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Show i The Magna Times West Valley News, Thursday, September 6, 2001 5 Serendipity tbports Hunter . x J Magna Momenta tL... By 8. DEAN LEDBETTER Staff Writer k)DekSimtmt f"here have been a lot of great sports moments ia our great town. I remember a lot of them, but not ail. Here below are some of my best recollections: When j was in grade school at Webster, Ralph Buckner sank a shot from beyond half court to win a big basketball game for the Pirates. Ralph, later rant "Bucks Store" across the street from the school. The store is gone now and so is the Gymnasium where Ralph made the long shot The memory? It's still there. In the spring of 1946 Perry Collings made two free throws with only seconds left as Cyprus won a big basketball game. Perry played with Paul Hansen, Lee Kirk, Gene Austen, Corky Brown and 1 think Don Willard. the spring of 1948 Cyprus playing Juab for the State Class B baseball championship. We were losing in the third inning, when Gordy Roberts hit a three run homer to get us back in the game. The magna park erupted. The pirates scored ten runs in the third inning and won the championship by a score of 15 to 8. It was a Magna moment. What Magna man can ever forget Joe Rainaldi scoring then winning touchdown to bet Lehi for die State football championship of 1944. It was to be Cyprus only championship on die gridiron. Great teams in '46, '47, 48, '$1. 68, and "00 couldn't get it dene, so, Rainaldis' run lives on in Magna and probably always wilL Who could forget it? Not me. In the fall of 1971 coach Glen Rupp, took his Pirate football team out to Tooele to play his alma mater. Both teams were good that year. Cyprus featured Kerry Rupp, Ben Bring Hurst, die Dilley Tripletts and Robert Burnside. was a classic with Tire gameholding a slim lead as the game wore on most of the Cyprus backs were injured. It was going to be up the defense. The Buffalos mounted a late drive to win the game. They had first and goal at the Pirate one yard line. Gordy Roberts, Craig Ellsworth, Shawn Simons and Shane Jones dug in. Four times Tooele sent their power play at . the pirates; four times drey did-make it It was a Magna - ' moment Held in Tooele, Jeff Sandall and Rupert Dobesch were the ends, Russ Orton, die pirate catcher, hit .533 in die spring of 1948 to lead die team to the state -' class B championship. The baseball team went 14 , and 0 and bad ateam baaing average of 338. It was a great Magna moment line drives In A spirited Cyprus comeback erased a half-tim- e deficit to defeat Hunter 24-2- 0 in high school football action on Aug. 31 in Magna. The close decision marked the third consecutive year the 4-- Cyprus has defeated arch-rivHunter on the' gridiron. Cyprus and Hunter arguably have one of the strongest football rivalries in the western Salt Lake Valley. The thrilling win over Hunter improved the Cyprus overall win-los- s record to 2-with all contests thus far in the nonconference category. Cyprus beat Kearns 61-- 0 and lost 28-2- 0 to Granger before upending Hunter. The Cyprus Pirates currently lead Region 5 standings with 105 points scored 48 points allowed. Next opponent for Cyprus is Olympus, also 1 in Region 5 with 73 points scored and 41 allowed. The Olympus Titans spanked Logan 33-- 0 last week. The opening drive against Hunter was foiled when a field goal attempt by Nathan Cash missed the mark. The first quarter ended in a scoreless tie. Hunter scored first on a bootleg play 20-- 6 A 5-- A al 1, 2-- top-rank- 27-ya- everywhere, 5 Deb Smith was the Cyprus basketball coach in 1955, when the Cyprus Pirates won die s&te championship. Tstyne Thomas hit die win-ning shot with just & few seconds to go. Cyprus beat Murray High School by a single point for the only basketball . championship in school history. ' It was a Magna Moment. In 1 947, Bingham had a great baseball team. Jack Knudsen was their ace pitcher. The Miners came over to Magna and Lee Champion hit two three run home runs of Knudsen and sent t him back to Copperton vrilit an unexpected loss. It was a great . , Magna Moment. is 1972 Bingham featured mice Hardy at quarterback. You may remember Brace as the all-ptight end for the Miami Dolphins. In iris High School days, he was Mr. Everything at Bingham High " School , Tsiv Miners figured to beat die Pirates Ly twentvC but coach Rupp had his mam ready. The Pirates ran' a "snotgun offense" that baffled Bingham. On defense Joe Catten, Dob Bomshide, Cory Duck worth, Stu Simons, Kenny Hampton, and Trent Bliss bled pirate blue all over Bingham. The game was played at Bingham, bui it was still a Manna Moment. , W " ro er 6-- 0. 