Patricelli & Harner Lead Franklin & Marshall Past Gettysburg 13-7
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Patricelli & Harner Lead Franklin & Marshall Past Gettysburg 13-7 in Football
by Sports Information11/12/05
LANCASTER, PA – Tailback Marc Patricelli (Fr., Milmont Park, PA/Roman Catholic) rushed for 117 yards and quarterback Jeff Harner (Sr., Mohrsville, PA/Schuylkill Valley) completed 18-of-31 passes for 211 yards and rushed for 19 yards as the Franklin & Marshall College football team defeated Gettysburg College 13-7 in Centennial Conference action at Sponaugle-Williamson Field.
The Diplomats (5-5, 4-2 Centennial Conference) and Bullets (4-6, 3-3 Centennial Conference) entered their game with a chance at the CC title as the winner could tie Johns Hopkins University for the Centennial Conference title if the Blue Jays fell at McDaniel College. However, Hopkins tacked on a touchdown in the closing minutes of the game as the Blue Jays escaped the Green Terror 14-5 to win the outright Centennial Conference title.
Historically, Hopkins becomes the first outright Centennial Conference champion since McDaniel College, then known as Western Maryland, went 7-0 to win the 2000 Centennial Conference title.
The Diplomats never trailed against Gettysburg as F&M built a 10-0 first quarter lead and tacked on a field goal in the third quarter for all they would need to record the second straight winning season as the 2004 team finished 8-3, 4-2 in the Centennial Conference. Further, the team recorded the third straight winning season in CC play as the 2003 team went 4-6, but finished 3-3 in Centennial Conference play.
Following possessions by both teams to open the game, Gettysburg quarterback Hunter McMillan was intercepted by JC Capote (Jr., Ridgefield Park, NJ/Ridgefield) at the Gettysburg 42 yard line to set the Diplomats up in Bullets territory with 9:32 left in the first quarter.
Harner and the Diplomats cashed in on the field position as Patricelli carried five times for 25 yards and Harner completed a 10 yard pass to fullback Rick Dunlap (Jr., Boothwyn, PA/Garnet Valley) to account for a nine yard play, 39 yard drive before place-kicker Brandon Kline (Fr., Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin) connected on a 21 yard field goal to give F&M a 3-0 lead with 5:51 left in the period.
The Bullets went one yard on three plays during their next drive before punter Tom Pettit hit a 33 yard punt to the F&M 42 which Rob Donofrio (Jr., Sea Girt, NJ/Wall Township) returned 13 yards to the Gettysburg 45 to set up the Diplomats offense.
Harner and Patricelli accounted for all of the team’s offense on the ensuing drive as Harner shoveled a pass to his tailback for a 12 yard gain before Patricelli carried for gains of six, 12, seven and eight yards, breaking the goal line on his last carry to put F&M in front 9-0 with 3:11 left in the quarter. Kline tacked on the extra point as F&M went ahead 10-0.
The Bullets had a chance to cut into F&M’s lead to open the second quarter as Jay Cage picked off Harner at the Gettysburg 19.
However, the Diplomats’ defense stiffened holding the Bullets to a three-and-out to preserve the shutout attempt.
Following a six play, 29 drive by F&M and a 34 yard punt down to the Bullets’ six yard line by F&M’s Tim Barry (Jr., Madison, NJ/Madison), the Bullets drove 76 yards on 12 plays to set up a 35 yard field goal attempt by Josh Huson which sailed wide left to keep the score at 10-0 with 5:49 left in quarter and entering halftime.
The teams traded possessions to open the second half before Kline capped an 11 play, 62-yard drive with a 31-yard field goal to put the Diplomats in front 13-0 with 6:23 left in the third quarter.
Gettysburg broke up the Diplomats’ shutout attempt in the fourth quarter as Harner was picked off at the Gettysburg 21.
McMillan then led the Bullets on a 12 play, 79-yard drive for a touchdown.
