Sept. 25, 2001

The Game: Johns Hopkins (2-1, 0-0 Centennial Conference) travels to Gettysburg (2-2, 0-1) for its first Centennial Conference game of the season.

The Teams: Johns Hopkins slipped to 2-1 with a 50-27 loss against third-ranked Bridgewater last Friday night. Gettysburg improved to 2-2 with a 61-6 dismantling of Averett last Saturday.

Note of the Day: Gettysburg leads the all-time series against JHU, 18-8-2. From 1911 (when the series started) through 1994, JHU was 2-18-2 against the Bullets. Since then, Hopkins is 6-0 against Gettysburg and has out-scored the Bullets, 207-92 during that time.

Garnering Votes: For the second consecutive week, Johns Hopkins is receiving votes in the 2001 AFCA Division III Poll. The Blue Jays picked up four votes this week and are listed among schools receiving votes outside the top 25. Last week, JHU made its first appearance of the season in the poll, garnering 13 votes.

The Coaches: Johns Hopkins is coached by Jim Margraff (Johns Hopkins `82), who is now in his 12th season as the head coach at Homewood. With the season-opening win over Washington & Lee, Margraff became the all-time winningest coach in school history and he now sports an overall record of 62-48-3 (.562). He had been tied with Dr. Ray Van Orman (60-64-7) as the winningest football coaches in school history.

Margraff guided the Blue Jays to a school-record-tying seven wins in 1996, 1997, and 1998 to record the winningest three-year period in school history. Margraff's .562 winning percentage ranks third among JHU coaches who have coached 20 or more games.

In addition to ranking as the all-time winningest coach in school history, Margraff also ranks third on the all-time Centennial Conference (CC games only) victory list (43-31-2) and seventh on the all-time winning percentage list among Centennial coaches (CC games only) (.579).

All-Time Centennial Coaching Victories List

(CC Games Only)

1. Tom Gilburg (FM) 75-52-1/.590

2. Barry Streeter (G) 65-59-3/..524

3. Jim Margraff (JHU) 43-32-2/..571

4. Tim Keating (WM) 42-14-2/.741

5. Darwin Breaux (D) 39-17-1/.693

All-Time Centennial Winning Percentage

(CC Games Only)

1. Tom Lapinski (S) 11-3-0/.786

2. Tim Keating (WM) 42-14-2/.741

3. Ralph Kirchenheiter (M) 35-13-1/.724

4. Ed Sweeney (D) 38-16-2/.696

5. Darwin Breaux (D) 39-17-1/.693

6. Tom Gilburg (FM) 75-52-1/.590

7. Jim Margraff (JHU) 43-32-2/.571

The all-time winningest coach in Gettysburg history, Barry Streeter is now in his 24th season guiding the Bullets. He sports an overall record of 121-111-5 (.521) and ranks as the second-winningest coach in the history of the Centennial Conference (by victories) with a record of 65-59-3 (.524) in league games. Streeter guided the Bullets to Centennial titles in 1983, 1984, and 1985 and a trip to the NCAA Division III Semifinals in 1985. That trip to the semifinals remains the furthest any Centennial Conference team has advanced in the NCAA Playoffs.

Series Information:

Scouting the Bullets: Gettysburg sports a 2-2 overall record, including an 0-1 mark in the Centennial Conference after last week's 61-6 thrashing of Averett. The Bullets have already surpassed last season's victory total and are looking to secure their first league victory of the season.

For long-time coach Barry Streeter, the offense hit its stride in last week's win as GC rolled up an impressive 395 yards rushing to pick up its largest victory (by margin) since a 62-7 win over Dickinson in 1984.

In addition, the 61 points were the most for Gettysburg since a 64-15 win over Swarthmore in 1997, while the victory on the road was the first for GC since 10-30-99, when the Bullets won at St. Lawrence, 59-28.

Freshman Mike Lublanecki led a balanced attach with 112 yards on just 13 carries to record his second consecutive 100+ yard rushing performance. He currently ranks third in the Centennial Conference in rushing yards (397) and rushing yards per game (99.2).

Junior Pete Vincelli was named to the Centennial Honor Roll as he rushed eight times for 38 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, while also completing a halfback option for 32 yards.

The success of the running game early in the win over Averett took the pressure off junior George Overholt, who has completed just 14-of-39 attempts for 96 yards in four games. If the Bullets can get the ground game going early, it could open things up for Overholt, who will need to make more of an impact with the passing game if the Bullets are to keep teams honest.

