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...That was a huge point in the game,” said captain linebacker Dante Balestracci. “To withstand that like we did…that just turned the momentum right around in our favor and we were able to roll on that...
...It’s my last game at Harvard, it’s probably going to be the game that I remember this season by,” Balestracci says. “If we win at Yale, it makes it much easier to forget that we lost to Penn, that we lost to Columbia, that we lost to Dartmouth. You can say that we went out with a win, that we went out successful, and that’s really how you’re measured as a Harvard football player...
...last time, Dante Balestracci will step away from his teammates, huddled tightly behind him, and begin the walk across the field. One last time will he look his opponents in the eye as they stand opposite him. One last time will he be a man apart...
...Crimson did the job, for a time. Schires, Dawson, junior wideout Brian Edwards, the injury-plagued offensive line, senior cornerback Benny Butler—who leads the Ivy League in interceptions—and captain linebacker Dante Balestracci eked out victories. The wins weren’t pretty, but they were gutsy. The team, on both sides of the ball, had their troubles—field goal kicking and pass protection, to name a couple—but when all was said and done, Harvard rolled to a 6-0 record, even hovering around the 20?...
Senior Dante Balestracci. Junior Bobby Everett. Honestly, that’s all that needs to be said. The Crimson’s two best defensive players are both linebackers. Balestracci leads the Ivy League in both sacks (8) and tackles for loss (17). Everett leads the team in tackles throughout the past five contests, averaging better than 12 a game. Balestracci is an NFL-candidate. Everett might be the team MVP. The duo has a combined 170 tackles this season—again, tops in the Ivy League for a tandem...