Bullets Drop Shootout in Home Opener, 45-40
Following are some recaps from yesterday's game pulled from around the Web.
From the Gettysburg College Website:
Bullets Drop Shootout in Home Opener, 45-40
Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Josh Simpson rushed for 190 yards and four touchdowns while Corey Sedlar threw for 424 yards and a pair of TDs on 29-of-38 passing as Hampden-Sydney College spoiled Gettysburg’s home opener, topping the Bullets 45-40 in an offensive slugfest Saturday afternoon at a hot and humid Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.
The Gettysburg-Hampden-Sydney series has featured numerous shootouts in recent history and Saturday’s contest was no different. The two teams combined for 1,118 yards of total offense, with the Tigers out-gaining the Bullets 643-475.
With the game tied 21-21 at the half, Hampden-Sydney (2-0) took the lead for good on a Simpson 1-yard touchdown run with 11:29 left in the third quarter. The Tigers pushed their lead to as much as 12 late in the game, but the Bullets (0-2) pulled to within five with 1:35 remaining following a 1-yard touchdown run by senior tailback Nick McConnell (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest). However, Gettysburg failed to recover the ensuing onside kick and with no timeouts left, the Bullets were unable to stop the Tigers from running out the rest of the clock.
McConnell, one of four Bullets to score a rushing touchdown, finishing with 52 yards on 13 carries while sophomore tailback Jamel Mutunga (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) tied a career-high with 114 yards on 21 carries and an additional TD. Junior quarterback Matt Flynn (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional) (seven carries, 63 yards) and sophomore wing Charles Curcio (Hammonton, N.J./St. Joseph) (three carries, 22 yards) also rushed for one touchdown apiece.
Flynn finished with 164 yards through the air on 12-of-21 passing while sophomore Gavin Jablonski (Allenwood, N.J./Wall) grabbed four passes for 76 yards. Junior tight end A.J. Perrotti (Brick, N.J./Brick Township) added three receptions for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Sedlar made exceptional use of a deep receiving corps, hitting 11 different players with his passes. Simpson was also the team’s leading receiver, snaring eight passes for 95 yards to finish with 285 all-purpose yards.
Sedlar was on fire in the early going, completing his first 13 passes to help stake the Tigers to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter. However, his 14th pass was picked off by sophomore cornerback John Dickerson (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional), who returned it 43 yards down the left sideline, making it 14-14 with 10:38 left in the opening half.
Prior to Dickerson’s pick – the first of his collegiate career – Curcio put the Bullets on the scoreboard with his 6-yard touchdown run, kicking off a 21-0 Gettysburg run. Midway through the quarter, the Bullets drove to the Tiger-22, where the drive stalled. But that’s where Gettysburg reached into its bag of tricks, as sophomore holder Billy Giannone (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth) hit Perrotti with a 22-yard touchdown pass on a fake 39-yard field goal attempt, giving Gettysburg its only lead of the game at 21-14 following senior Josh Huson’s (McLean, Va./McLean) third extra point. It was the first collegiate touchdown pass for Giannone and the first career TD reception for Perrotti.
The Tigers put together a quick nine-play, 77-yard drive just before the end of the half, with Sedlar connecting with tight end Connor Oliver for an 11-yard touchdown strike with 16 ticks showing to pull the visitors even at the break.
After Simpson’s go-ahead score early in the second half, Mutunga pulled the Bullets to within one midway through the third quarter, punching it in from 1-yard out. However, Huson pushed the PAT wide right after Gettysburg was called for a false start, tacking on an extra five yards on the attempt.
Hampden-Sydney then gave itself some breathing room with a 10-0 spurt. Simpson bulled in for his third 1-yard touchdown with 2:25 left in the third quarter before T.C. Stevens knocked through a 33-yard field goal with 9:32 to go in the game to push the Tigers advantage to 38-27.
