North Farmington
co-captain
Brad Demeter
plays a major
role in the
Raiders'
backfield

Assistant Coach Irving Horowitz offers Brad advice.

Brad Demeter (second from right) takes a breather during the Walled Lake Central game.

STUART ALDERMAN

Special to The Jewish News

• Matt Garver (50) helps Brad during
pre-game warmup.

North Farmington High School's
football team is off to a strong start
this year, bouncing back from a
sub-par 1985.
The Raiders also boast one of
the state's most prominent running
backs in Scott Selzer, who gained
more than 700 yards rushing during
the first five games.
Standing in the shadow of Selzer
in the North Farmington backfield is
Brad Demeter. A 5-foot-8, 170-pound
senior, Demeter doubles as a run-
ning back on offense and a corner
back on defense for the Raiders.
When I was a kid, my dream
was to play football at North Far-
mington," said Demeter. It means a
lot to me playing on the varsity
team at North Farmington. We have
a good team and I wouldn't want to
play for any other school."
Although most of the attention °
at North Farmington is on Selzer,

Demeter is a key person for the
Raiders' success this season. De-
meter rushed for 134 years on 27
carries in the Raiders first three
games this season. His talents are
also spotlighted on the defensive
squad where he received the team's
"Defensive Standout Award" in the
Raiders 9-7 victory over arch-rival
Westland John - Glenn.
Demeter has been a running
back since he started playing foot-
ball at the age of ten. As a North
Farmington freshman three years
ago, Demeter, was elevated to the
junior varsity squad and began to
play in the defensive secondary for
the first time.
"I played a lot, so I didn't mind
playing defense," said Demeter. But
I still like running with the ball bet-
ter." Since his arrival at the varsity
level last season, he has received

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