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Show Page ID North Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, September 21, 1983 Layton Narrowly Escapes With Win Over Clearfield BARRY KAWA and ended their first scoring opportunity. Clearfields offense, CLEARFIELD - Victory which had scored only 16 points seemed certain for the Clearfield in three games, was shut down Falcons as they stood perched early by Laytons tenacious ded on the Layton line in fense. overtime last Friday. Later in the first quarter Lay-to- n quarterback Brian Bailey hit had scored first on a Layton comfield goal to make it 0 in the Bart Vernon for a and ball the moved pletion overtime period, and all ClearBaiGearfield down to one. the to do was punch the field had ball over in two downs for its ley took it over on the next play, giving Layton an early 0 lead. first win of the season. Kicker Robert Shumway sliced Falcon running back Jared the extra point try to the right, Martin tried on third down but which would later prove to be a was stopped inches short of the key event in the game. But Gearfield, under the guidgoal line by the Lancers defensive line. On fourth down with ance of quarterback Jeff Parry the game in the balance, Lay- and receiver Troy Barber, soon Review Staff -- one-yar- 47-ya- rd 23-2- 6-- tons smaller defensive line HIGHS Jeff Parry (above) runs n a fake to in Tom Wood last weeks game against Layton. Tom Kidd (left) of Layton prepares to run outside behind the lead blocking of Mike Tucker. Layton won the game in overtime, CLEARFIELD play-actio- stopped the Falcon surge and tackled Gearfields Tom Wood inches short once again in what should go down as one of the most memorable goal line stands seen in area high school play. If you cant make a foot, then maybe you shouldnt win, said Gearfield Coach Brent Hancock. It was close and looked like we made it but it was our third game decided by the referees at the end. Layton Coach Gary Hansen said his team didnt play well enough to win. I wasnt that pleased with our offense, but we came up with the big play when we needed it, he said. The Clearfield homecoming game and opener of Region One play started out as a summary of ' the two neighboring rivals previous games this season. Laytons defense, which had given up only 13 points in three previous games, forced a fumble, on Clearfields first possession. The Lancers fumbled the snap on a field goal attempt 26-ya- rd Second-Hal- f struck back. On two successive completions of 17 and 2S yards to Barber, Gearfield quickly took the lead Later in the quarter, Mike Trujillos fumble of a Clearfield punt put the Falcons at Laytons line. Hal Moores d plunge three plays later in the second quarter gave Clearfield a 14--6 lead at halftime. With an almost equal number of Gearfield and Layton fans in standing room only attendance, an upset appeared in the mak7-- 6. six-ya- rd one-yar- ing. However, Bailey dropped other bomb with a an- 20-1- lead. Mark Adams extra 2 point sailed wide and later proved to be the critical play in the game. Layton scored quickly early in the fourth quarter on a spectacular pass to Darryl Lacey. Lacey came back for the pass at the line and eluded two Clearfield defenders as he spun around and ran in for the touchdown. Laytons try appeared to fail as Bailey was caught behind the line, but he managed to lateral the ball off to Tom Kidd as he was tackled and Kidd went into the end zone. With 3:30 left, Layton got the ball back on Clearfields 37. The Lancers reached the Clearfield 25, but two penalties and a sack put the ball out of field goal range and the game went into overtime. Baileys six completions out of 1 1 attempts were good for an amazing 201 yards. Laytons usually strong ground attack with Mike Tucker and Tom Kidd gained only 44 yards. Parry, showing no signs of a concussion that knocked him out the game the week before, completed nine of 17 for 101 yards. The Clearfield ground game accounted for 75 yards. Layton is now 0 on the season in Region One play. and Clearfield drops to 1 in region play and 4 for the season. Layton hosts Box Elder, 1 and in league play, Friday at 7:30 p.m. Theyre (Box Elder) a good football team and' their record indicates that, said Hansen. Ive always thought they were a better team than many people thought at the beginning of the season. 28-ya- rd 10-ya- rd two-poi- nt 4-- 55-ya- rd touchdown pass to Erik Nalder, who was wide open, early in the third quarter. Gearfields Randy Nicholas stopped Bailey on the conversion try and kept the Falcons ahead at The Falcons moved downfield on the ensuing possession behind the passing of Parry to Barber and running of the elusive Jared Martin. Martins touchdown run came with one minute remaining in the third two-poi- quarter and gave Gearfield a nt 14-1- 2. 15-ya- rd 1- -0 0-- 0-- 3-- 1- -0 Surge Gives Davis a The SALT LAKE CITY score came as a shock to many football fans in Davis County. After learning the Davis High Darts beat East by only a score of 14-- people must have been wondering what happened to the Darts. If you ask Davis Coach Ward Sawley, hell tell you his Darts just met a good ball club, depite Easts 3 record going into the .. ' game. losses But those came against three of the states Olympus, Judge top teams and Saw-le- y Memorial and West knew from scouting reports that East was better than its record indicated. I saw what they could do on defense, Sawley said. They are strong on defense and have some good athletes. Playing in the afternoon may have also had an effect on the Darts, perfomance, said Sawley, whose team is used to playing in the cool of the night rather than afternoons. I think the heat got to us a little bit, Sawley admitted. It was a dam tough ballgame. The Leopards defense held the Darts in the first half of Fridays game, packing as many as 6, 0-. pre-seas- on ; ee nine people near the line of scrimmage and closing the inside portion of the the Davis double-win- g offense. Although Sawley said be didnt think his team would run over East, he thought the Darts made