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Show 1 by as Lehi By Dean Von Memmott Sports Correspondent :d id The Uintah Utes proved they deserved their number one 3A state ranking as they overpowered the upstart Lehi Pioneers 2 in last Friday's homecoming game. "For the entire night, our defense played great," said Lehi Coach Steve Clements. "Our offense was off, though. We made a lot of mental mistakes. We made too many fumbles. We didn't give up, though. We kept trying to come back." record and a Taking a state ranking into their Region 10 opener, the Pioneers looked to be an even match for the 3A superpower. Lehi had swift ball carriers like Tyler Nelson, Dallas Hansen, and Coby Wilson, and were also blessed with the passing arms of quarterbacks Justin Libberton and Cade highly-toute- id :e I n , ie ie I :r k I I 3-- gave the Ute offense much punch in the first half. In the second play of the game, Strange made a carry to the Ute 40. After the Lehi defense kept the running back from making more than two yards in the next two plays, Uintah went to the air. Libber-tobroke up a Madsen pass to shut Uintah down. Altough a B.J. Benson punt d return put the Pioneers in position for their first drive, two incomplete passes and a fumble kept them 20-yar- d n 0 mid-fiel- grounded. Madsen's pass to Clay Barker sent the Utes marching into Lehi territory. With a hard wind blowing against his back, Pioneer defen- 18-ya- Cooper. - . 'liyki quarterback d Adam Madsen. Together, these two players 28-1- n is What did the Utes have? runWell, they had swift-foote- d ning back Jeremy Strange and sive back Layth Christofferson picked off a Madsen pass at the Lehi 23. Two plays later, Libberton connected on a pass to David Christofferson at the first quarter's conclusion. Despite high hopes, on the first play of the second quarter the Pioneers fumbled away the ball on their line. A Pioneer facemask call put the Utes on the Lehi 20. Hurt by a delay of game penalty, Uintah got stopped at the Lehi 25. The stop was only a temporary setback, however. The Pioneers fumbled away the ball d again, this time on their 16-ya- rd 1 14-ya- 24-yar- point. y -- 2 - 3 d touchdown. Frustrated by a stiffened Ute defense, the Pioneers elected instead to have A.J. Smith try for a field goal. The attempt failed. Pioneers at the Ute 1. A loss during a carry and an incomplete pass killed the attack. In the early final quarter, Lehi's Kolby Fisher sacked Madsen deep in the backfield, but a referee ruled it a roughing of the passer. The penalty gave Uintah the momentum it needed to penetrate the Pioneer end zone for a third time. At 8:09, Richins four-yar- d Lehi defenders Cody Thacker (55) and Clint McKell (74) block the path of Uintah ball carrier Jeremy Strange during the Sept. 18 game. ilTXr lift rt JfP 4 m U i iiiiiisiii mmammm ma Photos by Emily Davis Lehi's Gunnar Clark (32) races ahead of a pack of Utes during the Sept. 18 Homecoming game. caught a pass from Refs cleared the pile to reveal a Madsen for a touchdown. The struggle between Benson and a Ute for the ball. The refs ruled' Ute quarterback scored a conversion to go up 21-it to be Uintah's. Lehi quickly kept Uintah Although the game looked out of reach for the Pioneers at from capitalizing on the ruling, that point, they were still deter- but Cooper threw an intercepmined to prevent a shutout. tion to Strange. The pickoff Gaining 30 yards through quickly led to Madsen's scoring the Christofferson cousins' a touchdown on a three straight receptions, Lehi keeper. A Madsen extra point kick ended Ute scoring at 1:13, finally got its offense ticking. For the final Pioneer attack, Quarterbacked by Cooper, the Pioneers soon reached the Ute Cooper went to the air. An 6. Despite a three-yarloss, eight-yarpass from him to Cooper connected a Layth Christofferson scored a touchdown at 0:15. A Lehi try pass to Jex for a touchdown. After an extra-poifor a conversion attempt failed, the Pioneers gambled on failed on an incomplete pass. an onsides kick. A pile of playThis week the Pioneers travers quickly grew over the ball. el to Union for a 7 p.m. game. 32-yar- d two-poi0. Lehi invaded the Uintah 20 once more before the third quarter's end. Runs by Gunnar Clark and Tyler Wilson put the one-yar- d d d nine-yar- d two-poi- nt nt Harriers gain experience going against bigger schools Although a 3A power, the Lehi Pioneers went in as a group of Davids against cross country Goliaths like Mountain View and Orem during the Sept. 19 Murray Invitational. 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SiocMbhlli Call , ,IiWyiiMiiMiii1i'iiwnwii:iiiiim ': m m good 'Am Kassy boys race, but even though teams from larger schools left the Pioneers way behind, the Lehi harriers declined to give up. All of the varsity runners completed the race. The first Lehi runner to cross the finish line, veteran Matt Dorton took 154th, Jared Haws took 168th, Ben Acker-ma- n 194th, Ryan Lott 226th, Karl Bartell 238th, and Brandon McLaughton 242nd. In the junior varsity girls' race, Sarah Davies was 227th. On Sept. 26, Lehi will be at the Cottonwood Invitational, held at Salt Lake City's Cotton- Super Family Fun! Jack STATE and 13 Mad-sen- 's line. Carries by Barker and Madsen pushed Uintah clear to the Lehi 1. Taking a handoff from Barker Madsen, barged through the center of Lehi's defense for a touchdown. Madsen coated it with an extra jfep 28-1- Page d 35-ya- rd 0 lyMi Libberton challenged the wind as he resorted to passing to put a jolt into the Lehi offense. Incomplete passes shut the next Pioneer drive down. From the Lehi 46, the Utes opened their second successful assault. It was fueled by carry and fullback Cory Temples' run. Upon reaching the Lehi 14, Uintah went to the air. A Madsen pass reached Trevor Richins' anxious hands inside the the end zone. After Madsen booted an unsuccessful extra point kick, Lehi capitalized on a Uintah late hit to get into scoring position. The Utes stopped Lehi at the Uintah 45 two minutes before halftime. The Pioneers quickly regained the ball deep inside their own territory. Libberton raced 14 yards to the Lehi 30 on the last play of the half. The second half opened with Lehi advancing to the Uintah 20 on passes from Libberton to cousins Layth and David wide Christofferson. When receiver Curtis Jex caught a Libberton pass at the line, the Pioneers looked as though they would finally get a 23, 1998 - Wednesday, September - lt. of - Sports plays respectably but bows to top ranked Utes no IS Free Press New Utah! Lehi 208 S. sa Main M0AB OPEN Leu SOON! mH |