Defensively, everything starts with senior linebacker Ryan Moore, who leads the Centennial Conference with 47 tackles (11.8 tackles per game) and recently became the all-time leading tackler in the history of the Centennial Conference. Moore set a Centennial record last season with the fifth return of an interception for a touchdown in his career. He also tied a CC single-season record as it was his third INT return for a touchdown this season.

With the top two rushing offenses on display (GC is first/JHU is second), the key to the game could be which team can run the ball effectively and control the clock. While both teams average over 215 yards per game on the ground, JHU has averaged 35:47 in time of possession through three games, while the Bullets have held the ball for over 10 minutes less per outing at 25:35.

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Margraff's Resurrection: Putting head coach Jim Margraff's resurrection of the Johns Hopkins football program in perspective takes only a quick look at the Hopkins record book. Since taking over as the head coach prior to the 1990 season, Margraff has guided JHU to seven winning seasons and 62 wins. The 62 wins are two more than Hopkins accumulated in the previous 17 years combined (1973-89). During that time, Hopkins posted six winning seasons and won 60 games.

The Big Picture: Jim Margraff has been associated with Johns Hopkins football as a player (1978-81), assistant coach (1982), and head coach (1990-present). During his 16 plus years at Hopkins, the Blue Jays have won a total of 81 games. This represents over 20 percent of the all-time wins in program history (391).

Get to the Point (s): Johns Hopkins enters this week's game at Gettysburg having scored at least 27 points in each of the first three games of the season. In 114 previous seasons of football, Johns Hopkins has never scored 27 or more points in the first four games of a season.

Baylin Continues Climb: Senior wide receiver Zach Baylin (Wilmington, DE/Tatnall) caught seven passes for 57 yards against Bridgewater and continued his assault on the Johns Hopkins and Centennial Conference record books in the process.

Baylin's seven receptions improve his career total to 150, which ties him with Chris Notarfrancesco (Gettysburg/1992-94) for fifth on the Centennial Conference career receptions list.

Baylin ranks third on the career receptions list at Johns Hopkins (15), fifth in career receiving yards (1,578), and tied for fifth with 14 career receiving touchdowns.

In addition to his exploits as a receiver, Baylin has also quietly moved into second place on the career punt return yards list at JHU. His 415 career PR yards leave him just 64 shy of the all-time school record of 479, which was set by Harrison Bernstein (1996-99).

Martorana Closes on Career TD Record: Senior Scott Martorana (Long Valley, NJ/W. Morris Central) sat out of the game against Bridgewater with an injury and he is questionable for this week's game at Gettysburg. In his last game (@ Rochester on September 15), he did what he does best, put the ball in the end zone. Martorana rushed 13 times for 134 yards and three touchdowns to lead JHU to the 28-6 victory. In addition, he had two receptions for 42 yards, including a 49-yarder (one of his receptions went for a seven-yard loss) on a third and 11 play from the 50-yard line that gave JHU first and goal at the Rochester one.

For his efforts, he was named to the Centennial Conference Honor Roll.

Martorana, who moved up to 12th on the career rushing list at Johns Hopkins with his performance, moved past 1,300 career rushing yards as he now has 1,349.

Martorana also moved into a tie for second on the career rushing touchdowns list at JHU. His three TDs against Rochester improve his career total to 23, which ties him with Brad McLam (1982-85) for second on the all-time list at JHU. Only Harry Leet (1958-60), with 25 TDs, has rushed for more touchdowns than Martorana at Johns Hopkins.

In the Centennial Conference record book, Martorana ranks 12th in career rushing touchdowns.

Heleniak Moves Up: Senior QB Rob Heleniak (Philadelphia, PA/Germantown Academy) was 21-of-42 for 247 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions against Bridgewater. In the process, he moved up on two of Hopkins' career passing lists. His two touchdown passes increase his career total to 24, tying him with Wayne Roccia (1996-99) for sixth on the all-time list at JHU. In addition, his moved into sixth place on the career passing attempts list at JHU (414). He already ranks sixth in career completions (230) and is seventh in career passing yards (2,822).

Cook Named to Centennial Honor Roll: Freshman running back Adam Cook (New Freedom PA/Susquehannock) made the most of his first career start as he rushed 18 times for 120 yards, added two receptions for 25 yards, and returned two kickoffs for 27 yards to account for 172 all-purpose yards against Bridgewater. For his efforts he was named to the Centennial Conference Honor Roll.

