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March 2, 1978     Shelton Mason County Journal
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BIG TIGHT END Ron Howard of the Seahawks battles Shelton faculty forward John Jones (34) in rebounding action last week in the Minidome. Looking on are Seahawks Carl Van Volkenberg (24) and Doug Long (6). t FEW DWARF 6-2, 230-pound Bruce Phillips of Shelton; 6-6, 260 Seahawk Ruben Hodges did a creditable job. .'.. YOUNG AUTOGRAPH-SEEKERS crowd . around 6-5, 253-pound Seahawk tackle ' Carl Van Volkenberg after the game. SHELTON'S ACE BULGER, a former pro himself, boxes out Seahawk Ron Howard as teammate Gene Crater looks on. Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 2, 1978 SEAHAWK SAFETY Dave Brown goes to the hoop last week, trailing faculty players Rich Starrett (left) and Gene Crater. Other Seahawks pictured are Geoff Reece (16), Eddie McMillan (14), Ron Howard (44) and Carl Van Volkenberg (24). Sneakered "Hawks shake the Dome Eight members of the pro-football Seahawks came to town last week - as the "Skyhawks" - and proceeded to demonstrate to a packed house at the Minidome that, even with a round ball, they can put on quite a show. After 40 minutes of infrequently serious basketball, the scoreboard read Skyhawks 92, Shelton faculty 77. And it wasn't really that close. Oh, sure, the teachers had their share of bulk, too. There were frontliners Ace Bulger, Rich Starret and Bruce Phillips, for instance - collegiate gridders in their time, all. And Bulger even played a spell for the pro Philadelphia Eagles. But, to be fair, they paled alongside the likes of the Hawks' big daddies. Take second-year defensive end Ruben Hodges, for instance. Ruben is listed at 6-6, 260 in the Seahawks' official press book. The stats are conservative, if anything. Ruben had this tendency to kinda grin leeringly whenever he'd shake the Minidome with one of his backward slam dunks. Know what I mean? Then there was tackle Carl Van Volkenberg, another second-year Seahawk. Carl goes 6-5,253. Tight end Ron Haward, he of the Seattle University basketball fame, is listed at 6-4, 240. Center Geoff Reece is 6-4, 247. Heading the Hawks' guard contingent for the fund-raiser (money to be used for Shelton's Hawaii trip next basketball season) was Shelton's own Doug Long, second-year defensive back/wide receiver. Long is 6-0, 190. Others in the speed department were defensive backs Sam McCullum (6-2, 203) and Eddie McMillan (6-0, 190) and safety Dave Brown (6-1, 190). Countering for the faculty, in addition to Bulger, Starrett and Phillips, were Gene Crater, Jim Willis, Ozie Johnston, Brian Brickert, John Jones, Brian Fairbrother and Dann Gagnon. Purposely lax defense by the Skyhawks let the hosts stay close, at 43-33 and 57-47 at the half and third period points, respectively, but there was never really any question. Almost at will, Hodges and Howard dominated the boards. And Brown and McCullum, especially, filled the hoop with ease from the outside whenever they decided to turn it on. Final stats saw McCullum leading the way for the victors with 20 points. Brown added 16, Long 15, McMillan 12, Hodges 11, Howard ten, Van Volkenberg six and Reece four. For Shelton, Phillips muscled for 21 points, Willis added 16, Bulger and Jones ten each, Starrett eight, Johnston, Brickert and Fairbrother four.*'each and Gagnon two. BRIAN BRICKERT makes a futile lunge at Brown. SEAHAWK EDDIE McMILLAN pops for two over the faculty's Gene Crater as Ace Bulger looks on. SHELTON'S OWN DOUG LONG (6), now a Seahawk, out of bounds last week in the Minidome. From le Shelton faculty Bruce Phillips, Ozzie Johnston and., • '4a/ Seahawks Carl Van Volkenberg (24) and Ron Howard  '