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Freshmen offense averages over 20 points a game

By Dan Higgins possibly...all the way.”
Football’s future at Ralston looks The freshman team had a fine offense
bright due to the success of the junior led by the backs and offensive line,
varsity and freshmen teams. Freshman Martin Nie said. The offense
With the J.V. posting a 6-2 record, scored points by the bundles, averaging
Freshmen “A” 7-1, and Freshmen “B” a over 20 points a game. Nie also had
three win two loss season, the future
does indeed look promising. “I thought that our team improved a great
The J.V. was a balanced team deal from our freshmen year. We used to
capable of scoring points offensively with get beat last year by 20-30 points a
a championship defense. Witness the of­ game, but this year we’re only getting
fense’s 31-point performance against beat by 7 and 14. I thought a big help to
North and their 20-points against Papil- our team this year was Jeff Price. I’m
lion. While the offense scored points the looking forward to the next two years be­
defense allowed few, if any. They shut cause I think my class’s football team will
out their first five opponents and allowed be Awesome! —Jody Kistaitis, reserve
only 48 points all season. football player
“We could put some points on the
board,” Junior Ray Hyde said, “but the praise for a defense that limited its op­
defense carried us in about half the ponents to just over eight points a game. Sophomore Quarterback Steve Gillespie tries to tree
games we won.” All in all it was a good “We had the best defense around,” Nie himself from a Bellevue West defender.
season, but the team lost its last game said. Nie called the overall season good Reserve Football
and ‘that’s what we remember,” Hyde but noted that their one loss, to Millard 3 Wins-6 Losses
said. South, cost them the league cham­
But does success at the junior varsity pionship. RHS OPP
level mean anything when it comes to When asked about the prospects for Bellevue East 12 22
varsity action? “Yes,” said Hyde. “With the future Nie echoed Hyde’s prediction Central 14 6
the people we have back we’ll have of winning the state championship when Thomas Jefferson 23 0
enough talent to go to the playoffs and his team is composed of seniors. Bellevue West 22 29
Papio 16 28
Abraham Lincoln 20 14
Millard North 12 16
South 20 21
Millard North 16 26
Freshman Football
Team A
7-wins 1-loss

RHS OPP
Papio 15 6
Abraham Lincoln 20 6
Gross 34 21
Prep 27 0
Tee Jay 14 0
Roncalli 25 6
Millard South 6 16
Millard North 25 14

Freshman Football
Team B
Freshman Football Hemenway, Tony Stawniak, Pat McElligott, Jeff 3-wins 2-losses
Front Row: Rob Mass, Coach Steve Weis, Coach Bridweli, Rob Dolphin, Gary Graniewski, John
Stan Vaughn, Nicole GrafT, Mindy Johnson, Tricia Griffin, Tom Kidd, Rick Wellendorf, Marty Sims
Carbullido, Jeana Ripley, Karin Sgroi, Tracy Bosen, Fourth Row: Troy Newcomb, J.B. Keeler, Curt Rau, RHS OPP
Taml Bouc, Coach Ron Stigge Second Row: Randy DJ. Fuchs, Joe Korus, Todd Hurt, Tim Blatt, Dave Tee Jay 18 0
Redden, Scott Morton, Kent Bonham, Dan Lang, Ost, Gary Fehlhaber, Kent Carter, Keith Ross Back Gross 0 18
Martin Nie, Vic Rasmussen, Erik Wik, Jeff Nollette, Row: Grady Morgensen, Joe Mandolfo, David Arbor Heights 6 0
Cory Oliverires, Chris Dunn Third Row: Larry Graham, Brian Wheeler, Joe Peterson, Larry Proc­ Millard South 0
tor, Ryan Beutler 8
Papio 6 0
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