Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 120, Number 32, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 20 August 1997 — Page 25

Killer schedule will test tough Panthers

RUSTY NIXON Sports Writer NAPPANEE Senior losses were heavy for North Wood’s Black Crunch but there are three things that are absolute certainties: death, taxes and the Panthers having a great football team. This season should be no exception. “Sure we had a lot of losses,” said coach Rich Dodson, “but we’ve got some kids working pretty hard to make this a good

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year.” Dodson went on to single out guard Justin Rogers and wide receiver Jake Yoder on offense. On the defensive side of the ball linebacker Tim Rogerson and defensive back Jake Yoder will go a long way to making the coaches job a lot easier this fall. But as he kept talking, Dodson found a lot of other names to mention as big parts of this year’s Panther squad.

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Junior Chad Martin at 6’4” and 210 has caught the coach’s eye with his line play. Defensive tackle Brett Mikel and center Seth Holdeman have also looked good in the early going. Kip Chamberlin has made an impression already at linebacker and fullback, and Aaron Huber has every possibility of following in a long line of great North Wood running backs. The most competitive battle

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in the Panther camp so far has been the one developing at quarterback, where sophomore

Charlie Roeder has looked very strong. Returning letterman

Joe Abel has looked every bit as good in the race to be Wes Dodson’s replacement. “It’s an interesting situation,” admitted coach Dodson

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ing a lot of time at wide receiver.” Dodson will feel like a winner either way. Even though he See Panthers, Page 10

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