Bullets Down Juniata on Homecoming, Win Third Straight
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Football Downs Juniata on Homecoming, Wins Third Straight
Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Senior tailback Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries while moving into third on Gettysburg’s career rushing list, leading the Bullets to a 42-21 Homecoming victory over Juniata College in Centennial Conference football action Saturday afternoon at a sunny Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.
Gettysburg (5-2, 4-1 CC) has now won its last three games and has recorded its best record through seven games since starting the 2003 season 5-2. The Bullets, who won at home for the 11th time in their last 13 games, are also off to their best start in the Centennial Conference since opening 5-0 in 1994. Gettysburg remains a half game behind Muhlenberg for the Centennial Conference lead as the Mules, 4-0 in conference play, defeated McDaniel 43-0 on Saturday.
Freshman Charles Curcio (Hammonton, N.J./St. Joseph) also turned in another spectacular all-around game for the Bullets, accumulating 184 all-purpose yards while scoring a pair of touchdowns. He returned seven punts for 126 yards, including a 56-yard return for a touchdown, and rushed for 58 yards an additional score.
Sophomore quarterback Matt Flynn (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional) threw for 104 yards and one touchdown on 5-of-10 passing, and he rushed for 62 yards on five carries. Senior Matt Welsh (Lafayette Hill, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep) caught four passes for 76 yards and a TD while junior kicker Josh Huson (McLean, Va./McLean) was a perfect 7-for-7 on extra-point attempts.
Juniata (0-6, 0-5 CC), which remained winless in its first season in the Centennial Conference, was paced by Jay Leonard, who threw for 246 yards and a touchdown on 19-of-34 passing. Derek Kramer rushed for 63 yards on 13 carries while Kyle McKechnie ran for a pair of touchdowns for the Eagles.The Bullets led 14-7 at halftime, then broke the game open with a 21-0 run at the start of the second half to open up a commanding 35-7 advantage following Sturges’ first touchdown of the day, a 7-yarder with 10:35 left.
Sturges, who entered the game as the sixth-leading rusher in Division III, now has 3,790 career rushing yards, trailing only Paul Smith ’00 (5,205) and Dwayne Marcus ’95 (3,852). On Saturday he surpassed Scott Dudak ’82, who had been third with 3,774 career yards.
Gettysburg’s defense forced Juniata to punt on its first five possessions and held the Eagles to 121 total yards in the first half. The Bullets got on the scoreboard when Flynn hit Welsh for a 36-yard touchdown pass with a perfect pass into the end zone. Midway through the second quarter, Curcio took a pitchout on a misdirection play and raced down the left sideline for a 25-yard touchdown, making it 14-0 with 5:44 left in the first half and capping an eight-play, 82-yard drive.
The Eagles cut the lead in half on the ensuing possession, with McKechnie finding paydirt from 2 yards out with 32 second remaining in the half. The touchdown was set up by a diving 34-yard reception by David Nicklaus two plays earlier that gave Juniata the ball at the Gettysburg-3.
The Bullets’ offense was in high gear in the second half, as the Orange and Blue scored a touchdown on three straight possessions after a fumble prevented a near touchdown on their opening drive. Three plays after receiving the second-half kickoff, Flynn scampered for 28 yards to the Juniata-1, but he had the ball jarred loose and it sailed out the side of the end zone, resulting in a touchback.
The Eagles were forced to punt, however, and Curcio followed a wall of blockers 56 yards down the right sideline for his first collegiate special teams touchdown. Later in the quarter, sophomore halfback Ricky Manigat (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin) ran it from 6 yards out to give Gettysburg a 28-7 lead with 1:26 left in the third quarter.
Sturges made it 35-7 after his 7-yard touchdown run before Juniata scored a pair of touchdown to make it a two-touchdown game (35-21) with 4:30 left after a 1-yard McKechnie run and a 82-yard bomb from Leonard to Lance Tippett. The Eagles then attempted an onside kick, but freshman Brian Betley (Mt. Laurel, N.J./Lenape) snatched it out of midair at the Juniata-43. The Bullets then put the game on ice with an eight-play, 38-yard touchdown drive, capped by a Sturges 6-yard touchdown run.
Senior safety Kyle Luciano (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by-the-Sea) led Gettysburg with nine tackles (six solo) while Tyler Hall made 12 stops, including 2.5 for loss, for Juniata. He also forced and recovered a fumble.
Gettysburg continues its three-game homestand next Saturday, when it hosts Dickinson College at 1 p.m. on Family Weekend in another Centennial Conference showdown.
