WEEK 1
Off: Kyle Boden, Sr., QB, Emory & Henry
Def: Drew Pappas, Sr., DB, Catholic
WEEK 2
Off: Nash Nance, So., QB, Hampden-Sydney
Def: Paul Forney, Jr., LB, Emory & Henry
WEEK 3
Off: Matt Pawlowski, Fr., QB, Guilford
Def: Mitchell Thompson, Jr., DB, Washington and Lee
WEEK 4
Off: Willie Logan, Jr., QB, Bridgewater
Def: Danny Grogg, Sr., DL, Bridgewater
WEEK 5
Off: Luke Heinsohn, Sr., RB, Washington and Lee
Def: Cross Trued, Sr., DE, Randolph-Macon
WEEK 6
Off: Vance Hendren, Sr., HB, Randolph-Macon
Def: Robert Smith, So., LB, Guilford
WEEK 7
Off: Matt Pawlowski, Fr., QB, Guilford
Def: Patrick Thomas, So., DB, Catholic
WEEK 8
Off: Matt Pawlowski, Fr., QB, Guilford
Def: Ross Ellis, Sr., LB., Emory & Henry
WEEK 9
Off: Nash Nance, So., QB, Hampden-Sydney
Def: Tom Solak, So., DL, Randolph-Macon
WEEK 10
Off: Luke Heinsohn, Sr., RB/K, Washington and Lee
Def: Satiir Stevenson, So., DB, Guilford
WEEK 11
Off: Kyle Boden, Jr., QB, Emory & Henry
Def: DeMikeal Burse, Jr., DB, Emory & Henry
Offensive Player of the Week
Matt Pawlowski| Guilford| Fr.| Quarterback
Pawlowski, a freshman from Greensboro, N.C., helped the Quakers to their first win of the 2012 campaign as he had a hand in four of Guilford's six touchdowns in its 45-35 shootout with Averett University. Pawloski was 18-of-28 passing for 239 yards and three touchdowns, and he added a six-yard touchdown as the game's final score to ice the victory. Pawlowski and receiver Nick Mearite had a strong connection as the pair hooked up for eight catches that covered 125 yards and included two first half touchdowns, one coming on a fourth-and-goal play. His three touchdown passes and 64.3 completion percentage are season-highs for the first-year signal-caller.
Defensive Player of the Week
Mitchell Thompson| Washington and Lee| Jr.| Def. Back
Thompson, a junior from Memphis, Tenn., helped the Generals to their first win over a ranked opponent since 2010. Thompson spearheaded a Washington and Lee defensive effort that bent but didn't break as the Generals topped 23rd-ranked Centre College, 34-16, on Saturday. Thompson led the unit with 10 tackles, including nine solo stops. The defensive back helped W&L maintain a 21-10 halftime lead when he put the clamps on a fourth down play inside the W&L 25-yard line when he tackled the ball carrier for a one-yard loss with less than a minute to go in the frame. For the season, Thompson is third on the squad with 19 tackles.
BRIDGEWATER was idle last week on its
scheduled bye week.
NEXT WEEK:vs. Shenandoah University
(1-2, 0-0 in the ODAC) - 1:00 p.m. Bridgewater and Shenandoah are meeting for the 15th time
with BC holding a 12-2 advantage in a series that began in 1932.
Saturday's contest also marks the first football game in ODAC
play since becoming the conference's 14th full-time member in July.
The Eagles have won three straight games in the series,
including a 28-23 decision in 2011. In that game, BC ran for
258 yards powered by a 186-yard three-touchdown day from Darrin
McKenzie. SU quarterback Daniel Wright was just as good,
throwing for 293 yards resulting in a pair of 100-yard receiving
performances from Rico Wallace and Qiydaar Murphy.
Shenandoah's last win in the series was a 10-6 decision in
2008.
CATHOLICdropped its road
opener on Friday evening, falling at Carnegie Mellon 35-17.
Running back Mike
Pitsenberger rushed for 127 yards on only 13 carries
Friday evening at Carnegie Mellon. The 127 yards are the second
most Pitsenberger has rushed for, second only to a 186-yard
performance vs. Hampden-Sydney in 2010. Pitsenberger averaged
nearly 10 yards per carry (9.8) with a long of 27. He gained 81
yards on nine carries in the 1st half and 46 on four rushes after
halftime. The Cardinals rushed for a season-high 213 yards,
led by Pitsenberger and Nick Cortese (15 carries, 63 yards). CUA
trailed the Tartans 14-10 at halftime, before CMU scored 21
straight to break the game open. Conor Stueckler led the Cards
defense with 10 stops, including 1.0 for loss. CUA held the Tartans
to 0-for-8 on third down and won the time-of-possession battle,
34:40 to 25:20.
