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5 LYLE OLING bolsters the Highclimbers' offensive line with his 180 pounds. Oling, a senior two-year letterman, was named second team All-League last season at guard and also played defense. Intrasquad game Friday night Experienced lettermen are filling most of the first string spots on the 1973 Shelton football team after a week of practice. ' Highclimber coaches are up to their necks with talented linebackers and running backs, but not all positions on the team have as much depth. Assistant coach Ron Ellis said he has so much depth at linebackers that his second string group could be as good as any other first string group in the league. "Our second string linebackers would start at most other schools," he said. "We've got the best crop of linebackers since i've been here (seven years)," he said. Ellis points with pride at Steve Settle, the powerful senior who will man the middle linebacker spot for Shelton. "He's big, strong and fast~ That's what we want in a middle linebacker. We think he's as good as any linebacker in the state," said Ellis. Also on the Red, or first string team as of this week were outside linebackers Tim Allen and Marty Settle, Marty, though some four inches shorter and 50 pounds lighter than his big brother Steve, is "very quick," said Ellis. The junior, a track standout, is just plain fast. Allen, said Ellis, is not as fast as the Settle brothers, but he has the skills to play the right outside iinebacker spot. "His experience helps him a lot," said Ellis. Ellis is impressed with sophomore Jesse Sharpes, who is second string or Black team at this time because of lack of experience. "He's just tremendous," said the coach. "He is faster than Steve Settle (4.8 in the 40 compared to Settle's 4.9) and he loves to hit." Sharpes is a Hood Canal product and weighs about 179. Ellis calls him one of the hardest hitters on the team and expects big things from him when he gets some experience. The other two Black linebackers are Hood Canalite Jeff Pill and Bob Davis. Pill is the second biggest man on the team (he's a sophomore) and runs the 40 in five seconds flat. Ellis said he is extremely strong and expects him to be very good when he gains experience. Pill is a national shot and discus champion in his age class and weighs just over 220 pounds. Davis is built almost exactly like Marty Settle and Ellis said he is fast and hits wello Ellis said Arnold Warnes, a 189-pounder, has experienc and is pushing this group. Ellis also coaches centers and he said the Combers are very young at that position. "We have Tim Allen on the Red team, but behind him we have no real experience," he said. Allen is good and experienced and "is one of the good centers in the league," according to Ellis. Defensive backfield coach Bill Brickert has only one returning starter from last year's team, but he is a good one. And the rest of the Red team has some experience. The returning starter is Dan Morgan, who won All-League honors last year at cornerback as a junior. Also in the Red defensive backfield this week were Tony Molinero, an extremely fast (4.7 in 40) halfback who tied for the team's interception lead with three last season even though he was second string; Randy Salisbury, a senior and one-year letterman who plays cornerback; and Paul James, a junior halfback. All those backs are pushed by two letterman, cornerback Brad Bearden and halfback Fred Miller, both seniors, said Brickert. Other Black team members are senior Brad Wilson, halfback, and sophomore cornerback Mel Morgan, Dan's brother. Brickert, also in charge of tight ends, said there is a close battle at that position between senior Dave Bolender, a two-year letterman, and junior Craig Jacobsen. Brickert said tight ends have not caught many passes in recent years because Shelton quarterbacks have been short and the tight ends are usually hidden somewhere near the line. "With a taller quarterback this year, maybe he'll be able to see the tight end and the tight end will catch more passes," he said. That quarterback is Fred Miller, tagged by offensive back coach and head coach Jack Stark as the Red QB• Miller hasn't had a lot of experience, but Stark likes his statistics from last year (six for six and 118 yards). Miller's leadership has improved, and he is throwing the ball well, said Stark. Miller, not as quick as a Ray Krumpols or .a Neal White (Shelton's quarterbacks over the past few years who have run a lot) likes dropback passing, said