Sept. 14, 2007

Box Score

BALTIMORE, MD -- Gettysburg quarterback Matt Flynn threw for 128 yards and one touchdown and rushed eight times for 119 yards and two more scores to lead visiting Gettysburg past Johns Hopkins, 41-10, Friday night at Homewood Field. The Bullets improve to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial, while the Blue Jays dropped their second and slip to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the league.

Flynn and the Bullets made quick work of the Blue Jays as Gettysburg scored touchdowns on four straight possessions in the first half to take a 28-0 lead midway through the period. Flynn hit Ricky Manigat for a 37-yard touchdown to open the scoring with 6:45 remaining in the first quarter and capped a quick, seven-play, 48-yard drive five minutes later with a 14-yard touchdown run. The touchdown pass to Manigat polished off a seven-play, 63-yard drive as Flynn found him behind the safety and he raced the final 15 yards untouched into the end zone.

Charles Curcio and Tom Sturges scored on runs of six and one yard, respectively, in the first eight minutes of the second quarter to push the lead to 28-0 before the Blue Jays Alex Lachman poked home a 32-yard field goal to make it 28-3. Curcio's touchdown came after the first of three interceptions the Bullet defense came up with on the night, while the one-yard run by Sturges finished a 78-yard drive that would be Gettysburg's longest of the night.

The Bullets added a pair of Josh Huson field goals (42, 21) before Flynn darted 50-yards for a touchdown one play after another interception early in the fourth quarter to make it 41-3. A nine-yard scoring pass from Eric Callocchia to Alex Quermorllue closed the scoring with just over 11 minutes to play to account for the final of 41-10.

Sturges fueled a ground game that churned out 333 yards as he rushed 31 times for a game-high 148 yards and the one score. The 119 rushing yards were a career-high for Flynn, who was an efficient 7-of-14 through the air. The Bullets rolled up 461 yards of total offense in beating the Blue Jays for the second straight year and for the first time at Homewood Field since 1994. Harold Barton led the Bullets defensively with 11 tackles, while Adam Fulmer, Kyle Luciano and Jason Taylor all came up with interceptions.

Hopkins got a team-high 64 yards rushing from senior Phil Roberts and Callocchia was 9-of-17 for 83 yards with one score and two interceptions after relieving starter Michael Murray midway through the second quarter. Senior Corey Sattler made his first appearance of the season after missing the first two games of the year with an injury and he responded with a team-high five receptions for 56 yards. Colin Wixted posted a career-high 14 tackles and senior Richard Hill added a personal-best 10 for the Blue Jays.

Both teams return to action next Saturday as the Blue Jays will host Moravian and the Bullets will host Muhlenberg.

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