NEXT WEEK: Idle The Cardinals are off next week due to their
scheduled bye week. Catholic returns to the gridiron on
Saturday, September 29th when CUA opens league play against
Hampden-Sydney College. Kick-off is set for 1:00 p.m. in
Washington, D.C.
EMORY & HENRY picked up 444 yards on the day
with 23 first downs, Saturday afternoon at Fred Selfe Stadium
… The Wasps returned to the air attack as junior
quarterback Kyle Boden threw for 364 yards on 35-for-51 passing
with two touchdowns and one interception … The 444 yards of
offense by the Wasps was the most since the team reeled off 467
yards against Hampden-Sydney a year ago ... Emory & Henry came
out of the halftime break down 20-10 but scored on four straight
possessions to open the second half as they went on to win by a
34-20 score. Emory & Henry’s defense bounced back
in the second half to pitch a shutout after allowing 20 first-half
points to Methodist … As the Wasp offense was getting on
track the defense also forced three straight punts to start the
second half as E&H went on a 24-0 run to take the lead, 34-20,
early in the fourth quarter … For the game, the defense
forced the Monarchs into six three-and-outs … DeMikael Burse
led the Wasps with eight tackles a forced fumble and four passes
broken up, three of which would have put Methodist in the end zone
or well within field goal range … Cole Beyeler had eight
stops from his defensive line position including 1.5 for loss
… Linebackers Ross Ellis and Paul Forney each had six
tackles on the day as well.
NEXT WEEK: Idle The Wasps are off next week due to their scheduled bye week.
Emory & Henry returns to the gridiron on Saturday,
September 29th when E&H opens league play against
Randolph-Macon College. Kick-off is set for 1:00 p.m. in
Emory.
GUILFORD quarterback Matt Pawlowski
had a hand in four of the Quakers six touchdowns as he fired three
touchdown passes and ran in from six yards out for the game’s
final score. He passed for over 200 yards for the second week
in a rown, and his three touchdowns and 64.3 completion percentage
are tops in his college career. After making two catches in
his first two games, junior transfer Nick Mearite made eight
catches for 125 yards and two scores in week three, all career
highs for the former UNC Pembroke student... Mike Williams picked
up his second 100-yard rushing game, thanks in large part to a
career-long 79-yard run in the fourth quarter. Williams finished
with 151 yards on 13 carries. His 11.6 yards per carry average
ranks second in school history... Guilford's 237 team rushing yards
in the game are its most since Nov. 6, 2010... Freshman Tyler Hunt
connected on his first college field goal, a 35-yard kick that
broke a 35-35 tie midway through the fourth quarter.
Defensive Note: Robert Smith led the Quakers' defenders for the
third straight game, registering a game-best 12 tackles. He now has
three games with 10 or more tackles, matching his total of a year
ago. He becomes first Quaker with three straight double-figure
tackling efforts since Richie Paul in 2009. JerMario Gooch picked
off his first college interception Saturday to clinch the win over
Averett. The theft marked Guilford's fifth in three games. Last
season, the Quakers made seven interceptions in the entire
season.
NEXT WEEK: Idle The Quakers are off next week due to their scheduled bye
week. Guilford returns to the gridiron on Saturday, September
29th when GC opens league play against Washington and Lee
University. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m. in
Greensboro.
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY was idle last week on its scheduled
bye week.
NEXT WEEK: vs. Huntingdon College (2-1 Independent) - 1:00
p.m.
Hampden-Sydney and Huntingdon will be meeting for the fourth time
overall and for the second straight season. In each of the
three previous meetings, H-SC and HC combined for at least 55
points. The Tigers won the first two meetings via 34-21 and
38-34 decisions in 2007 and 2008, respectively. The Hawks put
up their first win last season with a 34-27 triumph in Montgomery,
Ala. Huntingdon enters the contest following a 62-17 thumping
of LaGrange this past Saturday. Hampden-Sydney, idle last
week on its scheduled bye week, won its first two outings of the
new season.
RANDOLPH-MACON heads into the bye week on a two-game
winning streak ahead of opening ODAC play on the
29th at Emory & Henry.
Randolph-Macon running backs Drake Sanders
and Will McGhee each ran for over 100 yards on the day as the
Yellow Jackets topped visiting Bethany 49-33 on Saturday afternoon.
McGhee ran for 148 yards in win, while Sanders carried the
ball 24 times for 116 yards. The duo helped R-MC rack up 281
yards via the ground. McGhee finished with 202 all-purpose
yards as he caught a pass for 41 yards and had 13 return yards.
