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Show NORTH DAVIS A7 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1999 CLIPPER TODAY OSavjis wa3!m;$5 feG MS fong fee to eam'ft eoKiwairS ft - BY DOUG LANG Clipper Sports Writer gS udeG KAYSVTLLE After coming off an opening game massacre, the Davis Darts made a surprising 0 come- DA PTC 90 back at the close of the 0H HllSTANGS2i; -J Ea too tough for Layton BY JORDAN LIVINGSTON 21-2- to !oeKf Weber 'D' Clipper Sports Editor the give game Crest Mountain Mustangs a run for their money. You didnt know which team would show up after coming off a loss at the hands of the Hillcrest Huskies, so the Davis Darts wanted to make a statement. In their opening drive behind the running of Shane Barkdull, Bryce Stevenson and Joe Toone, the Darts marched from their 16 yard line to the Stangs 33 only to lose the ball on a fourth and two yards situation. From that point on Mountain Crest drove 65 yards in 10 plays to take a quick lead. They would go on to score on their third possession and it looked like the Darts were in for a long game with the offense sputtering and team needing a dose of confidence. To close out the half, Davis blocked a Joe Schroeder field goal attempt and went into the locker room down 14-- For the half the Darts could only scrape together 62 yards on 22 carries while Mountain Crest collected 122 yards on 30 carries. Both teams had their share of penalties as the Stangs had 55 yards and Davis had 30. In the Darts locker room the coaches tried everything they could to get the team going, jokingly Davis head coach Jim Dickson said, Gardner (assistant coach Mike Gardner) gave them a pep talk and I gave them popsi-cle- s. When the half started. Mountain Crest went 72 yards for another touchdown. Dickson needed to get any kind of spark for his team so he inserted sophomore QB Kellen Fowler. Fowler came in and gave the Darts a little spark in his inaugural and at the end of the third quarter it looked like the Darts were starting to get some steam in their engine. Early in the fourth the Darts had a scare when Shane Barkdull was knocked unconscious while playing defense, and the coaching staff rushed onto the field to see what had happened. After a 20 minute game delay, Barkdull was taken off the field on a stretcher and to the hospital for tests. This might have provided all the spark the Darts needed ,and at 10:19 left in the game Davis took the ball from the Stangs 46 yard line with Fowler at the controls and scored in nine plays. At 6:01 left in the game the Darts were down 21-- 7 Davis took an onside kick and marched another six plays for another score and on The first home game of the LAYTON season is normally not this cold. was over- heard in the crowd at lancers o Layton High's first home contest. While WARRIORS 21 HI the Laylon aithful battled the chill., the Lancers struggled to heat up their offense Friday night against the Weber High Warriors. However, their efforts were in vain as the Warriors delivered their second straight win. defeating the Lancers 21-You've got to give them credit," said Layton head coach Carter Cook. "They played great. They controlled our fine of scrimmage on both offense and defense. The Warrior defense proved itself too overpowering for the Lancers, recording five sacks while allowing Layton quarterback Derrick Thomas to complete just attempts for a total of 138 passing yards. Following a first half in which neither team scored, Weber finally got their offense in motion when Tyler Sparrow started a rush in the third Warrior run with a quarter. Quarterback Joshua Barrett then connected with Sparrow on a pass for a touchdown with 4:30 left in the quarter. Sparrow then recorded his second touchtrot into down of the game with a nine-yar- d the end zone with less than two minutes left in the third. Layton was unable to break through Weber's defensive line throughout the second half as the Lancers consistently failed to reach the and was able to convert only one first down late in the fourth quarter. Shortly afterward. Weber's Ashton BushweU ran for after an interceptouchdown for tion that set up an junior quarterback Michael Baily. Baily's touchdown closed the deal for Weber at 21-"1 was feeling very good. said Cook about Layton's chances in the upcoming regular season. "But I'm not right now. I'm just disappointed." Friday night's contest was the second loss for Layton who were defeated by Freemont last week. The Lancers' overall record fell to 0-- as the Warriors improved to 0 for the season. Layton High opens the regular season against Cottonwood next week at home. m 0. 35 25-ya- JOE TOONE (24, right), tries to get past a Mustang defender. photos by Ron Osborn Mountain Crests next posDavis recovered a fumble and again marched from the 46 yard line to see Lance Heath hit Joe Toone for a seven yard score. Without even blinking. Dickson knew that they had to go for the win with the two point try, but the ball was fumbled and Mountain Crest had to just run out the clock and the game was session 0. , V over. We quit playing and got commented complacent. Mountain Crest Dan Cox. Penalties killed us and we played great for three quar- see "DARTS" pg. A8 2-- Layton goes undefeated again to take second tourney this year BY MARK WATSON Clipper Sports Writer LAYTON The Laylon High volleyball team is starting to develop a habit w inning volleyball tournaments. And that is just fine with head coach Mike Moss. Were further ahead than we ever have been at this time of the year;" Moss said. If w e keep improving we should have a good year The Lancers captured the crown at the two preseason tourneys it participated in. Last week Laylon won a tournament at Woods Cross. On Thursday night the squad won its own 15-- 7 tournament with a victory over cross-tow- n rival Northridge in the champi15-1- 0, LAYTON AND VIEWMONT players race for the ball in Tuesday afternoon Photo by Marv Lynchard action. Layton game out on top 0. Lancers post upset of undefeated Vilces BY LYNN AVERETT Clipper Sports writer LAYTON - Tiesday afternoon, Laylon hosted Na 4 Viewmont in Region 1 girls soccer. The Vikings, defending State 5A champions and undefeated in region, were upset by a in a shootout solid Lancer club I'm thrilled to death, said Layton coach Nancy Christensen. Viewmont is an excellent team but our girls came to play. It was a fantastic team effort Both teams played outstanding defense throughout the entire match. Although each squad had scoring opportunities, neither school was able to score during the 80- - minute 0 t COPY i ov ertime periregulation or the two ods. We kept pounding the ball at their net but we w erent able to score, said Viewmont coach Richard Cook. The second half was the best total package we've put together in a long time. Layton just beat a very good team today. Give them a lot of credit It was a well played match. In the shootout. Laylon scored on all five of their attempts while the Vikings were giving the Lancers a victory. Melanie (Stratford) played fantastic in the net and came up with sev eral great saves, said -5 0 se "VIKINGS" pg. A8 onship game. The two Laylon schools will be contenders for the Region 1 crown. Our region is so tough with Skyline and Cottonwood. Moss said. The Lancers did not lose a match m the two tournaments. After a day of round-robi- n play on Wednesday the Lancers started the tourney 15-- 8 with a 15-victory over Olympus. They followed that with a resounding 15-15-- 8 thumping of Box Elder. Then came the big win over Northridge. The Knights jumped out early and the teams were deadlocked at 10 in the opening game. Laylon took over from there to win the match in two straight games. Logan finished third and Box Elder fourth in the tourney Clearfield and Weber were fifth and sixth. Northridge beat up on Alta 15-- 15-- 6 to start the tournament and then defeated Logan to advance to the championship game. Region 1 volleyball begins Sept. 9 with Clearfield at Cottonwood. Davis at Skyline and Northridge at Viewmont Laylon opens region play on Sept. 4 at 1, 4, Clearfield. LAYTON breezed past all opponents at its own tourney last week. Photo by Marie Watson |