Bullets to Host Dickinson in Crucial Centennial Showdown
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Football to Host Dickinson in Crucial Centennial Showdown
The Game
Rights to Little Brown Bucket and Centennial Conference title hopes are on the line as the Gettysburg College Bullets (5-2, 4-1 CC) and the Dickinson College Red Devils (5-1, 3-1 CC) face off Saturday during Family Weekend. Gettysburg trails Muhlenberg by a half game for first place in the Centennial Conference standings and is a half game in front of Dickinson for second. The Bullets lead the Devils 40-30-2 in the all-time series that dates back to 1892.
A Gettysburg Win Would...
• Give the Bullets their best record through eight games games since starting 7-1 in 1994
• Give the Bullets their best Centennial Conference record through six games since starting 6-0 in 1994
• Give the Bullets their 12th win in their last 13 home games
Radio Coverage
Saturday's game will be broadcast by Dickinson's student radio station, WDCV-FM 88.3, and webcast at http://alpha.dickinson.edu/storg/wdcv/.
Last Time Out
Senior tailback Tom Sturges rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries, leading the Bullets to a 42-21 Homecoming victory over Juniata last Saturday here at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium. Freshman Charles Curcio 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 threw for 104 yards and one touchdown on 5-of-10 passing, and he rushed for 62 yards on five carries. Senior Matt Welsh caught four passes for 76 yards and a TD while junior kicker Josh Huson was a perfect 6-for-6 on extra-point attempts. Senior safety Kyle Luciano paced Gettysburg defensively, making nine tackles (six solo). 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.
Dickinson, which is coming off a bye week, suffered its first loss of the season two weeks ago when it dropped a 20-17 decision to Johns Hopkins on a 40-yard field goal as time expired. The Red Devils had erased a 10-point (17-7) halftime deficit, getting a 9-yard touchdown run from Tim Wells and a 44-yard field goal from Gordon Craig with 9:55 left that tied the game at 17. Sophomore quarterback Ian Mitchell led Dickinson with 273 yards of total offense, rushing for 137 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown, on 15 carries while passing for 136 yards.
Last Gettysburg-Dickinson Meeting
Ryne Cantwell scored two second-half touchdowns, adding on to a 16-14 third-quarter advantage, to help Dickinson to a 30-14 win over Gettysburg in Carlisle. With the win, Dickinson clinched the CC title, secured an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament, and won back the Little Brown Bucket trophy from Gettysburg, who defeated the Red Devils 17-7 in 2005. Matt Torchia was 19-of-38 for 214 yards and ran 10 times for 59 yards and a touchdown for Dickinson while Cantwell rushed 12 times for a game-high 75 yards and two scores. Matt Flynn was 13-of-30 for 103 yards with one interception for the Bullets, and he rushed for 41 yards on seven carries and scored a touchdown. Dusty Green led the Bullets with 72 rushing yards on six carries with one touchdown. Gettysburg’s Kyle Luciano paced the defense with a game-high 17 tackles with an interception and three passed defended.
With Honors
Gettysburg has received numerous player of the week awards this season. A complete list is as follows, with the date of the game in which the player was honored in parentheses:
CC Offensive Player of the Week
Tom Sturges (Sept. 1)*
Tom Sturges (Oct. 6)*
Tom Sturges (Oct. 13)
CC Defensive Player of the Week
Harold Barton (Sept. 14)
Kyle Luciano (Sept. 29)*
CC Special Teams Player of the Week
Charles Curio (Oct. 13)
ECAC Southwest Def. POW
Kyle Luciano (Sept. 29)
D3football.com Team of the Week
Kyle Luciano (Sept. 29)
* Co-Player of the Week
Moving the Chains
The Bullets are leading the Centennial Conference in numerous offensive categories, including rushing offense (249.4 ypg), total offense (400.4), and first downs (147). Gettysburg is also ranked 20th in Division III in rushing offense.
Climbing the Charts
Senior tailback Tom Sturges reached two more milestones last Saturday, as he reached the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the third year in a row while moving into third on Gettysburg’s career rushing list. With 63 more yards he can move past Dwayne Marcus ’95 for second at Gettysburg and fifth in Centennial Conference history. Sturges is currently the fifth-leading rusher in Division III. Gettysburg’s 2,000-yard rushing club is listed below:
Player Years Att. Yds.
