COLUMBIA — Mike Petrik, a senior safety on the Rock Bridge football team, had just committed a costly penalty. Midway through the second quarter of the Bruins’ homecoming game against Liberty on Oct. 19 at Rock Bridge Field, Petrik was flagged for a 25-yard pass interference call on a pass that didn’t even appear to be catchable. The play not only kept alive a Blue Jays’ drive that ended in a 30-yard field goal but it also provided early momentum for the Blue Jays in their 26-14 win.
Petrik’s versatility bolsters Rock Bridge football team
Friday, November 2, 2007 | 1:08 a.m. CDT;
updated 3:11 p.m. CDT, Thursday, July 17, 2008
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