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A-t t-t GETTYSBURG TIMES FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2003 TIMES 2003 PRESS BOX FOOTBALL PICKS Randy Gardner Ryan Raffensperge Brett Keener B.J. Small Tom Ford Josh Martin Ed Riggs Caton Raffensperger Mechanicsburg Gettysburg Gettysburg Gettysburg Vlechanicsburg Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg Gettysburg Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg' Gettysburg Mechanicsburg Gettysburg Gettysburg Biglerville Camp Hill Camp Hill Camp Hill Camp Hill Camp Hill Camp Hill Camp I Camp Hill Camp Hill Camp Hill Camp I Camp Hill Biglerville Hanover York Suburban York Hanover York York York Hanover York Hanover York York Hanover Hanover South Western Susquehannock South Western 1 South Western South Western South Western South Westerr South Western South WesternSouth WesternSouth Westerr South Western South Westerr South Western New Oxford York High New Oxford New Oxford New Oxford New Oxford New Oxford York High York High New Oxford York High York High New Oxford New Oxford Fairfield Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Kennard Dale Delone Catholic Delone Delone Delone Delone Delone Delone Delone Delone Delone Delone Delone Delone Littlestown York Tech Littlestown Littlestown Littlestown Littlestown Littlestown Littlestown Littlestown Littlestown Littlestown Littlestown Littlestown Littlestown Berm. Springs Milton Hershey Bermudian Bermudian Bermudian Milton Hershey Milton Hershey Milton Hershe Milton Hershey Milton Hershey Bermudian Hershey Bermudian Milton Hershey Waynesburg Gettysburg College Gettysburg Waynesburg Waynesburg Waynesburg Waynesburg Gettysburg Waynesburg Waynesburg Waynesburg Waynesburg Gettysburg Gettysburg Michigan Oregon Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Georgia LSU Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia LSU LSU LSU Georgia LSU Georgia LSU Tennessee Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Tennessee Florida Arizona Iowa Iowa Arizona State Iowa Arizona State Arizona State Iowa Arizona State Iowa ilowa Iowa Arizona State Iowa Michigan State Notre Dame Notre Dame Michigan State Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Michigan State Michigan State Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Baltimore San Diego San Diego San Diego Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore San Diego Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore San Diego Baltimore Baltimore Buffalo Miami Buffalo Buffalo Miami Buffalo Buffalo Miami Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Miami Buffalo Miami New York Giants Washington Washington Washington Washington New York New York Washington New York New York New York New York New York New York St. Louis Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle St. Louis St.

Louis Seattle Seattle St. Louis Seattle St. Louis Oakland Denver Denver Denver Denver Denver Denver Denver Denver Oakland Oakland Oakland Denver Oakland LAST WEEK: 14-6 12-8 14-6 14-6 14-6 11-9 14-6 14-6 12-8 13-7 14-6 13-7 THIS SEASON: 43-17 43-17 43-17 42-18 42-18 42-18 41-19 41-19 40-20 40-20 36-24 35-25 Bullets (Continued from Page Bl) in the Bullets' first two games. Sophomore FB Matt Cardillo carried 20 times for a career-high 142 yards on opening day against Lebanon Valley. After sitting out the opener due to injury, Mike Schwalb returned with a 17-carry, 100-yard showing against Hampden-Sydney the following week.

Cardillo and Schwalb's standout games marked the first time that a Gettysburg fullback rushed for 100 yards in consecutive weeks since Paul Smith '00 ran for more than 300 yards against both Muhlenberg and St. Lawrence in 1999 RUSH HOUR 2: After reclaiming the CC team rushing title in 2002 with 230.5 yards per game on the ground, Gettysburg is back on top of the CC statistics this season The Bullets are averaging 284.0 rushing yards per game so far in 2003, 67 0 yards per game ahead of second-place Johns Hopkins. HIT MEN: Senior DT Pat Hagner, junior LB Grant Acker and Michael Schmidt are all tied for the team tackles lead with 16 stops apiece in 2003. Hagner leads the teanj with 11 solo tackles and has, also, recorded 4.0 tackles for loss and one sack Acker has six solo hits among his 16 fackTeS Wnd'also'returned an interception 41'' yards for his first collegiate touchdown against Lebanon Valley on Sept 6 Schmidt made a career-high 12 of his 16 tackles against Hampden-Sydney. Senior DE Matt Pinkney (5 solo, 5 assists) paces the squad with 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.