After a HSC kickoff went out of bounds, giving the Bullets the ball at their own 40, Gettysburg needed only five plays to march 60 yards to paydirt. Highlighting the drive were a pair of big runs by Flynn, including a 19-yard scamper that had an additional nine yards tacked on due to a personal foul for a late hit out of bounds that moved the ball to the Tiger-9. On the next play, Flynn sprinted up the middle and into the end zone, making it a 38-33 game with 7:58 to go. Flynn’s two-point conversion pass attempt was intercepted by safety Thomas Hovis.
The Bullets nearly caught a break on the ensuing Hampden-Sydney drive, when receiver Kyle Vance caught a deep ball over the middle but fumbled at the Gettysburg-11. The Bullets pounced on the loose ball, but officials ruled Vance to be down, resulting in a first down following the 47-yard play. Four plays later, the Tigers went for it on a fourth-and-1 at 2-yard line, and Sedlar dropped off a 2-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Morgan, giving Hampden-Sydney a 45-33 lead with 4:45 on the clock.
Gettysburg drove deep into Tiger territory on its next possession, getting a big 37-yard pass from Flynn to Perrotti, but safety Bill Doody quelled the threat when he intercepted Flynn at the Hampden-Sydney-13. However, the Bullets forced the Tigers to go three-and-out, and after the team used up its final two timeouts, sophomore Anthony DeSalva (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) got a hand on a Tiger punt. The ball sputtered to a stop at the Hampden-Sydney 35, giving the Bullets new life.
Giannone then came on at quarterback and hit Jablonski right away with a 29-yard pass to the Tiger-6. McConnell took the next three hand-offs, the last resulting in his touchdown that set the final score following Huson’s fourth PAT. It was also his first collegiate touchdown.
Freshman safety Joe Delaney (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional) led Gettysburg’s defense with 13 tackles while junior linebacker Tim Widdoes (Newark, Del./St. Mark’s) made 12 stops.
The Bullets return home next Saturday, when they host Johns Hopkins University in their Centennial Conference opener during Homecoming weekend.
Now, from the Hampden-Sydney Website:
CLUTCH PLAYS LATE SPUR H-SC IN 45-40 VICTORY
Tigers use key performances from unheralded players to down Gettysburg
Game Box Score
GETTYSBURG, PA (September 13, 2008)–Expectations of the Tiger football team were both met and exceeded in Hampden-Sydney’s 45-40 victory over feisty Gettysburg College on Saturday afternoon.
Hampden-Sydney fans have become rather accustomed to premier production from offensive stalwarts Corey Sedlar (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin) and Josh Simpson (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin). On Saturday at Musselman Stadium in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Sedlar turned in a mammoth performance, throwing for 424 yards and two touchdowns on 29-of-38 accuracy, while Simpson again was ultra effective with the ball in his grasp tallying 190 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries in addition to corralling eight passes for 95 yards.
Perhaps unexpected, but certainly not lost in the shuffle, were some clutch performances at key junctures by several Tiger role players.
Down the stretch, the Tigers (2-0) needed three big plays from three lesser known members of their roster to hold off the Bullets (0-2).
With Hampden-Sydney clinging to a 38-33 lead and needing a big play at its own 42-yard line with 7:53 remaining in the game, freshman wide out Kyle Vance (Onley, VA/Broadwater Academy) put the Tigers in prime position at the Bullets’ 11-yard line with a 47-yard, over-the-shoulder catch of a Sedlar bomb.
Four plays later, the Tigers converted on fourth-and-one from the Gettysburg two-yard line when Sedlar faked to Simpson and found T.J. Morgan (Chesterfield, VA/Manchester) in the short flat. Morgan collected the Sedlar delivery and bullied his way into the end zone to extend Hampden-Sydney’s lead back to double digits, 45-33, with 4:45 remaining.
On Gettysburg’s ensuing possession, junior safety Bill Doody (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Cardinal Gibbons) stepped in front of Bullets’ quarterback Matt Flynn’s toss down the right sideline for a critical interception, halting Gettysburg’s rebuttal at the Tiger 13-yard line.
