Bullets Put on Offensive Showcase, Beats Moravian 48-41
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Football Puts on Offensive Showcase, Beats Moravian 48-41
Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Junior quarterback Matt Flynn (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional) threw for 275 yards and one touchdown, rushed for another, and set or tied two school records to lead Gettysburg to a 48-41 victory over Moravian College in Centennial Conference shootout Saturday afternoon at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.
Gettysburg (2-4, 2-2 CC), which evened its conference record with its second straight win, racked up over 500 total yards for the second week in a row and the third time this season. The two teams combined for nearly 1,000 total yards, with the Bullets out-gaining Moravian, which entered the game leading the Centennial Conference in scoring defense (11.8 ppg), 527-451.
The game featured six lead changes, and neither team led by more than 13 points. With his 2-yard touchdown pass to junior tight end A.J. Perrotti (Brick, N.J./Brick Township) early in the second quarter, Flynn tied Gettysburg’s career touchdown pass record of 33 held by Dennis Flaherty ’01. He also surpassed the school record for career total offense, passing the former mark of 5,205 held by Paul Smith ’00. Flynn finished the day with 326 total yards, giving him 5,363 for his career.
Running back Tyler McCambridge rushed for 152 yards and one touchdown to lead Moravian (4-2, 2-2 CC), which lost its second straight after starting the season 4-0.
Sophomore wing/return specialist Charles Curcio (Hammonton, N.J./St. Joseph) racked up a career-high 295 all-purpose yards for Gettysburg while Moravian quarterback Marc Braxmeier threw for 285 yards and one touchdown. Tyler Williams caught five passes for 129 yards for Moravian while Curcio hauled in seven balls for 62 yards for Gettysburg.
Four different Bullets rushed for a touchdown. Along with Flynn, senior tailback Nick McConnell (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest), sophomore tailback Jamel Mutunga (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air), and Curcio all scored on the ground.
Senior kicker Josh Huson (McLean, Va./McLean) also reached a milestone for the Bullets, booting his 100th career extra point with his first of his six PATs on the afternoon. Huson is second on the school’s career point-after list, trailing only Jim Flynn ’86, who kicked 135 from 1982-85.
Entering the afternoon with a conference-best +10 turnover ratio, the Greyhounds committed four turnovers, losing all three of their fumbles and throwing one interception. All three of the team’s fumbles led to a Bullet touchdown.
Gettysburg, which entered the game ranked 15th in Division III in total offense, trailed 38-34 heading into the fourth quarter but McConnell, who finished with 69 yards rushing on just 10 carries, scored the Bullets go-ahead touchdown when he raced in for a 5 yards out with 10:38 left. The play was set up by a key fourth-and-6 conversion in which Flynn hit junior wing Ricky Manigat (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin) for a 10-yard gain. Gettysburg finished 3-for-3 on fourth-down conversions.
Senior defensive end Matt Lessler (Centereach, N.Y./Centereach) gave the Bullets a 10-point cushion with 6:30 left when he returned a fumble recovery on a sack 49 yards for a touchdown. Senior defensive tackle Anthony Pastore (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) knocked the ball loose as Braxmeier brought his arm back to pass before Lessler tracked down the pigskin around midfield and sprinted untouched down the right side of the field.
Brian Reckenbeil, who finished with 11 points and broke a Centennial Conference record for consecutive extra points made (48), made it a one-touchdown game when he kicked a 24-yard field goal with 3:52 remaining. He finished the day 5-for-5 on extra points and 2-for-2 on field goals. But the Greyhounds were unable to recover an onside kick and the Bullets ran out the rest of the clock.
Both teams returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the first half. Curcio took back the opening kickoff 92 yards for Gettysburg, evading several blockers early before racing down the right sideline untouched. It was the first kick return TD by a Bullet since Nathan Smith’s 95-yarder against McDaniel on Oct. 8, 2005.
After Flynn ran in for a 5-yard score on the Bullets next drive, the Greyhounds came back with 17 unanswered points, and took a 17-13 lead when Reckenbeil kicked a 38-yard field goal early in the second quarter. Then after Flynn’s record-tying pass, Ryan Rempe broke free for an 82-yard kickoff return to put Moravian up 24-20 with 10:41 left in the third quarter.
