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Shakim Phillips, DePaul's Boston College bound receiver, went down with a sprained left shoulder in the second quarter. The Spartans were never the same. Early on, it appeared as if DePaul (7-3) would march to an easy win. They scored the first two times they touched the ball and led 14-7 when the injury occurred.
"It’s a very tough loss for all of us," said Dan Foesel, a junior tight end/defensive end. "We all wanted to make a run for all the seniors. Shakim went down and when he took his pads off at halftime, it was crushing to a lot of the kids on the team."
The Spartans jumped in front, 7-0, after Phillips caught Dan Kowal’s pass at the line of scrimmage and beat three Holy Spirit defenders to the end zone for a 30-yard score. DePaul's second score came on a Kowal quarterback sneak.
Nigel Jones got Holy Spirit on the board in the second period with a one yard push. They tied the game when Dan Nair returned an interception 74 yards. Foesel’s 25-yard touchdown reception helped give DePaul a 21-14 lead with 5:59 left in the third quarter.
Holy Spirit rallied with touchdown runs by Joe Callahan and Donte Pollack in the fourth quarter to defeat DePaul.
Holy Spirit’s offense suffered a loss late in the third quarter, too, when standout sophomore tailback Jones left the game with an undisclosed injury following a 49-yard run.
"It was very hard just watching my team out there,’ Phillips said. "No words could explain it."
"It’s a very tough loss for all of us," said Dan Foesel, a junior tight end/defensive end. "We all wanted to make a run for all the seniors. Shakim went down and when he took his pads off at halftime, it was crushing to a lot of the kids on the team."
The Spartans jumped in front, 7-0, after Phillips caught Dan Kowal’s pass at the line of scrimmage and beat three Holy Spirit defenders to the end zone for a 30-yard score. DePaul's second score came on a Kowal quarterback sneak.
Nigel Jones got Holy Spirit on the board in the second period with a one yard push. They tied the game when Dan Nair returned an interception 74 yards. Foesel’s 25-yard touchdown reception helped give DePaul a 21-14 lead with 5:59 left in the third quarter.
Holy Spirit rallied with touchdown runs by Joe Callahan and Donte Pollack in the fourth quarter to defeat DePaul.
Holy Spirit’s offense suffered a loss late in the third quarter, too, when standout sophomore tailback Jones left the game with an undisclosed injury following a 49-yard run.
"It was very hard just watching my team out there,’ Phillips said. "No words could explain it."
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