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Show IKlawEss hamlbDe by Bliat Fullmer Roy High Schools football team was impressive in chalking up statistics against Alta last week, but the Hawks put more points on the score board, and thats the only statistic that really counts. Alta downed the Royals 18-- 7 in a game played in South Salt Lake County. Roy had numerous scoring opportunities, but couldnt score any points until late in the fourth quarter, and that was too late. In the first half, the Royals got inside the Hawks IS yard line on three drives, but coughed up the ball on a fumble, an interception, and a missed field goal. Meanwhile, the Hawks scored three touchdowns, with tight-enDavid Mills leading the charge. Mills personally destroyed the Royal secondary with touchdown passes of 27 and 30. yards, and he setup a third T.D. on a 35 yard reception that gave Alta first and ten inside the Royal ten yard line. Roys lone touchdown came on from sophomore a screen-pas- s Wade Jacklin, to Chris Jensen non-leag- d Royals i8 -7 late in the fourth quarter. Jacklin, in his first varsity action of the year, hit on two of four passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. Hie Royals racked up more than 300 yards in rushing and passing against Just 22S total yards for Alta. Chris Jensen carried 20 times for 98 yards, Willard Cragun picked up 45 yards on nine carries, and Ken Huddleston averaged 12 yards per carry on his five trips through the line. Quarterback Bert Rich completed seven of seventeen passes for 42 yards. Kelly Skidmore had another great game from his defensive tackle slot. He was credited with 15 tackles, while Kevin Cudmore had nine, Todd Taylor, seven and Troy Bullard, six. Doug Johnson picked off two interceptions for the Royals. We havent been able to stop the big plays this year, said Coach Ernie Jacklin in assessing his Royals winless record in Region One. And on the other hand, we havent made the big plays on offense, he continued. The Royals take the long trek over the pass to Sky View this week, and then return home to defend against Bonneville next week. Sky View is undefeated in league play, and pre-seas- favorite Bonneville is down by only one game in the Region One standings. The Royals have just these two games to stave off their first ever winless season in league play. 18 Roy J.V. In a game played at Roy, the J.V. Royals led all the way in defeating the young Hawks of Alta by nine points. Roy opened the scoring on its third play from scrimmage when Gary Anderson passed to Ken Huddleston on a screen pass that went for 60 yards to paydirt. Anderson hit Ken Tulane for another first-quartpass that covered 30 yards, and then Alta picked up twelve points on two big pass plays of 50 and 70 yards in the second quarter. Roy got its third score with a minute ta . er Sporfstaculor October 18. 1979 Page 13 Sira mioini - lle&giui left in the first half when Ken Huddleston took a hand-of- f and passed long to Paul Hansen. The play covered 50 yards and gave Roy a 2 halftime lead. The Royals scored again in the fourth quarter on a fourth and four pass of 40 yards to Brad Jacklin faked to his full back and tail back, and then handed off to wing back Jorgenson on a reverse. Jorgenson ran to the left side, and then suddenly wheeled McCaulley, and the Hawks and passed back to Jacklin in the countered with a 30 yard pass in flat. The Royal offensive unit the final minutes of play. made crisp blocks to Coach Fred Thompson cited his Jacklin as he skipped protect whole team for exceptional play down the sideline 40 yards for a and singled out Jim Puffer, oho touchdown. intercepted an Alta pass on the Gary Ashley accounted for one Royal 20 yard line. touchdown a ten yard run in the final quarter, and Mike Reske hit 8 . Roy Sophomores Jeff Busby on a touchdown pass. The sophomores of Roy football Lance Jorgenson kicked two in their record a big intact kept for the Royals, and they win at Alta and uncovered P.A.T.s scored once on a two point conanother Royal scoring threat in the person of Keith Crockett. version. Crockett entered the game to Everybody played in the lopreplace the injured Gary Ashley, sided victory at Alta, and they all and scored three touchdowns of played well. The victory was a good tune-u- p 10, 15 and 30 yards in the first, for the strong Royal sophs, who second and third quarters. Wade Jacklin played another were looking forward to meet Sky fantastic game, and hit Eric View and Bonneville in their last games of the season. Aragon for a first quarter touch 21-1- half-a-doz- 48-Al- ta by Gary Toyn The Weber High Warriors hopes for a win last week were doused when a talented Olympus High team slipped by them The Warriors jumped out to an early lead when Senior Steve Shaw threw a 15 yard TD pass to Niel Miller. Unfortunately, the PAT missed. When kickoff came, the Warriors pinned the Oly team on their own five yard line. It looked like the Warriors were off to a great start. The tough Colt team surged forward patiently and scored on a 95 yard scoring drive. The extra point was good and the Colts lead with a score of 0. 6-- 7. NEIL MILLER SHADES THE SUN from his eyes os he listens to his defensive coordinator, Glen Prisk, give some instructions. down pass and then he was on the receiving end of a T.D. pass thrown by Lance Jorgenson. Both defenses were strong and proved to be the deciding factor of the game. The Colts did however manage to get within field goal range for place kicker Kevin Hill when he booted in a 24 yard field goal. The goal was later proven to be the final point of the game as both teams struggled for offensive power. Both teams succumbed to the opposing teams defense, or to their own foolish mistakes. At the opening of the third quarter, both teams had scoring threats abruptly cut off due to either fumbles, or penalties. When one team would look like they were threatening a score they were then put back to a point of no return! The Warrior team did move down to the Oly 20 yard line, and had a touchdown pass called back due to a motion penalty. The Warrior defense did shine when they held the Colts on a 4th and one on the Weber 3 yard line. The colts tried three times unsuccessfully to get it to the magic marker. Credit should be given to a tough Weber defense. Travel to Bonneville The Warriors season record fell to after finally losing to the Colts. The Warriors travel to Bonneville next week and face a tough Laker team. But if events turn out like last week when Weber State beat their heavily favored opponent, the Warrior faas could be in for a big treat! 6 High School Football OVERALL STANDINGS LEAGUE STANDINGS W and Danny Eastman put tha stop on an Olympus running back. Daspita a 1 stingy defense, Weber was unable to get on track on offense and lost 0-- PF PA at Sky View 3:30 p.m. Layton at Clearfield 4:00 p.m. Roy PAT JAMISON L PTC W L PF PA PTC Bonneville at Roy 4:00 Clearfield at Weber 4:00 Sky View at Layton 4:00 END OF SEASON V |