At the Senior vs. Faculty Football Game, Experience and Old Bones Triumph Over Exuberance of Youth

Josh Orellana (far left) has that look of panic etched on his face, and for good reason as Tim “Steamroller” Falter ’02 cuts upfield, plunging into the Senior Triangle of Orellana, Otto Candies (21), and Ethan Gardner.
Check Out the Senior – Faculty Football Game Photo Gallery
The Student Council ended lunch activities for Homecoming Week 2014 with the staging of a wild and crazy football game between Seniors and Faculty on Thursday, October 2, and a pep rally on Friday, October 3.
Several hundred Blue Jays hugged the sidelines on Will Clark Field to watch the faculty team, quarterbacked by head basketball coach Chris Jennings ’78, take down this year’s crop of seniors. The Class of 2015’s team, quarterbacked by “Go Cam” Guernsey, ran out of rallies and time, but put up an exciting fight to the finish. When the final whistle blew, the Seniors found themselves on the short end of the 27-21 score.
Both teams put on quite a show for the spectators — seven touchdowns, a couple of interceptions, trick plays, several dropped passes, a few long passes caught, and one strained hamstring (and a few more sore muscles discovered later). And the uniforms — zanier fashion could not be found elsewhere.
As fun and exciting as the game was, the pep rally on Friday, unfortunately, fizzled faster than Alka Seltzer in warm water. Give credit to the handful of seniors who made a valiant effort to stoke the spirit during the lunch period. There’s always next time.
Schedule of Lunchtime Activities
Monday – Mario Kart Obstacle Course in the Traditions Courtyard (View Photo Gallery)
Tuesday – Mario Video Games in the Student Commons (View Photo Gallery)
Wednesday – Super Smash Bros. Inflatable Joust in the Traditions Courtyard (View Photo Gallery)
Thursday – Senior/Faculty Football on Will Clark Field (View Photo Gallery)
Friday – Pep Rally in the Traditions Courtyard (No Photo Gallery)
Homecoming Game
Homecoming Week will conclude with a football game for the entire Blue Jay community to attend. Jesuit plays East Jefferson Friday at Tad Gormley. Kick off is at 7 p.m.
All tickets purchased at the gate are $8. Please note that student IDs will not be accepted at the gate for this non-district contest.
Galleries
Homecoming Week 2014 - Seniors vs. Faculty Football, Oct. 2, 2014
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Tim Harris '10 (Alumni Service Corps member playing on the faculty team), Logan Hornung (7), and Sam Johnson try to stop assistant football coach Anthony Scelfo '05, who appears to be having a blast.
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The seniors strike the pose, disappointment etched into their faces as they lament their 27-20 loss to the faculty team.
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Blue Jays bask in the thrill of losing yet another game to their teachers, coaches, and mentors.
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Senior coaches Chris Mills (with helmet) and Big Fof (with billy club) claim victory as time expires.
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... "Go Cam" Guernsey stretches for the goal line and scores a TD, unaware that Dan DeVun '08 is about to push him into "Benny the Jet" Baptiste '81.
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Quarterback "Go Cam" Guernsey can't find an open receiver, so he decides to keep the ball...
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Peter Kernion '90 gazes toward the heavens and prays... for a faculty victory? The end of the day? The week? A bolder tie?
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Matt Cedro gives Wesley Laurendine plenty of room to finally catch this pass for a touchdown.
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Senior joker Chris Mills and faculty quarterback Chris Jennings '78 team up to sing the blues in between plays. "Phil Rizzo" (aka Dan Edmund) thinks the Chris-Chris duet has potential.
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Faculty players Wesley Laurendine (center) and Tim Falter '02 (right) fall to the ground, an obvious ploy to distract defenders Dan Edmund (44) and Matt Cedro. Meanwhile, "Benny the Jet" Baptiste '81 (standing, right) can hardly believe Laurendine blew a touchdown catch.
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Faculty quarterback Chris Jennings '78 ignores Otto Candies and tries not to swallow his tongue as he races for the end zone, pulling a hamstring in the process. Ouch!
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Coach Mark Songy gets a big laugh watching some of his assistants do things they can't do but used to do, the recipe for pain.
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The kickoff is handled by Daniel Augustin, who scans the field for an opening.
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At halftime there was a brief patriotic show forr the crowd.
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Garrett Perez holds on to Jeremy Reuther who drags him down the field while Otto Candies (left) and Thomas Kehoe keep their distance.
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Jeremy Reuther tries one of his patented moves, the old stiff arm, against Garrett Perez as Thomas Kehoe puts his brakes on.
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Thomas Kehoe and Jeremy Reuther '01 demonstrate how to defy gravity.
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Otto Candies gives Wesley Laurendine plenty of room to muff the catch.
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Josh Orellana (far left) has that look of panic etched on his face, and for good reason as Tim "Steamroller" Falter '02 cuts upfield, plunging into the Senior Triangle of Orellana, Otto Candies (21), and Ethan Gardner.
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Garrett Perez chases Gino Giambelluca who is chasing an overthrown ball.
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Touchdown is written all over this pass to Patrick Cecola.
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Gino Giambelluca tries to pick "Go Cam" Guernsey's pocket.
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"Go Cam" Guernsey is about to be assaulted by a trio of brutal faculty players - "Benny the Jet" Baptiste '81 (in blue J shirt), Gino Giambelluca (center), and Donald Songy.
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David Boh catches a short pass, then shuffles the ball to one of his teammates who picks up an extra 10 yards.