Sunday Morning Bullets News
From the Allentown Morning Call:
Bullets win shootout with Greyhounds, 48-41
From Call staff reports
October 12, 2008
Junior quarterback Matt Flynn threw for 275 yards and one touchdown to lead Gettysburg to a 48-41 Centennial Conference victory over Moravian in Centennial Conference on Saturday.
Gettysburg (2-4, 2-2 CC) racked up more than 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 outgaining 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.
Running back Tyler McCambridge (Central Catholic) rushed for 152 yards and one touchdown to lead Moravian (4-2, 2-2 CC).
Moravian quarterback Marc Braxmeier threw for 285 yards and one touchdown. Tyler Williams caught five passes for 129 yards for the Greyhounds.
Entering the afternoon with a conference-best plus-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 Bullet TDs.
Gettysburg trailed 38-34 heading into the fourth quarter but Nick McConnell scored the Bullets' go-ahead TD when he raced in from 5 yards out with 10:38 left.
Moravian's 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.
From The Harrisburg Patriot-News:
D-III: GETTYSBURG 48, MORAVIAN 41
Lessler seals Bullets' victory
Sunday, October 12, 2008
From staff reports
GETTYSBURG - Matt Lessler's 49-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown provided the deciding score in Gettysburg's 48-41 win over Moravian in Centennial Conference action Saturday.
After losing its first four games, Gettysburg (2-4, 2-2) rebounded for a second straight Centennial win led by a 275-yard passing performance from junior quarterback Matt Flynn.
Charles Curcio got things started quickly for the Bullets, taking the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown. Flynn followed four minutes later, at 10:47, by running in a second score.
From there, Moravian scored the next three touchdowns, but Gettysburg grabbed a 34-24 lead by getting scoring runs from Jamel Matunga and Curcio before the half.
Moravian came back to grab a 38-34 lead through three quarters, but a 5-yard touchdown run from Nick McConnell (Cedar Crest) and Lessler's score provided the winning margin.
Just found this on the Hanover Evening Sun Website:
Bullets' Lessler returns fumble for touchdown in Gettysburg win
By CHUCK CURLEY Evening Sun Sports Editor
Article Launched: 10/11/2008 11:30:30 PM EDT
After the teams piled up 978 yards of offense from scrimmage and another 316 yards in kickoff returns, there was only one way to describe how Saturday's football game at Gettysburg College turned out.
"It's a little surreal."
That came from Gettysburg senior defensive end Matt Lessler, who found himself on the scoring end of the game's definitive play.
His 49-yard return of a fumble by Moravian quarterback Marc Braxmeier for a touchdown provided the insurance in Gettysburg's 48-41 triumph.
When Lessler exited the locker room after the game, fans and well-wishers gave him the biggest ovation - and for good reason.
Until then, Moravian had been nearly able to match the Bullets (2-4, 2-1 Centennial Conference) point for point.
However, Moravian was trailing 41-38 and had third down from Gettysburg's 32-yard line with less than seven minutes remaining.
Braxmeier retreated to pass, hesitated and was hit by the Bullets' Anthony Pastore.
The ball popped free.
"One of the guys had him all wrapped up and it just fell into my lap," Lessler, a Centerreach, N.Y., resident, said. "I was just in the right spot."
Lessler caught the ball out of the air and then outraced a stunned Moravian offense to the end zone for his first career touchdown at any level.
And it brought a big sigh of relief from Gettysburg head coach Barry Streeter, who said, "We had to get some stops and we got some stops, whether it was by turnover ... Lessler's play was huge."
It was a heartbreaker for Moravian (4-2, 2-2) coach Scott Dapp, who said Braxmeier paid dearly for his hesitation.
"It was a bad decision on the quarterback when some receivers were open," Dapp said. "I don't know what he was thinking. ... That's a game-breaker right there."
That big play was just one of many, starting with a 92-yard return of the opening kickoff for a touchdown by the Bullets' Charles Curcio. By the time the fourth period began, the lead had swapped five times.
En route, Curcio added a second touchdown, Josh Huson kicked his 100th career extra point and Gettysburg quarterback Matt Flynn had tied Dennis Flaherty's school record with his 33rd career touchdown pass. Moravian's Ryan Rempe countered with two touchdowns of his own, including an 82-yard kickoff return.
However, early in the fourth period, Gettysburg drove 61 yards and Nick McConnell, who paced Gettysburg's rushers with 69 yards, finished with a 5-yard touchdown run.
With Huson's kick, Gettysburg took a 41-38 lead, which Lessler then expanded with his play. Moravian answered with a field goal with 3:52 left, but Gettysburg recovered the onsides kick and ran out the clock on its second win in a row.
"We're just going to take Juniata next and focus on that," Streeter said. "Our kids are going to do a lot better if we don't put a lot of pressure on them to do anything other than to play hard for this game we've got coming up."
