Bullets to Visit Moravian as Streeter Chases CC Record
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Football to Visit Moravian as Streeter Chases CC Record
The Game
Coming off a dominating defensive performance at Ursinus last Saturday, Gettysburg (3-2, 2-1 CC) will look to make it two in a row when it visits Centennial Conference newcomer Moravian College (4-1, 2-1 CC) at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The game will feature the two top-ranked teams in the conference in total offense, and it will mark the first meeting between the two sides since 1982, when the Bullets defeated the Greyhounds 31-17.
Game Coverage
Saturday's game will be televised live by Service Electric TV-2 in Allentown. The game will also be broadcast on WSAB 1470 AM and webcast at http://www.fox1470.com/pages/foxstreaming.html.
A Gettysburg Win Would...
• Give the Bullets their best start through six games since starting 4-2 in 2003
• Give the Bullets their best Centennial Conference start through four games since starting 4-0 in 1994
• Give the Bullets three straight road victories for the first time since a span that overlapped the 2001 and 2002 seasons
Head of the Class
A Gettysburg win would also give Bullet Head Coach Barry Streeter his 78th Centennial Conference win, which would break the record he shares with Tom Gilburg, who went 77-60-1 in CC action from 1983-2002 for Franklin & Marshall. Streeter has accumulated a 77-79-3 Centennial record since the inception of the conference in 1983.
More on Streeter
Streeter is 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 144-139-5 (.509) career record.
Last Time Out
Gettysburg’s defense forced six turnovers and came up with six sacks as the Bullets defeated Centennial Conference foe Ursinus College 21-7 in Collegeville last Saturday. Senior tailback Tom Sturges led the Bullets with 167 yards and one touchdown on 33 carries while senior safety Kyle Luciano posted six tackles, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and an interception. Trailing 7-6 at halftime, Sturges put the Bullets on top to stay with a 36-yard touchdown run early in the second half. Gettysburg out-gained Ursinus 412-289 and, for the third time in as many Centennial Conference games, held their opponent to under 100 yards rushing, limiting the Bears to 66 yards on the ground. Sophomore halfback Ricky Manigat gave the Bullets a 6-0 lead with a 1-yard run in the second quarter while sophomore quarterback Matt Flynn tossed a 5-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Alex Penta to set the final score early in the fourth quarter, capping a 15-play, 6:59 drive.
Moravian is coming off a heartbreaking 24-23 loss to undefeated Dickinson College in a Centennial Conference game last Saturday. The Greyhounds led 23-21 before Gordon Craig kicked a 32-yard field goal with six seconds left to cap a 10-point Dickinson rally. The Greyhounds led 23-14 after a 30-yard field goal from Brian Reckenbeil with 14:56 left, but the Red Devils answered with a 20-yard touchdown pass before Craig’s late kick. Marc Braxmeier threw for 223 yards and one touchdown on 14-of-30 passing for Moravian but was intercepted twice. The Greyhounds, who were not whistled for a single penalty, held Dickinson to 85 yards rushing. Reckenbeil kicked three field goals, tied a school record with 11 points, and became the school record holder for kick scoring with 133 career points.
Sack Attack
The Bullets piled up six sacks in their win over Ursinus last Saturday, marking Gettysburg’s highest single-game total since their eight-sack performance against St. Lawrence on Nov. 2, 2002. Gettysburg is tied for the conference lead with 15 sacks and are tied for 48th nationally with 1.00 sacks per game. Junior defensive end Josh Jerrold is second in the Centennial and tied for 40th in the nation with 1.0 sacks per game (5.0 total).
Off and Running
The Bullets currently lead the Centennial Conference and rank 27th in Division III with 234.2 rushing yards per game. Senior tailback Tom Sturges is a big reason for that, as he leads the conference and ranks 10th nationally in rushing (139.4 ypg). He is the two-time defending Centennial Conference rushing champion, finishing with 1,141 yards last season and 1,185 yards in 2005.
