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...with six returning grapplers, Harvard entered five freshmen into Saturday’s competition.No first-year competitor showed more promise than Walter Peppelman, who has the daunting task of replacing junior co-captain and All-American J.P. O’Connor (157) at 149 lbs. The freshman from Harrisburg, Penn. reached the finals in his first collegiate action, dispatching multiple competitors in the talented open field.“[Peppelman] blew through the tournament, just killing people,” Weiss said.The rookie earned three straight falls to land in the semifinals before dispatching Nassau’s Bobby Ward...
...inches from losing a game it lost statistically in almost every category.Harvard couldn’t stop the run—the D gave up 254 yards rushing, 174 of those to Quakers quarterback Keiffer Garton. The Crimson didn’t win the offensive matchup despite a lackluster Penn attack showcasing its third-string quarterback—the Quakers outgained Harvard 445 to 261 and had 27 first downs to the Crimson’s 12. And the team didn’t win the time of possession battle, its Achilles’ heel all season—Penn...
...nothing if not physical. “I give our kids a tremendous amount of credit for everything they’ve had to overcome, and the way they’ve fought and persevered, and I couldn’t be prouder of them,” Penn coach Al Bagnoli said. “And I give Harvard credit for coming up with some big plays when they had to, and certainly they are a very good football team.” The opening kickoff set the tone when Penn’s Matt Tuten got flagged...
...line. The pick preserved a 24-21 win in front of 7,352 mostly hostile fans that keeps Harvard atop the Ivy standings and puts a share of the Ivy title on the line for the Crimson in The Game.The pick would never have been necessary without a furious Penn comeback that made a snoozer into a thrilling contest. After the Crimson converted one of Barnes’ interceptions into a 20-yard field goal by junior kicker Patrick Long to make the score 17-0 with 6:55 remaining in the third quarter, the Quakers offense came to life...
...Within three at 12-9, Harvard ran out of momentum. The next three points went the Big Red’s way to end the game, 15-9. HARVARD 3, COLUMBIA 0Following last week’s heartbreaking back-to-back 3-2 losses to Princeton and Penn, Crimson coach Jen Weiss and the rest of the team were ready for a change of pace.And that’s what the Crimson did to Columbia (26-24, 25-17, 25-19). In its final victory of the season, Harvard put forth an offensive display that paved a new road through...