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xcitement permeated the separated his shoulder.
E practice before the game. The rest of the schedule saw the
Players were out on the field in elimination of some traditional
shorts and "T" shirts. One could opponents: North, T.J., Ryan, and
feel the energy. The next day, familiar rival Millard. The games
Friday, was the Big One. Players lost were made up by the addition
were wearing their game jerseys. of four new opponents: Gross,
Heads were held high, smiles were Bellevue East, Bellevue West, and
on every face, and greetings and Benson.
handshakes were not unusual. The The changes took place because
school was filled will spirit, the Millard split into two high schools,
typical emotion before most of the creating room for a third league
games. Some people felt it was too division, Federal, to go along with
extreme and complained that the the already established American
school revolved around football, and National divisions.
but, regardless of one's attitude, The Rams still had a winning
the football schedule wasn't going season, taking six games and giving
to let the Rams rest for one week. away three, and rated eighth and
The Rams won their first game, tenth in the state by AP and UPI at
against Bellevue West, coming out season's end.
on top of the Thurderbirds, 10-7.
In the first home game, against
Gross, the Rams had six fumbles
and one major injury — senior Receiving instructions from coach John Os­
quarterback Glenn Carlson borne during the Burke game is junior quar­
terback E.J. Stanek.

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Front row: Steve Meehan, John Freudenthal, staff, Ken Pointkowski, Paul Tompkins, Pat
manager Dave Gray, Darin Ohnstad, Jeff Gibbons, Don Rasmussen, Scott Powers,
Warnock. Row 2: Scott McNealy, Dave Mar- Rob Ek. Row 5: M ike Huff, Louie Carlentine,
tin, Brian Fraser, Bob Rolle, Jim Palensky, Bob Clark, Larry Kohler, Dave Janecek, M ike
Tom Cavalieri, M ike Lyman. Row 3: asst. W ozny, Alan lenn. Bill Newingham, Scott
coach Tim D avis, asst, coach Doug Delanie, John Reider, Row 6: Doug Yearsley,
McLaughlin, Felix Carbullido, Todd Tumble- Jeff Good, Steve Sestak, Todd Sherreii, Brad
son, Glen Carlson, Scott Gilliland, asst, coach Johnson, Jon Bucklin, M ike Bruening, Bob
Todd Seastedt, head coach John Osborne. Rea, Jeff Smith, E.J. Stanek, Steve Hoing.
Row 4: Tom Madsen, Tom Brennan, Al Wag-

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