Columbia High School
Annual Alumni vs Varsity Game
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First graduating class returns to scrimmage the Varsity. "The Alumni jump off to a 10-2 lead, but the Varsity players come back to take a 17 to 16 advantage before finally succumbing." (Larry & Paul Schindel) |
|
|
|
|
|
In 1971 the Varsity consisting mainly of the same players as the year before, defeat the Alumni. |
|
|
|
|
|
The legendary '72 team returns against their high school counterparts. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pouring rain. Varsity ahead at half 11-7. |
|
|
|
|
|
Varsity went up 7-0 and took half 11-3. Weather: low 40s and strong gusty winds. Approximately 36 alums gathered to play. A few more in attendance. '72 grad Joe Barbanel's streak lives on. There is a growing buzz for next year. The 39th Annual and the 40th Anniversary. |
|
|
|
|
|
The CHS family had a competitive evening tonight. The Columbia '09 team took the first half 11-1. The playing time rotation amongst the Alumni was to play chronological order (beginning with the earliest classes first). First rotation saw John Newmark, '70, Joe Barbanel, '72, Ed Summers, '72, Robin Newmark, '74, Dave Paris, '79, Larry Anouna, '87, Alex Perry, '87. Three rotations in resulted in a hole for the Alums 0-9. The fourth rotation consisted mostly of the '08 class that won the UPA's HS Easterns championship last May. They only managed one point as the Currents closed out the half, 11-1. It was agreed-upon prior to the game that we would play with a strict chronological order in the first half and use the "super" teams in the second half. Second half saw younger athletic teams narrow the gap. Leading the charge was Emilio Panasci, '00 (currently plays for New York's PoNY) and Evan Padget, '05 (captain of Colorado Mamabird). Final score, 21-17 to the current team. One amazing second-half highlight that stands out was an Alumni score on an Ed Frowely, '03, catch in the corner of the endzone (nearest to the Rock) and inches from the brook. Ed's defender, senior Jordan Taylor, '09, narrowly missed the D on a horizontal layout only to find his body falling into the brook. More amazingly, Jordan landed and with his momentum jumped over to the other side of the brook. None of the alums can ever recall a similar incident happening. |
|
|
|
|
|
The Maplewood police paid a visit around 10:30, reporting the neighbors were complaining about noise. They insisted on shutting the game down at 11pm. At 11 o'clock, the Varsity was ahead at 15-13. This is the Varsity's unprecedented third victory in a row ('07, '08, '09). Five wins in the last six years. All-time series record is 24-13-1. (1981 and 1990 results still unknown). In the first 20 years, the Alumni had won 13 times and the Varsity 6. In the second 20 years, the Alumni have won 11 times and the Varsity 7 times and together tied once. |
|
