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Oregon DailyEmerM SpOI'tS 22 preps sign on Oregon’s dotted line By Steve Mims Ort*ycv> Df*»V ltrnx*tn1 Oregon head footi»u 11 coach Kh li Brooks introduced Ins 19'M rei rutting < lass Wednesday afternoon, and one i* again it was not rated among the top groups in the country or even tin* Pin if ic-10 ( (inference However. Brooks is used to experts ignoring his recruiting i lasses and says he likes ins group |ust fine, thunk you "Although I'd like to sov somebody’s telling me I have one of the top ten classes in the nation. I feel very good about our recruiting class," Brooks said. “Even if it may not lie rated as high as others that we've had Contrary to what I've lieen hear ing or what some of the sup posed exports are saying about our recruiting < lass, I believe it is stronger than the classes we've had the last two or three years ” Heading this year's balanced class are a pair of players who i an fill in the jobs of both kicker and punter that will lie left open with the departure of Tommy Thompson this year Matt Bolden from Glendale High School in Glendale. Ariz and Josh Bidwell of Douglas High Si bool in Winston both signed on tile dotted line for the Ducks Wednesda v The signings were a big relief lor Brooks, who had to start thinking about the possibilities ol non-scholarship players or even quarterback Danny O'Neil trying out for special teams duties. Brooks, who evaluates the high school kicking prospects himself, is impressed with what he's seen from Belden and Bidwell "Kicking was the most obv i ous void on our returning team," Brooks said. "Matt and lush both have outstanding legs They are both capable of t (im puting lor both jobs One or Ixitli of them will he on the spot next year; they are coming into a position that is i r\ mg fur help " Belden ooilliet ted on only live ol II belli goals last year, but four of the misses were in excess of AO yards He booted five field goals of fit) or more yards in his career and averaged 47 H yards per punt os a senior Hrooks desc ribed Bidwell as an all-around athlete who could even play tight end or line |>ui ker for the Ducks if needed In addition to being a punter and kit kei in high school. Bid well also played option quarter bn< k and free safety With the major need filled. Brooks filled out lus recruiting class with a bnlant ed unit that features at least two players at each position. This year's class has 22 players, including only two junior college transfers. The two junior college players are both on the defensive end — defensive hack Kip Hast from Son lose, Calif and linebacker Matt Sailors, from Vista. Calif Brooks said he wanted the f> foot-2. 224 pound Sailors out of high si boot three years ago, but Sailors elected to go to Brigham Young before transferring to Falomor College. hast had four interceptions and was named first-team nil Coast Conference last year for Covilan College Brooks said hast could have an immediate impact for Oregon next season ‘I was not pleased with our secondary at times last year," Brooks said kip Hast is one of the best one-on-one defenders we saw in junior college. If he doesn't play right away, some body else will have to play real well to lieat him out." The only area yvhere balance is not seen in Oregon's ( lass of I0‘)4 is location, as lli of the 22 recruits am from California. This year was considered a down y ear for high school prospers in Oregon, and ns a result the Ducks signed only three in state players. "The in-state recruiting yvas not as plentiful as it was in ns ent y ears." Brooks said "I am disappointed to have four in state players going to other schools two to Stanford and two to Washington It's too bod bei ause with a population as smalt as Oregon's, you wont to get most players that you want In addition to Bidwoll, this year's in-state representatives for the Ducks were Chad Nor movie, a 6-foot-5. 240-pound defensive lineman from West Linn and Chris Vandiver, a f> foot-2. 195-pound linebacker from Lebanon The position Oregon attacked the most was lineliacker, and the Ducks ended up with five of them Joining Sailors and Van diver at linebacker are A J Jelks. a b-foot-2. 227-pounder from Sacramento. Calif ; Kyan Klaasen. a 6-foot-2, 233-pounder from San Clemente. Calif; and Marty Murphy, a fi-foot-4. 