Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Defensive Lineman Interested in Dartmouth

From an article in Florida's Bradenton Herald about a defensive lineman at Southeast High who carries a 4.0-plus average, served as defensive captain of the school football team, plays forward on the basketball team and earned the Manatee County Scholar-Athlete Award: "All the while, he was applying early to Dartmouth and fielding calls from the football coaches at Yale." Not sure exactly what to make of that. One thing is for certain: If he ends up at Dartmouth, he might want to keep his varsity jacket out of sight. His high school team's nickname is the Seminoles.

Speaking of awards, Yale offensive lineman Ed McCarthy is this year's winner of The Swede Nelson Award, given annually to a football player in New England for outstanding achievement in academics, athletics, sportsmanship and citizenship. Dartmouth winners over the years: offensive guard Kevin Noone (2002); quarterback Jay Fiedler (1992); defensive back Brad Preble (1990); linebacker Jerry Pierce (1980); running back Alan Rozycki (1960). ... Yale's McCarthy will miss the awards dinner because he will be in Dublin doing research for his senior essay on the Irish War of Independence. Only in the Ivy League ;-) ...

McCarthy was the lone Ivy Leaguer to make the Sports Network All-America first team. Five Ivy Leaguers earned mention:
First Team Offense
Ed McCarthy Yale OL Sr. 6-5 302
Third Team Offense
Clifton Dawson Harvard RB Sr. 5-10 210
Third Team Defense
Mike Berg Harvard DL Sr. 6-2 265
Zak DeOssie Brown LB Sr. 6-4 240
Third Team Punter
Colin McDonough Princeton P Sr. 6-0 185

It's curious to me that Yale tailback Mike McLeod hasn't gotten a little more love from the people who pick these awards. He did outrush Dawson this year. And his team did win a share of the Ivy League title.

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