With Honors
Senior tailback Tom Sturges, senior linebacker Harold Barton, and senior safety Kyle Luciano have all earned Centennial Conference Player of the Week honors this season. Sturges was named the Centennial’s co-offensive player of the week on Sept. 2 following his 220-yard rushing, four-touchdown performance in Gettysburg’s season-opening 49-25 win against Lebanon Valley. It was the eighth time in his career that Sturges earned Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors. Barton was honored as the conference defensive player of the week on Sept. 16 following his 11-tackle performance in the Bullets’ 41-10 victory at Johns Hopkins. Luciano was named the Centennial Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 1 after posting six tackles, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and an interception in his team’s 21-7 win at Ursinus.
Climbing the Charts
Sturges, who has rushed for 3,441 yards for his career, is currently ranked fourth on the Bullets’ career rushing yards list. He became the school’s fifth 3,000-yard rusher at Hampden-Sydney on Sept. 8. 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
Scott Dudak 1978-81 736 3,774
Tom Sturges 2004- 767 3,441
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 45.0 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 five times over the Bullets’ first five games this season. Gettysburg leads the Centennial Conference and is tied for 15th nationally in sacks against.
Sharing the Wealth
Gettysburg has had nine different receivers catch a pass this season, with three players grabbing at least 10 receptions. Sophomore halfback Ricky Manigat leads the team with 229 yards and three touchdowns on 17 catches while senior receiver Matt Welsh has snared 10 passes for 166 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Senior tailback Tom Sturges has caught 10 balls for 52 yards and a touchdown while junior receiver Alex Penta and freshman halfback Charles Curcio each have nine receptions.
Heavy Hitter
Senior linebacker Harold Barton currently leads the Bullets and ranks seventh in the Centennial Conference with 9.4 tackles per game. He has made 267 tackles for his career, good for seventh all-time at Gettysburg. The school’s top-10 list 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- 267
Jeff DeLisi 1992-95 264
Richard Swartz 1978-79 262
Cliff Mason 1999-2002 259
Giving it the Boot
Junior kicker Josh Huson has connected on all but one of his extra points this season, going 15-for-16. He has also made 4 of 9 field goals, with a season-long 42-yarder, and he currently ranks third in the Centennial Conference in kick scoring with 5.4 points per game.
Scouting Moravian
The Greyhounds have made a splash in their first year as a member of the Centennial Conference after leaving the Middle Atlantic Conference. The team started the season 4-0 and 2-0 in the conference play before their 24-23 last-second loss to Dickinson last Saturday. Moravian leads the conference in scoring offense (32.6 points per game) and are second behind Gettysburg in total offense (373.0 yards per game). The Greyhounds have passed for 205.2 yards per game, good for third in the conference, and have scored 12 of their 17 offensive touchdowns through the air. Junior quarterback Marc Braxmeier has completed 66 of 109 passes for 1,026 yards, 12 touchdowns and four interceptions, and he ranks third in the conference with 205.2 passing yards per game. Senior receiver Sean Hill leads the team with 16 receptions for 291 yards and five touchdowns junior tailback Tyler McCambridge has rushed for 86.2 yards per game. Junior linebacker Andrew Morrissey leads the ’Hounds with 48 tackles and is tops in the conference with four forced fumbles. Placekicker Brian Reckenbeil is a perfect 17-for-17 on extra points attempts and has made 8 of 11 field goals.
The Greyhounds are coached by Scot Dapp, who is 121-84-1 in his 21st season at Moravian.
Coaches Corner
Barry Streeter on His Team’s 21-7 Win Over Ursinus:
“I thought our defense played excellent throughout the game. We were inconsistent offensively but at halftime, I challenged them to re-focus, which they did. The first drive of the second half was critical, when we went down and scored and made the two-point conversion. Overall, our kids played tough, on both sides of the ball.”
On Gettysburg’s Six Takeaways:
“The ability of our defense to create those turnovers was huge. It allowed us to stop a couple of their drives when they were in scoring position.”
On the Play of the Bullets Defense, Which Has Held its Opponents to 31 Points in Centennial Conference Play:
“They’ve progressed unbelievably since the season has started. I’ve been impressed with how they’ve gotten better and given our team a chance to win games.”
On the Bullets’ Upcoming Opponent, Moravian College:
“Offensively, they do a lot of different things. They run a multiple- and two-back offense, and they have a very physical running game. They also have a quarterback who throws the ball well. On defense, they use a three-man line and give you a lot of different looks. They’re a very good team.”
