Here are a couple of highlights from Nationals :
"The Catch?"
The game is 13-14 in our favor against Middlebury as we pull the disc. Someone got a sweet D, only to have it thrown out of bounds by Taylor Nilan to a wide open Matt Bailey (sorry Matt). Middlebury turns the disc over again and works it to their goal line. Taylor Nilan swings the disc to Peter Dempsey, who sees a streaking Charlie Herrig. Pete leads Charlie a little too much, who lays out and stretches out for the goal. Charlie lands in the end zone first with a foot down; however, the disc looks like it was thrown out his hand in celebration or jarred from his hand from the ground immediately after impact. Charlie looks up at the observer, who is calling him in bounds, and assumes the catch was being called good and a goal. Charlie is a guy who plays by the rules and listens well during player/rule disputes. None of the Middlebury players or the Jojah players thought the disc was down. Also, the fact that the catch was on the break side of the field away from other players made it tough for anyone to see it better. We were alerted by the observer, Jason Weddle, that the catch was a drop after the game and that he was puzzled that Middlebury didn't see the call. Middlebury was busy talking about Peter traveling on the throw, which received a heated argument from the Middlebury players and the observer. We honestly thought it was a goal until we saw the video replay. The Middlebury player right next to him assumed Charlie caught it, as did the rest of the Jojah and Middlebury players.
"Peter Dempsey gets 4th in the Callahan Voting"
During the Oregon game, Peter Dempsey was everywhere. Unfortunately, his play at Nationals wouldn't sway any voters, as Oregon's Eli Friedman won the Callahan on Saturday night. Peter Dempsey was 4th in the voting and was one recognized in front of the entire Nationals' crowd. The top 5 were : George Stubbs, Peter Dempsey, Sam Kanner, Brodie Smith, and Eli Friedman. Thank you to everyone who voted for Peter Dempsey for Callahan.
"Cornell with ANOTHER Comeback"
Those pesky Cornell Buds found ANOTHER way to beat Jojah after Jojah having a large lead. At Easterns, Jojah went up 6-1 only to lose on double game point. At Terminus, Jojah was up by 5 breaks before Cornell finished the game on a 6 game run. At Nationals, those Cornell guys were down 9-4 before staging an epic comeback that shocked Jojah and ended their season. The Cornell defense came away with block after block on Jojah receivers and converted their breaks. Here is the video of game point for Cornell. Gosh, dang, it. Congratulations Cornell on being a Nationals' semifinalist.
"The End of the Road for Jojah Seniors"
This was the end for a lot of talented Jojah seniors. Here are the list of graduated/non returning Jojah players and a coach :
Kevin Terry, offensive coach
David Benkeser
Peter Dempsey
Dustin Graham
Robert Herrig
Andrew Mistretta
Taylor Nilan
Davis Waller
Thank you guys for everything you have done for the Jojah program. Now, you are officially alums.