Paul Smith 1996-99 881 5,205
Dwayne Marcus 1991-94 690 3,852
Tom Sturges 2004- 833 3,790
Scott Dudak 1978-81 736 3,774
Ray Condren 1981-84 667 3,312
Shannon Forsythe 1992-95 497 2,747
Paul Martin 1982-85 398 2,053
Double Threat
Sophomore quarterback Matt Flynn posted his first career 100-yard rushing game against Johns Hopkins on Sept. 14. Gaining 119 yards on eight carries in the Bullets’ 41-10 win, he became the first quarterback at Gettysburg to rush for 100 yards since Joe Gossweiler ’05 ran for 108 against Waynesburg in 2003. His second touchdown run was a 50-yarder, the team’s longest play from scrimmage this season, that gave the Bullets a 41-3 lead early in the fourth quarter. Flynn is currently second on the team in rushing with 36.5 yards per game.
Protecting the Quarterback
Thanks in part to the offensive line of James Russell, Lou Mastrini, Matt DeFranco, Alex Bonder, and Sam Walthall, Flynn has been sacked only seven times over the Bullets’ seven games this season. Gettysburg leads the Centennial Conference and is tied for 14th in Division III in sacks against.
Sack Attack
Gettysburg has reached opposing quarterbacks for a sack 22 times this year (3.14 per game), a mark that leads the Centennial Conference and is tied for 40th in Division III. Junior defensive end Josh Jerrold leads the Centennial and is tied for 27th nationally with 7.0 sacks while senior linebacker Harold Barton and junior defensive end Conor Quinn have added 5.0 and 4.0 sacks, respectively. Quinn also leads the conference and is tied for 46th in Division III with 1.7 tackles for loss per game (12.0 total).
Special Teams Specialist
After accumulating 126 punt return yards last week, freshman Charles Curcio is now averaging 14.8 yards per return, 14th in Division III. He posted Gettysburg’s first punt return touchdown since Nathan Smith had a 63-yarder against Averett in 2002.
Heavy Hitter
Senior linebacker Harold Barton leads the Bullets and ranks fourth in the Centennial Conference with 9.5 tackles per game. He moved into 10th on Gettysburg’s career tackles list on Sept. 14 at Johns Hopkins, and he is currently seventh on the school’s top-10 list, which is as follows:
Player Years Tackles
Ryan Moore 1998-2001 430
Hayes Reilly 1978-81 374
Grant Acker 2001-04 333
Miguel Yanes 1982-85 306
Kevin Schmidt 1991-94 303
Kevin Gurski 1994-97 293
Harold Barton 2003- 285
Jeff DeLisi 1992-95 264
ichard Swartz 1978-79 262
Cliff Mason 1999-2002 259
Giving it the Boot
Junior kicker Josh Huson has enjoyed a solid season at kicker for the Bullets. He has drilled 24 of 25 extra-point attempts and is 6-for-11 on field goals with a season-long 42-yarder. Huson ranks second in the Centennial Conference in kick scoring with 42 points.
Head of the Class
With the Bullets’ 27-20 win over Moravian on Oct. 6, Gettysburg head coach Barry Streeter picked up his 78th Centennial Conference victory, making him the all-time winningest coach in conference history. He passed former Franklin & Marshall coach Tom Gilburg, who went 77-60-1 from 1983-2002. Streeter has gone 78-79-3 in Centennial play since the inception of the conference in 1983. Streeter is also the longest-tenured and winningest football coach in Gettysburg history. He surpassed Hen Bream (1927-51), who coached for 22 seasons, in 2000. Streeter won his 105th career game against Muhlenberg in 1995 to take over the career wins lead. Now in his 29th season as head coach, he has a 146-139-5 (.512) career record.
Scouting Dickinson
The Red Devils have been tested early and often this season, as all but one of their six games have been decided by a touchdown or less. Dickinson’s 5-0 start included nailbiters over Grove City (17-13), Hobart (30-27, OT), Franklin & Marshall (28-21), and Moravian (24-23). The team’s only loss was a 20-17, last-second defeat at the hands of Johns Hopkins two weeks ago. Sophomore quarterback Ian Mitchell has recorded an outstanding all-around season for the Devils, and he ranks second in the Centennial Conference with 221.3 total yards per game. He has passed for 849 yards, three touchdowns, and only one interception, and he has also rushed for 479 yards, tops among all conference quarterbacks, and an additional three TDs. Sophomore running back Tim Wells has added seven rushing touchdowns for the Red and White while senior Chris McInerney has made his mark as a dangerous all-around threat. McInerney, who ranks second in the Centennial with 150.2 all-purpose yards per game, leads the team with 40 receptions for 400 yards. He has also returned nearly every punt and kickoff for the Devils, averaging 9.8 yards per punt return to go with a touchdown and 20.3 yards per kick return. Dickinson has limited its opponents to 106.5 rushing yards per game and 20.7 points per game, ranking third in the conference in both categories. Senior linebacker Eric Dube leads the team and the conference with 83 tackles, including 9.0 for loss.
