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Blazing a Trail Through History

The starting line for the Raiders
offense were ends Andy Carritt and
Gary Else. guards Willy Wischmann
and Troy Lamprecht, and center Marty
Christensen. There were a variety of
backs to choose from. Justin Moline
started at quarterback and the run-
ning backs were Tim Little, Warren
Fick, Scott Else, and Monte Else. The
defensive line was nose tackle Marty
Christensen and the ends were Andy
Carritt and Gary Else. The linebackers
were Willy Wischmann and Warren
Fick, corners were Scott Else and
Justin Moline, and Monte Else was the
safety. The kicker was Andy Frahm
and the punter was Justin Moline.
Off to a BLAZING start. the Raiders
easily beat Howells and then 0. Chris-
tian Academy to start out the 1993
season with a winning record. Up next
was 0. Brownell Talbot, the first big
challenge that the Raiders faced that
season. It was Parents Night and they
gave their parents a show that came
out on top as they won 28-7. Next up
was Homecoming with Waterloo. The
Raiders easily stomped the Panthers.
So a few minutes after halftime, the
crowd watched the J. V. Squad take
Row 1 L-R, Shaun Jensen. Kevin Risdal, Chris Nelson. Levi Stroebel. Byron Mace, the field. Mer this game, the Raiders
Melvin Ludacka. Joey Jonas. Row 2, Curtis Schutt, Travis Howell, Bryce Anderson. were ranked 11th in the State. The unbeaten Raiders then took their
Matt Rasmussen, Aaron Carritt, Derek Kellams. Todd Fick, Troy Kadavy. Row 3, David first two disappointing losses which hurt their play-off standings. The
first loss was against Dodge, which in the beginning looked promis-
Bice. Andy Frahm, Gary Else. Troy Lamprecht, Mariy Christensen, Willy Wischmann, ing. It was a rainy and muddy night but the Raiders still managed to •
Andy Carritt. Row 4, Asst. Coach Craig Schnitzler. Monte Else, Scott Else, Justin score on their opening drive. Mer that it went downhill. Turnovers
Moline, Warren Fick. Row 5, Head Coach Jon Dahl. Mgrs. Reagan Else, Tim Konecl~. and injuries plagued the Raiders most of the night. Justin Moline was
Mike Schneider. hurt and had to be taken out. The next loss was against the East But-
ler Tigers. The Tigers took the lead early in the game but Mead kept
bouncing on back to keep the score pretty even. The Raiders played
their best game that night and in the end, it looked like a basketball
score. 52-62. The Raiders bounced back as they easily sent the Wild
Cats back to their den with their tail between their legs. There was still
a slim chance that Mead could be a play-off qualifier, it all depended
on the next game against a 7-1 team, Exeter-Fairmont. The Raiders
wasted no lime to finish this team off as they rolled to a 50-0 victory.
Mer this game it was a high point in the Raider season, but it was
also one of their low times. They clenched the ECNC Champs again
for the fourth time in the last five years. But they missed qualifying for
state by one place as they were ranked 17th in the state.
The leading rusher of the Raiders was Warren Flick who carried the
ball 103 times for 537 yds. Following closely behing was Monte Else,
a freshman who carried the ball 51 times and rushed for 431 yds,
which averaged 8.45 yds .. the highest on the team. Andy Carritt
Coach Jon Dahl eyeing his Raiders. received the ball 23 times for 4 72 yds. He averaged 20.52 yds. every
time he touched the ball. With his pure passing abilityg. Justin Moline
completed 63.16%ofhis passes and passed for846yds. The leading
scorer was Monte Else who had 12 touch downs and 5 two point con-
versions which gave the Raiders 82 points. One of the Raiders big
points was its defense. Gary Else had 27 unassisted tackles and 3
sacks. He also picked up a fumble and ran it in for a touchdown. On
the other end position, passers had a hard time passing against Andy
Carritt who had 5 pass blocks and 5 fumble recoveries. lronicly the
leading interceptor was a down lineman. Marty Christensen who had
2 interceptions. Willy Wischmann followed closely behind Gary with
23 unassisted tackles and had a high of 66 assisted tackles.
The Raiders that earned honors this season were andy Carritt-Nl
Conference (offense), Wahoo NI-Area (offense). Omaha and Lincoln
Star Paper Honorable Mention, Fremont NI-Area 2nd Team (offense),
All State Honorable Mention. Marty Christensen-All Conference
(offense), Wahoo Honorable Mention, Omaha and Lincoln Star Paper
Honorable Mention, Fremont NI-Area Honorable Mention, Nl State
Honorable Mention. Gary Else-N I Conference (defense), Wahoo Hon-
orable Mention, Fremont NI-Area Honorable Mention. Scott Else-N!
Conference (defense). Warren Fick-Fremont Nl-Area Honorable Men-
tion. Troy Lamprecht-Fremont NI-Area Honorable Mention. Justin
Moline-NI Conference (offense), Wahoo Nl-Area (offense). Lincoln
Star Paper Honorable Mention, Fremont NI-Area Honorable Mention,
All State Honorable Mention. Willy Wischmann-All Conference
Here he comes, option it Justin!! (defense). Wahoo-NI Area (defense), Omaha and Lincoln Star Paper
Honorable Mention, Fremont Nl-Area 2nd Team (offense), Nl State
Honorable Mention.
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