporia State's Brian Shay as the all-time scoring leader with 550 career points. 

Bowers, who accounted for the Wolverines' other score on a 10-yard run in the first quarter, now has an NCAA-record 90 touchdowns. Shay amassed 544 points and 88 touchdowns from 1995-98.

The West Middlesex, Pa., native became college football's first 7,000-yard rusher on his second carry of the game, a 5-yard run off right tackle. He will take 7,127 yards into next week's regular-season finale against Alfred.

Bowers' game-winning score was set up by senior quarterback Steve Lacinski, who ran a flea-flicker keeper 33 yards to the Tartan 26-yard line. Bowers followed with rushes of 15, 2 and 3 yards before hitting paydirt from the 6.

Carnegie Mellon, which outgained Grove City in the game 386-255, failed to answer on its final two possessions. Wolverine junior inside linebacker Adam Corbett snuffed out the Tartans' first chance to retake the lead with a ferocious hit on would-be receiver Matt Saneholtz, who couldn't control an Eric Zimpfer strike near the Grove City 40.

On CMU's final possession, Tartan running back Drew Garrod rambled to the Grove City 34, but the series was thwarted when junior outside linebacker Jonathan Forbes and freshman nose tackle Monte Bell sacked Zimpfer for a loss of 7 back to the 41. On fourth-and-17 from the 41, Zimpfer completed a pass to Saneholtz at the 25, 1 yard short of the first down.

Bowers' 10-yard touchdown run, which came on the first possession of the game, punctuated a 14-play, 74-yard drive that lasted over six minutes. CMU sustained a six-minute drive of its own on its first possession, but came up empty when Mike Palmer's 26-yard field goal attempt went wide right.

CMU tied the game on a 30-yard run by Garrod with 12:39 left in the second quarter. Palmer gave CMU its first lead with a 21-yard field goal with 5:58 left in the third quarter.

Lacinski, who finished with 41 yards rushing on seven carries, completed 5-of-11 passes for 48 yards. Senior halfback Jack Gillespie caught three passes for 34 yards.

Corbett recorded a team-high 19 tackles, including 11 solos, while Forbes closed with 10 tackles, including four for loss. Freshman outside linebacker John Bialowas also contributed 10 tackles, two resulting in negative gains. Junior strong safety Michael Volchko picked off his fifth pass of the year.

Senior Ben Shreve helped the winning cause with punts of 51 and 50 yards, the latter downed at the CMU 18 with 3:06 left in the game, setting up the Tartans' final drive.

Wolverine freshman Matt Styer was perfect on two extra-point attempts.

Garrod led all rushers in the game with 148 yards on 21 carries. The two teams combined for 540 yards on the ground.

Grove City and CMU each moved to 5-4 overall with one game to play.

Amherst 28, Trinity (Conn.) 20
HARTFORD -- Junior tailback Okey Ugwonali rushed for 158 yards on 33 carries and two touchdowns to lead visiting Amherst to a 28-20 win over Trinity (Conn.) in NESCAC football action this afternoon. Trinity drops to 4-3 with its second straight loss, while the Jeffs improve to 6-1 with their fourth win in a row.

Amherst scored first with 6:43 remaining in the first quarter on a 1-yard plunge by sophomore tailback Kevin Kennard. The Jeffs took advantage of good field position, starting the drive on the Bantam 35-yard line after Trinity had to punt from the deep in its own end. The Bantams quickly tied the score 3:52 later when sophomore quarterback Greg Ward scrambled around the right side for a 3-yard score. Trinity sophomore strong safety Gavin O'Reilly intercepted an Amherst pass and returned it 39 yards to the Lord Jeff 9-yard line to set up the touchdown.

On the next drive, Amherst answered with its second touchdown as senior quarterback Peter Honig lofted a pass to junior wide receiver Derrell Wright 65 yards down the left sideline to give the Jeffs a 14-7 lead. Late in the second quarter, Amherst extended its advantage to 21-7 on a 3-yard touchdown run by Ugwonali. On the 61-yard drive, Ugwonali carried the ball on eight of the 10 plays for 32 yards.

After both teams put up zeros in the third quarter and Amherst missed a 33-yard field goal attempt early in the fourth stanza, Trinity began a valiant comeback effort. Starting with the ball on its own 20-yard line, the Bantams drove the ball 80 yards down the field on 11 plays for a touchdown. 