Facing fourth-and-one from the F&M 30, McMillan faked a handoff and scampered 28 yards to the F&M two-yard line for a first down. On first-and-goal, fullback Joe Fricchione bowled through the line and into the end zone to pull the Bullets to within 13-6 with 5:43 left on the game clock. Josh Huson added the extra point to cut the margin to 13-7.
The Diplomats chewed up 2:10 with a five play, 15 yard drive before Gettysburg regained the ball at its own 35 with 3:33 left on the clock.
The Bullets moved the ball 19 yards on seven plays on their next drive as Barry Lovett (Fr., Brooklyn, NY/Poly Prep) and Ryan Sychterz (Sr., Sinking Spring, PA/Holy Name) dropped wide receiver Dusty Green at the line of scrimmage on fourth-and-four to give F&M back the ball with 1:59 left on the clock.
F&M chewed up 1:42 on their next drive as the Diplomats went four yards on three plays before Barry punted to the Gettysburg 17 where Jay Cage returned the kick to the 36 yard line to set up one final drive by the Bullets with 17 seconds left in the game.
Following an incomplete pass by McMillan, he connected with Matt Welsh for a 16-yard pickup as the receiver went out of bounds to stop the clock with nine seconds remaining. On first-and-10, defensive lineman John Warnick (Jr., Rockville, MD/Good Counsel) ended the game by sacking McMillan for a seven-yard loss as the clock ran out.
Historically, Harner raised his career numbers to 343-of-734 passing attempts for 4,362 yards with 25 touchdowns and 28 interceptions since transferring from Division II West Chester University of Pennsylvania as he surpassed former Diplomat Beau Eckert ’98 (4,223) for 16th place in Centennial Conference history and fourth on the Franklin & Marshall career passing list.
Wide receiver Marc DeSimone (Sr., Wilton, CT/Wilton) and tight end Matt Mondonedo (Jr., Silver Spring, MD/James Hubert Blake) were Harner’s primary receivers against the Bullets as the duo led the receivers with three catches for 39 yards, while Donofrio added three catches for 35 yards, four punt returns for 19 yards and a kickoff return for 34 yards.
On defense, linebacker Chris Stepien (Sr., Fairfield, NJ/West Essex) recorded a team high 13 tackles, including five solo stops, with a tackle-for-loss of two yards. Defensive lineman Andrew Rocks (Fr., Lafayette Hill, PA/LaSalle College) added 10 tackle, including two for loss of 12 yards, and linebacker Joe LoCastro (Sr., Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) tacked on eight tackles as the Diplomats held Gettysburg to 270 yards of total offense.
The key to the game was F&M’s ability to stop the Gettysburg passing game as quarterbacks Hunter McMillan and Mark Campo combined to complete 10-of-24 attempts for 66 yards while taking four sacks.
For Gettysburg, tailback Tom Sturges led the team by carrying 25 times for 113 yards as the Bullets racked up 204 rushing yards on 48 carries.
McMillan finished eight-of-17 for 51 yards and Campo went two-for-seven for 15 yards, while Green finished with a team high four catches for 24 yards.
On defense, four Bullets reached double digits in tackles as Nathan Smith (16), Dan Hogdahl (12), Harrold Barton (11) and Ryan McGarry (10) recorded 10 or more tackles in the game.
Historically, the win marks the fourth straight for F&M over Gettysburg as the team previously defeated the Bullets in 2002 (20-14 W in Gettysburg), 2003 (14-13 W in Lancaster) and 2004 (38-20 W in Gettysburg).
The string marks the first time F&M has defeated Gettysburg in four straight seasons since the Diplomats handled the Bullets in 1933 (21-7 W), 1934 (19-0 W), 1935 (18-7 W) and 1936 (19-0 W).
Franklin & Marshall (5-5, 4-2 Centennial Conference) will now await word from the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) regarding a possible berth in the organization’s South, Southeast or Southwest Championship Bowl game. Last year, the Diplomats defeated Moravian College 37-20 in the 2004 ECAC Southwest Bowl at Sponaugle-Williamson Field.
