Word: balestraccis
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Their names—Fadule, Traverso, Torinus, Bakken, Soriano and others—are much less familiar than those of well-publicized stars Carl Morris, Neil Rose, Dante Balestracci, Palazzo, and now even Tyler. But the offensive linemen are the silent warriors of the Harvard football team, the unspoken heroes of a championship squad that has now won 13 straight league games...
...kept hitting him as hard as we could, and he kept getting up,” junior linebacker Dante Balestracci said. “I give him all the credit for staying in the game that long...
...Balestracci said earlier this season, the defense’s main goal is to make big plays to get the ball back in the offense’s hands. Saturday was an example of just that, as Harvard’s defense recovered a fumble, caught an interception and forced four turnovers on downs. And the defensive players did it with a vengeance...
...were playing a tough game of football,” Balestracci said, in perhaps the understatement of the season...
Entering its most important game of the year, Harvard is fortunate that its defense is rising to the occasion and playing with such determination and championship-caliber resolve. Against the mighty Penn offense, the Crimson defense will surely be tested, but signs are promising as to how Balestracci and the Boys will respond...