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2022
Game Leaders
Catholic
Pa:
Madden Lowe - 182
Ru:
Madden Lowe - 25
Rec:
Preston Jeffrey - 62
Randolph-Macon
Pa:
Drew Campanale - 153
Ru:
Kwesi Clarke - 90
Rec:
David Wallis - 48
Team Stats
Randolph-Macon
Catholic
Passing Yards
195
182
Rushing Yards
301
35
Turnovers
2
1
Time of Poss.
36:02
23:58
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Junior quarterback Drew Campanale (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) threw for three first-half touchdowns and the Yellow Jacket defense did not allow a touchdown as No. 20 Randolph-Macon posted a 41-6 victory at Catholic on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics:
Score: Randolph-Macon 41, Catholic 6
Location/Venue: Washington, D.C./Cardinal Stadium
Records: Randolph-Macon 2-0, CUA 1-1
How it Happened:
- The Yellow Jacket defense forced the Cardinals to punt on each of their first two possessions before R-MC took over at midfield. Campanale hit senior receiver David Wallis (Cedar Point, N.C./Croatan) with a 19-yard scoring strike with 5:24 left in the first period. The extra point was missed to make it 6-0.
- The Cardinals returned a fumble 19 yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter to take a 7-6 advantage.
- R-MC drove 65 yards in seven plays at Campanale connected with senior receiver Zach Bowman (Midlothian, Va./Manchester) on a 24-yard TD as the Yellow Jackets reclaimed the lead at 13-7 with 6:12 left in the second period.
- The Yellow Jacket defense stopped Catholic on downs on the RMC 35 with 3:31 remaining in the quarter. Campanale drove the offense 65 yards in eight plays as he found senior receiver Joey Hunt (Olney, Md./Sherwood) on a 13-yard scoring pass with 40 second until intermission as the visitors took a 20-7 lead at halftime.
- R-MC took the second-half kickoff and moved 77 yards in six plays as senior running back Nick Hale (Vinton, Va./William Byrd) found the end zone from 33 yards out to extend the lead to 27-7.
- Hale scored from one yard out early in the fourth quarter as the advantage expanded to 34-7.
- Junior running back Gage Pennington (Robbins, N.C./North Moore) had a three-yard touchdown run with 6:22 remaining to make the final 41-7.
By The Numbers:
- R-MC had 496 yards of total offense, including 301 on the ground the 195 through the air.
- The Yellow Jacket defense held the Cardinals to 35 net rushing yards after allowing zero net rushing yards in the opener vs. NC Wesleyan.
- R-MC went 3 for 3 on four-down plays, while CUA was 0 for 5.
- The Yellow Jackets had the ball for 36:02, while the Cardinals had it for 23:58.
- Campanale completed 12 of 14 passes for 153 yards and three touchdowns.
- Wallis had five catches for 48 yards and one score to lead the receiving corps.
- Junior Kwesi Clarke (Reigelwood, N.C./North Brunswick) had 11 carries for 90 yards. Hale rushed 14 times for 89 yards and two scores.
- Senior Cade Jones (Wilmington, N.C./Eugene Ashley) led the R-MC defense with eight tackles, including five solo stops.
For The Record:
- R-MC has outscored CUA 144-23 in their past three meetings.
Up Next:
- Randolph-Macon will host Southern Virginia on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m.