Shorewood football preview

LAST SEASON

9th place in Wesco South (0-8, 1-9)

RETURNING STARTERS:

Offense 7; Defense 7

LOOK AHEAD

With a lot of returning experience on both sides of the ball, the Thunderbirds are looking to turn the corner after three straight 1-9 seasons. Team strength and speed were both improved by Shorewood’s off-seasoning conditioning program.

IMPACT PLAYERS

Dorian Lair, RB/K/FS

Senior; 6-0, 205

Dan Lydin, OL/DL

Senior; 6-3, 240

Jon-o Hendricks, QB/DB

Senior; 5-10, 165

Peter Huynh, FB/LB

Senior; 5-7, 165

Luke Nelson, WR/FS

Junior; 6-1, 175

FRESH FACES

Danny Phan, RB/DB

Junior; 5-7, 165

Josh Martinez, RB/DB

Sophomore; 5-7, 165

Ned Kelly, OL/DL

Senior; 5-10, 235

SCHEDULE

Sept. 5MONROE

Sept. 12JACKSON

Sept. 20at Kamiak*

Sept. 26SHORECREST

Oct. 3at Mariner

Oct. 10M. TERRACE

Oct. 17CASCADE

Oct. 24at Glacier Peak

Oct. 31at E-W

*at Qwest Field

COACH’S COMMENT

“This is a pivotal year in the rebuilding process … After installing both a new offense and a new defense in 2007 we are looking forward to adding new wrinkles on both sides of the ball.”

Andrew Hershey,

2nd season

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