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Oregon kicker Tommy Thom peon end Weehington running beck Napoleon Kaufmen were leemmetee In high echool, but their college teem a will be on oppoelte eldee ot the bell Set
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Lompoc High pair shine for Oregon, Washington
By Sieve Mims
timeraid Sports Depot ter
Lompoc High School has only 1.500
sturli'nls, but two of i s former football
standouts .ire making a lot of noise in 1 In*
Pacific-10 Conference this season
Oregon kicker Tommy Thompson, a
two-lime Par:- JO special teams player of
the week this year, anil Washington run
ning back Napoleon kuufman. la I
week's offensive player of the week in
the conference, graduated from Lompoc
High m 1000 and 1001. respectively
They will he reunited this Saturday at
Autzen Stadium when the Ducks take on
the No 1-ranked Huskies
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In 1090. Thompson and Kaufman
teamed up to lead Lompoc to (he confer
ence title game before losing Mil, but
Thompson said when they meet on the
field*now, the past is forgotten
"Last year was the first chance for me
to play against him," Thompson said.
"On the opening Ki< koff, he went to
block me and knocked me down "
Bet ause of injuries to running hacks
Reno Bryant and Jay Barry . Kaufman has
moved up from third to first on the
Husky depth chart, and he is making the
most of the opportunity
The 5-foot-l), 170-pound sophomore
exploded onto the scene for the Huskies
this year, rushing for 159 yards on only
si* carries in Washington's first game
against Arizona State Last week Kauf
man started his first collegiate game and
responded by rushing for 208 yards and
two touchdowns against California.
“I just do what the coaches tell me to
do." Kaufman said
At the rate Kaufman is running, even
if Bryant and Barry come hack they will
probably see their playing time seriously
decrease, hut Kaufman said he looks for
ward to the other hacks returning
"Their loss has hurl." Kaufman said. "I
like to learn from them, hut I can’t when
they are on the sidelines I think when
they are out there it makes me better.”
Kaufman was one of the most highly
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recruited high school players in the
country after his senior year, but he
chose Washington over such schools as
DSC, Arizona and Nebraska.
"I had a great recruiting trip at Wash
ington." Kaufman said. "Everything went
well and fit into place."
Kaufman's high school statistics are, to
say the least, amazing During his senior
season Kaufman rushed for 1,960 yards
on 207 carries despite missing three
games because of injury. He scored 2H
rushing touchdowns to go along with
three on punt returns, two on receptions
and one on a kickoff.
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