LANE SHOEMAKER | ROANOKE | LB
Shoemaker, a sophomore from Roanoke, Va., helped the Maroons capture their first-ever ODAC victory in their first-ever ODAC game by limiting visiting Gallaudet University to 236 yards of total offense in Roanoke's 38-14 win in Salem on Saturday. Shoemaker accounted for two of RC's three takeaways while adding four tackles (3 solo) including a tackle for a loss. Lane's first interception came midway through the opening quarter as the Bison entered into Maroons' territory. Shoemaker grabbed the ball at the 40-yard line and returned it for what the Roanoke-faithful thought was a pick-six, only for an illegal blocking penalty to negate the 70-yard sprint. Shoemaker's second interception came early in the second quarter when he “played centerfield” on a deep fly pattern down the seam. He hauled in the errant throw at the 25-yard line, which started an 11-play 75-yard touchdown drive that saw the Maroons increase their lead to 17-0. For the season, Shoemaker has notched 15 tackles (10 solo) with three interceptions, which is tied for second in the ODAC with teammate Javier Waldron.

CARTER SIDO | HAMPDEN-SYDNEY | QB
Sido, a senior from Dallas, Texas, may have only played in the first two quarters of Hampden-Sydney's 69-14 road win at Guilford, but his impression on the game influential as he tossed a career-high six touchdown passes to set the tone early as the Tigers scored the program's most points since dropping 70 on Greensboro College in 2022. Sido made just one mistake of his 17 pass attempts, but he made up for that interception with 276 yards through the air and half of his 12 completions resulting in touchdowns. The six TD throws are tied for eighth in the ODAC record book as the third highest output in league history behind two players with eight scoring passes and five with seven. The latter group includes former Tiger signal-callers J.D. Ricca and Travis Lane, who accomplished their feats in 2005 and 2011, respectively. Sido connected with four players on passing touchdowns with three going to Mason Cunningham – including a 92-yard catch-and-run across the field in the second quarter – and one each to Jordan Jackson, Manning Lasso, and Tyler Hendley. In addition to the 92-yarder, Sido and Cunningham's TD plays covered nine and 20 yards. Jackson's touchdown reception was a 4-yard effort, while Lasso's went for six yards and Hendley's covered 24 yards. For the season, Sido leads the ODAC in touchdown passes (14), efficiency rating (192.1), total offensive yardage (980), and offensive yards per game (245.0). He is second in yards (884), yards per game (221), and completion percentage (56.6).

BEN BERMUDEZ | BRIDGEWATER | PK
Bermudez, a junior from Virginia Beach, Va., registered 11 points as he was perfect on seven kicks in helping Bridgewater post its first win of the season with a 41-14 victory at Averett. Bermudez converted all five of his extra point attempts and buried a pair of field goals in his first game as the Eagles primary kicker. He bookended the game with those latter kicks, splitting the uprights from 29 yards for the game's first three points midway through the first quarter and then adding a 36-yard field goal for the game's final tallies with 6:13 to play in the fourth frame. That last boot marks the longest in the ODAC so far this season.

