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tt's been a long season It's been a long season for Ione's winless Cardinals. It stands to get longer. Needless to say, the Cards would like to pin a win to their 0-6 record Friday against Cascade Locks. And the CL boys might just be the ones that relinquish the loser grip. While lone continues to falter, the first losing season in 12 years, fans, coaches and players alike must not help see the future. Biding all the players stay in lone, the Cardinals could have an exceptional group of talent in 1978. Remember the year of 1969. Gordon Myers' Cards fielded Just a 4-4 season. But two years later in 1971 they had improved greatly and in 1972 won the title and ended second to Alsea in the state. In 1969, Myers had the same problems as this season. His men are inexperienced, young and small. But in three years, who knows? Look at the backfield. At the signal calling quarterback spot, a small, but quick Dennis Cards look for first win After six losses, Ione's leading ground gainer, Kevin McCabe, fields a five yard per carry average. His 295 total yards on 59 carries is tops for the Cards. Can Gaustad is next in line, gaining 181 yards in 42 carries for a 4.3 yard average. Terry Starr has gained 58 yards in 35 carries for a 1.8 yard average. In the passing department, Dennis Stefan! has completed 46 per cent of his aerials for 582 yards. He is 57 for 122 with IS interceptions and four touchdowns. On the receiving end, Scott Sherer leads the Cards, catch ing 21 passes for 214 yards, a little over 10 yards per catch. Robin La Rue ia next, pulling down 13 passes for 121 yards. After that, McCabe has nine catchea for 93 yards; Todd Sherer has nine catches for 68 yards; Gaustad has four catches for IS yards and Starr has one catch worth six yards. . McCabe Is averaging 40.8 yards per punt, including two punts that had to be hurried . for only seven yards apiece. His 27 punts have traveled 1,097 yards. Ion Is 04 and face Cascade Locks Friday at 1 p.m. Stefani holds the reigns. He is small but agile with a passing arm that would put many of his conference adversaries to shame. Gari Gaustad has proved his Terry Starr, a husky man In the backfield, is known in the conference not just for his will not to go down, but for his blocking as well. Starr, when handed the football, can pick small line cannot: blocking. Kevin McCabe is the ex ceptional back on the squad. As a sophomore, and the oldest man in the backfield, McCabe has been saddled with Remember 1969? Meyers' Cards were 4-4. Three years later they were second in the state. worth in the backfield, In corporating a run over, bull dozer type of running with a possible scoring threat in good open field running. up a needed eight or ten yards up the middle consistently if he gets the blocks. When he's not called on, he offers Stefani something that at times, the the grid general tasks. He has taken them in stride. McCabe is an excellent runner In company, and when he steps out the door, he can be gone. He also serves as one of Stefani's receivers, along with Scott Sherer, a young, langly freshman who can catch the football. On the line, Myers' size dwindles fast. The players know it, but that doesn't stop the Cardinal will. The small line he has puts out an extra effort each game even when they knock heads with a team like Culver that outweighed the young cards by 40 pounds a man. That Card spirit must con tinue and in a couple years, the lone Cardinals will reap the benefits. Bruce Millman Dennis Stefani No. 69 . No. 12 i I i " - 140 lbs. f 130 lbs. i R . - ,nle Gardner's Beecher s Cafe Mens WeQr lone 422-7496 Heppner 676-9218 John Lindstrom Robin LaRue No. 60 ( No. 20 " So. A Fr. - V .! - ': J. I ! 160 lbs. J JJ 140 lbs. ( Peterson's Jewelry Pettyjohn's Farm & Builders Supply Heppner ' 676-9200 Heppner 676-9157
