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By Ben McCarty
News staff writer
Sept 4, 2009
HRV (0-0, 6A Mount Hood Conference)
vs. Grants Pass (0-0, 6A Southwest)
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Henderson Stadium
This year it is the Grants Pass Cavemen
making the long trip to open the season. Hood River Valley
travelled to Grants Pass to start last year, and were trounced
34-7.
They might not have a long bus ride to
contend with this year, but the Eagles will stay have to battle
to hang with a powerful Grants Pass team.
The Cavemen suffered only one regular
season lost last year, to South Medford, and advanced to the
second round of the 6A state playoffs where they lost to Jesuit.
Expect the Eagles to have their hands
full trying to contain the running and passing threat of GP
quarterback Jordy Romick.
Meanwhile, HRV quarterback Sam Kopecky
and the Eagle offense will be trying to make a better impression
against the Cavemen than they did last year with only a single
second half touchdown getting them on the board.
This will be the first game on the
sidelines for new HRV coach Caleb Sperry as he tries to get the
Eagles headed back towards the playoffs.
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