Moravian lost the ball on a fumble on its final two drives of the opening half and the Bullets converted twice to take a 34-24 halftime lead. With 4:05 left, senior defensive end Conor Quinn (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) fell on a ball that slipped out of the hands of fullback Morgan deRouen at the Moravian-18. Three plays later, Mutunga bulled his way up the middle on third-and-1 for a 9-yard touchdown.
On the Greyhounds second play of the ensuing drive, Quinn came up big again, forcing a McCambridge fumble that was recovered by sophomore defensive tackle Sebastian Sullivan (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) at the Moravian-40. Curcio then scored for the second time, taking a pitch left, stopping to let a defender go by, and tip-toeing down the sideline for a 6-yard TD run with 1:01 on the clock.
Senior linebacker Dean Staley (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) came up with his first career interception just before the end of the half, tipping a ball to himself at midfield. The Bullets nearly added to their lead just before the end of the break, as Flynn’s Hail Mary into the end zone was tipped into the hands of sophomore receiver Brian Betley (Mt. Laurel, N.J./Lenape). But a holding penalty brought the play back, and Flynn was intercepted at the Moravian-1 on the final play of the half.
Gettysburg’s 21 points marked the teams highest output in any quarter this season, and their 34 first-half points were the most by the Bullets in a half this year.
The ’Hounds scored the first 14 points of the second half to take a 38-34 lead. Moravian’s second touchdown of the period was set up by an interception from safety Carl Robinson, whose 21-yard return put his team at the Gettysburg-47. Four plays later, Braxmeier hit tight end Brian Dencker for a 35-yard touchdown pass to put the Greyhounds up by four with 4:12 left in the third quarter.
Following Gettysburg’s two late scores, Moravian drove to the Bullet-9. But after a 2-yard run and two incomplete passes, the Greyhounds elected for a field goal, and they never saw the ball again.
Senior linebacker Terrence Hartigan (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) made a career-high 13 tackles for the Bullets while junior linebacker Tim Widdoes (Newark, Del./St. Mark’s) had eight hits. Kevin McGorry and Daniel Burley made 11 hits tackles apiece for Moravian.
Gettysburg opens a three-game, four-week road trip next Saturday, when it visits Juniata College in a Centennial Conference tilt starting at 1 p.m.
Football Puts on Offensive Showcase, Beats Moravian 48-41
Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Junior quarterback Matt Flynn (Northfield, N.J./Mainland Regional) threw for 275 yards and one touchdown, rushed for another, and set or tied two school records to lead Gettysburg to a 48-41 victory over Moravian College in Centennial Conference shootout Saturday afternoon at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.
Gettysburg (2-4, 2-2 CC), which evened its conference record with its second straight win, racked up over 500 total yards for the second week in a row and the third time this season. The two teams combined for nearly 1,000 total yards, with the Bullets out-gaining Moravian, which entered the game leading the Centennial Conference in scoring defense (11.8 ppg), 527-451.
The game featured six lead changes, and neither team led by more than 13 points. With his 2-yard touchdown pass to junior tight end A.J. Perrotti (Brick, N.J./Brick Township) early in the second quarter, Flynn tied Gettysburg’s career touchdown pass record of 33 held by Dennis Flaherty ’01. He also surpassed the school record for career total offense, passing the former mark of 5,205 held by Paul Smith ’00. Flynn finished the day with 326 total yards, giving him 5,363 for his career.
Running back Tyler McCambridge rushed for 152 yards and one touchdown to lead Moravian (4-2, 2-2 CC), which lost its second straight after starting the season 4-0.
Sophomore wing/return specialist Charles Curcio (Hammonton, N.J./St. Joseph) racked up a career-high 295 all-purpose yards for Gettysburg while Moravian quarterback Marc Braxmeier threw for 285 yards and one touchdown. Tyler Williams caught five passes for 129 yards for Moravian while Curcio hauled in seven balls for 62 yards for Gettysburg.
Four different Bullets rushed for a touchdown. Along with Flynn, senior tailback Nick McConnell (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest), sophomore tailback Jamel Mutunga (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air), and Curcio all scored on the ground.
Senior kicker Josh Huson (McLean, Va./McLean) also reached a milestone for the Bullets, booting his 100th career extra point with his first of his six PATs on the afternoon. Huson is second on the school’s career point-after list, trailing only Jim Flynn ’86, who kicked 135 from 1982-85.