Football to Host Dickinson in Crucial Centennial Showdown
The Game
Rights to Little Brown Bucket and Centennial Conference title hopes are on the line as the Gettysburg College Bullets (5-2, 4-1 CC) and the Dickinson College Red Devils (5-1, 3-1 CC) face off Saturday during Family Weekend. Gettysburg trails Muhlenberg by a half game for first place in the Centennial Conference standings and is a half game in front of Dickinson for second. The Bullets lead the Devils 40-30-2 in the all-time series that dates back to 1892.
A Gettysburg Win Would...
• Give the Bullets their best record through eight games games since starting 7-1 in 1994
• Give the Bullets their best Centennial Conference record through six games since starting 6-0 in 1994
• Give the Bullets their 12th win in their last 13 home games
Radio Coverage
Saturday's game will be broadcast by Dickinson's student radio station, WDCV-FM 88.3, and webcast at http://alpha.dickinson.edu/storg/wdcv/.
Last Time Out
Senior tailback Tom Sturges rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries, leading the Bullets to a 42-21 Homecoming victory over Juniata last Saturday here at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium. Freshman Charles Curcio 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 threw for 104 yards and one touchdown on 5-of-10 passing, and he rushed for 62 yards on five carries. Senior Matt Welsh caught four passes for 76 yards and a TD while junior kicker Josh Huson was a perfect 6-for-6 on extra-point attempts. Senior safety Kyle Luciano paced Gettysburg defensively, making nine tackles (six solo). 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.
Dickinson, which is coming off a bye week, suffered its first loss of the season two weeks ago when it dropped a 20-17 decision to Johns Hopkins on a 40-yard field goal as time expired. The Red Devils had erased a 10-point (17-7) halftime deficit, getting a 9-yard touchdown run from Tim Wells and a 44-yard field goal from Gordon Craig with 9:55 left that tied the game at 17. Sophomore quarterback Ian Mitchell led Dickinson with 273 yards of total offense, rushing for 137 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown, on 15 carries while passing for 136 yards.
Last Gettysburg-Dickinson Meeting
Ryne Cantwell scored two second-half touchdowns, adding on to a 16-14 third-quarter advantage, to help Dickinson to a 30-14 win over Gettysburg in Carlisle. With the win, Dickinson clinched the CC title, secured an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament, and won back the Little Brown Bucket trophy from Gettysburg, who defeated the Red Devils 17-7 in 2005. Matt Torchia was 19-of-38 for 214 yards and ran 10 times for 59 yards and a touchdown for Dickinson while Cantwell rushed 12 times for a game-high 75 yards and two scores. Matt Flynn was 13-of-30 for 103 yards with one interception for the Bullets, and he rushed for 41 yards on seven carries and scored a touchdown. Dusty Green led the Bullets with 72 rushing yards on six carries with one touchdown. Gettysburg’s Kyle Luciano paced the defense with a game-high 17 tackles with an interception and three passed defended.
With Honors
Gettysburg has received numerous player of the week awards this season. A complete list is as follows, with the date of the game in which the player was honored in parentheses:
CC Offensive Player of the Week
Tom Sturges (Sept. 1)*
Tom Sturges (Oct. 6)*
Tom Sturges (Oct. 13)
CC Defensive Player of the Week
Harold Barton (Sept. 14)
Kyle Luciano (Sept. 29)*
CC Special Teams Player of the Week
Charles Curio (Oct. 13)
ECAC Southwest Def. POW
Kyle Luciano (Sept. 29)
D3football.com Team of the Week
Kyle Luciano (Sept. 29)
* Co-Player of the Week
Moving the Chains
The Bullets are leading the Centennial Conference in numerous offensive categories, including rushing offense (249.4 ypg), total offense (400.4), and first downs (147). Gettysburg is also ranked 20th in Division III in rushing offense.
Climbing the Charts
Senior tailback Tom Sturges reached two more milestones last Saturday, as he reached the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the third year in a row while moving into third on Gettysburg’s career rushing list. With 63 more yards he can move past Dwayne Marcus ’95 for second at Gettysburg and fifth in Centennial Conference history. Sturges is currently the fifth-leading rusher in Division III. Gettysburg’s 2,000-yard rushing club is listed below:
Player Years Att. Yds.
