Complete Game Notes

OPENING STATEMENTS
The Bullets (5-4, 5-3 CC) close the curtains on their 2011 campaign and look to post their second-straight winning season as they visit Franklin & Marshall College (3-6, 3-5 CC) at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Sponaugle-Williamson Field in Lancaster. Gettysburg has faced off with F&M more than any other team, and Saturday marks the 97th meeting between the two schools.

GAME COVERAGE
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ALL-TIME SERIES
F&M holds a 45-44-7 edge in the all-time series that dates back to 1890, and the two sides have faced off in their regular season finale every year since 1983. The home team has claimed each of the past six meetings.

LAST MEETING
Making his first collegiate start, Kody Smith threw for 281 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions on 19-of-28 passing, and Gettysburg scored 41 unanswered points spanning the first three quarters en route to a 57-35 victory over Franklin & Marshall at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium. The Bullets outgained F&M 504-427, with receiver Brian Betley '11 catching four pass for 103 yards and a pair of touchdowns and wing Charles Curcio '11 making nine receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown. Tailbacks Jamel Mutunga '11 and Anthony DeSalva '11 contributed 94 and 85 rushing yards, respectively, for Gettysburg.

LAST TIME OUT
Corwyn Gordon blocked a potential game-tying extra point with 46 seconds left and Dickinson edged the Bullets 21-20 to win back the Little Brown Bucket in Gettysburg on Saturday. After junior quarterback Kody Smith scored on a 2-yard touchdown run, Gordon got his hand on the point-after attempt. The ball fluttered in the air before bouncing off the crossbar and back into the end zone. The Red Devils then recovered Gettysburg's onside kick attempt and were able to run out the rest of the clock. Dickinson, which scored 21 unanswered points after falling behind 14-0 early, rushed for 306 yards. Senior tailback Ted Delia led Gettysburg with 86 rushing yards while senior wing John Pesce scored a pair of touchdowns – one rushing and one receiving. Sophomore receiver Aden Twer caught six passes for 78 yards and became just the second player in school history to go over 1,000 receiving yards in a season. Junior linebacker Mark Covington made 11 tackles, including 10 solo stops, while forcing and recovering a fumble to lead the defense while junior linebacker Larry DelViscio also made 11 stops.

Franklin & Marshall led 10-0 and 17-14 against Johns Hopkins, but the 11th-ranked and undefeated Blue Jays rallied to beat the Diplomats 28-23 in Baltimore last week. Trailing 28-17, F&M scored with 2:27 left on a 17-yard touchdown pass from John Harrison to Tim Muller, but Hopkins was able to run out the remainder of the clock. Harrison finished 23-for-33 for 302 yards and three touchdowns against the leading pass defense in Division III while Paul McGann caught six passes for 90 yards. John Kaschak rushed for 86 yards on 12 carries.

THE GETTYSBURG OFFENSE
Gettysburg's highly-balanced offense enters Saturday's game ranked in the top-50 in Division III in passing (42nd, 249.1 ypg), rushing (47th, 207.7), and total offense (24th, 456.8). The Bullets have set a school record for single-season touchdown passes (21), but they have also scored 20 touchdown runs. Sophomore receiver Aden Twer enters the game leading the Centennial Conference and ranked ninth in receiving yards per game (118.9). He has made 55 catches for 1,070 yards and a school-record 12 touchdowns. Junior quarterback Kody Smith has also put together an incredible season, passing for 177.4 yards per game and 17 touchdowns against just four interceptions. Senior quarterback Kyle Whitmoyer has shared the time behind center for the Bullets and has thrown for 79.2 yards per game and three touchdowns while also rushing for 37.1 yards per game - second among the Bullets - to go with four touchdowns. Freshman wing Freddy Caruso (36 receptions, 2 TDs, 58.8 ypg) and senior wing John Pesce (24 catches, 3 TDs, 26.8 ypg) have also helped power the offensive attack. Junior tailback Ted Delia has paced the Bullets' conference-leading ground game, scoring eight touchdowns and averaging 101.7 yards per game to rank second in the Centennial and 42nd in Division III.

THE GETTYSBURG DEFENSE
After struggling early, the defense has held its opponent to 21 points or less in three of the last four games. For the season, junior linebacker Larry DelViscio had led the team with 9.8 tackles per game to rank second in the Centennial Conference. He has also made 11.0 tackles for loss to rank second among the Bullets. Senior safety Peter Hak is 10th in the conference with 7.2 hits per outing while junior defensive end Joe Ventresca continues to lead Gettysburg's pass-rush, piling up 6.5 sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss to rank sixth in the Centennial in both categories. Senior linebacker Marc Graziano and senior safety Joe Delaney have contributed with 7.0 and 6.9 tackles per game, respectively.

THE GETTYSBURG SPECIAL TEAMS
Thanks in large part to his three long punt return touchdowns, Delia enters Saturday's game ranked third in Division III in punt return average (25.9 ypg). Freshman Nick Ulassin has made a school-record 40 kick returns for an average of 20.6 yards while Twer has averaged 21.4 yard on 10 kick returns. Senior Rob Pennella has gone 31-for-34 on extra points and 3-for-7 on field goals while freshman Freddy Caruso has punted the last four games. Caruso has averaged 31.9 yards per kick but of his 22 punts, only eight have been returned for a total of 11 yards.

SCOUTING FRANKLIN & MARSHALL
It has been an up-and-down season for the Diplomats, who started 0-3 and won three of their next four games before dropping their last two outings. F&M has made its mark on the defensive side of the field and ranks second in the conference in total defense (285.0 ypg), second in pass defense (162.2 ypg), and third in rushing defense (122.8). Sophomore linebackers Brendan Wengerter and Nick Barbieri lead the Dips with 56 and 48 tackles, respectively while senior defensive end C.T. Marsh has accumulated 7.5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss. Offensively, senior John Harrison has passed for 146.7 yards per game and 12 touchdowns while sophomore Tim Muller leads the Dips with 35 catches for 55.1 yards per game. Freshman Jordan Zackery is close behind with 33 receptions for 48.8 yards per game while senior tailback John Kaschak has rushed for 66.0 yards per game and three TDs. Sophomore Chris DeStefano has knocked through 20-of-22 extra points and 6-of-9 field goals.

THE COACHES
Gettysburg is coached by Barry Streeter, who is in his 33rd year at the helm of the Bullets. With 166 career victories, Streeter ranks 10th among active Division III coaches in wins. He is also 26th on the all-time Division III coaches win list.

The Diplomats are coached by John Troxell, who is 29-32 in his sixth season at F&M. He has guided the Dips to an ECAC bowl game in each of the last two seasons.

THE 300 CLUB
With his final tackle against Johns Hopkins two weeks ago, senior safety Joe Delaney reached the 300 mark for his career and became just the seventh player in school history to reach the milestone. He is currently sixth all-time at Gettysburg with 306 tackles.