Maginnis' primary sporting endeavor is not basketball or baseball or track or golf or wrestling or swimming. Ah, but we're getting closer with that last one because it does involve water.
Row, row, row your boat . . .
"From the day football ends until it starts up again, I'm all about crew," said Maginnis, a stalwart in La Salle's eight-man shell. "All through winter. Then all through spring. Then summer also. That's my main sport."
Soon, main will switch to only.
Maginnis last week took an official visit to Northeastern. He hightailed it yesterday morning to Syracuse and next weekend will bring a trek to Boston University. Those are his final three choices and a scholarship is in the offing.
Maginnis, a 6-3, 215-pound tackle and defensive end, Saturday night spent a large chunk of time at Northeast's Charlie Martin Memorial Stadium and, ultimately, he was able to experience quite the giddy sensation.
La Salle edged Roman Catholic, 23-21, in a Catholic AAAA opener that was always good and often tremendous.
The win wasn't finalized until 2.5 seconds remained, when Dad Poquie posted an end-zone interception on a pass that was tipped by teammate Matt Magarity.
"That whole last part of the game was pretty exciting," Maginnis said. "I was kind of frustrated that I wasn't able to get to the quarterback [Michael Keir], but then to turn around and see Dad make the interception . . .
"Now that the game's over, I'm feeling pretty tired; I was only off the field, total, for one [defensive] series. But [fatigue] wasn't hitting me while we were playing. We all just kept going."
