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The varsity football team Who's who on the line up out there? Gross' defense goes head on with
had a plan to "pave their the Rams' strong offense.
way to the playoffs," but it
didn't really happen the
way the team had
anticipated. Coach Tyler
Zahn filled the head
coaching position for
former coach Kevin
Kopecky, and to the fans
and players this was a
learning season for all
who were involved. The
team was led by captains
Dan Pink, Adam Vehe,
Seth Fortner and Kent
Klanderud. They were
also led by a great group
of seniors who had
contributed on and off the
field. Junior Luke Klinker
says, "The seniors brought
a lot of unity to the team
and the underclassmen.
Honestly, I can say that
they had great leadership
and did the best they
could." Although the
win-loss record may not
have indicated success,
the Rams laid the "We had an excellent
groundwork for the future commitment by the
of the program. Rebuild­ senior, junior and
ing is a big part of this sophomore classes, and
team's success for next we have taken the first
year, for they are return­ step in turning Ralston
ing 20 lettermen and the into a top notch football
junior varsity squad program. As a coach, I W ith his adrenaline pum ping and ready
completed a 7-0 season. feel lucky to have been to go, N um ber 14 D an Pink leads the team
Coach Zahn commented, able to work with such onto the field.
good kids. Although we
did not have a winning Football-Varsity
record, I am proud of
what the team has
accomplished." As the Scoreboard
team adjusted to the new
coaching staff and the RHS OPP
new styles of plays, they
are definitely ready to Skutt 13 26
"pave their way" into Beatrice 14 13
next year's season. Gross 7 9
SSC 12 47
A.L. 8 12
Roncallil 0 24
T.J. 3 34
Bryan 0 40
Gross 8 40

M a tt K o rg ie and C h ris
Todd aw ait a p ass from
Luke K linker passes to one of his outside quarterback Luke Klinker.
running backs w ho is going long, w hile
Kent Klanderud and C hris Kuhl block the
G ross defense.
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