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Magyar’s redemption lifts Dickinson over Gettysburg, 17-14; Bullets still seeking 500th victory

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CARLISLE, Pa. – Drew Magyar kicked a 23-yard field goal with 52 seconds remaining to lift Dickinson over Gettysburg 17-14 in Centennial Conference (CC) football action on Saturday.

 Magyar, who missed a 25-yard field goal attempt on the Red Devils’ first drive of the game, converted when it mattered most to cap a 12-play, 72-yard drive and help Dickinson (4-5, 2-3 CC) extend its unbeaten streak to nine games (8-0-1) over the Bullets (4-5, 1-4 CC).

 Red Devil linebacker Chuck Nesley sealed the victory by intercepting Joe Gossweiler (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) at the Dickinson 42 with 28 seconds left.

 Antonio Tiberi carried 12 times for a team-high 111 yards while backup quarterback Jake Ramsey, who guided the winning drive, rushed for 79 yards and scored on a seven-yard run.

 Gossweiler finished with 25 carries for a career-high 158 of Gettysburg’s 299 rushing yards on the day and scored his fifth touchdown of the season on a one-yard run in the second quarter. Fullback Mike Schwalb (Bernardsville, NJ/Pingry School) also carried the offensive load, rushing 24 times for 95 yards and one touchdown as the Bullets were denied in their first bid for the program’s 500th all-time victory.

 After a first half that featured four touchdowns and 376 combined yards of total offense, neither team was able to break the 14-all halftime deadlock until the Red Devils put together the decisive march in the game’s final minutes.

 A 41-yard punt from Sam Shipley (Rahway, NJ/Rahway) started Dickinson on its own 22 with 6:29 remaining. Ramsey got the drive off to a good start with a 12-yard pass to fullback Matt Reisig before keeping the ball on four of the next five plays to move the Red Devils to the Gettysburg 47.

 Facing a third-and-3, Tiberi broke loose on a run inside the Bullet 10, only to have a holding call bring the ball back to the 34. Unfazed, Reisig carried 19 yards to the Bullet 15 on the next play before Tiberi accounted for five more yards on consecutive carries.

 The Gettysburg defense held Reisig one yard shy of a first down to set up a fourth-and-1 on the Bullet 6. The teams traded timeouts before Magyar split the uprights to settle the affair.

 After coming up empty on its first drive of the game, Dickinson opened the scoring on its second possession.

 Tiberi opened the eight-play, 77-yard march with a 24-yard run and starting quarterback George Gonzalez capped it with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Gerald O’Hara to make it 7-0 with 5:36 left in the first quarter.

 The Bullets wasted little time in responding, driving 70 yards on its next possession to tie the game at 7. Gentris Bryant (Wilmington, DE/Archmere Acad.) keyed the march by taking an option pitch 18 yards to midfield and Gossweiler capped the drive with a one-yard touchdown dive on the first play of the second quarter.

 The first of two interceptions by cornerback Matt Zangrilli (Wallingford, PA/Strath Haven) set up Gettysburg’s second touchdown.

 Zangrilli picked off a Gonzalez pass to set the Bullets up at the Red Devil 45. Schwalb ripped off runs of 8 and 4 yards before Bryant followed with an 11-yard carry to the Dickinson 22.

 The drive appeared to stall at the 13, but a pass interference call on fourth-and-1 gave Gettysburg new life, and Schwalb made it count with a two-yard touchdown run on the next play for a 14-7 lead with 10:06 left in the first half.

 Running on every play, the Red Devils answered with a nine-play, 59-yard scoring drive to knot the contest at 14.

 Tiberi opened the march with an eight-yard gain before Ramsey and Kevin Kozup combined for 51 yards on eight consecutive carries, the last a seven-yard touchdown run by Ramsey with 5:49 left before halftime.

 Gettysburg rolled up 43 yards on each of its first two drives of the second half, but a fumble ended the first possession and the Bullets were forced to punt on their next march.

 Dickinson’s best chance to score before the winning field goal was a 12-play, 47-yard drive that ended when the Gettysburg defense halted Kozup on fourth-and-1 at the Bullet 33.

 Despite being held without a sack, conference sack leader Beck Daniel (Coral Gables, FL/Coral Gables) still managed to lead Gettysburg with eight solo tackles. Zangrilli’s two interceptions gave him a team-best four picks on the season.

 Kozup finished with 11 carries for 43 yards while Bill Corcoran was credited with a game-high 11 tackles (9 solo) for the Red Devils.

 The victory allowed Dickinson to retain possession of the Little Brown Bucket, the trophy that has been presented to the annual winner in the series since 1938.

 The Bullets, who still have the opportunity to finish with a non-losing season for the first time since 1995, wrap up their 2002 campaign on Saturday at home against Franklin & Marshall. Game time is 1 p.m.

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