Those three plays exemplified the type of team effort utilized by the Tigers all afternoon, and were three big reasons that Hampden-Sydney now enters week three of the season unblemished.
Hampden-Sydney appeared to be on their way to a rout in the early going, jumping out to a 14-0 lead with 14:35 to play in the first half courtesy of two short Simpson touchdown plunges. After Gettysburg closed within 14-7 following a Charles Curcio six-yard run with 10:38 to play, Sedlar committed his only mistake of the contest, throwing an errant swing pass in the direction of Simpson that was picked off by the Bullets’ John Dickerson and returned 43 yards for the tying score.
Five minutes later, the Bullets used a page from Marty Favret’s playbook, perfectly executing a fake field goal that resulted in a 22-yard A.J. Perrotti touchdown reception from holder Billy Giannone, giving Gettysburg their only lead of the afternoon, 21-14.
Hampden-Sydney regained possession of the football, trailing by seven, with 1:30 left before the half. Sedlar connected with Travis Wertz (Boyds, MD/Damascus) for 21 yards to the Tiger 44-yard line, then with Simpson for 23 yards several plays later to the Bullets’ 22 before capping the nine-play, 77-yard drive with an 11-yard TD toss to tight end Connor Oliver (Richmond, VA/Deep Run), knotting the score at 21 at half.
The Tigers’ defense held Gettysburg on its first possession of the second half and Simpson added his third touchdown of the game by way of a one-yard rumble to put Hampden-Sydney back in front, 28-21, with 11:29 remaining in the third quarter. Gettysburg drew within one on a Jamel Matunga one-yard run three minutes later, but Hampden-Sydney responded with an impressive 12-play, 70 yard drive and took a 35-27 lead on Simpson's fourth and final touchdown jaunt of the contest, another one-yard plunge.
A T.C. Stevens (Alton, VA/Halifax) 33-yard field goal extended the Hampden-Sydney advantage to 38-27 with 9:32 remaining in the fourth quarter, but Gettysburg answered quickly, going 60 yards in just five plays and 1:34 on its next possession, cutting the deficit to five, 38-33, following Flynn's nine-yard touchdown run.
That set the stage for Hampden-Sydney's unsung heroics.
Vance, who did not see action in Hampden-Sydney's opening week victory, came up huge when he outran single coverage and settled under Sedlar's pass on Hampden-Sydney's next possession, slowing down just enough to pull down the football and swing the momentum back into the Tigers' favor.
Simpson tried unsuccessfully to reach the end zone on Hampden-Sydney's next three plays, and after a Gettysburg timeout before the fourth-and-one from the two, Morgan made his second reception of the game count in the pressure situation.
Doody, who registered a team-high 11 tackles, read Flynn to perfection minutes later, ranging smoothly to his right and cradling the pass attempt to give Hampden-Sydney the all-important possession with 3:33 remaining and a 12-point lead.
Hampden-Sydney amassed 643 yards of total offense and held a 5:08 advantage in time of possession. The explosive offensive performance was highlighted by the contributions of many, as 11 different Tigers registered at least one reception. Oliver hauled in four passes for 77 yards and that touchdown while junior Craig Warnement (Charlotte, NC/Charlotte Catholic) caught three balls for 61 yards.
Defensively, Thomas Hovis (Richmond, VA/St. Christopher's) made seven stops in addition to a fumble recovery while Trevor Ikwild (Philomont, VA/Loudoun Valley) also notched seven tackles from his linebacker position.
Flynn turned in a great performance for Gettysburg, completing 12-of-21 passes for 164 yards and rushing seven times for 59 yards and a touchdown. Mutunga led the way on the ground for the Bullets with 115 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries while Gavin Jablonski caught four passes for 76 yards.
The Tigers will return to action in their home opener on Saturday, September 20 as they host the Monarchs of King's College. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 pm. Fans can tune into the live broadcast of Tiger football at 12:45 pm on 95.7 WFLO-FM or by accessing the live webcast at www.hsc.edu/athletics/football.
