Five Bullets Named All-Centennial Conference

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Five Bullets Named All-Centennial Conference

Josh Jerrold captured First Team All-CC honors

All-Centennial Conference Team

LANCASTER, Pa. – Five members of the Gettysburg College football team have been named to the All-Centennial Conference Team, the conference office announced Monday.

Senior defensive end Josh Jerrold (Yardley, Pa./East Pennsbury) was the Bullets’ lone first-team member while four offensive players gained all-conference status after helping the Bullets lead the league in total offense (438.2 ypg) for the third year in a row.

Jerrold was named all-conference for the second straight season after attaining second-team status a year ago. He enjoyed an outstanding senior campaign, racking up 9.5 sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss. He currently leads the Centennial Conference and is tied for 18th in Division III in sacks and is second in the conference and is tied for 43rd in the nation in tackles for loss. His 15.0 tackles for loss were second in school history and his 9.5 sacks were fifth-most by a Bullet in one season. Jerrold also led the team and is second among the conference leaders with four forced fumbles and is tied for sixth on the team with 44 tackles. In one of his top performances of the season, he made 2.5 sacks and forced three fumbles in a 38-7 win over Ursinus.

For his career, Jerrold finished tied for third in school history in sacks (19.5) and fourth in tackles for loss (32.5).

Representing the offense on the All-CC Second Team were sophomore tailback Jamel Mutunga (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air), senior tackle Sam Walthall (Uniondale, N.Y./Woodlands), and senior guard Lou Mastrini (Washington, D.C./Blue Ridge School [Va.]) while senior tight end David Rodriguez (Fort Belvoir, Va./Bishop Ireton) garnered honorable mention accolades.

In his first year as a starter, Mutunga, who was named all-conference for the first time in his career, led the Bullets in rushing with 800 yards and seven touchdowns. He also caught 14 passes for 142 yards and one touchdown. He averaged 5.0 yards per carry and closed the season with a bang, rushing for a career-high 144 yards and a pair of TDs in a 54-21 win over Franklin & Marshall in the Bullets season finale.

Walthall and Mastrini blocked for an explosive offense that not only leads the conference and ranks 23rd nationally in total offense but also ranks first in the Centennial in pass offense (222.0 ypg), second in scoring offense (32.9 ppg), and third in rushing offense (216.2 ypg). Against Franklin & Marshall, they helped the Bullets post their highest scoring total in seven years and their highest rushing output (434 yards) in nine years. Walthall was a first-time all-conference pick while Mastrini picked up his second straight All-CC honor. He was an honorable mention selection last season.

Rodriguez made a successful transition from defensive back to tight end to earn all-conference recognition for the first time in his career. He made nine catches for 193 yards and caught a pair of touchdown passes, including a 63-yarder on Gettysburg’s first play from scrimmage against Ursinus.

Gettysburg won five of its final six games of the season to finish 5-5 and 5-3 in the Centennial Conference.