Rookies Impact Pre-season Friendlies
Flag football returned to Chichester last weekend, with the Sharks hosting the Basingstoke Zombie Horde and Peter Symonds Sabres for friendlies. The Sharks, preparing for the 2012 season starting next month, got a chance to check out the new rookies who joined the club over the off-season. And if first impressions count, then the Sharks have strengthened their squad for the upcoming campaign. All four rookies - Ed Acton, Pete Busson, Tomele Geciauskas and Phil Morris - got on the score board in their first game, a 61-33 victory over the Sabres. In fact, Geciauskas made his mark immediately, picking off two errant Sabre passes, returning one for the score. All four had extensive playing time on both sides of the ball, with a number of veterans yet to return…