Bullets Bombard Blue Jays in Centennial Opener, 41-10
From the Gettysburg College Website:
Bullets Bombard Blue Jays in Centennial Opener, 41-10
Box Score
BALTIMORE – Gettysburg raced out to a 28-0 lead and never looked back, defeating Johns Hopkins University 41-10 in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams Friday evening at Homewood Field.
Senior tailback Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) rushed for 148 yards on 31 carries while sophomore quarterback Matt Flynn (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional) ran for a career-high 119 yards and two touchdowns on just eight attempts, marking the first time a Gettysburg quarterback rushed for 100 yards since Joe Gossweiler ’04 ran for 108 against Waynesburg on Sept. 20, 2003. Flynn also completed 7 of 14 yards for 128 yards and an additional touchdown.
Gettysburg (2-1, 1-0 CC) held a 461-224 advantage in total yards and held the Blue Jays to 74 yards on the ground. Running back Phil Roberts led Johns Hopkins (1-2, 0-1 CC) with 64 yards on 14 carries.
The Bullets’ win marked its most lopsided victory in a Centennial Conference opener since its 62-20 win over McDaniel College in 1989. It was also Gettysburg’s first win at Johns Hopkins since 1994 and their biggest win over the Blue Jays since their 45-13 triumph in 1983.
Gettysburg’s offense was in high gear in the early going. After a missed field goal on their opening drive, the Bullets scored a touchdown on their next four possessions to build a 28-0 lead midway through the second quarter. Overall, Gettysburg scored on six consecutive possessions after their opening drive.
After forcing the Blue Jays to go three-and-out on the game’s opening possession, Sturges put the Bullets in excellent field position with a 24-yard burst down the right sideline. Gettysburg appeared to have scored three plays later when, on third-and-1, Sturges broke free for a 21-yard touchdown run. However, the Bullets were called for holding, and after an incomplete pass, junior kicker Jeff Huson (McLean, Va./McLean) came up short on a 48-yard field goal attempt, which would have tied his own school record.
Gettysburg’s defense held Hopkins to 13 yards on the ensuing possession, and after a short punt, the Bullets embarked on a seven-play, 63-yard touchdown drive. For the second drive in a row, Gettysburg came up big on third down, as Flynn hit sophomore halfback Ricky Manigat (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin) over the middle for a 37-yard scoring strike, giving the Bullets a 7-0 lead with 6:45 on the clock.
The Bullet defense also did its part in the early going, forcing the Blue Jays to go three-and-out on consecutive possessions. After another defensive stop, Gettysburg needed eight plays to go 48 yards, capped by a 14-yard touchdown run by Flynn on a quarterback keeper, making it 14-0 with 1:53 left in the opening quarter.
On the second play of the next drive, senior cornerback Jason Taylor (North East, Md./Rising Sun) snared a tipped pass by freshman safety Nick Duerr (Turnersville, N.J./Washington Township) at the Hopkins-24. The Blue Jays appeared to have stopped the Bullets after a Huson 36-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left, but Hopkins was whistled for a personal foul penalty and an automatic first down that goes with it. Two plays later, freshman Charles Curcio (Hammonton, N.J./St. Joseph) made a nice open-field spin on a pitchout left and ran it in from six yards out. Huson’s third extra point made it 21-0 with 14:03 showing.
Following a Hopkins punt, the Bullets went 78 yards on nine plays, highlighted by a 39-yard catch-and-run down the left sideline by junior receiver Alex Penta (Swampscott, Mass./Williston Northampton) that gave the Bullets the ball at the Blue Jay-1. Sturges plowed up the middle on the next play, as Gettysburg’s advantage ballooned to 28-0 with 7:05 on the clock.
The Blue Jays capitalized on Gettysburg’s first turnover, scooping up a dropped punt at the Bullet-19 before Alex Lachman booted a 32-yard field goal with 2:54 to go in the half.
Huson answered with a 42-yard field goal for the Bullets, his second career field goal over 40 yards, to make it 31-3 just before the half.
Gettysburg started the second half by scoring on its sixth straight possession, as Huson drilled through a 21-yard field goal. After the Bullets stopped Johns Hopkins on three straight possessions, the last coming on a senior cornerback Adam Fulmer’s (Halifax, Pa./Halifax) eighth career interception, Flynn provided the exclamation point on the very next play, outrunning several defenders down the middle of the field for a 50-yard touchdown. Huson’s knocked through his fifth and final PAT with 11:17 left.
Senior safety Kyle Luciano (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by-the-sea) came up with Gettysburg’s third interception late in the game, making his fifth career pick with 8:19 left.
Senior linebacker Harold Barton (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling) led the Bullet defense with 11 tackles to move into Gettysburg’s career top-10 list. He now has 253 career tackles, good for 10th on the school’s career list.
Gettysburg returns to Centennial Conference action next Saturday, when it hosts Muhlenberg College at 1 p.m.
