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Show Page 1C . North Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, September 7,1983 Royals Shut Out Braves For First Win of Season out the services of Doug Nielsen, the starting tailback, who injured his ribs in ROY The Bountiful Braves the season's first game at Judge Melearned Friday that it is hard to win a morial the previous week. football game if you have to play in "We are probably going to be a runyour own end of the field. ning football team this year, Jacklin The Braves were continually stuck said. Our best runningback. Dour with poor field position while Roy used Nielsen, is out right now, and when he a good running game and solid defense gets back we will be even better. But in to beat Bountiful, Brett (Harrop) came in and did an explay. cellent job. The Braves rarely crossed the The Royals second touchdown came line in the first half, and usually had to in the third quarter. After intercepting a punt from deep in their own territory, pass from Bountiful quarterback Rob which consistently gave Roy excellent Faddis, the Royals used most of the pefield position. riod to drive for another six points, thought the key to the game was with Harrop again covering the final field position, said Roy Coach Ernest yard. Jacklin. Bountiful just couldn't get It was a frustrating evening for the anything going in the first half. Braves. Bountiful scrapped its running For a while, the Braves defense was attack early in the game, and Faddis up to the task of having their backs was sometimes successful at moving the scraping the goalposts, stopping the ball through the air. Royals cold and forcing them to try The Braves defense played well at three long field goal attempts, all of time, shutting the Roy running game which failed. off in the fourth quarter but it was too But the defense couldnt hold forever, late. and Roy runningbacks Brett Harrop Roys final touchdown came with onand Jeff Yoshimura found holes in the ly a minute left to play in the game Bountiful line late in the first half. Harwhen sophomore Dave Tafoya grabbed d a Faddis pass and took it 40 yards for' rop capped the drive on a plunge for his first of two touchdowns the score. to give the Royals a 0 lead at Bountiful will travel to Granger next week in search of its first win of the season. Roy success on the ground came with SCOTT MONSEN Review Correspondent 18-- 0, pre-seas- 50-ya- rd 1 . one-yar- Staff Photo by Rodney Wright HIGHS Brett Harrop, a sophomore, breaks through the line in last weeks game against Boun- ROY tiful. Rob Lundquist of Bountiful the tackle. KENT SOMERS Review Sports Editor - Layton shut out Bountiful in the first game of the high school football season. Big deal. Could have been a fluke. Whats that you say? The Lancers also kept View-mofrom scoring in last weeks game? Mmmmm, we could be on the verge of a trend here. Laytons defense has been beyond reproach in the first two games of the season, giv- ing its offenSe good field position, causing turnovers at the most opportune times and generally playing So nt - e. Lightning, Cats Strike Falcons 2--0 pass rush. Against Clearfield last week, Meservy was able to scramble for extra yardage. Not so against Layton. He was able to scramble against the Clearfield kids, but Layton was too quick, said Hatch, adding that the wet field conditions also di- minished Meservys scram- bling ability. And Meservys scrambling accounted for most of Viewmonts rushing offense. We didnt run the These kids, as they say in ball on many plays, said the South, will dough pop Hatch. But, really, we dont have the kids to do that. To ' you. Lancer Coach Gary Hansen us, big is 170 pounds. was also impressed with his Lets see here, the Vikings n defense. They need good pass protection to (the Layton defense) shut be successful. Does that mean them (Viewmont) down when Viewmont will work heavily they had to. They must be doon that facet of its game in ing something right. practice this week? Oh yea, Layton did have a little you can bet the ranch, said trouble with the Vikings Hatch. We will be spending passing game in the first half, a lot of time on pass protecbut made some adjustments tion. ' at halftime and didnt have Not that Hatch was comany trouble at all after that, pletely disappointed with his said Hansen. teams performance. In fact, So, the next logical question would be What adjustments he thought the Viking defense were made? Just suffice it to showed tremendous improveClearfield win say the adjustments were in ment over the week. the previous secondary coverage, said Hansen. I dont want other Layton opened the