Week 3 - Football team beats Holy Cross (NY)

We have a couple of editorial notes to take care of before getting into this week's entry. First, by popular demand, we'll give a weekly game summary and point out some good performances by the players. Second, it appears as though this space has generated some interest among the NC soccer community. If you scroll down a bit (or click here), you'll see the first entry by Tom Crosset. Tom is just as psycho about soccer as I am about football. We welcome Tom to the Nest. Keep in mind that this space is not strictly football. It's strictly North Catholic, so we hope to have entries for every sport in time.

Ok, on with this week's football submission.

Game Summary
The Falcons plays sloppy at times, but still managed a win. Hopefully, we can get some of the remaining wrinkles ironed out this week so we're ready for the start of Catholic League play in week 5. Some of the outstanding performers this week were:

Offensive
Rushing - Eugene Byrd - 74yard and 2 touchdowns.
Passing/Receiving - Dennis Logue threw for 102 yards. Mike Scott caught 3 passes for 53 yards.

Defensive
Leading tackler was jr LB David Williams. David had 6 solo tackles (11 total), a sack and he knocked down 2 passes.
Mike Scott and Stephan Singleton each recorded 6 tackles. Eric Moore (4 tackles) registered a sack and he knocked down 2 passes. Daniel Clark and Freddy DiMascia (Game Ball) each recorded an interception. Kyle Fellenbaum recorded 2 key sacks in the game and recovered a fumble.
All three kickers (Punter DiMascia, FG Kicker John Baranosky and KO Specialist, Drew Pierson) did a fine job in the special teams department.

Did You Notice....
.....all the fans on one side of the field. Not sure why. Probably has something to do with the field being new. Who knows?

....Speaking of the new field. The 10th & Bigler complex is very nice. Great field, exceptional bleachers, clean restrooms and plenty of parking.

.....the parents who were helping with food brought along a tailgate grill (Scott Rooney). Very portable and very cool. One of our staffers had a couple of dogs and he loved them.

.....the new hats that are on sale. They are white mesh, flex fit hats. Unfortunately, our guy on the scene was a cheap SOB and didn't bring us one back. We'll see if we can't get one this week.

.....the announcer for the game was Mike Kaiser, who happens to be our Athletic Director's (Tom) brother. We'd told he did a fine job. Our staffer spent the game in the press box with the coaches, so he couldn't hear the announcements much.

....Speaking of the press box, they were air conditioned. Now that's how to watch a football game on a humid evening in S. Philly.

....how many cars were in the neighborhood of S. Philly after the game? Boy, whoever does the schedule should check the Phillies schedule to make sure we're not in S.Philly at the same time. It was a nightmare getting to I-95.

Faces in the Crowd....
We pretty much saw the same crowd at this game, so there weren't many additions.

....we did see former football player and wrestler and assistant NC wrestling coach (currently coaching football at another school), Jim Whitehead. We had a quick chat with Jim about football and such. Good to see Jim coming out to support his alma mater.

...Remember the guy with the Red Sox hat last week? Well, one of our staffers saw a guy who looked exactly like that guy at the game. He was sporting a brand new "North" hat. Gotta love the support we get from the alumni and administration.

...Speaking of alumni in the stands, once again, Tim Murphy was at the game (actually, we believe he has a twin because he seems to be everywhere). Murph was chatting it up with Al DiMascia during the game. Murph was also spotted at the NC soccer game on Sunday too.

...Mike Fagan '57, who makes it to just about every game, was put to work this week in the ticket booth. This guy is a true Falcon supporter. And, he goes to more high school games than anyone....well, except for maybe Ted Silary. But, unlike Ted, Mike doesn't get paid to attend games.

...John Connors, a former neighor of mine and NC grad (I forget what year), was in the crowd for the game. He's related, by marriage, to NC QB Dennis Logue.

This week
On Friday night, the Falcons host the Rams of Pennridge. Pennridge is a team from Perkasie, which is up 309 near Sellersville. They are a former state football power and they come into this game with a 3-0 record, having beaten Wood in OT in week 1. It should give us a good idea how good we are. The game will be at Germantown (yes, another roadtrip for a home game), but it should be worth the drive to see the last game before the Falcons open their season next week against Lansdale Catholic.