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Show 6 The Magna Timet, West Valley Newt, Thursday, October 1 9, 2000 Shorts m Hunter Junior blast Bingham 41-- 0 Sophomore sensation leads Cyprus to league crown Halfback Hameti Lomu scored Ev 9. PEAK LEDBETTER Staff Writar - The Hunter Junior football team blasted Bingham Junior Miners 41-- 0 on Oct 14 in West Valley City. The gridiron game was the last home game in Hunter park. By posting a seventh straight victory, the Junior Wolverines are on the verge of a Division 1 football championship. Hunter Junior has a perfect 0 record in Ute conference American league standings. Ji one-poi- V J ' V - V game. tv- v t -- W .. Bingham, halfback Frank Kenyon put Hunter Junior on the score-boar- d touchdown with a conversion run run. The point-aftof hameti Lomu gave Hunter a 0 . lead. 12-ya- M.V er re , , .& 4k" '4 ' 4 & ' , &" y '''& ' 4 r i J nt Junior Hunter -- 10-ya- rd I S . A 1 t i ft tMlf phOtO 48-ya- rd , ; 7t ,77 PvAlANBLAm,, Staff Writar il t The Cyprus Pirates showed that teamwork is mm i i f r what wins games, not necessarily the few team stars as the defense held Woods Cross out of the endzone. : f the cold, the Despite Pirates were in familiar conditions last Thursday night on their home field. The only thing that wasnt familiar was that their quarterback was wearing No. 18 instead of the familiar No. 4. Senior quarterback Casey had : lead, Cyprus 0 one-gam- lead over Highland. Even with a loss next week in an away game at West, the Pirates hold the tie breaker over the Rams and the No. 1 seed from the league in the state playoffs. In the first half, both teams played solid defense with Cyprus finding theendzone on a run by Curtis Ash. At halftime, the Cyprus coaching staff focused on relaxing Huntsman who was getting his first shot as a starter. Our coaches told me to relax and let the team play behind me, Huntsman said. They reminded, me we have a great team and f. just needed to do my job and we would be alright. The pep talk worked as Huntsman came out in the second half and threw two touchdown passes. With 30 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Huntsman found Bryan Hammond .for a 46-ya- rd TD strike. With less than two minutes remaining in the game. Huntsman V fr S;, r Left to Right top row, Luben Montoya, Coach, 55 lbs. David Gallegos, 60 lbs, Eric Haro, and Leo Montoya, Manager. 2nd row, Zachary Baca, 60 lbs, and Chris Saca Jr. Bottom row, Jose Haro, Coech. 75 lbs Jose Maro Jr and 85 lbs Kyle Klus and Chris Baca Coach. Picture taken at, 246 N. 600 W., S.L.C. Leos Boxing Club. During the last two months, these boxers have traveled 9,000 miles or more. Trips were to: Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Wyoming, Yakima Washington and around Utah Clubs. Leo Montoya will have 15 to 20 bouts at: 155 South 600 West, Mexican Center on Friday, Oct 27. All the States above are bringing their boxers to Utah. Youngsters Interested in boxing from Magna area, contact Jose Haro policy violation, which thrust sophomore quarterback Kyle Huntsman into the spotlight. After a tight first half which saw the Pirates hold a came out and dominated the second half to claim a 21-- 0 victory and rap-u- p the Region 5 title. e The Pirates hold a A ?-- been suspended, for one game, because of a school hit Ash to secure the win with a beautiful screen pass and the speedy senior found the end-zofrom out The play was set up by key 250-406- 45-yar- ds Region 5 Standings. offensive blocking by the ' ' Pirates line. Woods Cross played hard arid pretty good, said Cyprus-CoacSonny Sudbury. They didnt play like an 0--8 team. y h j The win improved- the. - Pirates record to and 6-- 0 9-- 0 overall in league play. Cyprus will try to keep their record ipotless when they travel to West to end the regular season ' tonight Cress Lcc:u2 Record - Overall Record 0 9-- 0 5-- 1 7-- 1 5-- 3 '42 3-- 3 5-- 4 2-- 4 4-- 5 2-- 4 2-- 6 2-- 4 4-- 4 0-- 6 03 Ibsion 2 Standing n : )crcnxlylty CV- , ; 6-- 6-- -- to 6-- Traveling Boxing Club ..j a TD strike to Sophmore quarterback Kyle Huntsman steps back and delivers Bryon Hammond at the end of the third quarter to take a 14-- 0 lead against Woods Cross. Below, Huntsman discusses game plans with assistant coach Doyle Holt. ' 7-- travels 'X V JI narrow play. e razzle-dazzl- Highland on Oct 21 to face the 1 Junior Rams in an interdivision challenge, the matchup with Highland Junior will wrap up