Word: balestraccis
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...defense, Dante Balestracci, who set a Harvard record for tackles in a season as a freshman with 94 tackles, will be back for three more years. Right cornerback Andy Fried, who had a 15-yard interception and a 34-yard fumble recovery yesterday, is a junior, as is fellow corner Andy Fried. In fact, of Harvard's 22 starters, a whopping 17 are underclassmen. This is excellent news for a team that likely will be favored to win the Ivy League...
...from the lauded leader, it shouldn't have ended this way for the unsung heroes of this young team. At the start of this season, many wouldn't have recognized the names of Nick Palazzo, Matt Leiszler or Dante Balestracci. Now, after their enormous contributions to the team and their competitive drive, it's hard to imagine we could soon forget those names. It is unjust for such a good group of talented and dedicated players to go without the laurels of victory...
...tough times, though, there are usually glimmers of hope. Don't forget that Neil Rose is only a junior, Carl Morris, Leiszler, and Palazzo are sophomores and Balestracci is a freshman. In fact, 30 of the team's 36 core players will return for the 2001 campaign. Most of yesterday's warriors will go on to fight another day and will perhaps have a shot at redemption...
...definitely think I have an appreciation for [the Harvard-Yale rivalry], but I don't think I'm actually going to realize it until I get out on the field and see the crowd," Balestracci said. "But there's just a feeling going around in the locker room that this is the time we have to play...
...Tomorrow's contest at Harvard Stadium will provide Balestracci with the biggest stage he has performed on to date. But as much as he will surely impress in tomorrow's game, the best may still be yet to come...