Boston College Athletics
Defense Steals the Show at Second Scrimmage
August 13, 2008 | Football
Aug. 13, 2008
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The defense took center stage once again as the Boston College football team held its second intrasquad scrimmage of preseason camp Wednesday evening at Alumni Stadium, registering eight quarterback sacks and four interceptions on the night.
Senior quarterback Chris Crane completed 14-of-25 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown, but it was the defense that stole the show. Led by junior linebacker Mark Herzlich, who registered six tackles (including one sack), the Eagle D held the offense to 64 net yards of rushing.
"The defense brought a whole lot of blitzes today," Crane said. "It's comforting to know this defense will be playing on our side of the ball this fall. It's a benefit to play against them every day."
Junior Rich Gunnell led all receivers with three catches for 83 yards and a touchdown. The kicking game showed improvement as sophomore Billy Bennett connected on field goals of 26 and 38 yards while senior Steve Aponavicius nailed a 29-yarder. True freshman Ryan Quigley punted the ball three times for 104 yards (34.3 average) with a long of 36 while sophomore Billy Flutie punted once, a 33-yarder.
Prior to the game, the team elected Crane and junior linebacker Mike McLaughlin captains for the 2008 team.
