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”
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