6-- 6. 94-ya- rd 7. hip-pock- ly ' It was a dramatically different ball game in the second half. Cyprus caused and Todd Griffith recovered a fumble at the Hunter 35 on the second play in the third quarter. The Pirates quickly drove to the Hunter 7, whereupon touchdown Kyle Huntsman fired a pass to tight end Nathan Cash to trim the deficit to 20-1Tory Tima ran the conversion into the end zone to narrow the margin to 20-1Momentum clearly has swung the Pirates way and the Cyprus defense kept it there. After denying Hunter offensive progress, Cyprus mounted another quick march. With 4:22 left in the third period, Kyle Huntsman passed 14 yards to Jason Murdock for the touchdown. Nathan Cash bootgame-tyin- g ed the pigskin true to the mark for the g point-afte- r. Cyprus suddenly 0 a dazed Hunter. over led Early in the fourth quarter, Cyprus marched down the home field again, pass to Chris spurred by a pass to Chris Dilley, and Hemsley, a runs by Sean Matagi. and With 7:47 remaining in the fourth quarter, field goal Nathan Cash drilled a between the uprights for a 24-2- 0 lead. The game was far from over. Hunter rd 2. 4. game-winnin- 21-2- 27-ya- rd rd 10-ya- rd 27-ya- rd threatened to score on several plays, but the Cyprus stonewall defense saved the day. Defender Josh Crosby had an apparent pass interception deep in Cyprus territory, ran several steps and then fumbled. Officials ruled the pass incomplete. Then Hunter QB Terrell Richards passed deep in desperation with about 1:30 left. Clutch defender Chris Hemsley intercepted deep and returned the ball to the Cyprus 30. Cyprus ran out the remaining 75 seconds to clinch the victory. Cypres QB Kyle Huntsman completed 17 of 27 passes for 195 yards, 3 touchdowns and a solo pick. Sean Matagi had 21 reshes87 yards and Tory Tima 11 resh-es6leaders: yards. Cypres Noel Manzanares 253 yards, Chris Hemsley 440 yards and Tory Tima 212 7 pass-catchi- yards. "Our biggest improvement over last week was our line blocking," said Sonny Sudbury, Cypres head coach. "Our next best improvement was pass protection." Sudbury especially recognized linemen Jason Meyer, Eric Twitchell, Rawley Loutensock, Scott Vamanrav and Darrin Westover for outstanding performance against Hunter. Taylorsville nearly wins World Series Utah State champs won the southwestern United States regional title for a World Series entry. Taylorsville pounded territorial 1 in the regional champ Guam then edged Northern Cal opener, 2 and Central champ Cal champ Lompoc 4--3 to vault unbeaten out of the winners bracket into the championship round. Lompoc won the losers bracket to fact Taylorsville for the regional title and surprised the Utah champ with a 2 squeakier win. Both teams had a single loss in the tourney, so the finalists squared off again to decide the regional champion. Taylorsville defeated Lompoc 6 for the regional championship. Taylorsville entered the Aug. 1 age 1 3 Babe Ruth World Series at historic Fleming Stadium inWilson, North Carolina with an 11-- 1 record and a trio of championship titles. Taylorsville was among 9 powerhouse baseball teams seeking a 2001 World Series crown. After the World Series opener with host Wilson County, NC was rained out, Taylorsville played a double-headon Aug. 19. The Warriors beat champ Indian Mills-Sout- h Hampton, New Jersey 1 in the first game. In a contest decided at 2: 15 the next rooming. Southwest champ Meridian, Mississippi downed Taylorsville Host team Wilson County upended Taylorsville 12-- 9 in a slugfest later on Aug. 20. Three straight wins followed as 11-- 3-- Tri-Vall- 3-- double-eliminati- 