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enior Jeff Lacey looks on as    linebacker, led the team in
   S the Ram and Prep battle for      tackles for the second straight
    the loose ball.  Lacey, an        year and was one of Ralston's
   offensive guard and inside         co-captains.
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                                                                            When Senior Mitsu Niiya         doesn't show it." Niiya
                                                                         thinks back over the '91           believes the team needed
                                                                         season, he will  remember          improvement in
                                                                         the Bellevue West game as          “confidence and team
                                                                         being the best victory for         unity. Everybody was
                                                                         the team. “It was the first        blaming each other." He
                                                                         game we won and we                believes the team showed
                                                                         played a really good               the most improvement in
                                                                         game," Niiya said. When            work habits, practices and
                                                                         he thinks back over the            coaching.
                                                                         losses, however, the                Niiya pointed out the
                                                                         Ralston homecoming game            player that helped the team
                                                                         against Benson will stick          out the most: Brian Bernth.
                                                                         out as the worst.  “We             He played all different
                                                                         waited for them; we                positions and helped the
                                                                         weren't aggressive                 team out from a
                                                                         enough," Niiya said.               quarterback to wide
                                                                           Thinking back to last            receiver to running back.
                                                                         season Niiya said, “We had         Overall Niiya gives his
                                                                         a harder schedule this year,       opinion of the season
                                                                         but everybody's been               saying,  "With the record I
                                                                         working a lot harder than          was disappointed, but I
                                                                         last year. Our record just         was pleased with the
                                                                                                            effort."

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                                          rian Bernth heads for the
                                      Bend zone against Bellevue
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                                      West.  Bernth, a very versatile                               f n   ‘ I * 5           f i - i . ' W
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                                      player, played quarterback,                    _   ■         m   «  J  -----  LET!  __
                                      running back, wide receiver
                                      and, on defense, played            Varsity Football
                                      comerback.  The Rams dealt the     Front Row:  Bill Blair, Ian Townsend, Mitsu Niiya, Jason  Leifert,
    T  Tead Coach Kevin Kopecky       Thunderbolts an 18-0 defeat.       Chad Andrew, Eric Pitner, Trevor Schendt, Brian Scott, Kyle Marek
 S X   X  and Defensive                                                  2nd  Row:  Shawn Smith, Rob Sistek, Jason Hood, Chad  Rau, Pat
  L  Coordinator Gary Dubbs signal                                       Burns, Carl Fleming, Jr., Aaron Murray, Chris Conlon, Chad Hill
 ■  in the call to the Rams.  The                                        3rd Row:  Matt Goolsby, Andy Sims, Sean Fleming, Steve Craig,
 H  Rams lost to Benson 14-7 at                                          Todd  Callahan,  Andy  Raczynski, Ted  Haugen, Jeff Peterson  4th
 1  Burke Stadium.                                                       Row:  Eric Wagner, Wes Galyardt, Brian Bernth, Jason Smithberg,
                                                                         Lou Cunningham, Brett Thomas, Todd Bade, Benji Galyardt, Greg
                                                                         Ryba 5th Row: Josh Buhl, Jeff Lacey, Jason Hoyt, Jason Smith, Chad
                                                                         Case, Shane Lowry, Ryan Tex, Brian Hertzig, Alan Eberle 6th Row:
                                                                         Neil Stier, Justin Guretzky, Mark Henkelmann, John Duncan, Russ
                                                                         Wiig, Doug Todd, Brad Gell, Jason Gibbs,  Joe Rexin  Back  Row:
                                                                         Coaches Matt Henry, Mark Stoley, Gary Dubbs, Head Coach Kevin
                                                                         Kopecky, Bob Overman, Dean Rush, Jim McGrath
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