BC duo ready to kick into gear
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The script for the season calls for them to be role players. But Boston College punter Johnny Ayers and kicker Steve Aponavicius know better.
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Perhaps they will meet again in March when the stakes will be higher, befitting postseason basketball. But for Boston College and the University of Massachusetts, last night's 13th Commonwealth Classic was an intriguing early pit stop between teams that began the season with low expectations (from outside their locker rooms, at least) and have started with surprising surges.
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Far from being a finished product, Boston College's defense is a work in progress after the first four games of the season. Still.
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The game will be meaningful on so many levels. When Boston College hosts Syracuse tomorrow at Alumni Stadium, the Eagles will not only be playing for their first Big East title in their last game as a conference member, they will also be looking to send off their 14 departing seniors in grand style by clinching a Bowl Championship Series ...
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BC HIGH Coach: Jim Cotter (41st year, 232-139-17). Last year's record: 4-7. Returning starters (8): Chris Marinelli, TE/DT, 6-7, 275, Sr.; Jack Shields, QB, 6-6, 225, Jr.; Dan Capeless, FB, 5-11, 190, Jr.; Joe Hobin, OG, 6-0, 210, Sr.; Mike Cannon, OG, 6-1, 210, Sr.; Ryan Cooney, WB/FS, 6-2, 195, Sr.; Mariano Beecher, CB, 5-9, 165, Sr.; Matt Fopiano, NG, ...
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Today&#39;s BB&amp;T Classic final will feature two teams that used their athletic ability to overmatch opponents yesterday. Maryland outran George Mason, relying on its man-to-man defense to spark transition offense.
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Earlier in the week, Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski was asked about his team's preparation for its Champs Sports Bowl meeting with Michigan State.
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Though the game is two months earlier on the schedule, a near-identical challenge exists for Florida State as it begins preparations for Saturday&#39;s 3:30 pm game against Clemson in Doak Campbell Stadium.
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BOSTON ENGLISH Coach: Keith Parker (25th year, 119-124-5). Last year's record: 2-7. Returning starters (17): N'K Paye, FB-LB, 5-10, 195, Sr.; Demar Powell, C-DT, 5-11, 215, Sr.; Jose Pizzaro, TE-DE, 6-1, 180, Sr.; Jose Curet, OT-DT, 6-0, 240, Sr.; James Bruce, QB-CB, 5-9, 165, Sr.; Jean Arcene, OT-DT, 6-2, 245, Sr.; Yosief Wolday, WR-S, 6-0, 170, Sr.; Phillip Jackson, OT-DT, ...
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When Brian Toal arrived at Boston College in August with an impressive list of accomplishments, it was expected the prized freshman linebacker would have made his second start for the Eagles well before tomorrow's Big East contest at Pittsburgh.
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Defense has been the theme for No. 13 BC High and 14th-ranked St. John's Prep for most of this soccer season. Yesterday, BC High was just a little bit better in a 1-0 win that assured the host Eagles at least a share of the Catholic Conference title. &quot;That's a top defensive battle,&quot; said BC coach Billy Ryan. &quot;[The players] ...
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Boston College is going to get a very special player next season in Lincoln-Sudbury forward Carolyn Swords. Last night, she proved that beyond a shadow of a doubt.
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On one bench, that of Boston College, there was a high-scoring offense, plenty of experience, and one of the top power plays in the nation. On the other, that of UMass-Lowell, was a roster filled with youth and inexperience but teeming with determination.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - They emerged from the locker room sporadically. Some, mainly the underclassmen, headed to a group of waiting buses. Others, mainly the seniors who had helped produce 39 wins in four years, the most over that span in Boston College history, took their time, savoring every moment.
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It's not how a team starts, but how it finishes that matters. And after his team went down, 14-0, at halftime, BC High coach Ron St. George gave his players advice concerning beyond formations to will the Eagles to a 22-14 victory over host Bridgewater-Raynham yesterday.
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They were determined to get off to a better start in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
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It would have been understandable if Tyrese Rice and his Boston College teammates had been looking ahead on their schedule before last night's game against Longwood.