TUESDAY
november 27, 2012
SPORTS
PAGE 16
the daily orange
Origins of wildcat offense still unsure, but effect on football is clear
By David Wilson ASST. COPY EDITOR
o this day, it’s one of football’s great urban legends. The rumored origins for the unorthodox formation spread the entire country, from a high school in La Center, Wash., to an emerging Big 12 Conference power in Manhattan, Kan., to a then-Division-IAA school in Villanova, Pa. One of the most popular origin stories traces the legend back to Central New York, where the West Genesee Wildcats rode the unique offense to the 2007 New York Class AA State Championship. The answer, though, goes much further back in history than any of those four locations, though all four now have been inextricably tied to the lore of the wildcat formation. “This thing that they call ‘the wildcat’ is nothing more than what they call a direct snap,” North Beach (Wash.) High School SEE WILDCAT PAGE 14
graphic illustration by beth fritzinger | design editor
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Carrie-Mattimoe breaks goals record By Ryan Raigrodski STAFF WRITER
When Holly Carrie-Mattimoe tied the record for most career goals at Syracuse on Friday, she had no idea that she had even accomplished the feat. “Good to know,” Carrie-Mattimoe said when told she had tied the record. “I guess it’s exciting. I don’t know.” Carrie-Mattimoe scored her 35th career goal last Friday against Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, passing former SU stars Stefanie Marty and Isabel Menard to become the program’s most prolific goalscorer. Carrie-Mattimoe leads the
Orange (8-5-1, 3-0-1 College Hockey America) with 12 points and is tied for the team lead with six goals. The senior captain has been crucial to the program as it continues to grow in its fifth year. “Ever since she got here she’s been an important player to our team, so we’re really happy for that,” defender Jacquie Greco said. “Maybe the younger girls are going to strive to beat her now, so it’s really good for our whole program.” Carrie-Mattimoe and Greco have been teammates for four years. Greco said Carrie-Mattimoe brings on-ice
leadership to Syracuse. “She makes the easy plays, she makes the simple plays,” Greco said. “She knows the game really well. She might not make flashy plays, but it’s the little plays she makes that people who don’t really understand the game don’t really notice. “She’s really important to our team.” For most of this season, CarrieMattimoe has played on the same line with Margot Scharfe and Nicole Ferrara. Ferrara said Carrie-Mattimoe’s production has been key for SU. “She’s amazing to play with,”
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sarah kinslow | staff photographer HOLLY CARRIE-MATTIMOE notched her 35th career goal on Friday against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, becoming the leading goalscorer in Syracuse program history. She has six goals on the season.