Warde Defeats Bassick 44-31
November 9, 2008 in Uncategorized Posts by timparry
By Tim Parry
If it wasn’t for one team wearing green and gold and the other in black and red, you would have thought the Warde-Bassick game played Friday was an intersquad scrimmage.
That’s not a knock at the level of competition, an assessment of the coaches, or anything like that. It was the number of players suited up. Warde had 23 in uniform, Bassick 26 – and that includes a few freshman who have been thrown into the fire for the Lions.
The result: Both teams put on offensive shows, with a 44-31 final. Devon Hamm did a number on the Warde defense, while Tom McNamara and Arthur Preston boith had more than 100 yards rushing against Bassick’s.
Both teams are concerned about the roster sizes, which were further depleted by injuries, but Warde head coach Tony Catapano put it in perspective: Teams like St. Joseph suit up 80 players but only have 20 or so players actually playing in the varsity games.
Here’s the postgame quotes from Catapano and Bassick head coach Dennis Wanzie. The other voice you’ll hear is Karl Kery, the freelancer for the Fairfield Citizen-News.
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