The Harvard offense seemed to lose its spunk in the third quarter, while Ricoh and his favorite running back, Chuck Goldbach, began to gain some yards.
Goldbach pulled off a 13-yd. run to the one to give his team only its third first down of the afternoon. Two plays later, Ricoh handed to Doug Goumas, who ran the three feet for Saybrook/Trumbull's first touchdown. Goumas ran in the two-point conversion to make it 28-8.
Quincy's offense remained lifeless, and Ricoh connected with Pete Henkel on a 40-yd. pass for another Yale score. It was 28-14, and time was running out.
Both teams exchanged possessions, but Saybrook/Trumbull was gaining momentum. Luck was with Quincy, however, and time ran out to give the Harvardians the 28-14 victory and boasting rights all over Cambridge and a small community in central Connecticut.
The Quincy players were jubilant after the game, spraying champagne at anything that had legs.
"Everyone gets excited for Yale," said Kind, adding, "The team was really intense."
Captain McNamara agreed. "We were ready," he said. "We were awesome!"