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Updated: 11:42 PM Sep 8, 2007
Eyewitness Account: Players React to Stanley Football Crash
Though a van unexpectedly invaded their game, Colby football players are counting their blessings.
Posted: 5:38 PM Sep 8, 2007Reporter: Lindsay Veremis Email Address: lindsay.veremis@weau.com |
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It was a game and scene that won't be forgotten in Stanley.
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"You see many unusual games in high school athletics no matter what sport and where you're at, but this is something that I think will stay in the memory of all the people that were here, spectators, players, coaches everyone involved," Colby head coach Jeff Rosemeyer said.
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Memorable not for the play on this field, but the van that invaded it.
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"The offense was on the field, I was just about ready to call a play and then all of a sudden we heard it," Colby quarterback Jordan Rahm said.
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"There were probably hundreds of people standing not in the stands, just standing on the sidelines a lot of people could have gotten hurt," wide receiver Michael Reischel said.
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People like Stanley fan Colette Wirtala, who made a close escape.
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"I looked over and I saw the van pushing into the fence and right away I knew something was wrong, I was holding my baby and I just took off running for the gate," she said.
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Despite the chaos and confusion, Wirtala says no one was hurt.
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"I thought it was going toward all the people that were running away and it ended up hitting the goal post," Rahm said.
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Now, all that remains of the crash is the twisted metal of the fence, where a steady stream of cars passed by to view the damage. Taking in the aftermath of what quarterback Jordan Rahm calls his most memorable game.
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"It was very scary, it was the most interesting that I've ever played," he said.
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