Cook, who was playing in place of injured regulars Scott Martorana and Kevin Johnson, ranks fifth in the Centennial Conference in rushing (55.3 ypg.) and 10th in all-purpose yards. His 120-yard rushing performance marked the first time since November 6, 1999 that JHU has had a freshman rush for over 100 yards. In addition, he is just the second freshman at Hopkins to rush for 100 or more yards in a game since 1994.

Lehman Emerges: Johns Hopkins head coach Jim Margraff has been looking for a wide receiver to step up opposition senior Zach Baylin. He may have found the answer in sophomore Jason Lehman (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), who enjoyed the most productive game of his career against Bridgewater.

Lehman had a career-high four receptions for a personal best 80 yards and added the first receiving touchdown of his career. His 23-yard TD reception early in the second quarter drew the Blue Jays within 14-10.

On the year, Lehman ranks third on the team with six receptions for 94 yards and the one score. His 15.7 yards per reception is the highest among all players with more than one catch.

Young Running Backs Provide a Spark: With Scott Martorana and Kevin Johnson both out with injuries, head coach Jim Margraff turned to a stable of young running backs who didn't disappoint. In addition to freshman Adam Cook's efforts (noted above), the Blue Jays had several other players step up:

Junior Harrell Lightfoot (Mitchellville, MD/Largo) rushed seven times for 36 yards and had one reception for 24 yards.

Sophomore Joe Nuni (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Catholic) rushed six times for 32 yards.

Sophomore Ben Stopper (Reinholds, PA/Conrad Weiser) chipped in with two rushes for 15 yards, one reception for 13 yards, and four kickoff returns for 68 yards. Stopper leads the team in kickoff returns with six for 118 yards (19.7 ypr.) and ranks fourth in all-purpose yards (55.7 ypg.)

Freshman Nate Readal (Allison Park, PA/Hampton) has been impressive carrying the ball from his fullback spot and had eight carries for 29 yards and two receptions for 17 yards and one touchdown (14 yards).

Sophomore Kyle Miller (Hanover, PA/South Western) carried twice for 11 yards and added three receptions for 23 yards. Miller currently ranks second on the team with seven receptions for 64 yards and one touchdown.

Offensive Line Excels in Anonymity: While the Blue Jays are averaging nearly 30 points and 400 yards of total offense per game, the play of the offensive line has gone largely unnoticed. Despite starting just one senior and playing the first three games without perhaps the best lineman on the team, the unit has come together quickly.

Junior Kevin Kostibos (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park), a Second Team All-Centennial selection last season, anchors the unit from his center position and is in his third season as a start. Senior Wayne Bugel (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) made the move to the offensive line this season and starts at one guards spot, while junior Brian Williams (Katy, TX/Strake Jesuit) is in his second season as a starter at the other guard spot.

At tackle, junior Leif Glynn (Croton, NJ/Croton-Harmon) is in his first season as a full-time player, while junior John Tiberi (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA/Chadwick) stepped in when sophomore Zach Kail went down with an injury in preseason camp and has done an admirable job at the other tackle spot.

Andrade Passes 100 Career Points: Senior place kicker Matt Andrade (Wyoming, DE/Caesar Rodney) converted on all four of his extra point attempts against Bridgewater and added a pair of field goals as well. On the year he is now 11-for-11 on extra points and 4-for-6 on field goal attempts. His 23 points through three games are one more than any other kicker in the Centennial Conference has amassed in four games (all other Centennial teams have played four games), while his 7.7 points per game not only ranks tops among all kickers, but places him fourth in overall scoring as well.

With 10 points against Bridgewater, Andrade also became just the second JHU place-kicker to surpass 100 career points. He now has 104. In his career, he is 60-of-66 (.909) on extra points.

Little Leads the Way: Junior linebacker Mike Little (Red Bank, NJ/Middletown South) leads the Blue Jays with 19 tackles on the team (seven unassisted/12 assisted). He has also been in on 3.5 tackles for loss (11 yards). He posted a career-high 12 tackles in the 28-6 win over Rochester and added seven against Bridgewater.

Della Pia Rolling: Senior linebacker Marc Della Pia (West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell) has led the Blue Jays in tackles in each of the last two years and is currently second on the team with 18 tackles, including a team-high 11 solos, through three games.

Home Sweet Home: Since the beginning of the 1996 season, Hopkins is 19-8 (.704) at home and won 10 straight at Homewood from 1996-97.

Been There, Done That: A win this week at Gettysburg would give Hopkins a 3-1 record after four games for the seventh consecutive season.

