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Look for junior Jamie Simone to spearhead the Bruins' running game and for safety-turned-wide receiver-turned-quarterback Keiron Bigby to pick up where Kettelberger left off. An offensive line which boasts four returning 250-pounders is likely to be Brown's greatest strength this fall as the Bruins seek to improve on the 4-3 Ivy mark they have recorded each of the past two campaigns...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Football Prospectus 1986: Over 100 Years of Hands-On Action | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

...Elis led the Ivies in rushing defense last year and the majority of that stingy unit is back. Captain Carmen Ilacqua and Ardel Mckenna may well be the best linebacker tandem in the league. They'll spearhead a defense that is sure to terrorize offenses around New England...

Author: By Matthew A. Saal, | Title: Penn and Yale Lead the Pack | 9/18/1985 | See Source »

...Elis led the Ivies in rushing defense last year and the majority of that stingy unit is back. Captain Carmen Ilacqua and Ardel Mckenna may well be the best linebacker tandem in the league. They'll spearhead a defense that is sure to terrorize offenses around New England...

Author: By Matthew A. Saal, | Title: Penn and Yale Lead the Pack | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

There is a breathless scene in Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust when the hero is caught in a street riot and is carried every way the mob heaves: "He was the spearhead of a flying wedge when it collided with a mass going in the opposite direction. The impact turned him around. As the two forces ground against each other, he was turned again and again, like a grain between millstones. This didn't stop until he became part of the opposing force...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Suddenly, Two Waves of Death | 6/10/1985 | See Source »

Catliff has spearhead a dangerous Crimson attack that will face UCLA Sunday in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tourney. He leads the team with 10 goals and five assists for 25 points...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hotchkin Named Ivy Rookie of the Year | 11/27/1984 | See Source »

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