Centennial High School - Centhiscan Yearbook (Gresham, OR)

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CENT CENT CENT CENT CENT CENT CENT CENT CENT CENT FROSH SCORES Lake Oswego Reynolds Putnam Barlow Clackamas West Linn Gresham Hood River Tigard Milwaukre Barlow Invitational Grant Invitational Centennial Invitational Wilco District Meet nc No Team No Team No Team No Team 2nd 2n Zn rosh end a traditionally successful year with a second in district Centenmals freshman cross country program had another sucessful year de spite the fact they lost their first dual With easy victories over six league rivals in their first three meets the fresh men traveled to Lakeridge to face a tough West Linn Lion team Matt Soots the No 1 man was moved up to the junior Varsity level This weak ened the Eagles and allowed West Linn to capture the first four spots Centen- nial then moved through the remainder action Their final meet was the Wilco district meet held at Pier Park The freshmen Came up with a fine overall team performance in placing second behmd a strong Clackamas team . 21 l . . 15 . 25 32 ' ' . 27 40 I , 26 31 ' ' ' D . 30 ' 27 . 24 37 l ' . 15 ' , - ' . g 15 , . . . . . CENT. 20 The Dalles Inc. meet in three years. of the season undefeated in league . 15 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . d . . . . . 1st . . . . . - . d I . 0 BOTTOM ROW: T.Kurutz, M.EofL M.Boettcher, R.Frazier, j.Hull, L.Mattox, S.Ciaffoni, D.Lippold. ROW UNO: L.Settle, R.Popma, K.Goin, C.Hand, D.Stoddard, A.Wright, L.Rosen. .,, .- .Cap-1 X 4 T 1 '2 ,-55: g5? The rookie Eagles start off on a 7.35 route in their first meet against Lake Oswego. Y Q . Once off the line, the freshmen quickly begin to outdistance all foes. SPORTS 45

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iv AND FROSHICROSS COUNTRY he I. V. team shows its strength placing second in district. The jayvee cross country team has usually been a weak link between two strong ones. This year was a pleasing exception as the junior Eagles went un- defeated in the Wilco League dual meet competition. Their strength was enhanced in the district meet with the addition of part- time varsity runners Steve Snelling and Frank Soots. Another fine jayvee runner was Mark Goin. He ran No.1 nearly all year long when Snelling and Soots were on varsity. With their one-two finish, Snelling and Goin led thej. V. 's to a secondplace finish in district. Frank Soots finishes the 2.0 j.V. course to Mfligi' X 'Q'L..- ' BOTTOM ROW: S.Wegner, M.Ray, N.Hassler, D.Engle, M.Coin ROW TWO: l.Perletti, T.Hanley, l.Gardiner, F.Soots, M.Albert. Goin and Mark Stomps. Mark Coin shows strain in finishing third in an im- portant j.V. race. 44 SPORTS second. I. V. SCORES CENT. Lake Oswego CENT. Reynolds CENT. Putnam CENT. Clackamas CENT. Barlow CENT. Lakeridge CENT. West Linn CENT. Gresham CENT. Hood River CENT. Tigard CENT. The Dalles CENT. Milwaukie Barlow Invitational Grant Invitational Centennial Invitational Wilco District Meet 50 50 46 33 40 lnc. lnc. 39 41 21 31 49 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd The race has started and the Eagles take the lead. LEFT TO RIGHT: Steve Snelling, Frank Soots,

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VARSITY FOOTBALL 25-27 comeback victory over Wilson earns the Eagles state glory. An undefeated season and a state title were the highlights of the 7972 football season. The team matured more with each game and had great team unity and morale. Scott McCord guided the offensive unit and passed for over 7,000 yards. His fa- orite targets were joe Kern and Gregg Rognle. Running backs Raye Williams, Rick Boothman, Mike Smith. and Russ Watts proved to be an unstoppable force. Cliff Harrison anchored the line. The offense averaged 37.3 points per game. All-State middle guard Dan O'Donnell, tackle jerry Hanson, and linebacker Greg Hopkins spearheaded the defense. joe Kern, Scott McCord, Brian Barlow, and Mark Porterfield kept opposing quarter- backs rattled, while holding down their job in the secondary. The defense was stingy and stubborn in giving up points, as they held their op- ponents to 9.9 points per game. Togetherness, poise, confidence and great coaching were the reasons for suc- cess in this, long to-be-remembered football season. Coach McCarty confers with Scott during a timeout. Mike Smith tucks ball away and glances for hole behind the powerful blocking of Russ Watts and Rick Boothman. Z4 I' Greg Hopkins, with a little help from his friend, wrap Scott McCord sets up in the pocket and threads-the-needle to Rick Boothman circling 0 up Bill Claunch of Lake Oswego. 46 SPORTS backfield. ut of