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B’ MORRIS LEBLEUAmencan Press Sports WriterWEST LAKE — West Lake head coach Charles Vicknair couldn't find any bad things to say about the Pine\ille Rebels, the Rams opponent this Friday in the hi-^rict round of the Class \AA state playoffs, but then that may be a clue to how the West Lake mentor feels about the outcome.The game v^ill begm at 7; 30 p.m in Pineville Stadium.“It's their game, at their place. Vicknair said “Thev have some big kids, of course evoTbody has been bigger than us this year, and sonw of them are sophomores.The Rams, co-champions in District 4-AAA, hold an 8-2 worksheet They dropped their season opener to LaGrange. 22-0 and then won eight before dropping a 34) heartbreaker toJennings in the final game. The loss sent the Rams to thlt; playoffs as the No 2 team.Pineville is a veer (^tion team according to Vicknair and has a quarterback that can run with the football. The RebelsPinevillefsignal caller is Phil Brocato. a 5-10 175-pound junior On theseason the Rebel quarterback has nLshed 141 limes for ,5#4^vards and 10 touchdowns He has thrown for 747 vards on 45 • %completions good for eight touchdowns“We can’t just play the quarterback on the oj^tion because he will spnnt out and then step back and p^iss to one of the backs or Harence Reado. Vicknair said Reado has caught 17 passes for yards and sl\ TDs He has also rushed for one six-pointer“Brocato is not afraid to tuck the ball and run it, ' Vicknair continued The running backs the Rams will have to deal with are Marlon Perego and .Anthonv Brocato. brotherof Phil.Offen.sive!y. Vicknair feels that the Rams must pick opthe weaknesses in the Reliel defenst', if they have any “They run a w ide-tackle-six, with an ei^t man line and a three deep secondary, \'icknair said. 'Ihat is sonu'thingdifferent because no one around here pla\-s that defense Weha\ e b«'en working hard alt wxvk on it ’The ReN4 defen.^' is Uni b\ tackle Kerrv Wt'sf and» %mx'^'giiard Danny Tower West, 6-5 and 240 pounds, has 4k tackU's and kk assists while Tower, 5-10 ,ind 180, has Oi' individual stops and 8i) assistsTht' Rams' piissing offense must try toe\ade a defeasnebacktield ct'tmposi'd of .\nthlt;iny Bnvato and Dinig W ashington The diKi has .lt;wiptxi to eiH'my aenalsim tht' year and with the aid of linebackers Gt'ne Hearn and Mark St’Uiff comprise a tough iWenseIhneville holds an 82 st'a.'^n workshtxH and is the Di.stnct ^\.\A champion The Kt+nds upst't Menani, tht' runnenip. 18-15 for the titleRoth teams were r.anked in the final Class \ grid wll conductixi hy the 1/iuisiana Sports Writers Asslt;viation West I.ake was ranked lOth while Ihix'ville held down tht' .No 9 sj-Hk in the final pill.ft#
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Lake Charles American Press
Lake Charles, Louisiana, US
Thu, Nov 17, 1977
Page 15
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