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

Football Ikb, 1997

Returning starters give CMA promise

RUSTY NIXON Sports Writer CULVER With the hurdles CMA’s Eagles have to clear, nine returning starters will make coach Joe Chamberlin’s job a little easier. Four starters return on the CMA offense and on the defensive side of the ball, five Eagles will return to anchor the squad. Chamberlin is pleased in particular

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free safety Scott Kosik return. Nimerala, a three sport standout at the Academy, was hurt early in the ‘96 campaign but returned to have a strong season. Terry will anchor the middle of what is traditionally one of the area’s biggest and most physical offensive lines, and Kosik had a big year a year ago on defense. Terry’s return is a big key to Chamberlin who’s offensive line was decimated by graduation.

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“We’ll be rebuilding our offensive line this year,” he said. “That will be a key for us.” The Eagles are also looking for help in the backfield and feel they may already have the answer in house in the person of Jon Reidy. Reidy was a standout performer on the defensive line a year ago for CMA and will be asked to step into the offensive backfield as well this year.

he can do some things.” With students coming from all over the world, and an academic schedule that starts late, the Eagles will not have completed a full week of practice by the time other area teams have had their first game. Chamberlin also misses out on the luxury of watching his players come up through the system from junior high on. The coach is fortunate to be able to pretty well count on the return

of his upper classmen, but until enrollment and the first football call out, he has no idea who might be in his freshman class. “You have no idea who’s going to be there, you always get a few new guys come out,” said Chamberlin. “Sometimes you get some help from them, sometimes you don’t.” A common theme among coaches this season is the need to stay healthy and Chamberlin in no exception. ‘We’re very thin so staying healthy,

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especially early is going to be very important for us,” he said. No surprises from the Eagles’ system this season. They’ll stay with the same basic “I” set on the offensive side of the ball, and play a running attack, although Nimerala is capable of putting the ball in the air with a strong arm. The Eagles will open on Aug. 30 against Charlestown with a special 11 a.m. start.