When Kevin Quinlan, who is still scoring M.C. touchdowns these days, scampered in for the final six points, we rushed from the bleachers and thronged the field. Team members crowded in a circle and lofted their helmets high.

In addressing his men before Agincourt, Henry V said, "And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered: We few, we happy few, we band of brothers."

That day--our "feast of Crispian"--won more than a simple victory. We came together as a school, watching and celebrating and relaxing. Ahren Rittershaus wrote "Die Prep" with duct tape on his sweatshirt, and during the second half, we sang TV theme songs from "Different Strokes" to "The Jeffersons."

In December, James and I were both accepted to Harvard. But James chose Brown," Tim Perry said.

"I think that initially, James was weighing which school he was going to go to," he added. "But once he got to Brown, he realized it was the place for him."

At Harvard, Tim had once guided the Crimson to a 27-14 win over the Bears. On Saturday, James led Brown to a 10-0 first-quarter lead before Harvard ripped off 27 unanswered points.

"James will learn from this game," said Brown Coach Mark Whipple. "James and [Harvard quarterback Rich Linden] will do a lot of great things at both universities."

In Perry's first game as a starter for Brown, he shredded Yale for 333 yards. He threw for four touchdowns, one short of the school and Ivy records. Perry accomplished this despite playing just one series in the second half.

"He relates his high school experience to the challenge at Brown," Tim Perry said. "He's going into a situation where Brown has had losing teams the last 15 years, and he's excited at being a part of turning that around. It's what he feels like he was a part of at M.C. The Prep game was the culmination. In a lot of ways, it made his whole high school career."

After Brown's 52-14 triumph over the Elis, Whipple told The Boston Globe, "I felt good about the future of Brown football when [Perry] came here."

Sorry, Coach. I can't stop thinking about the past.