South Salem High School - Sword and Shield Yearbook (Salem, OR)

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I A. Todd Eschelmon shows how he feels obour rhe seosoh. D. Roberr Cory ond George Long discuss rheir reom's srroregy. C Greg Sherwood goihs yordoge ogoihsr defenders. D, Mike Lee ond Morls Philp Ieod rhe reom rhrough rhe vicrory hoop. E. Dove Centers shows how ro srrerch properly. .. R sei Xie N was VARSITY FOOTBALL-13

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Soxons tolse District . Becoming District Chompions is something oll of us con be proud of, commented Mr. Dove Johnson, cooch of the boys' Vorsity Footboll Teom. Mr, Johnson's ottitude obout the seoson wos very optimistic. l believed thot we would be city chompionsf' stored Mr. Johnson. lt wos o greot seoson. One of South's best regulor seoson re- cords. The win over Corvollis put the teom in the Ieodfor the district title, Johnson soid, lt wos exciting, but much more exciting wos the foct thot they were ronlsed number one in store. Our ployers deserved to win, The win wos o gift to our footboll progrom, school, ond city of Solem, At the end of the gome, with the crowd flowing onto the field, it wos o tremendous sight ond feeling. The ployers' ottitudes of the seoson were very positive, 'lThey worlsed very hord oll lost yeor to become stronger, foster, quiclser, ond more slsilled. They oll wonted to reoch their potentiol, commented Mr. Johnson. The reom Ieod the conference in defense, ollowing the leost omount of points scored. lt wos our time in 79 , sold Mr. Johnson, This wos the teom's motto for the yeor. Johnson gove credit to oll of his storters for their hord worls, ond their greot seoson. All of the hord worls, ond effort wos put into ending the seoson with on 8-1 seoson record, tolsing district, The teom then went on to ploy in the store tournoment, They lost o very close gome 14-lo to Forest Grove, in the lost few minutes of ploy. A. Cooch Dove Johnson worches, os his teom turns up onother victory. B, Vorsiry Teom: 1st Row, Monoger Vince Costronovo, Robert Cory, Dovid Bonsmer, John Wright, Greg Gossocls, Monoger Bob Poselsony, Rich Monn, Bill Chrisemer, Elpidio Bumonlog, Scott Edmiston, Monoger Bryon Johnson, 2nd Bow, Troy Schoffner, Kevin Keene, Don Lewirzlce, Brion Burlse, Rondy Reoson, Morls Philp, Ston McNulty, Vince Vonels, Jocls Kennedy, Greg Ilg, Rick Lewellyn, Blolse Goge. Srd Row, Cooch Al Leopold, George Long, Alon Hort, Col Shores, Jim Newell, Todd Hunt, Dove Centers, Greg Sherwood, Aoron Thomos, Jeff Poschlse, Scott Coulter, Todd Eschel- mon, Ath Row, Cooch Dove Johnson, Dove Dowling, Mike Hunter, Greg Miles, Tom Seirz, Bob Finicle, Jon Bollonryne, Jeff Herber, Dole Weidemon, Tim Gores, 12 VARSITY FOOTBALL A Tlondy Six, Cooch Morls Henderson, 5th Row, Cooch Greg Morlss, Milse Mike Bohr, Peter Froilsen, Scott Mottson, Jim Smithey, Wes Conogo, Milse Brent Coulter, Cooch Lorry l-loyword,

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Srorring or lefr guord, number oo, Dove Cenrersl 'II hod o greor seoson, in which I ob- roined mony of my gools I ser losr yeor for myself, like srorring or lefr guord, gere ring stronger, ond being disrricr chompi- ons, sold Cenrers. . Drive blocking wos whor Cenrers felr the srrongesr porr of his gome wos. Alor of our ploys ore up rhe middle, or off rhe guords block. Since I hove been on of- fensive linemon for 8 yeors, I hove drive- blocked mony opponenrsf' commenred Cenrersf' I love ploying guord. One hos ro be quick, srrong, ogile, oble ro pull ond block down field, ond oble ro keep low when blocking, he olso odded. I hod oloyed cenrer for fhree yeors. Ar Porrish Middle School, I srorred ploying guord. l've ployed guord ever since, I wos one of rhe bigger guys in rhe leogue rhis yeor. Cenrers plon ro orrend U of O or OCE, moioring in P.E. or Arhleric Troining. B A. Cooch Hougen looks over the reom os rhey do rheir dolly exercises. B. The reom huddles ro go over rhe ploys with cooch Johnson. C. Greg Sherwood runs wirh rhe boll. D. Tim Gores kicks, os Jock Kennendy holds rhe boil. 14-VARSITY FOOTBALL A