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ib» i 12 GRESHAM (O r* ) OUTLOOK ond SANDY (O r* ) POST Thur» Aug 27 »981 ISUM FîHlîgWiîaW Columbia (Continued from Page ID of them want to play While the ( harger defense w ill he carrying a big part of the load in the early season, ( ’lark is hoping his of tense can pro vide a little more punch than las, year’s team, which scored jus, 56 points in nine games ( lark has a fa ir nucleus on his offensive line ( ’enter I^ irry Parker is hack, along with tackles Don Godier and Robin Rich The guards are expected to t»e Greg Hibbs and Frank King " In terms of senior leadership, it's a gorxl group.'* ( ’lark says Jim Chianello is the fifth Charger quarterback in as many seasons Clark has high hopes for him Likewise the team’s corps of running kicks In Craig Jenkins, Bobby lx*wis and Shepherd. Columbia has ex perience while Mike Shearer, a sprinter off the ( harger track team who logged the fastest 100 meter time in the Wilco League last spring, w ill try his hand a, carrying the football The receiving spots are wide open, ( ’lark says, with 10 players battling lo r the two starting slots "The competition is very keen, ' he says. " I'v e never seen a group be so com petitive " One thing that is not in Columbia's favor is its schedule The ( hargers face Reynolds, Gresham and Clackamas in the first three weeks But as the team prepares for its opener Sept 4 against Reynolds, things are looking up. Around Chargerville, that's a good place to be JIM HAYS Charger backs tailback, Kevin Pokorny, went down with an injury in preseason. Lewis got his first taste of varsity football “ It was kind of a bum m er," he says " I really didn't expect to be starting against teams like The Dalles. Gresham and Reynolds But I gained a Io, of experience and that's really helped me this year ” Something else that has carried over for Lewis as well as the res, of the team is the lift Columbia gained by winning its las, two games "You look back on that and you really want to k<*ep it going." Lewis says Lewis w ill be trying to keep his starting role against wha, he calls "the track guys" Shepherd and Shearer Shepherd has already had one fug mo ment in a Charger football uniform I^ast year, as a junior, he took the second half kickoff against Barlow and ran it back all the way for a touchdown "The hole jus, opened and I ran through it , " he recalls I, s been a tough competition between the four backs,Shepherd says, because the ( hargers feel they have the best team in their five year history " I ’ve never seen anybody work this hard Indore at this school,' he says, adding that the fact that Columbia's firs, opponent is Reynolds has nothing to do with it "Sure people ge, pumped up for the Reynolds game, bu, mostly everybody is up because we have a much better team Our coaches are doing a good job ” Shearer is a newcomer to the Columbia team, bu, is no stranger to Fas, County track followers Las, spring, he was one of the top sprinters in the Wilco League until a deep muscle pull in his lower leg kept him from running in the district meet His speed is expected to be a big asset to the Charger backfield " I think my speed is helping me out," says Shearer "Bu, everybody is pretty quick I think we ll have a pretty good backfield We've go, a Io, more quality We don', have the numbers yet, bu, the quality of our players is a Io, better ” Jenkins was a par, time starter in the Columbia backfield las, season as well as being a full time starter a, defensive end T e a m m a te Shepherd c a lls him a "bulldozer" and with his size (6-2, 2001, there seems little doubt tha, Jenkins w ill I h * the man the ( hargers look to for power running (Continued from Page ID We really have a good deal in the backfield this year." Jenkins says "We re deeper than we've ever been Last year, when Pokorny was injured, nobody else had ever played tailback in a game before I ha, won', be the case this year ” ( olumbia has had some tough breaks in the las, two years, bu, Jenkins feels the • hargers are about to turn the corner JIM HAYS Gresham ©utlook ■ com plete local sports coverage PUT YOUR SCHOOL UP FRONT NOW $1 Off ANY REGUALR PRICED T-SHIRT & TRANSFER WITH THIS AD. ONE PER SHIRT. Ask ab o u t special prices on gro u p orders. = "We got a taste of w inning last season," he says "A 3-6 record isn't that good but i t ’s the best we've ever done at Columbia I think we can be better than 500 this year.” With Lewis, Jenkins, Shepherd and Shearer, the Chargers may have their best chance yet to reach that level. I SHIRTS + In the Oregon Trail Shopping Center, 667*0646 i
