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v.v-vv News-Leader Tuesday, August 29, 1995 7C Football '95 Veteran quarterback, receivers aid Falcons Schedule vLr 111 5W" tiU Falcons at a glance Coach: Bob Price (23rd season, 132-86) Last year's record: 5-4 Returning offensive starters (6) WR Jarrod Buckmaster, 6-1, 170, Andrew Dickinson, 6-0, 180, Joe Patterson, 5-10, 210, FB Kevin Simon, 6-1, 220, QB Tom Sutherland, 6-2, 185, WR -Chris Hamilton, 5-8, 160, jr. Returning delensive starters (7) DE Todd Bushman, 5-8, 165, LB Kevin Clary, 5-11, 190, DB Brian Bushman, 5-7, 150, jr. DB Buckmaster; LB Simon; DB Sutherland; DB Hamilton; DB Simon. Other lettermen: C-DL Dan Lamb, 6-6, 265, sr. Top newcomers: C-DE Jon Pardeck, 6-0, 190, TE-DE Aaron Bloess, 6-1, 170, OL-DL Bill Dickinson, 5-11, 195, OL-DL Brian Mann, 5-.

9, 220, RB-LB Scott Mac- Donald, 5-11, 175, jr. RB-DB Bryan Young, 5-9, 155, OL Jeff Sievert, 6-1, 198, jr. sWWf if rfVJjS iiKsSiii By Larry King For the News-Leader Glendale coach Bob Price doesn't see much change from last year's squad. The Falcons, who finished 3-2 in the Ozark Conference and 5-4 over-1 all, return 10 in- Glendale eluding nine Falcons starters "Our num bers are a little better this year but it'sstill not great," Price said. "Ijust don't think there's a whole lot of difference between the team this year and last year.

We're about in the same shape. "We don't have any depth. And our sophomores make up the bulk of the team so they're not ready yet. "But we should be competitive in most of our games. You always have to be optimistic." The Falcons do have returning at the skill positions.

Senior quarterback Tom Suther-; land will be back, as well as senior Jullback Kevin Simon. Both were all-conference picks last year. Also returning are Sutherland's two main targets from last fall, se-nior wide receivers Jarrod Buck- master and Chris Hamilton. "We should be decent at quarterback and fullback," Price said. Quarterback Tom Sutherland, an turns to play a key role for Glendale iSHIfi-'Ji'' if! Hornets, first-year coach hope to recover from 0-10 Central aims for consistency while emphasizing running -w -j, 1 1 11 -mm fill Sept.

1 at Ozark Sept. 8 at Central Sept. 15 Rolla Sept. 29 Parkview Oct. 5 Joplin Oct.

12 at Hillcrest Oct. 20 Kickapoo Oct. 27 at Lebanon Nov. 3 Sedalia "And we have a couple of good wide receivers. But we'rejust one-deep at those skill positions." Other returning lettermen include senior offensive linemen Joe Patterson and Andrew Dickinson.

On defense, senior end Todd Bushman, junior back Brian Bushman and senior linebacker Kevin Clay are the mainstays. "On the offensive line we've got two kids with pretty good size," Price said. "But we have little size after that. And on defense we lost two or three key players. The key for us is to stay away from inj uries." As for the conference race, Price doesn't see anybody beating Kickapoo.

"I don't think anybody can touch Kickapoo," Price said. "But the other five teams you can put in a barrel and shake." Schedule Sept. 1 St. Louis Roosevelt Sept. 8 Glendale Sept.

15 Ozark Sept. 21 Hillcrest Sept. 29 at Kickapoo Oct. 5 at Parkview Oct. 12 at Joplin Oct.

20 Rolla Oct. 27 Waynesville Nov. 3 at West Plains coach laughed. "We will put the ball up and try to get a long score every once and awhile, but we will be a running team for the most part." David Marchand, Jere Haines and Huggins give the Bulldogs experience in the defensive backfield. Central will have a new quarterback.

Junior Richard Osborn and sophomore Quentin Pendergrass are battling for the starting spot. Sophomore Phil Capps has moved into the starting center position for the Bulldogs. Other top newcomers for Central include junior tight ends Juan Ba-land and Zack Hook, and senior split end Chris Davis. "We don't have a lot of team speed on our football team," Hurst said, "which worries me a lot, especially on the defensive side of the ball. "We're still looking for some leadership on the football field." py'tKl) fr a MMiMi Dyer News-Leader last year, re- all conference pick this season.

i Schedule Sept. 1 -Sept. 8 -Sept. 15 Sept. 21 Sept.

29 at Willard Carthage Lebanon at Central Rolla Oct. 5 Oct. 12 -Oct. 20 -Oct. 27 -Nov.

2 at Kickapoo Glendale Joplin at Grandview Parkview "We're not going to be extra big on defense," Walker said. "But we will be fairly quick. That will probably be our biggest strength. "On offense, right now, we'll probably be running the option a lot." In the Ozark Conference race, where the Hornets were 0-5, Walker thinks Kickapoo should be the team to beat. "Kickapoo is going to be really strong," Walker said.

