Sturges Headlines Gettysburg's All-CC Selections as Offensive Player of the Year
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Sturges Headlines Gettysburg's All-CC Selections as Offensive Player of the Year
2007 All-Centennial Conference Football Team
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Senior tailback Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) was tabbed the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year in voting done by the league’s coaches and released by the conference office on Monday, becoming just the third Gettysburg College football player so honored. Sturges was joined on the All-Centennial Conference Team by six of his teammates who were recognized by the league coaches for their outstanding achievements during the 2007 regular season.
Joining Sturges with first-team all-conference honors was senior left tackle James Russell (Amityville, N.Y./Amityville Memorial), while juniors Josh Huson (McLean, Va./McLean) and Josh Jerrold (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury East) each landed second-team accolades at place kicker and defensive end, respectively. Rounding out the All-CC Bullets are junior left guard Lou Mastrini (Washington, D.C./Blue Ridge School (Va.)), junior defensive end Conor Quinn (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery), and senior linebacker Harold Barton (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling), all of whom were selected honorable mention.
Sturges was the third Gettysburg player named Offensive Player of the Year, joining quarterback Chris Adams ’95 in 1994 and running back Paul Smith ’00 in 1999. A three-time first-team honoree, the 5-8, 170-pound senior led the Centennial Conference in rushing for the third consecutive season and finished among the national leaders with a career-high 1,413 rushing yards - the fifth-highest total in school history. He found the end zone a total of 13 times (12 rushing, 1 receiving), ranking second in the league in scoring (7.8 points per game), and also finished second in the conference with an average of 151.4 all-purpose yards per game. Sturges ran for 100 or more yards seven times this fall, including opening the season with a career-high 220 yards and three touchdowns against Lebanon Valley College on Sept. 1. For his career, Sturges became only the second player in school history to lead Gettysburg in rushing four consecutive seasons (Paul Smith). He finished second all-time in rushing yards (4,173), rushing yards per game (119.2), all-purpose yards (4,727), and all-purpose yards per game (135.1). His career rushing yardage is the fourth-highest total in the 25-year history of the Centennial Conference. With 909 rushing attempts, Sturges is the Bullets’ all-time leader in that category, while cracking the top 10 in scoring with 29 total touchdowns.
At 6-2, 265 pounds, Russell made his first appearance on the all-conference squad after serving as the anchor for Gettysburg’s top-rated rushing offense. The Bullets led the Centennial in rushing for the third consecutive season, grinding out 254.7 yards per game and ranking among the top-20 teams in all of NCAA Division III. Gettysburg also paced the league in points per game (30.4 – tied) and total offense (420.3 yards per game). A two-year starter on the front line, Russell also made some noise on the scoreboard this fall, rushing for his second career touchdown in the season finale against Franklin & Marshall College on Nov. 10.
Huson was named second-team all-league for the second year in a row after serving as the Bullet place kicker throughout the 2007 season. Huson was at the top of his game this fall, nailing 10-of-17 field goal attempts and 36-of-37 extra point tries. He led all conference kickers in extra points made as well as scoring, finishing the year averaging 6.6 points per game, good enough for third (tie) among all scoring players in the league. With another full season ahead, Huson ranks second all-time in the school annals with 21 field goals made, while ranking third in extra points made (80) and field goals attempted (34).
After finishing last in the conference in defense last fall, Gettysburg made a significant improvement in that area thanks in large part to the efforts of Jerrold. The 6-2, 225-pound defensive end wrecked havoc on opposing quarterbacks throughout the season, finishing tied for second overall in the conference with a team-best seven total sacks. Following a 1.5 sack performance against league champion Muhlenberg College on Sept. 22, Jerrold brought down Ursinus College’s quarterback twice among his season-high eight tackles in a 21-7 victory on Sept. 29. In his second season as a starter, he finished tied for fifth on the team with 51 tackles, including 11 for a loss of 46 yards.
