BALTIMORE, Md. - Junior John Byrd (Manassas Park, Va./Manassas Park) rushed 8 times for 75 yards as Randolph-Macon fell 42-3 to Johns Hopkins at Homewood Field Saturday afternoon in the football season opener for both squads.

The Yellow Jackets (0-1) moved the ball on its first possession, going 28 yards in eight plays, but an interception stopped the drive on the JHU 32.

The Blue Jays (1-0) advanced to the R-MC 21 on their second possession, but a field goal attempt hit off the upright to keep the game scoreless.

JHU found the end zone on its third possession, going 41 yards in seven plays to take a 7-0 lead with 1:19 remaining in the first period.

The Blue Jays recovered an onside kick and drove 54 yards in 12 plays to take a 14-0 lead with 12:46 remaining in the second stanza.

A JHU interception led to another touchdown as the home team took a 21-0 advantage.

The Yellow Jackets got on the scoreboard on their next possession, driving 38 yards in eight plays, capped by a 24-yard field goal by sophomore Seth Yurgel (Fredericksburg, Va./Courtland), to make the score 21-3.

The Blue Jays put together another scoring drive and took a 28-3 lead to the locker room at halftime. JHU held a 300-79 advantage in total yards in the first half.

R-MC moved the ball to start the second half, driving down to the JHU 6. An offensive pass interference penalty and a sack pushed the ball back to the JHU 26. On fourth down, senior quarterback Zac Naccarato (Spotsylvania, Va./Riverbend) completed a pass to senior receiver Mike Doe (Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley), but the catch was out of bounds, turning the ball over on downs to the Blue Jays..

JHU took over and drove 74 yards in 10 plays over the next four minutes to add another TD and increase its lead to 35-3. The Blue Jays found the end zone on the first play of the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 42-3.

Freshman quarterback Peyton Henley (Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee HS) guided the Yellow Jackets over their final two drives, completing eight of 11 passes for 89 yards. He also rushed six times for 15 yards.

JHU held a 451-277 lead in total yardage.

Sophomore linebacker Connor Lane (Manassas, Va./Osbourn) led R-MC with 8.5 tackles.

The Yellow Jackets will play their home opener on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. against Averett at Day Field.