Oregon City High School - Hesperian Yearbook (Oregon City, OR)

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PIO EERS STALLI K-PLA People wondered how we would do this year in the new league, Pioneer Head Football Coach Don McCarty explained People thought we would get blown away It was a lot more competttlve, but after everyone in the league A big win over rival West Lmn started the league season off for the Pioneers After the Lake Oswego and Lakerldge games however, the Pioneers were 1 3 Other teams, and some of our own fans, thought this IS tt, they re gonna fold ex planned McCarty But the Pioneers didn t, winning the rest of their league games, as well as the season final over Canby in a wild overttme finish The season came to an end after two losses in the Kansas Plan Playoffs to Lake Os wego and Rex Putnam A second place finish in the league proved most of the preseason skeptics wrong and left a good feeling for the possibilities of next season OCI-IS OCHS OCHS OCHS OCI-IS OCHS OCHS OCHS 21 14 7 35 42 7 7 7 Sunset Columbia River West Linn Lake Oswego Lake Ridge Clackamas Rex Putnam Milwaukie OCHS 14 1 5 Canby League Season C! ' QI ' Q! ct - ' it finishing second, we gained the respect of ' ii W . . . . ll K ' ' ' I PD! - 7 1 l. A key Block by Senior Gary Smith 65, opens up nmning room for junior QB Ron Higginbotham 1105 and Senior Dave Reynolds 1423 on an option right. 2. Senior Howard Hornbeck turns on the jets and a accelerates toward the goal line in route to running a kickoff back against Lake Oswego. Senior Mike McCarty signals the touchdown.

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1. Varsity Front Row: Curt Nelson, Manager, Tim Nickle, Mike McCarty, Darren McCarty, Armoncl Rebvishke, Ted Rittaco, Manager. Second Row: jeff Barry, Ron Higginbotham, David VanHook, Dan Fajardo, Cal Lane, Manny Polanco, Howard Hornbeck. Third Row: Head Coach Don McCarty, Assistant Coach Greg Lord, Steve Wright, Danny Howard, Pat Hughes, David Reynolds, Craig Wyrnore, Assistant Coach Ed Burton, Assistant Coach Greg Hammond. Fourth Row: Matt Sullivan, Rod Main, Todd Nilson, Todd Roozenboom, Rick Morgan, Steve Galusha, Rick Kirby, Gary Ward, Ed Hedger, Bill Peterson. Fifth Row: Dave Osborne, Brent Stapleton, jeff Smith, Dave Priest, Brent Howcroft, Gary Smith, Mike Short, Scott Brown, Don Anderson,jerry Higginbotham, Roger jess. 2. Senior Quarterback jerry Higginbotham looks up field for running room behind the blocking of tailback Mike McCarty. 5. All-Metro Offensive Player of the Year Mike McCarty breaks a tackle on his way to another one of his seven 100 yards-plus rushing games.

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Ss, -nz H 1. Sophomore split receiver Craig Harris battles a West Linn defensive back for the ball. 2. Ten yards from the goal line, Sophomore fullback Bob Blackford is finally brought down in a crucial loss to Rex Putnam. 3. Sophomore Rich Blanchett 1440 leadsjeff Blakely on a sweep against West Linn. 4. ,IV Football, front: Darrell Hayne, Ron Shannon, Tom Kirby, Ron Smith, Roy Husk. 2nd row: Don Gustovitch, Matt Vestuto, Terry Cravens,jeff Blakely, Brian Renhard, Kevin Peterson. 3rd row: Coach Tracy jackson, Steve Phillips, Mike Taylor, Coach Tom Lovell, Dane Copeland, Craig Harris, Coach Brian Bean. 4th row: Mark Dye, Cletus Case, Rich Blanchett, Fred Herrle, Brian Adams, Vince jorgen- son, Frank Brown,john Herzog. Back:jeff Stewart, Dave Lubbers, Rob Bullfinch, Brian Rice, Rob Holmes, Brent Hoffman,-jeff Hough, Chris Bennedict, Marty Hough, Bobby Blackford. 3. In I3