scoring teams to know about it. in the game when Mike RobBut Viewmont Coach War- -, erts tackled a Viewmont playren Hatch said he thought er in the end zone after a most of the Vikings offensive fumbled punt. The 0 score problems stemmed from Lay- stayed intact until the third tons pass rush, which was quarter when Laytons Jim particularly strong in the sec- Batchelor intercepted a deond half. flected pass and returned it to And good pass protection is Viewmonts line. The the most important element Lancers then took the ball inin Viewmont offense. If we to the end zone, ending the can get time to throw, nobody drive on a d run by can stop us from moving the Mike Tucker. Staff CLEARFIELD - Neither rain, nor hail nor the gloom of night could stop a determined Woods Cross football team Friday in its 3 win over Clearfield. In case you were out of town Friday, a thunderstorm hit the area, knocking out the lights at Falcon field, causing almost an hour delay. And, as if the lighting delay wasnt enough, a heavy rain squall coupled with hail turned the playing field intet a quagmire. It was a virtual lake out there, said Woods Cross Coach team Larry Eldracher, whose is already one victory ahead of -- often resorted to throwing on the run to avoid Laytons 6-- . water. for a face mask penalty on the play and Woods Cross second punt pinned the Falcons at their line. own Woods Cross kicker Mike Cha-brifield goal early in es The first half was played by the offenses as if they were rehearsing for the slippery conditions that were present in the fourth quarter. The Falcons managed only one first down in the half, and the Wildcats gained little more yardage with two. Penalties hurt Clearfield dearly throughout the game, nullifying 35-ya- rd the second quarter gave the sportsmanlike conduct and illegal procedure penalties. Parrys punt against a strong wind traveled out to the Woods line late in the Cross' 30-ya- rd game. With 8 seconds left, Chabries Wildcats a 0 lead. On the enfield goal gave the suing Clearfield possession, the Wildcats the win. e Falcons faced a We were mad at our kids last at their own 37 but were unable night, Eldracher said Saturday. to lure the Wildcats offsides on a But we looked at the films the next day and saw they were long count. Woods Cross got the ball back playing aggressively. This is the on the Clearfield 31 with two second week weve won by three minutes remaining in the half. points, and were learning how several big plays. But on a fourth-and-1play, to win close games. In Woods Cross first possesEldracher said his defense will Randy Nicholas and Kim Thur-goo- d sacked quarterback Mike keep the Cats in their games sion, the Wildcat punter fumbled the snap and was downed Farner. this season and he expects all of line. at the Woods Cross Wildcat fullback and safety the games to be close. However, Clearfield was called Mike Dailey was injured on a Although his team is now in taken the and Hancock remains optimistic. punt quarter We havent been beaten yet, out of the game. Eldracher reported Dailey suffered a badly he said. We had our chances bruised thigh and is checking but hurt ourselves with miswith the doctor to see how many takes. But well work hard this week and look forward to the. games he may have to miss. In the second half, penalties Davis game. continued to cost Clearfield. A Woods Cross is now 0 in run by Jared Martin preseason play while Clearfield would have put the ball on the drops to line but Woods Cross Both Clearfield and Woods was called back because of a Cross face tough tests next week pass before entering region play the holding penalty. A completion from Jeff Parry to following week. The Wildcats travel to Layton Troy Barber was nullified because of an illegial procedure Friday for a 7:30 p.m. date with the undefeated Lancers. Layton penalty. At the end of the third quarter, is now 0 on the season and has with Woods Cross backed up to yet to give up a point in the line and facing a its 1983 season. yards to go Defending Region Four chamsituation, a light pole near the pion Davis will host Clearfield stadium was apparently hit by in a 7:30 p.m. game. Davis has lightning. The lights temporarily also had an easy time with its went out and the two teams defirst two opponents, Weber and Ben Lomond, and the Darts departed for the locker room. After the fierce rain storm subfense has allowed only seven sided, the lights took about 20 points in those two games. minutes to warm. And the season doesnt get any Footing was treacherous on the easier for the two schools. Both field, but Clearfield kicker Ray face traditional rivals in the Dixon was still able to tie the opening of their region seasons Staff Photo by Robert Regan early in on Sept. 16. Woods Cross will game with a the final quarter. play at Viewmont with a 7:30 FLOODED fields and sidelines forced players to Clearfield got the ball back late p.m. kickoff. Clearfield will host look for higher ground in Fridays game between in the game but was driven back Layton that same evening at Clearfield and Woods Cross. 