Gettysburg at Hampden-Sydney Game Notes
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Gettysburg at Hampden-Sydney – Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005 – 1 p.m.
THIS WEEK’S GAME: Saturday’s game marks the 18th meeting between Gettysburg (1-0) and Hampden-Sydney (1-0) in a series that dates back to 1982. The Tigers hold an 11-6 advantage in the all-time series and have won seven straight match-ups against the Bullets. In last year’s game, Hampden-Sydney jumped to a 38-9 halftime lead and cruised to a 59-16 victory on Sept. 11, 2004, at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium. Tiger wideout Nick Ferrante caught, threw and ran for a touchdown in the win. Gettysburg’s last victory in the series was a 33-7 decision during the 1997 season.
CALLING THE SHOTS: The Bullets’ coaching staff will have a new look in 2005 with the return of head coach Barry Streeter from a one-year leave of absence. In addition, Gettysburg brought Tyson Silveus aboard as the program’s new defensive coordinator and retained offensive coordinator Kevin Burke, who had joined the Bullets on an interim basis for the 2004 campaign.
LAST TIME OUT: Sophomore TB Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, CT/Ridgefield) rushed for a career-high 206 yards and two touchdowns as Gettysburg opened its 2005 season with a 34-27 home victory against Lebanon Valley last Saturday. Sophomore QB Hunter McMillan (Middletown, DE/Wilmington Friends) completed 14 of 18 passes for 168 yards in his collegiate debut while junior LB Harold Barton (Somerdale, NJ/Sterling) led all players with 16 tackles. At Hampden-Sydney, Va., senior QB J.D. Ricca set program and conference records with 494 passing yards and six touchdown tosses in the Tigers’ 52-7 win over Sewanee. Ricca completed 28 of 36 passes on the afternoon, part of a Hampden-Sydney offense that rolled up 656 yards of total offense. Senior WR Brian Rolander hauled in three of Ricca’s six TD strikes.
LEADING THE WAY: Senior OL Enoch Boateng (Vienna, VA/W.T. Woodson), senior DB Jay Cage (N. Charleston, SC/Sterling [NJ]), senior TB Joe Fricchione (Branchville, NJ/High Point Reg.) and senior DB Nathan Smith (Hanover, PA/Cooperstown Central [NY]) will serve as Gettysburg’s team captains in 2005.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tom Sturges was named the Centennial Conference (CC) Offensive Player of the Week for games of Sept. 2-3 after carrying 32 times for a career-high 206 yards and two touchdowns in Gettysburg’s 34-27 win over Lebanon Valley on Saturday. Sturges opened the scoring with a 35-yard touchdown run, then provided the Bullets’ go-ahead points on a 15-yard scoring dash with 12:30 remaining.
WITH HONORS: Nathan Smith and senior DL Dan Petersen (Beachwood, NJ/Toms River South) were named among the CC’s outstanding performers from the season’s opening week. Smith returned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown against the Flying Dutchmen, the third time he has taken a kickoff the distance in his collegiate career. Petersen recorded nine tackles, including eight solo, two tackles for loss and one sack.
TOM TERRIFIC: Tom Sturges’ 206-yard performance on Saturday was the best by a Bullet since Paul Smith ran for 335 yards at St. Lawrence during the 1999 season. Sturges, the team’s leading rusher a year ago despite appearing in only six games, also eclipsed his personal-best yardage total, a 180-yard effort in last season’s win over Ursinus. He is the CC’s leading rusher after one week.
BIG GAME HUNTER: Hunter McMillan turned in a strong collegiate debut on Saturday, completing 14 of 18 passes for 168 yards, and calmly guiding a pair of touchdown drives in the decisive second half. McMillan, who turned in the conference’s top passer efficiency rating for the week (145.1), marched the Bullets 82 yards on eight plays for a 26-20 lead, then led the winning six-play, 63-yard drive early in the fourth quarter.
PAYDIRT: After scoring only 14 touchdowns and averaging 10.5 points per game last season, Gettysburg found the end zone five times en route to 34 points on Saturday. Junior HB Dusty Green (Idaville, PA/Bermudian Springs) and sophomore HB Shawn Hollingsworth (Chester, PA/Wilmington Friends [DE]) scored their first collegiate touchdowns on runs of six and four yards, respectively.
CATCHING ON: Junior WR Spencer Davidson (Dumont, NJ/Dumont) and junior HB Jerry Jones (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) keyed the Bullets’ aerial attack against the Flying Dutchmen, combining for nine receptions. Davidson paced Gettysburg with five catches for 70 yards while Jones caught four passes for 45 yards, including a 30-yard catch-and-carry to the LVC 33 that set up the go-ahead touchdown.
