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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 1, 2016 14:04:25 GMT -5
Brendan Flaherty had a remarkable year in 2015, catching 106 passes for 1,002 yards and 12 TD's. The benchmark for a "big season" might well be half that many receptions.Beginning with the year 2000 Holy Cross has had 13 players (including BF) who caught as many as 50 passes in one season. Five players did so twice. Can you name the other 12 Crusaders who have caught 50 or more passes in one year since 2000?
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Sept 1, 2016 14:32:50 GMT -5
I'll start with one of the most electric football players in program history: Ari Confesor.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 1, 2016 14:37:50 GMT -5
I'll start with one of the most electric football players in program history: Ari Confesor. Ari Confesor is correct: 57 catches (721 yards and 9 TD's) in 2002 followed by 90 catches (1,213 yards and 9 TD's) in 2003 |
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Post by inhocsigno on Sept 1, 2016 14:49:15 GMT -5
Brendan Flaherty had a remarkable year in 2015, catching 106 passes for 1,002 yards and 12 TD's. The benchmark for a "big season" might well be half that many receptions.Beginning with the year 2000 Holy Cross has had 13 players (including BF) who caught as many as 50 passes in one season. Five players did so twice. Can you name the other 12 Crusaders who have caught 50 or more passes in one year since 2000? Just guessing - Hall, Green, Thompson, McDermott, Weizorck, Confessor, |
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Sept 1, 2016 14:50:54 GMT -5
One name that doesn't immediately come to mind solely because of the position he played is Steve Silva, but fairy certain he had 50+ one season. It seemed like he touched the ball on 80+% of plays during his junior and senior seasons.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 1, 2016 14:55:06 GMT -5
No 50 reception years for Hall or Green. I thought David Thompson would be difficult to guess. He is correct, having caught 50 passes for 594 yards and 5 TD's in 2000. Brett The Jet caught 56 passes for 727 yards abd 5 TD's in 2007. Jake is also correct with 50 on the nose in 2014 for 694 yards and 5 TD's. Ari C is already in the fold.
So we have five of the thirteen (Confesor, McDermott, Flaherty, Wieczorek, Thompson)
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 1, 2016 14:56:47 GMT -5
One name that doesn't immediately come to mind solely because of the position he played is Steve Silva, but fairy certain he had 50+ one season. It seemed like he touched the ball on 80+% of plays during his junior and senior seasons. Your analysis is spot on: Steve Silva, our do everything back, did it twice: 60 receptions for 507 yards and 1 TD in 2004 and in 2005 he caught 54 for 364 and another TD. |
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Sept 1, 2016 15:02:30 GMT -5
Of 796 offensive plays run in 2005 (including punts), Silva touched the ball on 31.5% of them. That's a whole lot of touches.
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 1, 2016 15:14:01 GMT -5
My guess would have been Pete Kimener. But, in addition to "the catch" against BC, I found he had only about 55 catches in his HC career.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 1, 2016 15:21:59 GMT -5
My guess would have been Pete Kimener. But, in addition to "the catch" against BC, I found he had only about 55 catches in his HC career. Remember we are starting with the year 2000 so players such as Pete Kimener or Dave Quehl, who did catch 50+ in a season in the mid 1970's, are not eligible. |
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Post by hchoops on Sept 1, 2016 15:22:12 GMT -5
My guess would have been Pete Kimener. But, in addition to "the catch" against BC, I found he had only about 55 catches in his HC career. As you recall, Jack Lentz ran the ball far more than he passed it. |
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 1, 2016 17:40:34 GMT -5
My guess would have been Pete Kimener. But, in addition to "the catch" against BC, I found he had only about 55 catches in his HC career. As you recall, Jack Lentz ran the ball far more than he passed it. I do indeed recall that. My point was that Pete's one great catch (and his dozens of others) made such an impression that I automatically thought of his senior season as 50+ catches. It is easy to misremember the past based on personal feelings and experiences. As an aside, I do wish it were as easy to access the archives as it once was. |
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 1, 2016 17:41:54 GMT -5
My guess would have been Pete Kimener. But, in addition to "the catch" against BC, I found he had only about 55 catches in his HC career. Remember we are starting with the year 2000 so players such as Pete Kimener or Dave Quehl, who did catch 50+ in a season in the mid 1970's, are not eligible. Any reason why the years and players prior to 200 have been eliminated? |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 1, 2016 18:22:49 GMT -5
Okay--let's add those players as well, although there will be very few. So it is "50 receptions in a season" ever.
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Post by HC92 on Sept 1, 2016 18:31:46 GMT -5
How has no one said Kalif Raymond?
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Post by sader1970 on Sept 1, 2016 18:38:18 GMT -5
We were deferring to you.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 1, 2016 18:57:32 GMT -5
How has no one said Kalif Raymond? Kalif was the most recent player to hit the mark with 74 receptions for 978 yards and 9 TD's in 2015 |
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Post by HC92 on Sept 1, 2016 19:00:48 GMT -5
We were deferring to you. Thank you. There is no more polite message board in America. |
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Post by timholycross on Sept 1, 2016 19:15:32 GMT -5
From the Duffner/Carter era: Hull, Lewis, Gallagher, Lockbaum, Riley, Roman. Riley and Roman are kind of longshots, but the team was 11-0 and someone had to be catching a lot of passes.
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Post by inhocsigno on Sept 1, 2016 19:19:26 GMT -5
Pre 2000 - laboranti, andrews? Coleman
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Post by hcgrad94 on Sept 1, 2016 19:26:58 GMT -5
Mark Roman, Jeff Laboranti if going back further.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 1, 2016 19:59:09 GMT -5
From the Duffner/Carter era: Hull, Lewis, Gallagher, Lockbaum, Riley, Roman. Riley and Roman are kind of longshots, but the team was 11-0 and someone had to be catching a lot of passes. Okay--great job Lee Hull--no Michael Lewis ---1989 51 catches 859 yards 10 TD ( look at the yards per catch!) Mark Gallagher--1990= 54, 672, 6 Gordie Lockbaum-- 1986= 57, 860, 8; 1987= 78, 1152, 9 Riley= no Mark Roman--1991= 50, 937, 11 (another with huge yards per catch) |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 1, 2016 20:06:54 GMT -5
Pre 2000 - laboranti, andrews? Coleman Jeff Laboranti 1996--54, 631, 2 1997--62, 719, 5 Michael Coleman 1999--53, 573, 0 Andres --no |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 1, 2016 20:09:16 GMT -5
Dave Quehl, mentioned earlier, had 62--801--6 in 1974 (I got to see most of those) and 63-959-5 in 1975
He was the first Crusader to catch 50 passes in one season
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 2, 2016 7:59:39 GMT -5
Dave Quehl, mentioned earlier, had 62--801--6 in 1974 (I got to see most of those) and 63-959-5 in 1975 He was the first Crusader to catch 50 passes in one seasonGreat HC trivia! |
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