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8 — G r o t h o n O u tlo o k Today M o g o n n e . W a d S apt 1. 1 9 8 2 S andy P o tt T h o r» , S o p f J . 1982 Ed Sow sub Lancers: It's a w hole new ballgam e fo r last year's champion I t ’» a whole new ballgame in Lancerville thia season. Reynolds had one of the all time great East (xjunty teams in 1981. going I I I and making the state ( ’lass AAA quarterfinals. Its only loss was to eventual state champion Roseburg in a monsoon at Eugene s Autzen Stadium But alas. *bat was last year and anyone expecting a repeat could be voted Optimist of the Year For one thing, 20 of the lancers 22 starters a year ago graduated For another, head coach Craig Ruecker moved on to Glencoe. In addition, new bead man Ed Sowash doesn't have much to work with in the ex perience department and with 15 players out for the varsity, the lancers don’t have a whole lot of depth, either. That's the bad news On the plus side, the discipline and dedica tion that were hallmarks of the Ruecker years are still much In evidence on the lan ce r practice field And than there's Tony Oomingue Considered by many to be the top player in this year's new Mt Hood Conference - it not the Portland area — Oomingue I Sr , F5. 223) is the lone starter left over from last year's team He played a fearsome defen liv e tackle last year but gamed more notice at his tight and spot There he caught 27 belli, third beat in the Wtlco League, for 525 yards and nine touchdowns Oomingue. along with wide receivers Jeff Schetter iSr , F t , 155) and Don Leek (Sr . F I , 1 « ) and quarterback Rod Gjeedal (Jr . F5, 170), is the main reason Sowash will revive the Reynolds aertal game, a Lancer trademark until two years ago when the team's talent dictated a more balanced at Tony Oomingue wilt anchor both Ihc offense and defense Gjeedal, the third member of his fam ily to pull on a green and-white Reynolds varsity jersey, suited up with the varsity last year but didn't play a down, seeing all of his foot ball action exclusively with the Lancer JV team. Sowash figures the junior signal caller has the potential to the top quarterback in the conference before he's done "I'v e worked with guys like Roggy Pflug. Matt Poorman arxl Mike Snyder,” says Sowash "Gjesdal ranks right with them in ability " While Gjesdal figures to be the No 1 quarterback, the Lancers also have junior Anthony Salgado, who may also play at wide receiver. In Schetter and I^eek, Reynolds has »peed at the wide spots and with Oomingue figur mg to attract a lot of attention from defenses, the pair could end up catching plenty of balls In the backfield, the Lancers fine trio of Vince Wappler. Dane Gjesdal and Melvin Renfro all graduated The only experienced hand at running back is Terry Unruh (Sr , F 7 . 180). Unruh saw limited action last year before going out for the season with a broken ankle following a mid season bicycle accident He should be the main man in the Lancer running game Marcus Kaneahiro looks to be the fullback in the Reynolds pro set Up front, there are all new facet Sowash considers Brian Monson (Jr., F2. 205) his top line prospect He figures to line up at tackle Eric Hval and Brad Johnson give the line additional size Lou Kaczenski (Sr , F0, 190) and Tom Dilley (Sr.. F l l , 150) are both guard hopefuls The center position is still up for grabs Defensively, expect to see many of the - —— . jflaeaa iara 1» Page A , SCORE , kd ot 'M m tdw rtnad iti»<}Uii«d to be itaDUy •»aAtcto tor tS e at or W o » tM MhmrMea »ne» m eaeb Atotrtton * «tore wcopr at tpaoScaHy noted « tbit Ml Albertsons CaortoM ’•» W »»»nt«« • toe *• 174th & POWELL ONLY ------------ - i _______________ , rt ---------------------- n * k ttrna to M w on M nd ruttKieni tioct ol tdw rtned iM fcM ndrw » to' any r t l ton m art out at nock I MAIN CHICK wdl to ’Slued w a n t you to buy IM M m tt tM advenned » n e t a t toon at it becomes tvartabto
