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Show Page 5B South Edition: Lakeside Review Wednesday, October 24, 1984 Wildcats Dirty Bountifuls Record in Mud Bowl LYNN AVERETT and Review Correspondent to go numerous 30-yar- times. The Woods Cross Wildcats guaranteed themselves a berth in the state playoffs by defeating the Bountiful Braves 3 Thursday afternoon in a game which could have been called the Mud Bowl. Game time was changed from 7:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. because of the g snow storm the area received Wednesday night. But the storm had already taken its toll on the Woods Cross field. Soon after play had started the field turned to mud. Players uniforms were the ball became heavy and slippery. Players were unable to make their cuts and the ball was often fumbled. Eldracher had made the decision to change quarterbacks, and the decision paid off by the end of the third quarter. Todd Smith entered the game as if he were a knight in shining armor. His uniform was unsoiled, and his appearance seemed to spark his teammates. Smith was able to do what the coach wanted, and that was to score. The touchdown was set up by a pass from Smith to Ron Jensen putting Woods Cross on the Bountiful three. Two plays later, Smith took it in from the one. I just had a gut feeling that I should make the at quartswitch But the game went on. I did because it erback. Im glad This was football as it was often worked out for everyone, Eldplayed before engineered fields racher said. and artificial turf. The kind of Bountiful still had a chance to recall with nosgame win with 56 seconds left in the 6-- record-breakin- go-ahe- ad 42-ya- rd undistin-guishabl- e, old-time- rs talgia. game. Bountiful was able to move the ball for 132 yards in the first half compared to the Wildcats 44, but the Braves werent able to put the ball into the end zone. Bountifuls only score came with 37 seconds left in the half when Matt Bombard kicked a field goal. 24-ya- rd The half ended with the Braves on top The most important point of the first half was that we were able to keep Bountiful out of the end zone. Our defense bent but it didnt break, we did what we had to, Woods Cross coach Larry Eldracher said. The second half saw both teams moving backwards as field conditions deteriorated. Both teams faced fourth down 3-- 0. The Braves were facing fourth down and 19 on their 36. Quarterback Joey Covey dropped back to pass, avoiding a fierce Wildcat pass rush, he stepped up into the pocket and fired a pass into the flat. Just as an receiver went for the ball, defensive back Taisi Avei came from nowhere knocking the ball to the ground and securing the win. This was a big win for us. It gave us a berth in the state playoffs, and we were able to beat our n rival," Eldracher said. Bountiful beat us last year in the final minutes, and our kids wanted it bad. Im just glad this one is over, he added. Woods Cross will face East this week hoping to continue its ed cross-tow- Photo by Robert Regan ' runner gets stacked up by Bountiful defenders with no way to slip but down in the mud Thursday. strong bid for a possible first for the Braves final contest. of kids, so whatever happens, it Even if we lost, wed be at No matter what happens, we Thats the best we have ever will have been a successful year, place in Region 4. A WILDCAT 3-- 2. Bountiful will be at Viewmont are making history here. done. This is really a great bunch Eldracher said. Darts Look Good In Mud, Slosh To Lopsided Win It looked like Davis had practiced in the mud all week and then ordered foul weather to instantly quell any hope of a Viewmont uprising in Region 4 football action Thursday. The Darts took a two touchdown lead with about two minutes gone in the contest and then sloshed to a 42-- 6 win over the Vikes. c action all three In Region Lakeside area teams lost for the second week in a row, putting a chill into their playoff hopes while heating up the league race. Clearfield dropped its first league game to Box Elder in a 13-- 0 defensive struggle, Layton lost 21-- 7 to surging Bonneville and once again Roy couldnt find a win as the Royals bowed to Weber 20-1 arch-riv- al 8. Davis 42, Viewmont 6 The Darts continued to show their supremacy in Region 4 by clinching for themselves at least a tie for their sixth straight conference crown by beating Viewmont on a cold, wet day on a sloppy field. For the Vikings, who needed a flawless game plus a few breaks to go their way to have a shot at beating the Darts, the weather was ominous. First of all, you cant get off to a bad start against a team as good as Davis, said Viewmont coach Warren Hatch. And the Vikes did get off to a bad start. After Davis Chris Card ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown, the Viking offense took the field and uncharacteristically fumbled away the ball to the Darts on the first Viewmont possession. Davis coach Jim Dickson got to use some phrases hes used a lot this season, We got after em pretty good early in the game. We got some breaks and we. took advantage of them, he said. The breaks Dickson referred