Football to Visit Moravian as Streeter Chases CC Record
The Game
Coming off a dominating defensive performance at Ursinus last Saturday, Gettysburg (3-2, 2-1 CC) will look to make it two in a row when it visits Centennial Conference newcomer Moravian College (4-1, 2-1 CC) at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The game will feature the two top-ranked teams in the conference in total offense, and it will mark the first meeting between the two sides since 1982, when the Bullets defeated the Greyhounds 31-17.
Game Coverage
Saturday's game will be televised live by Service Electric TV-2 in Allentown. The game will also be broadcast on WSAB 1470 AM and webcast at http://www.fox1470.com/pages/foxstreaming.html.
A Gettysburg Win Would...
• Give the Bullets their best start through six games since starting 4-2 in 2003
• Give the Bullets their best Centennial Conference start through four games since starting 4-0 in 1994
• Give the Bullets three straight road victories for the first time since a span that overlapped the 2001 and 2002 seasons
Head of the Class
A Gettysburg win would also give Bullet Head Coach Barry Streeter his 78th Centennial Conference win, which would break the record he shares with Tom Gilburg, who went 77-60-1 in CC action from 1983-2002 for Franklin & Marshall. Streeter has accumulated a 77-79-3 Centennial record since the inception of the conference in 1983.
More on Streeter
Streeter is 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 144-139-5 (.509) career record.
Last Time Out
Gettysburg’s defense forced six turnovers and came up with six sacks as the Bullets defeated Centennial Conference foe Ursinus College 21-7 in Collegeville last Saturday. Senior tailback Tom Sturges led the Bullets with 167 yards and one touchdown on 33 carries while senior safety Kyle Luciano posted six tackles, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and an interception. Trailing 7-6 at halftime, Sturges put the Bullets on top to stay with a 36-yard touchdown run early in the second half. Gettysburg out-gained Ursinus 412-289 and, for the third time in as many Centennial Conference games, held their opponent to under 100 yards rushing, limiting the Bears to 66 yards on the ground. Sophomore halfback Ricky Manigat gave the Bullets a 6-0 lead with a 1-yard run in the second quarter while sophomore quarterback Matt Flynn tossed a 5-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Alex Penta to set the final score early in the fourth quarter, capping a 15-play, 6:59 drive.
Moravian is coming off a heartbreaking 24-23 loss to undefeated Dickinson College in a Centennial Conference game last Saturday. The Greyhounds led 23-21 before Gordon Craig kicked a 32-yard field goal with six seconds left to cap a 10-point Dickinson rally. The Greyhounds led 23-14 after a 30-yard field goal from Brian Reckenbeil with 14:56 left, but the Red Devils answered with a 20-yard touchdown pass before Craig’s late kick. Marc Braxmeier threw for 223 yards and one touchdown on 14-of-30 passing for Moravian but was intercepted twice. The Greyhounds, who were not whistled for a single penalty, held Dickinson to 85 yards rushing. Reckenbeil kicked three field goals, tied a school record with 11 points, and became the school record holder for kick scoring with 133 career points.
Sack Attack
The Bullets piled up six sacks in their win over Ursinus last Saturday, marking Gettysburg’s highest single-game total since their eight-sack performance against St. Lawrence on Nov. 2, 2002. Gettysburg is tied for the conference lead with 15 sacks and are tied for 48th nationally with 1.00 sacks per game. Junior defensive end Josh Jerrold is second in the Centennial and tied for 40th in the nation with 1.0 sacks per game (5.0 total).
Off and Running
The Bullets currently lead the Centennial Conference and rank 27th in Division III with 234.2 rushing yards per game. Senior tailback Tom Sturges is a big reason for that, as he leads the conference and ranks 10th nationally in rushing (139.4 ypg). He is the two-time defending Centennial Conference rushing champion, finishing with 1,141 yards last season and 1,185 yards in 2005.
