Roanoke College

The Game Facts:
Scores: Roanoke 45, Averett 3
Location: Salem, Va. – Salem Stadium

The Short story: The Roanoke College football team shut down Averett University Saturday, rolling to a 45-3 win in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) contest over Homecoming Weekend.

How it happened:
*Roanoke got on the board on the opening drive, with QB Linwood Johnson capping the 10-play, 56-yard drive with a one-yard run.
*The Maroons made it 14-0 early in the second quarter. Johnson found Khamari Garner for a 53-yard gain to the 14-yard line and Johnson again took it into the end zone himself from two yards out.  
*RC made it 21-0 on a Johnson-to-Marcus Bromley 14-yard scoring strike and Roanoke took the 21-0 lead into halftime.
*Trell Creasy found paydirt from two yards out midway through the third quarter to make the score 28-0.
*Ethan Cyr drilled a 21-yard field goal and Jerry Powell scored on a six-yard run to put RC ahead 38-0.
*Following an Averett field goal, Devin McGill took the kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to end the scoring.

Inside the numbers:
*Johnson connected on 11-of-13 passes for 171 yards and one touchdown, and also ran for 41 yards and two scores.
*Garner hauled in four passes for 107 yards and Ethan Graves had three catches for 55 yards.
*Brayden Andrews made eight stops and Sebastian Renderos had seven tackles and two pass break ups.
*Connor Cox had six tackles, including two for loss and one sack. JaePharoah Carpenter had an interception.
*Jeremiah Marks made nine tackles for Averett (2-5/0-4).

Up Next: The Maroons (5-2/2-2 ODAC) host Bridgewater College next Saturday at 2 p.m.