“Harbaugh Bowl” Preview

Tyler Thomas, Staff Writer

February 1, 2013

This weekend, Super Bowl 47 will take place on Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Baltimore Ravens will be representing the AFC, and the San Francisco 49ers will be representing the NFC.

This game has been dubbed the “Harbaugh Bowl“, as this is the first Super Bowl in which the opposing coaches will be brothers. Baltimore’s John Harbaugh and San Francisco’s Jim Harbaugh will be facing off against each other for the second time. In their first and only meeting, which took place on Thanksgiving in 2011, John defeated his younger brother Jim, as the Ravens won 16-6. The Ravens are underdogs by 4.5 points, which is nothing new to them, as they have been victorious underdogs in two straight games.

The Ravens haven’t folded in these playoffs. Even with their backs against the wall, the Ravens, under their veteran leader Ray Lewis, have somehow made it to the Super Bowl. Their Super Bowl run this year is reminiscent of the Steelers’ run in 2006, when Jerome Bettis was considering retirement.

Both teams have play makers on offense and defense. The 49ers have a two-headed running attack with the beast Frank Gore and the evasive Colin Kaepernick. Baltimore has Ray Rice who can evade defenders easily, and Anquan Boldin, who has super glue for hands.

All in all, this game could go either way, but I would give the upper hand to the 49ers, who honestly have too many weapons. Like I have said before, I can not and will not rule the Ravens out of this one, as they always seem to find a way to pull off the victory. Look for Ray Lewis, in the last game of his career to demolish anything in his path to his second Super Bowl championship.

About the Contributor

Tyler Thomas, Staff Writer

Imagine this, an honor roll student who actively participates in school clubs/sports. Believe it or not, there's a name for a student of this caliber, Tyler Thomas. He is a senior at Bethel Park High School; he is an active member in journalism and chess club to be specific. The chief of justice himself, John Allemang, carefully handpicked students with special writing abilities one-by-one. For that reason, Tyler believes it is an honor to be recruited into such a perfect, well-rounded/boss club such as Hawk Eye, the online student newspaper. Other than afterschool activities, Tyler enjoys playing Halo Reach, listening to rap music, eating Subway, and hanging out with friends. Also, he participates in pickup sports games outside of school with his peers. Tyler manages to do all of this and still maintain a 4.0, while taking a plethora of advanced placement classes. To the naked eye, Tyler's resume seems mind-blowing, but quite frankly it's probably one of the best in Bethel Park. For the truth's sake, I can verify the fact that Tyler truly does commit to all of these activities; reason being, I'm there more than 90% of the time with him. It's good to have a best friend with the qualities that Tyler has. Outside of myself and our close friends, I wouldn't doubt Tyler setting a positive example, in other words, being a good role model to look up to. Written by: Gino Johnson, Staff Writer