{"id":3063,"date":"2011-09-12T05:57:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T05:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=3063"},"modified":"2025-09-28T23:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:00:08","slug":"tims-first-high-school-football-actually-a-scrmmage-and-doesnt-count-but-what-the-heck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=3063","title":{"rendered":"Tim&#8217;s first high school football (actually a scrimmage and doesn&#8217;t count, but what the heck?)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Saturday, at WestHill HS in Stamford CT., a controlled freshman football scrimmage. Beside Stepinac, New Canaan and WestHill participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I think I&#8217;ve written, Stepinac HS football is big-time high school ball. How big? <a href=\"http:\/\/stepinacfootball.vnsports.com\/news\/article.asp?id=305191\" target=\"_self\">Go here<\/a>. Stepinac was 12-0 last year and is in the metropolitan AAA CHSFL (Catholic High School Football League).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the freshman had their first hit-out, with Tim getting plenty of time as first team fullback and middle linebacker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stepinac in blue. Here he is lined up at fullback (<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">big<\/span> wide&nbsp;dude in the red socks).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e2014e8b793ae1970d-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12068\" title=\"IMG_5164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e2014e8b793ae1970d-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e2014e8b793ae1970d-500wi-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look closely and you&#8217;ll see him at linebacker in this one (red socks!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201543558def1970c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12067\" title=\"IMG_5178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201543558def1970c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/6a00d834525a2f69e201543558def1970c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s at fullback because he&#8217;s&nbsp;a load as a blocker. Here&#8217;s an 11 second video as he lead blocks for the tailback taking out two defenders (you&#8217;ll have to look closely &#8211; &amp; <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">one<\/span> two defender ends up on the ground).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the vid, that&nbsp;is emphatically <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NOT<\/strong><\/span> me saying &#8220;There you go, there you go&#8221; on the audio &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"345\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sjLu8yBiGjI\" width=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, at WestHill HS in Stamford CT., a controlled freshman football scrimmage. Beside Stepinac, New Canaan and WestHill participated. As I think I&#8217;ve written, Stepinac HS football is big-time high school ball. How big? Go here. Stepinac was 12-0 last year and is in the metropolitan AAA CHSFL (Catholic High School Football League). 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