AMONG THE LEADERS: Junior HB Gentris Bryant is tied for third in the CC in scoring (9 0 points per game) and 10th in receiving yards per game (40.5)... Matt Cardillo ranks third in rushing yards per game (72.0) and 10th in all-purpose yards per game (73.5)... Senior HB Nick Nocar was eighth in all-purpose yards per game (93.0) Sophomore LB Nathan Smith ranked second in kickoff return average (32.5 yards per Grant Acker, Pat Hagner and Michael Schmidt were tied for sixth in tackles per game (8.0)... Matt Pinkney leads the CC tackles for loss per game (2.75) and is tied for fourth in sacks per game As a team, Gettysburg leads the CC in rushing yards per game (284 0) and scoring offense (32.5 points per The Bullets rank second in turnover margin and total offense (385 5 yards per game). LEADING THE WAY: This year's Gettysburg squad will be led by the largest group of captains in program history.

No fewer than five Bullets join the 124 who served before in the train's ultimate leadership role, a group that includes junior Mike Schwalb and seniors Matt Pinkney. Phil Storace, A Sutsko and Chris Jordan Schwalb is only the second junior elected team captain during head coach Barry Streeter's 26-year tenure. He joins fellow fullback Paul Smith, who served as team captain 1998 and 1999. BULLET POINTS: Senior CB Matt Zangrilli, who led the Bullets with four interceptions last season, made his first pick of the 2003 campaign against Nick Nocar scored on a 59-yard reception on Saturday. Of Nocar's nine career touchdowns, five have come in four games against Hampden- Junior QB Joe Gossweiler finished with 224 yards of total offense (163 pass, 61 rush) against the Gettysburg is facing a first-time opponent for the first time since playing at Averett in 2001.

THE WORD ON WAYNESBURG: Two games into the 2003 season, Waynesburg has lived up to its Street Smith billing as a "Team to Watch" in Division IH. Trie Yellow Jackets are off to their first 2-0 start since 1997 thanks to an offense that has scored 115 points and generated 999 total yards. Waynesburg downed Denison 70 14 day. and rolled past Saturday in Ashland, Va. Junior QB Jeff Dumm has keyed Waynesburg's flying start, earning All-PAC Offensive Player of the Week honors in each of the season's first two weeks.

Dumm, an All-PAC selection in 2002, has completed 36 of 47 passes for 485 yards and seven touchdown in two games this season. In addition, he is tops among PAC quarterbacks with a 203.91 efficiency rating In his first two collegiate games, freshman RB Eric Daniels has rushed for 279 yards on 35 carries to lead the PAC with 139.5 rushing yards per game. He has also scored a team-high five touchdowns and is tied for the conference lead in scoring (15.0 points per game). Junior WR Paul D'Imperio has a team-best 12 receptions for 147 yards and two touchdowns while sophomore WR Ivan Hawkins has snagged 11 balls for a team-high 199 yards and two scores. Sophomore WR Domimck Hunter has 10 receptions for 125 yards and one touchdown.

Sophomore CB Eric Singer leads the Yellow Jackets with 13 tackles (10 solo) and has also recorded one of the team's four interceptions. Senior NT Phil Thomas has recorded 12 tackles, including a team-best six for loss. The Yellow Jackets are facing their first CC opponent since a 41-35 loss to Ursinus the second week of the 20l season. seasonal the heaU Gettysburg, the longest coaching tenure in program history. He has posted a 128-1225 record while guiding the Bullets; to three CC championships and a pair of; NCAA playoff victories.

He ranks first among active CC coaches in both conference victories (68) and overall wins (128). Jeff Hand is in his third season at the helm of the Waynesburg program. He has posted a 10-11 record with the Yellow Jackets, including a 5-4 mark in Before coming to Waynesburg, he spent the 1999 and 2000 seasons as the head coach at Benedictine (111.) University, leading that program to a 13-7 mark and its first back- to-back winning seasons i years. STREETER ON "Offensively, they're well-disciplined and they have got a good quarterback who is, accurate and makes good decisions. They, run the ball effectively and their offensive- line moves well.

