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Bouncing EricFreeslooksfor an op- portunity to sneak across the goalline JamesMartinescapes the clutches of the defense and heads for the end- Back After winning just seven games in the 1984 through 1989 seasons, the 1990 WMC football team nearly equaled that total and earned renewed respectability for the program by posting a 6-3-1 record. The Green Terrors, picked to finish sixth in the eight-team Centennial Football Conference (CFC) in the pre- season coaches' poll. came within one win of capturing the school's first football title in 27 years. WMC held the lead for three weeks before old nemesis Johns Hop- kins upended the Green Terrors 31-21 in the season's final game to allow Dickinson to cap- ture its third straight CFC title Much of the turnaround from 1989's 2-8 sea- son can be attributed to the improved play of the Green Terror defense, which allowed 160 fewer paints than the previous year's unit. Sen- ior defensive end Daryl Reisinger, sophomore cornerback Mike Robinson and junior line- backer Jim Webster were named to the CFC honorable- mention squad. The WMC offense broke six single-season school records that were set by last season's team, including total yards with 3,803. Individ- ually, over 20 single-season or career marks were topped by members of the offense Junior tailback EricFreesbecame the Green Terrors' career leader in rushing yards (3,736), attempts (775), rushingtouchdowns (30), total touchdowns (32) and total paints (200), after exploding for 1,594 yards and 12 touchdowns in 1990. He was joined in the record book by junior wide receiver Andy Steckel, the new re- ceiving yards (1.472) and touchdown catches (16) leader, and senior quarterback Mike Hamm, who is not first on WMC's career pass- ing completions (270), attempts (633) and yards (3,962) Ists. Frees and Steckel were joined by senior tackle Chris Campbell on the CFC first-team offense, and sophomore wingback Rob John- son and senior ·center Ben Kling earned hon- orable-mention status. ForFrees,it was hissec- ond consecutive conference All-star recog- nition. Contributed by Scott Deitch Proceeding with quick- ness and caution. Rob Johnsonmakes a break 148 ... Sports