TWO Special Section, The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thurs., Oct. 20, 1977
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Come Friday night there
will be either a long, quiet bus
ride back to Lyle, Wash, or a
downcast crowd at the Hepp
ner Homecoming dance.
Mustang players and fans
would much prefer the former
to the latter. But standing in
the way of a successful
Homecoming is a Lyle Trojan
team sporting an undefeated
record and the leading high
school scorer in the state of
Washington. Coach Dan
Schutz brings his 7-0 Trojans
to Heppner with the scalp of
one Columbia Basin Confer
ence team already h aging
from his belt. Earlier in the
Lyle dealt Pilot Rock a
cross -state shocker, 34-7.
"We really expected a much
tougher battle from Pilot
Rock," Schutz told the Gazette-Times
Monday.
A tougher battle they will
probably have this week since
the Mustangs also set back the
Rockets by a similar score in
the season opener. Schutz has
an idea of what his team is up
against having scouted the
, Mustangs 7-6 win over Sher
man County two weeks ago.
"I was impressed with their
defensive execution," Schutz
said. "They really shut down
Sherman's passing game."
Schutz said the Mustangs
are a team that "does a lot of
things right" and added that
they are also "very well
coached."
The. second-year Trojan
boss said he will not carry a
steadfast game plan into the
contest but will rely on the
hope that his team is "prepar
ed enough to adjust to the
game situation and exploit
any weaknesses of the other
team that may be uncovered."
"We like to mix things up as
much as possible," Schutz
said.
The top Trojan mixer should
be quarterback James Hilzer
who currently leads the race
for the Washington prep
scoring titile. In the Trojans
seven victories this year,
Hilzer has rushed for more
than 800 yards and thrown for
more than 400. Joining Hilzer
in the backfield will be a
brother duo Randy and Jeff
Kamp who have combined for
more than 1,200 rushing yards
this year. Tight end Randy
Schlangen leads the Lyle
receiving corps while Hilzer,
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stand out on defense.
The Trojans present an
interesting situation known
as a "football co-op" which
brings together three nearby
high schools to form a single
team. Klickitat, student body
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and Lyle, student body 80
combine forces for the football
season but compete separate
ly for other sports.
To counteract the co-op,
Heppner coach John Sporseen
has had to rely on information
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provided by the Pilot Rock
coach since he has not been
able to free a scout for any of
Lyle's games.
We'll have our hands full.
I'm sure," Sporseen said.
"We're going to have to
contain their quarterback and
keep playing like we have the
last few weeks."
"They've racked up a lot of
yardage but it has been
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against some teams that
aren't real strong," Sporseen
said
After holding opponents to
only one touchdown in the last
three games Sporseen said his
defense should be primed for
the game. The fact that it
happens to be Heppner's
Homecoming shouldn't hurt
the team's morale too much
either.
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