Have you ever been to the Ratty at
12:30 on a Tuesday? Well if you haven’t, it is packed, and 12:30 was the time
of our pre-game meal before a big matchup against Boston College. So naturally,
we had our own dining room in the back corner of the cafeteria, equipped with a
piano, which Coach Biggs played Mozart on for the entirety of the meal. We then
rushed to the locker room and headed onto the bus to get on our way towards
Boston. Sam “Mac Miller” Groves provided the entertainment for the ride in the
form of a “Remember the Titans” DVD that he received for his 12th
birthday. If you haven’t seen the film, it’s an inspirational one starring
Denzel Washington in which he coaches an integrated high school football team
to a glory-undefeated season. This effectively pumped the team up and we all
walked off the bus ready to go….
…Into
a locker room that also doubled as a moving pod for some Boston College
students (I think). Although it was tight quarters, we managed to all change
into our game gear and Sam “Mac Miller” Groves was able to find a good spot on
the wall for the outlines of our set pieces because EROB kept insisting that
every other spot could be seen by the BC coaches. After all those shenanigans
and some porta-potty trips, the warm ups began. At this point I could sense it
was going to be a successful day for BMS. The warm up was focused and sharp,
especially considering it being 3pm on a Tuesday (right in my usual nap slot).
When
the game began, it was mostly back and forth. We got in behind their back line
a few times, they got in behind ours, but nothing too dangerous on either side.
We were getting good play through our midfield and especially through Tommy Mac
on the left and Michel “Harry Potter” Comitis on the right. Sam “Bammers”
Kernan-Schloss came up with a huge save towards the end of the half that really
kept us believing we could go ahead and win the game.
Into
the second half we go, with about 20 or so BMS players seeing the field (I
think that may be a record) and Tommy Mac playing two identical diagonal balls
onto the chest of “Big??” Ben Maurey. He put the first a bit too wide and about
20 minutes later buried the second identical chance. This time however, he did
not take his shirt off. Eduardo “Consuela” Martin thought the entire game in
the United States was golden goal and began to rush the field, only to be
scolded by “Big Bad” Sam Groves. There was about 5 minutes left in the game at
this point and we hung on for a big victory against a good ACC opponent.
After
the game and showers, we traveled to alumni David Flaschen’s house for a
post-game meal. With parents, players, and coaches all in attendance, it was a
great meal and experience for everyone. The food was great, Mr. Flaschen’s art
lessons were better, and we all boarded the bus back to Providence full and
sleepy from a long trip to Boston. Hopefully this successful trip can help us
move into the upcoming days with confidence and get a big win in front of the
home fans at Stevenson against Cornell on Saturday. That’s it for now and hope
to see many of you this weekend.
Jack “JJ the Pirate” Kuntz
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