With Honors
Senior tailback Tom Sturges, senior linebacker Harold Barton, and senior safety Kyle Luciano have all earned Centennial Conference Player of the Week honors this season. Sturges was named the Centennial’s co-offensive player of the week on Sept. 2 following his 220-yard rushing, four-touchdown performance in Gettysburg’s season-opening 49-25 win against Lebanon Valley. It was the eighth time in his career that Sturges earned Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors. Barton was honored as the conference defensive player of the week on Sept. 16 following his 11-tackle performance in the Bullets’ 41-10 victory at Johns Hopkins. Luciano was named the Centennial Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 1 after posting six tackles, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and an interception in his team’s 21-7 win at Ursinus.
Climbing the Charts
Sturges, who has rushed for 3,441 yards for his career, is currently ranked fourth on the Bullets’ career rushing yards list. He became the school’s fifth 3,000-yard rusher at Hampden-Sydney on Sept. 8. 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
Scott Dudak 1978-81 736 3,774
Tom Sturges 2004- 767 3,441
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 45.0 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 five times over the Bullets’ first five games this season. Gettysburg leads the Centennial Conference and is tied for 15th nationally in sacks against.
Sharing the Wealth
Gettysburg has had nine different receivers catch a pass this season, with three players grabbing at least 10 receptions. Sophomore halfback Ricky Manigat leads the team with 229 yards and three touchdowns on 17 catches while senior receiver Matt Welsh has snared 10 passes for 166 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Senior tailback Tom Sturges has caught 10 balls for 52 yards and a touchdown while junior receiver Alex Penta and freshman halfback Charles Curcio each have nine receptions.
Heavy Hitter
Senior linebacker Harold Barton currently leads the Bullets and ranks seventh in the Centennial Conference with 9.4 tackles per game. He has made 267 tackles for his career, good for seventh all-time at Gettysburg. The school’s top-10 list 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- 267
Jeff DeLisi 1992-95 264
Richard Swartz 1978-79 262
Cliff Mason 1999-2002 259
Giving it the Boot
Junior kicker Josh Huson has connected on all but one of his extra points this season, going 15-for-16. He has also made 4 of 9 field goals, with a season-long 42-yarder, and he currently ranks third in the Centennial Conference in kick scoring with 5.4 points per game.
Scouting Moravian
The Greyhounds have made a splash in their first year as a member of the Centennial Conference after leaving the Middle Atlantic Conference. The team started the season 4-0 and 2-0 in the conference play before their 24-23 last-second loss to Dickinson last Saturday. Moravian leads the conference in scoring offense (32.6 points per game) and are second behind Gettysburg in total offense (373.0 yards per game). The Greyhounds have passed for 205.2 yards per game, good for third in the conference, and have scored 12 of their 17 offensive touchdowns through the air. Junior quarterback Marc Braxmeier has completed 66 of 109 passes for 1,026 yards, 12 touchdowns and four interceptions, and he ranks third in the conference with 205.2 passing yards per game. Senior receiver Sean Hill leads the team with 16 receptions for 291 yards and five touchdowns junior tailback Tyler McCambridge has rushed for 86.2 yards per game. Junior linebacker Andrew Morrissey leads the ’Hounds with 48 tackles and is tops in the conference with four forced fumbles. Placekicker Brian Reckenbeil is a perfect 17-for-17 on extra points attempts and has made 8 of 11 field goals.
The Greyhounds are coached by Scot Dapp, who is 121-84-1 in his 21st season at Moravian.
Coaches Corner
Barry Streeter on His Team’s 21-7 Win Over Ursinus:
“I thought our defense played excellent throughout the game. We were inconsistent offensively but at halftime, I challenged them to re-focus, which they did. The first drive of the second half was critical, when we went down and scored and made the two-point conversion. Overall, our kids played tough, on both sides of the ball.”
On Gettysburg’s Six Takeaways:
“The ability of our defense to create those turnovers was huge. It allowed us to stop a couple of their drives when they were in scoring position.”
On the Play of the Bullets Defense, Which Has Held its Opponents to 31 Points in Centennial Conference Play:
“They’ve progressed unbelievably since the season has started. I’ve been impressed with how they’ve gotten better and given our team a chance to win games.”
On the Bullets’ Upcoming Opponent, Moravian College:
“Offensively, they do a lot of different things. They run a multiple- and two-back offense, and they have a very physical running game. They also have a quarterback who throws the ball well. On defense, they use a three-man line and give you a lot of different looks. They’re a very good team.”
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