7:30 p.m. to its own goal line by un 2-- early-seaso- mark. Clearfield High Coach Brent Hancock estimated the field was covered with about 5 inches of last years BARRY KAWA Review ball, said Hatch. Trouble was, you see, Viking quarterback Jeff Meservy - . half-tim- 6-- Beaten by Two Field Goals No Fluke Here, Layton Now prepares to. make 3-- 1 22-ya- rd fourth-and-on- 3 32-ya- rd 0 0-- 2, 2-- 38-ya- rd 0-- 2. 10-ya- 35-ya- rd 2-- 10-ya- rd 2-- 19-ya- rd er one-yar- Despite Warnings, Here are Football Predictions Predicting high school football games can be as dangerous as criticizing your !boss, telling your spouse what she really looks like in the morning or crossing a parking lot in your car on a Saturday full of blue lights. Knowing that, here goes. BOUNTIFUL AT GRANGER The Braves have yet to score in 1983, losing to Layton in the season opener and to Roy last week. But both Layton and Roy are 'picked to challenge for the Region One title, and neither team was able to blow the Braves out. The Grahger Lancers, however, won their first two games of the season and Both clubs shut out Alla last week, will be tuning up for their region openers next week, and a win would provide a mental launching pad for both teams. L Spencer Zigich the Braves's senior fullback and linebacker, and crew will Cveep the Braves close in the game, but '.tCTiptiful will lose once again on the , K-M- 7-- 0. . -- But keep an eye on the Braves once the region season arrives. If SKYLINE AT VIEWMONT field seen have could Viewmonts you in June, you would never have believed the Vikings could actually play at home this year. But due to an intelligent decision by the school board to clean the field before the season started, Viewmont opens its home season against the Skyline Eagles this week. Skyline upset Taylorsville last week, and the Vikings after defeating lost at Layton, Clearfield the previous Friday. The Vikings Jeff Meservy is emerging as one of the areas better quarterbacks and Viewmonts passing game was impressive at times last week. But the Vikcs were equally adept at turning the ball over in the Saturation Bowl against Layton last week. To beat the Eagles, Viewmont must make fewer turnovers. I think they will. Take Viewmont in a mild upset, ml $ road, be able to beat Ogden, A perCLEARFIELD AT DAVIS son who bets against Davis after what the Darts did to Weber (40-7- ) and Ben Lomond (19-0- ) is one of those people who are soon parted with their money. What do they call em? Oh yea, fools. Dart Coach Ward Sawley again has his club playing defense like crazy, runoffense like crazy ning the double-wi- n and winning like crazy.' Also, the Darts are as difficult to upset as Mr. Spock, 9-- 0, 20-1- 4. WOODS CROSS AT LAYTON Ah, the big one. If you have your choice of which high school game to attend this Friday, try the matchup. Neither team went to the state playoffs last year, but both have won their first two games of the season. Woods Cross has won two close games, beating South in the opening game, on a 91 yard drive. Last week, the Wildcats beat Clearfield 3 especially when they are playing at by kicking a field goal in the last quarhome. ter. All of this amounts to nothing liut On the other hand, Layton has shut trouble for the Clearfield Falcons, who out its first two opponents, Bountiful are winlcss. Although the Falcons have and and appears to have reViewmont, lost their two games this year, they bounded from two mediocre seasons. have played good defense, losing one So.' to wrap this one up, you have-,twgame in overtime and the other in the improved teams wishing to go into fourth quarter. But it wont be enough to overcome the double-win- g and the next Friday's region openers with perbest team in the area, Davis. The Darts fect 0 records. On the basis of its defensive play, take Layton to win, 14-win this one, 21-1- 14-- 7. OGDEN AT ROY Roy Coach Ernest Jacklin told everyone after the Royals season opening 35-- 9 loss to Judge Memorial tht his club wasnt that bad. After last week's shutout win over Bountiful, we should believe him. With Roy now living up to its publicity, Jacklins team should pre-seas- 1 0. Lancer-Wildc- at 15-1- 2, fourth-quarte- r, -- 6-- 3-- 17-- 7. 7. ! t , |