Football Downs Juniata on Homecoming, Wins Third Straight
Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Senior tailback Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries while moving into third on Gettysburg’s career rushing list, leading the Bullets to a 42-21 Homecoming victory over Juniata College in Centennial Conference football action Saturday afternoon at a sunny Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.
Gettysburg (5-2, 4-1 CC) has now won its last three games and has recorded its best record through seven games since starting the 2003 season 5-2. The Bullets, who won at home for the 11th time in their last 13 games, are also off to their best start in the Centennial Conference since opening 5-0 in 1994. Gettysburg remains a half game behind Muhlenberg for the Centennial Conference lead as the Mules, 4-0 in conference play, defeated McDaniel 43-0 on Saturday.
Freshman Charles Curcio (Hammonton, N.J./St. Joseph) also turned in another spectacular all-around game for the Bullets, accumulating 184 all-purpose yards while scoring a pair of touchdowns. He returned seven punts for 126 yards, including a 56-yard return for a touchdown, and rushed for 58 yards an additional score.
Sophomore quarterback Matt Flynn (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional) threw for 104 yards and one touchdown on 5-of-10 passing, and he rushed for 62 yards on five carries. Senior Matt Welsh (Lafayette Hill, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep) caught four passes for 76 yards and a TD while junior kicker Josh Huson (McLean, Va./McLean) was a perfect 7-for-7 on extra-point attempts.
Juniata (0-6, 0-5 CC), which remained winless in its first season in the Centennial Conference, was paced by Jay Leonard, who threw for 246 yards and a touchdown on 19-of-34 passing. Derek Kramer rushed for 63 yards on 13 carries while Kyle McKechnie ran for a pair of touchdowns for the Eagles.The Bullets led 14-7 at halftime, then broke the game open with a 21-0 run at the start of the second half to open up a commanding 35-7 advantage following Sturges’ first touchdown of the day, a 7-yarder with 10:35 left.
Sturges, who entered the game as the sixth-leading rusher in Division III, now has 3,790 career rushing yards, trailing only Paul Smith ’00 (5,205) and Dwayne Marcus ’95 (3,852). On Saturday he surpassed Scott Dudak ’82, who had been third with 3,774 career yards.
Gettysburg’s defense forced Juniata to punt on its first five possessions and held the Eagles to 121 total yards in the first half. The Bullets got on the scoreboard when Flynn hit Welsh for a 36-yard touchdown pass with a perfect pass into the end zone. Midway through the second quarter, Curcio took a pitchout on a misdirection play and raced down the left sideline for a 25-yard touchdown, making it 14-0 with 5:44 left in the first half and capping an eight-play, 82-yard drive.
The Eagles cut the lead in half on the ensuing possession, with McKechnie finding paydirt from 2 yards out with 32 second remaining in the half. The touchdown was set up by a diving 34-yard reception by David Nicklaus two plays earlier that gave Juniata the ball at the Gettysburg-3.
The Bullets’ offense was in high gear in the second half, as the Orange and Blue scored a touchdown on three straight possessions after a fumble prevented a near touchdown on their opening drive. Three plays after receiving the second-half kickoff, Flynn scampered for 28 yards to the Juniata-1, but he had the ball jarred loose and it sailed out the side of the end zone, resulting in a touchback.
The Eagles were forced to punt, however, and Curcio followed a wall of blockers 56 yards down the right sideline for his first collegiate special teams touchdown. Later in the quarter, sophomore halfback Ricky Manigat (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin) ran it from 6 yards out to give Gettysburg a 28-7 lead with 1:26 left in the third quarter.
Sturges made it 35-7 after his 7-yard touchdown run before Juniata scored a pair of touchdown to make it a two-touchdown game (35-21) with 4:30 left after a 1-yard McKechnie run and a 82-yard bomb from Leonard to Lance Tippett. The Eagles then attempted an onside kick, but freshman Brian Betley (Mt. Laurel, N.J./Lenape) snatched it out of midair at the Juniata-43. The Bullets then put the game on ice with an eight-play, 38-yard touchdown drive, capped by a Sturges 6-yard touchdown run.
Senior safety Kyle Luciano (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by-the-Sea) led Gettysburg with nine tackles (six solo) while Tyler Hall made 12 stops, including 2.5 for loss, for Juniata. He also forced and recovered a fumble.
Gettysburg continues its three-game homestand next Saturday, when it hosts Dickinson College at 1 p.m. on Family Weekend in another Centennial Conference showdown.
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