THE FACTS
Johns Hopkins (2-5, 1-3 CC) 40, Gettysburg (2-5, 0-4 CC) 14
What: Centennial Conference (CC) football game
When: Friday, Oct. 23
Where: Baltimore, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Johns Hopkins scored the final 16 points of the game to secure a 40-14 victory over Gettysburg.
THE LEADERS
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Shane Donoghue (Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough) led the Bullets with his first career rushing touchdown while also catching five passes for 50 yards.
FOR THE FOES
• Ty Pugliano led the Blue Jays with 17 rushes for 72 yards and a touchdown.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Taking over at the Gettysburg 43, Johns Hopkins moved quickly inside the 10 before the Bullet defense allowed just three yards on the next three plays to force a 22-yard Kaleb Wayt field goal and 3-0 lead with 61 seconds left in the first quarter.
• On the next Gettysburg drive, Johns Hopkins thought they had a stop on a fourth-and-1 at the Blue Jay 27. However, after review, the ruling was overturned and
Sean Clark's (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) quarterback sneak yielded a first down. Three plays later, Clark found
Danny Bonato (Rockville, Md./Good Counsel) on the right side and he tip-toed the sideline for an 18-yard touchdown and 7-3 lead with 10:02 on the clock. The Blue Jays responded on the next drive with a 12-play, 74-yard drive. Luke Baker found Robby Enright to cap the drive with a 12-yard touchdown in the front corner of the end zone to go back in front 10-7 with 4:58 to play.
• On its second drive of the third quarter, Baker and Enright connected for a second touchdown. On a fourth-and-4, the duo made it 17-7 with a 24-yard pass play for a 17-7 lead with 4:10 showing. Taking over at the Bullets 22 after a fumble, Ty Pugliano bounced a fourth-and-1 outside for a 13-yard touchdown run for a 24-7 lead with 1:12 on the clock.
• On the 10th play of the next Gettysburg, a direct snap to
Shane Donoghue (Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough) and the senior's first career rush yielded a touchdown, closing the deficit to 24-14 with 12:32 to play. A Baker four-yard touchdown rush on fourth down sealed the victory with 5:57 remaining. Milan Desai's five-yard run with 1:10 to play set the final margin.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Sean Clark (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) completed 17 of 37 passes for 202 yards.
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Gabriel Diaz (Orlando, Fla./Winter Park) made four catches for 64 yards.
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Justin Bardo (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg Area) led the defense with six tackles.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Ursinus on Saturday, Oct. 31. Game time is 1 p.m.
