Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 120, Number 32, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 20 August 1997 — Page 36

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Falcons return 14 seniors

DEE GRENERT Sports Writer WALKERTON win with seniors. With 14 seniors on their roster, the John Glenn Falcons are planning to greatly improve upon last season’s 5-5 (3-4 in conference play) record. “If you get a good senior class, you can go a long way,” said Falcon head coach Dan Drotar. “We’re looking for a lot out of these kids in terms of leadership and

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responsibility.” Offensively, senior quarterback Brian Snell will run the show for the third year in a row. “He (Snell) has started about 15 or 16 games as a varsity player which gives him a lot of experience,” Drotar commented. “His greatest asset is his intelligence. He’s a very smart quarterback.” Drotar also has confidence in sophomore Chris Tetzlaff, Snell’s backup, saying, “if Brian goes down,

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Chris is the man.” The offensive line will be a strong point for the Falcons. Replied Drotar, “I’m very happy with our offensive line. It’s a very tall line which is very good for pass blocking.” On that tall line, Jeremiah Rizek (6-foot-l) returns for his senior season at center. On the left side, guard James Salyer (6-foot-5) and tackle Jason Hartsell (6-foot-6), are both returning gee Falcons, Page 21

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