article by Mr. Feeny
post-game interview by Tyler Lancaster
post-game interview by Tyler Lancaster
The re-match is looming, and there'll probably be plenty of copies of "The Catch" floating around Cranston Stadium this Sunday, when our guys meet up with heavily-favored LaSalle for the second consecutive year in the Division I Super Bowl. The Rams trounced Portsmouth in the other semi-final.
The game last night against the Cranston East Thunderbolts was expected to be a tough match against two even teams. The Hawks had taken the regular-season contest, 21-14, which was the tie-breaker that gave our guys the home field. The first half played out pretty much as everyone probably thought it would, perhaps even more nerve-wracking for Hawks' fans than they would have liked. The Thunderbolts had quite a bit of success moving the ball throughout the half, led by running back EJ Isom, and put up a pretty staunch defensive front against the Hendricken offense. Just before the half, however, Isom went out with what appeared to be an injured ankle and didn't return, something that had a decided effect on East's offense in the second half. The Hawks, trailing 14-7 at half, went into intermission determined to make some adjustments. Coach P explains:
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Looking toward this Sunday's title game, there's no doubt that LaSalle will be and deserves to be the heavy favorite, as their high-powered offense has pretty much cut a clean swath right through Division I competition all season, including a dominant victory over our guys at Hendricken, 28-7, a couple of weeks back. As with last year's game, however, anything can happen in a single matchup. There's no doubt that the Hawks will have put the earlier loss to the Rams behind them and will be ready to battle for a third consecutive state championship.