the 2000 regular season schedule for Hunter Junior, with the championship playoffs looming in the near future. nt 7-- 4& 15 conversion pass from Ryan Hobbs to tight end Johnny Kemp lifted the Wolverines to a 28-- 0 lead. Safety Steve Cruz intercepted an errant Bingham pass on the Hunter 35 just before half-tim- e to preserve the advantage. Cruz had a ninback on the pass pick. " In first quarter action against r two-poi- 0. a Quarterback Ryan Hobbs tossed a lateral pass to Frank Kenyon, who then passed to Colby Breeze, who ran like the wind 43 yards for a touchdown. The spectacular touchdown pass play was capped by a conversion successful point-afte- r run by Hameti Lomu for the final 41-- 0 score. second quarter placed Hunter A Junior ahead 26-- 2000 regular season, with a current win margin of about 33 points per I ter on yards for a touchdown late in the 0 , 0. lead. Frank Kenyon scampered Hunter Junior has outscored opponents 229-- thus far in the ,j 12-ya- rd 0. 20-- 0 con- Jensen in the third period on a nifty touchdown pass play to put Hunter Junior ahead 34-The final Hunter Junior touchdown happened in the fourth quar- nt back Ryan Hobbs to Landon Jensen put Hunter Junior up 14-The Hunter Junior defensive unit got into the scoring act later in the second quarter. Defensive tackle Jesse Nichol intercepted a Bingham pass on the Miner 25 and rumbled in for a touchdown and a 7-- J. Quarterback Ryan Hobbs nected with slotback Landon the second Hunter touchdown on a four-yar- d run in the second period. PAT pass from quarterA Stories : 'ij pons by1h4tSimont "7 0 6-- 3 6--0 7-- 1 4-- 2 6-- 2 3-- 3 3-- 6 3-- 3 3-- 6 1-- 5 1- -7 1-- 5 1-- 0 0-- 6 1-- 3 My old Coach is dead, but fifty thousand social workers have risen to take his place i - -- , I love a good story. Even if its a sad story. Heres one: A1 McGuire is dying, slowly, of cancer. A1 was a greaf basketball coach. , he led Marquette University1 iV the National Championsnip In T977. Later, he was a great commentator on national tv. was a street kid from Brooklyn. Then he became a A1 street coach from Brooklyn. He spoke the players language, cancer doesnt care how good a player you were, or coach; cancer plays tough man to man. A1 took players from the and gave them a life. He had a player a player named Jim Chones, Chones wanted to go hardship and turn pro early. McGuire said, I looked In my fridge and it was full. I looked in his fridge and it was empty. I told him to go pro Good Luck AT. Steve Young told this story he was speaking to a youth group, when some one ask how tough it was to be an N.F.L quarterback? . Well, said Steve, you have to know how to read the defenses. How to check off two three or four receivers on every play. How to know when the Blitzes are coming." Remember that the defensive line men are literally trying to kill me. There are defen- sive ends and linebackers who could make a lot of money by putting me out of the game. There is really no way to describe life in the pocket except to live it The challenge of being an N.F.L.' quarterback is both - . physical and mental." High School has oniy Cyprus one foofball State Championship in ihe history of the school. Couid this year be the' second? The Pirate tflep are off to Book of Hag a good start Winning the state is not an easy thing to do. It is much harder than a calculus exam. You have to be both lucky and good. Every thing has to fall just right been fifty six years. 1944), then Cyprus hat been o' the finals three times. 1947, 1948, and 1952. Orem beat the pirates in forty seven. Judge in forty eight an Millar in fifty two. A1 Mercer coach all of those second place teams, he had a near density going at pirateville in the late forties and early fifties. His teams were stronger than ox tail soup and dominating from brain trt bunion. Its Dame fortune will smile on our Good Luck, Th-i- t would Perhaps town. . make a good story. Simons Says: Tht baseball season is winding down. Soon the golf courses will be crowded with Diamcrd Backs, Red Sox si Dodgers. ' . 5 '' -- photo by Alan Blaln LVrr.btr of tha Kearns Cougar 1st and 2nd grade flag football team are In first place with a record. Members of the tearr. include from left to right, Jordan Blain, Joseph tpsi'kl!r,g jrc2;( Lefuala, Greek Parker, Derek Marsha'!, Trevor Shumway, Paul Aldana, Dakota Not present Kocy Cond'e ana Wesley Jackson. Coaches include f , ' -' r, Pirr . Hilton, and Alex Sanclez 5-- 0 r- il |