Ward completed four passes on the drive, including an 15-yarder to sophomore wideout Kevin Waters on third and 8 and a touchdown pass to freshman tailback Tom Pierandri on third and goal from the 9-yard line. Sophomore Patrick Hayes blocked the extra-point try, leaving Trinity behind by eight points at 21-13 with 6:43 to play in the game.

On the next play from scrimmage, Ugwonali ran the ball up the middle and broke free for a 53-yard touchdown run to push the lead back up to 15 points at 28-13. The Bantams battled back once again with a 64-yard drive
culminating in a 1-yard touchdown run by freshman tailback Matt Glasz. The key play on that drive was an Amherst holding penalty that negated a sack and gave the Bantams a first down in Lord Jeff territory.

Trinity kicked off onsides but Amherst recovered and attempted to run out the clock. However, the Trinity defense held strong, led by freshman defensive end Jamie Creed. Senior nose tackle Mike Leone dropped Kennard back for a 2-yard loss on first down, and Creed made consecutive stops on second and third down for the Bantams. 

On fourth down, Creed broke through the middle of the line and blocked the Lord Jeff punt, which Trinity recovered on the Amherst 49-yard line. With just 1:38 remaining, the Bantams were unable to get a first down as Amherst stopped Pierandri 5 yards short of the marker on fourth and 7.

Amherst outgained Trinity 455-264, including a 237-114 yard advantage on the ground. Kennard complemented Ugwonali with 69 rushing yards on 16 carries. Pierandri ran for 95 yards on 21 carries for the Bantams.

Ward completed 17 of 33 passes for 150 yards, including four to freshman receiver Porter Fraker. Honig threw for 218 yards, completing 11 of 18 attempts for Amherst. Wright caught two passes for 109 yards and senior receiver Matt Hall added four catches for 47 yards.

Freshman linebacker Greg Tanner paced the Trinity defense with 13 tackles and 1½ tackles for loss. Creed made 10 tackles and recovered a fumble in addition to his blocked kick, while sophomore linebacker Ben Ramsey added seven tackles, 1½ tackles for loss, a sack, and a forced fumble. Freshman Joe Wahl helped the Trinity defense with eight punts for an average of 39.3 yards. 

Junior defensive back Jay Hutchins made a team-high nine tackles, along with a sack, for Amherst. Senior back David Frankel totaled seven tackles and intercepted a pass.

Muhlenberg 30, Hartwick 26
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Michael McCabe threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Carter with 1:22 remaining for the game-winning score as Muhlenberg defeated Hartwick 30-26 in a non-league game in front of an overflow crowd of 4,471.

The win was the 400th in program history for the Mules (7-2), who completed their first undefeated home season since 1980. Hartwick (6-3) dropped its second straight.

The Hawks had taken a 26-23 lead when Ryan Johnson caught a 17-yard scoring pass from Daniel Pincelli with 4:16 to play. Muhlenberg's game-winning drive, which covered 78 yards in eight plays, began and ended with catches by Carter, the first a 36-yarder. Carter finished with 11 catches for 198 yards and amassed 310 all-purpose yards.

Hartwick's final two drives ended with interceptions by Mike Burke and Joe Getz. The Mules tied a school record with seven interceptions in the game and had three players (Burke, Getz and Jordan Wright) record two apiece.

Carter's first touchdown, an 11-yard reception that capped the first drive of the game, was his school-record 12th scoring catch of the season. After an 18-yard Michael Dickinson field goal gave Muhlenberg a 10-0 lead, Ryan Soule returned the ensuing kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first quarter. Soule later had another kickoff return for a touchdown called back by a penalty and also caught five passes for 104 yards.

McCabe's 7-yard scoring strike to Matt Bernardo midway through the second put the Mules' lead at 10 again, but Hartwick opened up a 20-17 edge on a 51-yard run by Ty Smith and a 15-yard option pass from running back Mike Onorata to Luke Urtz. McCabe's 1-yard sneak in the final minute of the half made the score 23-20, Muhlenberg.

Both quarterbacks passed for over 300 yards, McCabe going for 355 and Pincelli 334. Muhlenberg's Bernardo (103) and Hartwick's Smith (104) each rushed for over 100 yards in the offensive slugfest that featured 934 yards of total offense.

