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Ten Yard Fight was a straight edge, football-based band from Boston, Massachusetts. Along with In My Eyes and Floorpunch, they spearheaded the youth crew revival in 1997. Bassist, Brian "Clevo" Ristau, went on to play in Boston's Stop and Think. Vocalist, Anthony "Wrench" Moreschi, went on to front Stand & Fight on Bridge 9 Records, and currently sings in Resist featuring members from DrugxTest and Since the Flood. Ten Yard Fight's last show was in October of 2000 in Haverhill, Mass for National Edge Day, which they played in its inception in 1999.

Ten Yard Fight was formed in 1994/1995 with the intention of reviving eighties-style posi-core. TYF reinvigorated the stiff and nearly forgotten genre of fast-paced, upbeat, singalong straight-edge hardcore almost all by themselves. As heralds of what would become the old-school revival movement, they championed not only the drug-free lifestyle, but their hometown in a way reminiscent of scene forerunners Wolfpack, DYS, and SSD or Washington, D.C.'s Minor Threat. The band was originally intended to be little more than a tongue-in-cheek project combining straight-edge philosophy with football jargon. Vocalist Anthony "Wrench" Moreschi had never sung for a band before recording his shouts on Ten Yard Fight's demo, released in 1995 crafted together with notable hardcore producer Brian McTernan. The band played its first show with Moreschi clad in a combination of football gear and punk rock clothing. The crowd response was so enthusiastic that the band decided to become more serious. Ten Yard Fight began performing on the East Coast, igniting a new interest in the old-school style of hardcore.

Having sold 1,000 demos, Ten Yard Fight teamed up with Big Wheel Recreation to release the Hardcore Pride 7" in 1996. The initial pressing sold out in less than a week, helping generate a buzz that resulted in the band's signing to Equal Vision. During that time they also released a split 7" with Fastbreak. The first result of the partnership was a compiling of the demo and Hardcore Pride 7" onto a single CD. Ten Yard Fight would next release an album entitled Back on Track, helping re-establish Equal Vision as a prominent force in the hardcore scene in the process with Moreschi's raw vocals. Lineup changes followed, as the group toured Europe and the United States through 1997 and 1998. In 1998, the band recorded six new songs that would later surface on The Only Way EP.

In between these releases TYF appeared on many different complilation recordings. At the end of 1999, TYF played their last show together with friends Bane, Reach The Sky, and In My Eyes. This show was at the Karma Club on Lansdowne Street as the Yankees and Red Sox were playing right across the street in the ALCS at Fenway Park. The final lineup of the band included Wrench, guitarist John LaCroix (who started out playing bass), guitarist Timmy Cosar (who later formed American Nightmare), bassist Brian "Clevo" Ristau, and drummer Ben Chused. The Only Way: 1995-1999, a DVD/video documentary, had its release celebrated a year later with Ten Yard Fight taking the stage, unannounced, at "Edge Day Two," coinciding with the final performance of Boston's In My Eyes. During the 4+ years that TYF was around, the band played all over the world, including several US tours, a European tour, many shows in Canada, and even a weekend of 2 shows in Puerto Rico where Steve Reddy caused permanent spinal damage to Lacroix.

The Guests at Wrench's wedding were forced to circle pit around their tables while waving napkins over their heads.

Members

Anthony Moreschi - vocals
John LaCroix - guitar
Timmy Cosar - guitar
Brian Ristau - bass
Ben Chused - drums

Discography

Demo '95 (1995)

First and Ten
Pit of Equality
Line of Scrimage
Enough is Enough
Drug Free Nation
Offsides

Hardcore Pride (April 15, 1995)

Hardcore Pride
Forever
Where I Stand
Believe
Proud to Be Straight
Holding On
First and Ten
Line of Scrimmage
Enough
Pit of Equality
Drug Free Nation
Offsides
Till Death

Back on Track (July 17, 1997)

Running Scared
Refuse to Change
The Same Side
We Know the Truth
Still Lives
You Taught Them
Lost Sight
Back on Track
Opportunities
Back It Up
False Convictions
Frame of Mind
Our Times
Stronger Than Before

The Only Way (1999)

Glory Bound
Actions Speak
Proof
Only Way
What I Say
Don't Come Back
No Place

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 In between these releases TYF appeared on many different complilation recordings. At the end of 1999, TYF played their last show together with friends [[Bane]], [[Reach The Sky]], and [[In My Eyes]]. This show was at the Karma Club on Lansdowne Street as the Yankees and Red Sox were playing right across the street in the ALCS at Fenway Park. The final lineup of the band included Wrench, guitarist John LaCroix (who started out playing bass), guitarist Timmy Cosar (who later formed [[American Nightmare]]), bassist Brian "Clevo" Ristau, and drummer Ben Chused. The Only Way: 1995-1999, a DVD/video documentary, had its release celebrated a year later with Ten Yard Fight taking the stage, unannounced, at "Edge Day Two," coinciding with the final performance of Boston's In My Eyes. During the 4+ years that TYF was around, the band played all over the world, including several US tours, a European tour, many shows in Canada, and even a weekend of 2 shows in Puerto Rico where Steve Reddy caused permanent spinal damage to Lacroix.
+The Guests at Wrench's wedding were forced to circle pit around their tables while waving napkins over their heads.
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Members

Discography

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