{"id":2856,"date":"2012-09-10T05:57:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T05:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=2856"},"modified":"2025-09-28T19:38:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T19:38:49","slug":"tim-returns-to-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=2856","title":{"rendered":"Tim returns to football"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, he hadn’t played since his fluke sideline knee injury<\/a> in his second game as a freshman. And the surgical repair<\/a>, And the comeback in the spring, throwing the discuss, shot put, and javelin<\/a>, etc., etc.<\/p>\n

BUT, now he’s back. He played defensive end, as well as punting and doing the kicking chores. His JV team won Friday night, 23-12 against Monroe-Woodbury (who are also called the “Crusaders”) on Monroe’s home field. <\/p>\n

BIAS ALERT<\/strong><\/span> – I think Tim’s best position is linebacker and possibly running back (he’s 5’8″ and weighs 190 – and very little of that is wasted weight) but he’s such a good athlete he can play lots of places. Evidently they need him at defensive end. He had a solid game there, without doing anything spectacular. <\/p>\n

His kicking game went OK. he was one for one on conversions – not a pretty kick but it went through the posts. His full length kick-off made it into the end zone, which in high school football is an automatic touchback. Both of those kicks are below. His other three kick-offs were all squibb kicks. His two punts were a little below par – 23 and 24 yards net.  <\/p>\n

Good thing the JV won, because the varsity lost on Saturday evening, 7-35.<\/p>\n

Here are the two kicks – first the extra point (Dad & Mom providing commentary).<\/p>\n