Annual Powder-puff Game
Seniors Defeat Juniors 7-0

By Charlotte Volpe (October 12, 2006)

The senior girls defeated the junior girls 7-0 in the annual Powder-puff football game at Moore Cadillac Stadium last evening.

The seniors controlled the game with their dominant defense, led by Katie Mitchell, Anna Duning, and Danielle Pollack, who repeatedly forced the juniors to turn the ball over on downs and making many “tackles” for loss. On the offensive side of the ball, running back Catherine Duarte amassed 80 yards rushing, including a 15-yard touchdown during the second quarter that ended up being the only score of the game. Duarte also appeared to have a 40-yard touchdown later in the game, but it was called back because of a clipping penalty against the seniors. Quarterback Roxanne Sweeney also rushed well during the game.

When asked how they won, senior offensive coordinator Derek Blodgett said, “When the opposing coaches decided to use an I-formation, we knew we could use Katie Mitchell as our secret weapon and use her to push the center on top of the quarterback to cause a fumble. We also found out that we had another secret weapon when Catherine Duarte chased down Coach Joe Muskett during practice. We knew that if we got her in the open field, we could win. I didn’t know Catherine would do so well, but she was a real force for our offense.”

Spirit points were tallied not only for who won and who lost, but also for how many people from each class came out to cheer their classmates on. The seniors won that category as well as the game. The freshmen placed second, the juniors third, the sophomores fourth, and the GR8s fifth.