Gettysburg to stress ball control
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Gettysburg to stress ball control
Friday, September 22, 2006
BY BOB BLACK Of The Patriot-News
After allowing 21 fourth-quarter points in a 54-42 loss at Rochester last week, Gettysburg coach Barry Streeter realizes his defense might need to tighten its belt just a little when Denison comes to Musselman Stadium for a 1 p.m. game tomorrow.
That's especially true since Denison came close to matching that number in a 49-21 home win last season.
One positive note from last week's loss was freshman quarterback Matt Flynn, who replaced senior Mark Campo (Biglerville) at quarterback in the first quarter. Flynn threw a single-game school record five touchdown passes on his way to being named the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
"He's a good athlete with a lot of skills," Streeter said of Flynn's performance at Rochester. "We showed that we can score in last week's game at Rochester. But we have to keep Denison from scoring like they did last year against us. That's our challenge for this week."
In addition to Flynn's five touchdowns and 288 yards passing, Gettysburg got a touchdown and a 159-yard rushing performance from junior tailback Tom Sturges. Dusty Green (Bermudian Springs) hauled in a pair of TD passes among the five he caught for 95 yards.
"I thought Matt showed a tremendous amount of poise and maturity for a freshman out there," said Green. "We knew in camp that he was going to be a good quarterback. He was a quick study and really stepped up against Rochester."
After backing up Campo in Gettysburg's three previous games (a 13-12 loss to Lebanon Valley, a 28-20 home win over Hampden-Sydney, and the loss at Rochester), Flynn will start tomorrow against Denison.
"We have four quarterbacks who are capable of handling our offense quite well," said Streeter. "If we need to, we won't hesitate to switch off to get our offense moving."
Gettysburg's other quarterbacks are junior Hunter McMillan, who started last season, and sophomore Mike Lynch.
"It's important for our offense to control the football to keep Denison off the field," said Streeter. "They've lost their first two games, so we know they'll be coming after us to win this one."
In those two losses (20-14 at Randolph-Macon and 27-14 at home to Case Western Reserve last weekend), the Big Red scored just four touchdowns. Last year, Denison scored seven touchdowns against Gettysburg.
Fred Lee, a 231-pound senior running back who scored two of those touchdowns, is Denison's leading rusher, with two touchdowns and 77 yards on 19 attempts. Sturges leads the Bullets with 362 yards on the ground and a pair of touchdowns in 67 attempts.
"We're capable of controlling the football," said Streeter. "And that's something we'll need to do against Denison."
Gettysburg to stress ball control
Friday, September 22, 2006
BY BOB BLACK Of The Patriot-News
After allowing 21 fourth-quarter points in a 54-42 loss at Rochester last week, Gettysburg coach Barry Streeter realizes his defense might need to tighten its belt just a little when Denison comes to Musselman Stadium for a 1 p.m. game tomorrow.
That's especially true since Denison came close to matching that number in a 49-21 home win last season.
One positive note from last week's loss was freshman quarterback Matt Flynn, who replaced senior Mark Campo (Biglerville) at quarterback in the first quarter. Flynn threw a single-game school record five touchdown passes on his way to being named the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
"He's a good athlete with a lot of skills," Streeter said of Flynn's performance at Rochester. "We showed that we can score in last week's game at Rochester. But we have to keep Denison from scoring like they did last year against us. That's our challenge for this week."
In addition to Flynn's five touchdowns and 288 yards passing, Gettysburg got a touchdown and a 159-yard rushing performance from junior tailback Tom Sturges. Dusty Green (Bermudian Springs) hauled in a pair of TD passes among the five he caught for 95 yards.
"I thought Matt showed a tremendous amount of poise and maturity for a freshman out there," said Green. "We knew in camp that he was going to be a good quarterback. He was a quick study and really stepped up against Rochester."
After backing up Campo in Gettysburg's three previous games (a 13-12 loss to Lebanon Valley, a 28-20 home win over Hampden-Sydney, and the loss at Rochester), Flynn will start tomorrow against Denison.
"We have four quarterbacks who are capable of handling our offense quite well," said Streeter. "If we need to, we won't hesitate to switch off to get our offense moving."
Gettysburg's other quarterbacks are junior Hunter McMillan, who started last season, and sophomore Mike Lynch.
"It's important for our offense to control the football to keep Denison off the field," said Streeter. "They've lost their first two games, so we know they'll be coming after us to win this one."
In those two losses (20-14 at Randolph-Macon and 27-14 at home to Case Western Reserve last weekend), the Big Red scored just four touchdowns. Last year, Denison scored seven touchdowns against Gettysburg.
Fred Lee, a 231-pound senior running back who scored two of those touchdowns, is Denison's leading rusher, with two touchdowns and 77 yards on 19 attempts. Sturges leads the Bullets with 362 yards on the ground and a pair of touchdowns in 67 attempts.
"We're capable of controlling the football," said Streeter. "And that's something we'll need to do against Denison."
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