Mastrini earned his first postseason honor in his first full season as a starter on the Bullet offensive line. At 5-11, 250 pounds, the junior helped pave the way for the conference’s top offensive attack on the ground as the starting left guard for all 10 contests. Gettysburg posted at least 350 yards of total offense in eight games this fall and went for over 100 yards rushing in all 10 contests, including a season-high 379 yards against McDaniel College on Nov. 3. Mastrini and the Bullet offensive line also led the league and finished 15th in the nation in pass protection, allowing only 11 sacks this fall.
Quinn more than doubled his output from his first season as a Bullet, recording 65 tackles this season – the third-best total on the team. The 6-2, 220-pound lineman particularly singled out offensive players in the backfield, finishing sixth in the conference with 14 tackles for a loss of 52 yards. Five of those takedowns came against opposing quarterbacks. Quinn started the season with a bang, notching 21 tackles in the opening two contests, including a Gettysburg season-high 2.5 tackles for a loss against Hampden-Sydney College on Sept. 8. He equaled that feat later in the year with a career-best 2.5 sacks for a loss of 15 yards in a 28-21 victory over Moravian College on Oct. 6. A two-year letterwinner, 18 of Quinn’s 93 career tackles have gone for a loss, including eight sacks.
Rounding out Gettysburg’s all-conference selections was Barton, who dropped down from first-team honors a year ago. As the leader of the defensive unit, the 5-8, 205-pound linebacker led the Bullets in tackles for the third consecutive season, notching 86 this fall and finishing fourth in the league with 8.6 tackles per game. Barton also logged 11.5 tackles for a loss of 44 yards, including 6.5 sacks – fourth-best in the Centennial. He tallied double-digit tackles in four contests this fall, including a season-high 13 in the opener against Lebanon Valley. Against Ursinus, the Bullet senior sacked the quarterback twice and picked off a pass for his fourth career interception. A three-year starter, Barton closed his career among Gettysburg’s all-time defensive greats, finishing fourth in total tackles (306), third in tackles for a loss (32.5), and tied for fourth in sacks (18).
Sturges Headlines Gettysburg's All-CC Selections as Offensive Player of the Year
2007 All-Centennial Conference Football Team
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Senior tailback Tom Sturges (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) was tabbed the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year in voting done by the league’s coaches and released by the conference office on Monday, becoming just the third Gettysburg College football player so honored. Sturges was joined on the All-Centennial Conference Team by six of his teammates who were recognized by the league coaches for their outstanding achievements during the 2007 regular season.
Joining Sturges with first-team all-conference honors was senior left tackle James Russell (Amityville, N.Y./Amityville Memorial), while juniors Josh Huson (McLean, Va./McLean) and Josh Jerrold (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury East) each landed second-team accolades at place kicker and defensive end, respectively. Rounding out the All-CC Bullets are junior left guard Lou Mastrini (Washington, D.C./Blue Ridge School (Va.)), junior defensive end Conor Quinn (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery), and senior linebacker Harold Barton (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling), all of whom were selected honorable mention.
Sturges was the third Gettysburg player named Offensive Player of the Year, joining quarterback Chris Adams ’95 in 1994 and running back Paul Smith ’00 in 1999. A three-time first-team honoree, the 5-8, 170-pound senior led the Centennial Conference in rushing for the third consecutive season and finished among the national leaders with a career-high 1,413 rushing yards - the fifth-highest total in school history. He found the end zone a total of 13 times (12 rushing, 1 receiving), ranking second in the league in scoring (7.8 points per game), and also finished second in the conference with an average of 151.4 all-purpose yards per game. Sturges ran for 100 or more yards seven times this fall, including opening the season with a career-high 220 yards and three touchdowns against Lebanon Valley College on Sept. 1. For his career, Sturges became only the second player in school history to lead Gettysburg in rushing four consecutive seasons (Paul Smith). He finished second all-time in rushing yards (4,173), rushing yards per game (119.2), all-purpose yards (4,727), and all-purpose yards per game (135.1). His career rushing yardage is the fourth-highest total in the 25-year history of the Centennial Conference. With 909 rushing attempts, Sturges is the Bullets’ all-time leader in that category, while cracking the top 10 in scoring with 29 total touchdowns.
