HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- (25)Hampden-Sydney welcomes Bridgewater in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) football action on Saturday, November 8, at 1 p.m. — Senior Day on Fulton Field at Lewis C. Everett Stadium. The host Tigers are 7-1 overall, 5-1 in the ODAC and tied for second place, while ranked 25th nationally this week in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) D3 Coaches Poll (64), while receiving votes in the D3football.com Top 25 (3). The visiting Eagles are 2-6 overall, 2-4 in the ODAC and in sixth place in the standings. The game can be heard locally on WVHL Radio, Kickin' Country 92.9 FM, and will also be available worldwide on the Internet at wvhl.net or via the TuneIn Radio App, pregame airing at 12:30 p.m.,  while available to watch as well at flocollege.com.

H-SC took a 61-8 ODAC road win at Gallaudet on Nov. 1 in Washington, D.C. The host Tigers led 34-0 after one quarter and 61-0 at halftime en route to the triumph past the host Bison. BC enjoyed a bye week this past weekend after a 20-17 road loss in overtime at Washington and Lee on Oct. 25 in Lexington. H-SC is competing in its 131st season of football and 50th year as a charter member of the ODAC. BC is also a charter member of the conference.

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Location: Fulton Field at Lewis C. Everett Stadium | Hampden-Sydney, VA
Date: Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025
Time: 1 p.m.
Radio: Frank Shanaberger (play-by-play), Richard LeSueur (analyst)

Head Coach Vince Luvara
H-SC is led by the second-year head coach who took over the program on December 7, 2023. The former defensive coordinator at Washington & Jefferson (PA) College from 2016-23, Luvara is the 29th head coach in the 131-year history of the storied Hampden-Sydney program. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native is no stranger to NCAA Division III, having played four years at Allegheny (PA) College and coached one year at Allegheny and two years at Misericordia (PA) University—each school members of Division III. Luvara is 12-6 at the College.

The Series
H-SC leads the overall series against BC 62-18, including a 32-16 advantage in ODAC games. The Tigers have won 12 of the last 17 games played between the two programs, including a 28-21 road win last Nov. 2 in Bridgewater. The Eagles won on their last visit to Everett Stadium on September 30, 2023, scoring the game-winning touchdown and 2-point conversion with just 23-seconds remaining for a 39-38 road win. H-SC and BC first met on the gridiron in 1929, a 38-0 road win for the Garnet & Grey.

Scouting The Tigers (NCAA Statistical Rankings Not Available)
Senior quarterback and team captain Carter Sido (Dallas, TX) has passed for 1,750 yards (101-162-6) and 23 touchdowns with six interceptions thrown in eight games, adding 148 yards rushing on 40 attempts (3.7). He leads the ODAC in passing yards, passing yards per game (218.8), passing touchdowns, passing efficiency (192.5), total offense (1,898) and total offense per game (237.3), and is third in completion percentage (62.3).

Junior running back Terry Hicks (Clayton, NC) has rushed for 851 yards on 162 attempts (5.3) and 12 touchdowns, adding eight receptions for 88 yards. He leads the ODAC in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns (12), total points (72) and points per game (9.0), is second in rushing yards per game (106.4), all-purpose yards (939) and all-purpose yards per game (117.4), and ninth in total offense (851).

Senior running back/kick return specialist Joseph Gonzalez (Spotsylvania) has rushed for 385 yards on 68 attempts (5.7) and five touchdowns, adding two receptions for 19 yards. Jojo has averaged 34.3 yards on 16 kick returns, including a long of 80 yards. He leads the ODAC in kick return yards (549), kick return average, all-purpose yards (953) and all-purpose yards per game (119.1), is tied for sixth in rushing touchdowns, tied for seventh in total touchdowns (5), tied for eighth in total points (30), ninth in rushing yards, 10th in rushing yards per game (48.1).

Freshman running back Will Foley (Virginia Beach) has rushed for 332 yards on 37 attempts (9.0) and four touchdowns. He is tied for ninth in the ODAC in rushing touchdowns.

Senior wide receiver and team captain Mason Cunningham (Arlington) has 33 receptions for 667 yards and nine touchdowns. He leads the ODAC in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, is second in receiving yards per game (83.4) and yards per reception (20.2), tied for second in total touchdowns (9) and total points (54), fourth in receptions and points per game (6.8), and sixth in all-purpose yards (694) and all-purpose yards per game (86.8).

