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...other side of the ball, after Gruber’s early fumble, the Holy Cross offense couldn’t muster anything against the Crimson defense. The unit that was supposed to miss its leader and anchor, Dante Balestracci ’04, looked perfectly in-sync with junior linebacker Matt Thomas and Everett flying all over the field. The linebacker duo combined for nine tackles and put constant pressure on O’Neil, who finished the day with only 70 yards in the air. The tandem twice forced the Crusaders’ quarterback to throw the ball before...
Going into this season’s opener against Holy Cross, there was palpable anticipation of what the 2004 edition of the Harvard defense would look like. Despite losing captain middle linebacker Dante Balestracci ’04—the four-time All-Ivy pick who led the team with 96 tackles—along with All-Ivy cornerback Benny Butler ’04 and five of its six top leaders in tackles, there was no sense of panic. And watching how the Crimson manhandled the Crusaders Saturday, there seemed to be no need...
...quite unlike the last leader of the Crimson defense, Dante Balestracci ’04, senior Bobby Everett’s name wasn’t born for the headlines. At first glance, it certainly doesn’t seem born to make football players quake and shiver...
...left Holy Cross with little option but to attempt high-risk passes along the well-guarded sidelines. By the fourth quarter, Harvard defenders had so thoroughly beaten their opponents that Holy Cross all-American wide receiver Ari Confesor actually stopped running for a pass floating towards Crimson linebacker Dante Balestracci ’04 to avoid taking...
Whether anyone will be wise enough to take notice, however, remains to be seen. If they don’t, choosing to focus on Everett, as many keyed on Balestracci last year, several coaches figure to be left scratching their heads—and opposing quarterbacks lying on the turf...