COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Ursinus and Gettysburg re-wrote the Centennial Conference record book on Saturday afternoon, as the Bears (2-2, 2-0 Centennial) defeated the Bullets (1-4, 1-2 Centennial) 55-50 on Homecoming at Patterson Field. Ursinus defeated the Bullets for the first time since 2005 and went 2-0 in the Centennial for the first time since 1996.

The two teams combined for 1,327 yards of total offense, while Ursinus set a Centennial Conference record for points in a half with 48 in the first half.

Gettysburg set the record for most points by a losing team in a Centennial Conference contest. The Bears raced out to a 55-23 lead in the third quarter, only to see the Bullets pull to within five with 6:36 to go in the contest.

However, Ursinus controlled the ball in the final 6:36 and did not give the Bullet offense one last chance at the end zone. The Bears controlled the ball for over 40 minutes on the afternoon.

Senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge) threw for 389 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for two more. He also had a critical fourth-down conversion with two minutes to go on a fourth-and-1 which helped Ursinus run out the clock. For his efforts, he was named the Kenneth Walker Memorial Trophy given to the most outstanding Ursinus player in the contest. 

Sophomore receiver Nick Giarratano (Wapwallopen, Pa./Crestwood) got his name into the Centennial Conference and Ursinus record books as he caught 11 passes for 218 yards and two scores. The 11 catches ties a school record.

Freshman running back Teddy Conrad (Doylestown, Pa./C.B. West) rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns. The three touchdowns ties him for second-best in a game in Ursinus history.
Gettysburg senior quarterback Matt Flynn threw for 519 yards and seven touchdowns in a losing effort, as the Bullets scored 27 straight points to pull within five.

Senior tight end A.J. Perrotti caught six of those passes for 150 yards. Senior running back Ricky Manigat rushed for a team-high 83 yards on four carries for Gettysburg.

Defensively, sophomore defensive back Joe Henry (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) had 11 tackles for the Bears, including a sack and two tackles for loss. Senior linebacker Tim Widdoes had 14 stops for Gettysburg.

Ursinus scored right out of the gate as Decristofaro threw a ten-yard pass to sophomore wide out Kahlil Pittman (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) with 10:15 left, completing a ten-play, 66-yard drive for a 7-0 lead. Gettysburg came right back and got on the board on a 20-yard field goal from junior kicker Mike Barrett to cut the Ursinus lead to 7-3 with 8:13 left.

Ursinus went up 14-3 on the next drive, as Decristofaro ran off tackle for a 23-yard score with 3:51 left. Gettysburg scored on its next drive, as Flynn threw an 11-yard pass to junior running back Charles Curcio with 2:11 left for a 14-10 Bears lead.

On the next kick, Ursinus fumbled on the 30-yard line. But, the ball was recovered by Ursinus on the 49-yard line by sophomore defensive end Sean Whelan (Doylestown, Pa./C.B. East). Four plays later, Conrad scored from two-yards out for a 21-10 lead with 42 seconds left.

Gettysburg got down to the 2-yard line, but, junior wide receiver Gavin Jablonski fumbled and Ursinus junior defensive tackle Dave Queroli (Narberth, Pa./Harriton) recovered it in the end zone for a touchback.

Ursinus then scored on its next possession to go up 28-10 on an 18-yard run by Conrad at 12:21 in the second. Gettysburg came right back and scored on its next possession as Flynn completed a 52-yard pass to junior wide receiver Brian Betley with 10:44 left.

Back came the Bears again as Decristofaro completed an 11-play, 62-yard drive with a one-yard plunge and a 34-17 lead with 5:40 left.

After Gettysburg punted, which was the lone punt of the game, Conrad completed a nine-play, 59-yard drive with a four-yard run for a 41-17 Ursinus lead with 1:24 left.

Each team scored one more time in the half as Flynn threw a 21-yard pass to Jablonski with 40 seconds left to make the score 41-23 in favor of the Bears. Ursinus aided from a 59-yard return from freshman wideout Al Desiderio (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic), which allowed the Bears to score on a 30-yard pass from Decristofaro to Giarratano with 12 seconds left for a 48-23 halftime score.

On Gettysburg's first drive of the third, Flynn was intercepted by freshman defensive back Chris Rountree (Lawnside, N.J./Haddon Heights) with 13:42 left. Ursinus got all the way down to the Gettysburg 32, before Decristofaro was intercepted by junior defensive back Tairi Mobley at the Bullets' 12-yard line. Gettysburg's ensuing drive was stalled at midfield, giving the Bears the ball with 7:10 left.

The final Bears' score came at 5:31 as Decristofaro threw a 34-yard pass to Giarratano for a 55-23 lead.

Gettysburg then turned on the offense as the Bullets recovered a Decristofaro fumble at the 29 and was aided by two Ursinus personal foul penalties, setting up shop at the Bears' 49. Flynn then threw a 24-yard pass to Betley for a 55-30 Ursinus lead with 2:18 left.  

In the fourth, Ursinus again fumbled going for a score as Decristofaro fumbled at the Bullet 1-yard line and Gettysburg recovered it in the endzone.

An 11-play, 80-yard drive put Gettysburg within 18 at 55-37 on a five-yard TD toss to Curcio with 10:30 left. The Bullets recovered the onside kick, and then scored on their next play as Flynn threw a 53-yard pass to Perrotti for a 55-44 score with 10:20 left.

Ursinus' next drive stalled at the Gettysburg 27, allowing the Bullets to go six-plays, 73-yards in 1:13 to pull within 55-50 on a 21-yard pass by Flynn to junior tailback Jamel Mutunga with 6:36 left.

Ursinus took the ball and never gave it back, with the Decristofaro one-yard plunge at the Gettysburg 29-yard line sealing the win.

Ursinus hosts Franklin & Marshall next week.