Seven Bullets Named to All-CC Football Team; Sturges, Barton on First Team
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LANCASTER, Pa. - Junior tailback Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) and senior linebacker Harold Barton (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling) were named to the 2006 All-Centennial Conference first team in an announcement made on Monday by Centennial Conference Executive Director Steve Ulrich. They are joined by five teammates on the All-CC Second Team and honorable mention list.
Senior center Rick Finnegan (Springfield, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara), senior right guard Dain Alaia (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem), senior halfback Dusty Green (Idaville, Pa./Bermudian Springs) and sophomore kicker Josh Huson (McLean, Va./McLean) were all named to the All-CC Second Team, while junior linebacker James Holubowich (Mineola, N.Y./Mineola) earned honorable mention.
Sturges, who was also a first-team all-conference selection in 2005, was the CC's leader in rushing (126.8 yards per game) and all-purpose yards (156.1 yards per game). Through the games of Nov. 4, he was ranked in the top-10 nationally in both categories. He was also fourth in the conference with 54 points and third with nine touchdowns. In 2006, Sturges ran for over 100 yards six times, including five games over 150 yards. He became Gettysburg's seventh 2,000-yard career rusher and the school's first 1,000-yard rusher in back-to-back season since Paul Smith did it from 1997-99. He finished the year with 1,141 yards on 235 carries and a career-high nine touchdowns. He also returned 10 kickoffs for 229 yards. Sturges was named Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week three times and ECAC Division III Southwest Offensive Player of the Week twice.
Barton, a second-team all-CC selection last season, was third in the conference with 100 tackles and fourth with 10.0 tackles per game. He led the CC with three forced fumbles and tied for sixth with 5.0 sacks. Barton had at least 10 tackles in seven games, and forced fumbles in three consecutive games from Oct. 7-Oct. 21. His forced fumbles against Johns Hopkins and Ursinus led directly to Bullet touchdowns. He also had a pair of interceptions, the first of which set up a game-tying touchdown against Hampden-Sydney on Sept. 9. Barton was second on the team with 8.5 tackles for losses totaling 32 yards.
Alaia and Finnegan helped Gettysburg to the conference lead in scoring offense (24.3 points per game), rushing offense (199.2 yards per game), total offense (361.0 yards per game), turnover margin (+7), fourth-down conversions (11-of-17 - 64.7 percent) and sacks allowed (11). The team also ranked second in red zone offensive efficiency (27-of-35 - 77.1 percent) and scored touchdowns 57.1 percent of the time (20-of-35). Alaia was also a second-team All-CC selection last season, and he was a semifinalist for the 2006 Draddy Trophy. Before this season, it had been nearly two full seasons since Gettysburg held an opponent without a sack. The 2006 team did it three times. The Bullets compiled at least 400 yards of total offense five times, including against an Ursinus team that was ranked ninth in the nation, allowing just 194.3 yards per game. Against Hampden-Sydney on Sept. 9, Green and Sturges became the first Gettysburg teammates in four years to each have 100 rushing yards in a game. In that game, Gettysburg also rushed for 300 yards as a team for the first time in three years. Green's 85-yard touchdown run against Hampden-Sydney was Gettysburg's longest running play in four years, and his 59-yard touchdown reception the next week at Rochester was the Bullets' first 50+-yard pass in two years. As a team, Gettysburg had 38 offensive plays that went for at least 20 yards.
Green was among the conference's most versatile players in 2006, and he ranked among the CC's leaders in numerous statistical categories. He was sixth in the conference in rushing (52.0 yards per game), 14th in total offense (52.0 yards per game), fifth in receptions per game (4.00) and receiving yardage per game (53.6), third with seven receiving touchdowns, third in all-purpose yardage (105.6 yards per game) and first in scoring average (7.2 points per game), points (72) and touchdowns (12). Green rushed for 520 yards and four touchdowns and had another 536 yards and seven touchdowns through the air this season. He scored at least one touchdown in eight of 10 games and had three two-touchdown games, including back-to-back at Rochester on Sept. 16 and against Denison on Sept. 23. He had six plays of 40 or more yards from scrimmage in 2006 including runs of 85, 60 and 49 and receptions of 65, 59 and 43. All of them except the 60-yard run went for touchdowns.
Huson ranked seventh in the CC in scoring (5.2 points per game) and points (47) and was second among kickers in both categories. He was second in field goals made and attempted with seven and nine, respectively, third in field goals made per game (0.78) and first in field goal percentage (7-of-9 - 77.8 percent). Huson matched his career high with two field goals made against Ursinus on Oct. 21 and added three extra points on three attempts to score nine points in a 27-18 win to earn Centennial Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time in his career. He matched his career high again with two field goals made against Franklin & Marshall in the season finale.
Holubowich ranked fourth in the conference with 83 total tackles and fifth in tackles per game with 9.2. He had at least 10 tackles in four games, including a career-high 15 at McDaniel on Oct. 7. He had a career-high 2.0 sacks for 13 yards against Johns Hopkins on Oct. 14, and a career-high 2.5 tackles for losses of four yards against Ursinus the following week. Holubowich ranks third on the team with 7.5 tackles for losses of 31 yards and is tied for second with 3.0 sacks for 21 yards.
Gettysburg concludes its season with a 5-5 record, 3-3 in Centennial Conference play. The Bullets were 5-0 at home, completing their first perfect home slate since 1985, and have now won eight straight at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.