Stark. The head coach doesn't mind at all and is going to let Miller do what he does best. Not that Miller can't run with the ball, said Stark• He can. Miller is the tallest quarterback (the only one six feet or over) since Bud Tuson five years ago His team mates nicknamed the youngster Freddy Sixmiller last year because he is part Indian and wears number 6. Stark said other quarterbacks are junior George Jarvis and sophomore Curt Buck. He said the competition in the backfield is very keen and several talented running backs are trying for starting jobs. Fullback Steve Settle, who was All-League last year, would be difficult to oust from his post. He averaged 6.1 yards per carry last year. At one halfback is Dan Morgan, who gained 480 yards last ye~r and caught four passes for 91 more yards. The first string flanker position is a battle between Marty Settle and Paul James. Behind the running backs are Jesse Sharpes, Jeff Pill, Bob Davis and Randy SENIOR LEN CRUME carries his 200 pounds with authority. The 6'1" two-year feltwinner plays tackle for Shelton. IT HURTS when this guy runs over you. The 6'0", QUARTERBACK FRED MILLER is the man with the most 210-pound youn ter is Highclimber senior Steve Settle, who experience at that position in the Highclimber camp. The ain l 539 last season and was named All-League at fullback. 6'0", 167-pound senior threw only six times last season, but He averaged 6,1 yards per carry, completed all six for 118 yards and a touchdown. Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, August 30, 1973 SHELTON HAS 197 pounds of center in senior Tim Allen, a one-year letterman who also played defense last season. Salisbury. The team is overflowing with running backs and those four who are playing second fiddle at Shelton would start at most other schools in the league, said Stark. Tony Molinero is the Red split end, said Stark. He averaged just under 27 yards per catch in four catches last year and he had two touchdowns. Mike Sims, who is in charge of defensive tackles and offensive guards, said, "We've got Lyle Oling returning from last year and we feel he's going to be the best guard in the league. He's quick and he's in good shape." Oling was second team All-League last season as a junior and is well built at 5'8" and 180. Sims said he's found a player for the other guard position which was left vacant by graduation. The player is Dave tterrick, a junior who "'has come along well," according to Sims. He was with the jayvee program last year and has the tools to step into a starting job, said Sims. Both guards are quicl, and pull well, which should help the Climbers' outside running game, said the coach. He said the team is actually short on guards and he is in the process of finding players to fill second string spots. As far are defensive tackles, Sims said "spar" Lyle Oling and "stump" Roland Start are currently leading the pack. Both are veterans. The Climbers biggest man, Fred Gold, also plays defensive tackle. He is in the Black unit and Dave Herrick and Lawrence Wilbur are contesting for the other Black tackle spot. Paul J ohansso.n, tackle and defensive said his players are very well. Like positions, lettermen top spots. Johansson two-year lettermen and Len Crume at tackles. Starr is (175 pounds) but opponents to death flawless techni, coaches. He was tackle last year, itself. Fred Gold is team behind Johansson said there inexperience lettermen. He said members have be~ program for three their assignments Naturally, they advantage. Len Crume Bolender are the defensive ends. The pounds short of 400 pounds at Johansson said mobile players, even are big He responsible for the are involved in some and stunts in the lir~ ends this week Miller and Craig juniors with a experience Fans will get theit t the Highclimbers in Friday night, August annual Red-Black game, which will statl Highclimber Stadium. ' HIGHCLIMBER 1973 FOOTBALL Friday, September 7 East Bremerton Friday, September 14 Franklin Pierce Friday, September 21 North Thurston Friday, September 28 Timberline Friday, October 5 Elma Friday, October 12 Centralia Friday, October 19 Camas Friday, October 26 Chehalis Friday, November 2 Tumwater Friday, November 9 Sumner ROLAND STARR lived up to his name in 1! All-League honors at tackle as a junior. One of e lettermen returning to Shelton's squad this year, the way for Highclimber backs. SHELTON OPPONENTS don't want to let th the corner.., they may never see him a, halfback Marty Settle, who has run a 10.2