Muskingum 45, Heidelberg 35
NEW CONCORD, Ohio -- Senior quarterback Jeff Morris generated 344 yards of total offense and scored three touchdowns to lead Muskingum to a 45-35 victory against Heidelberg in an Ohio Athletic Conference game.

Morris rushed for 174 yards and passed for 170. His 86-yard touchdown run in the third quarter was the Muskies' longest rush of the season. Morris also scored on runs of 1 and 41 yards.

First-year tailback James Randolph broke the century mark for the first time in his collegiate career, rushing for 118 yards on 26 carries. Randolph scored on runs of 20 and 2 yards in the first quarter.

Muskingum (4-5 overall, 3-5 OAC) also scored when first-year defensive back Ryan Spicer returned an interception 31 yards for a TD. Senior Kevin Smith kicked a 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to finish Muskingum's scoring.

Heidelberg (0-9, 0-8) was led by the passing of Brian Frank. Frank completed 26 of 54 passes for 421 yards and four touchdowns. D.J. Leslie hauled in nine passes for 167 yards and two scores, while James Denegall caught nine aerials for 143 yards and a TD.

Washington & Jefferson 36, Malone 21
WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Sophmore Joey Nichols scored three times for the second week in a row and rushed for 209 yards to lead No. 16 Washington & Jefferson to a 36-21 win against visiting Malone. 

Nichols' day didn't start off well, as he fumbled the ball away inside the Malone 10-yard line, thwarting a Presidents' scoring opportunity midway through the first quarter. But the defense took over, Jason Hazlewood and Demare Mayo sacking Pioneer quarterback Eric Rector for a safety and a 2-0 lead. Six plays later, Roger Snyder scored from a yard out to put the Presidents up 9-0. 

After a missed field goal attempt by the visitors, W&J marched 80 yards on six plays, Nichols capping the drive with a 6-yard run. Luke Ravenstall added a season-best 39 yard field goal and W&J led 19-0 at the half. Neither team moved well in the early part of the first half, five combined possessions, no first downs. Then, neither team could get a stop. Four touchdowns and another Ravenstall field goal and it was 36-13 W&J with a little over 8 minutes remaining. 

Washington & Jefferson scored first, going 71 yards, much of it on the legs of Nichols who picked up 35 yards and his second score on the drive. Malone used two pass plays to quickly move into position, Jordan Henning scoring from 2 yards out with 1:25 left in the third. But Nichols' biggest run of the day came three plays later, a 59-yard jaunt that put the Presidents up 33-7, well on the way to improving to 8-1 on the year, heading into next week's game at Buffalo State. Malone drops to 3-7 with the loss, ending the season with fourth straight setbacks. 

For the Presidents, Brian Dawson completed 13 of 26 passes for 195 yards. Malone's Eric Rector ran for one touchdown and threw for 229 yards and another score, completing 14 of 27. Seven of the catches were by Shane Hostetler for 153 yards. Brent Klein caught the scoring pass, a 14-yarder coming with 2:34 remaining in the game.

Rhodes 9, Millsaps 6 (2 OT)
MEMPHIS -- Rhodes ended its season in dramatic fashion with a 9-6 double overtime victory against Millsaps to improve their overall record to 5-4.

The story of the day was senior running back Bernard Quinn, who gained 173 yards on the ground, carrying the ball 33 times for the Lynx offense. Lynx quarterbacks were 7-for-19 passing for 61 yards. Quinn capped off the game with an 8-yard touchdown scamper up the middle to win the game for the Lynx.

Playing to a 0-0 tie at the end of regulation the teams went into overtime with the Lynx scoring first on an English 22-yard field goal. With the first lead of the game, the Lynx were forced to play some defense as a pass interference call placed the ball on the 2-yard line. Rhodes was able to fend off the threat, forcing the Majors to kick a 31-yard field goal.

With the momentum on their side, the Lynx decided to again play defense. They forced Millsaps to attempt a field goal after only three plays. McNeal's 42-yard field goal attempt was good putting the Majors up 6-3. The Lynx then put together a three-play drive from the 25-yard line, which was capped off by Quinn's 8-yard touchdown scamper.

