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Show Kciysville teenage girl finds success on the gridiron BY JORDAN LIVINGSTON Clipper Today Sports Editor KAYSTLLE - Rachel Tay lor doesnt exactly come from a famiwith sports. obsessed ly The from Kaysville is one of eight girls, in a family that focuses on music, dance and the arts. So when Rachel came home one day and told her mother. Rev a Taylor. that she wanted to go out for the Kaysville Jr. High volleyball team, she created quite a shock. I did dance when I was little, she said. Things didnt really work BOUNTIFUL'S Ashley Johnson avoids East defenders. last 1, Bountiful 0 Nobody in the entire state believed East could beat the Braves, except for the Leopards and their fans. They beat the unbeatable in a The lone score coming with under two minutes left in the first half. The Leopards had a comer kick on the East side of the field. The kick sailed all the way to the opposite comer of the net without any interference when Margo Johnson headed it into the net. We weren't allowed to play our game," said Bountiful coach Dave Wigham in response to Easts play They know we're faster than them, so they would grab our shirts and there would be no call. The refs said it's part of the game" The Braves beat Lone Peak by a score of 0 in the State Semifinals to get to the final game with East. et 0 4-- Alta 1. Layton 0 With the Brighton Bengals waiting in the wings, the Layton Lancers matched up with the Alta Hawkes Thursday night in the State 5A Semifinals The Lancers were greatly considered throughout the state to be the underdogs in the contest, and they proceeded to shock the fans at Cottonwood High, taking the Hawkes, in a game lasting almost three hours all the way to a sudden death shootout Unfortunately the Lancers came out on the Josing endf the overtime gijnje, falling the Hawkes Layton heacl coach N ancy Chnste risen hoped her team sent a strong message to the critic who had Alta so heavily favored. (Our season) w asn't just a fluke, she said. We showed up tonight to play? Layton's goalie Melanie Stratford made more than a few incredible saves in the first half, making up for what seemed to be a Lancer offense struggling to keep up. Christensen said that people are In the secsimply not paying attention if Stratford isn't voted ond overtime, momentum shifted in Laytons favor The Lancers dominated getting a substantial number of shots. Mills however saved everything that came near, pushing the game into a shootout Stratford was the hero in the first shootout not only blocking an Alta shot but kicking the final shot to guarantee the Lancers another shot in a sudden death OTLaylon watched its dominant season end when a Lancer shot was slightly wide of the goal, and Alta got the victory all-st- ar e. out Rachel's calling was athletics, and from the moment she laced up a pair of running shoes, she excelled. My Dad's from a very athletic family? she said. I picked up soccer just for fun and liked it a lot. Things just went from there. Rachel went on to greatness at her school, playing volley ball, basketball. track and on a community soccer team. She would ev entual-l- y become captian of the volleyball team. She set Kaysville Jr. Highs school record in the 800 meter, and twice won the Davis School District 800 meter race as a seventh and eighth grader competing against ninth graders. For her efforts, Rachel was named for girl athletes at her school, but no one was prepared for the sport she planned to conquer next. With the prompting from her Uncle Todd Taylor, who has coached a football team in the Wasatch Front Football League for five years. Rachel decided it was time to try her hand at the rough T and tumble sport. He was always joking around with me, but this year he was dead serious, she said of her uncles ribbing. After dressing up in her cousin JTs football gear, it was obvious to everyone that Rachel was a natural. Everyone that is, except her father, Craig Tay lor. Rachel's father was against his daughter taking part in a sport that is infamous for breaking young bones and leaving grown men to spend a lifetime in pain. With a bttle begging from Rachel and Uncle Todd however, he agreed to allow his daughter see FOOTBALL" pa. B8 RACHEL TAYLOR It takes three for Layton of Kaysville proves to a that girls rule er non-believ- to heat the Colts Lancers make sure of a tie for second place 0 Cottonwood is one of only two teams who have beaten the Lancers this year. Cottonwood won in three games in the first match between the two schools this year. The other two Layton d losses were to Skyline. With the win, Layton pushed its season record to 21-- 3 and 3 m region. Coach Mike Moss said his team is excited and confident about the upcoming state tournament. The team already has enjoyed an extremely successful season, but the coach doesn't want the fun to stop No.l-ranke- Dcvls 13, CIccrHcld 6 BY MARK WATSON Clipper Today Sports Writer Davis has been waiting for a break-ou- t game where everything finally clicked and all the pieces fell neatly in fine and this was that game as the Darts took sole possession of second place in Region 1 with a 13-- 6 win over the Clearfield Falcons. For Davis, the return erf Shane Barkdull put some more punch in the running game that has been plagued by injuries this entire season. The first half ended with both teams taking big Goose Egg into the locker room trying to hatch the egg and get a score. Late in the third the Darts would punt and