Word: halfback
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Lincoln High School varsity football practice two days before the big homecoming game, and the fullback, during a break in the pop and crunch of colliding pads, says to the halfback, "I still have to go pick up a dress for the dance...
Ordinarily, a football huddle would be the last place a girl would go for advice on making the decision between a strapless gown and a halter dress. But on this team, Cruz can talk fashion with the halfback, Diocelina Macias (5 ft. 6 in., 137 lbs.), as she's doing now. Or she can try defensive tackle Patricia Mora (5 ft. 7 in., 170 lbs.). Imelda Chaparro (5 ft. 8 in., 226 lbs.), another lineman, would be another option, but she's on the sidelines after suffering a concussion in last week's game...
Harvard broke in brand-new Princeton Stadium in grand fashion, as a Menick halfback pass that went for a 41-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter proved to be the game-winner in a 23-22 contest. Sophomore Josh Wilske adjusted nicely to the ball in the air as he dragged a defender into the endzone...
...Actually, we just put that [halfback option] in this week because we anticipated they would come in hard and blitz a lot, and it's exactly what they did," Menick said. "As soon as the pitch came out, I had my eyes on Wilske...
Columbia does have talented backs. If Harvard's run defense has not improved, sophomore halfback Johnathan Reese and First Team All-Ivy fullback Kirby Mack could again help the Lions gain near 200 yards on the ground...