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Vars ity/JV Footba ll: front- Chad Larsen. Eric Johnson. Doug Pearson. Milan Grosse-Rhode , Mark Wehner . Fran
Johnson . Bri an Fora!, Jared Santo. Kyle Crouch. Dan Eriksen: second row- Tyson Thoma s, Justin Hedrick, Tony
Daniel, Mik e McLaughlin. Matt Sam son, Erik Pulverenti , Cam Duncan, Antoine Vinson: third row- Adam Mohr,
Larry Radloff, T.J. McAnd rew, Bryant Moran, Andy Pedersen. Ben Copeland. Clint Meyers. Ryan Reinke: fourth
row- Matt Lyons, Bobby Cuntri ght. Cody Bandars. Eric ielsen, Nate Ostrand. Jon Meyer. Dusty Olson. Casey
Freyer; fifth row- Marsha ll Comisa r, Jayson Bousu m, Colt Palmer. Jeff Coh n, Mik e Giova nni . Dan Lee, Justin
Vandervort, Mike Vinal ; sixt h row- Jon Neumann, Rolli e Eby. Chris Pluh acek . Bob Schneider. Tim Evan s. Devin
Woolf. Kent Lane, Curt Leda: back- Coach Bruce Reed, Coach Mike Daubert. Coach Fred Peti to, Coach Dale
Zabrock i, Coac h Tim Barner, Coach Mark Chavez phmo by Jack Man in Photography

Juniors Justin
Vand ervort, Adam
Mohr, Fran Johnson,
and sophomore Casey
Freyer stop for a cup of
water. Durin g games
and practice, it was
import ant for the
players to take in
plenty of water before,
during, and after
workouts. photo by
Josh Williams

As the football season started, Nathan Ostrand escaped with a few The season had some hi ghs and
the Mustang football team was not scratches, bruises, and a sore neck. lows. Everyone had their own opinion
considered a top dog in class A football. "The game was very frustrat- on what was a good or bad performance.
The team proved thi s expectation wrong. ing. I had just ruined my car, my neck "The best parts of the season
Ending the regular season with a 7-2 was really sore, and we lost the game," were beating some really good teams
record and having some of the highest Ostrand said . "But I did what I had to towards the final seconds," junior Milan
rated players, the varsity football team do. Every game counts." Grosse-Rhode said . "The worst part
took themselves to the farthest position Preparation and motivation was getting beat by Papillion in the first
that they were physicall y and mentally were an important part of pregame round of the playoffs."
capable of doing. warm-up. Every player had th eir own The last game of its regular
"I think we did great. We way of gettin g ready. season was again st Papillion/LaVista,
weren't supposed to be very good, but "I would li sten to Limp Bizcut; they won the game I 0-7. But when the
we ended up being one of the best it gave me energy and got me pumped," first round of playoffs came the follow-
teams," senior Tyson Thomas said. Thomas said. in g week, the Mustangs failed to
The Creighton Prep game "The fact that there were dominate the Monarchs a second time
provided for some big letdowns. Merely thousands of peopl e watching and a and lost th e game 15-20.
an hour before game time, a few of the desire to beat the opposin g team was The season was pl ayed on an
starting players got in to a car accident enough to get me motivated," junior unofficial dedication by the players and
near I 44th and Pacific Street. Senior Eric Johnson said. coaches to the late Coach Mark Clark.