With the addition of defensive linemen Derrell Smith-Porter and Isaiah Golonka, the Dartmouth recruiting class is up to 29 names. Here's the unofficial list with a few positions adjusted. As always, corrections are not just appreciated, but encouraged:
• Ejike Adele, 6-2, 245, DT, Westminster School/Atlanta Ga.
• John Ballowe, 6-2, 215, LB, Collegiate School/Richmond, Va.
• Christian Benson, 5-7, 180 WR/RB, Parish Episcopal/Dallas
• Ahmir Braxton, 6-0, 175, DB, Vista Ridge/Peyton, Colo.
• James Coslet, 6-3, 255, OL/DL, Watchung Hills/Watchung, N.J.
• Cayman Duncan, 6-6, 295, OL, Kinkaid School/Houston
• Zachary Farris, 6-0/175, DB, Cardinal Gibbons/Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• Carson Franks, 6-1, 195, S, State College/State College, Pa.
• Remington Gall, 6-4, 185, WR, Avon/Avon, Ind.
• Alex Geraci, 6-4, 215, TE, Don Bosco/Cornwall, N.Y.
• Jackson Gerard, 6-2, 187, WR, St. Francis/Warrenville, Ill.
• Isaiah Golonka, 6-4, 255, DL, Canterbury School/Huntsville, Ala.
• Davis Golick, 6-2, 200, P, Woodward Academy/College Park, Ga.
• Josiah Green, 6-2, 240, DL, North Central/Indianapolis
• Micah Green, 6-1, 220, LB, North Central/Indianapolis
• Sean Harmon, 6-5, 225, TE, Bishop Blanchet/Seattle
• Dillon Holifield, 6-1, 188, S, Roswell/Roswell, Ga.
• Tristan Holmbeck, 6-4, 240, OL, Springside Chestnut Hill/Philadelphia, Pa.
• Q Jones, 5-11, 185, RB, Fountain-Fort Carson/Fountain, Colo.
• Zachary Lytle, 6-5, 230, DE, St. Paul’s/Winnipeg, Man.
• Nick Marinaro, 6-2, 240, OL, Benilde-St. Margaret’s/St. Louis Park, Minn.
• James Morrison, 6-6, 240, OL, St. Joe’s/Midland Park, N.J.
• Braden Mullen, 6-3, 215, OLB, Loyola Academy/Glenview, Ill.
• Jackson Proctor, 6-2, 195, QB, Kent HS/Kentwood, Wash.
• Painter Richards-Baker, 6-2, 170, WR, Christ School/Arden, N.C.
• Derrell Smith-Porter, 6-1, 255, DL, Worcester Academy/Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Charis Spence, 6-1, 205, LB, Eagles Landing/McDonough, Ga.
• Konstantin Spörk, 6-5, 250, DL, Phillips Andover/Cologne, Germany
• Jordan Washington, 6-1, 160, DB, JSerra/San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
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Speaking of position switches, in talking about his "room" during Friday's Zoom call, linebacker coach Don Dobes mentioned 6-foot-3, 230-pound sophomore Zach Milko, who came in as a quarterback, has moved to linebacker.
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The Ivy League began formal conference play in 1956 and there have been just 14 undefeated and untied teams since then. Here they are, with points for and points against:
|
Year |
Team |
Record |
PF |
PA |
|
1960 |
Yale |
9-0 |
253 |
73 |
|
1962 |
Dartmouth |
9-0 |
236 |
57 |
|
1964 |
Princeton |
9-0 |
216 |
53 |
|
1965 |
Dartmouth |
9-0 |
271 |
71 |
|
1970 |
Dartmouth |
9-0 |
311 |
42 |
|
1986 |
Penn |
10-0 |
274 |
108 |
|
1993 |
Penn |
10-0 |
308 |
131 |
|
1994 |
Penn |
9-0 |
233 |
68 |
|
1996 |
Dartmouth |
10-0 |
275 |
104 |
|
2001 |
Harvard |
9-0 |
293 |
184 |
|
2003 |
Penn |
10-0 |
346 |
164 |
|
2004 |
Harvard |
10-0 |
339 |
141 |
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2014 |
Harvard |
10-0 |
327 |
123 |
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2018 |
Princeton |
10-0 |
470 |
130 |
EXTRA POINT
It was 6 degrees yesterday when I set off in my little red Honda Fit for the trailhead and my daily hike up Wright's Mountain. It is exactly two miles to the trail.
I made it one.
Last week we had a couple of sunny days when the temperature hit the mid-50s. As a result of the unseasonably warm days and brilliant sun there were places where the dirt road to the trail melted into a thick, muddy mess the consistency of oatmeal. Pickup trucks and four-wheel cars were able to slip and slide through the wallow but as each succeeding vehicle gave it a shot the gooey ruts became deeper and deeper.
I thought the town would have graded the road by yesterday and the bitterly cold temperature overnight temperature would have frozen it up enough that I could get to the trail and hike before the sun and the occasional pickup made it yet again impassable. I was half right.
The road had indeed frozen up.
It had not been graded.
After making it through one troubling spot where my left tires dropped into a foot-deep rut – I could hear the frozen road scraping the undercarriage of my car – the surface thankfully evened out. I was optimistic the worst was behind me. I was wrong.
About 150 yards more and I had no choice but to pull to a stop in the middle of the road, climb out of the car and do a little reconnaissance. From one side of the road to the other there were rows of squiggly ruts – some 18 inches deep – and there was absolutely no way way my little car would be able to get through. And so, on a road barely wide enough for cars to pass each other on a good day, I had to back up at least 50 yards to a pull-out where I could finally turn around.
It is 3 degrees this morning as I write this.
I will be returning to the trailhead today but I won't be driving. Today's hike will simply be walking to the trail and back.
After my blister problem last week I bought a new pair of well-cushioned hiking shoes that I was eager to try on the trail yesterday. I may wear them today, but I might be better off digging out a pair of old LL Bean boots and risking another blister. Then again, I remember the time the mud on our road back on Moose Mountain sucked one of those boots clear off my foot.
Saturday is the first day of spring. Mud season? It's already begun.
