2008 Woodie Awards
Time is now for Golden Rams
By Matt Lombardo
Issue date: 11/12/07 Section: Sports
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CHEYNEY -- That resounding "phew" sound you heard at about 4:00 Saturday afternoon was the collective exhale of 55 players and coaches wearing white jerseys with purple and gold helmets down the road at Cheyney University. For finally, after trudging through an 11 game regular season and escaping Cheyney with a victory, the time has finally come for this team to showcase itself in post-season play.
Had it not been for Mike Mignogno's first career interception return for a touchdown, and Joe Cefalo rumbling 55 yards for a touchdown following his fumble recovery, the outcome of Saturday's 35-13 game might have been very different. The Wolves used slant patterns in the middle of the field, and the athleticism of quarterback Derrick Murry to keep this game much closer then any game between these two teams since 2003. Ironically, those are the two areas that this defense has struggled to defend all season long.
In the latter stages of this season, the Golden Rams have been tested. After falling to California (PA) a week ago at Farrell Stadium, and getting out of Cheyney alive, surviving a war of attrition against a team less disciplined then a group of school children on Saturday, the Golden Rams now embark on what they hope to be a long playoff run.
For this group, the season truly begins this Saturday and everything that has taken place over the past two and a half months, hell, the past three years has been nothing but a preamble to this post-season campaign.
West Chester's quest to bring home the first National Championship in school history begins Saturday at Farrell Stadium at noon against Indiana University (PA).
The fabric that makes up this team was weaved around the thought of playing meaningful post-season games well into November and December every season. To that end, Saturday marks the fourth consecutive playoff appearance for the Golden Rams, a feat that has only been accomplished since the Golden Rams appeared in six straight PSAC Championship games from 1969-1974.
Had it not been for Mike Mignogno's first career interception return for a touchdown, and Joe Cefalo rumbling 55 yards for a touchdown following his fumble recovery, the outcome of Saturday's 35-13 game might have been very different. The Wolves used slant patterns in the middle of the field, and the athleticism of quarterback Derrick Murry to keep this game much closer then any game between these two teams since 2003. Ironically, those are the two areas that this defense has struggled to defend all season long.
In the latter stages of this season, the Golden Rams have been tested. After falling to California (PA) a week ago at Farrell Stadium, and getting out of Cheyney alive, surviving a war of attrition against a team less disciplined then a group of school children on Saturday, the Golden Rams now embark on what they hope to be a long playoff run.
For this group, the season truly begins this Saturday and everything that has taken place over the past two and a half months, hell, the past three years has been nothing but a preamble to this post-season campaign.
West Chester's quest to bring home the first National Championship in school history begins Saturday at Farrell Stadium at noon against Indiana University (PA).
The fabric that makes up this team was weaved around the thought of playing meaningful post-season games well into November and December every season. To that end, Saturday marks the fourth consecutive playoff appearance for the Golden Rams, a feat that has only been accomplished since the Golden Rams appeared in six straight PSAC Championship games from 1969-1974.
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