Dowling appears strong againDES MOINES (AP)-lf Mewpoulao C«nfererKe teos ball coachea 8 re correct, there is a grod chance ol having a hiaocyroakir.g year in the leagueLa* season. Doolie* won *1 Sixth strwg* title with a 7-0 recced, and East. North. Unwin and Roosevelt were seortdaldS.A poll ot th* ieague’i Mattel indicate* the arte l!ru« I* expected this K«w. with the outside chance ol a turn beating Dowling Pit the fust time aince the Metro wit nailed *ven year* ago.• IKJWUC. which hat won 12 straight ccnfcrenre games, -(gears loaded with « letter winrrrs. But that a no ndica don of strength. Ccoch Jim WUtemi m«1. because every-me at the learn received lettersCrtj two starter, are back, Chuck GocdrtCh (guardi and I«i Godfrey (center!. Only part-Urne turtec Bub Omsk ret urns on defenseDe*rte the heavy oue*. Wiliams. » hrt eleventh «a-wi at Dowling, docn t seem alarmed.This Is mxt or less a nccntal situation. he mid. “We normally graduate a Urge senior class We re at th p».t now that we want to be m practice, so we reTwo dogs first for Jesup ownerlopeful for another good fi-scnNorth hi« II starters rt-lurning and cKtd figure r. a ItowlingdmwseWE KNT play them until the lac conference game o! the season r» we'll just have to wait an! see. and Coach Alee Giant A lot can ha» pen between no* ini Uira tut Meet this could be the year Dowling will be beaten (^jirterback Dave Hwper ).*» Norths returnees. He W» a starter ter the M omtfit last season ard shoud rank at ine nl the tep passers in UieMe has stle receivers In «-foot *«*h Bruce Smith. Bill Wosdyard and Kevin Thomas. The ruruurg bocks aclude Hwrer transfer Tcny DcAn-gtto. Kcvc. Carrell aid Jim Caw. Jobs Gcode. IWjounJ center, heeds the linemen (to defense, backs Craig Hill and Lorn Townsell return. as to linebackers Hod Bradley aid Cave Bcb Boner and Mar* Ryner are O lop defensive line eiAND IK NORTH gets deep into its cppooenu territory and hat ioig yardage to go for a first down, etpect WtodyarC to attempt a flt;etd goal.• He's prtvery rood range.'' Glares said. Lately. be's been consistent from about JJ v.rU. Thai's a toyird field goal became the goal pottswt art 10 yards Ircen tne goal line.East has Its errurc boctfield returning—Tim Booxell at quarterback and Rob Michelson and Ttm O Boyle at runneg backs. But Coach Bill Chattel said that's Just about •tereitsttg*We’re M a torch of little ef fc-b. CSotles sad. Any success thal we has* this aeaxn wiQ dejeni on how -HI those Kb* ol' kids perform.Charles said he probably las cne of the tip linebackers in the stale in Rvck Reese. The 2Dptuid senior was a wreodteam .lUwi'ertr.c* ef-lenshe lackle la* season.Other defensive starters re-tumir* are GorMn Milligan (rornerbeck) and Bob Sellers (defensive end;.Othw cffenslvt starters returning are Mark Balance (tfdl. Denny Cameron (end) ard Dennis Pressley (center;.RUNNING BACK* Mark Eggers and quarterback Rick Parsons top a list ol 1« letlermen that reported to G»eh Ceol Rtoids. new at Lincoln this tillEggers missed much of last wawn with a broken arm. Parson thro* far more tluui m yards last seasonOther top players returninginclude Pat Potts (cor-wrtuck). Kent Cherry (run-run tot*), Itoug Spoctier (naning back). Dcug Berard (Uddrl. Joe Ktae (guardi. Jrfl Trujillo (guardi. Craig Hall (running back) and Chjck Agar, (cwttrl tPach L*e Crawford said If Ixfd hid this year's crew in Die league last year. Vallry woid have finished in the frwidjtaee pilco? Ac It a. Crawford espects a c.ddltof-ihe-nwd finish becaoe cd the (bUikc at the Icagoe (bitAMONG VALLEY'S nine returnee* are Irciertwea Seve WdKup | offensive and defensive guard), lurry Bcchm (defensive Uckle), Keith Lemon (offensive and defensive tackle) and Toby Knwn (defensive exd and tC'l rol.••Well be ysutg. and I’ve always (ell it taka lime to mature. Crawford said. Bui East aid Lincoln proved jun-Kn coid do 1C last year, and I'm hc*tr.g we can take the cue here this year.Ikxver has nme starters return«■« frten Uat year's IT (M-A cr. ol lease aid three cc defense Cody Spikes (half-tadei. Monte Spikes (lull-backl ard Tim Mayfield (wtnftsKki are (he leading backfield candidates, vrtnle Chuck WV(fer. Bryan Roth *lt;1 Mike Rei'h are lop of-femive BMmen.ftofmsive (Urtere rrtunang are Ctdy Spikes irowpurdi, Rid Waller (backl ard Bt* OberbilhgrMckl.ROOSEVELT a rcbuiijKg Qtt year »Uh Mew lrttermtn retumag and only six ot them w« garre expertcw-llve on dcfenw and one on offense The defensive. regulars re-tureiog sro Sid Baird and Seve Heytiie at tackles; Pfcl Nelson and Ino Gaboel, who *aa injured In a motorcycle BTcident and is a question mat*, at linebackers, and Kntx Cralger at comertuck The lore offensive starter is Art Lee. w!» shifts from Mb* tk te halfback Of Ihe tc plavera orf. for U* toim Coach Don Prar said. 'n'gM are scpbomorei. of Wkeh w* probably keep ftur or five.''Backl*;d standouts Greg Cbedeen (quartecbwtkl. Mdir Anderson (halfback) and Derek lUrrts I halfback) head Tech'i leCecmen.