The Jackets rushed the ball 53 times, averaging over five
yards a carry and helped the offense roll up 510 yards of total
offense. Quarterback Zac Naccarato was an efficient 15-of-18
for 229 yards and four touchdown tosses on the
day. Naccarato completed passes to seven
different receivers on Saturday with Vance Hendren and Christian
Cook each pulling in a team-best four balls. Defensively,
Danny Hunt led the unit with nine tackles. Brandon Harrison
intercepted his first pass of the season and returned it 32 yards
to set up a Yellow Jackets' touchdown.
NEXT WEEK: Idle The Yellow Jackets are off next week due to their scheduled
bye week. Randolph-Macon returns to the gridiron on Saturday,
September 29th when R-MC opens league play against Emory &
Henry College. Kick-off is set for 1:00 p.m. in
Emory.
SHENANDOAH and Christopher Newport played in
their first non-league contest on Saturday, with CNU coming out on
top 20-7. A pair of SU turnovers led to Captains' touchdowns.
Shenandoah did the majority of its offensive work on the
ground as SU ran for 139 yards. Andrew Smith had 72 yards
rushing, powered by a 47-yard touchdown run in the second quarter
for SU's lone score. The Hornets' defense put together a
solid day in holding CNU to 213 yards of offense. Jajuan
Johnson led the unit with 13 tackles while Bryon Mitchell and Josh
Rogers made 10 stops each. Rogers' 10-tackle effort moved him
into a tie with Cory Giffing '12 for the most double-figure tackle
games with 10. Cornerback Brandon Martin intercepted his
third pass of the season, tying him for tops in the ODAC with
W&L's Jake Pelton. Martin has intercepted one pass in
each of SU's three games this season. He had three total
interceptions last year.
NEXT WEEK: at Bridgewater (2-0, 0-0 in the ODAC) - 1:00
p.m.
Bridgewater and Shenandoah are meeting for the 15th time with BC
holding a 12-2 advantage in a series that began in 1932.
Saturday's contest also marks the first football game in ODAC
play since becoming the conference's 14th full-time member in July.
The Eagles have won three straight games in the series,
including a 28-23 decision in 2011. In that game, BC ran for
258 yards powered by a 186-yard three-touchdown day from Darrin
McKenzie. SU quarterback Daniel Wright was just as good,
throwing for 293 yards resulting in a pair of 100-yard receiving
performances from Rico Wallace and Qiydaar Murphy.
Shenandoah's last win in the series was a 10-6 decision in
2008.
WASHINGTON AND LEE'S win over 23rd-ranked Centre was
its first win over a ranked opponent since defeating a 17th-ranked
Hampden-Sydney team to win the 2010 ODAC title. It also
improved W&L's home record to 10-1 over the last three
seasons. The Generals missed a PAT attempt in the third
quarter, ending their string of consecutive PATs made at 104
straight dating back to the third game of the 2010 season.
The W&L defense allowed Centre to gain 434 yards of offense,
but limited the Colonels to just 1-of-4 on fourth down conversions.
On the flip side, the Generals were 3-of-3 on fourth down
conversions in the game. Junior quarterback Nick Lombardo
helped lead the Generals to a 34-16 win over No. 23 Centre on
Saturday by rushing for 89 yards and passing for 96 yards and two
touchdowns. He rushed 19 times for a 4.7 average and completed
5-of-6 passes as the Generals accumulated 434 yards of total
offense. For the year, Lombardo has rushed for 183 yards and a
touchdown and has completed 63.2 percent of his passes for 224
yards and three touchdowns. Senior running back Brett Murray gained
120 yards on the ground on Saturday, becoming the eighth player in
school history with better than 2,000 career rushing yards.
He now has 2,091 yards rushing and 4,160 all-purpose yards
for his career. Senior running back Luke Heinsohn rushed for
97 yards and two touchdowns in the contest. He also hit
4-of-5 PAT attempts to move into a third place tie with Chris
Sullivan '02 on the school's all-time scoring list with 204 career
points. Mitchell Thompson paced the W&L defensive unit
with 10 tackles in the Generals' 34-16 upset of No. 23 Centre on
Saturday. Nine of his tackles were solo stops, including a tackle
for a loss on a fourth down play at the W&L 25-yardline with
less than a minute to go in the first half, preserving a 21-10 lead
at the break. For the season, the junior cornerback is tied for
third on the team with 19 tackles.
NEXT WEEK: Idle The Generals are off next week due to their scheduled bye
week. Washington and Lee returns to the gridiron on Saturday,
September 29th when W&L opens league play against Guilford
College. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m. in
Greensboro.
BRIDGEWATER was idle last week on its
scheduled bye week.
