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SIXTEEN  LETTER                    Under  new  head  coach  Jon  Dahl  and  assistant  coach  John  Poltack
                                         the Raider football team ended it's season  with a record of 3-6.  "The
              WINNERS                    team was very competitive and was involved in  many close contests.
                                         Offensively, we got off to a slow start which hurt us in our close games,
                                         but we ended the season on a good note with two consecutive wins,"
            BUILD  FOR                   Coach  Dahl  said.

          '85  SEASON                    Scores of the games were as follows:  Yutan  15- Mead 0; Fort Calhoun
                                         18- Mead 0; Conestoga 18- Mead 7; Mead 27- Malcolm 12; Weeping
                                         Water  27  - Mead  16;  Mead  13  - Cedar Bluffs  0; Mead  17  - Palmyra
                                         14.

                                         Tim Milliken was the team quarterback. Jon VanBibber and Tom Milliken
                                         were  the  leading  ball  carriers  for  the  Raiders.  The  top pass  receivers
                                         and  leading  scorers  were  Scott  Pickworth  and  Tom  Milliken.  Leading
                                         the Raiders  with  interceptions  were  Scott and  Tim.  Scott also  led the
                                         team  in  fumble  recoveries.  The  top  three  tacklers  were:  Jon  Van
                                                                        Bibber,  Jeff  Haag  and  Dave  Adams.
                                                                        Tom  Adams  led  with  the  most  sacks.
                                                                        Jon VanBibber and Tom Milliken made
                                                                        the  all-conference  team  and  Tim
                                                                        Milliken  received  Honorable  Mention.

                                                                        With the J.V. team having a record of
                                                                        4-0,  the  upcoming  season  looks
                                                                        promising.  Said  Coach  Dahl,  "Sixteen
                                                                        returning  letter winners  should  give us
                                                                        a  good  nucleus  for  the  team."













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   Row  1:  St.  Mgr.,  Jeff Konecky,  Shannon  Pickworth,  Brett Hageman, Dave Carlson,  Jeff Haag, Tom  Milliken,  Kirk  Ueberrhein,  Keith  Milliken,
   James Malina. John Haag St.  Mgr. Chad Johnson Row 2:  Coach Poltack, Fred Schliffke, Jim  Ellison,  Tim  Hannan, Tim  Milliken, Roger Conrad,
   Scott  Pickworth.  Gus  Schliffke,  Paul  Johnson,  Doug  Langemeier,  St.  Mgr.  Stuart  Way.  Row  3:  Robbie  La  Croix.  Clay  Christie,  Ron  Timm.
   Jon  Van  Bibber,  Skip  Hayford.  Tom  Adams.  David  Adams,  Brad  Osterloh,  Merle  Hagemann,  Scott  Osterloh,  Gene  Parkins,  Coach  Dahl.
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