Ryan Parry led the Lynx defense with 10 tackles and a sack on the day. Senior defensive back Corliss Givens intercepted 2 passes on the day helping the Lynx defense stifle the Majors' offense, allowing a total of 138 yards.

Emory & Henry 24, Washington & Lee 10
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Emory & Henry sophomore quarterback Shannon Johnson passed for 161 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 36 yards to lead the Wasps to a 24-10 against Washington and Lee in ODAC action.

E&H (7-2, 5-1) assumed a 7-0 lead on a 6-yard touchdown run by freshman running back Dan Hammonds with 8:44 remaining in the first quarter.

W&L (5-4, 2-4) responded on a 34-yard touchdown pass from freshman quarterback Zack McQuigg to senior wide receiver Wes Hardy with 5:25 left in the first quarter.

Johnson connected with sophomore wideout Dorsey Hooker on a 62-yard scoring strike with 34 seconds remaining in the opening period and W&L added a 33-yard field goal by junior Brad Wiginton with 5:44 left in the half to make the score 14-10 at the half.

The Wasps added a 35-yard field goal by senior kicker Chris Epperly with 1:39 left in the third quarter and put the game away with a 1-yard touchdown run by Hammonds with 8:39 remaining in the game.

The Wasps were led by Johnson and junior tailback Earnest Cheatham. Cheatham rushed for 69 yards on 23 carries. Defensively, junior linebacker Nolan Jeffries recorded 13 tackles, including three for a loss.

Washington and Lee was led by junior tailback Marc Watson, who rushed for 108 yards on 23 carries. He now has 1,224 rushing yards on the season, breaking the W&L season rushing record held by Kevin Weaver since the 1985 season. He also has 3,816 career all-purpose yards, breaking the record held by Chris Leiser (1977-80).

McQuigg, who was knocked out of the game in the first quarter, combined
with freshman quarterback Sean McGarvey to go 8-for-19 for 118 yards. McGarvey was picked off twice. Hardy caught three passes for 59 yards and the one touchdown. 

Junior linebacker Steve Hostetler recorded 15 tackles to lead the defense. Junior linebacker Jeff Bahl notched 13 tackles and a sack.

Dickinson 29, Gettysburg 28
CARLISLE, Pa. -- Antonio Tiberi scored on a 3-yard run with 1:03 left in the game to give Dickinson a 29-28 come-from-behind win over Gettysburg in Centennial Conference action. 

Tiberi's run and the ensuing extra point from senior kicker Rob Antanitis capped an 11-play, 56-yard drive that took 4 minutes, 5 seconds and brought the Red Devils (5-4, 4-2) all the way back from a 28-16 fourth-quarter deficit. Tiberi also scored on a 22-yard run earlier in the quarter and carried 20 times for 135 of Dickinson's season-high 422 rushing yards on the afternoon.

The Red Devils locked up their seventh consecutive win over the Bullets (0-9,
0-6) and retained possession the Little Brown Bucket trophy when Kevin
Myers intercepted Gettysburg quarterback Dennis Flaherty's third-and-8 desperation pass at the Dickinson 20 as time expired.

Red Devil quarterback Jeff Sturgeon led all runners with 20 carries for 168 yards and one touchdown while fullback Mike Smith rushed 14 times for 70 yards and one score.

Flaherty completed 13 of 22 passes for 234 yards and one touchdown, connecting on a career-long 90-yard pass-and-run with Pat Jordan to set up the Bullets' final score of the game. Jay Toscano carried 25 times for 95 yards and also caught four passes for 62 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown that gave the Bullets a 14-7 lead late in the first quarter.

Trailing 28-22 with under six minutes remaining, Dickinson's Robert Titchenell forced a Toscano fumble and Eric Sadowski recovered to set up the Red Devils up with a first-and-10 on their own 44 with 5:08 left. Tiberi carried 11 yards on the first play of the next drive for a first-and-10 on the Gettysburg 45. From there, the sophomore tailback got the call on eight of the next 10 plays, rolling up 38 of the final 45 yards en route to the winning score.

After falling behind 28-16 on the first play of the fourth quarter, Dickinson cut the Bullet lead to six with a seven-play, 80-yard march in 2 minutes, 41 seconds. Tiberi scampered 22 yards off the left side to cap that drive and make it 28-22 Gettysburg with 7:40 remaining.

