Thurston High School - Yearling Yearbook (Springfield, OR)

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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

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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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Sophomore football has winning year Sophomore Football Coach Chuck Wenger remembered the highlights of the season scoring 17 points in the last eight minutes to beat North Bend 17-7 and a 38-0 win over a strong Marshfield team. Coach Wenger selected the following players as outstanding: quarterback Steve Rochne, excellent leader; line¬ backer Clint Brown, co-captain, led in tackles; center-tackle Darren Bromley, co-captain, excellent lineman; tight-end Scott Akins, top receiver; tailback Sam Welch, excellent runner, led team in scoring; fullback Wayne Church, good runner, excellent blocker. Sophomore Football ' . . ■ ' : . .......... .. . . . ' . . Thurston Opponent 16 Corvallis 28 8 North Bend 6 38 Marshfield 0 22 Pleasant Hill JV 22 18 North Bend 7 8 Cresent Valley 0 14 Marshfield 6 14 Oakridge 19 Sophomore Football;FVo«r Row: Rick Benson, Rod Branham, Frank Fisher, Brad Christenson, Mike Godsil, 2nd Row: Rob Spear, Ken Jolin, Matt Berkshire, Tom Smith, Andy Bruhn, Wayne Church, Sam Welch; 3rd Row: Pat Flannenkrat, Alan Gammie, Jim Taylor, Dave Hufford, Clint Brown, Eric Carpenter; Back Row: Coach Gruffe, Brad Beagle, Scott Akins, Steve Rochne, Darren Bromley, Mike Blomquist. 18 Sophomore Football