Palmer said he liked his first TD the best, "because that was my first kickoff return of the whole season. I've always been back there. First one I got to touch.
"I was talking to [teammate] Shane Kelly at lunch. I was telling him, 'Roman'll be tough to beat, but if I take the opening kickoff to the house, we'll have them on their heels the whole game.' . . . That's what happened, right?
"Then, when I was standing back there, [Mike Frain, father of 2011 baseball star Eric Frain] was walking past the goal post on his way to the stands and yelled to me, 'Take it to the house, Mike!' I pointed to him and said, 'I got you!!' Then I did my little leg jumps and I was ready!"
That memory-maker (key block supplied by Nick Le Van) was scored at the west end of Northeast's stadium. He scurried the other way for No. 2.
"Roman has fast guys," Palmer said. "I turned around a little at one point and saw No. 21 and No. 7 [Marcus Kelly and William Fuller] chasing me. I was thinking, 'Guess I'm gonna caught.' But I made it and it was, 'Can't believe I outran two Division I recruits!' "
In all, Palmer made four catches for 190 yards, tying Nick Ferdinand's 2006 school record, so his five touches produced an amazing 280 yards (56.0 average).
Meanwhile, guess who claims he can dust Palmer?
"Yeah, I'm probably the fastest guy on the team," Anusky said, laughing. "I can beat Mike. Easily."
Said Palmer, without hesitation: "He can."
