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AUGUST 31, 2018, KEIZERTIMES FOOTBALL PREVIEW, PAGE C13 SOUTH SALEM SAXONS South Salem seeking depth By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes South Salem head coach Scott Dufault is pleased with his starting lineup. But if the Saxons are going to improve on last season’s mark, when they fi nished 4-6 and where eliminated in the fi rst round of the playoffs, they are going to have to develop more depth. “I think the more that we get closer to having a solid two-deep the better we’re going to be and at this level you’ve got to be able to have that,” Dufault said. “We think we have some answers. They’re just young.” The strength of the Saxons should be their defensive front seven, which returns six varsity players, including three-year starters Josh Raynak at middle linebacker and Ashton Adams on the line. Adams, a First Team All- Greater Valley Conference selection at offensive tackle last season, has Division-I offers from Air Force, Utah State, Nevada, Portland State, Georgetown and Idaho. Brock Hale and Diego Fuimaono return at defensive end. Both will also start at tight end. “The two tight ends (Hale and Fuimaono) are really good and we’ll try to utilize them at the same time a fair amount,” Dufault said. Morgan Bice, a three-year starter at safety, will lead a young secondary. On offense, senior Elijah Enomoto-Haole returns at quarterback in his third season. He’ll be protected by Adams as well as center Sangato Letisi and guard Colin Bartolome, who also both started last year. The Saxons will use a committee approach at running back with junior Ryan Rickman getting the bulk of carries. Rickman will also play linebacker, where he started last year. “I think he’s going to have a breakout year,” Dufault said of Rickman. Parker Johnson is another junior linebacker who got varsity action last year, including 10 tackles in the playoff lost to Central Catholic. Raynak, who has primarily played on defense, will also get carries for South Salem. Jamal Bailey is another player who can run the ball. Like their secondary, the Saxons are inexperienced at wide receiver but have options in senior Brayden Neuharth and sophomore Gabe Johnson, whose father Dave won a bronze medal in the decathlon during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. “We’re pretty young at wide receiver but more athletic SCHEDULE Aug. 31 vs Newberg Sept. 7 at Sunset Sept. 14 vs McMinnville Sept. 21 vs Sprague Sept. 28 vs Bend Oct. 5 at West Salem Oct. 12 at Oregon City Oct. 19 vs Summit Oct. 26 at McNary than we’ve been in awhile,” Dufault said. “We’ve got to stay healthy and develop some depth but if we can do those two things by the time we hit midseason and get into the conference schedule, I think we’ll be alright.” South Salem roster # PLAYER NAME POS. YR. HT. WT. # PLAYER NAME POS. YR. HT. WT. 2 Zach Case QB/DB 10 5-7 145 31 Conner Robustelli RB/LB 11 5-8 170 5 Zach Webster WR/DB 11 6-0 170 32 Adrian Keli’i Leslie WR/DB 11 5-9 170 6 Diego Fuimaono TE/DL 12 6-4 235 33 Chandler Cost WR/DB 12 5-10 160 7 Griffen Gardner QB/DB 9 5-11 150 34 Ryan Rickman RB/LB 11 6-0 210 8 Elijah Enomoto-Haole QB 12 6-1 190 38 Ethan Drawson RB/DB 12 5-11 150 10 Gabe Johnson WR/DB 10 6-0 170 42 Josh Raynak TE/LB 12 6-0 205 12 Brock Hale TE/LB 12 6-4 210 44 Parker Johnson TE/LB 11 6-1 190 13 Treyden Harris WR/DB 12 6-4 215 49 Marcos Zaldana RB/DL 12 5-8 205 14 Jackson Scott QB/DB 11 5-10 160 50 Sangato Letisi OL/LB 11 5-10 200 15 Kellen Goodman WR/DB 12 5-10 160 51 Mikhail Breeden OL/DL 12 6-0 210 16 Tanner Stonerock QB/DB 9 6-0 160 52 Samiu Letisi OL/DL 10 6-1 230 17 Brayden Neuharth WR/DB 12 5-9 170 53 Noe Ramirez-Perez OL/DL 11 5-7 205 18 Tiwfaluk Umulap WR/DB 11 6-2 170 56 Jordan Johnson OL/DL 11 5-7 165 19 Andre Arechiga WR/DB 11 5-8 150 57 Alonso Garcia Pena OL/DL 12 6-0 190 20 Garrett Cox WR/DB 11 5-8 145 59 Colin Bartolome OL/DL 12 6-0 235 22 Morgan Bice WR/DB 12 5-9 170 60 Adrian Montiel-Gomez OL/DL 10 5-10 230 26 Harrison Wagers WR/LB 11 5-10 175 68 Nick Brown OL/DL 11 6-2 230 27 Noah Tariga WR/DB 12 5-8 165 71 Ben Kelley OL/DL 12 6-3 200 28 Gavin Schweer RB/DB 11 5-7 155 76 Joe Wozniak OL/DL 11 5-11 220 30 Andrew Nguyen WR/DB 12 5-8 165 78 Ashton Adams OL/DL 12 6-4 300
