The Dart "All the news that is fitting and to the point." Volume XI, Issue I Fall 2011 color guard, and Marlon Matthews ’14, Tom Keefe ’11, James Keefe ’02, and Director of Health Services Emerita Jean Lynch sang the National Anthem. The fans then made their way over to Henry’s Corner. The games were a lot of fun. All of our fans came together and screamed at the top of their lungs, cheering for and not against. Although the fans came out in full Homecoming strength, the Arrows’ sports teams had a tough by David Korzeniowski day. The varsity soccer team lost 3 – 0. The Homecoming this year is one we will football team played a spectacular game. They never forget. The varsity sports teams went up had one last chance to score the game-winning against a very worthy opponent, Belmont Hill. touchdown, but the final pass fell incomplete. The After two great pump up speeches by Michael final score was 17 – 12. Muldowney and Peter Cimini in Corporate Despite the two losses, the 2011 Chapel on that Monday, our teams and fans were Homecoming was a great one that we will always ready to go. On Saturday, October 15, at 10:00 remember. It was a day in which the Arrows all a.m. the fun began. Over one thousand people came together and cheered on our sports teams; it came to the event, including our guests from San was a lot of fun. Miguel School. Alumni, current Arrows, families, and friends all gathered, ready to cheer on the St. Sebastian’s teams. Until the games Open House by Jake Milbury and Kevin Moore started, young kids and students ran on the massive blow-up obstacle course. Other people This year’s Open House was a big played a scrimmage football game or played near success. Three quarters of the student body the soccer goals. participated in the event, making it much more At about 10:30 the players marched out in memorable for future students. The 500 people uniforms as did a United States Marine Corps who attended the Open House witnessed the incredible sight of 250 boys lining the church walls. Fourth Football by Matt Karpowicz and Michael Calabro The night started with the guests getting paired with a group of current students. These students guided For almost all St. Sebastian's sports teams, the guests around the campus, showing them the the season can be summed up by their results various buildings. The stops with teacher against archrival Belmont Hill. That could certainly information impressed the future Arrows and their be said for the Eighth Grade football team this year. parents, and each was filled with intriguing Despite being defeated by Belmont Hill in a pre- information about the different areas of the school. season scrimmage, we came into the game The tours proceeded to the church, where there confident that we were a good enough team to were several speeches from current students. defeat our rivals. After the game got off to a rocky Thaddeus Kennedy, Tyler Wiik, and Jack Connolly start, it was clear our newly-found confidence gave phenomenal speeches explaining how amazing would not alone give us a win. Our typical first this school is. Then there was a speech from Mr. play, I-Right, Student Body Right, Halfback Pass, Burke which grabbed the attention of future thrown by quarterback Mike Calabro to tight end families of our community. The night ended in Matt Karpowicz, a play which would result in four Ward Hall, where there were delicious refreshments catches and two touchdowns over the course of the that continued to surprise the guests. The tables season, failed when Karpowicz lost the ball in the surrounding the room represented each of the sun and dropped it. Although the game did not start academic departments, clubs and sports at school. the way we wanted it to, we responded well to All activities interested the families immensely. adversity by marching down the field, slowly The visitors of the Open House were able to pounding the ball down Belmont Hill's defense's experience the many great things our School has to throat, taking it one play at a time. We gradually offer. The Open House was a big success and was a moved the ball to first and goal at the 1. After no great way to inform the many families that will gain on first down, a penalty on second down apply to this tremendous school. brought us back to the six-yard line, and a sack on third down left us with a key fourth and goal early in the second quarter, still on the first possession of the game. Mike Calabro dropped back to pass and threw to Matt Karpowicz on an in route, but the swarming Belmont Hill coverage forced the ball to continue through to the next level of defense, and it was intercepted by the safety at the two-yard line. Our season was defined on the next play. The Belmont Hill quarterback dropped back to pass, and a sea of black swarmed him, led by defensive 2 ends Chris Potvin and Dean Piersiak, leading to the Morelli, and Coach Stanton helped us achieve our ball being knocked out of the quarterback's hand. goal. Although he was able to recover the ball, five Arrows pounced on him in the end zone and it was two points and the ball for the Red and Black. After that, both offenses could not salvage a point in what turned out to be a defensive game. We were able to once again march the ball down the field, but we were stopped on a crucial fourth and 1 from the three-yard line. Heading into halftime we were excited yet nervous at the same time. However, we continued to Arrows Defeat Belmont Hill 32-14 by Joe O’Malley play our game, and our defense pulled through to keep the lead, led by a tackle for a loss of thirty Fifth Football had a great season this year. yards by linebacker Mike Curran, a key deflection Going 5-3, the team played several brilliant games. by defensive back John Nilles, and the game sealing The one goal that the team held throughout was that interception by safety Brendan Lutch. they would get better everyday, and indeed that was what they did. One game that really stood out was the memorable game against the Belmont Hill Sextants. There was an exciting tension in the air as the team stepped out onto the field. The message of the day was “Beat Belmont Hill,” and that they did. After scoring a touchdown on the first drive of the After that unbelievable 2-0 victory, the game, the determined Arrows did not stop there. season seemed to fly by, with decisive wins over They were relentless with their scoring. Just one of BC High and BB&N, and a crazy tie against the many highlights of the game was a long run by Roxbury Latin. The season finished on a negative Jimmy McCabe. Although he fell just yards short of note due to a defeat from a strong Nobles team with a touchdown, McCabe had a tremendous, long run. an unstoppable quarterback. From 0-8 last year to 4- Jack Frisoli made some great plays including at 2-1 this year, the season was definitely an least two TDs. Mikey Connolly also had a great improvement. Hearing Couch Souza talk about our game, kicking the football far down field, as well as victory over Belmont Hill at the Athletic Awards creating both offensive and defensive pressure. The Assembly was definitely appreciated due to our line was strong, with presences like Cam Cain hard work throughout the season. Our goal was to coming up with some great blocks and tackles. get better every day, and Coach Tremblay, Coach Receivers like RJ Murphy also played a big role in 3 completing many touchdowns this season. After 5-0 lead against us, scoring five goals in the second giving BH the beating that they deserved, the final half, although we ended up losing 6-5. Playing for score was Arrows 32 and Belmont Hill 14. St. Sebastian’s Fourth Soccer was a great experience, and everyone cannot wait until next season. We thank the coaches and our team’s constant dedication and effort. The Derby Tournament by Tim Murphy The Derby Tournament is a tournament that, Fourth Soccer of course, is at Derby Academy. The teams that by Stevie Karol and Sam Gordon compete are St. Sebastian’s, Nobles, Thayer, Derby, Fourth Soccer had a great year. Though we and Fenn. Our team originally had about sixteen didn’t win many games in the regular season, we guys scheduled to play. On the dreary Saturday worked extremely hard, and we cooperated well. morning only nine showed up at School. Coach We came in second at the Derby Tournament, Dagdigian insisted that we wait for more players, which demonstrated our effort and perseverance. but only one more teammate arrived. However, We won many close games, like the two games even with this low number of players we didn’t against Nobles. The Fourth Soccer team was made withdraw from the tournament, but instead we took up of about thirty seventh and eighth graders. The the hour long car drive to Derby, hoping to come two grades worked amazingly well together, and we out on top. When we got to Derby, two more had a lot of fun at practice and in the games.