Sturges Named Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week, Quinn Defensive Player of the Week
From the Gettysburg College Website:
Posted on 09/24/2006
LANCASTER, Pa. - Junior tailback Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) has been named Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week, and sophomore defensive end Conor Quinn (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) has been named Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week in an announcement made by the conference on Sunday. Sturges carried the ball 31 times for 186 yards and a touchdown, while Quinn made four tackles, including a sack for a loss of 10 yards. On the play, he forced and recovered a fumble as well to help Gettysburg to a 31-14 win over Denison in non-conference action on Saturday.
Junior quarterback Hunter McMillan (Middletown, Del./Wilmington Friends) was also named to the CC weekly honor roll as a special teams player after recovering a fumbled punt that set up the Bullets' fourth touchdown late in the first half.
For the third straight week, the conference's outstanding offensive performer has come from Gettysburg. Last week, freshman quarterback Matt Flynn (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional) was named Offensive Player of the Week after coming on in relief and tying the school record with five touchdown passes. That effort earned his first career start on Saturday, and he continued his solid performance, completing 13 of 23 passes for 163 yards and three more touchdowns. Over a five-quarter span from the beginning of the second quarter at Rochester to halftime against Denison, he threw for eight touchdowns, which leads the conference.
On Saturday, Sturges, who also was named Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10, plunged in from two yards out on Gettysburg's first possession to tie the game at 7-7. Earlier on the drive, he broke free for a career-long 53-yard rush that put him over 2,000 yards for his career. He is just the seventh Bullet to reach that plateau. By the end of the game, he had passed Paul Martin (2,053 - 1982-85) for sixth place on Gettysburg's career rushing list.
On the season, Sturges has 548 yards rushing on 98 carries to average 5.6 yards per rush. He has scored three touchdowns and leads the Centennial Conference in rushing with 137.0 yards per game. He is also the conference's leader in all-purpose yards with 179.2 yards per outing, having piled up 135 yards in kickoff returns and 34 yards receiving. Entering the Denison game, Sturges ranked 18th in the nation in all-purpose yards and 20th in rushing.
Quinn made his first career start at defensive end on Saturday and collected a career-high four stops. Early in the second quarter with the Bullets up 14-7 and the Big Red driving, Quinn hit Denison sophomore quarterback Brian Herbe will he was attempting to pass. The ball came loose, and Quinn recovered it for his first career sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery. The Gettysburg offense took advantage and embarked on an eight-play, 74-yard drive that resulted in Flynn's 12-yard touchdown pass to senior halfback Dusty Green (Idaville, Pa./Bermudian Springs), putting the Bullets up 21-7.
Gettysburg will be off this weekend and will return to action with the 2006 Centennial Conference opener on Saturday, Oct. 7 at McDaniel. Kickoff at Scott S. Bair Stadium is set for 1 p.m.
For additional details, click here for here for the weekly Centennial Conference Report.
Posted on 09/24/2006
LANCASTER, Pa. - Junior tailback Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) has been named Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week, and sophomore defensive end Conor Quinn (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) has been named Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week in an announcement made by the conference on Sunday. Sturges carried the ball 31 times for 186 yards and a touchdown, while Quinn made four tackles, including a sack for a loss of 10 yards. On the play, he forced and recovered a fumble as well to help Gettysburg to a 31-14 win over Denison in non-conference action on Saturday.
Junior quarterback Hunter McMillan (Middletown, Del./Wilmington Friends) was also named to the CC weekly honor roll as a special teams player after recovering a fumbled punt that set up the Bullets' fourth touchdown late in the first half.
For the third straight week, the conference's outstanding offensive performer has come from Gettysburg. Last week, freshman quarterback Matt Flynn (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional) was named Offensive Player of the Week after coming on in relief and tying the school record with five touchdown passes. That effort earned his first career start on Saturday, and he continued his solid performance, completing 13 of 23 passes for 163 yards and three more touchdowns. Over a five-quarter span from the beginning of the second quarter at Rochester to halftime against Denison, he threw for eight touchdowns, which leads the conference.
On Saturday, Sturges, who also was named Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10, plunged in from two yards out on Gettysburg's first possession to tie the game at 7-7. Earlier on the drive, he broke free for a career-long 53-yard rush that put him over 2,000 yards for his career. He is just the seventh Bullet to reach that plateau. By the end of the game, he had passed Paul Martin (2,053 - 1982-85) for sixth place on Gettysburg's career rushing list.
On the season, Sturges has 548 yards rushing on 98 carries to average 5.6 yards per rush. He has scored three touchdowns and leads the Centennial Conference in rushing with 137.0 yards per game. He is also the conference's leader in all-purpose yards with 179.2 yards per outing, having piled up 135 yards in kickoff returns and 34 yards receiving. Entering the Denison game, Sturges ranked 18th in the nation in all-purpose yards and 20th in rushing.
Quinn made his first career start at defensive end on Saturday and collected a career-high four stops. Early in the second quarter with the Bullets up 14-7 and the Big Red driving, Quinn hit Denison sophomore quarterback Brian Herbe will he was attempting to pass. The ball came loose, and Quinn recovered it for his first career sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery. The Gettysburg offense took advantage and embarked on an eight-play, 74-yard drive that resulted in Flynn's 12-yard touchdown pass to senior halfback Dusty Green (Idaville, Pa./Bermudian Springs), putting the Bullets up 21-7.
Gettysburg will be off this weekend and will return to action with the 2006 Centennial Conference opener on Saturday, Oct. 7 at McDaniel. Kickoff at Scott S. Bair Stadium is set for 1 p.m.
For additional details, click here for here for the weekly Centennial Conference Report.
posted by Pat McConnell | 9:01 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home