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SEPTEMBER 2015, MCNARY FALL SPORTS PREVIEW, PAGE 3 Celts hit gridiron with new coach, new looks Celt Ty Penner heads up the fi eld after making a catch. KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald By ERIC A. HOWALD got a very good, accurate arm and he’s go- Of the Keizertimes ing to surprise some people with that part For McNary High School’s new start- of our game. He has risen to earn the spot ing quarterback Trent Van Cleave, the up- without question,” Auvinen said. coming season isn’t about just competing Surrounding Van Cleave will be a veri- with the other Greater Valley Conference table army of big bodies that should be teams. able to give their quarterback time to pick “We want to bury them. We want to be his passes. top dogs and we know we can do that,” “We’ve got Jason Sperle at center Van Cleave said. starting for his third year, Hayden Sader That’s tough talk and, if at tight end, Kyle Bonn at McNary has hope of living right tackle, Kolby Barker up to that expectation, it is will be a two-way guy for going to be a full team ef- us and Sam Farr is looking fort. This season the team really good at center guard doesn’t have the established and tackle,” Auvinen said. playmakers of its recent past, Sperle was already liking but Van Cleave is probably what he saw in early prac- the biggest name opponents tices. will remember in the ranks. “We’re senior dominated In 2014, McNary went up front with a couple of swingers who know what 5-3 in the Greater Val- they’re doing and it creates a ley Conference, fi nishing lot of depth,” Sperle added. fourth. The boys made it to Add to that mix return- the state playoffs based on — Lacroix Hill ing running back Brady their ranking and fell in the Sparks, and the team has a fi rst round to Oregon City nucleus with which to build its offense High School in a 38-6 rout. around. Van Cleave cut his teeth in the varsity “Brady is a very good runner with ranks last year performing on special teams good vision and explosive speed. It’s a and as the Celtics’ wildcat quarterback, but good combination to have in the back- Jeff Auvinen, McNary’s new head coach, fi eld,” Auvinen said. said there was little question Van Cleave Sader said the new schemes imple- would be the McNary shotcaller. mented by Brad Emmert, McNary’s new “He had the leg up, but he’s embraced offensive coach, fi t like a glove. it. He’s elusive and he’s got great feet. He’s hard to chase and hard to bring down. He’s Continued on Page 4 “I like our defense this season, they’re tough and fl ying around and physical” VICT RY PARTIES START HERE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT, WIN OR LOSE, AFTER EVERY GAME! FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS, KID FRIENDLY, APPS, BURGERS, WINGS, DESSERTS, MOCKTAILS, ITALIAN SODAS 5745 INLAND SHORES WAY N — 971.273.0495 — LIKE US ON FACEBOOK VARISTY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 4 at North Salem Sept. 11 vs. Westview (7 p.m.) Sept 18 vs. West Albany Sept. 25 at McKay Oct. 2 vs. McMinnville Oct 8. at Forest Grove Oct. 16 vs. West Salem Oct. 23 at South Salem Oct. 30 vs. Sprague All game times are 7:15 p.m., unless otherwise noted.