THE FACTS
Muhlenberg (3-2, 3-1 CC) 56, Gettysburg (1-4, 1-3 CC) 17
What: Centennial Conference (CC) football game
When: Saturday, Oct. 1
Where: Allentown, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Muhlenberg scored a pair of touchdowns in the first 5 minutes, 1 second en route to a 56-17 win over Gettysburg.
THE LEADERS
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Teddy Girton (Wayne, Pa./Radnor) led the Bullets with seven catches for 76 yards and his first touchdown of the season.
FOR THE FOES
• Joe Repetti led the Mules, throwing for 338 yards and five touchdowns. He completed 22 of 33 passes and ran the ball eight times for 77 yards.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Three plays into the game, Joe Repetti connected with Pelton Esannason for a 65-yard touchdown pass and 7-0 lead just 2:58 into the game. After an interception gave the Mules the ball right back, Repetti needed just six more plays before finding Christopher Ard for a 10-yard score with 9:59 on the clock.
• Repetti then hit James Nye from six yards out and Ethan Brader on a five-yard score to push the lead to 28-0 in the final minute of the first half.
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Rocco Abdinoor (Edgewater, Md./St. Mary's Annapolis) found
Jake Frisco (Falls, Pa./Tunkhannock Area) on a hail mary for a 43-yard score to break up the shutout right before halftime.
• Abdinoor guided the Bullets 60 yards down the field in eight plays on their first possession of the second half.
Teddy Girton hauled in the 19-yard score to make it 28-14 with 10:13 to play in the period.
• A Repetti 14-yard run pushed the lead back to 21 with 7:43 on the clock before a 44-yard
Doug Cummings (Mooresville, N.C./Pleasant Valley [Pa.]) field made it a 35-17 game with 5:05 to play in the third quarter.
• Three different Mules scored in the fourth quarter, including an Amari Dunn 44-yard scamper with 4:43 to play for the final margin.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Rocco Abdinoor threw for 144 yards on 14 of 22 passing and ran for another 59 on 17 carries.
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Pete Chelap (Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill) and
Josh Williams (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville) had seven tackles each to lead the defense.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg has the bye next week before returning to action at home against Susquehanna on Saturday, Oct. 15. Game time is 12 p.m.
