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