MANY HAPPY RETURNS: Nathan Smith returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the third time in his collegiate career on Saturday, and for the second time against Lebanon Valley. Smith, who led the CC in kick return average last season (26.2), went end zone-to-end zone against Averett in 2002, and scored on an 87-yard return against the Flying Dutchmen to start the 2003 season. In addition, Smith has one punt return touchdown to his credit, a 63-yarder in the same game against Averett during his freshman campaign.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: Harold Barton made the most of his first collegiate start, leading the Bullets with 16 tackles on Saturday. Barton, who entered the day with 17 tackles in 11 career appearances, made 12 solo stops and one tackle for loss. In addition to his kickoff return for a touchdown, Nathan Smith made six tackles and broke up two passes from his strong safety position. Senior LB Ryan McGarry (Cliffside Park, NJ/Cliffside Park) and senior DB Daniel Silva (Lanham, MD/Eleanor Roosevelt) each recorded seven tackles against the Flying Dutchmen.
BULLET POINTS: Senior P Tom Pettit (Blue Bell, PA/Wissahickon), a second-team All-CC selection in 2004, dropped two of his four punts inside the Lebanon Valley 20 on Saturday… Sophomore DB Adam Fulmer (Halifax, PA/Halifax) recovered a Dutchmen fumble with 4:41 remaining to seal the victory… Freshman K Josh Huson (McLean, VA/McLean) scored his first two collegiate points on Saturday by converting both of his extra-point attempts… Gettysburg is seeking its first 2-0 start since 1993… The Bullets’ 403 yards of total offense on Saturday surpassed the 2004 squad’s best single-game effort, a 370-yard day against Ursinus.
THE WORD ON HAMPDEN-SYDNEY: After going 25-5 over the past three seasons, the Tigers opened 2005 in similar fashion with a 52-7 victory over Sewanee on Saturday. Senior QB J.D. Ricca set Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) records by throwing for 494 yards and six touchdowns on the afternoon. Ricca, who earned ODAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, also became the program’s all-time leader for career touchdown passes, finishing the day with 53, two better than predecessor Mac Russell. Limited to six games due to a thumb injury in 2004, Ricca nonetheless managed to throw for 1,755 yards and 18 touchdowns. The two-time All-ODAC selection needs 948 passing yards to become the program’s all-time career leader in that category. Senior WR Brian Rolander was the beneficiary of three Ricca TD tosses on Saturday, scoring on receptions of 60, 40 and 32 yards to finish with six receptions for 209 yards. Sophomore WR Drew Smith, the reigning ODAC Rookie of the Year, finished with four catches for 97 yards and one touchdown. Smith hauled in 30 passes for 648 yards and a freshman program record 10 touchdowns last season. Sophomore RB Mike Baggetta led the Tigers with 93 yards on 10 carries in Saturday’s win, rushing for a 10-yard touchdown to complete the scoring. Senior TE Ben Dull, a two-time All-ODAC selection, made six catches for 104 yards and one touchdown on Saturday. Dull caught 22 passes for 367 yards and three scores in 2004. Hampden-Sydney returns only three starters from last season’s defensive unit that ranked second in the ODAC. Senior LB Louis Burrell was named the ODAC Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Tigers with nine tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack. Hampden-Sydney averaged 457.8 yards and 39.0 points per game in 2004. The Tigers have finished second in the ODAC in each of the past four seasons.
COACH’S CORNER: Barry Streeter is in his 27th season as the head coach at Gettysburg, the longest coaching tenure in program history. He has posted a 133-126-5 record while guiding the Bullets to three CC championships and a pair of NCAA playoff victories. He ranks first among active CC coaches in both conference victories (71) and overall wins (133). Marty Favret enters his sixth season at the helm of Hampden-Sydney. Favret’s teams have posted a 35-16 overall record during his tenure, and have won 26 of their last 31 games. A graduate of the Catholic University of America, Favret engineered his alma mater’s high-powered offense from 1994-99 before taking over the Tigers in 2000.
STREETER ON WINNING THE SEASON OPENER: “It feels good any time you can get that first one. It keeps the positive feelings going and gives you a lot to build on. We were happy with the way we won it at the end, holding them inside the 10 and then driving the clock out. That really showed me a lot.”
STREETER ON SOPHOMORE TAILBACK TOM STURGES: “Watching him in the spring, which was my first time coaching him, I expected him to be a very good running back. I don’t know if I expected 200 yards every time, but he’s a good player and he’s very focused. He’s not all about Tom Sturges. He’s about doing what we ask him to do.”
STREETER ON SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK HUNTER MCMILLAN: “He tried to place the ball a couple of times, but as the game went along, he became much more confident and made some big throws. I thought it was a steady performance and I think he’ll only get better.”
STREETER ON J.D. RICCA AND THE HAMPDEN-SYDNEY OFFENSE: “They have a well-conceived offensive plan and he’s a good guy to have in there as a trigger man. We just have to defend the plays, defend the formations and do what we can to disrupt his rhythm.”