From the Gettysburg College Website:
Bullets Drop Shootout in Home Opener, 45-40
Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Josh Simpson rushed for 190 yards and four touchdowns while Corey Sedlar threw for 424 yards and a pair of TDs on 29-of-38 passing as Hampden-Sydney College spoiled Gettysburg’s home opener, topping the Bullets 45-40 in an offensive slugfest Saturday afternoon at a hot and humid Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.
The Gettysburg-Hampden-Sydney series has featured numerous shootouts in recent history and Saturday’s contest was no different. The two teams combined for 1,118 yards of total offense, with the Tigers out-gaining the Bullets 643-475.
With the game tied 21-21 at the half, Hampden-Sydney (2-0) took the lead for good on a Simpson 1-yard touchdown run with 11:29 left in the third quarter. The Tigers pushed their lead to as much as 12 late in the game, but the Bullets (0-2) pulled to within five with 1:35 remaining following a 1-yard touchdown run by senior tailback Nick McConnell (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest). However, Gettysburg failed to recover the ensuing onside kick and with no timeouts left, the Bullets were unable to stop the Tigers from running out the rest of the clock.
McConnell, one of four Bullets to score a rushing touchdown, finishing with 52 yards on 13 carries while sophomore tailback Jamel Mutunga (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) tied a career-high with 114 yards on 21 carries and an additional TD. Junior quarterback Matt Flynn (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional) (seven carries, 63 yards) and sophomore wing Charles Curcio (Hammonton, N.J./St. Joseph) (three carries, 22 yards) also rushed for one touchdown apiece.
Flynn finished with 164 yards through the air on 12-of-21 passing while sophomore Gavin Jablonski (Allenwood, N.J./Wall) grabbed four passes for 76 yards. Junior tight end A.J. Perrotti (Brick, N.J./Brick Township) added three receptions for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Sedlar made exceptional use of a deep receiving corps, hitting 11 different players with his passes. Simpson was also the team’s leading receiver, snaring eight passes for 95 yards to finish with 285 all-purpose yards.
Sedlar was on fire in the early going, completing his first 13 passes to help stake the Tigers to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter. However, his 14th pass was picked off by sophomore cornerback John Dickerson (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional), who returned it 43 yards down the left sideline, making it 14-14 with 10:38 left in the opening half.
Prior to Dickerson’s pick – the first of his collegiate career – Curcio put the Bullets on the scoreboard with his 6-yard touchdown run, kicking off a 21-0 Gettysburg run. Midway through the quarter, the Bullets drove to the Tiger-22, where the drive stalled. But that’s where Gettysburg reached into its bag of tricks, as sophomore holder Billy Giannone (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth) hit Perrotti with a 22-yard touchdown pass on a fake 39-yard field goal attempt, giving Gettysburg its only lead of the game at 21-14 following senior Josh Huson’s (McLean, Va./McLean) third extra point. It was the first collegiate touchdown pass for Giannone and the first career TD reception for Perrotti.
The Tigers put together a quick nine-play, 77-yard drive just before the end of the half, with Sedlar connecting with tight end Connor Oliver for an 11-yard touchdown strike with 16 ticks showing to pull the visitors even at the break.
After Simpson’s go-ahead score early in the second half, Mutunga pulled the Bullets to within one midway through the third quarter, punching it in from 1-yard out. However, Huson pushed the PAT wide right after Gettysburg was called for a false start, tacking on an extra five yards on the attempt.
Hampden-Sydney then gave itself some breathing room with a 10-0 spurt. Simpson bulled in for his third 1-yard touchdown with 2:25 left in the third quarter before T.C. Stevens knocked through a 33-yard field goal with 9:32 to go in the game to push the Tigers advantage to 38-27.
