ASHLAND, VA - Randolph-Macon racked up 554 yards of total offense and held on to the ball for over 39 minutes as the Yellow Jackets topped visiting Catholic 56-28 in ODAC Football action on Saturday in Ashland.

R-MC, which is currently ranked No. 23 in the AFCA Coaches' Poll and No. 24 in the D3footbll.com poll, is now 6-0 overall for the first time since 1970 and improves to 2-0 in the ODAC. R-MC's 56 points is the highest tally for the Yellow Jackets since 1985 when they scored 73 points in a win over Maryville.  

Yellow Jacket running back Drake Sanders ran for 141 yards and two touchdowns, while his counterpart Will McGhee ran for 109 yards on 18 carries. R-MC had 293 yards on the ground as a team in the win.

Randolph-Macon quarterback Austin Faulkner was 19-of-29 for 231 yards and a score through the air and he also had three rushing touchdowns on the day. Faulkner connected with seven different receivers, led by Earl Peoples who had 151 yards on 10 catches.

On its second possession of the contest, Catholic (2-4 / 0-2 ODAC) drove into Jackets' territory before the drive stalled on the 24 yard line. The Cardinals looked to be attempting a field goal, but instead they attempted a fake, which they did not convert to give R-MC the ball back.

Randolph-Macon took advantage, driving 76 yards on 13 plays to pay dirt. Dan Crouch put R-MC on the board with 3:42 remaining in the first quarter when Faulkner found him on a play action pass for a three-yard score.

On its next possession, R-MC drove 81 yards on 11 plays, capping the drive with a one-yard touchdown plunge by Faulkner to go up 14-0. Faulker then extended the advantage to 21-0 on another one-yard score the next time the Jackets had the ball.

Randolph-Macon took a 28-0 advantage to the locker room after Brandon Harrison picked off CUA quarterback Greg Cordivari and returned the ball 52 yards for a touchdown.

R-MC took the opening possession of the second half and promptly drove 60 yards on seven plays with Sanders capping off the drive with a one-yard plunge of his own, putting his team up 35-7 with 11:40 to go in the third quarter.

After Cordivari and Alonzo Cooke hooked up on a 23-yard scoring strike to cut the R-MC lead to 35-7, the Jackets' took its ensuing possession and drove 72 yards on nine plays, with Sanders capping the drive with four yard scamper to effectively seal the game for Randolph-Macon.

Mike Pitsenberger paced the CUA offense with 91 yards on 20 carries, while Cordivari was 17-of-43 for 308 yards, three scores and two interceptions on the day. Cooke finished the day with 207 receiving yards on seven catches, which included two scores.

The R-MC defense was led by Andrew Leonard who had nine tackles and a pass break up, while Jeremy Bowry had seven stops and Trey Haddon had six.

Randolph-Macon will be back in action next Saturday at Washington and Lee. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. in Lexington.

-Yellow Jackets-