HAMPDEN-SYDNEY OPENS 2004 SEASON WITH 35-17 WIN OVER SEWANEE

Game Box Score

SEWANEE, TN—Hampden-Sydney running backs CW Clemmons (Covington, VA/Alleghany) and Johnny Junes (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin) each scored two touchdowns to help lead the Tigers to a 35-17 victory over the University of the South in the opening contest of the 2004 football season.  The win gives the Tigers (1-0) their third straight season opening victory over Sewanee in as many years.

Sewanee took an early 3-0 lead on a 27-yard field goal by Jake Roberts with 10:18 to play in the opening quarter.  Hampden-Sydney came back to score twice in the first quarter as senior running back CW Clemmons (Covington, VA/Alleghany) rambled in from 16 yards out, while freshman Drew Smith (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin) made his first collegiate reception count as he caught JD Ricca’s (Gaithersburg, MD/St. John’s) 18-yard pass with 2:33 to play in the first quarter.

Trailing 14-3 after the break, Sewanee’s first drive of the second half culminated in a three-yard scoring strike by halfback Philip Suggs to cut the Tiger lead to just four points.  Hampden-Sydney responded immediately with a ten-play 70-yard drive that ended on a 19-yard scoring pass from Ricca to Clemmons.

The Tigers came back early in the fourth quarter with their fourth TD of the game as Junes found the endzone on a one-yard dive.  After a Sewanee three-and-out, the Tigers took 61 yards in two and one-half minutes with Junes sticking it in the endzone on another one-yard scramble to give the Tigers a 35-10 lead.

Sewanee’s Mike Glanton picked off a Brett Delk (Columbus, MS/Caldedonia) pass and took it 56 yards the other way for a touchdown with just under two minutes to play in the contest to round out the scoring for both teams.

Overall, Hampden-Sydney compiled 397 yards of offense, while the Tiger defense limited Sewanee to just 202 yards.  Ricca completed 14-of-28 passes for 219 yards and two TDs, while Clemmons rambled for 78 yards on nine carries.  Senior wide out Nick Ferrante (Bryantown, MD/Gonzaga) led the Tigers with five catches for 74 yards.

Sewanee’s Wes Satterfield completed 14-of-22 passes for 103 yards, while also tossing three interceptions.  Phillip Suggs led the Purple Tigers with 61 yards on the ground.

Defensively, Ty LaFlame (Mechanicsville, VA/Atlee) led a trio of Tigers in double-figures in tackles as he made 13, while Daniel Park (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin) and Michael Clark (Madison Heights, VA/Amherst) had 12 and 11.  Charlie Glenn (Roanoke, VA/North Cross), Brandon Dooley (Midlothian, VA/Manchester) and Matt Adams (Jacksonville, FL/Bishop Kenny) each had a pickoff for the Tiger secondary.

Hampden-Sydney returns to action next Saturday, September 11, as the Tigers travel to Gettysburg, PA, to take on the Gettysburg College Bullets at 1 pm.  The contest will air live on FM 95.7 WFLO and on the internet at www.hsc.edu/athletics.