Sophomore wide receiver Manning Lasso (Raleigh, NC) has 22 receptions for 420 yards and five touchdowns. He is second in the ODAC in receiving touchdowns, third in yards per reception (19.1), fifth in receiving yards and receiving yards per game (52.5), tied for seventh in total touchdowns (5) and tied for eighth in total points (30) and points per game (3.8).

Senior wide receiver Jordan Jackson (Fredericksburg) has 17 receptions for 318 yards and three touchdowns. He is fourth in the ODAC in yards per reception (18.7) and tied for seventh in receiving touchdowns.

Sophomore tight end Kam Mahoney (Bristow) has 12 receptions for 161 yards and four touchdowns. He is tied for third in the ODAC in receiving touchdowns.

Senior linebacker and team captain Robert Clarke (Atlanta, GA) has 54 tackles, including 22 solo, 8.0 for loss, 5.0 sacks, one interception and two pass breakups. He is third in the ODAC in sacks and seventh in tackles for loss.

Sophomore safety Mitch Ladamus (Fort Mill, SC) has 53 tackles, including 29 solo, two interceptions, six pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one fumble recovered. He is fifth in the ODAC in pass breakups, tied for fifth in passes defended (8) and tied for sixth in interceptions.

Senior safety and team captain Markevus Graves-Franklin (Lynchburg) has 44 tackles, including 24 solo, 2.5 for loss, two interceptions and one pass breakup in six games. He is tied for sixth in the ODAC in interceptions.

Sophomore linebacker Frank Brewer (Charlotte, NC) has 43 tackles, including 15 solo, 2.5 for loss, 1.0 sack, two pass breakups, one qb hurry and one fumble recovered.

Sophomore cornerback Parks Cromwell (Charlotte, NC) has 31 tackles, including 21 solo, 2.0 for loss, 1.0 sack, two interceptions, four pass breakups, one qb hurry and two forced fumbles. He is tied for eighth in the ODAC in passes defended (6) and pass breakups.

Sophomore defensive tackle Kenen Barlowe (North Chesterfield) has 29 tackles, including 10 solo, 4.0 for loss and 3.0 sacks in seven games.

Junior cornerback Cam Jackson (Alexandria) has 29 tackles, including 12 solo, 1.0 for loss, five pass breakups and one blocked kick (FGA). He is tied for sixth in the ODAC in pass breakups.

Senior cornerback James Townsend (Hardeeville, SC) has 25 tackles, including 11 solo, 0.5 for loss, two interceptions and eight pass breakups. He is second in the ODAC in passes defended (10) and pass breakups (8) and tied for sixth in interceptions.

Junior punter/placekicker Camden Richardson (Midlothian) has averaged 37.3 yards on 16 punts, including a long of 55 yards, with four fair-caught and four downed inside the 20. Richardson is also 20-22 on PAT kicks (.909) and 2-2 on field goal attempts (1.000), including a long of 30 yards. He is tied for first in the ODAC in field goal percentage, is sixth in kick scoring points (26), tied for fourth in field goals made, fifth in punting average and sixth in kick scoring points per game (3.7).

Freshman placekicker Davis Dudley (Charlotte, NC) is 28-30 on PAT kicks (.933) and 1-1 on field goal attempts, including a long of 33 yards. He is tied for sixth in the ODAC in field goals made.

Freshman placekicker Hank Webb (Salisbury, NC) has averaged 58.2 yards on 57 kickoffs (6.8-yard line) with 13 touchbacks (.228).

Scouting The Eagles
Junior quarterback Jaicere Bateman has passed for 1,598 yards (151-254-7) and seven touchdowns with seven interceptions thrown in eight games, adding 93 yards rushing on 57 attempts (1.6) and six touchdowns.

Senior running back Brendan Robinson has rushed for 151 yards on 57 attempts (2.6) and one touchdown. Junior running back Wyatt Jervis has rushed for 165 yards on 35 attempts (4.7) and two touchdowns. Junior running back Tommy Nelson has rushed for 181 yards on 40 attempts (4.5) and two touchdowns. 

Senior wide receiver Ian Browne has 46 receptions for 626 yards and four touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Evan Welsh has 23 receptions for 262 yards and two touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Tate Leach has 21 receptions for 235 yards and one touchdown.

Senior linebacker Aaron Nice has 68 tackles, including 46 solo, 13.5 for loss, 7.5 sacks, two pass breakups, three quarterback hurries, one fumble recovered and three forced fumbles. Junior linebacker Oscar Whitely has 53 tackles, including 30 solo, 3.0 for loss and one forced fumble. Senior linebacker Elijah Choy has 42 tackles, including 24 solo, 2.0 for loss, two pass breakups and one fumble recovered.

