THE FACTS
Ursinus (5-3, 2-3 CC) 40, Gettysburg (0-8, 0-5 CC) 13
What: Centennial Conference (CC) football game
When: Saturday, Nov. 1
Where: Collegeville, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Ursinus outscored Gettysburg 21-0 in the fourth quarter to turn a one-possession game into a 40-13 victory.
THE LEADERS
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Michael Zrelak (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) led the Bullets with 104 yards rushing on a day when they outgained the hosts 231-182 on the ground.
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Landon Hunt (Woodbridge, Va./Forest Park) added 99 yards rushing on just eight carries.
FOR THE FOES
• Ryder Zulkowski had five receptions for 99 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bears.
• Jaden Louis rushed for 94 yards and one score.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Neither team could get footing offensively until
Isaac Parks-Gill (Lewistown, Pa./Mifflin County) connected on a 47-yard field goal with 5:17 showing for a 3-0 Gettysburg lead.
• Those were the only points until Ursinus scored on its first possession of the second quarter. Tristan Machado hit Ryder Zulkowski for a 23-yard touchdown but the PAT was missed to keep it 6-3 with 11:52 remaining. The Bullets responded with a 13-play drive but could not convert points inside the five-yard line. The Bears, however, went 97 yards in eight plays to take a 13-3 lead into the locker room on a Jason Bernard two-yard run.
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Michael Zrelak did the heavy lifting on the first drive of the third quarter, including the final 18 on the ground to pull within 13-10 with 11:47 to play. A 13-play Ursinus drive went the other way to push the lead to 19-10 on an 11-yard pass play to Aidan Roselle. After three big
Landon Hunt runs got the Bullets to the Ursinsus 13, they had to settled for a Parks-Gill 27-yard field goal to cut the margin to 19-13 with 1:22 showing.
• A 20-yard Zulkowski touchdown grab, 30-yard Bernard run and one-yard Jaden Louis run in the fourth quarter sealed the win.
THE INSIDE STORY
• It was the second time this season that Gettysburg had rushed for more than 230 yards in a game.
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Zach Chostaka (Ridgewood, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional) led the defense with a career-high 13 tackles.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Muhlenberg on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
