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...Balestracci was there, getting in between the QB and tailback and tipping the ball in the air, then concentrating and pulling it in before outrunning the Big Green into the end zone...
...Junior tailback Matt Leiszler and sophomore tailback Nick Palazzo--Harvard's own version of thunder and lightning--each gained 79 yards on the ground. Palazzo's game was highlighted by an impressive 39-yard run off left tackle to the Dartmouth 1. The speedy back broke four Big Green tackles on the play and ran through an intentional facemask. Palazzo scored on the next play...
Balestracci's first pick was the result of good football instincts. Already down 21-0 in the second quarter, Dartmouth lined up in a formation reminiscent of a Steve Spurrier offense. Mann lined up with starting tailback Michael Gratch behind only offensive lineman. The other two linemen were lined up on the far left, in front of a single wide receiver. Two more receivers were split right...
Dartmouth's offense was hampered by the loss of two key players, starting tailback Aaron Pumerantz and star wide receiver Damien Roomets...
From there, Leiszler carried the team into the end zone. The tailback figured in all but three plays of the ensuing touchdown drive. Leiszler rushed for 37 yards--all of them off the left side--before Palazzo finished off the drive with a 1-yard touchdown...