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Show Thursday, September 15, 2005 Page 6 Jaime Lyons Orem High School r. ( M f ij fj ! T Y SPORTS. PEOPLE AND OUTDOOR FUN Tioer tackles cause or or foes oblems I ttf& v Q Chris Peterson It's ;i sight th.it quarterbacks don't welcome a pair ol defensive tackles that between them total almost 600 XHinls I he iluo. .eke VVilv. at 6-foot -5 and .'.17 m)uik1s, and 6-foot -4. 2HO-M)und Kyan Freeman, arc quite possibly the most valuable plavers on Orem's f(K)tball tciim I'.oth arc ( aptains. and play on defease and ottense So lar, they have helped the Tigers to a 3- I rc ord I he I igers host lYovo in a Region 7 ox-ner on Friday Freeman coinrnittcd m May to play at BYl I, a decision, lie said, that was an easy one to make His brother, offensive guard l .rn , is a redshirt sophomore for I he Cougars this year. "My f amily has always been big BYU tans, and now that my brother is playing there, I'm real excited," Ireeman said. As for VVilv, he is as yet undecided when- he will play in college. Hut both are focused right now on the task at hand Ask f reeman and Wily what that is and they'll tell you it's being successlul in the stale playoffs. If we ust stay together as a team, we have the talent to win state," Wily said. Freeman agrees, and sees it as a building build-ing process "I think we have enough potential to go lar." he said. "So far, we have consistently consis-tently gotten better every game." Siik e suffering a 27-0 defeat to View-mont. View-mont. Oietn has given up just three touchdowns over its last three games. I or Wily and Freeman, the goal is ( lear and they ;ire focused on the same thing make plays that help the team win I lusting that your teammates will fx- in the right plate at the right time is something I reeman relies on. "When I'm on defense, my mindset is to just do my job," he said, "and if the other guvs on defense are doing their jobs, we'll Iw fine." I or Wily, the objective on defense is simple "( )n delen.se, I just think alniut laying the hit," he said. The 1 igei s haven't been able to stay totally healthy this season, suffering multiple injuries. But Wily says the fad that they have kept things together is a testament to the character of the team. "f or us to lose as many guys as we "I think we have enough potential to go far. ... we have consistently gotten better every game." Ryan Freeman Orem High defensive tackle have and work through it is great," he said. "We have guys on the team that will step up in time of need." The defensive combination of Wily and Freeman can't help but get lots of attention. "We have a lot of size this year, and so we get a lot of double teams, and sometimes we can break them," Freeman Free-man said. With their senior leadership and experience, expe-rience, both players are truly an asset to the Tigers. "We're more intelligent, and we're more athletic this year," Freeman said. Since Freeman and Wily play on the offensive line also, conditioning is a key factor. "You've got to push hard during practice and get as much air as possible during breaks," Wily said. "It's really up to the player, and I just try to go as hard as 1 can." After the contest is when Freeman says he feels the effects of paying on both sides of the ball. "I never feel it during the game; it's always after the game," he said. "I just try to condition hard and work hard in practice." The Tigers, according to Wily and Freeman are a close-knit bunch. They say the of f-t he-field camaraderie is important im-portant to their success. "We are good friends; we have a lot of respect for each other, because a lot of us have been playing together for so long," Freeman said. Keeping it simple and fun is a recipe rec-ipe that Wily says Orem likes to follow. "We're just like a bunch of buddies playing touch ftxrtball, except we're out there playing tackle football," he said. "If you're not going to have fun while you play, you're going to be messing up out there." 1 jra.. , , . Photos by BRIAN WAGNERNorth County Orem High defensive tackle Ryan Freeman takes a break during preseason football workouts on Aug. 11. Below, teammate and fellow defensive tackle Zeke Wily participates in a drill. Chris Peterson can he reached at 344-2556 344-2556 or cpeterson heraldextra.com. w . ...,yxr, " ... is Year: Sophomore Age: 15 Sport: Soccer Position: Forward Height: 5-foot-3 Birthplace: Provo Accomplishments: Team's second-leading goal scorer (7). ... Had four goals and two assists in 9-0 win over Payson last week. ... Is one of the team captains. ... Was captain of the junior varsity team last year, but also started several varsity games as a freshman. fresh-man. Favorite food: Pizza Favorite movie: "Any chick flick" Favorite TV shows: "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and "Gilmore Girls" Favorite book: "Holes" Favorite restaurant: Macaroni Grill Favorite class: Physical Education Educa-tion Hero: Parents, Val and Dean Hobbies: Basketball, soccer and ice hockey; also plays piano and' guitar Dislikes: Homework Most memorable career moment: mo-ment: At 13 years old, while playing on a youth Utah Grizzlies ice hockey club, led the league in scoring even though she was playing with and against 18-year-olds. Future plans: To hopefully get a scholarship in soccer or academics academ-ics and go to BYU. Coach's quote: "She works very hard in practice and games. She always seems to find the net, and if she's not scoring, she's