Twenty-second-ranked Johns Hopkins racked up 582 yards of total offense to record a 51-7 win over Gettysburg Friday night at Musselman Stadium.
The Blue Jays’ James Rinello completed 18 of 25 passes for the Blue Jays, amassing 272 passing yards and two touchdowns. He also ran the ball eight times for 41 yards.
Hopkins used six plays to move the ball inside the Gettysburg 10 on its opening drive but it stalled there and the Blue Jays had to settle for a 27-yard Brad Paxton field goal and 3-0 lead with 12:21 showing. The Blue Jays defense forced a three-and-out before the offense paid off a 6-play, 65-yard drive with an Andrew Rich 12-yard touchdown up the middle for the running back’s first of two scores on the night with 8:05 remaining.
The second quarter started with a 20-yard James Rinello-to-PJ Scales touchdown and a 17-0 lead. Johns Hopkins later added a 38-yard Geoff Schroeder catch-and-run screen pass on a fourth-and-5 to make it 24-0 with 4:45 to play in the opening half. Paxton added a 20-yard field goal as the half expired to make it 27-0 at the break.
The third featured long drives by both teams. Gettysburg twice converted a fourth-and-1 on the opening march – the second of which Rocco Abdinoor pulled on a read option and took around the left side 20 yards to make it 27-7 with 9:01 to play. The Blue Jays responded to the 12-play march with a nine-play drive of their own, consuming 5:09 before Paxton had to hit a 30-yarder for his third field goal of the night with 3:45 to play.
Johns Hopkins added three rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Rich scored from 12 yards out with 10:37 to play, and then Ty Pugliano scored from one yard out and 24 with 6:47 and 1:51, respectively.
For Gettysburg, Brian Smith led the Bullets with his first career double-digit tackle game, recording 12 on the night. Rocco Abdinoor had the lone score of the night on a 20-yard run.
Gettysburg returns to action at Muhlenberg on Saturday, Oct. 19. Game time is 12 p.m.
This story originally appeared on the Gettysburg College website.