Show Red Devils Open 1963 Grid Season in Palisade A senior dominated team with some huge question marks will open the football season for Moab Friday evening evening evening eve eve- ning at Palisade Colorado Eight seniors will be in the starting lineup when Moab takes the field at pm p.m. All but one of the seniors were lettermen last year and most were regulars regular or semi- semi regulars but still the team will be definitely unproved Large holes were left at quarterback center and halfback halfback hallback half hall back by transfer and graduation graduation graduation grad grad- and coach Glen Richeson Richeson Rich Rich- eson will have to go with newcomers in those spots The team 40 strong if transportation is available for that many will leave Friday at o'clock Coach Richeson was reluctant reluctant tant to name a starting lineup lineup lineup line line- up after only one week of ot drills but did release a tentative tentative tentative ten ten- first t eleven The starting starting start start- ing backfield will probably have junior Ron Trimble at quarter Terry Leech and Rog flog McNeely Neely at halves halves and Ed Dyer at fullback Leech Lech Is the lone returning regular and another question mark due to a pulled muscle Dyer a regular guard last year brings pounds to the plunger spot and has looked good McNeely is a letterman letterman let let- terman of two years Trimble Trimble Trim Trim- ble has the tough spot He will be playing his first game of football and It will be in the he important signal caller slot The line looks to be one of the best Moab has produced Strong points are at tackle where the two co-captains co elected el elected elected el- el for the year Doug Tippie Tippie Tippie Tip- Tip pie and Rex Moore hold forth Moore is an stater all-stater and has shown he deserves it in every scrimmage session Ends are region all-region Cap Tibbetts and newcomer Doug Stewart Sam Grubbs at 6 3 and Dave Kassler at 6 5 are second line flankers Hankers and will see some action Veterans Max Thomas and Charles Phillips will start at guards They are backed by I Jim Foy Fay and Zeke Francis Jim Hart biggest man on the squad will be in at cen cen- ter Hart played at Grand Junction last year Little Is known of Palisade They run out of a tight T whereas Moab splits their for for- mation The Colorado team will have a veteran backfield and will throw some To combat combat combat com com- bat this Moab will shift some defensive positions on def def- ense Bill HInes for one will move to halfback replacing Trimble when Palisade has halt the ball The Red Devils return home next Friday night to be host to a newcomer to football circles The Green River Pirates Pirates Pir ates will provide the he ion tion The Emery county school schools Is s participating this year in region play on an unofficial basis ass |