Game Notes

GETTYSBURG, Pa.  – Gettysburg makes a bid to halt Johns Hopkins' conference-record winning streak under the lights at Homewood Field this Friday.
 
GAME COVERAGE
Today's game will feature live stats and live video  courtesy of Johns Hopkins.
 
THE COACHES
Barry Streeter enters his 38th season at the helm of Gettysburg's football program. Streeter is the longest-tenured active coach in Division III and his 192 wins place him seventh among active coaches. Streeter has led Gettysburg to three Centennial Conference championships (1983-85) and he has twice been named CC Coach of the Year. In 1985, he led the Bullets to the only undefeated regular season in school history (9-0-1) and an appearance in the national semifinals. Streeter is a 1971 graduate of Lebanon Valley and he is a member of the Dutchmen's Hall of Fame.
 
Jim Margraff is in his 27th season at Johns Hopkins.  He ranks sixth among active Division III coaches with 195 career victories and is a three-time Centennial Conference Coach of the Year. Margraff has guided Johns Hopkins to 11 Centennial titles, including seven consecutive. Over the last six seasons, the Blue Jays are 48-1 against conference opponents. Margraff is a 1982 graduate of Johns Hopkins.
 
THE SERIES
Johns Hopkins holds a slight 21-20-2 edge in the all-time series. All but eight of the meetings have taken place since 1979. The Blue Jays have won 20 of the last 22 match ups with the Bullets, including each of the last eight.
 
LAST MEETING
Eighth-ranked Johns Hopkins held Gettysburg scoreless in the opening half on the way to a 36-7 decision at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium last season. The Blue Jays posted three rushing touchdowns and a field goal to take a 22-0 lead at halftime. A one-yard plunge by Sam McDermott '16 put the Bullets on the board with 11:35 left in the third quarter. Kyle Wigley '16 finished with 135 yards on 25 carries for the Bullets, while McDermott posted 43 rushing yards and 115 passing yards. Chris Miller '17 (Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan) paced the defensive effort with 14 tackles. Johns Hopkins finished with 250 yards rushing as a team with Brandon Cherry posting 119 and a pair of touchdowns. Jack Campbell logged 15 tackles and two fumble recoveries.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Muhlenberg put up 24 points in the second quarter to get by Gettysburg 43-7 last Saturday. Gettysburg's offense was held in check for most of the game, finishing with a season-low 82 rushing yards and 234 total yards of offense. The Bullets committed five turnovers that the Mules turned into 20 points. Senior Danny Thompson (Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills) finished 10-of-21 for 115 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown pass to junior Ty Abdul-Karim (Washington D.C./Woodberry Forest (Va.)). Junior Justin Davidov (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining) paced the team with 56 yards on seven carries. Juniors Kamau Bridges (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Saint Joseph) and Glenn Benson (North Plainfield, N.J./North Plainfield) each finished with 10 tackles, while classmate Dakota Brovero (Monroeville, N.J./Delsea) piled up nine stops and a pair of sacks.  
 
SCOUTING JOHNS HOPKINS
Johns Hopkins has climbed to seventh in the American Football Coaches Association Division III poll and ninth in the D3football.com national poll. The Blue Jays have been ranked among the top 25 in each of the last five seasons and have won 33 consecutive games against Centennial foes. Johns Hopkins leads the conference and ranks 19th nationally in total offense at over 500 yards per game. The Blue Jays also pace the CC in points per game (40.3), passing yards per game (310.3), kick return average (24.8), field goals (11), and defensive interceptions (13). Johns Hopkins blew open its last win over Dickinson with 35 points in less than 15 minutes between the second and third quarters. The Blue Jays won 45-10 and piled up 512 total yards. Ryan Cary gained 111 yards rushing and scored a pair of touchdowns, while quarterback Jonathan Germano finished 22-of-33 for 249 yards and three scores. Cary leads the Centennial with 11 total touchdowns. Jack Toner has picked off passes in four different contests, including two each against Muhlenberg and Dickinson.
 
GETTYSBURG OFFENSE
Gettysburg paces the Centennial in rushing offense at 201.5 yards per game and the team ranks fourth overall in total offense (427.8 ypg). Senior Danny Thompson and junior Justin Davidov have been a solid combination at quarterback. Combined, the pair is averaging 244 passing yards and 101.7 rushing yards per game. Davidov ranks third in the conference in pass efficiency at 144.8. Senior wide receiver Jordan Kelso is just four receiving yards shy of becoming the 12th Bullet to reach 1,000 in a career. Sophomore Matt McFadden (Morristown, N.J./West Morris Mendham) ranks sixth in the Centennial in all-purpose yardage at 125.8 yards per game.
 
GETTYSBURG DEFENSE
Sophomore linebacker Jake Skinner has climbed to second in the conference in tackles per game (9.8). Skinner has posted at least eight tackles in each of the last five games, including a career-high 16 against Susquehanna. Junior defensive lineman Dakota Brovero logged a career-high nine tackles against Muhlenberg. Brovero posted 2.5 tackles for a loss, including a pair of sacks totaling a loss of 22 yards.   
 
GETTYSBURG SPECIAL TEAMS
Sophomore Matt McFadden (Morristown, N.J./West Morris Mendham) has racked up 453 yards on 22 kickoff returns this fall. McFadden has produced a kick return of at least 32 yards in three of the last four games. Despite not playing football in high school, freshman Justin Geisel (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day) has found a niche as Gettysburg's place-kicker. He has connected on both of his field goal attempts, including a season-long 29-yarder against McDaniel. He is 16-of-18 on extra points and is averaging 52.2 yards per kickoff.
 
MCFADDEN FINALIST FOR PLAY OF THE YEAR
Sophomore Matt McFadden's electrifying 53-yard touchdown run against Juniata has been selected as a finalist for the GEICO Play of the Year. McFadden won a weekly fan poll and will compete against four other weekly winners for Play of the Year. The overall winner will be voted on by the fans from Oct. 31-Nov. 7 and will be announced during GEICO presents Best of College Football on CBS November 24 at 1:30 p.m.