Brother act? Nah, just good, ol' Dennis.

"High school ball has gone by real fast, and I didn't expect that. Not at all," Logue said.

Why just yesterday, it seems, Logue was enrolling at North and praying he'd have the goods to lock down the starting job for the freshman team. Next thing he knew, he was participating in two-a-day workouts with the varsity.

"I guess they needed me," Logue said. "The other guy wasn't getting it done. Once they put me in there [in the second half of the 2005 opener vs. Neumann-Goretti], I just tried to hold the job."

Flash-forward to Saturday. Long the school's recordholder for career passing yardage, the 6-1, 210-pound Logue shattered the game mark. Did it in style, too.

As the Falcons bested Archbishop Carroll, 28-22, in a nonleague game at Radnor, Logue passed 15-for-27 for 281 yards (Dave Markowski had 259 in '87) and three touchdowns. The last score came with 1:18 left, capping a 65-yard, six-play drive and enabling North to erase a 22-21 deficit.

Hey, if a 4-year QB starter can't produce late-game heroics, who can?

"If you give me some time, I can make it work." Those words kept tumbling out of Logue's mouth during the drive.

"I always try to rally the offensive linemen," he said. "I talk to them a lot. Let them know how they're doing."

Logue's primary target, like always, was senior speedster Mike Scott, who turned eight snags into 193 yards and two TDs, including the game-winner on a 14-yarder. His other score was an 80-yarder on a quick slant.

Hmm. That sounds familiar. On Sept. 7 against Archbishop Ryan, Scott turned the exact same play into a six-pointer of the exact same distance en route to racking up 140 yards (on just two catches) and breaking the school's game receiving record.

Scott got that game ball. Right after Logue got this one, Scott delivered a playful, yeah-baby! shove.

"Yeah, it was cool that he broke his own record and I broke the other one," Logue said. "Our connection was pretty good last year, and it has even gotten better through hard work. We're in a lot of the same classes, too. Which helps."

Logue's career totals show 265 completions in 569 attempts for exactly 3,500 yards (11th in city history) and 30 TDs.

Over time, he feels, Logue has most improved his footwork. That still needs polishing, he acknowledges, and he's smart enough to know that no one is ever a finished product. Robert Morris and Stony Brook have invited him to watch games and, wherever he winds up, the Tacony resident intends to major in business with the hope of someday owning a sporting goods store.

North's grunts were center Ray Reusher, rotating guards Micale Allen, Kerry Shields and Nick Zimmaro, and tackles Blake Graham and Steve Sipos. The tight end was John Ziegler.

Ryan Etsell, a baseball star who briefly transferred to Father Judge and then returned, had the other TD catch. Eugene "U Turn" Byrd (19-81, TD) handled the rushing. Ryan Shea led Carroll with 92 yards and a TD on 10 carries; he added an interception.

The Patriots advanced to North's 42 in the waning moments. David Williams (14 tackles) broke up a fourth-down pass.

"We had a rough week of practice," Logue said. "Our coach [Chalie Szydlik] was warning us. At 4-1, I guess we slept on Carroll. Got big heads. They were tough. Had some big kids."

At the end, Dennis Logue had the game in his hands. Followed by the game ball. *