Quick Out of the Gate: The Blue Jays have gotten off to quick starts in recent years under head coach Jim Margraff. Since the beginning of the 1995 season, JHU is a sparkling 17-7 (.708) in the month of September.

Lucky Number Seven: Johns Hopkins has won a school-record seven games in a season eight times. Jim Margraff has been involved in a total of four of those eight seasons. As a senior quarterback in 1981, he led the Blue Jays to a 7-2 record, while he coached JHU to back-to-back-to-back 7-3 records from 1996-98.

Cradle of Coaches: When Johns Hopkins defeated Washington & Lee (34-3) in the season-opener, Jim Margraff joined a rather large fraternity at JHU. With the win, Margraff became the eighth active Johns Hopkins coach to stand as the winningest coach in their sport's history. He joins Bob Babb (baseball), Nancy Blank (women's basketball), George Kennedy (women's swimming), Bill Nelson (men's basketball), Dick Oles (men's fencing), Matt Smith (men's soccer), and Leo Weil (women's soccer). Margraff, Babb, and Oles are all graduates of Johns Hopkins University.

Staff Additions: Margraff hired two new assistant football coaches during the off-season, as Frank Colaprete and Russell Wrenn both joined the staff. Colaprete will coach the defensive backs, while Wrenn will coach the outside linebackers.

In addition, fourth-year assistant coach Keith Emery takes over as the defensive coordinator in place of Dan Rattay, who left Hopkins after six years to become the defensive coordinator at Georgetown.

Captain, My Captain: The Blue Jays selected two captains for the 2001 season. Senior RB Scott Martorana (Long Valley, NJ/W. Morris Central) and senior LB Marc Della Pia (West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell) were selected as team captains at the conclusion of two-a-day practices. Both are in their second years as captains as they shared the honor with now-graduated Greg Gorla last season.

It's All Academic: Senior RB Scott Martorana (Long Valley, NJ/W. Morris Central) and senior WR Zach Baylin (Wilmington, DE/Tatnall) return after earning First Team Verizon District II Academic All-America honors last season.

Point Production: Johns Hopkins scored 257 points last season, marking the fourth straight season the Blue Jays have scored 200 or more points. This marks the first time in school history JHU has scored 200 or more points in four straight seasons.

In addition, the 257 points rank as the fourth-highest single-season total in school history. Below is a list of the top scoring seasons in school history.

Single-Season JHU Scoring Records

1. 306 points 1968

2. 288 points 1998

3. 268 points 1997

4. 257 points 2000

5. 248 points 1999

6. 246 points 1967

Star Quality: Johns Hopkins placed six players on the 2000 All-Centennial Conference football team, and all six return this season.

On offense, the Blue Jays boast returning First Team All-CC picks in senior RB Scott Martorana (Long Valley, NJ/W. Morris Central) and senior WR Zach Baylin (Wilmington, DE/Tatnall). In addition, Second Team All-CC center Kevin Kostibos (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) is back to anchor the Blue Jay offensive line, while senior QB Rob Heleniak (Philadelphia, PA/Germantown Academy) returns after earning Honorable Mention All-Centennial honors last season.

Defensively, Second Team All-CC defensive end Erich Hellmold (Sayville, NY/Sayville) joins fellow second team honoree Craig Reinert (LB) (Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan).

Add in transfer Nick Loiacono (Tappan, NY/Tappan Zee), who earned Second Team All-CC status as a defensive end at Swarthmore last season, and senior LB Marc Della Pia (West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell), who earned Honorable Mention All-Centennial honors as a sophomore, and the Blue Jays boast eight players who have earned all-conference honors during their career.

It's Been a While: Johns Hopkins' 34-3 victory over Washington & Lee in the season-opener represented the largest margin of victory for Johns Hopkins in a season-opener since 1959, when the Blue Jays knocked off Franklin & Marshall, 42-0. To put that in perspective, 1959 was the year before Johns Hopkins head coach Jim Margraff was born.

Team Notes of Interest: Johns Hopkins is an impressive 39-4 (.907) under Margraff when scoring 24 or more points...currently, the Blue Jays have won 27 of their last 29 when scoring 24 or more...at the same time, Hopkins is 42-8-2 (.827) when holding the opposition to 14 points or less since Margraff arrived for the 1990 season...the last time JHU lost a game when it held the opposition to 14 points or less was on October 31, 1997, when the Blue Jays dropped a 13-7 triple-overtime decision against Dickinson... currently, the Blue Jays have won 11 straight games when holding the opposition to 14 points or less.