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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019, KEIZERTIMES FOOTBALL PREVIEW, PAGE B15 of their preparation and the effort they put on the fi eld. That to me is more important than getting the W. At the same token, I’m very competitive and I want to freaking win games.” Sprague’s strength as a team will come in the trenches, which is something the program has hung their hat for the better part of the last two decades. Bryson Kievit started for the Olympians last season as a sophomore at right guard and at defensive tackle — he earned an honorable mention all- conference nod at right tackle. According to Minyard, Kievit has put on 40 pounds during the offseason, fi lling out his 6-foot-1 frame to 250 pounds. “The kid loves football and has a little mean streak in him. He’s super competitive and I think he’s going to be really good and may even big a big- college recruit depending on how he develops,” Minyard said of Kievit. Sprague will also be returning Joey Koenig as an offensive guard — who received second-team all-league status as a junior last season — as well as Jacob Bos, a 6-3, 300-pound junior who will be starting at right guard. “We have the best area of depth up front. We want to maintain our physicality, because we want to be a downhill, power-counter football team that plays a smash-mouth style and gets after it,” Minyard said. While Sprague is well- known for being a power, run-heavy team, Minyard also shared that the team will be adding some new wrinkles to their offensive scheme. “You’ll see us with more multiple formations and with more receivers on the fi eld then we have had in the past,” Minyard said. “We want to maintain that physical identity, but we’re looking to be more mobile then we have been in the past.” The Sprague offense will more than likely be in the hands of senior quarterback Eli Polanski. Polanski started the 2018 season as the third-string quarterback, but after injuries to Ethan Flanigan and Ethan Johnson, Polanski started the fi nal four games of the season and helped ALL GAMES START AT 7 P.M. the Olympians to their only two Sept. 6 at Liberty victories. Sept. 13 at Sherwood “He’s got great work ethic, Sept. 20 at Central Catholic great leadership Sept. 27 vs. South Salem* skills and great passion. And he Oct. 4 at Tigard really throws Oct. 10 vs McNary the ball well, especially on the Oct. 18 vs Summit run,” Minyard Oct. 25 at Mountain View said. Sprague will Nov. 1 at West Salem also be relying *game will start at 7:15 p.m. heavily on the production on junior running SCHEDULE back Ethan Bullock, who rushed for over 100 yards in three of Sprague’s four conference games last season. “He will be one of the best backs in the league. He’s very patient and is a different style runner than some of the guys we have had in the past. I think he will have a big impact,” Minyard said. On the outside, Sprague returns junior Carson Van Kempen and senior Wiley Roberts, who both started at receiver and in the secondary in 2018 — Roberts received honorable mention recognition as a cornerback last season. While he has many stellar players playing on both sides of the ball, Minyard has big expectations for senior linebacker Cody Price — Price is the only returning starter at linebacker and will also get reps at fullback. “I think he’s going to be the commander of our defense. He also might be a big part of our offense too,” Minyard said. Despite their vigorous schedule and young squad, Minyard still believes that Sprague could be a playoff team by the time November comes. “I’m cautiously optimistic about this team,” Minyard said. “I think on paper, we’re supposed to win four or fi ve games, so our goal is to win those games and take one or two that were not supposed to win.” Sprague roster POS. # PLAYER NAME YR. 12 WR/DB 18 Isaac Bare 12 WR/DL 12 WR/DB 29 Tomas Povolly 11 WR/DB 11 WR/DB 31 Camden White 12 WR/DB 12 QB/DB 34 Ethan Bullock 11 RB/LB Max Fry 12 WR/DB 51 Justis Hisgen 11 OL/DL 6 Jacob Robbins 11 WR/DB 52 Rene Prado 12 OL/DL 7 Drew Rodriguez 9 WR/DB 54 Ethan Sorenen 12 OL/DL 8 Logan Smith 10 QB/DB 55 Derek Mach 11 OL/DL # PLAYER NAME 1 Wiley Roberts 2 Bryce Rowles 3 Augie Terrones 4 Eli Polanski 5 YR. POS. 9 David Sherman 10 RB/LB 56 Josh Bell 11 OL/DL 10 Carson Van Kempen 11 WR/DB 57 Brett Hassoun 11 OL/DL 11 Colton Herring 10 WR/DB 58 Soren Sorensen Jr. 12 OL/DL 13 Jordan Jeffries 10 WR/DB 59 Bryce Whetzel 12 OL/DL 14 Zach Dodson-Greene 10 WR/DB 60 Bryson Kievit 11 OL/DL 16 Johnathan Warner 11 QB/DB 63 Jayden Harrison 11 OL/DL 17 Matthew Sparling 12 WR/DB 64 Jacob Martin 12 OL/DL 19 Will Penn 12 WR/DB 65 Christian Aguirre 11 OL/DL 21 Roland Hare 11 RB/LB 68 Daniel Simons 12 OL/DL 22 Adam Ferguson 11 RB/LB 72 Tucker Brooks 12 OL/DL 23 Oscar Jimenez 11 RB/LB 78 Jacob Bos 11 OL/DL 24 Cody Price 12 RB/LB 79 Sylvio Letey-Moore 11 OL/DL 26 Roger Henninger 11 WR/DB W E N L L M A E O H C T . T S I S E VI M I RT E Z I KE U O Y H T I W R E Z I O E G K E U K O A Y T E R E H W Y R E V r a E o f p u L Sign A I R T Y A D - 0 FREE 3 site. You’ll get b e w S e S h E C C to t A D E T I UNLIM ws in Keizer — e n ! e e r h t o f l l e a b r to e v e n a h t e r Mo W O N P U N SIG