Contact Chuck Curley at ccurley@eveningsun.com
Bullets win shootout with Greyhounds, 48-41
From Call staff reports
October 12, 2008
Junior quarterback Matt Flynn threw for 275 yards and one touchdown to lead Gettysburg to a 48-41 Centennial Conference victory over Moravian in Centennial Conference on Saturday.
Gettysburg (2-4, 2-2 CC) racked up more than 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 outgaining 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.
Running back Tyler McCambridge (Central Catholic) rushed for 152 yards and one touchdown to lead Moravian (4-2, 2-2 CC).
Moravian quarterback Marc Braxmeier threw for 285 yards and one touchdown. Tyler Williams caught five passes for 129 yards for the Greyhounds.
Entering the afternoon with a conference-best plus-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 Bullet TDs.
Gettysburg trailed 38-34 heading into the fourth quarter but Nick McConnell scored the Bullets' go-ahead TD when he raced in from 5 yards out with 10:38 left.
Moravian's 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.
From The Harrisburg Patriot-News:
D-III: GETTYSBURG 48, MORAVIAN 41
Lessler seals Bullets' victory
Sunday, October 12, 2008
From staff reports
GETTYSBURG - Matt Lessler's 49-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown provided the deciding score in Gettysburg's 48-41 win over Moravian in Centennial Conference action Saturday.
After losing its first four games, Gettysburg (2-4, 2-2) rebounded for a second straight Centennial win led by a 275-yard passing performance from junior quarterback Matt Flynn.
Charles Curcio got things started quickly for the Bullets, taking the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown. Flynn followed four minutes later, at 10:47, by running in a second score.
From there, Moravian scored the next three touchdowns, but Gettysburg grabbed a 34-24 lead by getting scoring runs from Jamel Matunga and Curcio before the half.
Moravian came back to grab a 38-34 lead through three quarters, but a 5-yard touchdown run from Nick McConnell (Cedar Crest) and Lessler's score provided the winning margin.
Just found this on the Hanover Evening Sun Website:
Bullets' Lessler returns fumble for touchdown in Gettysburg win
By CHUCK CURLEY Evening Sun Sports Editor
Article Launched: 10/11/2008 11:30:30 PM EDT
After the teams piled up 978 yards of offense from scrimmage and another 316 yards in kickoff returns, there was only one way to describe how Saturday's football game at Gettysburg College turned out.
"It's a little surreal."
That came from Gettysburg senior defensive end Matt Lessler, who found himself on the scoring end of the game's definitive play.
His 49-yard return of a fumble by Moravian quarterback Marc Braxmeier for a touchdown provided the insurance in Gettysburg's 48-41 triumph.
When Lessler exited the locker room after the game, fans and well-wishers gave him the biggest ovation - and for good reason.
Until then, Moravian had been nearly able to match the Bullets (2-4, 2-1 Centennial Conference) point for point.
However, Moravian was trailing 41-38 and had third down from Gettysburg's 32-yard line with less than seven minutes remaining.
Braxmeier retreated to pass, hesitated and was hit by the Bullets' Anthony Pastore.
The ball popped free.
"One of the guys had him all wrapped up and it just fell into my lap," Lessler, a Centerreach, N.Y., resident, said. "I was just in the right spot."
Lessler caught the ball out of the air and then outraced a stunned Moravian offense to the end zone for his first career touchdown at any level.
And it brought a big sigh of relief from Gettysburg head coach Barry Streeter, who said, "We had to get some stops and we got some stops, whether it was by turnover ... Lessler's play was huge."
It was a heartbreaker for Moravian (4-2, 2-2) coach Scott Dapp, who said Braxmeier paid dearly for his hesitation.
"It was a bad decision on the quarterback when some receivers were open," Dapp said. "I don't know what he was thinking. ... That's a game-breaker right there."
That big play was just one of many, starting with a 92-yard return of the opening kickoff for a touchdown by the Bullets' Charles Curcio. By the time the fourth period began, the lead had swapped five times.
En route, Curcio added a second touchdown, Josh Huson kicked his 100th career extra point and Gettysburg quarterback Matt Flynn had tied Dennis Flaherty's school record with his 33rd career touchdown pass. Moravian's Ryan Rempe countered with two touchdowns of his own, including an 82-yard kickoff return.
However, early in the fourth period, Gettysburg drove 61 yards and Nick McConnell, who paced Gettysburg's rushers with 69 yards, finished with a 5-yard touchdown run.
With Huson's kick, Gettysburg took a 41-38 lead, which Lessler then expanded with his play. Moravian answered with a field goal with 3:52 left, but Gettysburg recovered the onsides kick and ran out the clock on its second win in a row.
"We're just going to take Juniata next and focus on that," Streeter said. "Our kids are going to do a lot better if we don't put a lot of pressure on them to do anything other than to play hard for this game we've got coming up."
Contact Chuck Curley at ccurley@eveningsun.com
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