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Show Darts edge East, - SALT LAKE CITY Region Four champion Davis High, running a basic offense without showing much to other coaches scout- ing them as state playoffs approach, defeated a determined East squad Friday afternoon. 28-1- 8 QUARTERBACK Clay Singley threw a touchdown to Greg 73-ya- riiRSBigiorTSur 28-1- 8 I Willard, then followed with a 57 yard TD pass to Chris Card. Card later scored another TD on a four yard run, and Blake Hart added a scoring run for the Darts. take on the fourth place team from Region Three when the state playoffs begin next week. That team will be decided during preliminary games on Tuesday, and will be either Cottonwood, Kearns or Skyline. The playoff matchup will The win capped off the third straight undefeated region season be decided late Monday with a coin flip to determine seeding, th for Davis, and moved them to the best record in the state as the 9-- Reonfawss- - playoffs began. Davis will now 4-- pf , Davis Bountltui Highland Viewmont Woods Cross East reflex-iourn- DAVIS al POMS OCTOBER 30, 1985 REFLEX-JOURNA- Lancers fall, season over By ACE ALBEE Reflex-Journ- back Craig Stevens intercepted a pass from Jason Greer. But Correspondent al - A playoff berth was LAYTON at stake when the Layton Lancers took the field against the playoff bound Bonneville Lakers Friday-nightBut the Lancers fell a touchdown short as the Lakers ended Laytons season with a 4 win. 21-1- THEY TOOK it to us. We had the opportunity to win but didnt take advantage of it, Layton coach Joe Wood stated. The Lancers looked good in the first half of the game as they turned two Bonneville turnovers into 14 points. BONNEVILLE fumbled on their fourth play from scrimmage and the Lancers came up with the lose ball at midfield. Seven plays later Layton sophomore quarterback Troy Murray hit senior tight end Rex Brimhall for a seven yard scoring strike. Jon Turner added the PAT giving the Lancers an early 0 lead. THE LAKERS turned the ball over again as Layton defensive 7-- - THE LANCERS must not have listened because on the first play from scrimmage, Layton fumbled the ball, with Bonneville recovering on the Lancer 25. Bonneville lit the scoreboard three plays later when quarterback 24-ya- missed and Layton led 14-- THE LANCERS next play from scrimmage again resulted in a turnover. Layton quarterback Troy Murry hit running back Chris Parrish over the middle, but the ball bounced off his shoulder pads and into the arms of Laker defensive Ray Tanner. Bonneville moved the ball in three plays to score. The Lakers converted on the two-poiconversion to tie the score at 14. nt LAYTON started moving the ball but the turnover bug bit again as Tanner intercepted his second pass of the night. The Lancer defensive unit rose to the occasion as it held the Laker offensive, and A.J. Tegt came up with a blocked field goal from 26 yards out. Layton started from 15. But on the first play the Lancers fumbled again with Bonneville recovering on the 17. The Lakers used two plays to get into the end zone for the final score. WE JUST didn't do what we had to in the second half. The opportunities were there. But we didnt take advantage ol them," Wood said. In a matter of ten minutes the hopes of a playoff berth were dashed by a good Bonneville team that turned in a 327 total yard performance, 211 on the groun and 126 through the air, with one interception and two fumbles. THE LANCERS had 213 total yards, 93 rjshing and 120 passing. However, the big problem w'as the three interceptions and two fumbles. You just don't except an offensive unit to turn the ball over that many times, especially late in the season," Wood said. THE LANCER season is over but coach Wood sees next years squad as a strong one. Were going to be returning people at all of the skill positions and we have the nucleus to be a factor in the Region One race next year, said Wood. Layton finished in league play and 5 overall. 4-- MEETING THE GOALS Karma Winward of Kaysville, left, shows the chart she and other members of the Kaysville East Stake Relief Society used during a recent fitness program. Karma, with the help of stake recreation leader Leone Gurr, right, overcame her anxiety of swimming and completed more than 100 miles in 16 months to earn a patch and recognition card from the Bonneville Chapter of the American Red Cross. By . Laytons offensive unit wasnt able to move the ball and punted away. The Lancers defense held again and Clint Browner came up with a big blocked punt, giving Layton good field position at the Laker 17. LAYTON MOVED the ball to the five, where running back Robert Ayers went off left tackle and into the end zone. Turner added the PAT, putting the Lancers on top 14-- 0 with :59 left in the first quarter. The half ended with Layton leading 14-At half time, I told the team that if we didnt make any mistakes and continued to play like we did in the first half, we could win, said the Layton mentor. Most importantly, I told