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Blue Jay Spirit Abounds in Rivalry Game Tailgate Party

Posted October 11, 2013 / Last updated October 16, 2013

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Hundreds of Blue Jay fans enjoyed food, drinks, games, and camaraderie at a tailgate party before the 2013 Jesuit vs. Holy Cross Rivalry game.

Hundreds of Blue Jay fans enjoyed food, drinks, games, and camaraderie at a tailgate party before the 2013 Jesuit vs. Holy Cross Rivalry game.

Jesuit and Holy Cross families met for a combined tailgate prior to the start of the 94th Rivalry football game at Tad Gormley Stadium. Jesuit families gathered at the blue and white tent on the stadium’s Marconi Drive entrance from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for food, fun, and Blue Jay Camaraderie. Parents of new Blue Jays who visited the tent were also treated to a complimentary ticket to the game. And Blue Jay Band alumni who gathered for a musical reunion also enjoyed the festivities.

Complimentary jambalaya, hamburgers, hot dogs, and soft drinks were served to Blue Jay fans. Max Gruenig ’06 of Koz’s Restaurant grilled 300 hotdogs and 500 hamburgers, while Robert Suggs ’90 of Delta Catering cooked up 500 servings of sausage jambalaya for hungry families and friends.

Fans sported their white (and blue) game-day T-shirts which were sold throughout the week and at the tailgate tent by the Student Council in conjunction with Jesuit’s office of institutional advancement. The Student Council hosted yard games and face painters were on hand for kids of all ages.

Jayson and Holy Cross’s Thunder the Tiger led the Krewe of Rivalry Parade at 6:15 p.m. The parade featured each school’s marching band — including several alumni band members — proudly playing its Fight Song. Members of the 1963 state championship teams and honored alumni veterans from each school also took part in the parade.

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Rivalry Game Tailgate Party, Oct. 11, 2013

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    Junior Garrett Perez plays a little football with his fellow MCJROTC cadets.
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    Jesuit's MCJROTC takes a time out for a group photo during a game of touch football.
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    Sophomore Thomas Hellmers gets carried away with hoops.
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    Juniors Josh Parfait, Ethan Martinez, Michael Belanger, and Brady Stiller
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    Blue Jay Band mom Sandee Krizan gets her face painted with even more blue and white.
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    Pre-freshman Donald Barrett visits the Blue and White tent with his parents, Don and Maria, and sister, Amanda. As parents of a new Blue Jay, Don and Maria receive complimentary admission to the game from office of institutional advancement director Tom Bagwill and Krista Roeling.
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    Blue Jay moms tailgate together: Kim Lee, Carol Besselman, Amy McMahon, Michele Eichhorn, Monica Torry, and Lauri Aucoin.
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    Student activities director Matt Orillion catches up with seniors Christopher Dupre (left), Luke Hahn, Austin Aucoin, James Licciardi, Chase Eckholdt, and Riley Conroy.
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    Prefreshmen playing hoops: Drew Black hurls a hoop to hook Matt Frischhertz.
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    In an intense, spectacle of a volleyball game, sophomore Francesco Pineda and junior Mako Giordano hit the ball back to their Holy Cross opponents.
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    Parents of new Blue Jays embrace the school colors: Susan Ross, Ann and Mitch Theriot, and Marcia and Victor Oliva
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    Freshmen friends: Noah Baquet, Parker Simoneaux, Chase Adamcewicz, Noah Wilkins, Peyton Duersel, Marshall Lee, Cameron Lobell, William Tosh, Matthew McMahon, Karl Hoefer, and Christian Westholz
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    A less rowdy and less organized blue and white volleyball game is preferred in the absence of rivals.
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    Jayettes Jessica Smith, Angelina Sclafani, and Alexis Roth with Blue Jay Band sophomores Matthew Torres, Chris Johnson, Greg Fortier, George LeBlanc, and Jordan Prechac
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    Principal Peter Kernion brings his son Brennan (11) and daughter Catherine (9) to enjoy the tailgating festivities.
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    Blue Jay Band alumni celebrate their first reunion: Greg Merritt '80, Mark Lee '78, Jim Linn '79, John Markezich '81, David White '83, and Charles Imcaprera '71.
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    Jayson is the center of attention for Blue Jay fans: Evan Morel (3), son of Derek '02 and grandson of Tommy '65; Rebecca Belanger (9), sister of junior Michael; Bella Lucia (9), siser of freshman Briggs; and Gracie Roule (9), daughter of Darryl, defensive coach.
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    Lenny Zimmermann '65, with wife, Judy, and son, Lenny , Jr., visits the hospitality tent for free hot dogs and burgers.
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    Alumni from the class of 2013 visit their former science teacher Ms. Amy Tassin: William North, Jermaine Becue, Patrick Tullier, and Earl Johnson.
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    Freshmen Blake Brown, Jamal Jordan, Damian Pelto, Luke Navarro, Tyler Oliva, and Mahlon Ruegge meet up before the parade begins.
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    Fans line the street that enters the stadium, awaiting the Krewe of Rivalry to begin.
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    Jayson carries the game trophy, leading the way for ...
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    ... alumni director Mat Grau accompanying Jesuit's 1965 football alumni who will be recognized this evening, ...
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    ... military honorees, Lt. Colonel Brandon Gregoire ’91 of Jesuit and Staff Sgt. Timothy Clark of Holy Cross, …
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    ... Jesuit Cheerleaders, ...
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    ... Jesuit Jayettes, ...
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    ... Blue Jay Band, ...
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    ... and Blue Jay Band alumni.
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    Lamar Calloway '58 with Ashleigh and John Taylor who have brought their daugther Morgan (3) to her first Jesuit game.