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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Senior quarterback Andrew Puccinelli (Glen Allen) passed for three touchdowns and ran for one touchdown to lead Hampden-Sydney College to a 58-28 non-conference football road win at Greensboro (NC) College on Saturday afternoon in Greensboro, North Carolina. Senior All-American safety Will Pickren (Mount Pleasant, SC) added a fumble return for a touchdown, along with a blocked punt, while sophomore placekicker Elijah Swett (Matthews, NC) contributed two field goals and four PAT kicks. The visiting Tigers (2-1) led 9-0 after one quarter, 36-7 at halftime, and 49-14 after three quarters en route to their victory against the host Pride (0-3).
H-SC scored the first points of the contest when Puccinelli had a one-yard touchdown run at 10:37 of the first quarter. The Tigers attempted a two-point conversion pass that was incomplete … leaving it an early 6-0 advantage. Swett added a 19-yard field goal later in the opening 15 minutes for a 9-0 lead after one quarter of action.
It was a busy 27-point second quarter for the Garnet & Grey, beginning with a one-yard touchdown run by senior running back Melik Frost (Hardeeville, SC) at 13:51, but the PAT kick was no good, for a 15-0 margin. H-SC made it a 22-0 advantage when Pickren picked-up a fumble and ran 34 yards to the end zone at 10:45 with Swett adding the successful PAT. The scoring play was made possible when junior defensive end Brendan Wallace (Virginia Beach) had a strip-sack forcing the fumble by the GC quarterback. Puccinelli then connected with junior wide receiver Austin Fernandez (Warrenton) on a 65-yard touchdown pass at 5:27, Swett again adding the PAT for a 29-0 lead. Sophomore running back Markevus Graves-Franklin (Lynchburg) made it a 36-0 contest with a three-yard touchdown run at 1:25, Swett adding another PAT for the visitors, who led 36-7 at the intermission.
H-SC added two third-quarter touchdowns … the first when senior wide receiver Jamahdia Whitby (Williamsburg) caught a seven-yard touchdown pass from Puccinelli at 4:55, Swett with his fourth-straight PAT for a 43-14 advantage. Junior running back JT Diehl (Warrenton) later scored his first collegiate touchdown on a three-yard run at 1:33, but the PAT was blocked, leaving it a 49-14 margin … as the Tigers led 49-21 through three quarters.
The fourth quarter witnessed a 25-yard field goal by Swett at 6:47 to make it a 52-21 game, before freshman running back Terry Hicks (Clayton, NC) scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 25-yard run at 4:00, though the PAT was off the upright, for a 58-21 lead toward the final 30-point margin of 58-28.
H-SC will enjoy its bye (off) week next weekend (September 23) before returning to competition in its Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) opener at home against visiting Bridgewater College on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 1 p.m. on Fulton Field at Lewis C. Everett Stadium.
Complete game statistics will be added when available from GC.