From the Johns Hopkins Website:
Johns Hopkins Falls to Gettysburg, 41-10
Blue Jays Drop Second Straight, Host Moravian Next Saturday
Sept. 14, 2007
Box Score
BALTIMORE, MD -- Gettysburg quarterback Matt Flynn threw for 128 yards and one touchdown and rushed eight times for 119 yards and two more scores to lead visiting Gettysburg past Johns Hopkins, 41-10, Friday night at Homewood Field. The Bullets improve to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial, while the Blue Jays dropped their second and slip to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the league.
Flynn and the Bullets made quick work of the Blue Jays as Gettysburg scored touchdowns on four straight possessions in the first half to take a 28-0 lead midway through the period. Flynn hit Ricky Manigat for a 37-yard touchdown to open the scoring with 6:45 remaining in the first quarter and capped a quick, seven-play, 48-yard drive five minutes later with a 14-yard touchdown run. The touchdown pass to Manigat polished off a seven-play, 63-yard drive as Flynn found him behind the safety and he raced the final 15 yards untouched into the end zone.
Charles Curcio and Tom Sturges scored on runs of six and one yard, respectively, in the first eight minutes of the second quarter to push the lead to 28-0 before the Blue Jays Alex Lachman poked home a 32-yard field goal to make it 28-3. Curcio's touchdown came after the first of three interceptions the Bullet defense came up with on the night, while the one-yard run by Sturges finished a 78-yard drive that would be Gettysburg's longest of the night.
The Bullets added a pair of Josh Huson field goals (42, 21) before Flynn darted 50-yards for a touchdown one play after another interception early in the fourth quarter to make it 41-3. A nine-yard scoring pass from Eric Callocchia to Alex Quermorllue closed the scoring with just over 11 minutes to play to account for the final of 41-10.
Sturges fueled a ground game that churned out 333 yards as he rushed 31 times for a game-high 148 yards and the one score. The 119 rushing yards were a career-high for Flynn, who was an efficient 7-of-14 through the air. The Bullets rolled up 461 yards of total offense in beating the Blue Jays for the second straight year and for the first time at Homewood Field since 1994.
Harold Barton led the Bullets defensively with 11 tackles, while Adam Fulmer, Kyle Luciano and Jason Taylor all came up with interceptions.
Hopkins got a team-high 64 yards rushing from senior Phil Roberts and Callocchia was 9-of-17 for 83 yards with one score and two interceptions after relieving starter Michael Murray midway through the second quarter. Senior Corey Sattler made his first appearance of the season after missing the first two games of the year with an injury and he responded with a team-high five receptions for 56 yards. Colin Wixted posted a career-high 14 tackles and senior Richard Hill added a personal-best 10 for the Blue Jays.
Both teams return to action next Saturday as the Blue Jays will host Moravian and the Bullets will host Muhlenberg.
Bullets Bombard Blue Jays in Centennial Opener, 41-10
Box Score
BALTIMORE – Gettysburg raced out to a 28-0 lead and never looked back, defeating Johns Hopkins University 41-10 in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams Friday evening at Homewood Field.
Senior tailback Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) rushed for 148 yards on 31 carries while sophomore quarterback Matt Flynn (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional) ran for a career-high 119 yards and two touchdowns on just eight attempts, marking the first time a Gettysburg quarterback rushed for 100 yards since Joe Gossweiler ’04 ran for 108 against Waynesburg on Sept. 20, 2003. Flynn also completed 7 of 14 yards for 128 yards and an additional touchdown.
Gettysburg (2-1, 1-0 CC) held a 461-224 advantage in total yards and held the Blue Jays to 74 yards on the ground. Running back Phil Roberts led Johns Hopkins (1-2, 0-1 CC) with 64 yards on 14 carries.
The Bullets’ win marked its most lopsided victory in a Centennial Conference opener since its 62-20 win over McDaniel College in 1989. It was also Gettysburg’s first win at Johns Hopkins since 1994 and their biggest win over the Blue Jays since their 45-13 triumph in 1983.
Gettysburg’s offense was in high gear in the early going. After a missed field goal on their opening drive, the Bullets scored a touchdown on their next four possessions to build a 28-0 lead midway through the second quarter. Overall, Gettysburg scored on six consecutive possessions after their opening drive.
After forcing the Blue Jays to go three-and-out on the game’s opening possession, Sturges put the Bullets in excellent field position with a 24-yard burst down the right sideline. Gettysburg appeared to have scored three plays later when, on third-and-1, Sturges broke free for a 21-yard touchdown run. However, the Bullets were called for holding, and after an incomplete pass, junior kicker Jeff Huson (McLean, Va./McLean) came up short on a 48-yard field goal attempt, which would have tied his own school record.
Gettysburg’s defense held Hopkins to 13 yards on the ensuing possession, and after a short punt, the Bullets embarked on a seven-play, 63-yard touchdown drive. For the second drive in a row, Gettysburg came up big on third down, as Flynn hit sophomore halfback Ricky Manigat (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin) over the middle for a 37-yard scoring strike, giving the Bullets a 7-0 lead with 6:45 on the clock.
The Bullet defense also did its part in the early going, forcing the Blue Jays to go three-and-out on consecutive possessions. After another defensive stop, Gettysburg needed eight plays to go 48 yards, capped by a 14-yard touchdown run by Flynn on a quarterback keeper, making it 14-0 with 1:53 left in the opening quarter.
