TWICE AS NICE
A week after suffering a loss at North Penn, Old Gaelic left nothing to chance in a 62-5 drubbing of visiting PCOM. With the victory, the Griffins clinched the EPRU-III championship for the second consecutive season. In a new format, the Black and Gold will host a first round match in the Mid-Atlantic playoffs against a Virginia side on April 22, 2006. The winner advances to the semi-finals at a neutral site (tba) the following weekend.
The Griffins wasted little time getting started and quickly turned the contest into a relay race. Brian Ogle, who paced Old Gaelic with four tries, got things started on a nifty dish from Scott Lindsey. Curtis Brillhart, who notched a pair for his quiver, followed off a feed from Chris Speese for a 10-0 advantage. Brillhart found the hallowed zone again, thanks to an assist from ageless scrumhalf Tom Marascuillo. Dan Roth found John Kroesen and Ken Ivey for two more scores and a 29-0 lead. Ogle finished the first-half onslaught on an assist from Marascuillo on a weak-side foray that was initiated by Brillhart.
Roth and Ogle each found the try zone two times in the second half to complete the scoring. Dan Morris put the exclamation point on the rout with a deft conversion. The Griffins finished with nine assists (out of 10 tries) as 28 players took part in the fun. Lindsey had three assists and won Man of the Match honors.
T: Ogle 4, Brillhart 2, Roth 2, Ivey, Kroesen. A: Lindsey 3, Roth 2, Marascuillo 2, Speese, Brillhart. C: Roth 5, Morris.
1-Speese/R Smith/Schlomann
2-Dimitrovich/Morris
3-T Smith/Lentz
4-Pomraning/Eggleston
5-Hart/Heimbach
6-Ivey/Ray
7-Adams/Repka/Gould
8-Brillhart/Tunis
9-Marascuillo/Roth
10-Roth/Ramsey
11-Beard/Kelly
12-Kroesen
13-Lindsey
14-Ogle/Runkle
15/Ramsey/Cooley
NEWS & NOTES
It was great to see alums back for Homecoming festivities (JJ Glahn, John Lyons, Tim Stefanon, Gary Meili and Ron Shambaugh, just to name a few). We had a legacy Saturday Pat Eggleston (Son of Spike) had his debut at lock. From all reports, the Halloween Party was a huge success. Stay fit over the winter and study The Eight Simple Rules. Dont forget the banquet on December 3rd at the Caddyshack (with entertainment by The Five Neat Guys). Come celebrate our 30th anniversary in style!