THE FACTS
Christopher Newport (2-1) 49, Gettysburg (1-2) 17
What: Non-conference football game
When: Saturday, Sept. 16
Where: Newport News, Va.
THE SKINNY STORY
A 21-point second quarter gave host Christopher Newport a 28-3 lead en route to a 49-17 victory over Gettysburg.
THE LEADERS
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Peter Schelling (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) led the Bullets with 46 yards rushing but scored both touchdowns.
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Anad Charles (Riverview, Fla./Riverview) paced the defense with seven tackles.
FOR THE FOES
• Connor Barry went 14-for-20 for the Captains for 287 yards and two touchdowns.
• Trey Hayes caught six passes for 136 yards and a score.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Connor Barry aired out a first-down pass and connected with Colin Hart for a 38-yard touchdown pass, capping a drive that covered 62 yards in just four plays and 1:37 for a 7-0 lead with 13:23 to play in the opening quarter.
Alex Estes (Ashburn, Va./Broad Run) forced a fumble that
Peter Corcoran (Havertown, Pa./Haverford) recovered and an unsportsmanlike penalty by the Captains set up Gettysburg for a first down at the CNU 32.
Konrad Vandborg (Gentofte, Denmark/Rabun Gap) connected with Walle Hargwigsson Lundblad (Malmo, Sweden/Rabun Gap) for a 31-yard connection to set up first-and-goal before the drive stalled and the Bullets had to settle for a 23-yard
Rob Meyer (Doylestown, Pa./Archbishop Wood) field goal to make it 7-3 with 3:55 to play in the opening period.
• Barry cashed in a fourth-and-2 for an 11-yard touchdown run up the middle to finish off an 11-play, 63-yard drive and 14-3 lead with 12:42 to play in the second quarter. After a sack fumble on the next drive gave the Captains the ball at the Bullets 10, Gunner White took the first play to the end zone and pushed the lead to 21-3 just 62 seconds later. A second White scoring run – this one from one yard out – made it 28-3 with 5:41 to play in the opening half.
• After Christopher Newport stretched the lead to 35-3 with a Barry-to-Trey Hayes 34-yard touchdown pass with 13:23 remaining in the third quarter, Vandborg engineered a 13-play, 65-yard drive for the first touchdown of the day for the Bullets.
Peter Schelling punched it in from inside the one-yard line for his first rushing TD of the year with 7:34 on the clock, cutting the deficit to 35-10. The Captains responded with a nine-play, 67-yard drive that ended with a touchdown, stretching the lead back to 42-10 with 3:18 showing.
• Schelling added a second short touchdown run at the end of a 15-yard, 75-yard drive to make it 42-17 with 10:13 to play.
Matt Mikulka (Lititz, Pa./Manheim Twp.) recovered an ensuing onside kick but the offense went three-and-out. A Gavin Hall 41-yard interception return for a touchdown set the final score with 3:44 to play.
THE INSIDE STORY
• It was the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
• Christopher Newport finished with a 395-311 edge in total offense but did it on just 53 plays while Gettysburg ran 77 plays on the day.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg has next week off before returning to action at McDaniel on Saturday, Sept. 30. Game time is 1 p.m.
