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September 2, 2015
COUGARS: Coach says team
even better than last year’s
Continued from Page A9
“We were the most phys-
ical team in the league last
year and I don’t expect that to
change,” Brockamp said.
What is likely to change,
however, is an offensive ap-
proach nearly devoid of pass-
ing. While Wallowa won’t be
abandoning the high-pow-
ered rushing attack that was
successful in 2014, oppo-
nents will no longer be able
to assume that’s all that’ll be
coming at them. In adding air
capability, Wallowa becomes
“a little bit more balanced
rather than one-dimensional,”
Brockamp says.
Taking snaps for that new-
ly balanced offense is a re-
turning senior, quarterback
Koby Frye, who has added
about 20 pounds to his 6’4”
frame and now tips the scales
at around 180. Brockamp
notes that Frye, who had only
around 350 passing yards last
year to go with his approxi-
mately 3,500 yards rushing,
was “throwing the ball very
well over the summer” and
is ready to help “open up our
offense.”
Brockamp mentions a
number of other key players
for 2015, including:
• Chandler Burns, a junior
RB/DE end who has good size
(6’2”, 210 lbs.) and excellent
speed (4.6 in the 40). He had
over 1,500 yards rushing as a
sophomore. He played safety
on defense, but is moving to
defensive end.
• Cole Hafer, TE/OLB, a
returning senior who was All-
League both at tight end and
linebacker. Fans take note:
He’s good at pass-receiving.
• Noah Allen, senior RB/
FS. He was rotated in at run-
ning back, but at his free safe-
ty spot he played continuous-
ly. “He’s a real good tackler
and does a good job getting to
the football,” Brockamp said.
Allen is another 4.6 40 guy.
• Travis Haga, junior TE/
DE. He was All-League at de-
fensive end, where he record-
ed 23 sacks.
• Joe Pendarvis, OL, a re-
turning sophomore who was
All-League as a freshman on
the offensive line.
• And three other returnees
whose prominence ¿gures to
increase this year: junior OL/
DL Bryce Melville, sopho-
more OL/DL Ethan Burns,
and sophomore RB/LB Pat-
rick Ritthaler.
The 2015 Cougars open
their season Friday, Sept. 4,
against Chiloquin in the Du-
fur Classic. Their ¿rst home
game is scheduled for Sept.
25, when they host Echo.
ENTERPRISE: Team young, talented
Continued from Page A9
“We have quite a few young-
er kids who are good football
players, and that JV schedule
is hugely important for those
guys,” Rowley said.
At least eight or nine of the
starters will play both offense
and defense. “Some of those
older kids will have to play
both ways just from an expe-
rience standpoint,” Rowley
said.
Although EHS is ¿elding
a young team, Rowley is im-
pressed with the talent of his
younger players.
Rowley hasn’t selected a
quarterback from the two or
three players in line for the
position. “Until we get done
with our ¿rst game, I real-
ly don’t know,” he said. He
added that the back¿eld and
receiver corps remain essen-
tially the same as last year’s
squad.
The team will run a twin
back offense that Rowley will
sometimes change to a dou-
ble slot, in which the backs
are widened out. He added a
few new wrinkles to the team
this year on both offense
and defense, but nothing he
deemed
earth-shattering.
Rowley also said the team
will primarily ¿eld a running
offense but this season will
show more emphasis on the
passing element.
While the team lost a few
players, Rowley has con¿-
dence that other players will
step up and assume responsi-
bility.
Players to watch for
during the season include
Will McCadden, Justin Exon
and Isaac Rowley. “I’d also
really keep an eye out for
Trent Bales. I really expect
him to step it up this year.
We’ll also use Andrew Curtis
on the line because he’s our
big guy, and we’re expect-
ing a lot from him this year,”
Rowley said.
Out on the practice ¿eld
the team looked loose, with-
out a hint of nervousness or
early practice jitters. Nearly
all the plays had the smooth-
ness of repetition coupled
with intensity.
The team’s league opener
is against Stan¿eld on Sept.
4, and Rowley thinks that
spectators will get their mon-
ey’s worth. “The last three of
the last four years have been
decided by two points or
less,” Rowley said.
Rowley wants the public
to know the team appreciates
their support. “We have a lot
of kids out, which is a good
sign, and good parental sup-
port overÀowing with posi-
tive people. That’s what we
need,” Rowley said.
Wallowa County Chieftain
JOSEPH: Numbers
down for 2015-16
likely back¿eld starters.
Several veteran players
are returning as linemen, as
well as a transfer with play-
ing experience from another
high school.
Five of the players are
freshmen, the largest being
about 125 pounds. Because
of the team’s youth, Koehn
plans to keep the offense
simple, probably running a
T-formation. “We’ve got a
big learning curve, so we’ve
really got to concentrate on
doing things right,” he said.
