Week 3 Scoring Summary and Statistics
Rams (3-0) vs St. Joseph's (0-3)
| Shepherd | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | - | 21 |
| St. Joseph's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
First Quarter
SC - Dirting 17 pass from Gordon (Burkey kick)Second Quarter
SC - Lynch 4 run (Burkey kick)Fourth Quarter
SC - Gardner 6 pass from Gordon (Burkey kick)
| SC | SJC | |
| 16 | First Downs | 15 |
| 37-134 | Rushes-Yards | 44-144 |
| 229 | Passing Yards | 116 |
| 17-24-0 | Passes | 9-23-1 |
| 61-363 | Plays-Total Off. | 67-260 |
| 140 | Return Yards | 52 |
| 3/31.3 | Punts/Avg | 7/23.4 |
| 4-3 | Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 |
| 10-100 | Penalties-Yards | 9-56 |
| 27:39 | Time of Possession | 32:21 |
Rushing: SC Lynch 27-141-1, Herbert 6-10-0, Gordon 4-(-12)-0.
SJC Jackson 14-83-0, Mosely 6-39-0, Mikel 2-9-0, Scott 8-8-0, Dull 7-8-0, McLaughlin 2-0-0, Barker 5-(-3)-0.
Passing: SC Gordon 17-24-229-2-0. SJC Mosely 8-19-103-0-1, Scott 0-2-0-0-0, Barker 0-1-0-0-0, McLaughlin 1-1-13-0-0.
Receiving: SC Dirting 7-119-1, Gardner 5-40-1, Correll 2-36-0, Dawkins 1-13-0, Herbert 1-11-0, Cunningham 1-10-0. SJC Froelich 4-61-0, Mason 3-44-0, Jackson, 1-6-0, Egbert 1-5-0.
(RENSSELAER, IN) -- Travis Lynch (Frankfort/Ridgeley, WV) rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries to help lead Shepherd to a 21-0 win over St. Joseph's at Alumni Stadium on Saturday.
Junior quarterback Joel Gordon (Waynesboro/ Waynesboro, VA) completed 17-of-24 passes for 229 yards and a pair of scores. Senior wide receiver Jason Dirting (Martinsburg/ Martinsburg, WV) lead all Ram receivers with seven catches for 119 yards and touchdown. Freshman wide receiver Jamal Gardner (Robert E. Lee/Staunton, VA) added five receptions for 50 yards, including a six-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter.
Dirting became the school's all-time leader in receiving with 1,850 career receiving yards, surpassing the old mark of 1,846 set by Kelvin Stevens (1993-97). Dirting also tied Stevens' career reception mark with 115.
The Shepherd defense gained his first shutout of the year.
Junior linebacker Luke Benchoff (Williamsport/Williamsport, MD) led the Ram defense with 10 tackles, while junior linebacker Chris Wheeler (B.B. Comer/Childersburg, AL) added eight stops. Senior strong safety Tyron Shelby (Eleanor Roosevelt/Greenbelt, MD) and freshman defensive end Charles Hawkins (West Potomac/Alexandria, VA) chipped with seven tackles each.
Shepherd improves to 3-0, while the Pumas drop to 0-3.
The Rams will host East Stroudsburg next Saturday at Ram Stadium in a 1:00 p.m. contest.