LANCASTER, Pa. - Junior tailback Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) and senior linebacker Harold Barton (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling) were named to the 2006 All-Centennial Conference first team in an announcement made on Monday by Centennial Conference Executive Director Steve Ulrich. They are joined by five teammates on the All-CC Second Team and honorable mention list.
Senior center Rick Finnegan (Springfield, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara), senior right guard Dain Alaia (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem), senior halfback Dusty Green (Idaville, Pa./Bermudian Springs) and sophomore kicker Josh Huson (McLean, Va./McLean) were all named to the All-CC Second Team, while junior linebacker James Holubowich (Mineola, N.Y./Mineola) earned honorable mention.
Sturges, who was also a first-team all-conference selection in 2005, was the CC's leader in rushing (126.8 yards per game) and all-purpose yards (156.1 yards per game). Through the games of Nov. 4, he was ranked in the top-10 nationally in both categories. He was also fourth in the conference with 54 points and third with nine touchdowns. In 2006, Sturges ran for over 100 yards six times, including five games over 150 yards. He became Gettysburg's seventh 2,000-yard career rusher and the school's first 1,000-yard rusher in back-to-back season since Paul Smith did it from 1997-99. He finished the year with 1,141 yards on 235 carries and a career-high nine touchdowns. He also returned 10 kickoffs for 229 yards. Sturges was named Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week three times and ECAC Division III Southwest Offensive Player of the Week twice.
Barton, a second-team all-CC selection last season, was third in the conference with 100 tackles and fourth with 10.0 tackles per game. He led the CC with three forced fumbles and tied for sixth with 5.0 sacks. Barton had at least 10 tackles in seven games, and forced fumbles in three consecutive games from Oct. 7-Oct. 21. His forced fumbles against Johns Hopkins and Ursinus led directly to Bullet touchdowns. He also had a pair of interceptions, the first of which set up a game-tying touchdown against Hampden-Sydney on Sept. 9. Barton was second on the team with 8.5 tackles for losses totaling 32 yards.
Alaia and Finnegan helped Gettysburg to the conference lead in scoring offense (24.3 points per game), rushing offense (199.2 yards per game), total offense (361.0 yards per game), turnover margin (+7), fourth-down conversions (11-of-17 - 64.7 percent) and sacks allowed (11). The team also ranked second in red zone offensive efficiency (27-of-35 - 77.1 percent) and scored touchdowns 57.1 percent of the time (20-of-35). Alaia was also a second-team All-CC selection last season, and he was a semifinalist for the 2006 Draddy Trophy. Before this season, it had been nearly two full seasons since Gettysburg held an opponent without a sack. The 2006 team did it three times. The Bullets compiled at least 400 yards of total offense five times, including against an Ursinus team that was ranked ninth in the nation, allowing just 194.3 yards per game. Against Hampden-Sydney on Sept. 9, Green and Sturges became the first Gettysburg teammates in four years to each have 100 rushing yards in a game. In that game, Gettysburg also rushed for 300 yards as a team for the first time in three years. Green's 85-yard touchdown run against Hampden-Sydney was Gettysburg's longest running play in four years, and his 59-yard touchdown reception the next week at Rochester was the Bullets' first 50+-yard pass in two years. As a team, Gettysburg had 38 offensive plays that went for at least 20 yards.
Green was among the conference's most versatile players in 2006, and he ranked among the CC's leaders in numerous statistical categories. He was sixth in the conference in rushing (52.0 yards per game), 14th in total offense (52.0 yards per game), fifth in receptions per game (4.00) and receiving yardage per game (53.6), third with seven receiving touchdowns, third in all-purpose yardage (105.6 yards per game) and first in scoring average (7.2 points per game), points (72) and touchdowns (12). Green rushed for 520 yards and four touchdowns and had another 536 yards and seven touchdowns through the air this season. He scored at least one touchdown in eight of 10 games and had three two-touchdown games, including back-to-back at Rochester on Sept. 16 and against Denison on Sept. 23. He had six plays of 40 or more yards from scrimmage in 2006 including runs of 85, 60 and 49 and receptions of 65, 59 and 43. All of them except the 60-yard run went for touchdowns.
Huson ranked seventh in the CC in scoring (5.2 points per game) and points (47) and was second among kickers in both categories. He was second in field goals made and attempted with seven and nine, respectively, third in field goals made per game (0.78) and first in field goal percentage (7-of-9 - 77.8 percent). Huson matched his career high with two field goals made against Ursinus on Oct. 21 and added three extra points on three attempts to score nine points in a 27-18 win to earn Centennial Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time in his career. He matched his career high again with two field goals made against Franklin & Marshall in the season finale.
Holubowich ranked fourth in the conference with 83 total tackles and fifth in tackles per game with 9.2. He had at least 10 tackles in four games, including a career-high 15 at McDaniel on Oct. 7. He had a career-high 2.0 sacks for 13 yards against Johns Hopkins on Oct. 14, and a career-high 2.5 tackles for losses of four yards against Ursinus the following week. Holubowich ranks third on the team with 7.5 tackles for losses of 31 yards and is tied for second with 3.0 sacks for 21 yards.
Gettysburg concludes its season with a 5-5 record, 3-3 in Centennial Conference play. The Bullets were 5-0 at home, completing their first perfect home slate since 1985, and have now won eight straight at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.
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