• GENERAL NOTES
  • Randolph-Macon head coach Pedro Arruza registered his 150th career victory on Saturday, all at Randolph-Macon. Among currently active coaches in Division III, Arruza is the 11th with at least 150 career wins.
  • Shenandoah was idle on its scheduled bye. The Hornets return to action this coming weekend versus Bridgewater.
• OFFENSE
  • Averett quarterback Ethan Ross fired a pair of TD passes to Andre Francois (5-for-55) and Jamahrie Owens (4-for-27) to account for the Cougars' points against Bridgewater.
  • Bridgewater quarterback Jaicere Bateman accounted for four total touchdowns with one passing to Evan Welsh (5-for-28) and three rushing as part of a 10-carry 69-yard day. Wyatt Jervis led with 117 yards and a touchdown on 13 rushes.
  • Gallaudet running back Marcus Brown-Gabriel carried the ball 13 times for 40 yards, while quarterback JeVaughn Sargent tossed a touchdown pass to Dwayne Collins II (4-for-41).
  • Guilford quarterbacks Luke Hyatt and Caleb Robles each threw a touchdown pass to Cameron Campbell (2-for-9) and Parker DeHart (1-for-56), respectively.
  • Hampden-Sydney racked up 514 yards of total offense, averaging 7.0 yards per play. Quarterback Carter Sido threw six TD passes – all in the first half – to four different receivers -- three to Mason Cunningham (4-for-144), and one each to Manning Lasso (3-for-59), Tyler Hendley (1-for-24), and Jordan Jackson (1-for-4). Quarterback Wendell Thompson hit Jordan Epps with an 18-yard TD pass. Running backs Will Foley (6-for-69) and Terry Hicks (16-for-36) ran for scores along with quarterback Connor Creech (2-for-12).
  • Randolph-Macon ran for 276 yards to help the offense hold the ball for 37:16 of game time against Washington and Lee. Running back Mitchell Johnson ran for 182 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries, while Cameron Chatmon (14-for-53) also found paydirt. Quarterback Dante Casciola ran (53) and threw (53) for the same amount of yards as RMC attempted only seven passes in the weather-impacted contest.
  • Roanoke quarterback Kam Hill threw for 286 yards and a pair of touchdown passes to Deal Grey (6-for-115) and Malcolm Levenberry (1-for-10). Running back Tyson Miller (13-for-35) scored two rushing touchdowns, while Polo Hill (9-for-48) found the end zone once.
  • Washington and Lee running back Anthony Crawford churned out 82 yards and a touchdown in a game that featured considerable rain, sometimes a heavy downpour. He leads the ODAC with 574 rushing yards at 143.5 per game.
• DEFENSE
  • Averett cornerback Jayden Clark led the Cougars with nine stops, while Chavis Martin posted 1.5 TFLs. DeMarcus Sharper forced a fumble that Bo Blankenship recovered.
  • Bridgewater defensive back Jamari Lewis posted a pair of TFLs, while Jordan Harper intercepted a pass. Aaron Nice and Elijah Choy recovered fumbles forced by Amari Presley and Ty Johnson.
  • Gallaudet linebacker Trevin Adams registered a pair of quarterback sacks among his six tackles, while Joshua Saaty led the Bison with eight stops. Jayden DeFalco intercepted a pass.
  • Guilford linebacker Nick Iannone accounted for 19 total tackles, increasing his ODAC leading total to 66 stops. Travis Burton broke through for a quarterback sack, while Jaylen Moore intercepted a pass.
  • Hampden-Sydney defensive backs Markevus Graves-Franklin and James Townsend intercepted passes, while Gavin Gallavan, Robert Clarke, Braden Lyons, Kenen Barlowe, and Jefferson Meade all posted quarterback sacks. Lyons led with 2.5 TFLs.
  • Randolph-Macon defensive back Quentin Mankin led with nine tackles, while Kindin Richardson intercepted a pass. Alex Biddle had two TFLs and Tim Semisch broke through for a quarterback sack.
  • Roanoke linebacker Lane Shoemaker picked off a pair of passes, one of which would have gone for six points if not for an illegal block penalty on his long return. Wyatt Bach also intercepted a pass, while Charlie Davis led the unit with seven stops.
  • Washington and Lee linebacker Brennan Stout posted an ODAC weekly-high 21 tackles, while Randolph Smith registered a quarterback sack. Will Mahmud notched a pair of TFLs.
• SPECIAL TEAMS
  • Bridgewater kicker Ben Bermudez accounted for 11 points by going 5-for-5 on PATs and 2-for-2 on field goals including an ODAC season-high 36-yard boot as the game's final points.
  • Guilford lineman Jaiden Clinton blocked the extra point on Hampden-Sydney's first touchdown, but in a wild play sequence that included an illegal forward lateral, the play went down as a one-point safety for Hampden-Sydney.
  • Hampden-Sydney running back and kick returner Joseph Gonzalez returned a pair of kickoffs for 90 yards with 52 and 38-yard bursts. He also ran for 51 yards on nine carries to give him 141 all-purpose yards.