Paul Smith 1996-99 881 5,205
Dwayne Marcus 1991-94 690 3,852
Tom Sturges 2004- 833 3,790
Scott Dudak 1978-81 736 3,774
Ray Condren 1981-84 667 3,312
Shannon Forsythe 1992-95 497 2,747
Paul Martin 1982-85 398 2,053
Double Threat
Sophomore quarterback Matt Flynn posted his first career 100-yard rushing game against Johns Hopkins on Sept. 14. Gaining 119 yards on eight carries in the Bullets’ 41-10 win, he became the first quarterback at Gettysburg to rush for 100 yards since Joe Gossweiler ’05 ran for 108 against Waynesburg in 2003. His second touchdown run was a 50-yarder, the team’s longest play from scrimmage this season, that gave the Bullets a 41-3 lead early in the fourth quarter. Flynn is currently second on the team in rushing with 36.5 yards per game.
Protecting the Quarterback
Thanks in part to the offensive line of James Russell, Lou Mastrini, Matt DeFranco, Alex Bonder, and Sam Walthall, Flynn has been sacked only seven times over the Bullets’ seven games this season. Gettysburg leads the Centennial Conference and is tied for 14th in Division III in sacks against.
Sack Attack
Gettysburg has reached opposing quarterbacks for a sack 22 times this year (3.14 per game), a mark that leads the Centennial Conference and is tied for 40th in Division III. Junior defensive end Josh Jerrold leads the Centennial and is tied for 27th nationally with 7.0 sacks while senior linebacker Harold Barton and junior defensive end Conor Quinn have added 5.0 and 4.0 sacks, respectively. Quinn also leads the conference and is tied for 46th in Division III with 1.7 tackles for loss per game (12.0 total).
Special Teams Specialist
After accumulating 126 punt return yards last week, freshman Charles Curcio is now averaging 14.8 yards per return, 14th in Division III. He posted Gettysburg’s first punt return touchdown since Nathan Smith had a 63-yarder against Averett in 2002.
Heavy Hitter
Senior linebacker Harold Barton leads the Bullets and ranks fourth in the Centennial Conference with 9.5 tackles per game. He moved into 10th on Gettysburg’s career tackles list on Sept. 14 at Johns Hopkins, and he is currently seventh on the school’s top-10 list, which is as follows:
Player Years Tackles
Ryan Moore 1998-2001 430
Hayes Reilly 1978-81 374
Grant Acker 2001-04 333
Miguel Yanes 1982-85 306
Kevin Schmidt 1991-94 303
Kevin Gurski 1994-97 293
Harold Barton 2003- 285
Jeff DeLisi 1992-95 264
ichard Swartz 1978-79 262
Cliff Mason 1999-2002 259
Giving it the Boot
Junior kicker Josh Huson has enjoyed a solid season at kicker for the Bullets. He has drilled 24 of 25 extra-point attempts and is 6-for-11 on field goals with a season-long 42-yarder. Huson ranks second in the Centennial Conference in kick scoring with 42 points.
Head of the Class
With the Bullets’ 27-20 win over Moravian on Oct. 6, Gettysburg head coach Barry Streeter picked up his 78th Centennial Conference victory, making him the all-time winningest coach in conference history. He passed former Franklin & Marshall coach Tom Gilburg, who went 77-60-1 from 1983-2002. Streeter has gone 78-79-3 in Centennial play since the inception of the conference in 1983. Streeter is also the longest-tenured and winningest football coach in Gettysburg history. He surpassed Hen Bream (1927-51), who coached for 22 seasons, in 2000. Streeter won his 105th career game against Muhlenberg in 1995 to take over the career wins lead. Now in his 29th season as head coach, he has a 146-139-5 (.512) career record.
Scouting Dickinson
The Red Devils have been tested early and often this season, as all but one of their six games have been decided by a touchdown or less. Dickinson’s 5-0 start included nailbiters over Grove City (17-13), Hobart (30-27, OT), Franklin & Marshall (28-21), and Moravian (24-23). The team’s only loss was a 20-17, last-second defeat at the hands of Johns Hopkins two weeks ago. Sophomore quarterback Ian Mitchell has recorded an outstanding all-around season for the Devils, and he ranks second in the Centennial Conference with 221.3 total yards per game. He has passed for 849 yards, three touchdowns, and only one interception, and he has also rushed for 479 yards, tops among all conference quarterbacks, and an additional three TDs. Sophomore running back Tim Wells has added seven rushing touchdowns for the Red and White while senior Chris McInerney has made his mark as a dangerous all-around threat. McInerney, who ranks second in the Centennial with 150.2 all-purpose yards per game, leads the team with 40 receptions for 400 yards. He has also returned nearly every punt and kickoff for the Devils, averaging 9.8 yards per punt return to go with a touchdown and 20.3 yards per kick return. Dickinson has limited its opponents to 106.5 rushing yards per game and 20.7 points per game, ranking third in the conference in both categories. Senior linebacker Eric Dube leads the team and the conference with 83 tackles, including 9.0 for loss.
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