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ASHLAND, VA (November 12, 2005)—Hampden-Sydney College defeated arch-rival Randolph-Macon, 50-17, Saturday at R-MC’s Day Field for the 56th time overall in the 111th meeting between the two teams that comprise the south’s oldest small college football rivalry. The win is the Tigers’ fifth-straight over R-MC as they close out the regular season with an 8-2 overall record and 4-2 mark in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 2-8 and 1-5. Tiger senior quarterback J.D. Ricca (Gaithersburg, MD/St. John’s College HS) completed his quest to become the ODAC’s most prolific passer as he connected on 28-of-39 passes for 385 yards and five touchdowns on the afternoon. Ricca closes out the season as Hampden-Sydney's and the ODAC’s all-time leader in career passing yards (8,633), career touchdown passes (91), career completions (585) and career completion percentage (63.5%) while setting the single-season records for most passing yards (3,728), most touchdown passes (42), and best completion percentage (67.0%). Defensively, Hampden-Sydney picked off four passes as senior safety Jeff Inman (Virginia Beach, VA/Ocean Lakes) and freshman corner Jamie Edlow (Williamsburg, VA/Bruton) each recorded two. Inman return his second interception 35 yards for his first career touchdown. The two teams battled back-and-forth in the first half with both teams failing to score deep in their opponents’ territory. The Tigers built a 22-10 halftime lead thanks three Ricca TD tosses as he connected with fellow senior Brian Rolander (Exmore, VA/Broadwater) from 21 and 43 yards out, while hooking up with sophomore Drew Smith (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin) on an 11-yard scoring strike. The Yellow Jackets countered with a 21-yard field goal from Reggie Moore and a six-yard touchdown reception by Khalil Shareef from Tyler Ball. The Tigers built their lead to 29-10 on a 12-yard scoring pass from Ricca to junior running back Charlie Omick (Lawrenceville, VA/Brunswick Acad.), but the Yellow Jackets answered with a four-yard pass from Tyler Ball to running back Easton Davis, making it 29-17 with 10:41 remaining in the game. The Tigers then scored three touchdowns over the final 7:41 to put the game away as Ricca and Drew Smith again connected, this time from three yards out, while Omick capped off a ten-play, 58-yard, drive with a 12 yard ramble. Inman then put the nail in the coffin with a 35 yard INT return for touchdown at the 1:53 mark, keeping the Tigers’ five game winning streak over the Yellow Jackets in tact, while also improving their consecutive games scoring 50 or more on R-MC streak to three. Brian Rolander led the bevy of Tiger offensive weapons with 194 receiving yards and two scores, while Drew Smith caught a team-high ten passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Omick meanwhile, combined for 92 total yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, Jeff Inman lit the Tiger hit parade with a game-high ten tackles to go with two interceptions, 45 return yards and a blocked punt. Meanwhile, senior linebackers Asim Wilson (Richmond, VA/Varina) and Louis Burrell (Richmond, VA/Highland Springs) each tallied nine tackles. For Randolph-Macon, sophomore quarterback Tyler Ball completed 25-of-42 passes for 249 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions while also leading the team with 47 yards on the ground on 12 carries. Receiver Kahlil Shareef led the Yellow Jacket air attack with 11 catches for 85 yards and one score. Defensively, the Yellow Jackets were led by Tristan Carr with nine tackles, while Kyle Wiggins tallied eight tackles, one sack and three tackles for a loss of ten yards. Hampden-Sydney closes out its regular season with eight or more wins for the fourth year in-a-row, while the Tiger senior class finishes up its regular season career with 33 victories in 40 games.
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