224 pounder from Clearlako, Calif. "On defense I'm concerned at linebacker," Brooks said "We rei ruited outstanding athletes there that can be factors early in their career." Brooks brought in two qttar tertuu ks who he said are at two different stages right now Jason Maas. 6-foot-2. 178 pounds from Yuma. Ariz . completed 111 of 203 passes for 1,930 yards and 15 touchdowns, compared to only three interceptions. Maas appears to be further along than Mike Phelps, who is bigger at 6-foot-4, 222 pounds Phelps threw for 2,233 yards and 24 touchdowns and didn't turn 17 years old until partway through Ins final year Mans is a a better athlete. Brooks said "He has better feet and is an outstanding competi tor He throw s ai i urately with out a lot of mistakes Phelps is young but not as exponent ed at quarterback He will continue to grow and has an extremely strong arm " Brooks also had strong praise for 5-foot-10. 180-pound run ning back David Crump from St in kton, Cialif . who could give depth to n hat k field that has suf fered numerous injuries the post few years "Crump is one of the best looking running hacks we've brought in m ret ent memory Brooks said "He i ould ploy even though we have good play er* returning there." Here is a list of the rest of Ore gon's recruiting ( lass • Michael Armendariz, 6-foot 3. 255-pound offensive lineman from Cucamonga. Calif Horned all-South Sec t ion honors by the Los Angeles Tunes • David Coyle. 6-foot-0. 180 pound defensive hack from Loomis. Calif Ranked among his team's leaders with four interceptions. • Stefan de Vries. 6-foot-4. 252-pound defensive lineman from Salinas. Calif Instrumental to an offense that churned out 313 yards rushing in a playoff victory • Eric. Edwards, fi-foot-O. 170 pound defensive back from Pas co, Wash. Signed with Oregon a year ago but delayer! enrollment to improve academic standing. • Damon Griffin, 5-foot-10, 160-pound wide receiver from Monrovia. Calif Paced the team with 43 pass receptions for 812 vurds and five touchdowns. • Patrick Johnson, 5-foot-10, 160-pound wide receiver from Redlands. Calif. Hauled down 31 passes for 312 yards and three scores as a senior. • Michael Klews. fi-foot-5, 304-pound offensive lineman from Castro Valley. Calif. Increased size over the last tsvo prep seasons from sophomore dimensions (6-foot 4, 240 pounds). • Kevin Parker. 5 foot-0. 170 pound running back from Oak land. Calif. Started at tailback only ns a senior but finished with more than 1.100 yards on the ground • Matt Schuetz, 6-foot-4, 220 pound defensive lineman from Dana Point, Cadif Missed .ill but one game of final prep season with a broken foot after out standing junior year • I.eiu Sualun. fi-foot-2. 236 pound defensive lineman from Santa Ana, Calif Finished his first season as a defensive starter with 53 lac kies, two quarterback sacks and 14 tackles for lost \ aril age Basketball ticket sales going well Ticket sales for this week end's Oregon men's basket ball game nave been "pretK good." Oregon director of ticket sales Hunt Holsapple said Wednesday Hut plenty of student tickets are still available. Holsapple said 4.500 tick ets have been sold for tonight's game against Stan ford and 6,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday after noon's game against Califor nia. Holsapple said that num ber could reach 9.000 before Saturday’s tipoff Bi-Mart is sponsoring Thrilling Thursday against Stanford, with two reserved seats for the price of one. Sat urday's game against Cal is Pom Pom Day. Pom Poms will lx; given to the first 5,000 fans attending. Meanwhile, student ticket sales have been very slow, and more than 90 percent of available student seats have not been sold. Only 165 stu dent tickets have been sold for tonight's game, and 317 have been sold for the Cal game, out of a possible 3,600 seats. Holsapple said students should have winter term stickers to get their tickets. If they don't, they have to be checked off the computer, which usually results in slower lines. Stanford is off to a surpris ing 4-3 start in the Pacific-10 Conference, and the 19th ranked Golden Bears are 5-2 after upsetting then-No 1 UCLA 85-70 on Saturday. 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