September 26, 2007

O'Leary Named Player of the Week

from The FCIAC Football Blog
By Tim Parry

There were a lot of very worthy candidates this week for the FCIAC Football Blog and BlueStreak Sports Training Player of the Week Award. Usually, an MVP would be awarded to a player the team that won the game. This week it did not.

Trinity Catholic QB-CB John O'Leary is the Week 2 recipient after going above and beyond the call of duty in his team's one-point loss to city rival Westhill on Friday.

He completed 9-of-17 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown, ran the ball 11 times for 63 yards and a score, had two fourth-quarter interceptions, one that he returned for a score. Oh yeah — he also suffered a possible broken left hand in the first quarter, and a grade 1 separated shoulder later in the game.

To quote Trinity Catholic assistant coach Stephen Bedosky, who nominated O'Leary on head coach Bryan Fox's behalf, "Lesser men would have writhed on the ground in pain until they were taken off the field for the injuries John suffered from this game. John fought the heat, his extremities, and the Vikings in what one must consider one of the greatest high school football games in recent memory."

[Original story on FCIAC Football Blog]

2007 News Stories

 

Big senior defensive tackle Vladimir Joseph swims by an offensive lineman in a 28-20 home victory over Fairfield Ludlowe on October 29, 2005. (CrusaderNation.net / Dana Maul)

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Junior defensive tackle Santiago "Teggy" Steele wraps up a Darien rusher as his
teammates look on. The Crusaders beat Darien 20-14 for their first victory of the year on September 24, 2005. (CrusaderNation.net / Dana Maul)

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Junior center Cory Johnson prepares to snap the ball to fellow classmate
Anes Koummal in a 28-19 victory over Westhill on October 1,
2005. (CrusaderNation.net / Dana Maul)

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The Crusader offensive line pushes Bassick around in the mud. The Crusaders
dominated Bassick in a 42-6 win on October 15, 2005. (CrusaderNation.net / Dana Maul)

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Senior wideout Rob Hawthorn races downfield to block as junior fullback Eric Stephens
busts up the middle after taking the handoff from Anes Koummal. The Crusaders beat
Darien 20-14 on September 24, 2005. (CrusaderNation.net / Dana Maul)

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2005 All-FCIAC East Offense

Row 1, Left to Right: Eric Wells, Bassick; Willie Epps, McMahon; Pete Raymond,
McMahon; Bill Beattie, Fairfield Ludlowe; Roger Bel, Ridgefield; Andrew Derito,
Ridgefield; Tyler Kirchoff, Ridgefield

Row 2, Left to Right: Dave Chervansky, St. Joseph; Vlad Ducasse, Stamford; Chris
Patterson, Stamford; D.J. Stefkovich, Staples; Bryan Wrapp, Staples; Gene
Devito, Trinity Catholic; Simon Kloeckner, Ridgefield.

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2005 All-FCIAC East Defense

Row 1, Left to Right: Joe Luchesi, Danbury; Greg Sabo, Danbury; James Taylor, Danbury;
Tom Donovan, Ridgefield; Scott Hiller, Ridgefield; Tom Cody, St. Joseph; Rick Piccirillo, St. Joseph

Row 2, Left to Right: Zach Sadler, St. Joseph; Alex Joseph, Stamford; Lonson Becker,
Staples; Brian Levine, Staples; Wyatt Moss, Staples; Dylan O'Shea, Staples; Vinny
Cortese, Trinity Catholic; Roland Carrington, Westhill

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