At 6-2, 265 pounds, Russell made his first appearance on the all-conference squad after serving as the anchor for Gettysburg’s top-rated rushing offense. The Bullets led the Centennial in rushing for the third consecutive season, grinding out 254.7 yards per game and ranking among the top-20 teams in all of NCAA Division III. Gettysburg also paced the league in points per game (30.4 – tied) and total offense (420.3 yards per game). A two-year starter on the front line, Russell also made some noise on the scoreboard this fall, rushing for his second career touchdown in the season finale against Franklin & Marshall College on Nov. 10.
Huson was named second-team all-league for the second year in a row after serving as the Bullet place kicker throughout the 2007 season. Huson was at the top of his game this fall, nailing 10-of-17 field goal attempts and 36-of-37 extra point tries. He led all conference kickers in extra points made as well as scoring, finishing the year averaging 6.6 points per game, good enough for third (tie) among all scoring players in the league. With another full season ahead, Huson ranks second all-time in the school annals with 21 field goals made, while ranking third in extra points made (80) and field goals attempted (34).
After finishing last in the conference in defense last fall, Gettysburg made a significant improvement in that area thanks in large part to the efforts of Jerrold. The 6-2, 225-pound defensive end wrecked havoc on opposing quarterbacks throughout the season, finishing tied for second overall in the conference with a team-best seven total sacks. Following a 1.5 sack performance against league champion Muhlenberg College on Sept. 22, Jerrold brought down Ursinus College’s quarterback twice among his season-high eight tackles in a 21-7 victory on Sept. 29. In his second season as a starter, he finished tied for fifth on the team with 51 tackles, including 11 for a loss of 46 yards.
Mastrini earned his first postseason honor in his first full season as a starter on the Bullet offensive line. At 5-11, 250 pounds, the junior helped pave the way for the conference’s top offensive attack on the ground as the starting left guard for all 10 contests. Gettysburg posted at least 350 yards of total offense in eight games this fall and went for over 100 yards rushing in all 10 contests, including a season-high 379 yards against McDaniel College on Nov. 3. Mastrini and the Bullet offensive line also led the league and finished 15th in the nation in pass protection, allowing only 11 sacks this fall.
Quinn more than doubled his output from his first season as a Bullet, recording 65 tackles this season – the third-best total on the team. The 6-2, 220-pound lineman particularly singled out offensive players in the backfield, finishing sixth in the conference with 14 tackles for a loss of 52 yards. Five of those takedowns came against opposing quarterbacks. Quinn started the season with a bang, notching 21 tackles in the opening two contests, including a Gettysburg season-high 2.5 tackles for a loss against Hampden-Sydney College on Sept. 8. He equaled that feat later in the year with a career-best 2.5 sacks for a loss of 15 yards in a 28-21 victory over Moravian College on Oct. 6. A two-year letterwinner, 18 of Quinn’s 93 career tackles have gone for a loss, including eight sacks.
Rounding out Gettysburg’s all-conference selections was Barton, who dropped down from first-team honors a year ago. As the leader of the defensive unit, the 5-8, 205-pound linebacker led the Bullets in tackles for the third consecutive season, notching 86 this fall and finishing fourth in the league with 8.6 tackles per game. Barton also logged 11.5 tackles for a loss of 44 yards, including 6.5 sacks – fourth-best in the Centennial. He tallied double-digit tackles in four contests this fall, including a season-high 13 in the opener against Lebanon Valley. Against Ursinus, the Bullet senior sacked the quarterback twice and picked off a pass for his fourth career interception. A three-year starter, Barton closed his career among Gettysburg’s all-time defensive greats, finishing fourth in total tackles (306), third in tackles for a loss (32.5), and tied for fourth in sacks (18).
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