"But once you get past Kickapoo, everyone else will be fighting for the next few spots. "I think probably the biggest thing now is just to work extremely hard and not make mistakes. It's a new experience for me being the head coach, but right now, I'm just havingfun and enjoying myself." Dan AiH may, if I "Our numbers are a little better tins year but it's still not great. Ijust don't think there's a whole lot of difference between the team this year and last Glendale coach Bob Price "We don't Iwve a bt of team speed on our football team, which worries me a lot, especially on the defensive side oftlw ball." Central coach Gary Hurst Bulldogs at a glance Coach: Gary Hurst (1st season) Last year's record: 3-7 Lettermen returning: 12 Lettermen lost: 5 Returning offensive starters (6): FB Chris Edwards, 5-8, 180, Stu Lovelace, 5-11, 280, Joe Helms, 6-0, 260, TE Jason Marshall, 6-0, 225, John Reynolds, 6-2, 190, SE Nathan Huggins, 6-0, 165, sr. Returning defensive starters (9): LB Edwards; DT Lovelace; LB Helms; DT Marshall; DE Reynolds; DB Huggins; LB Kevin King, 5-8, 175, LB David Marchand, 5-9, 180, LB Jere Haines, 6-0, 180, sr.

Other returning lettermen: QB Richard Osborn, 6-0, TE Zack Hook, 6-1, 160, TE Juan Baland, 5-10, 190, jr. Top newcomers: Kelly Roberts, 6-2, 209, DT Bob Duncan, 5-10, 250, Jay Rogers, 5-10, 290, SE Kenny Davis, 6-2, 150, QB Quentin Pendergrass, 5-8, 150, SE Chris Davis, 6-0, 155, LB Phil Capps, 6-0, 190, FB O.J. Marshall, 5-9, 175, soph. SE Josh Parrow, 5-10, 160, QB Levi Gal-ligher, 5-8, 150, soph. Dan Dyer News-Leader With Central trying to establish the running game, Kevin King can expect to be as busy in games as he is in practice.

Dan Dyer News-Leader Tailback Josh Little of Hillcrest hopes to break tackles in games and see a lot of open field as the Hornets try to rebound in 1995. "Hopefully, I can 1 bring a whole new attitude. Everyone is working Jiard and pbyiiig with a lot of enthusiasm so far" Hillcrest coach Kelly Walker Hornets at a glance Coach: Kelly Walker (1st season) Last year's record: 0-10 Lettermen returning: 14 Lettermen lost: 7 Returning offensive starters (11): WR Shea Allen, WR Caleb Edmondson, 6-0, 169, OL Bill Jackson, 5-10, 209, OL Bill Kezerle, 5-11, 210, RB Chris Lewis, 6-C 275, OL Ed Williams, 5-10, 233, QB Kevin Bergman, 6-0, 160, TE Justin Coon, 6-1, 187, Josh Goins, 5-6, 155, OL Brian Kynion, 6-1, RB Josh Little, 5-6, 164, jr. Returning defensive starters (10): DB Allen; DB Edmondson; DL Jackson; DL Kezerle; DB Lewis; DL Reynolds; DL Williams; DE Coon; LB Kynion; LB Little. Other returning lettermen: RB-LB Jason Trisler, 5-9, 164, OL Dan Gray, 5-9, 208, WR-DB Richie Gray, 5-9, 151, jr.

Top newcomers: WR-DB Aaron Martin, 5-6, 145, OL-DL Michael Burgess, 5-6, 167, QB-LB Joe Moore, 5-11. 165, TE-DE Keith Voll-mar, 6-3, 200, OL-LB Jason Ross, 5-11, 186, sr. By Mark Eddlemon For the News-Leader First-year coach Gary Hurst wants his Central Bulldogs to strive for consistency. "It seemed like Central was changing systems every year there for awhile," Hurst said. "But we need to have a system the kids know." Hurst takes over a team Central Bulldogs which was 3-7 overall and 1-4 in the Ozark Conference last year, when he was an assistant coach.

The Bulldogs have 12 lettermen returning. The Bulldogs' returnees probably will play both offense and defense. "We just don't have the numbers to platoon in our junior and senior classes," Hurst said. "We do have 23 sophomores out, and it's a real good class of football players. But we'll probably have eight or nine guys go both ways this year." The returning two-way starters are tackle Stu Lovelace; guard-linebacker Joe Helms; fullback-linebacker Chris Edwards; tight end-tackle Jason Marshall; guard-end John Reynolds; and end-defensive back Nathan Huggins.

Hurst expects Edwards and tailback Kevin King to carry the ball a majority of the time. "We may be 'Ground the By Larry King For the News-Leader Hillcrest is almost starting from scratch this year. The Hornets are coming off an 0-10 season and Kelly Walker is in his first year as a head coach. "Hopefully, I can bring a whole new attitude," Walker said. Hillcrest "Everyone is HORNETS working hard and playing with a lot of enthusiasm so far." Hillcrest fields 40 players, including 14 returning lettermen.

The Hornets have a strong group of juniors, including quarterback Kevin Bergman, fullback Jason Trisler and tailback Josh Little. Other key returnees are senior defensive end Bill Kezerle and senior wide receiver Caleb Edmondson. Walker has also been impressed with a pair of newcomers, junior no-seguard Michael Burger and junior defensive end Justin Coon. "We're looking real good," Bergman said. "Everyone wants to win.

Last year we were rebuilding and we learned a lot from our mistakes." Walker also likes what he sees on defense.