Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Brother Rice Surprises Marist // Gleason Debuts With Win

So what will Brother Rice coach Bill Gleason do for an encore?

The replacement for legendary coach Tom Mitchell, Gleason guidedhis team to a 14-10 nonconference victory over visiting Marist beforean overflow crowd in the Crusaders' season opener Saturday.

It was an extraordinary victory for Gleason, and not justbecause it was his first.

Ranked No. 3 in the area, Marist had beaten Brother Rice fourconsecutive years. And Marist, located only 12 blocks south of Ricealong Pulaski Road on the Southwest Side, is an archrival of thehighest magnitude.

"It was a big game," said junior linebacker Joe Carroll, who hadtwo interceptions, including one run …

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