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Senior cornerback Spencer
Coach Profile "My favorite game· to throw off the offenses' timing. MN
Petersen funnels a Northwest receiver
was against Lincoln
~ Fred Petito SE because I got the won the game 42-6 and Petersen
finished the season with eight
Petito, who has been coaching at MN for chance to play quar- unassisted tackles, eleven assisted
tackles, one fumble recovery, three
"twenty-some years, " said this team's terback. I didn't feel passes broken up , and two intercep-
"commitment to each other was the key" a lot of pressure tions. photo by Cassi VanHorn
to their success. "They didn't care who (taking over for
got credit; they were completely unself- Crouch) because I Giving the Score
ish," he said. In addition to its respect for knew that everyone Millard S. 10-27
each other, the team also had regard for its opponents. "We would help me Millard W. 40-0
63-7
don 't trash talk. We had no personal fouls ... That's what high along." Bel. West 49-6
Benson
school athletics is all about, II Petito said. photo by Michelle Lee -junior Andy Nord
Lin. SE 17-14
"In the game Papio!La Vista . 10-28
against Lincoln Lin. NE 7-6
SE, we had to Bell. East 70-7
Northwest
42-6
pull it out in the State Playoffs
fourth quarter. North 66-3
Our defense Millard S. 21-24
held them, and Record: 8-3
we were with-
out error the
whole game.
We really had
to pull together
as a team!"
-sophomore
Judd Davies
Running the ball
down the field is
sophomore fullback
Judd Davies. Davies
had 15 touchdowns
and 90 points for the
season. photo by
Sara Lenz

With 1 :32 left in the first
quarter of the MS play-
off, senior QB Eric
Crouch runs 20 yards for
a touchdown. Crouch
was the all-time leader in
NE for offense with 5,134
total yards and 197.5
yards/game. He also set
a career QB rushing
record of 3,464 yards
and all-metro records for
50 touchdowns and 308
total points. photo by
Cassi VanHorn
Varsity Football: front-Nick Flynn , Andy Biga, Davis Peacock, Eric Crouch, Steve Eck, Ray Rose , Mic
Boettner, Spencer Petersen, Dave Finken , Mike Ogaz, Andy Nord, Nick Pearson; second row- Shane
Schulte, Tyler Cotten, Rick Merrill, Jason Williams, Fred Lecuona, Chad Reade , Jason Appuhn, Creighton
Reinhard, Chris Ross, Derek Caldwell, Pat Ricketts, Joe Corbitt, Andy Darr; third row- Keith Christiansen,
B.J. Gehrki, Brad Tarr, Ryan Koom , Brian Dahlberg, Judd Davies, Scott Matthias, Nick Boyer, Joe Petito,
Eric Hammer, Jerrid Oates, John Eurek, Ron lvener, Tom Ahern ; fourth row-John Novak, Doug Bend, Jeff
Quandt, Andy Nickel, John Morton, Jeff Cashell, Daniel Tevis, David Lee, Joe Freeman, Luke Olson, Trevor
Warren, Colin Caldwell, Chad Swanson, Aaron Hamilton; back-assistant coaches Bruce Reed, Dale
Zabrocki, Brian Begley, student manager Zach Gehrig, trainer Eric Nelson, Jeff Bailey, Tom Kousgaard,
James Weiand, Brandon Smith, Nick Markel, Mark Wane, Matt Pulverenti, Bobby Kros, Bob Hoeft,
head coach Fred Petito, assistant coach Mark Chavez photo by Jack Martin v .t F tb &S
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