Eastchester Captain Is Eager On Both Sides Of The Football

Controlling the line of scrimmage doesn't mean that only brute force and bulk knock the opposition off its guard.Thomas Cirillo of Eastchester High may know that better than anyone so he makes the most of his 170 pounds and doesn't let being a light guard at right guard become an excuse.

"I get out of my stance a little quicker than the other guy and engage before him," says the senior captain.

Just the same, he sees no reason to give pause at change of possession and eagerly lines up on the other side at outside linebacker."I like being able to make the big play on defense," he says.

Even better when he can bring that game changer home in front of a big Eastchester turnout."You know the crowd is coming alive," he says."That's a good feeling."

After a 5-4 season last year and losing five or six key players, he's optimistic that there will be more to cheer about in 2011.Eastchester isn't backing down either in the face of Poughkeepsie this weekend.

"They are ranked two in the state," he says, and we're going to be pumped up."

Win or lose, he knows which lessons he'll take from the gridiron to Salisbury College, where he'll study Physics (and hopefully play lacrosse)."Football teaches you that you've got to get back up when you get knocked down," he says.

And if that's not enough."You not only need to roll with the punches but you've also got to deliver the blow sometimes," he concludes.
 

More Westchester Sports Stories http://rmwestchestersports.blogspot.com/

Article Written by richmonetti

I write and quite well


Post Your Comment

Related Articles

  • Chappaqua Dentist Provides Dental Care In Columbia With The Earth Institute

    Give an African NGO a fish and help cover administrative costs, teach a destitute village how to irrigate and you have the Millennium Villages Project. Part of the Earth Institute at Columbia, the project uses donations to implement low cost solutions that address survival issues for 12 villages in continental Africa. With the direct assistance of experts, the idea is to bring self-sufficiency to these communities and expand Millennium’s reach into the depths of global poverty.

  • Somers Relay For Life

    The American Cancer Society aims to create a world with more birthdays and less cancer. In turn, the town of Somers has picked up the baton and is hosting its first annual Relay for Life on behalf of the society on June 3rd. On the field between the middle school and the intermediate school, says planner Carol Cirieco, “It’s really an event for the whole community.”

  • JGirl Parties Give Regular Guys A Chance On The New York City Club Scene

    JGirl Parties Give Regular Guys a Chance on the New York City Club Scene

  • The Anterior Approach To Hip Replacement

    Hip replacement surgery has been an effective method of relieving debilitating hip pain and bringing back mobility since the 1960’s. Recovery, in the typical sense, usually requires on average about two to four months to complete. But unbeknownst to many considering the augmentation is a more recent method that more quickly returns people pain free to their feet and back to a mobility they once knew.

  • Fracking Discussion At The Katonah Library With Greg Ball

    Thursday, December 1st, The League of Women Voters and the Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition hosted a community discussion at the Katonah Library on the issue of Hydrofracking. On the agenda was how Fracking could affect the water we drink, the air we breathe and the economies in which we live.

  • Rye Neck Scholar/Athlete Makes Sports A Good Teacher

    Last year, before graduating from Rye Neck High School, Varsity Soccer player Christina Baal received honors as one of two scholar/athelete at the schools annual Athletic Banquet. As the Salutatorian of her class, her intellectual advantage led her to have a different outlook than most on the fields of play.

    Using the book smarts, she says, "from a philosophical point of view, made the sports less a competition and more of a learning experience," says the Bard Freshman.

  • On Newtown School Shooting - This Cannot Be Repeated

    I was on the library computer Friday afternoon when I saw a principal and psychologist were killed at Connecticut School. Probably a disgruntled ex-employee taking revenge on former bosses - I thought two more for the NRA. Of course, if I lived in a civilized society I would be outraged by this multiple murder, but the best I could do was resign myself to disappointment that even elementary school children have to be subjected to a crime scene most of us would consider trivial these days. Then I heard the full story.

  • Putnam Family And Community Services Focuses On Recovery

    For the most part, according to Alison Carroll of Putnam Family and Community Services, people don’t want to see mental illness unless they are directly confronted by the disease. It therefore becomes easier to relegate the problem out of sight – until the mind it begins to come out of is yours. And in Putnam County, the actual numbers might be surprising, according to the Carmel based non-profit.

  • Learning Is A Lifelong Affair At The Hoff-Barthelson Music School In Scarsdale, New York

  • 350 Years Of History In Rye

    Rye is celebrating its 350th anniversary this year. Historically rich, as the home of John Jay, a “Tenacious” population of African American survivors and Gilded Age railroad commuters, the Knapp House and the Square House are leading the celebration. With a series of events, the Rye Historical Society will capture the past and “Light” up the summer for its attentive residents.