"They put a small guy on me," Gorgoni said after the game.

Big mistake.

Gorgoni took full advantage of the mismatch, sprinting in virtually untouched and blocking Chapman's punt through the end zone for a two-point safety.

Quincy got the ball back, and McNamara and Gorgoni alternated cutting through the Eliot defense. They delivered the ball to within 21 yards of paydirt with four minutes left in the game.

But Kind was kind to the Eliot squad, allowing a pair of defensive tackles to smash through the line and deflect a pass just as it left his hands.

Suprised Eliot defensive lineman Fran Duggan watched the ball fall into his arms, and Eliot had new life.

The first 20 yards were easy for the Eliot offense. But the drive stalled on the 41 after Hall threw a pair of incompletions.

Facing fourth and 11 with only 2:40 remaining, Eliot went for broke. Hall overthrew his Hall Mary attempt, however, and Quincy House took over, needing only to run out the clock to clinch the intramural crown.

Q-world did much more than that. Kind varied his cadence to consistently draw Eliot offsides, and effective running plays helped move the ball to the Eliot 25 with under a minute remaining.

Tidying Up

A McNamara sweep brought Quincy 10 yards closer, and a personal foul tacked onto that gave the Q-House 11 a first and goal from the eight.

McNamara then went off tackle and easily sprinted into the end zone to clinch the Quincy victory.

Leading 8-0, Aloian--who hadn't suited up in four years--attempted the extra point, but his kick was wide to the left.

"I wanted that one in the worst way," the champagne-drenched Aloian said after the game, "but I shanked it."

Quincy goes on to face the Yale intramural champion before the varsity showdown on November 21.