Gettysburg at Hampden-Sydney – Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005 – 1 p.m.
THIS WEEK’S GAME: Saturday’s game marks the 18th meeting between Gettysburg (1-0) and Hampden-Sydney (1-0) in a series that dates back to 1982. The Tigers hold an 11-6 advantage in the all-time series and have won seven straight match-ups against the Bullets. In last year’s game, Hampden-Sydney jumped to a 38-9 halftime lead and cruised to a 59-16 victory on Sept. 11, 2004, at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium. Tiger wideout Nick Ferrante caught, threw and ran for a touchdown in the win. Gettysburg’s last victory in the series was a 33-7 decision during the 1997 season.
CALLING THE SHOTS: The Bullets’ coaching staff will have a new look in 2005 with the return of head coach Barry Streeter from a one-year leave of absence. In addition, Gettysburg brought Tyson Silveus aboard as the program’s new defensive coordinator and retained offensive coordinator Kevin Burke, who had joined the Bullets on an interim basis for the 2004 campaign.
LAST TIME OUT: Sophomore TB Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, CT/Ridgefield) rushed for a career-high 206 yards and two touchdowns as Gettysburg opened its 2005 season with a 34-27 home victory against Lebanon Valley last Saturday. Sophomore QB Hunter McMillan (Middletown, DE/Wilmington Friends) completed 14 of 18 passes for 168 yards in his collegiate debut while junior LB Harold Barton (Somerdale, NJ/Sterling) led all players with 16 tackles. At Hampden-Sydney, Va., senior QB J.D. Ricca set program and conference records with 494 passing yards and six touchdown tosses in the Tigers’ 52-7 win over Sewanee. Ricca completed 28 of 36 passes on the afternoon, part of a Hampden-Sydney offense that rolled up 656 yards of total offense. Senior WR Brian Rolander hauled in three of Ricca’s six TD strikes.
LEADING THE WAY: Senior OL Enoch Boateng (Vienna, VA/W.T. Woodson), senior DB Jay Cage (N. Charleston, SC/Sterling [NJ]), senior TB Joe Fricchione (Branchville, NJ/High Point Reg.) and senior DB Nathan Smith (Hanover, PA/Cooperstown Central [NY]) will serve as Gettysburg’s team captains in 2005.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tom Sturges was named the Centennial Conference (CC) Offensive Player of the Week for games of Sept. 2-3 after carrying 32 times for a career-high 206 yards and two touchdowns in Gettysburg’s 34-27 win over Lebanon Valley on Saturday. Sturges opened the scoring with a 35-yard touchdown run, then provided the Bullets’ go-ahead points on a 15-yard scoring dash with 12:30 remaining.
WITH HONORS: Nathan Smith and senior DL Dan Petersen (Beachwood, NJ/Toms River South) were named among the CC’s outstanding performers from the season’s opening week. Smith returned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown against the Flying Dutchmen, the third time he has taken a kickoff the distance in his collegiate career. Petersen recorded nine tackles, including eight solo, two tackles for loss and one sack.
TOM TERRIFIC: Tom Sturges’ 206-yard performance on Saturday was the best by a Bullet since Paul Smith ran for 335 yards at St. Lawrence during the 1999 season. Sturges, the team’s leading rusher a year ago despite appearing in only six games, also eclipsed his personal-best yardage total, a 180-yard effort in last season’s win over Ursinus. He is the CC’s leading rusher after one week.
BIG GAME HUNTER: Hunter McMillan turned in a strong collegiate debut on Saturday, completing 14 of 18 passes for 168 yards, and calmly guiding a pair of touchdown drives in the decisive second half. McMillan, who turned in the conference’s top passer efficiency rating for the week (145.1), marched the Bullets 82 yards on eight plays for a 26-20 lead, then led the winning six-play, 63-yard drive early in the fourth quarter.
PAYDIRT: After scoring only 14 touchdowns and averaging 10.5 points per game last season, Gettysburg found the end zone five times en route to 34 points on Saturday. Junior HB Dusty Green (Idaville, PA/Bermudian Springs) and sophomore HB Shawn Hollingsworth (Chester, PA/Wilmington Friends [DE]) scored their first collegiate touchdowns on runs of six and four yards, respectively.
CATCHING ON: Junior WR Spencer Davidson (Dumont, NJ/Dumont) and junior HB Jerry Jones (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) keyed the Bullets’ aerial attack against the Flying Dutchmen, combining for nine receptions. Davidson paced Gettysburg with five catches for 70 yards while Jones caught four passes for 45 yards, including a 30-yard catch-and-carry to the LVC 33 that set up the go-ahead touchdown.