it looked like a run of the mill catch, until Rowe took the catch and had it bounce in the air and an alert Colby Jones caught the ball and the Darts took the ball down the field and watched as Bryce run and the PAT to give Stevenson topped off the series with a field the Darts a quick 0 lead. Davis set up to attempt a 7-- - LAYTON The Layton team High volleyball secured at least a tie for second place m Region 1 with a 15-- 15-1- 3 victory over Cottonwood Tuesday. Lancers defeat If the on Thursday, they will sit all alone m second place. If Layton loses it will tie with Northndge and will need to flip a com to determine seeding for the Nov. 6 5A State Tournament at Ltah Valley State College. The wm over the Colts was especially sweet for the Northndge 40-ya- rd goal, but Clearfield was caught offsided and Davis used this and Barkdulls relentless running and they took the ball to the line and Stevenson scored his second TD. On the PAT the ball hit the goal post, and with just 2:26 left in the game Clearfields last chance was in front of them, only to see Drew Hill seal the game with the Darts third INT of the game and all the Darts had to do was run the clock out, to seal the win. For the game Barkdull was the leading rusher for the Darts with 126 yards on 27 carries, and Davis went 1 1 for 86 yards in passing for a total offensive game for 19 of 253 yards. Clearfield had 78 yards on 37 carries and yards on passing for 97 yards for the game. 12-1- hard-foug- ht 5-- NICOLE MAY of Layton shows her hops for a kill against Cottonwood. Layton beat the Colts to nab a second place finish. Photo by Mark Watson home team 8-- now. I think we're peaking at the right time; we're playing very well. We need to make sure we finish strong." he said. One reason the Lancers continue to chalk up the victories is team experience and cohesiveness. We have because 5-- see LANCERS" pg. B8 2-- Layton 7, Wilekafe do it agaiin against Uic:;mant 0 In the final Region 1 football match up, Layton hosted iewmont Uiursday night. It was the Lancers' homecoming and the Vikings were late. Viewmont's bus broke down in Centerville and the game was delayed almost an hour Once it started, defense took center stage. In I was extremely proud of our the end, Layton edged Viewmont kids, said Layton coach Carter Cook.We were warmed up and ready to go. We then had to wait and start all over again. Thats difficult and our kids just did a great job of adjusting? To start the second half, Jason Deelstra intercepted his first of two for Layton. However the third quarter was a defensive struggle with neither team scoring. With 8:36 left in the game, Layton quarterback, Brandon Henderson hit Tyler TD pass. Jason Anderson converted the PAT Sudweeks for a to give Layton the victory; Not only did Sudweeks catch the winning touchdown pass, but he is the Homecoming King. I was excited for Tyieif said Cook. Coming out in the second half, we wanted to run the ball and our offense was able to do that. The offensive lute did a great job of blocking for Jon and Jason. Viewmont has an excellent defense. Viewmont totaled 175 yards, 140 rushing and 35 passing Jason Streiff led the Viking ground game with 101 yards on 20 carries. Our entire defense played great? said coach Cook. They pitched a shutout. Everyone stepped it up and did what was needed. Now were going to get ready for Mountain ViewTVicwmonl's season is over w hile Layton enters the state tournament as the Na 5 seed from Region 1. The Lancers will play at No. 2 Mountain View ) this week. 7-- 0. 35-ya- rd (9-0- ) BY JORDAN LIVINGSTON Clipper Today Sports Editor come within one. w hen the first came reached 4-- 3. WOODS CROSS - On a night in which the seniors of the Woods Cross volley ball team celebrated their last home game, the Wildcats made quick work of yet another opponent This time, it was the Olympus Titans who fell in a 15-- 15-- 1 rout. Were starting to peak," said head coach Donna Tippetts. I think theres a consistent lev el since the last couple of game." The Wildcats beat 1 hghland and Bountiful to win the Region 5 title last week. Woods Cross has more than been dominant in this years regular season, they Ye owned teams, pushing themselves to a 13-record in region play: Our kids aren't going to be satisfied until we go said Tippetts, whose team continues to set high standards for itself. Were still taking it one game at a time. On Tuesday they started slightly groggy against Olympus, perhaps a result of the pregame excitement. The Titans were able to 5, 0 14-0- ." ly The 'Cats wouldnt put up with it for long though, turning it on with sophomore Emilee Madsen serving. Madsen racked up an ace. and Kiera Tuttle got a kill, upping the score to Woods Cross then scored five unanswered points getting kills from Emily Naegle. Chnsty Spargur. and great blocking from Naegle. Spargur. and Tony Stephenson. After an Olympus error, the first game w as wmpped up at 15-The second game was all Wildcats, as their usual offensive play combined with fascination defense simply overpowered the Titans. We've tried to step up our defense every game and allow teams as few points as possible. said Tippetts. We know offensively we have guns, but defense is what wins games. Woods Cross went beyond only allowing the Titans a few points m the second game, they only allowed them one. If the Wildcats weren't spiking, thev were 9-- 3. 5. see WILDCATS' pg. B8 t CARRIE GOOCH serves it up to Olympus in Tuesday's victory. Photo by Jordan Livingston |