Radford rolls in 55-0 win over James River on a record setting night
Norman G. Lineburg Field, Radford, VA – The Bobcats left nothing to chance on their homecoming night, scoring an unprecedented eight TD’s in the first half against James River.
“Nothing else you can ask for in a homecoming game,” OL/DL 52 Charlie Davis said after the win.
Radford’s Seniors made the most of their time on the field, but none more so than QB/DB 7 Landen Clark (2/28, 2TD’s rushing; 9/12,183, 3TD’s passing) and WR 18 Max Kanipe (5/142 rec, 3TD).
Clark and Kanipe were a perfect five for five connecting with three of them resulting in TD’s. The pair’s highlight of the game came near the beginning of the second half as Clark dropped back into the pocket and whipped a perfect 46 yard pass to Kanipe for the TD.
While the stats show 46 yards, the ball traveled 50+ yards. This night was also special for Kanipe as he broke the Radford 10 game regular season yardage record of 811 set last year by Parker Prioleau. Kanipe stands at 898 yards through seven games. Clark is also chasing his own record of 2,395 yards passing in a season set last year. He currently sets at 1,553 yards on the year.
James River did what they could against the team in black. Due to injuries, the Knights dressed only 11 players and played a number of freshman and sophomores, including QB 8 Evan Byers (4/17 rush yards, 6/17,33,INT passing) who hadn’t had a lot of snaps behind center.
That’s a tall order against anyone, much less the number two, 2A team in the state, by rating points. – Graham Whitake
Game Stats:
RUSHING:
Radford – J.D. Grubb 6/31yds TD, Landen Clark 2/28yds 2TD’s, Koreyon Ferguson 10/10yds, Keymoni Kimbrough 5/4yds, Cotlen Garner-Rollins 2/2yds, Luke Gaither 1/0yds James River – Evan Byers 4/17yds, Ryder Ward 6/14yds, Camden Saunders 1/5yds, Parker Billings 2/1yd, Maddox Woodyard 3/(-1)yd, Sam Wilson 1/(-4)yds
PASSING:
Radford – Landen Clark 9/12 177yds 3TD’s, Sincere Taylor 3/3 21yds, Colten Garner Rollins 2/5 18yds INT, Luke Gaither 0/1 0yds James River – Evan Byers 6/17 33yds INT, Maddox Woodyard 1/5 (-3)yds INT
RECEIVING:
Radford – Max Kanipe 5/5 141yds 3TD’s, Sincere Taylor 1/2 18yds, J.D. Grubb 3/3 18yds, Tanner Rodgers 1/1 13yds, Colten Garner-Rollins 1/1 10yds, Conner Young 1/2 5yds, Bryant Weaver 1/1 4yds, Luke Woodard 1/1 3yds, Cole Martin 0/1 0yds, Eli Long 0/1 0yds James River – Camden Saunders 3/7 15yds, Josiah Clark 1/5 7yds, Parker Billings 2/3 5yds, Maddox Moore 1/2 3yds, Brennen Monaghan 0/1 0yds, Ryder Ward 0/2 0yds
PUNTING:
Radford – William Steele 1/38yd. avg. James River – Evan Byers 7/26.4yd. avg.
Scoring
1st quarter
Radford – 5yd Clark rush: Clark 2ptcon. 9:49
Radford 13yd Clark pass to Kanipe: Webster PAT 6:50
Radford 30yd Taylor INT return: Webster PAT 6:32
Radford 23yd Clark rush: Webster PAT 4:10
Radford 37yd Clark pass to Kanipe: PAT blocked 1:30
2nd quarter
Radford 46yd Clark pass to Kanipe: Steele PAT 10:53
Radford 2yd Grubb rush: PAT failed 9:21
Radford 0yd Porter fumble rec: Steel PAT 3:51
3rd Quarter
4th quarter