After a HSC kickoff went out of bounds, giving the Bullets the ball at their own 40, Gettysburg needed only five plays to march 60 yards to paydirt. Highlighting the drive were a pair of big runs by Flynn, including a 19-yard scamper that had an additional nine yards tacked on due to a personal foul for a late hit out of bounds that moved the ball to the Tiger-9. On the next play, Flynn sprinted up the middle and into the end zone, making it a 38-33 game with 7:58 to go. Flynn’s two-point conversion pass attempt was intercepted by safety Thomas Hovis.
The Bullets nearly caught a break on the ensuing Hampden-Sydney drive, when receiver Kyle Vance caught a deep ball over the middle but fumbled at the Gettysburg-11. The Bullets pounced on the loose ball, but officials ruled Vance to be down, resulting in a first down following the 47-yard play. Four plays later, the Tigers went for it on a fourth-and-1 at 2-yard line, and Sedlar dropped off a 2-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Morgan, giving Hampden-Sydney a 45-33 lead with 4:45 on the clock.
Gettysburg drove deep into Tiger territory on its next possession, getting a big 37-yard pass from Flynn to Perrotti, but safety Bill Doody quelled the threat when he intercepted Flynn at the Hampden-Sydney-13. However, the Bullets forced the Tigers to go three-and-out, and after the team used up its final two timeouts, sophomore Anthony DeSalva (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) got a hand on a Tiger punt. The ball sputtered to a stop at the Hampden-Sydney 35, giving the Bullets new life.
Giannone then came on at quarterback and hit Jablonski right away with a 29-yard pass to the Tiger-6. McConnell took the next three hand-offs, the last resulting in his touchdown that set the final score following Huson’s fourth PAT. It was also his first collegiate touchdown.
Freshman safety Joe Delaney (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional) led Gettysburg’s defense with 13 tackles while junior linebacker Tim Widdoes (Newark, Del./St. Mark’s) made 12 stops.
The Bullets return home next Saturday, when they host Johns Hopkins University in their Centennial Conference opener during Homecoming weekend.
Now, from the Hampden-Sydney Website:
CLUTCH PLAYS LATE SPUR H-SC IN 45-40 VICTORY
Tigers use key performances from unheralded players to down Gettysburg
Game Box Score
GETTYSBURG, PA (September 13, 2008)–Expectations of the Tiger football team were both met and exceeded in Hampden-Sydney’s 45-40 victory over feisty Gettysburg College on Saturday afternoon.
Hampden-Sydney fans have become rather accustomed to premier production from offensive stalwarts Corey Sedlar (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin) and Josh Simpson (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin). On Saturday at Musselman Stadium in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Sedlar turned in a mammoth performance, throwing for 424 yards and two touchdowns on 29-of-38 accuracy, while Simpson again was ultra effective with the ball in his grasp tallying 190 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries in addition to corralling eight passes for 95 yards.
Perhaps unexpected, but certainly not lost in the shuffle, were some clutch performances at key junctures by several Tiger role players.
Down the stretch, the Tigers (2-0) needed three big plays from three lesser known members of their roster to hold off the Bullets (0-2).
With Hampden-Sydney clinging to a 38-33 lead and needing a big play at its own 42-yard line with 7:53 remaining in the game, freshman wide out Kyle Vance (Onley, VA/Broadwater Academy) put the Tigers in prime position at the Bullets’ 11-yard line with a 47-yard, over-the-shoulder catch of a Sedlar bomb.
Four plays later, the Tigers converted on fourth-and-one from the Gettysburg two-yard line when Sedlar faked to Simpson and found T.J. Morgan (Chesterfield, VA/Manchester) in the short flat. Morgan collected the Sedlar delivery and bullied his way into the end zone to extend Hampden-Sydney’s lead back to double digits, 45-33, with 4:45 remaining.
On Gettysburg’s ensuing possession, junior safety Bill Doody (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Cardinal Gibbons) stepped in front of Bullets’ quarterback Matt Flynn’s toss down the right sideline for a critical interception, halting Gettysburg’s rebuttal at the Tiger 13-yard line.