to are three fumbles and two interceptions the Darts took from the Vikings. Not surprisingly, the Darts had good field position often and were not forced to go long distances to score, which they seemed to do with ease, especially through the air. Dart quarterback Casey Lloyd threw only, five completions on nine attempts, but four of those five completions went for long touchdowns and three of the four TD passes were situations. Lloyds TD passes covered 25 yards to Card, 49 and 23 yards to Roger Clawson and 23 yards to Carter Hatch. It seemed like an all or nothing day for both teams, as it often is when the field conditions are poor. While the Darts enjoyed success through the air Viewmont, normally a strong passing team had its difficulties trying to thwart the Davis pass rush that sacked Viking quarterbacks 10. times for 96 yards in losses. They are a very good team. Their line was bigger than ours of the football and more they got leverage than we could, Hatch said. The result was Davis ability to make its plays work, while Viewmont was often swarmed under a sea of brown and what little gold you could see through the mud. Despite Davis domination of every team theyve played this year, a loss in the final game of the season this week could relefingate the Darts to a third-plaish and put them on the road for the beginning of the state playon both sides ce offs. If Davis loses to Highland Friday in Salt Lake, the Darts, Rams and Woods Cross would be in a three-wa- y tie for first in the region. The placings for state would then probably be made by the toss of a coin. Viewmont plays archrival Bountiful for the fourth and final spot in the state playoffs. Hatch realizes the tough spot both his team and Bountifuls are in. The team that wins, regardless of who it is, will be at a big disadvantage going into the playoffs the next week. When a playoff berth comes down to the last game of the season, and when l, that game is against your arch-riva- theres a big chance for a letin the next game down becausethe teams had gotten so high to play each other, Hatch said. Box Elder regained a measure of control over its own destiny Thursday with a textbook performance of ball control offense that led to the defeat of Clearfield, previously unbeaten in the region. This game, coupled with Bonnevilles win over Layton, put the Region title completely up for grabs as all three teams are tied for first place with just one week to go. If the Falcons can beat Roy Friday, they will at least share the Region crown with the winner Elder of the Bonneville-Bo- x game, also set for Friday. The Falcon offense, which had been able to score when it needed to until the second half of the n match with Oct. 10 Bountiful, repeated some of the same mistakes as against the Falcon fumbles. Braves Box Elder recovered a fumbled line punt at the Clearfield and Bees quarterback Steve Olsen carried the ball into the end zone for the score on a fourth down and goal situation at the 1 1 inter-regio- 43-ya- rd one-yar- d LOOKING footing, Viewmont reserve quarterback, Lynn Burningham, k drops back to pass with, as was often the case, a Davis defender in his face. ,i i i LAYTONS OFFENSE was snowed under a heavy rush by Bonneville Thursday. The Lakers won 21-7. Bees 13, Falcons 0 FOR SOLID Photo by Matthew Brown line. That TD proved to be enough. Early in the third quarter the Falcons had a good drive going behind the running of Craig Carter, but a halfback option pass went awry and into the waiting hands of a Box Elder defender to halt the drive. The Bees scored a final TD in the fourth quarter for the final margin. Lakers 21, Lancers 7 The Lakers came out strong and took a 0 lead on the first drive of the contest and then both defenses took command of the game until Layton threatened late in the second quarter. The drive, hovever, was aborted by a Layton fumble at the Bonneville 24 with just under a minute to go in the half. Laytons Robert Ferneau had carries of 13, 12 and 10 yards in the drive. The Lakers then increased their lead at the beginning of the second half, but they didnt need a drive to accomplish it. The Lakers returned the second half kickoff 80 yards for the touchdown and that proved to be too much for the Lancers. 7-- i Layton scored on a drive in the third quarter, but could not follow it up with another score to mount a comeback. On the Lancer drive, quarterback Brian Bailey hit Jeff Nabor with a bomb, and followed it up with a pass to strike Bart Vernon and a to Darrel Martin for the touch72-ya- rd 32-ya- rd 1 10-ya- rd down. ; Weber 20, Roy 8 One game away from the end of the season and the Royals are still without a win. This week the bully was Weber. Despite good defensive efforts by Curtis Child, Jeff Butler, Dave Tafoya, Dave Toone, Doug Fulmer and Ben German the Royals couldnt stop Weber often enough to allow Roys offense time to heat up. The score stood at 0 at the half, but the Warriors made it 20-- 0 before the Royal offense could get on the board early in the fourth quarter. Roy meets Clearfield Friday and could have a say in who wins the Region title. 6-- 1 i |