7-- Pacific-Southwe- st 8-- Babe Ruth 2001 World Series runner-u- p Taylorsville age 13 allstars, Front row, l,r, Chance Fives, Matt Fullmer, Paxton Catten, Dalian Withers, Josh Nielson, Kyle Matsamura; back row, Coach Gleann DeBendictis, T.J. Carrington, Wiilie Pratt, manager Les Matsamura, Taylor North, Ryan Jenkins, Trevor Davis, Coach Jim Fivas; Not pictured, Coach Joe Catten. By S. DEAN LEDBETTER Staff Writer Taylorsville ended the postseason with a fine 15-- 4 win-lorecord and chalked up district, state and regional championship crowns enroute to the silver-med- al World Series finish. n The Taylorsville 2001 road to the Babe Ruth World Series was paved with 11 victories and a lone loss. The Warriors 8 district tourswept the July ney hosted by Granger Babe Ruth League in West Valley City. ss nt -- with 11:22 remaining in the second quarter. Wolverine quarterback Terrell Richards passed 8 yards to wide receiver Helm for a left touchdown. The missed point-aftHunter ahead Cyprus bounced right back 2 minutes later, capping a drive with a TD pass. Pirate quarterback Kyle Huntsman connected with aerial touchNoel Manzanares on a d mark. The down at the 9:02 second-perio- d missed PAT kept the score Hunter broke the 6-- 6 tie on the ensuing Cyprus kickoff. Chase fielded the ball on the Hunter 6, dashed down the left sideline and then followed blocking up the middle touchdown return. The Jex for a PAT kick put Hunter ahead 13-Deep in Cyprus territory on the third down, the Pirates attempted a pass that Hunter linebacker Pauu picked off at the 25 and returned to the Cyprus 14. A couple of plays later, running back Sione Niu scampered 14 yards for the Hunter TD. Jex addef the PAT kick for a 20-- 6 Hunter halftime lead. Hunter seemed to have the game safely in the The Wolverines wanned and appeared flat on up morale. Football is a gem of two halves, which fired-u- p Pirates amply demonstrated. The Taylorsville age 13 baseball nearly won the 2001 Babe Ruth World Series in Wilson, North to Carolina, but bowed 1 Vancouvet, Washington in the championship finals on Aug. 25. The heartbreaker decision placed Taylorsville, as the No. 2 team in the age 13 Babe Ruth Baseball World Series. all-sta- rs 1- -7 post-seaso- 14-1- Next came a five-gam- e sweep Utah state tourney in Tayorsville. In succession, Taylorsville defeated Reams 1 Taylorsville B (Gold) 16-Cottonwood 4--2 Bingham 21-and Cottonwood 10--0 again in the state title game. Entering the Aug. regional tourney in with an California Visalia, unblemished 0 record, Taylorsville proceeded to post a 1 record. More importantly, the of the July 20-2- 7 8-- 9, 0, 5, -8 Pacific-Southwe- st 7-- 4-- all-st- ar er Mid-Atlant- ic 3-- 5-- 3. Taylorsville edged Midwest champ East Tonka, Minnesota 1 in a pitchers duel on Aug. 21, outslugged Eastern North Carolina champ Wayne County 9-- 7 on Aug. 23 and Meridian, MS 1 in an Aug. 24 rematch. The age 1 3 World Series championship round was an western contest. Taylorsville blasted off to an early 0 lead but saw Pacific Northwest champ Vancouver, Washington rally for an 7 win and the World Series crown. Runner-u- p Taylorsville, was finfollowed by the third-plac- e isher Owensboro, Kentucky, the Ohio Valley regional champ. Meridian, MS tied for the third spot. Other World series participants were Southeast champ Augusta County, Virginia and New England champ Fairfield, Connecticut. This Taylorsville team has quite a winning tradition. This marks the fourth year these allstars have played together. Taylorsville posted a 20-- 4 Little League record and finished no. 5 in the 2000 Western U.S. regional tourney. Led by manager Les Matsamura and coaches Joe Catten, Glenn DeBenedicits and Jim Fivas, 2001 World Series renner-u- p Taylorsville were: Paxton Catten, T.J. Carrington, Chance Fivas, Matt Fullmer, Trevor Davis, Ryan Jenkins, Kyle Matsamura, Josh Nielson, Taylor North, Willie Pratt and Dalian Withers. 