With football season once again underway, we took time to visit with the coaching staff about this year as well as the future prospects of the Ram varsity football squad. Confidence appears to be high, and what follows below is a condensed description of some major points of interest to our fans:
1.
The annual "Powder Puff" girls flag football game will be replaced this
year with a "no-holds-barred-fight-to- the-finish" between the Johnson
sisters (all three) and Lucille - a 650 pound sow owned by Ernie
Schlesswig. The match will take place at Linduska Field just prior to
this season's homecoming game. Tickets are $10 in advance and $10 at the
gate.2. Do to some clerical errors at the IHSAA the JSPC Ram football team is scheduled to face some significantly
higher enrollment schools next fall. They are:
- Ames
- Dowling Catholic
- Cedar Falls
- Bettendorf
- Auburn University
- Grambling
- Miami Dolphins
- Exira
3. The head coach has issued a challenge, stating that "Our team can beat any 7th grade football team in Northwest Iowa, and that any 7th grade teams out there that disagree maybe it's time they put up or shut up."
4.
As a tie-in with next year's locally held corn-ag expo, the Ram football
helmets in 2010 will feature a one-time only commemorative design. Head
cheerleader Marsha Conklin was nice enough to model one for us (left).5. The following teams were scheduled by mistake and will be replaced at a future date.
Apparently the staff was under the impression that they were scheduling games against a single individual, rather than a community:
- Gilbert
- Leon
- Stuart
- Luther
- Britt
- Anita
Please take the time to visit our Ram Football link located on a tab near the top of our main web page. Live football broadcasts can be heard here during games.
Deb Hoover, sports desk