Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne, Sports Information Director
(804) 752-7387/ christopherkilcoyne@rmc.edu

Johns Hopkins Slips by Randolph-Macon 39-31 in Triple Overtime
(Box Score) 

ASHLAND, VA - Johns Hopkins' Andrew Case rushed for 95 yards on 24 carries and scored what proved to be the game-winning touchdown as the Blue Jays topped home standing Randolph-Macon 39-31 in triple overtime Saturday afternoon in Ashland.

After Kase rushed for 20 yards in JHU's (2-0) game-winning drive, quarterback Hewitt Tomlin hit Brian Hopkins for a two-point conversion pass to put the Blue Jays in front 39-31. R-MC (0-2) took the ensuing possession and drove down to the six-yard line before quarterback Austin Faulkner was intercepted by Mike Mahon on third down to seal the win for Johns Hopkins.

The Yellow Jackets jumped out to and two score lead when Eric Dardozzi picked off Tomlin on JHU's second possession and ran the ball back 21-yards for the game's first score. On R-MC's next offensive possession, Jackets starter Brandon Braner connected with tight-end Stuart May for a 69-yard scoring strike to make the game 14-0 in favor of R-MC.

The score remained that way until halfway through the second quarter, when Hopkins started a drive on its own 23-yard line with 14:10 to go in the half. The Blue Jays managed to eat up 8:09 and were aided by two R-MC penalties on third down to extend the drive as they went 77 yards in 18 plays to make the score 14-7 at the intermission.

JHU cashed in on a fumble recovery on R-MC's opening possession of the first half and tied the game when Tomlin hit Sean Hennesey on a 25-yard pass to tie the game 14-14.

Johns Hopkins took the lead 21-14 after Tyler Brown, sacked Braner, forced the ball loose and managed to scoop the ball up and score from 22-yards out.

Following the touchdown, Faulkner was inserted under center for R-MC and promptly led the Jackets on a 12 play, 85 yard scoring drive that was capped off by Faulkner throwing an 11 yard touchdown pass to Alex Ramirez to tie the game at 21 all.

In the first overtime, the teams exchanged field goals to make the score 24-24. R-MC grabbed a 31-24 advantage in the second OT when Faulkner hit Braner, who was inserted at wide out, on a fade pattern in the corner of the end zone. The lead was short lived as the Blue Jays took just two plays on its possession to get the equalizer and tie the score 31-31.

Offensively, Zak Thornton rushed for 69 yards on 28 carries. Faulkner went 10-of-17 for 122 yards with two touchdowns after entering the game. Ramirez pulled down five balls and 69 receiving yards, while Earl Peoples also had five catches for 39 yards.

Tristan Carr led R-MC with 12 tackles, including eight in the solo column. Christian Stahl and Jesse Jones each had eight stops, while Scott Ahonen had four tackles and an interception.

Tomlin was 19-for-39 with 195 yards and three touchdown passes. Tucker Michels had five catches for 66 yards for JHU, while Chris Baldwin led the way with 12 tackles for the victors.

Randolph-Macon will be back in action at Suny-Maratime next Saturday. Kickoff is slated for noon. JHU is at Gettysburg next Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

- Yellow Jackets -