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...only are the numbers impressive--they mark Linden's season highs for yardage and touchdowns--but one got the sense, for the first time since last November, that Linden's passing game could work as an effective counterpoint to Menick's workhorse ball-carrying...
Trailing 19-16 with 14:22 to play in the fourth quarter, Murphy called a halfback pass for junior running back Chris Menick from the Princeton 41-yard line...
...Menick took a pitch wide right from Linden and danced a few steps away from the backfield, looking all the way for sophomore wideout Josh Wilske, breaking downfield behind the Tiger secondary...
...case with trick plays, they either come up smelling like roses or come up just smelling. This one worked to perfection, as the Princeton safety failed to honor Wilske's deep route, and his cornerback keyed to the run as soon as Menick took the pitch...
...Menick fired immediately and sent a neat spiral to the two-yard line, where Wilske had his recovering defenders beaten by a step. Wilske grabbed the bomb and was tackled into the endzone for the eventual winning points...