CATHOLIC 
EMORY & HENRY picked up 444 yards on the day
with 23 first downs, Saturday afternoon at Fred Selfe Stadium
… The Wasps returned to the air attack as junior
quarterback Kyle Boden threw for 364 yards on 35-for-51 passing
with two touchdowns and one interception … The 444 yards of
offense by the Wasps was the most since the team reeled off 467
yards against Hampden-Sydney a year ago ... Emory & Henry came
out of the halftime break down 20-10 but scored on four straight
possessions to open the second half as they went on to win by a
34-20 score. Emory & Henry’s defense bounced back
in the second half to pitch a shutout after allowing 20 first-half
points to Methodist … As the Wasp offense was getting on
track the defense also forced three straight punts to start the
second half as E&H went on a 24-0 run to take the lead, 34-20,
early in the fourth quarter … For the game, the defense
forced the Monarchs into six three-and-outs … DeMikael Burse
led the Wasps with eight tackles a forced fumble and four passes
broken up, three of which would have put Methodist in the end zone
or well within field goal range … Cole Beyeler had eight
stops from his defensive line position including 1.5 for loss
… Linebackers Ross Ellis and Paul Forney each had six
tackles on the day as well.
GUILFORD quarterback Matt Pawlowski
had a hand in four of the Quakers six touchdowns as he fired three
touchdown passes and ran in from six yards out for the game’s
final score. He passed for over 200 yards for the second week
in a rown, and his three touchdowns and 64.3 completion percentage
are tops in his college career. After making two catches in
his first two games, junior transfer Nick Mearite made eight
catches for 125 yards and two scores in week three, all career
highs for the former UNC Pembroke student... Mike Williams picked
up his second 100-yard rushing game, thanks in large part to a
career-long 79-yard run in the fourth quarter. Williams finished
with 151 yards on 13 carries. His 11.6 yards per carry average
ranks second in school history... Guilford's 237 team rushing yards
in the game are its most since Nov. 6, 2010... Freshman Tyler Hunt
connected on his first college field goal, a 35-yard kick that
broke a 35-35 tie midway through the fourth quarter.
Defensive Note: Robert Smith led the Quakers' defenders for the
third straight game, registering a game-best 12 tackles. He now has
three games with 10 or more tackles, matching his total of a year
ago. He becomes first Quaker with three straight double-figure
tackling efforts since Richie Paul in 2009. JerMario Gooch picked
off his first college interception Saturday to clinch the win over
Averett. The theft marked Guilford's fifth in three games. Last
season, the Quakers made seven interceptions in the entire
season.
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY was idle last week on its scheduled
bye week.
RANDOLPH-MACON heads into the bye week on a two-game
winning streak ahead of opening ODAC play on the
29th at Emory & Henry.
SHENANDOAH
WASHINGTON AND LEE'S win over 23rd-ranked Centre was
its first win over a ranked opponent since defeating a 17th-ranked
Hampden-Sydney team to win the 2010 ODAC title. It also
improved W&L's home record to 10-1 over the last three
seasons. The Generals missed a PAT attempt in the third
quarter, ending their string of consecutive PATs made at 104
straight dating back to the third game of the 2010 season.
The W&L defense allowed Centre to gain 434 yards of offense,
but limited the Colonels to just 1-of-4 on fourth down conversions.
On the flip side, the Generals were 3-of-3 on fourth down
conversions in the game. Junior quarterback Nick Lombardo
helped lead the Generals to a 34-16 win over No. 23 Centre on
Saturday by rushing for 89 yards and passing for 96 yards and two
touchdowns. He rushed 19 times for a 4.7 average and completed
5-of-6 passes as the Generals accumulated 434 yards of total
offense. For the year, Lombardo has rushed for 183 yards and a
touchdown and has completed 63.2 percent of his passes for 224
yards and three touchdowns. Senior running back Brett Murray gained
120 yards on the ground on Saturday, becoming the eighth player in
school history with better than 2,000 career rushing yards.
He now has 2,091 yards rushing and 4,160 all-purpose yards
for his career. Senior running back Luke Heinsohn rushed for
97 yards and two touchdowns in the contest. He also hit
4-of-5 PAT attempts to move into a third place tie with Chris
Sullivan '02 on the school's all-time scoring list with 204 career
points. Mitchell Thompson paced the W&L defensive unit
with 10 tackles in the Generals' 34-16 upset of No. 23 Centre on
Saturday. Nine of his tackles were solo stops, including a tackle
for a loss on a fourth down play at the W&L 25-yardline with
less than a minute to go in the first half, preserving a 21-10 lead
at the break. For the season, the junior cornerback is tied for
third on the team with 19 tackles.