By taking that early lead, and suppressing the Spartans’ run game for much of the contest, they forced them to throw in third-and-long situations, which didn’t work well for De La Salle. They decided they wanted the Spartans to throw the ball, since that’s their obvious weakness-and they made them. They went up early, as the Spartans usually do. They execute flawlessly, letting the yellow hankies rain down on the other sideline, and they come at their opponent relentlessly.īut on Saturday, it was the Braves who had the upper hand. The Spartans expose a team’s offensive weakness and then back them into that corner like a skilled prizefighter. John Bosco’s Open Division state championship bowl win was how the Braves “De La Salle-d” De La Salle from start to finish.Īnyone who has watched the Spartans run over the last decade would have found the way Bosco played to be pretty familiar. With apologies to the copy editors who have to work on this column, the thing that struck me from beginning to end in St. Whether it was against the Long Beach Poly 2001 team, or the string of teams they’ve faced in the recent bowl games, they’ve always played spoiler. “Happens every year,” he said with a justifiable smirk.Īfter all, he’s right: until Saturday night, it had happened year after year after year after year. Kowalski wasn’t seeing it, though, and thought the chatter was empty. John Bosco to be the ones to reverse the trend. The talk from around this area was that fans expected St. In fact, Time Warner analyst Mike Pawlawski was having a laugh about that fact in the broadcasting booth before the cameras started rolling. That’s the chorus of Southern California high school football fans everywhere, as somebody finally gave Concord De La Salle a wedgie and a wet Willie after years of watching the Spartans knock off lauded SoCal teams.ĭLS came into Saturday night with an unprecedented string of four straight state championships, oftenīeating teams that were considered to be more talented, or more highly ranked. Must be present to win.CARSON > Mama, you don’t have to worry about that bully anymore. to win awesome prizes! The grand prizes drawing is at 2:30 p.m. Return your complete card to the prize table in the Union before 2:00 p.m. Stop by the information booth in the Union to pick up a passport card. Meet at the admissions booth in the Union. Visit the Union information booth for more information about services, programs and opportunities, including:ĭeparts every half hour – last departure at 2:30 p.m. The Union is the central hub for open house, and provides an amazing first impression of campus that is personal, unique and bursting with possibilities. The first all-university Open House was held in 1969 and has since become one of the most popular traditions at K-State. K-State's biggest annual event traces its roots to several college events like Home Economics Hospitality Day, Engineers' Open House and Ag Day dating back nearly 90 years. Don't miss live entertainment in the quad and Bosco Student Plaza. Open House is a family-friendly event with something for everyone. Join the 20,000 people who flock to K-State's annual carnival of academic exhibits, entertainment, food, and fun every year.
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