Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Who Knew?







There are some small things buried in the statistics from the 2011 season that may have escaped your notice.

Not all of them are significant for the Lions in 2012, but some are.

One of them is the number of receptions for rising sophomore Dan Slivka. 

Did you know that Slivka caught three passed last year? Not too shabby for a freshman receiver. And when you consider that Slivka is 6-3 and 205 pounds, you know that this is a player we probably need to watch very closely during the spring game and beyond. (His number is 82 by the way).

Another player I "wouldn't sleep on" is 5-10 rising senior James Burrell. 

James has had his ups and downs with this team, but seems to be sticking it out with the new coaching staff. Burrell background with the great football prep factory Bridgton Academy makes him worth sticking with as long as he gives the effort. He only caught one pass last season but he's quick and has good skills.


Back to Spring

After a very chilly Monday, things are back to more seasonal temperatures at Baker Field today. When the team hit the field, it was about 48 degrees and it got to 50 before practice wrapped up.

But the wind has been a different story. It's always a little windier at Spuyten Duyvil, and the last two days have been windy in Midtown!

It's one thing for these veterans to get a blast of air, they're used to it. But then the freshmen come in during the languid days of August and have no idea what's going to hit them once late September rolls around.

Maybe Coach Mangurian can buy a wind machine or something to get everybody ready!


1 comment:

Old Lion said...

There have been zero reports to,date from Spring practice. Any position changes? How about the health of our walking wounded from last Fall? Any chance that any seniors will red shirt? What about the much rumored transfers? And finally, any word on what really happens with Reno and Logan Scott?