LINCOLN Ryker Fyfe and Sam Foltz know each other pretty well.

The two former Grand Island Senior High athletes played football together for four years. Now, theyre heading as walk-ons to play for Nebraska this fall in Lincoln.

But before that, they have one more chance to hook up on a long pass or maybe a slant across the middle as teammates on the North team at the 2012 Shrine Bowl at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

Definitely the slant, Foltz said when asked about his favorite play Thursday at the Shrine Bowl Media Day at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Its hard to defend the slant.

Fyfe had a different favorite.

The deep ball is pretty nice, Fyfe said. I like that route. He can run fast. He can catch. Hes big and strong.

How about the slant?

The slant? Fyfe said. Our timing is good, so that works, too.

Just about everything worked for Fyfe and Foltz during their senior season last fall. The two were key players in the Islanders 9-2 season that ended in the second round of the state playoffs.

The 6-foot-5 Fyfe finished the year as one of the top passers in Class A, completing 120-of-204 passes for 1,921 yards and 20 touchdowns.

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