![]() ![]() The 300 Spartans proceed to use this phalanx formation, like, one time, and then spent the rest of the battle just kinda standing around in the open looking cool as they fight immortals and bomb-throwers and whatnot. Why? Because the hunchback couldn’t hold his shield high enough to be a part of the phalanx formation. As seen in the film, the Spartans deserved to lose because King Leonidas explicitly turned away Ephialtes. However, I am qualified to look back at the film 300 a decade and a half after its March 9 release, and admit that the Spartans deserved to lose.ĭid they deserve to lose because King Xerxes, despite being a conquering invader, arguably offered a more evolved and multicultural civilization than Greece? Did they deserve to lose because 300, despite kicking ass, is inherently kinda racist and fascist and homophobic? Those are bigger ideological questions for another piece, but this one is coming at the movie from a pure tactics level. I’m just a humble entertainment journalist, not a historian, so I will not be making calls about what happened two and a half millennia ago. And, 15 years ago, Zack Snyder's 300 told their story in an extremely stylized, graphic, “Dudes Rock” sorta way. David Fiorito’s 12 yard touchdown run was a thing of beauty as he spun completely around to avoid a tackle on his way to the goal line.Almost 2,502 years ago, 300 Spartans put up a valiant last stand against a massive Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae. Olympian freshman quarterback Cole Lazorick was pressed into action due an injury and performed well, throwing for 146 yards and a touchdown. North Schuylkill committed 12 penalties for 137 yards. His analysis was supported by the fact that Thorpe had more first downs and tied the Spartans in total offense with 246 yards. “Too many mistakes we made and you can’t give good teams that advantage.” “Big plays and special teams hurt us tonight,” said Rosenberger. Following a second blocked punt, Jared Tinari scored from two yards out and with two minutes left in the game, he broke free for a 25 yard touchdown. The Spartans scored twice in the fourth quarter. “We played hard all night,” he said, “and competed against a very good team.” Jim Thorpe coach Mark Rosenberger was proud of his team’s effort to match up with the physical play by the Saprtans. Tied at 14, the Olympians stood tall again and stopped North Schuylkill deep in Olympian territory forcing Gavin Mentzer to kick a 31 yard field goal to put the Spartans up by 17-14 with 39 seconds to play in the third quarter. The Olympians, led by Lazorick, a freshman getting his first varsity start, took the second half kickoff and aided by two 15 yard penalties ended a four minute drive with his six yard pass to Heydt in the back of the end zone. Flail cut back to the middle and split the defense for a 37 yard score and a 14-7 Spartan lead at the half. On a second and 15, Minalda connected with Flail on a screen pass to the right side. ![]() North Schuylkill’s Neekoli Caraballo blocked Lazorick’s punt attempt setting his team up at the Jim Thorpe 32. Thorpe lined up for a punt on their next possession despite an outstanding over the defender’s shoulder catch by tight end Bryson Heydt on a pass from quarterback Cole Lazorick. On a third and eight from their own 32, Joey Flail got the edge on a sweep left and out ran the secondary for a 68-yard touchdown. With 6:45 to go before intermission, the Spartans took over at their own 36 and tied the score in just four plays. Meanwhile, Rosahac and company kept pressure on North Schuylkill quarterback Trevor Minalda, forcing another punt with under nine minutes left in the half. Thorpe’s next possession moved the sticks to the Spartan 35 before Collin McGee picked off a pass. The Olympians’ Joshua James and Justin Yescavage each had an interception and Noah Rosahac had two sacks to prevent the Spartans from getting any rhythm in their fast paced, no huddle offense.Ī roughing the kicker penalty gave Thorpe a first down at their own 48 yard line and from there, the Olympians mounted an eight play scoring drive capped by David Fiorito’s 12 yard touchdown run for a 7-0 lead after one quarter. Jim Thorpe’s defense held the high-scoring Spartans in check for the first quarter. Jim Thorpe scored first in both halves in Friday night’s loss to North Schuylkill, but the visiting Spartans put the last 17 points on the scoreboard to defeat the Olympians, 31-14.
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