An announcement is expected by noon on November 14.
Patricelli & Harner Lead Franklin & Marshall Past Gettysburg 13-7 in Football
by Sports Information11/12/05
LANCASTER, PA – Tailback Marc Patricelli (Fr., Milmont Park, PA/Roman Catholic) rushed for 117 yards and quarterback Jeff Harner (Sr., Mohrsville, PA/Schuylkill Valley) completed 18-of-31 passes for 211 yards and rushed for 19 yards as the Franklin & Marshall College football team defeated Gettysburg College 13-7 in Centennial Conference action at Sponaugle-Williamson Field.
The Diplomats (5-5, 4-2 Centennial Conference) and Bullets (4-6, 3-3 Centennial Conference) entered their game with a chance at the CC title as the winner could tie Johns Hopkins University for the Centennial Conference title if the Blue Jays fell at McDaniel College. However, Hopkins tacked on a touchdown in the closing minutes of the game as the Blue Jays escaped the Green Terror 14-5 to win the outright Centennial Conference title.
Historically, Hopkins becomes the first outright Centennial Conference champion since McDaniel College, then known as Western Maryland, went 7-0 to win the 2000 Centennial Conference title.
The Diplomats never trailed against Gettysburg as F&M built a 10-0 first quarter lead and tacked on a field goal in the third quarter for all they would need to record the second straight winning season as the 2004 team finished 8-3, 4-2 in the Centennial Conference. Further, the team recorded the third straight winning season in CC play as the 2003 team went 4-6, but finished 3-3 in Centennial Conference play.
Following possessions by both teams to open the game, Gettysburg quarterback Hunter McMillan was intercepted by JC Capote (Jr., Ridgefield Park, NJ/Ridgefield) at the Gettysburg 42 yard line to set the Diplomats up in Bullets territory with 9:32 left in the first quarter.
Harner and the Diplomats cashed in on the field position as Patricelli carried five times for 25 yards and Harner completed a 10 yard pass to fullback Rick Dunlap (Jr., Boothwyn, PA/Garnet Valley) to account for a nine yard play, 39 yard drive before place-kicker Brandon Kline (Fr., Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin) connected on a 21 yard field goal to give F&M a 3-0 lead with 5:51 left in the period.
The Bullets went one yard on three plays during their next drive before punter Tom Pettit hit a 33 yard punt to the F&M 42 which Rob Donofrio (Jr., Sea Girt, NJ/Wall Township) returned 13 yards to the Gettysburg 45 to set up the Diplomats offense.
Harner and Patricelli accounted for all of the team’s offense on the ensuing drive as Harner shoveled a pass to his tailback for a 12 yard gain before Patricelli carried for gains of six, 12, seven and eight yards, breaking the goal line on his last carry to put F&M in front 9-0 with 3:11 left in the quarter. Kline tacked on the extra point as F&M went ahead 10-0.
The Bullets had a chance to cut into F&M’s lead to open the second quarter as Jay Cage picked off Harner at the Gettysburg 19.
However, the Diplomats’ defense stiffened holding the Bullets to a three-and-out to preserve the shutout attempt.
Following a six play, 29 drive by F&M and a 34 yard punt down to the Bullets’ six yard line by F&M’s Tim Barry (Jr., Madison, NJ/Madison), the Bullets drove 76 yards on 12 plays to set up a 35 yard field goal attempt by Josh Huson which sailed wide left to keep the score at 10-0 with 5:49 left in quarter and entering halftime.
The teams traded possessions to open the second half before Kline capped an 11 play, 62-yard drive with a 31-yard field goal to put the Diplomats in front 13-0 with 6:23 left in the third quarter.
Gettysburg broke up the Diplomats’ shutout attempt in the fourth quarter as Harner was picked off at the Gettysburg 21.
McMillan then led the Bullets on a 12 play, 79-yard drive for a touchdown.