mistakes that ended potential scoring drives. Blocking mistakes ended one drive around Easts line, said Sawley. The Darts also missed terribly on two open streak passes in the first half, he said. Sawley said the, Darts were hampered by the abscence of guard Sean Kilgrow, a two-yestarter in the Davis offensive . line who injured his knee against Gearfield almost two weeks ago. Kilgrow should return for this weeks game, Sawley said. It hurts us not having him. Hes an experienced player. Davis defense, however, hanoffense dled Easts single-win- g with ease. They played the the whole ball game and we handled it pretty good, Sawley said. We did a good job on defense. . And, Sawley said, the Darts offensive performance improved in the second half. We made some blocking assignment cor- 25-ya- rd ar ng A DAVIS DART pounces on a fumble rections and moved the ball much better. Davis particularly hurt the in last weeks win over East. fourth quarter on a nice run. East scored late in the 38-ya- rd fourth quarter on a 1- -0 -- Things were quiet last Friday afterat 7:25 p.m., and latecomers in the lines noon around Region Four schools. at the ticket booths were forced to Nothing big was expected to happen. watch the opening' kickoffs with their After all, Davis was supposed to easily tardy compadres. beat East, at least thats what many of The bleachers at the and Woods Cross-Vi- e wmont us thought, and the Highland-Bountifas a was of a to rated prefilled like the tight game night opening game games Layton-Clear-fie- ld ul dict. But many Highland fans seemed more concerned with their dresses than with shorts or polka-ddressed in their bawhat their Rams were sic black formal wear (barf out) doing on the field. But as the afternoon converted to evening, both of the games were decided in a tight fashion. Davis won by a surprisingly narrow eight points, and the Black Sheep (the Rams) beat Bountiful in overtime. The two games were an indication of things to come. By the evening, the rightful and just time of day when high school football should be played, cars began filling the parking lots of Clearfield and View-mohigh schools in anticipation of the knee-leng- th ot nt play. inter-count- y Parking was regulated to the streets I " Re-'gi- on 3-- They are a real good team, Theyre solid and really look like they can move the ball. Sawley said. The Darts are tied for the Region Four lead with Highland and Woods Cross. Sawley said the Leopards could, also win some region games, particularly, if they play as well as they did last Friday. They could have won the ballgame easily, Sawley said. A Bargain for Fridays Entertainment $2.50 nights 35-ya- rd Leopards, who were still packing Idrive, but it was too late for a the inside, with the outside run--, comeback and the Darts had ning game. Davis scored the won their fourth game of the games first points late in the season without a loss. first half on a touchdown by The win gives Davis a Four record, and sets up an Ryan Smith. Smith scored again in the important game against Woods Cross, also 0, this Friday at the Wildcats field. Sawley said his team knows it is in for another test this Friday against Woods Cross, who is 1 this season. Spielberg movie. There was an electricity in the air on that warm, clear Friday evening, and the source was 22 teenage boys playing with an oblong ball. Football was toe conduit And as fans at both games were to discover, they never spent $2.50 worth of entertainment money more wisely. It hour was a cheap, two and one-ha-lf thrill worth toe price of adult admission, the street parking, the crowded stands and toe taste of 50 cent hot dogs munched on at halftime. No matter what side you were on, or if you just showed up because nothing was on television Friday night (and there wasnt), the high school games played Friday were simply a pleasure to watch. of the rivalries between toe schools, but whatever toe reason, it was one of the most exciting nights of high school football a fan will see. was because And participating in a game with enough plays to make a highlight film can also serve as a coating to make losses easier to swallow on Saturday morning. Regardless of the outcome, you can appreciate the fact you were in a great game, he said. It was unfortunate that we were on the short end of the game, but it was a super game. It was toe kind of game you are happy to be a part of. And what pleased both Hatch and Woods Cross Coach Larry Eldracher was how their clubs refused to stay behind in the score. Both teams made more comebacks and escaped from more threatening situations than Indiana Jones. In many ways, the game was remarkably similar to the Viewmont-Wood- s Cross game. Both stands that contests featured goal-lin- e to their defensive coordinators bring knees and toe fans to their feet. In fact, the only game involving an area school that wasnt close was the Roy-Bo- x Elder game in Brigham City, which toe Bees won easily, 20-But toe four other, games were decided by a total of 19 points, an average of 4.75 points per game. It was not a Friday for toe meek of heart. Layton-Gearfie- ld 3. Even Viewmont .Coach Warren Hatch, whose team lost to Woods was glad he had been Maybe it was because toe games were Cross, toe opening region contests, or maybe it volved in toe game. 21-2- 0, in- It was a Friday for acrobatic catches and equally acrobatic interceptions. It was a Friday for tipped touchdown passes and interceptions. It was a Friday for blocked punts and field goals. And it was a Friday for appreciating what you were watching or doing. It was a good high school football game wasnt it? Eldracher asked after his Wildcats win Friday. Yes coach, it was. They all were. It was a good Friday for it Davis at THIS WEEK'S PICKS Woods Cross: Darts by a touchdown. Highland at Viewmont: The Vikes by three points. East at Bountiful:Bountiful by one point Box Elder at Layton: Layton by three points. Gearfield at Weber: The Falcons by a touchdown. Bonneville at Roy: Roy by 10 points. Record after two weeks: 4 for a .600 percentage. 6-- IV |