Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Then there was Paul Connors, a high school god out of Hanover, Ma., who had seen lean days last year with the varsity. But Saturday, the man who rumbled and grumbled for short yardage up the middle last year looked like a new ballcarrier. Turning on bursts of speed and juking past lumbering linemen, Connors racked up 86 dazzling yards...
...game was draining, it didn't show on the field as widespread puddles hindered the players' speed and ball control and made scoring difficult...
...trying to play short passes," Ford explained. Harvard's bunching led to two, carbon copy break-aways by Shayan within three minutes. In both cases, he took an alley-oop style pass from behind midfield and broke in behind a Crimson defender, moving his gawky frame with deceptive speed. Walsh charged Shayan, inducing him to shoot wide to the right from high in the penalty area...
...workhouse, as expected, was Paul Connors. Weaving inside and out with both speed and precision, Connors racked up 86 yards in 25 carries to lead the Harvard rushing game...
...John worked the Multiflex to perfection, using Hollingsworth's speed outside and Connors' elusiveness both up the middle and on the wide pitches. The Crimson looked headed for a score. But as was the case throughout a game that included six fumbles and three interceptions, sloppiness stepped in to change the fortunes...