Show Record Is Brilliant second half brings Cougars victory over Utes in final game Boosters of the Cougar football team of Union High School who came to see their favorites play their traditional foes from Uintah last Friday left the UHS field about plenty satisfied with what they Never were more thrills packed into a Cougar-Ute hassle than was demonstrated on a bright which saw Union cop an Impressive AFTER TRAILING an inspired band of Utes from Uintah during a complete first half those gold and black clad Cougars came back the second half and not only stopped Curg Belcher of the truly great high school and his but also gave a demonstration of some of the finest football ever seen What Coach Bruce Parry and his Roland Bevell and Scott fed their boys during really fired them as they roared back to stop Uintah with but two and literally beat them into a team that was helpless against a big Cougar TO START TIIE first Uintah kicked off to the Cougars who moved only 5 yards before calling on Glen Gardner to The big co-captain got off a beautiful kick that was downed on the Ute It didn't take Belcher and the Utes long to cover the 78 yards to the Cougar goal line for a deserved TD and an extra point for a This red-headed Belcher was positively tremendous that first Time after time he ripped the big UHS line to bits with plunges for and made it look like it was going to be a truly big day for They pushed over 9 first downs to 4 for the Cougars the first After the Ute TD the Cougars sharpened up their defenses considerably and were able to stop their adversary several times as they out yardage toward the Uintah was never able to get inside the Cougar 20 after that first TD TRY AS Union couldn't get an offensive game going the first They'd make a few yards on the but never were they a One tough break came on their first play of the game when Ricky who was slated to play offensive quarterback that received an Injury to his side and spent the rest of the day in the Roosevelt Coach Parry had changed his offensive moving Ken who had alternated with Labrum at to the and Gordon Jennings to Ricky's early injury changed all and Morrill was moved back to the signal-calling who hadn't been passing all had trouble that first half getting his passes high enough for the receivers to get their hands on the IT WAS VERY obvious the had thoroughly scouted Union and were able to stop their every play the first And that about tells the story of Half Then there is the story of the Second which was a complete reversal of the first The Utes were lost as Morrill's passes became accurate and and the blocking and tackling of an inspired Cougar team made their opponents look pretty weak in just about every The elusive who never made less than 3 yards and as many as 22 each time he carried the ball the first was stopped in his tracks 1 and made less than a dozen yards the rest of the THE DEFENSIVE work of John Darrell Glen Kirk Ken Lanny Allen Rick Kelbaugh and others was Time and time these big kids would charge through the Ute line and stop their backs for or smother their Discouragement definitely was in I the Ute ranks as they ly tried to get something but found too much Cougar UNION KICKED off to the Utes to start the second It was on this play that the first big Cougar break In trying to gather up the ball on the Jack Ute and big Glen Gardner recovered on the Ute Morrill picked up and Darrell Murray moved to the Ute 36 for a first A pass play then Jennings and Murray made another down to the It was at this point that Ken Morrill gained his passing confidence as he hit Co-captain Jennings with a TD then Jennings kicked the extra point to knot the score at The Cougars held Uintah after the kickoff and forced them to Boyd Van Morrill and Jennings all had a hand in moving the ball for two quick first before giving up the oval to after one the Utes fumbled and Lanny Gill recovered on the Cougar Morrill mixed up his football with a few passes and some ground plays to move his team to the 20 where they fumbled and Uintah Union and Van Tassell returned the Ute punt back to the Ute KENT defensive made his presence felt on offense as he skirted around end to move the ball to the 9 where Morrill again passed to Jennings for his second his kick was also and the Cougars were out in front by The third TD came after the Cougars held the Utes on their own It was at this point the Cougars received another valuable On fourth down with 3 yards to tried a deceptive play that did not fool the fired-up and they caught Pat tough little sophomore short of the desired first MORRILL whipped a beautiful pass to Kent Denver who moved 28 yards to the A pass Morrill to Glen Gardner line shift to the left made him eligible to receive a moved to the ball to the on a went to the Murray plunged to the and Boyd Van Tassell scooted over for the final Again Jennings' kick was and the Cougars had a well deserved What could have ended as a game with but 1 injury-that sustained by Ricky Labrum on the first play of the ball resulted in the injury of two Utes from a fluke Ken was taken to the Roosevelt Hospital and later to the Vernal Hospital with a neck The other player Injured was a Cougar center of last Steve Both Ken and Steve rushed to stop a Cougar ball carrier and missed their but met This happened with less than a minute to BY WHIPPING the Utes the Cougars completed their best season since being shuffled into the Region Seven They lost only one game during the and that was a loss to the 1961 State Champions from American tied and they have victories over East Pleasant B Y High and by defeating claims third MENTIONED AS starring In the defensive rolls were most of the who are deserving of Not to give a deserving pat on the back of Ken who rose up mighty big that second half to call a brilliant game and showed skill as a runner and in the passing Van and other made heavy contributions to a real team Fourteen kids played their last football for Union and with their leaving goes one of the largest teams in the and the heaviest to represent Nine seven and one freshman have been listed on Coach Parry's roster this and although rather will give him some fine kinds to build with next |