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The INDEPENDENT, October 21, 1998
raves learning the hard way by competing against bigger schools
The Banks High varsity foot
ball team hosted Astoria Oct.
16 and lost, 38-10.
“Astoria is tough—a big
team with big speed," said
head coach Ben Buchanan.
“We didn’t move the ball well
and couldn’t stop them. School
was out [on game day] and the
team was sluggish in the first
half.”
The Braves also had some
mental adjustments to make on
the field that night. Robbie Kent
Banks SD seeking disabled youth
The Banks School District is
seeking assistance in locating
children with disabilities, birth
through 21 years of age, who
have not graduated from high
school and who are not attend
ing or receiving other special
services from public school.
Educational services for
children with disabilities are
mandated by Oregon and fed
eral law. The Banks School
District provides educational
programs and services for eli
gible children from kinder
garten through high school.
The Northwest Regional
ESD provides educational ser
vices for eligible children from
birth to kindergarten. All ser
vices provided are appropriate
to each child’s disability.
Anyone who has a child with
a disability or knows of a child
with a disability in the Banks
School District, ages 5 through
21, who is not currently receiv
ing educational services is
asked to notify Terri Amacher,
Director of Student Services at
324-5151.
For children younger than
kindergarten, call the North
west Regional ESD, 690-5446.
Change of meeting date at Banks
Banks School District board ings start at 7:30 p.m. and will
meetings have been changed be in the Jr. High School li
from the second Monday of brary.
every month to the third Mon
For further information, call
day of every month. The meet- the district office at 324-8591.
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has taken over as quarterback.
Kent’s height enables him to
see downfield clearly from the
pocket and Buchanan is confi
dent that with experience he
will beef up the Braves’ passing
game and lead more winning
efforts.
Brian Ackerman is now
using his speed to the Braves’
advantage in the running back
position.
Banks scored first, on a 42
yard field goal by Tyler Ellis.
Unfortunately, Astoria racked
up 31 points between that field
goal and the Braves’ next
score.
In the fourth quarter, Kent’s
30 yard pass to Chris Sagdal
set up Ackerman’s touchdown
dash.
“In the second half we really
competed and played well,”
said Buchanan, “but it was too
late.”
Kent, in his debut as varsity
quarterback, passed for 68
yards, 27 of those to Casey
Turner. Turner also led the
Braves ground offensive, with
62 rushing yards. Ackerman
was the hardest-hitting Brave,
with 10 tackles.
The Braves hosted Clat
skanie Oct. 8 in their Home
coming game, and lost 22-13.
“It was a tough ball game,”
said Buchanan. “They beat us
up and wore us down. Clat
skanie was the bigger and
more experienced ball club."
Clatskanie scored in the first
quarter, but the Brave defense,
led by Turner (14 tackles) and
Sagdal (11 tackles), held them the third quarter, and the
at bay for the remainder of the Braves came back in the fourth
half.
to tip the scales again.
Turner did some damage
Ackerman (41 yards pass
offensively as well. In addition ing, 123 yards rushing), had his
to being Banks’ leading receiv eyes open and his head in the
er (20 yards in two receptions) game. Ackerman found an
and second in rushing (22 car open lane and ran 27 yards
ries for 74 yards), he sprinted into the end zone. The kick
two yards for a touchdown in failed, leaving the Braves down
the second quarter. Tyler Ellis by one, 14-13.
Clatskanie’s touchdown and
kicked the PAT and sent the
two point conversion late in the
game into halftime tied 7-7.
Clatskanie scored seven in fourth put the game away.
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