Another Memorable Pigskin

Another Memorable Pigskin

This year's Pigskin Classic was one for the storybooks. It had everything you could imagine, and some things you couldn't possibly imagine. There was a former NFL star, Mr. Brian Cushing, who played several downs as QB and somehow miraculously caught his own deflected pass, which he ran for quite a few yards. There was the amazing Mr. D'Andrea interception that he ran for a TD and then stopped to get some ice cream at the Moooseum Ice Cream while he was at it. There was an incredible, and quite controversial, gangly Andy Gosselin "sack" of the portly Mr. Power, which led to a replay, much to the amazement of all. Perhaps the most amusing, and certainly most gratifying, was Mr. Jason Hebert denying his son, Josh, a game-winning TD reception with the shout "Not today, son, not today!" This is just a small sampling of the incredible feats that were beheld by one and all last Saturday.

The Combined Class of 2012-2017 and Dads' teams proved especially fearsome this year. Sporting an impressive roster of athletes, the dads were able to best almost every Old Boy team behind some stellar throws from QB Mr. Weiss and a raft of excellent catches from a large cast of dads who towered over their sons.

The Old Boys of 2012-2017 looked like an unstoppable juggernaut as they steamrolled their way to the finals, even topping the faculty in their first match-up. David O'Bar was especially terrifying as the center for this team. The speed with which he counted "Five Mississippis" was so awe-inspiring that Mr. Hoff had to ask the referees to make sure he was saying it all the way! In fact, in their first matchup, O'Bar sealed the deal for his team with a safety that put the Old Boys over the top!

All seemed lost for the faculty when they found themselves down to the Dad’s team in the consolation bracket, but behind some clutch throws from QB Mr. Hoff and some astonishing defensive plays from Mr. England, the faculty somehow scored a come-from-behind victory, much to the chagrin and frustration of the dads! Check out the bracket below to track the progress of the tournament from start to finish.

The final re-match between the Class of 2012-2017 and the Faculty proved to be a real nail biter, and what would the Pigskin Classic be without plenty of jawing and joshing back and forth between the teams. Between Mr. Hebert and Tony Gosselin, it was unclear who was pacing down the field or contesting calls more for their respective teams, but let me tell you, it was certainly neck and neck. Despite all attempts to persuade the referees otherwise, when the time was called, the Faculty Team had once again risen to the challenge and repeated as Pigskin Classic Champs for the fourth time in a row.

***Class of 2018 (Graduating seniors this year)***

***Battle Faculty vs combined Old Boys 2012-14***

***Faculty team selection, the bothers Hebert on left***

***Finals Game Teams: Faculty vs. Classes 2012-14***

***Pigskin Cup Winners 2021 - Faculty Team***

***Game in progress, our hilarious referees***

***More guys from Class of 2020 with Mr. Ned DeJarnette***

***Amazing Dads - Aycock, Robleto, Espinoza***

***Some of our “Oldest Old Boys” - Joseph, Stefan, Tony and Marco***