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...Cornerback Andrew Berry, though recruited as a quarterback, was called upon to replace injured veteran Gary Sonkur in the season opener against Holy Cross. Since then he has played in all but two contests, starting in five...
...taken some time for what was expected to be the most experienced duo of cornerbacks in the Ivy League to take the field at once. But this weekend, the Harvard football team will finally get a glimpse of the veteran foundation of its defensive secondary.Senior cornerback Gary Sonkur will likely see his first substantive action of the season on Saturday against Penn. He dressed last week against Columbia for the first time this year. Entering the fall season, observers predicted that Sonkur and fellow senior corner Keith Howell would create the best cornerback tandem in the league. But Sonkur battled...
...ground. BERRY BANGED UP Freshman cornerback Andrew Berry missed his second game of the year due to a shoulder injury that continues to plague him. Berry, who played quarterback in high school, stepped right into the starting lineup at the beginning of the season after senior Gary Sonkur went down with a hamstring pull. Opposing offenses have targeted Berry all year as opposed to going after the more experienced Keith Howell on the other side of the field. The freshman has managed to hold his own and has consistently avoided getting burned on big plays. “It?...
...other team had a really athletic receiver, but even then, I’d just play man-coverage and just run around and keep up with them.”You wouldn’t be able to tell after what has transpired this season.After senior Gary Sonkur went down with a preseason hamstring tear, modest and inexperienced Andrew didn’t believe it would mean anything significant for him.“At that point it never crossed my mind that I’d be starting, because I still had some guys ahead...
...players who were supposed to be ready for the opener not play a down this season, players who were supposed to be out for the season playing the following week, and receivers dropping so quickly that Murphy might soon hold an open casting call. Senior cornerback Gary Sonkur was supposed to help anchor the secondary opposite Keith Howell. Sonkur aggravated a hamstring injury in camp, thought he’d be ready for Week 1, but hasn’t seen the field since.The secondary wasn’t helped out any more when safety Danny Tanner went down with...