Wednesday, April 15, 2015

CNN And The Wide Receiver

Can't find 'em all so I appreciate a friend sending along a link to a quick CNN.com story from the series How I got into an Ivy League school featuring incoming wide receiver Dylan Mellor.

Mellor's installment is headlined, Football superstar with a soft spot. Find the story HERE.

The receiver from Woodgrove High School in Purcellville, Va., had 63 receptions for 1,015 yards and 17 touchdowns last fall. He also returned three punts for scores.

Over the course of his career Mellor caught 130 passes for 2,116 yards and 30 touchdowns. He finished with 2,726 all-purpose yards and 33 touchdowns.

Not all his impressive numbers came on the field. The story notes his SATs came in at 2,250 ;-)
A few pictures from an interesting day of construction at Memorial Field. The box atop the stands, which I was told will house the stairs down from the press box, popped up like a mushroom yesterday. The elevator to the press box, by the way, will be on the right side of the box.

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Work has gone on with minimal impact on Crosby Street traffic, but that was not the case yesterday.

And a couple of shots from practice yesterday . . .
Head coach Buddy Teevens observes a drill.
You are right on the field with freshman linebacker Ian Hanselman.