Game recap: Gettysburg high school football team's fourth quarter score leads to victory over Big Spring

By Staff Report Oct 12, 2012, 8:10pm

Game recap

After taking the lead in the fourth quarter, Gettysburg (Pa.) held on for a 14-7 victory over Big Spring (Newville, Pa.) on Saturday. The difference for the Warriors was Jordan Nye ran for a touchdown.

The teams went into the locker room at halftime deadlocked at seven. The Warriors took the lead for good on a Nye touchdown run with 4:00 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Gettysburg's standout player in the win was Nye. The senior running back ran for one touchdown.

The Bulldogs' lone touchdown came on a run in the first quarter.

GHS had struggled this season, allowing 42.0 points per game.



The Warriors got revenge for last year's 33-27 loss to Big Spring with the victory.

The loss comes after Big Spring defeated James Buchanan 28-6 last week. The win was a nice bounce back for Gettysburg, which lost to Northern York last week, 41-0.

In a Mid-Penn - Colonial game next week Gettysburg (2-5) takes on James Buchanan, and Big Spring (1-6) will go up against Greencastle-Antrim also in a Mid-Penn - Colonial game.

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