The Journal

Issue date: 10/13/05 Section: Sports

Webster student Bryan Childress bounds past his alumni opponent at the first annual homecoming flag football game on Oct. 8. ERIN WHITSON / The Journal

The first sanctioned football game on Webster's campus was played Oct. 8 as part of homecoming weekend - "Welcome Back...to the Future." Webster students battled Webster alumni for the flag football trophy. Although the students put up a fight in the high-scoring game, the alumni triumphed by two touchdowns.

Junior Nick McGeehon, a campus activities program manager, coached the student team and Todd Kohlbecker, graduate of the Class of 1993 and member of the Webster alumni board, coached and played for the alumni team. Kohlbecker said he recruited "anyone who had enough Ben-Gay to play."

Two students, who showed up on the spot, were turned away from the student team because it already had too many players. Sophomore Justin Charboneau, political science major, and junior Kevin McKee, math education major, played with the alumni.

"We're gonna kick the students' asses," Charboneau said. "The alumni's knowledge is going to prevail. We are going to outsmart them."

As the student team warmed up on the Quad, practicing drills to get ready for the big game, the alumni team watched them for a moment and then decided they weren't intimidated.

"They are young punks," said Eric Laurer, graduate of the Class of 2003. "Well, actually, some of them are probably my age."

The students weren't worried about the alumni team either.

"We are speeding up their retirement," said Dave Debord, sophomore business major.

When game time finally arrived, the student team, wearing shirts that said, "Webster University Football, Undefeated since 1915," poured onto the field chanting, "What time is it? Game time." The students got the crowd of about 30 people pumped up for the game. The alumni team wore the same shirts in a different color.

The game began with the alumnus quarterback, Kohlbecker making a pass to Charboneau. The ball slipped through Charboneau's fingers, but Brandyn Woodard, Class of 2005, was there to recover the almost-touchdown.

Senior James Maloney, an audio production major, scored the first touchdown, making the score 7-0, students leading. Kohlbecker made a pass to Laurer right before the second quarter and made the score 7-7 when Laurer scored a touchdown.

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