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EMS Varsity Football Has 5-1 Season
by Donny
O’Brien
The EMS 8th grade Varsity Football
team posted four league wins with
one loss and one non-league win over Orting. The lone league loss to Orting,
14 to 12, in the final game was the only smudge on a near perfect record.
Assistant Coach Bill Guertner said about the team, "Great kids! They
worked hard all season." The players picked awards after the season
was finished. Ben Tugend was chosen the team’s Most Valuable Player. This
year’s Most Inspirational Player Award went to Travis Slaton. Voted Most
Improved by the team was Chris Noone. EMS coaches pick two Coaches’
Awards. This year they went to Jeremy Osborn and Austin Stringhkam. The
team’s leading rusher and most touchdowns award winner was Ben Tugend.
Defensive Leader award went to Travis Slaton. Guertner
had this to say about the Warriors' quarterback, "Osborn is an
excellent middle school QB. He throws the ball well, is good at picking up
the second receiver and stays in the pocket.” The 7th grade team posted
five wins and one loss. Their lone loss came in the last game of the season
to Showalter, 13-8. Coach Guertner stated the seventh grade team had a,
"Huge turnout. Over 30 players. No one quit during the season.
Many had never played football before. As with the 8th grade, kids worked
hard all season and played extremely well. We were by far the smallest team
in the league, but not the smallest heart. The kids are smart and very easy
to coach." Awards picked by the seventh grade team
were: MVP - Ethan Brandt,
Most Inspirational - Andrew Benton, Most Improved - Jordan Lee. The two
Coaches’ Awards, one picked by each coach, were to Cody Madison and Justin
Erickson. The team’s leading rusher, with the most touchdowns, was Tyler
Haifley. Leaders on defense were Ethan Brandt and Justin Erickson. “We had
some great kids to work with [this year]," added Guertner. Congratulations to the 2002 EMS
Warriors football teams!
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"Pity
the poor kids who grow up in a big city. They miss the little things that
made growing up in a small town, ah, so wonderful." |
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