them we cant turn the ball over. Jason Greer hit Kerry Yu for a touchdown. The PAT was TOM HARALDSEN - In March of KAYSVILLE 1982, Karma Winward had back surgery. As part of her rehabilitation, her physician recommended that swimming would be the best exercise to help. FOR KARMA, that was devastating news. She had been raised in Idaho at a place where the only swimming lessons were taught in the Snake River, and the only swimming experience she had was canals. dogpaddling in neck-dee- p It was at the same time that Leone Gurr, recreation leader of the Kaysville East LDS Stake Re- lief Society, was encouraging ladies to become fit by walking, running or swimming. She used a 50 mile challenge as a target goal. LEONE IS a certified Red Cross water safety instructor. She encouraged a reluctant Karma to start, helping her with tips and encouragement on swimming. Karma began that June. Using the Red Cross recom mended minimum of 'A mile each time, Karma completed her 50 miles last fall. At that time she was a leader in the Young Womens program of her ward, where all leaders in the stake had been challenged to work on receiving their Young Womanhood Recognition award for setting and achieving goals. Because one of the areas for goal setting was Health and Recreation, Karma decided she would set a goal of swimming 50 miles again within a one year If Clearfield and Layton had won their games Friday night, and that was a possibility, then the state football picture for would be a lot clearer. BUT THE Falcons fell 6 to Box Elder while Layton let one get loss to Bonneville. away in a period. SHE ACCOMPLISHED the goal, again with the help of Leone and other friends in her church, and is now a firm believer in swimming and goal setting as well. The Swim and Stay Fit program Karma participated in was cosponsored by her stake and the Bonneville Chapter of the American Red Cross. As with any happy ending, this success story certainly goes to show that what your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Congratulations, Karma and Leone. 4-- A 18-- 21-1- 4 Consequently, the playoff picture looks like this: Late Tuesday afternoon at Roy High, Clearfield met Box Elder again. The teams tied for third with Roy in Region One, but Roy was seeded third after beating both the Bees and Falcons earlier this year. iportswriters Poll Results of the final Utah Prep Sportswriters poll of high school football teams, through games of last Friday. The poll will not be taken during the state playoffs now underway. Season records, first place votes and total points received are shown: 3-- A 4-- A 1. Davis 2. Granger Orem 4. Mf. View 5. Olympus Bonneville Alta 9-- 0 7) 35 7-- D 21 21 16 m. (6-2- ) (6-- 3) (7-2- ) (6-- 2) Others receiving votes : Bountiful Weber. 2-- A poll 3 3 3 1. Sprinoville 2. 3. 4. 5. Bear River (8-- 0) (8-- 1) (10)50 , 29 28 23 ) Timpview Tooele ) (7-18 Logan Others receiving votes: Pleasant Grove, Judge. (8-1(7-1- 2) and state playoffs have begun, and thus no was taken. A That left one state playoff berth for the two schools, and thus a playoff was held just after our deadline Tuesday afternoon. loser then facing Skyline for a half. The two teams winning will take the third and fourth spots respectively. IF CLEARFIELD won, they will face Region Two champion Alta on Saturday in Sandy. Time of that game was also unclear at press time. Meanwhile, Davis High is awaiting the results of Tuesdays unique playoff picture in Region Three. Cottonwood, Kearns and Skyline all tied with 4 marks for third place, but as with Region One, only two can go to state. So yesterday afternoon, the three teams all play- DAVIS WILL play the team that finishes fourth, which means it could be either of the three others. That game will be played in Kaysville, again on Saturday at a time to be announced. 3-- ed. Kearns and Cottonwood agreed to play one half, with the Bracketing of the playoffs means, among other things, that Clearfield could theoretically meet Davis in the finals. But thats assuming both keep winning, a big assumption on the part of the Falcons who had to try to pull together to win yesterday, or pack up their gear for the year, th Mens basketball set Layton will be opening registration for its men's basketball leagues Friday. THE LEAGUES will be on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Cost is $250 per team. Register at the Layton Recreation office. For further information, call Mark or Carter at 544-345- Davis Highs fine running back Chris Card scored two touchdowns in the Darts victory over East, Friday afternoon. But as this sequence of photos show, he didn't get away every time. After eluding the tackles of Eric Conn (9) at left, then Mark Holmstrom (33), center; Card finally is wrapped up by John Sabala (10), with Dave Swenson (65) closing in the help. The Darts finished the regular season winning another Region Four football title in the process. Photos by stuff photographer Jim' Haskett. 28-1- 8. GOING, GOING, GONE. . . 9-- 0, I 8. |