The Bullets, who were seeking their first win in Carlisle since 1986, used a pair of big plays to build its late-game lead. Following a 28-yard field goal by Antanitis that cut Gettysburg's lead to 14-10, Matt Diamond returned the ensuing kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown to push the Bullet advantage to 21-10 with 10:03 left in the third quarter.

Dickinson answered with an eight-play, 67-yard drive in 3:49 capped by Sturgeon's 26-yard touchdown run that made it 21-16 following a failed two-point conversion attempt. 

Later in the third, Gettysburg cornerback Mark Johnson picked off a Sturgeon pass at the Bullet 4 and Flaherty connected with Jordan on second-and-8 from the Gettysburg 6 on a 90-yard catch-and-run to the Dickinson 4. Two plays later, Flaherty scored on a keeper to give the visitors a 28-16 lead with 14:54 remaining in the game.

Dickinson struck first on the afternoon, marching 71 yards on its first five plays from scrimmage to take a 7-0 lead on Smith's 3-yard run. Gettysburg came right back to tie with an eight-play, 64-yard scoring drive of its own. Flaherty keyed the drive with a 29-yard pass to A.J. Sutsko on third-and-7 from the Bullet 39 before Pojanowski scored on a 7-yard sweep five plays later to tie the game at 7-7.

The Bullets took advantage of a botched fake punt attempt to take the lead. Following a Gettysburg holding penalty, Flaherty threw underneath to Toscano on second-and-12 and the freshman fullback went the distance for his first collegiate touchdown and a 14-7 Bullet advantage with 13 seconds left in the first quarter.

Dickinson's Andy Kerstetter blocked a Tom DeBacco punt deep in Gettysburg territory to set up Antanitis' 28-yard field goal early in the second half and pull the Red Devils within 14-10 before Diamond's heroics.

Sturgeon connected on only two of 11 passes on the afternoon for 25 yards. Alex Nicholas carried five times for 24 yards and also caught two passes for 16 yards. 

Ryan Moore led the Gettysburg defense with nine solo tackles among his 13 tackles. In addition to his game-ending interception, Myers led the Red Devils with nine solo tackles while Keith Fischer added nine total tackles, including two for loss and one sack.

Worcester Tech 27, Coast Guard 24
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Junior fullback Eric Thiboutot ran back a kickoff 85 yards with 7:07 remaining in the game to give Worcester Polytechnic Institute the lead for good as it eked out a 27-24 victory over the Coast Guard Academy before a Homecoming crowd at WPI's Alumni Field.

There were six lead changes throughout the afternoon. The stats were definitely in Coast Guard's favor. The Bears outgained WPI 355 yards to 230, had more first downs (22-15), more yards rushing (291-135), and converted 7 of 15 first downs to WPI's 1 of 9. Coast Guard ran 78 plays to WPI's 51.

With the win, WPI is now 2-7 overall, 1-4 in the Freedom Football Conference. Coast Guard falls to 2-7, 0-5 in the FFC. The win snapped a seven-game losing streak for WPI.

WPI took the lead at first when senior fullback Nick Fluet ran one in from 12 yards out on the first play of the second quarter (14:55 left). Just 2:40 later, however, senior defensive back Mike Benson matched that with a 15-yard scamper around left end for a TD. Benson would score two TDs on the day.

The Bears took their first lead with 4:32 left in the half on a 36-yard field goal by freshman placekicker Chris Cumberland.

WPI was marching for a score and had a second and goal from the Coast Guard 5-yard line with less than a minute left in the half. But two recovered fumbles by the Engineers on consecutive plays lost big yardage and WPI found itself back on the CG 32.

On the last play of the half, WPI junior Chris Busso threw up a prayer that was answered when junior tight end Mark Stanton caught the ball down the middle in the end zone for an Engineer TD, giving WPI a 14-10 lead.

Coast Guard took a quick lead with 12:42 left in the third quarter. Once again, it was Benson who ran one in along the left sideline from 49 yards away.

Benson, who was the FFC's leading kickoff and punt returner entering the game, ran for a game- and career-high 134 yards -- his career high -- on the afternoon. He carried the ball 12 times.