And they have good speed at the stall positions. We have to stop theif run and we can't give up big plays in the 1 passing game because of their speed." STREETER ON FACING A TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME: "We just try to read as much as we can about them to find out about their history, who they've been playing and how they've been doing. And then just watch their tape. We don't any mSition against them? so we can't say, agijTwhen we playld them, they did this, so we've got to do You have to be prepared for what you're seeing on tape and from what history you can er." TIMES PHOTO BOOTH From kft to right: Bob Terry Fox, Terry Sites and Bob Lindsay, of the Adams and Franklin County Literacy Coundb' 7th Annual Golf Tournament at Penn National Gotf Club August 23. The team fin(shed with score of 56.

Hokies (Continued from Page Bl) getting called for an offsides penalty that negated a sack by James Anderson. Pressure also caused Scales to twice get off poor punts, one setting up a short Virginia Tech TD drive, the other being misjudged by DeAngelo Hall, recovered by the Aggies and turned into a 24- yard scoring drive. But the Hokies came right back after the Aggies got close, getting a 27-yard burst from Jones to start the clinching drive and a 12-yard option run by Randall to end it. Randall also scrambled 13 yards on third- and-6 from the Aggies 26, keeping the all-ground march alive. Jones finished with 188 yards on 30 carries, by far his best game of the season despite a steady rain.

He scored from 1, 2 and 11 yards. i Randall was 9-for-13 for just 63 yards and one touchdown. McNeal was ll-for-21 for 133 yards with the touchdown and one interception. He also ran 12 times for 47 yards and directed three scoring drives of 12 plays or more before halftime, the last one the sweetest. The Hokies seemed to have the Aggies right' where they wanted them with' about seven minutes left in the half.

Leading 14-6, the Hokies looked for a big play after downing Vinnie Burns' punt at the Texas AM 1 2. 5 Instead, it was McNeal and the Aggies that made the A pass interference penalty against Jimmy Williams on an incomplete pass on third-and-7; gave the Aggies a first down onj their 20. McNeal hit Van Zant for 13 and 8 yards, the second onj a third-and-4 when McNeal" foiled Hall's interception hopes with an on-target laser. McNeal added a 16-yard run" after being flushed from thCj pocket and Courtney Lewis car? ried four times for 20 yards, last 2 with 1:15 left making it 14-12 and quieting a sellout crowd looking to celebrate. Links ready for Club Championship From staff reports TIMES SPORTS PHOTO BOOTH Legendary Mount St.

Mary's College basketball coach Jim Phetan and premier Abraham Lincoln actor James Getty will be part of the first tee ceremonies at The Links At Gettysburg Club Championship beginning Thursday, Sept. 25. The Links Club Championship is a 72-hole stroke play event that will be divided into flights after the first 36 holes. Handicaps do not apply and there is no cut. Tee times begin at I p.m.

for the first 18 holes on Thursday, Sept. 25. Tee times for Rounds 2, 3 and 4 Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-28, begin at 7:30 a.m.. The men's and women's club champions each will win a one- year membership (greens fees) to The Links, rued a four-star "Place To Play" by Golf Digest and a new addition to The National Golf Club's member courses.

There will be first and second-place prizes in the Championship, First and Second Flights, plus a buffet each round. Entry fee is $250 for the four- ony tcnHfyMf-Mflft. Links General Manager Casey Covtneller said entries will be accepMl thmajh Monday, Sept. 2 2 Defending champions are Matty Helwig (nanover) for we fnen and Margie (Gettysburg) tot fhe FM we MCOM OTGomtre ywar Phcfw will start The Links CM) Championship by hitting the ceremonial first drive off No. 1.

Phelan won 819 NCAA games before retiring at the end of the 2002 season. Getty, who travels the country presenting Lincoln programs, will be in traditional Lincoln black- and-white dress when serving as the starter for Round 1. For information about Links Club Championship, the pro shop at 359-8000. i NO TRESPASSING All persons are warned not to trespass on the premises of the undersigned with dog, gun or trap for the purpose of taking game in any manner, or! for fishing, or any way injuring or destroying property. All persons violating the laws of the Commonwealth with regard to trespassing on land of the undersigned will be dealt with under the provisions of She Crimes Code of Pennsylvania.

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