MANY HAPPY RETURNS: Nathan Smith returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the third time in his collegiate career on Saturday, and for the second time against Lebanon Valley. Smith, who led the CC in kick return average last season (26.2), went end zone-to-end zone against Averett in 2002, and scored on an 87-yard return against the Flying Dutchmen to start the 2003 season. In addition, Smith has one punt return touchdown to his credit, a 63-yarder in the same game against Averett during his freshman campaign.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: Harold Barton made the most of his first collegiate start, leading the Bullets with 16 tackles on Saturday. Barton, who entered the day with 17 tackles in 11 career appearances, made 12 solo stops and one tackle for loss. In addition to his kickoff return for a touchdown, Nathan Smith made six tackles and broke up two passes from his strong safety position. Senior LB Ryan McGarry (Cliffside Park, NJ/Cliffside Park) and senior DB Daniel Silva (Lanham, MD/Eleanor Roosevelt) each recorded seven tackles against the Flying Dutchmen.
BULLET POINTS: Senior P Tom Pettit (Blue Bell, PA/Wissahickon), a second-team All-CC selection in 2004, dropped two of his four punts inside the Lebanon Valley 20 on Saturday… Sophomore DB Adam Fulmer (Halifax, PA/Halifax) recovered a Dutchmen fumble with 4:41 remaining to seal the victory… Freshman K Josh Huson (McLean, VA/McLean) scored his first two collegiate points on Saturday by converting both of his extra-point attempts… Gettysburg is seeking its first 2-0 start since 1993… The Bullets’ 403 yards of total offense on Saturday surpassed the 2004 squad’s best single-game effort, a 370-yard day against Ursinus.
THE WORD ON HAMPDEN-SYDNEY: After going 25-5 over the past three seasons, the Tigers opened 2005 in similar fashion with a 52-7 victory over Sewanee on Saturday. Senior QB J.D. Ricca set Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) records by throwing for 494 yards and six touchdowns on the afternoon. Ricca, who earned ODAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, also became the program’s all-time leader for career touchdown passes, finishing the day with 53, two better than predecessor Mac Russell. Limited to six games due to a thumb injury in 2004, Ricca nonetheless managed to throw for 1,755 yards and 18 touchdowns. The two-time All-ODAC selection needs 948 passing yards to become the program’s all-time career leader in that category. Senior WR Brian Rolander was the beneficiary of three Ricca TD tosses on Saturday, scoring on receptions of 60, 40 and 32 yards to finish with six receptions for 209 yards. Sophomore WR Drew Smith, the reigning ODAC Rookie of the Year, finished with four catches for 97 yards and one touchdown. Smith hauled in 30 passes for 648 yards and a freshman program record 10 touchdowns last season. Sophomore RB Mike Baggetta led the Tigers with 93 yards on 10 carries in Saturday’s win, rushing for a 10-yard touchdown to complete the scoring. Senior TE Ben Dull, a two-time All-ODAC selection, made six catches for 104 yards and one touchdown on Saturday. Dull caught 22 passes for 367 yards and three scores in 2004. Hampden-Sydney returns only three starters from last season’s defensive unit that ranked second in the ODAC. Senior LB Louis Burrell was named the ODAC Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Tigers with nine tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack. Hampden-Sydney averaged 457.8 yards and 39.0 points per game in 2004. The Tigers have finished second in the ODAC in each of the past four seasons.
COACH’S CORNER: Barry Streeter is in his 27th season as the head coach at Gettysburg, the longest coaching tenure in program history. He has posted a 133-126-5 record while guiding the Bullets to three CC championships and a pair of NCAA playoff victories. He ranks first among active CC coaches in both conference victories (71) and overall wins (133). Marty Favret enters his sixth season at the helm of Hampden-Sydney. Favret’s teams have posted a 35-16 overall record during his tenure, and have won 26 of their last 31 games. A graduate of the Catholic University of America, Favret engineered his alma mater’s high-powered offense from 1994-99 before taking over the Tigers in 2000.
STREETER ON WINNING THE SEASON OPENER: “It feels good any time you can get that first one. It keeps the positive feelings going and gives you a lot to build on. We were happy with the way we won it at the end, holding them inside the 10 and then driving the clock out. That really showed me a lot.”
STREETER ON SOPHOMORE TAILBACK TOM STURGES: “Watching him in the spring, which was my first time coaching him, I expected him to be a very good running back. I don’t know if I expected 200 yards every time, but he’s a good player and he’s very focused. He’s not all about Tom Sturges. He’s about doing what we ask him to do.”
STREETER ON SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK HUNTER MCMILLAN: “He tried to place the ball a couple of times, but as the game went along, he became much more confident and made some big throws. I thought it was a steady performance and I think he’ll only get better.”
STREETER ON J.D. RICCA AND THE HAMPDEN-SYDNEY OFFENSE: “They have a well-conceived offensive plan and he’s a good guy to have in there as a trigger man. We just have to defend the plays, defend the formations and do what we can to disrupt his rhythm.”
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