WPI managed to retake the lead when Thiboutot scored the first of his two
TDs from 6 yards out with 48 seconds left in the third quarter.

But the Bears recaptured the advantage when senior Andy Behnke
optioned one in from 2 yards out with just 7:27 left in the game. 

On the ensuing kickoff, Thiboutot found a seam right up the middle and leaving everyone in his dust for the last 35 yards of an 85-yard touchdown return. The extra point was missed, however, and, at 27-24, there was still
room for more drama.

Coast Guard did put together one more drive after it got the ball back on its own 26 with 2:31 remaining. In six plays, Coast Guard had reached WPI's 10 yard line with less than a minute to go.

But a big sack of Behnke by WPI junior defensive end Chris Newton put the
ball back at the WPI 19. Two plays later, Cumberland tried a 36-yard field
goal with just 29 seconds remaining. The ball had plenty of distance, but sailed just wide left.

Fluet had 91 yards rushing for WPI. He now needs 124 yards in his final
career game next week at Plymouth State in order to become just the fourth
different WPI back to reach 1000 yards rushing in a single season.

Busso was 8-for-16 for 95 yards with one TD and an interception for WPI. Behnke was 5-for-11 for 64 yards for Coast Guard. He was intercepted once. Behnke also rushed for 70 yards on 27 carries.

Bridgewater (Va.) 31, Randolph-Macon 14
ASHLAND, Va. -- Junior quarterback Jason Lutz completed 13 of 25 passes for 219 yards and one touchdown and carried the ball 11 times for 42 yards and one touchdown to help visiting Bridgewater to a 31-14 win over Randolph-Macon in Old Dominion Athletic Conference action. 

Also playing big roles for the Eagles were senior wide receiver Marcus Richardson, who had nine receptions for 174 yards, and junior tailback Davon Cruz, who accumulated 119 yards on 24 carries.

With their fifth straight loss, the Yellow Jackets drop to 2-7 overall
and 1-4 in the ODAC. The Eagles improve to 8-1 on the season, including a
4-1 conference mark.

Bridgewater jumped out to a 21-0 lead. The score was 6-0 at the end of the first quarter, following a 10-yard touchdown run by Lutz with just 17 seconds remaining.

A little over 5:00 into the second period, Lutz completed a 23-yard pass for a touchdown to sophomore wide receiver Brian Ratliff, then ran the ball in for the two-point conversion. The Eagles were ahead 14-0.

The margin grew to 21-0 with 4:24 on the clock in the second quarter, when sophomore receiver Andre Jones caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Bridgewater's sophomore backup quarterback, Robbie Jenkins. Jenkins played sporadically throughout the game, completing 5-of-8 passes for 30 yards and one touchdown.

Randolph-Macon finally got on the board with 1:37 left before halftime, when senior running back Clint Sullivan scored on a 5-yard touchdown run.

The only points in the third quarter were accounted for by Bridgewater senior kicker Dominique Greene, who converted on a 27-yard field goal attempt to put the Eagles ahead 24-7.

A short 1-yard run by Jenkins put Bridgewater ahead 31-7 a little over 1:00 into the fourth quarter.

Randolph-Macon senior wide receiver Michael Becker caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Hunter Price with 7:40 remaining in the contest for the final 31-14 margin.

Bridgewater was led defensively by junior linebacker Lonnie Parker, who had seven tackles and one fumble recovery. Senior defensive back Jason Bailey had six tackles, while freshman linebacker Gary Nelson finished with five.

Offensively for Randolph-Macon, Price completed 22 of 38 passes for 290 yards and one touchdown. His prime target was Becker, who caught 10 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown. Becker's career totals, which are both school and ODAC records, are now 268 receptions and 3,625 receiving yards. Sullivan carried the ball 11 times for 49 yards and one touchdown. 

Randolph-Macon senior kicker Kevin Cherwa will most likely graduate second all-time in the ODAC in career extra points and field goals. He has made 102 of his 118 extra point attempts and 28 of field goal attempts. Cherwa is the Randolph-Macon career record-holder in both points scored as a kicker (186) and extra points (102).

The Randolph-Macon defense was led by senior linebacker Tim Nolan, who had 17 tackles and one fumble recovery. Fellow senior linebacker John Working finished with 14 tackles.