Dishin' the disc
Dan “Gopher” Portnoy The ultimate ultimate frisbee guy
Issue date: 9/23/05 Section: Sports
This past weekend Holy Cross' Ultimate Frisbee team, the Purple Heys, traveled to Devens, MA to compete in the East New England Sectional Tournament. The tournament was played over two days and was separated into two divisions, the top division featured some of the best club teams in the country while Holy Cross played in the second division against mostly college programs.
Day One began early for the Heys, leaving Hogan at 7:00 a.m. to get to Devens, the team was saddened to find out that their first round game against a club team known as Drunken Clams did not start until 11:00. The first official game of the year for Holy Cross was a little disappointing as the team struggled to find its offensive flow. Defensively, HC managed to produce turnovers and get scoring opportunities, but the team failed to convert on most of them. In the end, the Drunken Clams took the game in a rout, 15-3.
Holy Cross' second game against Harvard B, a strong second team from a school perennially contending for a spot at the national championships, was also a little one-sided. Holy Cross started off fairly strong, keeping the game close until the score was 4-3, but then Harvard began taking it to the Holy Cross defense. Outstanding efforts from Cassidy "Bluto" Edwards on defense resulted in a mild concussion as he took a knee to the back of the head while bidding for an errant throw. But even the best efforts of Holy Cross' defense weren't enough as the offense stagnated and Harvard pulled away, winning the game 15-4.
The Purple Heys' last game of the day was a war of attrition. Having lost the first two games and facing relegation to a play-in game at the bottom of the bracket, Holy Cross needed a win against Bentley College Ultimate. Finally gelling, the offense, led by sophomore handling trio, Corey "LoCal" Evans, Peter "Wembley" Crowley and Robert "Opie" Ryan, was able to establish the long game and open the field up. Big plays in the end zone came from Kevin "Bruce Banner" McClane whose playing with an injured leg led to Holy Cross' dismantling of the Bentley defense and taking the game 15-7.
Day One began early for the Heys, leaving Hogan at 7:00 a.m. to get to Devens, the team was saddened to find out that their first round game against a club team known as Drunken Clams did not start until 11:00. The first official game of the year for Holy Cross was a little disappointing as the team struggled to find its offensive flow. Defensively, HC managed to produce turnovers and get scoring opportunities, but the team failed to convert on most of them. In the end, the Drunken Clams took the game in a rout, 15-3.
Holy Cross' second game against Harvard B, a strong second team from a school perennially contending for a spot at the national championships, was also a little one-sided. Holy Cross started off fairly strong, keeping the game close until the score was 4-3, but then Harvard began taking it to the Holy Cross defense. Outstanding efforts from Cassidy "Bluto" Edwards on defense resulted in a mild concussion as he took a knee to the back of the head while bidding for an errant throw. But even the best efforts of Holy Cross' defense weren't enough as the offense stagnated and Harvard pulled away, winning the game 15-4.
The Purple Heys' last game of the day was a war of attrition. Having lost the first two games and facing relegation to a play-in game at the bottom of the bracket, Holy Cross needed a win against Bentley College Ultimate. Finally gelling, the offense, led by sophomore handling trio, Corey "LoCal" Evans, Peter "Wembley" Crowley and Robert "Opie" Ryan, was able to establish the long game and open the field up. Big plays in the end zone came from Kevin "Bruce Banner" McClane whose playing with an injured leg led to Holy Cross' dismantling of the Bentley defense and taking the game 15-7.
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