Honors Handed Out at Spring Game

At halftime of Saturday's Green-White scrimmage Coach Buddy Teevens grabbed a microphone and recognized a group of players who made significant gains in the weight room and another group featuring those deemed to be most improved by position.

Strength and Conditioning Gains
Linebacker Mike Whitticom
Linebacker Justin Cottrell
Offensive Lineman Jared Dowdakin
Linebacker Taylor Babcock
Linebacker Andrew Dete
Defensive End Malcolm Freberg
Wide Receiver Phil Galligan
Defensive End Rehan Muttalib
Corner Jason Reid
Safety Casey Frost
Kicker Erik Estabrook

Most Improved by Position
Offensive Lineman Mike Shannon
Offensive Lineman Lucius Alexander
Offensive Lineman Alex Rapp
Offensive Lineman Elliot Dial
Defensive Lineman Dan Cook
Defensive Lineman Malcolm Freberg
Defensive Lineman Max Copello
Defensive Lineman Rehan Muttalib
Running Back Hudson Smythe
Running Back Dan Siegfried
Fullback Ryan Mahoney
Tight End Don Bly
Linebacker Mike Whitticom
Quarterback Mike Fritz
Wide Receiver Sam McDonald
Wide Receiver Phil Galligan
Wide Receiver Zack Cable

(Note: Among the several players recognized both for strength/improvement gains and improved play is linebacker Mike Whitticom. One of the advantages I have doing this site is that I've been around long enough that I have what we used to call at the newspaper "institutional memory." It comes in handy, but occasionally it can cause a problem. Such is the case with Mike Whitticom. Because I've been around long enough to well remember his brother Jamie '96, I've been guilty a few times of calling the younger brother by the older brother's name. I think I'll get it right from here on. At least I hope so. Sorry, Mike ;-)

Michael Dougherty had 269 yards and two touchdowns passing and Derrick Knight had 78 yards and two touchdowns rushing in Brown's spring game in Providence Saturday. Green Alert Take: Isn't it nice to see a recap of a Brown contest and not see Nick Hartigan's name?

Uh oh. UNH quarterback Ricky Santos completed 20-of-22 passes including 17 straight in the Wildcats' spring game. Green Alert Take: It could be that the UNH defense is suspect but we all know better. With Santos and David Ball back the Wildcats will be a handful again next fall, even if the defense is only ordinary.