SOUTH BURLINGTON — Host Rice shut out the Otter Valley Union football team, 16-0, on Saturday in the Division III opener for both squads.

Rice scored in the first quarter on a 55-yard swing pass from QB Dallas St. Peter to Luke St. Peter and added a clinching 10-yard touchdown run from Mathias Mazanti (20 carries for 132 yards) in the fourth quarter.

Caleb Whitney led the Otters by rushing 12 times for 108 yards.

The Otters will visit Mill River this Sunday at 3 p.m.