Entering the afternoon with a conference-best +10 turnover ratio, the Greyhounds committed four turnovers, losing all three of their fumbles and throwing one interception. All three of the team’s fumbles led to a Bullet touchdown.
Gettysburg, which entered the game ranked 15th in Division III in total offense, trailed 38-34 heading into the fourth quarter but McConnell, who finished with 69 yards rushing on just 10 carries, scored the Bullets go-ahead touchdown when he raced in for a 5 yards out with 10:38 left. The play was set up by a key fourth-and-6 conversion in which Flynn hit junior wing Ricky Manigat (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin) for a 10-yard gain. Gettysburg finished 3-for-3 on fourth-down conversions.
Senior defensive end Matt Lessler (Centereach, N.Y./Centereach) gave the Bullets a 10-point cushion with 6:30 left when he returned a fumble recovery on a sack 49 yards for a touchdown. Senior defensive tackle Anthony Pastore (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) knocked the ball loose as Braxmeier brought his arm back to pass before Lessler tracked down the pigskin around midfield and sprinted untouched down the right side of the field.
Brian Reckenbeil, who finished with 11 points and broke a Centennial Conference record for consecutive extra points made (48), made it a one-touchdown game when he kicked a 24-yard field goal with 3:52 remaining. He finished the day 5-for-5 on extra points and 2-for-2 on field goals. But the Greyhounds were unable to recover an onside kick and the Bullets ran out the rest of the clock.
Both teams returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the first half. Curcio took back the opening kickoff 92 yards for Gettysburg, evading several blockers early before racing down the right sideline untouched. It was the first kick return TD by a Bullet since Nathan Smith’s 95-yarder against McDaniel on Oct. 8, 2005.
After Flynn ran in for a 5-yard score on the Bullets next drive, the Greyhounds came back with 17 unanswered points, and took a 17-13 lead when Reckenbeil kicked a 38-yard field goal early in the second quarter. Then after Flynn’s record-tying pass, Ryan Rempe broke free for an 82-yard kickoff return to put Moravian up 24-20 with 10:41 left in the third quarter.
Moravian lost the ball on a fumble on its final two drives of the opening half and the Bullets converted twice to take a 34-24 halftime lead. With 4:05 left, senior defensive end Conor Quinn (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) fell on a ball that slipped out of the hands of fullback Morgan deRouen at the Moravian-18. Three plays later, Mutunga bulled his way up the middle on third-and-1 for a 9-yard touchdown.
On the Greyhounds second play of the ensuing drive, Quinn came up big again, forcing a McCambridge fumble that was recovered by sophomore defensive tackle Sebastian Sullivan (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) at the Moravian-40. Curcio then scored for the second time, taking a pitch left, stopping to let a defender go by, and tip-toeing down the sideline for a 6-yard TD run with 1:01 on the clock.
Senior linebacker Dean Staley (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) came up with his first career interception just before the end of the half, tipping a ball to himself at midfield. The Bullets nearly added to their lead just before the end of the break, as Flynn’s Hail Mary into the end zone was tipped into the hands of sophomore receiver Brian Betley (Mt. Laurel, N.J./Lenape). But a holding penalty brought the play back, and Flynn was intercepted at the Moravian-1 on the final play of the half.
Gettysburg’s 21 points marked the teams highest output in any quarter this season, and their 34 first-half points were the most by the Bullets in a half this year.
The ’Hounds scored the first 14 points of the second half to take a 38-34 lead. Moravian’s second touchdown of the period was set up by an interception from safety Carl Robinson, whose 21-yard return put his team at the Gettysburg-47. Four plays later, Braxmeier hit tight end Brian Dencker for a 35-yard touchdown pass to put the Greyhounds up by four with 4:12 left in the third quarter.
Following Gettysburg’s two late scores, Moravian drove to the Bullet-9. But after a 2-yard run and two incomplete passes, the Greyhounds elected for a field goal, and they never saw the ball again.
Senior linebacker Terrence Hartigan (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) made a career-high 13 tackles for the Bullets while junior linebacker Tim Widdoes (Newark, Del./St. Mark’s) had eight hits. Kevin McGorry and Daniel Burley made 11 hits tackles apiece for Moravian.
Gettysburg opens a three-game, four-week road trip next Saturday, when it visits Juniata College in a Centennial Conference tilt starting at 1 p.m.
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