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Rob Ollikainen: Giants 42, Patriots 38″Tight end Kevin Boss, pride of Division II Western Oregon University, gets nine catches with two touchdowns to lead the Giants to one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history. The Patriots attempt a late comeback by Tom Brady is sacked by Michael Strahan on fourth down and is carted off the field.”
Eric Gordon: Patriots 52, Giants 20″We are way overdue for a good, old-fashioned blowout in the Super Bowl, so here it goes. The Giants will hang around early, kicking a field goal right before halftime to cut the deficit to 24-10. Then, they’ll tack on another field goal on its first possession of the third quarter, making it 24-13. But deep down, they’ll know what’s coming. The Patriots will explode for 21 straight points in the quarter to extend their lead to 45-13, then tack on a —defensive score in the fourth — which always seems to happen in a bad Super Bowl (remember Leon Lett’s near-TD?) — before the Giants add a meaningless TD in the closing minutes.”
Figured I’d be a nice guy and let my brothers-in-arms let you all in on who they think’s going to win the Super Bowl on Sunday. We’ll start with future rock star Brent Stecker, America’s favorite agate clerk.Patriots 38, Giants 17 ”With the insane amount of offensive firepower at the hands of Tom Brady and company, young Eli Manning and the rest of the Giants will crumble on the national stage, shaming Archie, Peyton, the family dog and the rest of the Mannings for all of 2008. After the Patriots take a 24-0 lead by halftime, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ halftime performance will be more entertaining than the actual game. Also, Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes will miss two easy field goals for the second game in a row, causing coach Tom Coughlin to cut him from the team in the middle of the third quarter. Eli will kick two extra points and a chip-shot field goal in the second half, but the Giants will still fall. Members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins will drink their champagne in silence with perennial loser and fellow former Dolphin Dan Marino.”
Interesting tidbit from the Brewster boys basketball game at Cashmere last Wednesday. Due to the Bulldog pep band being booked in the orchestra pit for CHS’ production of Oklahoma, Bulldog band members Ryan Van Polen and Jacob Henson provided all the musical accompaniment for the game on a synthesizer and drums.Van Polen, who usually plays bass guitar in the pep band, used a Korg synthesizer with his own programming and a built-in keyboard to play contemporary hip-hop and some original melodies.Henson drummed along with Van Polen’s beats and played during the game, lightly hitting the cymbals during Cashmere free throws. He also performed various fills after Bulldog baskets and big defensive stops. Big ups to colleague/agateer extraordinaire Brent Stecker for the heads-up
Taryn Harris, a freshman at Northern Arizona University, placed third in the 3-meter springboard and fifth in the 1-meter springboard in a dual meet between the Lumberjacks and Southern California in La-La land last Friday.The former Panther has qualified for the NCAA Zone meet from March 13-15 in Oklahoma City.A tip of the hat to Taryn.