Those three plays exemplified the type of team effort utilized by the Tigers all afternoon, and were three big reasons that Hampden-Sydney now enters week three of the season unblemished.
Hampden-Sydney appeared to be on their way to a rout in the early going, jumping out to a 14-0 lead with 14:35 to play in the first half courtesy of two short Simpson touchdown plunges. After Gettysburg closed within 14-7 following a Charles Curcio six-yard run with 10:38 to play, Sedlar committed his only mistake of the contest, throwing an errant swing pass in the direction of Simpson that was picked off by the Bullets’ John Dickerson and returned 43 yards for the tying score.
Five minutes later, the Bullets used a page from Marty Favret’s playbook, perfectly executing a fake field goal that resulted in a 22-yard A.J. Perrotti touchdown reception from holder Billy Giannone, giving Gettysburg their only lead of the afternoon, 21-14.
Hampden-Sydney regained possession of the football, trailing by seven, with 1:30 left before the half. Sedlar connected with Travis Wertz (Boyds, MD/Damascus) for 21 yards to the Tiger 44-yard line, then with Simpson for 23 yards several plays later to the Bullets’ 22 before capping the nine-play, 77-yard drive with an 11-yard TD toss to tight end Connor Oliver (Richmond, VA/Deep Run), knotting the score at 21 at half.
The Tigers’ defense held Gettysburg on its first possession of the second half and Simpson added his third touchdown of the game by way of a one-yard rumble to put Hampden-Sydney back in front, 28-21, with 11:29 remaining in the third quarter. Gettysburg drew within one on a Jamel Matunga one-yard run three minutes later, but Hampden-Sydney responded with an impressive 12-play, 70 yard drive and took a 35-27 lead on Simpson's fourth and final touchdown jaunt of the contest, another one-yard plunge.
A T.C. Stevens (Alton, VA/Halifax) 33-yard field goal extended the Hampden-Sydney advantage to 38-27 with 9:32 remaining in the fourth quarter, but Gettysburg answered quickly, going 60 yards in just five plays and 1:34 on its next possession, cutting the deficit to five, 38-33, following Flynn's nine-yard touchdown run.
That set the stage for Hampden-Sydney's unsung heroics.
Vance, who did not see action in Hampden-Sydney's opening week victory, came up huge when he outran single coverage and settled under Sedlar's pass on Hampden-Sydney's next possession, slowing down just enough to pull down the football and swing the momentum back into the Tigers' favor.
Simpson tried unsuccessfully to reach the end zone on Hampden-Sydney's next three plays, and after a Gettysburg timeout before the fourth-and-one from the two, Morgan made his second reception of the game count in the pressure situation.
Doody, who registered a team-high 11 tackles, read Flynn to perfection minutes later, ranging smoothly to his right and cradling the pass attempt to give Hampden-Sydney the all-important possession with 3:33 remaining and a 12-point lead.
Hampden-Sydney amassed 643 yards of total offense and held a 5:08 advantage in time of possession. The explosive offensive performance was highlighted by the contributions of many, as 11 different Tigers registered at least one reception. Oliver hauled in four passes for 77 yards and that touchdown while junior Craig Warnement (Charlotte, NC/Charlotte Catholic) caught three balls for 61 yards.
Defensively, Thomas Hovis (Richmond, VA/St. Christopher's) made seven stops in addition to a fumble recovery while Trevor Ikwild (Philomont, VA/Loudoun Valley) also notched seven tackles from his linebacker position.
Flynn turned in a great performance for Gettysburg, completing 12-of-21 passes for 164 yards and rushing seven times for 59 yards and a touchdown. Mutunga led the way on the ground for the Bullets with 115 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries while Gavin Jablonski caught four passes for 76 yards.
The Tigers will return to action in their home opener on Saturday, September 20 as they host the Monarchs of King's College. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 pm. Fans can tune into the live broadcast of Tiger football at 12:45 pm on 95.7 WFLO-FM or by accessing the live webcast at www.hsc.edu/athletics/football.
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