Thurston High School - Yearling Yearbook (Springfield, OR)

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Football (cont.) rr m,:' T1 1 m ■ nr%r vipi. Twist his head off, then take the ball! encourages Virgil Backes as Rich Kline stops a husky Chur¬ chill fullback. Varsity Football 3-6 Thurston Opponents 14 South Eugene 6 13 North Bend 20 6 Churchill 21 13 Sheldon 15 41 Willamette 12 15 North Eugene 26 6 Cottage Grove 8 14 Springfield 12 Varsity Football, Front row: Assistant Coach Scott Johnson, Scott Haugen, Mike LeVeque, Steve Landrum, Ken VanOosten, Kevin Hafner, Dave Spear, Dane Rutherford, Todd Alberts; Second Row; John Lawrence, Steve Stewart, Joe Holmgren, John Cheesman, Doug Smith, Chris Nelson, Rick Pape, Jim Clayton, Doug Gammie; Third Row: Assistant Coach Bill Smith, Barry Bacon, Jesse Fisher, Dennis Mingo, Stuart Mathew, Vergil Backes, Bob Roseboro, Head Coach Kevin Luckey; Fourth Row: Jim Sanders, Carey Cramer, Rich Kline, Marty Grant, Jim Borns, Jeff Clouse, Kyle Hengler; Back Row: Joe Neely, Mike VanWyck, Jim Morton, Terry Shul- mire, Ron Backes, Assistant Coaches Don Stone and Mike VanWyck. Varsity Football 15

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No astro turf here, as can be seen on Kevin Hafner following the Colt’s victorious mud bath with sister school Springfield. Hold em! As the Millers take their final possession of the game, Todd Wagner, Troy Mathews, Jim Borns come to life along the sidelines. All District Team First Team Ernie Smith Receiver Second Team Vergil Backes Linebacker Barry Bacon Punter Honorable Mention Todd Alberts Quarterback Steve Landrum Running Back Stuart Mathew Deep Defensive Back A few yards more and Doug Smith’s field goal attempt (held by Stuart Mathew) could have put the Colts on the other end of the winning stick against Sheldon, who took the tooth-and-nail victory 15-13. 14 Varsity Football

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North Bend’s rugged defense drops a Colt runner for a loss. In the tough defensive struggle, Bryan Rose made the only Colt touchdown on a fumble recovery. JV team provides surprises Not every losing season is disappoin¬ ting — especially for the team that loses fewer games than expected. For the JV Colts, such was the case. In a pre-season poll of district coaches, the JVs were picked to finish last in the league. The team didn’t follow that predic¬ tion, though. In addition to finishing in the middle of the league 4-5, the Colts treated their fans and the Springfield Millers to a surprise finale. Going into the game, the Millers (No. 1 in the pre-season district poll) were hands-down favorites. This slim chance of victory, together with typical Novem¬ ber rain, might have led some to ask: Why bother? That question wasn’t on the players’ minds, however, as they thundered through mud and Millers to emerge with a 21-6 victory. Coach Jim Montgomery recalled that the win came from a strong running game and a hard-hitting defense. Run¬ ning backs Ed Johnson and Ed Morris gained a combined total of 271 yards in the game. Defensive standouts were line¬ backers Steve Schelsky and Todd Wag¬ ner. Rick Tabor and Todd Wagner go for a North Bend punt. Ed Morris runs into a Springfield defender who finds Ed’s facemask a convenient method for stopping the Colt rusher. 16 JV Football