Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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7 1. Bob Zavales stays in the pocket for a short pass. 2. Richard Wolf sticks his man. 3. Matt Parris breaks loose from his defender for a big gain. 4. Steve Morrison catches the football with an open field ahead. 5. Tim Grady gains yards against Lutheran defenders. 6. Team: Back row, 1-r; assistant coach Wally Thomas, Tim Connor, Hank DuPuis, Matt Hillhouse, Casey Mitchell, and Jim Morrison. Second row; assistant coach Randy Livingston, Ed Dotter, Steve Morrison, Thomas Ladefoged. Brian Siebert, and Bob Zavales. Third row; Coach Ron Svenson, Frank Cieloha, Billie Worley, Billy Stacy, Brody McMann, James Day, and Denny Dennis. Front row; Roger Skidmore, Matt Parris, Gerry Hendershott, Richard Wolfe, Bill Jaques, Tim Grady, and Craig Dailey. 7. Foreign exchange student Thomas Ladefoged shows his excellence in kicking field goals during practice. 8. Bryon Hendershott returns the ball on a kick off. Varsity Football 25

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Varsity Football No Choice On Outcome If the 1987-1988 Varsity Football team would have had a choice on outcome, they would have had a winning season. Although the team had a losing season, with only one win, the Loggers gave it their all, never giving up their strong determination to win and improve their status. At the beginning of the season the loggers luck was not in their corner. They had three injuries right away that really hurt the team. Soon after, five more defensive players were hurt, leaving the team with little depth. As the season progressed the defense improved a lot and was able to keep the game closer, which ended up in games decided by just a few points. Towards the middle of the season the loggers played the Lutheran Bluejays. They passed for 227 yards and rushed for 226. The loggers played hard throughout the game and handed the Bluejays a 47-30 loss. The last game the Loggers played was against the defending State Champions, the Dayton Pirates. The Loggers passed for 256 yards to become Dayton’s highest scoring contender, with 24 points. Coach Ron Svenson thinks that next year’s team could be an improvement over this year’s, even though many of the players will be lost to graduation. 2 24 Varsity Football

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Taking A Chance This year’s Junior Varsity football team did better than the scores show. Many of last year’s players returned again this season to show their stuff. There were also many new freshmen that added their bodies to aid in the fight against opposing teams. The final record for the season was two wins and seven losses. The team started out slow. Learning to work efficiently together was the hardest thing. With the help of three great coaches; Ron Svenson, Randy Livingston, and Wally “Sergeant” Thomas, the team came together and learned to work effectively. The J.V. Loggers ended up beating Warrenton and Knappa, two teams they lost to early in the season, for the last two home games. “This team improved two hundred and fifty percent from the beginning practice,” coach Thomas said at the fall sports awards assembly. Although the team didn’t win more games than hoped for, it was good to see the guys out there taking a chance. 2 26 JV Football