Sasha Odesse

When it comes to Homecoming, there are always those select few who go all out and, for that reason, really stand out. Amid the 9,500 spectators at the Homecoming game on Sept. 24, Matthew Ryu, Andrew Wilson, Brenden Bertrand, Brett Elmslie, Alex Schittenhelm, Braydon Puntillo, Jack Spettigue, Stefan Sills and Alisha Lee stood out the most in The Ontarion’s staff opinion. With bright red and yellow paint chipping in the sun, the nine members of this squad spelt G-R-Y-P-H-O-N-S-! as well as sported the increasingly popular striped socks and Guelph coloured bandanas.

There was certainly no shortage of enthusiastic Gryphon fans like these at Homecoming; many wearing homemade Guelph t-shirts and headbands or elaborate face paintings. Guelph students not only packed Alumni Stadium and the hill, but also filled the sidewalks, reminding visiting McMaster fans that this is ‘our’ house.  McMaster fans may only remember the score, but let them be reminded that they sat silently throughout the first half, watching as their players were shut down again and again by Gryphon defence. While listening to the roar of Guelph students who were undoubtedly “Proud to be a Gryphon.”

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