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Senior Austin Goldstein (6-6, 215) will also
play at tight end.
Senior Nic Clarke (5-11, 180) looks to be the
Bowmen’s top receiver. Senior Ryan Pino (6-2,
185), senior Cole Nixon (6-5, 215) and sopho-
more Emmett Floyd (5-11, 160) will also see
action at receiver.
“I’m looking forward to seeing what we can
do on offense,” Lawrence said. “We threw the
ball more than usual at camp. Maybe we’ll get
over 1,000 (passing) yards again this year.”
Defense
As usual, Sherwood looks to be extremely
athletic on the defensive side of the ball.
“We’ve got a lot of good kids,” Sherwood
defensive coordinatorWesMontgomery said.
“We’ve got experience at a lot of positions.”
Up front, the Bowmen will be led by Kura-
hara, who will play at a defensive end spot.
“He was one of our top defensive point-
getters last year,” Montgomery said.
Inside, Sherwood will have Layna and Ur-
zua. Nixon, Theimann and Jurgens will see
action at defensive end.
“We’re solid up front,” Montgomery said.
The Bowmen have three returning starters
at inside linebacker in Skurdahl, Rice and Re-
imer. Alley and Haimoto will also see playing
time there.
At outside linebacker, Sherwood will have
Schaefer, who is a returning starter, and Tay-
lor.
In the secondary, Keegan Lawrence and
Larkin are returnees at the safety spots.
At cornerback, the Bowmen have Clay,
Shadbolt, Pino and Clarke.
“That was our question mark,” Montgom-
ery said. “But kids have stepped up.”
The Bowmen are hoping that it all adds up
to a ball-hawking defensive unit.
“I’m excited about our team speed,” Mont-
gomery said. “We have a physical group of
kids who fly around.”
Larkin returns at punter for the Bowmen.
The team also has a deep group of kickers,
which includes Layna, sophomore Adley
Rutschman (6-0, 180), Booth, Taylor and se-
nior David Copfer (5-8, 175).
“We take a lot of pride in our special
teams,” Greg Lawrence said. “And we have a
lot of fun with that.”
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Bowmen:
Defense is athletic
that’s the first time I’ve said that. If we stay
focused, and do what we do, we should be OK.
We just have so many weapons.”
That sure looks to be true.
The Bowmen boast a plethora of talented
running backs, including seniors Mickey
Schaefer, Keegan Lawrence, Scott Skurdahl
and Jake Reimer, among others. They’re ath-
letic in the front line, on both offense and de-
fense, and they have a ball-hawking linebacker
core featuring Schaefer, Skurdahl, Reimer, se-
nior Andrew Rice and junior Zak Taylor.
So, is there anyone in the league that can
possibly knock off Sherwood this year?
“I just don’t know how strong it will be,”
Lawrence said.
Well, four new coaches will get to take their
shot at the Bowmen, as Sandy (Joe Polamalu),
St. Helens (Jared Phillips), Milwaukie (Jeff
Thomas) and Parkrose (Mau-
rice France) all have new
coaches.
Meanwhile, Wilsonville,
which finished second in
NWOC play a year ago at 6-1,
could be the Bowmen’s top
challenger again.
“They’ll be good,” Law-
rence said. “And they’re well-
coached, but they probably
won’t be as strong as they
were last year.”
TheWildcats were hit hard
by graduation, but they do re-
turn Cooper Whittaker, who was their leading
tackler last year.
Milwaukie finished third in the league last
year at 5-2, as the Mustangs enjoyed their first
winning season since 1991.
Putnam, who finished fourth in the NWOC
standings at 4-3 last year, could present a chal-
lenge.
“They should bemuch improved,” Lawrence
said.
Among the top returnees for the Kingsmen
are linebackers Nick Edwards, Austin Snyder
and Brandon McCuin.
Parkrose, which placed sixth in the league at
2-5 last year, could also be improved. The Bron-
cos return some key players, including senior
guard Josh Bradford, junior cornerbackAndre
Johnson and junior receiver Michael Hurlic.
Liberty will also be looking to move up after
going 1-6 in league action a
year ago. Kyle Rose and Matt
Langebehn, who suffered
season-ending injuries last
year, return to bolster a Fal-
con squad that also includes
Javier Picard and Zane Chit-
wood.
Looking around the state,
Lawrence sees Silverton as
possibly being the Bowmen’s
top challenger for the Class
5A state title.
“They’re loaded,” Law-
rence said. “They pretty
much have their whole team back. Their quar-
terback (Cole Chandler) is real good, and he’s
back, and they’ve got their linemen back.”
Sherwood and Silvertonmet in the semifinal
round of the state playoffs last year, with the
Bowmen posting a 46-19 victory.
“We’re on their radar,” Lawrence said. “I
know they’d love to see us in the state champi-
onship game.”
Other top Class 5A teams from around the
state include Marist, West Albany and Spring-
field.
2012 nWOC stanDings
W L gB
Sherwood
7 0 —
Wilsonville 6 1 1
Milwaukie
5 2 2
Rex Putnam 4 3 3
Sandy
3 4 4
Parkrose
2 5 5
Liberty
1 6 6
Milwaukie
0 7 7
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NWOC:
Wildcats still strong
Times File PHOTO: dan brOOd
THUmbs UP — sherwood coach Greg lawrence is
all smiles after last year’s semifinal victory.
Times File PHOTO: dan brOOd
rUnninG Hard — sherwood’s Keegan lawrence (right) looks to turn the corner during last year’s
Class 5a state playoff semifinal victory over silverton.