Facing fourth-and-one from the F&M 30, McMillan faked a handoff and scampered 28 yards to the F&M two-yard line for a first down. On first-and-goal, fullback Joe Fricchione bowled through the line and into the end zone to pull the Bullets to within 13-6 with 5:43 left on the game clock. Josh Huson added the extra point to cut the margin to 13-7.
The Diplomats chewed up 2:10 with a five play, 15 yard drive before Gettysburg regained the ball at its own 35 with 3:33 left on the clock.
The Bullets moved the ball 19 yards on seven plays on their next drive as Barry Lovett (Fr., Brooklyn, NY/Poly Prep) and Ryan Sychterz (Sr., Sinking Spring, PA/Holy Name) dropped wide receiver Dusty Green at the line of scrimmage on fourth-and-four to give F&M back the ball with 1:59 left on the clock.
F&M chewed up 1:42 on their next drive as the Diplomats went four yards on three plays before Barry punted to the Gettysburg 17 where Jay Cage returned the kick to the 36 yard line to set up one final drive by the Bullets with 17 seconds left in the game.
Following an incomplete pass by McMillan, he connected with Matt Welsh for a 16-yard pickup as the receiver went out of bounds to stop the clock with nine seconds remaining. On first-and-10, defensive lineman John Warnick (Jr., Rockville, MD/Good Counsel) ended the game by sacking McMillan for a seven-yard loss as the clock ran out.
Historically, Harner raised his career numbers to 343-of-734 passing attempts for 4,362 yards with 25 touchdowns and 28 interceptions since transferring from Division II West Chester University of Pennsylvania as he surpassed former Diplomat Beau Eckert ’98 (4,223) for 16th place in Centennial Conference history and fourth on the Franklin & Marshall career passing list.
Wide receiver Marc DeSimone (Sr., Wilton, CT/Wilton) and tight end Matt Mondonedo (Jr., Silver Spring, MD/James Hubert Blake) were Harner’s primary receivers against the Bullets as the duo led the receivers with three catches for 39 yards, while Donofrio added three catches for 35 yards, four punt returns for 19 yards and a kickoff return for 34 yards.
On defense, linebacker Chris Stepien (Sr., Fairfield, NJ/West Essex) recorded a team high 13 tackles, including five solo stops, with a tackle-for-loss of two yards. Defensive lineman Andrew Rocks (Fr., Lafayette Hill, PA/LaSalle College) added 10 tackle, including two for loss of 12 yards, and linebacker Joe LoCastro (Sr., Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) tacked on eight tackles as the Diplomats held Gettysburg to 270 yards of total offense.
The key to the game was F&M’s ability to stop the Gettysburg passing game as quarterbacks Hunter McMillan and Mark Campo combined to complete 10-of-24 attempts for 66 yards while taking four sacks.
For Gettysburg, tailback Tom Sturges led the team by carrying 25 times for 113 yards as the Bullets racked up 204 rushing yards on 48 carries.
McMillan finished eight-of-17 for 51 yards and Campo went two-for-seven for 15 yards, while Green finished with a team high four catches for 24 yards.
On defense, four Bullets reached double digits in tackles as Nathan Smith (16), Dan Hogdahl (12), Harrold Barton (11) and Ryan McGarry (10) recorded 10 or more tackles in the game.
Historically, the win marks the fourth straight for F&M over Gettysburg as the team previously defeated the Bullets in 2002 (20-14 W in Gettysburg), 2003 (14-13 W in Lancaster) and 2004 (38-20 W in Gettysburg).
The string marks the first time F&M has defeated Gettysburg in four straight seasons since the Diplomats handled the Bullets in 1933 (21-7 W), 1934 (19-0 W), 1935 (18-7 W) and 1936 (19-0 W).
Franklin & Marshall (5-5, 4-2 Centennial Conference) will now await word from the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) regarding a possible berth in the organization’s South, Southeast or Southwest Championship Bowl game. Last year, the Diplomats defeated Moravian College 37-20 in the 2004 ECAC Southwest Bowl at Sponaugle-Williamson Field.
An announcement is expected by noon on November 14.
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