Vassar 24, Sacred Heart 7

Vassar College Men 24 v Sacred Heart Men 7
Tries: David McCarthy (1), Christian Bruckhart (1), Jason Fotinatos (1), & Chris Bedevian (1).
Cons: Brian Roach (2).

"Run Forrest run!" That was the cry that went up as David McCarthy sprinted down the left sideline to put Vassar up after an initial defensive spell. The quick winger scored and Vassar settled down to play a good 15 minute spell which produced another try from Christian Bruckhart. Brian Roach stepped up and cooly converted to make it Vassar 12-0. It seems Brian has finally found something he can do well on a rugby field for he has a smooth natural strike of the ball. But Sacred Heart came back running hard and straight at the Vassar defence and they popped through the middle to score under the posts. But it was Vassar who struck next just before half time. Jason Fotinatos ran well down the right wing after some good work earlier by Tony Baldor and it was a 19-7 margin at the interval.

The Brewers had a poor start to the second half but battled their way downfield and were eventually rewarded by a Chris Bedevian try late in the game. There were some excellent driving mauls and some powerful runs from the backrow of Bedevian, Sharpe and Bruckhart. Man of the match would probably go to Max Marquardt who straightened the line, picked off passes, and was physically strong in the tackle and with the ball. Another who came close to such honors was Frank Sharpe. In the first 20 minutes of the match he was like a raging bull stiff-arming and battering the opponents and the crowd loved every minute of it.

This team has plenty of guts and still has oceans of room for improvement technically. But today's win makes it 2 in a row and they are 1-0 in divisional play so spirits are high. Next up are neighbours New Paltz and the battle for the Hudson Valley unofficial championship begins!

Team: 15 Joe Schumacher 14 Jason Fotinatos 13 Brian Roach 12 Max Marquardt 11 David McCarthy 10 Sean Devendorf 9 Tony Baldor * 1 Sam Filler 2 Edwin Cintron 3 Evan Milliken 4 Jake McDougal 5 Jon Campbell 6 Chris Bedevian 7 Frank Sharpe 8 Christian Bruckhart Subs: Mike Esrick for Max Marquardt.



	VASSAR OPENS WITH DIVISIONAL WIN Vassar College Men 24 v Sacred Heart Men 7 Tries: David McCarthy (1), Christian Bruckhart (1), Jason Fotinatos (1), & Chris Bedevian (1). Cons: Brian Roach (2). "Run Forrest run!" That was the cry that went up as David McCarthy sprinted down the left sideline to put Vassar up after an initial defensive spell. The quick winger scored and Vassar settled down to play a good 15 minute spell which produced another try from Christian Bruckhart. Brian Roach stepped up and cooly converted to make it Vassar 12-0. It seems Brian has finally found something he can do well on a rugby field for he has a smooth natural strike of the ball. But Sacred Heart came back running hard and straight at the Vassar defence and they popped through the middle to score under the posts. But it was Vassar who struck next just before half time. Jason Fotinatos ran well down the right wing after some good work earlier by Tony Baldor and it was a 19-7 margin at the interval. The Brewers had a poor start to the second half but battled their way downfield and were eventually rewarded by a Chris Bedevian try late in the game. There were some excellent driving mauls and some powerful runs from the backrow of Bedevian, Sharpe and Bruckhart. Man of the match would probably go to Max Marquardt who straightened the line, picked off passes, and was physically strong in the tackle and with the ball. Another who came close to such honors was Frank Sharpe. In the first 20 minutes of the match he was like a raging bull stiff-arming and battering the opponents and the crowd loved every minute of it. This team has plenty of guts and still has oceans of room for improvement technically. But today's win makes it 2 in a row and they are 1-0 in divisional play so spirits are high. Next up are neighbours New Paltz and the battle for the Hudson Valley unofficial championship begins! Team: 15 Joe Schumacher 14 Jason Fotinatos 13 Brian Roach 12 Max Marquardt 11 David McCarthy 10 Sean Devendorf 9 Tony Baldor * 1 Sam Filler 2 Edwin Cintron 3 Evan Milliken 4 Jake McDougal 5 Jon Campbell 6 Chris Bedevian 7 Frank Sharpe 8 Christian Bruckhart Subs: Mike Esrick for Max Marquardt.