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GR fSH AM (O re ) OUTLOOK and SANDY O re
POST Thu r*
Aug 27 1981
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Something is wrong
Catching M eh in Kenfro isn’t the onh problem opposing defenders hate
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could cut buck I cut back and, bang, I cough* hypes Austin
t*d up the football, and Melvin and Eischen
But even with his success. Kenfro still
were on top of it. I was quite upset "
wasn’t completely sure of himself on a foot
But the mam competition between the two ball field. "Las, year I really didn't know
has come on the track, where their friendly w hat was going on, he says. " I didn't realize
riv a lry dates back to eighth grade It grew to wha, the game was like the first half of the
a head a year ago at the Wilco district meet season I'm excited for this year Now I know
when Austin won the long jum p and Kenfro what's going on.”
placed second Then at state Kenfro came on
This year he plans to spend more time
strong and wound up second, while Austin working on his defensive play, which should
missed the finals
come as bad news for his friend, Austin, who
This year it was a case of reverse deja vu A takes enough abuse from his own teammates,
sky-high Kenfro jumped 23 2 at the district
Austin rushed for 1,100 yards in 11 games
meet to outdistance Austin's 22-9*2. Then at las, year, a figure tha, belies the fact he
state, Austin went crazy, jumping 23-3* ( on doesn , have the body to be carry on that way.
his final effort to win the event Kenfro went
A, 5-9, 155. Austin isn't exactly a power run­
22 9*1 for third
ner, and he's no, inclined to become one by
That is kind of w eird.'' says Kenfro, in
pumping iron "Weights h u rt," he says But
reference to the turnaround. " I never thought
show him a hole and say goodbye. He has
of that That's the way it goes.”
sprinter s speed, turning in one of the league’s
Austin has thought of it Tve been thinking fastest too meter times last spring, and good
I'd lose district on purpose next year.”
balance It he had a weakness last year, it
But first comes football Coming off big
was an early case of fum blitis, an affliction he
seasons last year, both Kenfro and Austin hopes he has cured
know a lot is expected of them this fall That's
People on the sidelines didn't like me too
nothing new to Austin, who played on the
much, he says "The parents holding the
(»resham varsity as a sophomore and was the
yard markers were telling me. 'Hey, I 'll give
Gophers' workhorse in 19HO But no one really
you
a steak dinner if vou don’, fumble this
knew wha, to expect from Kenfro last year
game ’ Nice.”
1 he most anyone knew about him in relation
Now that football season is under way,
to toot ball was that he* had a famous father So
Austin and Kenfro don’, see much of each
he must tie good But as a sophomore. Kenfro
other They II see a Io, of each other on the
was playing the other kind of football
las, day of the season when they meet in wha,
"A t the start of the season I didn't have that
* ould end up being the Wilco League cham­
good of skills in soccer.” Kenfro says "And at
the end I'd only gotten a little better I pionship game And th e y'll both have plenty
to say
figured, hey. if I m going to do anything I ’m
Whenever we ta lk it's u sually about
going to do what I do best "
What Kenfro did best last year was run with athletics." Kenfro says " It 's kind of fun I
the too,hall Against Putnam, he ran for 260 just like to have a good tim e ”
Says Austin: "Tha, M elvin's a mellow
yards on offense and intercepted a pass on
dude "
defense "H e ripped Putnam s faces o ff."
HICK B I L T I ’S