setting others up. She's a smart player, and one of the team captains, which says a lot that her teammates team-mates would vote her to be a captain." cap-tain." Orem coach Ed Louder BRI AN WAGNER North County Orem's Zeke Wily, right, puts pressure on Timpanogos' QB Christian Chris-tian Stewart in a Sept 2 game Timpanogos opeas Region 4 play against American Fork on Friday and Orem hosts Provo. Timpanogos eyes region opener against Cavemen Chris Peterson As his I impanogns team heads into Region 1 play, head football coach Frank Bramall is tt ving to keep things in perspective perspec-tive 1-ven though he knows the region oener against American Ameri-can Fork is a big one. he also understands the season is still young. "Fvery region game is im-xrtant; im-xrtant; you want to get a gcxxl start." Bramall said. "But it's not the end of the world." Both the 7 imlerwolves and the Cavemen are M heading into the contest Timpanogos has Ix-en successful mostly under un-der the signal-calling of backup quarterback Christian Stewart, a sophomore. "He has played well for us, and he made some huge plays against Payson (last week)," Bramall said "He's pretty heady tor a sophomore." As for American Fork, Bramall Bra-mall knows his team will have to play very well to come out on top "This is probably our biggest test so far. They're big and they have a lot of speed," he said. "Obviously, they're a pretty g(d team." forward Coming up FOOTBALL After suffering its first loss of the season to crosstown rival Orem, 17-7, Mountain View heads to Pleasant Grove ( 1-3) for its first Region 4 matchup. Orem (.3-1) will play host to Region 7 foe Provo (2-2). SOCCER Orem is on the road next week, playing at Timpview on Tuesday and Payson on Thursday. Thurs-day. the Bruias travel to American Ameri-can Fork, then play host to Lone Peak. The same Knights take on Timpanogos at home on Tuesday. The T' Wolves then take on Spanish Fork. VOLLEYBALL Timpanogos welcomes Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove for a Thursday match, while Orem travels to Timpview, and Mountain View heads to Lone Peak. But before that, the Tigers See FORWARD, Page 7 Bruins dominate Autumn Classic Chris Peterson NORTH COUNTY Mountain View used the perfect running weather last Saturday to do something it has been accomplishing for a long time beat the rest of the field. The Bruin boys and girls cross country squads swept the BYU Autumn Classic, an event that included both collegiate colle-giate and high school races. On the boys side, Adam McDonald left the rest in his dust, finishing more than 35 seconds ahead of the next competitor. Mountain View's Derek Zabriskie came in 11th. Luke Harrison and Coulson Goodwin finished in the 16th and 17th spots. For the girls, Sarah Yingling was the highest bruin finisher at sixth. Alexis Harrison was 30th. For the team standings, the boys dominated the field, totaling just 66, far ahead of Judge Memorial's 112. It was much closer on the girls side, as the Bruins totaled to-taled 155, compared to second place Judge Memorial's 161. Mountain View VOLLEYBALL The Bruins split a pair of matches, beating Manila in a hard-fought five-setter. Mountain Moun-tain View came from behind, trailing two games to one, to win, 25-16, 19-25, 23-25, 25-7, 15-11. On Thursday, Provo was victorious over the Bruins, 25-18, 25-18, 25-22, 26-24. SOCCER Mountain View was shutout by powerful Lone Peak 8-0 on Wednesday. They then turned it around to blank Pleasant Grove 6-0. GOLF Mountain View came in fifth place at a Region 4 match, shooting a team score of 462. FOOTBALL The Bruins had a hard time consistently moving the rewind ball and were stuffed in the second half by Orem's tough defense to fall 17-7. The loss was Mountain View's first of the season. Raymond Mounga had a one-yard one-yard touchdown run for the Bruins' only score. Orem VOLLEYBALL The Tigers traveled to Bingham Bing-ham and lost to the Miners in five sets, 25-17, 25-27, 21-25, 25-19, 15-9. SOCCER Orem shut out Payson, 9-0. Jaime Lyons put in four goals and two assists, while Anne Shallenberger totaled three goals and two assists. Kait-lyn Kait-lyn Thomas added a pair of scores. Two days later, the Tigers fell in overtime, 1-0, to Spring-ville. Spring-ville. GOLF Orem took second place honors at its Region 7 match on Thursday, shooting a team 395. FOOTBALL Orem stayed hot, winning 17-7 against Mountain View. The Tigers kept it on the ground, rushing 41 times for 196 yards. Both Jake Blaser (30 yards) and Gordon Hopkins Hop-kins (two yards) had rushing touchdowns, and Nate Kill-pack Kill-pack booted a 37-yard field goal. CROSSCOUNTRY The girl harriers came in fourth place at the BYU Autumn Au-tumn Classic, while the boys ran into 12th. Timpanogos SOCCER The Timberwolves went undefeated, recording two shutouts, winning 3-0 against 912 1? -flsr CHAD CHENIERNorth County Mountain View's Adam McDonald runs on his way to winning the high school portion of the BYU Autumn Classic on Saturday. Spanish Fork and 1-0 against American Fork. GOLF At the Region 4 meet, the T'Wolves placed fourth, shooting a team total of 430. FOOTBALL The Timberwolves edged Payson, 17-14. Skylar Dicker- son hauled in a 56-yard pass from Christian Stewart, and Sam Thomas caught another from Stewart, a 29-yard scoring scor-ing strike. Dickerson was good on a 29-yard field goal. CROSS COUNTRY At the BYU Autumn Classic, Clas-sic, the Timpanogos boys were ninth and the girls 11th. r POOR |