Junior punter Aiden Grefe has averaged 44.2 yards on 29 punts, including a long of 68 yards, with 10 fair-caught and six downed inside the 20. Junior placekicker Agustin Miguel is 12-12 on PAT kicks (1.000) and 5-5 on field goal attempts (1.000), including a long of 41 yards. He has averaged 62.5 yards on 30 kickoffs (2.5-yard line) with 13 touchbacks (.433). Junior placekicker Ben Bermudez is 11-12 on PAT kicks (.917) and 3-4 on field goal attempts (.750), including a long of 36 yards. He has averaged 57.5 yards on 11 kickoffs (7.5-yard line) with four touchbacks (.364).

Tommy Nelson has averaged 29.7 yards on seven kick returns, including a long of 71 yards. Brendan Robinson has averaged 24.5 yards on 15 kick returns, including a long of 55 yards. Senior cornerback Xavier Edelen has averaged 23.4 yards on eight punt returns, including a long of 89 yards and one touchdown. Tate Leach has averaged 10.6 yards on nine punt returns, including a long of 33 yards.

Team Captains
Leading the Tigers are senior linebacker Robert Clarke, senior wide receiver Mason Cunningham, senior safety Markevus Graves-Franklin, senior quarterback Carter Sido, senior right guard William Stimmel (Atlanta, GA) and sophomore left guard Cash Topinka (Charlotte, NC). Clarke, Sido and Stimmel are each second-year captains, while Cunningham, Graves-Franklin and Topinka are each first-year captains. Robert is the son of Tom and Jill Clarke. Mason is the son of John and Kristen Cunningham. Markevus is the son of Mark Graves and Shalita Franklin. Carter is the son of Chris Sido and Tova Sido. William is the son of Carl and Claudia Stimmel. Cash is the son of Jeff and Melissa Topinka.

William V. Campbell Trophy®
Robert Clarke is the program's sixth-straight semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy®, college football's premier scholar-athlete award. Robert is among 177 semifinalists from all divisions, while one of three from the ODAC and among the 33 elected from Division III. He follows in the footsteps of Tyler Howerton '21, Kaleb Smith '22, Michael Harris '23, George Langhammer '24 and Will Thomas '25—Howerton went on to become one of 12 finalists for the prestigious award in 2020. Robert is a Dean's List student majoring in economics and business with a minor in rhetoric, and has attained a 3.59 GPA. Unfortunately, he was not among the 16 finalists announced by the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame on October 22.

Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®
Carter Sido was nominated for the 2025 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, recognizing college football student-athletes and head coaches for their commitment to community service and leadership beyond the gridiron. He devoted 40-plus hours of service to the following causes during 2024-25: The Big Event, Literacy Days and the Brother4Brother Mentorship Program. Carter is also a member of QBs vs Cancer, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a common objective to raise money in the fight against cancer—his efforts benefit Breast Cancer Awareness and Research. Unfortunately, he was not among the final roster of 23 award recipients announced by the American Football Coaches Association on September 16.

Hampden-Sydney Football
H-SC has a 130-plus year history of football, amassing 590 wins since beginning in 1892. The Tigers have experienced great success over the years, including nine ODAC Championships, 10 Mason-Dixon Conference Championships, seven NCAA Division III Championship Playoff appearances, 88 All-America selections, 13 Academic All-America selections and 223 First Team All-ODAC honorees. H-SC also played in the 1970 and 1971 Knute Rockne Bowls (NCAA College Division East Regional Championship).

From Division III To FBS Memphis
Ryan Silverfield '03 became the 25th head coach in the University of Memphis football history in December 2019 and began his tenure by leading the Tigers into their first major bowl game appearance: the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas. He is currently 50-22 overall in his sixth season at the helm of the Tigers, including 8-1 in 2025. Silverfield led Memphis to a record of 11-2 in 2024, including a 42-37 win past West Virginia in the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl on December 17, 2024 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Ryan coached four seasons as an undergraduate at H-SC, starting as an offensive assistant in 2000, serving as the defensive line coach during 2001 and 2002, before coaching the tight ends and H-backs in 2003.
 
Up Next
H-SC plays on the road next weekend at ODAC opponent and archrival (18/21)Randolph-Macon on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. in Ashland. It's the 130th edition of "The Game"—considered the oldest small school rivalry in the South.