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Show IB Page Lakeside Review Wednesday , Sept. 9, 1981 IStewo 14 ufl Sfafloini Running Attack Develops as Key To Dart Plan t $ - t By PHIL KIRKWOOD Sports Editor Salt Lake City Rumor has it that Davis has built itself a pretty strong football team this playyear with chances at making the state offs. Well you can forget the rumors its for real. Fact is, the Darts are almost brutal and have now won two straight road games against tough opponets to prove it. Last Fridays victim was traditional powin erhouse Skyline which Davis humbled rather basic fashion. The game had been billed as a blowout for Skyline due to its massive size advantage, but the Darts controlled early and showed no signs of being intimidated. The game was in fact lopsided as Skyline never managed a single scoring threat. But, back to the size factor. True, the Darts are on the slight side and have trouble measurteams. They start two ing up to most runningbacks in Troy Meacham and Spencer DeGraw who average out to a mere 160 pounds while the offensive line barely makes 180. In contrast, Skyline posted 13 starters over 200 and a host of others in the 190 range. Even still, both DeGraw and Meacham scored on strong running plays of 13 and 3 yards respectively to give the Darts a victory. 1, 4-- A 14-- 0 4--A Simple game plan then are the Darts soundly beating teams which on paper show evidence of trampling them? Two reasons: A tactful game plan Why j followed by flawless execution. The basic part of our game plan was to keep the ball away from them and not make any mistakes, said coach Ward Sawley referring - to the Skyline game. We knew we could win the game if we accomplished that and we did. ; Indeed, the Darts controlled the ball for most of the game featuring DeGraw and Meacham on quick slants and sweeps. Doug Wehrli, a was also effective in power-ru- n third running-bac- k situations and blocking. Quarterback Ben Horn hit his receivers on short passing plays with precision for key first downs to further frustrate Skyline. In the season opener against Ben Lomond, the running game was again the deciding factor as the Darts scored three second half touchdowns on the ground to beat the Scots. The Basic Dart philosophy then is to run the ball until the clock runs out. ' " to Spencer DeGraw on an end sweep against Skyline last Friday afternoon. first came early in the game on Skylines first the team yet and says hell start gearing them up for league play this week. possession when Brent Olsen picked off the errant throw on the Eagle line. Six Weve been testing a few things in these Pre-Seas- on minutes later, the Darts took the lead for good first games because thats what theyre for, when Meacham crashed in from the three. The said Sawley. But now its time to start taking second came late in the first half when Doug the games more seriously and get ready for Wherli picked off a long pass on the Dart 24. league play. The team has a ways to go before Region - 7 In essence, the two interceptions were a they reach full potential. since This the Davis will turnaround host its first home first gave Friday, the Darts excellent field position while the second halted game against another Skyview giant Clearfield. what amounted to Skylines only threat. Although the Falcons are winless in two games, Roy Our defensive line and linebackers played a you can bet theyll be making it tough for the Bonneville Darts to go Clearfield super game, said Sawley after the game. Well go after Clearfield like any other They kept their intensity up the whole game Layton and kept the ball in our possession. Weber team," said Sawley. 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