THE FACTS
Christopher Newport (2-1) 54, Gettysburg (1-2) 37
What: Non-conference football game
When: Saturday, Sept. 21
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Christopher Newport outscored Gettysburg 28-0 in the second quarter to build a 40-7 lead en route to a 54-37 win.
THE LEADERS
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Rocco Abdinoor (Edgewater, Md./St. Mary's Annapolis) led the Bullets to with 216 yards passing and two touchdowns. He also ran for another 104 and two scores.
FOR THE FOES
• Barry Connor completed 12 of 15 passes for 260 yards with two touchdowns in the first half.
• Colin Hart had three catches, including two touchdowns, for 144 yards.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Christopher Newport took the first drive of the game nine plays and 82 yards. Gunner White capped the march with a two-yard run. The Captains missed the PAT to keep it a 6-0 game with 9:19 to play in the opening quarter. On the next possession, Colin Hart needed just one play to catch a 78-yard touchdown pass but, again, the PAT was missed to keep it 12-0 with 6:21 remaining. Gettysburg, however, had an answer. Six plays in to the next drive,
Rocco Abdinoor connected with
Walle Harwigsson Lundblad (Malmo, Sweden/Rabun Gap) for a 54-yard touchdown to make it 12-7 with 4:20 to play.
• The entire second quarter, however, belonged to Christopher Newport. White capped a 10-play, 74-yard drive with a two-yard run just 1:17 into the period for a 19-7 lead. Nearly three minutes later, Trey Hayes had a 13-yard run before Hart caught a 45-yard pass with 6:33 on the clock. A 33-yard Jordan Lennon run with 3:13 showing made it 40-7 at the break.
• Just two plays into the second half, Abdinoor broke through the middle and scampered 83 yards for a touchdown and Gettysburg longest rush since 2011. Zavier Kennedy scored from two yards out seven minutes later to make it 47-15.
• NaiQuan Washington-Pearce scored in the first minute of the fourth quarter for a 54-15 lead. A one-yard Abdinoor run with 11:24 to play made it 54-21. With 6:00 left, Abdinoor hit
Danny Bonato (Rockville, Md./Good Counsel) in the front corner of the end zone for the freshman's first collegiate score. Then a 33-yard Abdinoor-to-Harwigsson connection and two-point conversion set the final score with 3:14 to play.
THE INSIDE STORY
• For the second time this season,
Rocco Abdinoor had a four-touchdown game, 200-yard passing game and 100-yard rushing game.
• Christopher Newport outgained Gettysburg 595-385 on the day, including 362-216 through the air.
• Walle Harwigsson caught six passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns.
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Brian Smith (Fredericksburg, Va./Saint John Paul the Great) led the defense with seven tackles.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg has next week off before returning to action at home against McDaniel on Friday, Oct. 4. Game time is 7 p.m.
