Thurston High School - Yearling Yearbook (Springfield, OR)

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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

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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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Who’s got the ball? It doesn’t seem to mat¬ ter as everybody but the ref appears ready to hit somebody else in the North Bend game. JV Football 4-5 Thurston Opponent 0 South Eugene 16 7 North Bend 6 14 Churchill 22 3 Sheldon 17 6 Marshfield 35 35 Willamette 6 0 North Eugene 28 28 Cottage Grove 0 21 Springfield 6 JV Football: Front Row: Mike Adair, Scott Batsch, Brad Putnam, Rick Tabor, John Archer, Mark Bates, Troy Matthews; Row 2: Scott Haugen, Todd Jones, Kurt Krasneski, Todd Wagner, Ed Morris, Bryan Rose, Eric Johnson; Row 3: Brad Bedortha, Nathan McClellan. Russ Starr, Britt Munos, Ray Harroun, Mark Carruba; Back Row: Coach Jim Montgomery, Tony Ross, Randy Cook, Tony Damron, Steve Schelsky, Brad Brainard, Steve Baker, Coach Mike Burke. JV Football 17