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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
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