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Special: Terror Football Captains En KOENIG S"'IfW,jU' crosse where he is a starting dcfcnseman. As co-captains of the Green Terror The leader of the defense Ihis year is 5' 10", 220 football squad, Trevor Sellers and Keith other senior co-captain, Trevor Sellers. pound middle linebacker Abel have one thing in common-their ability to make the big hit to gel the team Sellers' penchant for the big hit comes in going. handy as the cog in Keating's new 4-3 The captain of the offense, the 6'0" defense. "I like this new defense because it is set up for the linebackers to make all 175 senior Abel can often be seen throw- ing his body around on the kickoff team. of the tackles. I think it defends the pass No one ever said thai Abel was normaL a lot better too." It is exactly this aspect of his personality What sets Sellers apart from most that Sellers feels makes Abel a great players is not only his fury on the field, team captain. Sellers recalls the tackle but off of it. Abel says, "I sec Trevor as that Abel make to open the game WMC a great leader for the team. He is very played in Russia two years ago. Sellers well liked, not only among the team, but says, "Coaches always talk: about the througout the school." opening kickoff setting the tone for the Both captains feel that the key to WMC's success over the next few years, game and it really did in that game" (a game the Terrors won 47-17). will be due to new coach Tim Keating. Where Abel spends most of his time Sellers says, "He's a fantastic coach and is at flanker or platooning with Steve more importantly a great person. I think Aquino at fullback. Abel likes new he's the guy that is going to bring the program to the next level." coach Tim Keating's "fast break" of- Abel adds, "Coach Keating is a great fense as many of the offensive players coach not only because he knows his feel. "1 think it is a great offense. It in- .X's and O's but because he really volves all of the skill of players and it knows his players. I think the team is cha1langes the defense because they never know where the ball is going." teams. Junior Andrew Djzinglewski wards too many times. If you are going closer this year than in years past and I Abel uses his explosive power to his says, "I've seen a lot of games in the last to tackle Abel, you are going to pay for think that can be attribli'ted to Ccacb advantage on offense as well as special two years and I haven't seen him back- it." Abel uses his athleticism to play la- Keating." Those Wild Phillies By JAY HILBERT play steady defense at first, and be I could be here for an ion about wasn't enough. SI