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H r ying to get around the corner
is Freshman Grant Novak while O O TB A L
a Bellevue Westdefensiveplayer
tries to drag him down, photo
by MANDY PLESKACH
Freshmen and J.V. continue success
The Ralston freshman football
the season with some new faces
team came into the year knowing
from last year's undefeated fresh­
that they had big shoes to fill with
man team, and the coaches were
last year's team having an 8-0
very excited about it.
record. This meant that the J.V.
"At first I thought we were going
coaches were excited about work­
to have a really good chance of
ing with the sophomores, and the
winning some games," Coach Jim
freshman coaches had to be won­
Houston said. "I thought we were
dering if they could repeat this feat.
going to have a better team both
The freshmen began the year as
on the J.V. and on the varsity."
well as the coaches could have
J.V. football has its differences
hoped by winning their first four
from playing on the freshman level
games. These games were hard
such as the age difference, the size
fought because some players did
oftheplayerandspeed. "Although
not have much experience.
there is a difference in size and
"Some of these guys didn't have there may be sophomores playing
a lot of football experience com­ against juniors, the main difference
ing into this year," Head Coach is that the players are so much faster
Rich Emsick said. "It is just as satisfy­ than the players were last year,”
ing to take a team that wasn't Sophomore D.J. Rowe said.
successful in the past and show
Even though the Rams had some
them that with a little hard work
rough games, they won three
that they can be successful." games and lost six. "It wasn't as
The frosh ended up with a 6-2 good as we'd wanted, but we're all
record, with the two losses being still pretty young," Rowe said.
very close games to Papillion and
JUSTIN GURETZKY
La Vista.
The J.V. football team entered

Freshman Football
Front Row: Jim Howell, Jake Harding, Ryan McGuire, Jason Strack,
Kamron Ochsner, Matt Vashon, Tom Fitzgerald, Matt Smith 2nd
Row: John Peterson, Dan Hynek, Stan Eberle, Zach Bruhn, Eric
Thiele, Corey Kruse, Dana Bernth, Grant Novak 3rd Row: Ryan
Fleming, Joe Hansler, Nick Bennett, Jim Young, John Shin, Arland
Cata 4th Row: Mike Moore, Andy Sistek, Dave Nichols, Dave Rexin,
Nick Cox, Jayme Gibbs, Matt Beck Back Row: Coach Mike Barada,
Assistant Coach Todd Kozelichkl, Coach Rich Emsick photo by
JOHN LINCOLN

m alston's J. V. running back Jesse
Phillips weaves in and out of the
Omaha South Packer's defense,
photo by JAMIE WILLEY
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