On the second play of the next drive, senior cornerback Jason Taylor (North East, Md./Rising Sun) snared a tipped pass by freshman safety Nick Duerr (Turnersville, N.J./Washington Township) at the Hopkins-24. The Blue Jays appeared to have stopped the Bullets after a Huson 36-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left, but Hopkins was whistled for a personal foul penalty and an automatic first down that goes with it. Two plays later, freshman Charles Curcio (Hammonton, N.J./St. Joseph) made a nice open-field spin on a pitchout left and ran it in from six yards out. Huson’s third extra point made it 21-0 with 14:03 showing.
Following a Hopkins punt, the Bullets went 78 yards on nine plays, highlighted by a 39-yard catch-and-run down the left sideline by junior receiver Alex Penta (Swampscott, Mass./Williston Northampton) that gave the Bullets the ball at the Blue Jay-1. Sturges plowed up the middle on the next play, as Gettysburg’s advantage ballooned to 28-0 with 7:05 on the clock.
The Blue Jays capitalized on Gettysburg’s first turnover, scooping up a dropped punt at the Bullet-19 before Alex Lachman booted a 32-yard field goal with 2:54 to go in the half.
Huson answered with a 42-yard field goal for the Bullets, his second career field goal over 40 yards, to make it 31-3 just before the half.
Gettysburg started the second half by scoring on its sixth straight possession, as Huson drilled through a 21-yard field goal. After the Bullets stopped Johns Hopkins on three straight possessions, the last coming on a senior cornerback Adam Fulmer’s (Halifax, Pa./Halifax) eighth career interception, Flynn provided the exclamation point on the very next play, outrunning several defenders down the middle of the field for a 50-yard touchdown. Huson’s knocked through his fifth and final PAT with 11:17 left.
Senior safety Kyle Luciano (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by-the-sea) came up with Gettysburg’s third interception late in the game, making his fifth career pick with 8:19 left.
Senior linebacker Harold Barton (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling) led the Bullet defense with 11 tackles to move into Gettysburg’s career top-10 list. He now has 253 career tackles, good for 10th on the school’s career list.
Gettysburg returns to Centennial Conference action next Saturday, when it hosts Muhlenberg College at 1 p.m.
From the Johns Hopkins Website:
Johns Hopkins Falls to Gettysburg, 41-10
Blue Jays Drop Second Straight, Host Moravian Next Saturday
Sept. 14, 2007
Box Score
BALTIMORE, MD -- Gettysburg quarterback Matt Flynn threw for 128 yards and one touchdown and rushed eight times for 119 yards and two more scores to lead visiting Gettysburg past Johns Hopkins, 41-10, Friday night at Homewood Field. The Bullets improve to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial, while the Blue Jays dropped their second and slip to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the league.
Flynn and the Bullets made quick work of the Blue Jays as Gettysburg scored touchdowns on four straight possessions in the first half to take a 28-0 lead midway through the period. Flynn hit Ricky Manigat for a 37-yard touchdown to open the scoring with 6:45 remaining in the first quarter and capped a quick, seven-play, 48-yard drive five minutes later with a 14-yard touchdown run. The touchdown pass to Manigat polished off a seven-play, 63-yard drive as Flynn found him behind the safety and he raced the final 15 yards untouched into the end zone.
Charles Curcio and Tom Sturges scored on runs of six and one yard, respectively, in the first eight minutes of the second quarter to push the lead to 28-0 before the Blue Jays Alex Lachman poked home a 32-yard field goal to make it 28-3. Curcio's touchdown came after the first of three interceptions the Bullet defense came up with on the night, while the one-yard run by Sturges finished a 78-yard drive that would be Gettysburg's longest of the night.
The Bullets added a pair of Josh Huson field goals (42, 21) before Flynn darted 50-yards for a touchdown one play after another interception early in the fourth quarter to make it 41-3. A nine-yard scoring pass from Eric Callocchia to Alex Quermorllue closed the scoring with just over 11 minutes to play to account for the final of 41-10.
Sturges fueled a ground game that churned out 333 yards as he rushed 31 times for a game-high 148 yards and the one score. The 119 rushing yards were a career-high for Flynn, who was an efficient 7-of-14 through the air. The Bullets rolled up 461 yards of total offense in beating the Blue Jays for the second straight year and for the first time at Homewood Field since 1994.
Harold Barton led the Bullets defensively with 11 tackles, while Adam Fulmer, Kyle Luciano and Jason Taylor all came up with interceptions.
Hopkins got a team-high 64 yards rushing from senior Phil Roberts and Callocchia was 9-of-17 for 83 yards with one score and two interceptions after relieving starter Michael Murray midway through the second quarter. Senior Corey Sattler made his first appearance of the season after missing the first two games of the year with an injury and he responded with a team-high five receptions for 56 yards. Colin Wixted posted a career-high 14 tackles and senior Richard Hill added a personal-best 10 for the Blue Jays.
Both teams return to action next Saturday as the Blue Jays will host Moravian and the Bullets will host Muhlenberg.
posted by Pat McConnell | 9:30 PM
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