Here And There

Dartmouth-bound quarterback/athlete Jack Heneghan of Menlo School in the San Francisco Bay Area has been named to the All-Mercury News second team as a utility player.

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Paul Ferraro, who made a quick stop in Hanover in 1987, appears to be the new defensive coordinator at Central Florida, according to this story.

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Dartmouth made a recruiting run at Colin Kaepernick a few years ago and lost him to Nevada. It doesn't seem like a school the Big Green would find itself up against but . . . surprise. Here's a quote from 6-foot-5, 265-pound offensive lineman Mat McDermand, who played his high school ball an hour northeast of Las Vegas:

“My choice was between Nevada, UNLV and Dartmouth. I narrowed it to those three (including offers from UTEP, Southern Utah and Northern Arizona). I really loved the people there. I had a lot of fun on my visit. I just had a feeling that (Nevada) was where I’m supposed to go."

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has Tweeted another photo of his dad, Harrison, this time in his Dartmouth baseball uniform. Wilson writes:

Is that me or my dad? Haha... That's my dad in 1970s playing Baseball at Dartmouth

Click here to check it out.

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Speaking of football/baseball crossovers, down in Florida there's a one of 'em who plays quarterback and baseball and has camped at Dartmouth among others. Read about Pierce Central standout Sam Vaughn here.