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Show 1 8 CLIPPER Friday, October 22, 1993 Skyline whips Braves By BRET GALLACHER Sports Writer wishbone offense and we do a pretty good job of containing it. then they come up with those quick BOUNTIFUL The scene was set. The Braves came on the field with upset in their eyes, the crowd was yelling at a fevered pitch, and the mighty Skyline was sure to fall.... or maybe not. The number one Eagles did not disappoint, as they manhandled the 3 Brav es Thursday night in the season finale. regular "1 was concerned coming in. said Skyline coach Roger Dupaix. big plays and that's w hat did it." Before the end of the half the Braves were able to put together their best drive of the night. With 3:03 remaining, Bountiful punted to Skyline, but were able to knock the ball free and Matt Jacobs recov ered on the 28. From there Jacobs led his Brav es into the end zone, finding Matt Brown in the corner for the TD. pulling Bountiful to within 21-- 7 at "Bountiful has one of the best half. 35-1- coaching staffs in the state, and we worked all w eek on not letting up. The first quarter ended 0 and the idea of an upset was still in the air. then the Braves fell victim to the bigger Sky line as they pounded 0-- "They really played us even in the first quarter, said coach Dupaix. "In fact they probably out gained us in yardage, but we have some powerful weapons we can With a 13 play drive, patented with only two in the air. the Eagles took a 0 lead. J.T. Stevenson did most of the damage for Skyline from the backfield and dove in from the two. Up to that point the game was close, after that, it was all over for the Bountiful faithful. always rely on." Two of those powerful weapons who have lead the Eagle to their perfect record are Doman and Alba, who hooked up again to open the third quarter. In a beautiful timing pattern. Doman lofted the ball to a streaking Alba, who simply turned around to find the ball in his chest. The TD and the pushed the lead to 28-- The very next play saw shivering crowd started heading for their way down field. 7-- Bountiful QB Matt Jacobs pass deflected into the arms of Jeremy Satterfield, the Eagle defensive back, who rambled 40 yards for the TD. The PAT made the score 14-all in the space of 41 seconds. The quick scoring however, was not finished. After three plays and a punt, the Eagles found the end zone once again. Skyline QB hooked up with the speedy Matt Alba on a all play, and the Eagles led 21-within two and a half minutes time. "We played a great team here tonight, said Bountiful's coach Larry Wall. "They run a great 0, 63-ya- 7, the gate. The Bountiful players were not chased Skyline throughout much of Thursday's lopsided Region 2 affair. The Eagles capped a perfect regular season, while the Braves need to win a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs. TAILHOOK PARTY: Bountitul ready to quit playing just yet however, as they put together one last drive in the third quarter. After a 54 yard run by Steve Baggett. B.J. Van Orman took the ball in from the five for the TD. All that remained was a TD run from Skylines T.J. Stevensen and the final score read 3 for the Eagles. "I was really proud of the way we played all night, said coach Wall. They are a great team and deserve to be number one. Bountiful will now play in a 22-ya- 35-1- The Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce presents DATE: November 4, 1993 TIME: 2:30-6:3- 0 PLACE: Bountiful High School NO COST FOR BOOTH SPACE Home, Sweet Home i Former University of Utah star Tom Chambers, embarking on his first season with the Jazz, will join his teammates in the Delta Center Monday night. Utah entertains the Seattle SuperSomcs in a in exhibition play. preaseason encounter at 7 p.m. The Jazz are 2-- 2 Davis County Clipper Davis Schools Foundation McDonald's Mountain Fuel Lagoon Bountiful High School Bountiful High School FFA West One Albertson's We Service All Makes & Sevice 113 N. Hwy. 89, No. Salt Lake 295-044- 4 This is a time when Business can talk to Educators look at what Business needs and how they can Please consider how Your Organization might this Education Partnership. For details Faye at the Chamber of Commerce, 295-694- and Educators can Work Together. contribute to contact 4 |