With the T-formation,
Koehn plans to concentrate
on the running game as the
staple of his offensive attack.
“We’ll mix it up and try to
run some play-action stuff
out of our run game when
the defense is crowding the
ball and cheating on us. We’ll
keep them honest, but we’ll
adjust as the season goes on,”
Koehn said.
JCS practice focused
strongly on both fundamen-
tals and cardio exercise for
physical conditioning. All the
players looked focused and
no one uttered a complaint.
Players needed little cajoling
from Koehn or his assistant
coach Jim Hite to stay en-
gaged with the drills.
Because the opening game
against Wilder, Idaho, was
canceled due to Wilder’s in-
ability to ¿eld a team, Joseph
only has a six-game schedule.
Nevertheless, Koehn is con¿-
dent that his team can make
their presence known in their
1A Special District 1 league,
as well as to Joseph football
fans. “If you come out to sup-
port us, I promise you’ll see
some good football,” he said.
Continued from Page A9
“We’re large enough we could
easily have 20-25 kids, and
we’re trying to change that
mentality and get kids excit-
ed about competition ² most
things in life are competitive,”
Koehn said.
Media focus on injuries
has probably dampened some
enthusiasm for the sport, ac-
cording to Koehn. Because
of parental concerns, the team
is participating in the “Heads
Up” program that focuses on
football injury reduction as
well as instituting new rules
on blind-side blocking and
blocks away from the ball,
with an emphasis on hands-
¿rst blocking rather than
helmet or shoulder blocking.
Koehn says these measures
should make the game con-
siderably safer.
While not without his
hopes, Koehn considers this
a rebuilding year. “We’re fo-
cusing on getting our funda-
mentals down ² getting solid
on our basics to build a good
foundation,” he said.
Because of the team’s
small numbers, Koehn is
heavily focused on getting
players in shape. Most of the
players will play both sides of
the ball for most of the game.
The players understand this as
well. “They know where they
need to be to get in shape and
be mentally prepared for the
games,” Koehn said.
The JCS team is young,
sporting only two seniors,
Raymond Seal and Sam
Beckman. The latter is the
team’s probable starter at
quarterback. Caden DeLury
and Logan Welch are the
OUTLAWS: Coach will focus
on scrappiness, ‘smart ball’
Continued from Page A9
“They want to make it to dis-
trict. They’re coming in every
day and giving 100 percent in
practice.”
That “scrappy/happy” de-
termination was evident at
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Thursday night practice (Aug.
27) as the girls ran defensive
drills, did rundowns, prac-
ticed hard shots and tips and
performed a vigorous serve
and receive. There were wide
smiles on sweaty faces as girls
dove for shots and showed
some real moxie. Shouts of
“close up!” echoed in the gym
ty ¿gured out already ² usu-
ally we struggle with that.”
Last year’s team had only
two seniors, this year’s team
has four Andrea %utter¿eld,
Jacki Jenson, Stefany Christ-
man and foreign exchange
student Eszter Nagy. Return-
ing senior Jane Kissinger
opted to join Paul Stangel in
management. Jane is senior
manager and Paul is junior
this year.
The junior section includes
many experienced players:
Darby Gassett, Gwen Jen-
son, Sarah Aschenbrenner,
Tiffanie George and Sharon
Hurley.
Sophomores Ashey Exon,
Gracie Carlsen, Heidi Niezen,
Reece Christman and Riley
Gray ¿ll out the ranks and
help inspire freshmen Deidre
Schreiber, Hero Peters, Lexi
Gassett, Shelby Moncrief and
Meredeth Brann.
Neither numbers nor posi-
tions had been issued at press
time, but it will all be lined out
by Sept. 1 when they play the
EHS Alumni at 6 p.m. in Enter-
prise. (The JVs play at 5 p.m.)
The team’s ¿rst tourna-
ment is scheduled for Sept.
5 at Heppner. Play starts at 9
a.m.
and younger players seemed
quick to take direction from
the older players and coaches.
“We had the skills all
along and we have some
strong leaders on the team.
That helps with young players
on the team,” Gill said. “We
mesh together really well. We
have our rotation for the varsi-
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Our features athlete of the week is
Jack McAfee, new manager of the
Joseph Charter School football team.
McAfee , 15, is a sophomore at
JCES and is the son of Ron and
Laurie McAfee of Joseph.
Whether getting water or gathering
footballs McAfee is quick to finish
his tasks. His teammates appreciate
his efforts, nearly all of them
stopping to say hello before
practice begins.
McAfee enjoys playing video games
and finds mowing lawns is a
pleasurable occupation.
JCS football coach Toby Koehn is
impressed with McAfee’s dedication.
“He’s really a pleasure to have
around, and he really cares about
what he’s doing.,” Koehn said.
McAfee said keeping his job simple
is the key to enjoying it. “It’s all
about helping, caring and sharing,” he said.
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