2-- 3-- 7-- 11-- all-sta- rs Cyprus Junior blanks Riverton By S. DEAN LEDBETTER Staff Writer Cypres Junior blanked Riverton 27-- 0 in the 2001 football season opener on Sept. 1 at West Valley City's Hunter Park. The Junior Pirates and Silverwolves deadlocked 0-- 0 in a first half noteworthy for a Phil Swain fumble recovery that halted a Riverton drive. Cypres defense caused 4 Riverton second-hal- f turnovers, while Cyprus offense capitalized with 4 unanswered touchdowns and a 27-- 0 victory. Derek Dilley recovered another Riverton fumble in the third quarter that set up the first Cypres score. Quarterback Tyler Sneddon tossed a touchdown pass to rd Sione Matagi for a 0 Cypres lead. A pass interception by Beau Byington also was converted into points when Ieli Tupouniua rushed for a touchdown and a 12-- 0 Cyprus lead. Ieli Tupouniua intercepted a Riverton pass late in the third period to stop a drive. Derek Dilley capped an early fourth-quartCypres drive with a touchdown plunge and ran the conversion to put the Pirates in thq drivers seat 19-A pass interception by Derek Dilley set the table for another Cyprus score. Tyler Sneddon connected with Chris Huckabaa on a TD aerial for a 25-- 0 lead. 6-- third-quart- er er 0. 22-ya- rd Cyprus scored a safety late in the game when Craig Jolley tackled the Riverton quarterback behind the goal line which increased the score to 27-"Our defense was really good in allowing zero points," said John Sudbury, Cypres Junior head coach. "Our line played well, led by Wil Gamer, Poto Finau and Kevin Bauman, who played both ways on offense and defense." Sudbury especially recognized Tyler Sneddon, Ieli Tupouniua and Derek Dilley. Sneddon passed for 2 touchdowns and running backs Tupouniua and Dilley rushed well. Cyprus Junior next plays Copper Hills in Hunter Park at 12 noon on Sept. 8. 0. Speedskating fans get have an early chance to get into the . Olympic spirit as teams from around the world will begin training at the Utah Olympic Oval in Reams beginning Today. The Olympic Oval is currently the highest and fastest indoor spedskaing oval in the world. Skaters will be training at the Oval from Sept. 5 in preparation for upcoming World Cup events and for the Olympics. The public is invited to watch the skaters tram Monday through Saturday from 1 1 a.m. and 5 p.m. Public skate times are also 9-- BYU Triumphs Over Nevada , Cyprus 1998 Cypres graduate Cody Johnson (Center, Nevada) had the opportunity to start Saturday in the first BYUNevada showdown since 1939, demonstrating his prowess on the field in front of family and friends. The Cougars quickly demonstrated their offensive power against the Wolfpack, taking a commanding 17-- 0 lead with more than 13 minutes left in the first half when BYU renningback Luke Staley rushed 44 yards for a TD. In the top of the third. Rod Wilkerson ran the ball 53 yards for BYlPs sixth straight touchdown of the game. In spite of Nevada's tough defense, BYU managed to shutout the Wolfpack 52-- 0 at the end of the third quarter. Nevada QB Zack Threadgill managed a TD in the first half of the 4th, taking die score to 52-where Nevada's defense successfully held off the Cougar offense to keep the score 52-Nevada head coach Chris Tormey was pleased with 7, 7. atOval training 3-- available at die Ice Oval on Wednesdays dire Sundays from 9 p.m. and additional times on Saturdays and Sundays from Noon - 2 p.m. World team training times include: Sept 6: Dutch skaters Sept 7, 14 Canadian long track and sprinters Sept 15 Japanese and Austrian skaters Sept 25 German Skaters. 7-- For more information on train- ing schedules and skate details call: 968-632- 5. Graduate starts Johnson's hard work on center, "Johnson's a competitive guy. he and the offense offered good protection against the Cougars." Johnson will definitely remain a strong presence on the field. Johnson commented on the BYU defense. Johnson continues to set an example for local aspiring athletes and offers this advice. "Remember, anyone can do it, with enough hard work and determinatin':. anyone can make it." Nevada will be without starting QB David Neil! due to a one-gasuspension in the Colorado this Saturday, at State match-u- p 3:05 p.m. in Ft Collins, CO. BYU will be on the road battling Cal this Saturday, at 2:30 p.m. in Berkley, CA. |
