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Show pprts WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008 • B l Covering what matters most Bough Day for Foot!) Local schools come up short on the gridiron -birds rout SF : : Chad Vest STAFF WRITER : - In last year's contest, the pons were underdogs and -fell just short of a miraculous comeback against the ever-so-talented Timpview Thunderbirds. This year's preseason game took place in Provo against another formidable opponent (# 1 4A) which is loaded with future college stars on both sides of the ball. In fact, an outsider may have believed that the T-Birds were a junior college team due to their overwhelming size and power. But would this be the year that the Dons broke that 21 -year drought against the orange and blue? At the end of the first quarter, it appeared that the red and gray were going to give them a battle. After being down two scores, the Don defense came alive to slow down Timpview's run game. Two consecutive defensive stands, including a crucial turnover, helped the Dons find success on two unanswered TD strikes to bring SF within three at 15-12. But the home team countered with an impressive air attack themselves. Aside from a 4-TD performance See SF • B2 C/iad Veei / Spanish Fork News OUT OF REACH: A pass flies over the outstretched hand of Travis Still into the waiting arms of a Timpview receiver. Spanish Fork came out strong in the first quarter, but by the end of the first half, the victory was well out of reach for the Dons. Kate Jarman / Spanish Fork News FIELD GENERAL: ALA quarterback Bo Rodeback looks downfield in the Bear River game. Eagles fall to Bear River in home opener Jeril Bills STAPF WRITER If the second half were all that determined the outcome of a football game, the American Leadership Academy Eagles would have beaten the Bear River Bears Friday Aug. 29. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. ALA lost 35-12, falling to 0-2 on the season, despite several second- chance opportunities from Bear River penalties. From play one it was evident the Bears had come to win. Kyle Walker ran back the opening kick all the way to the end zone, and the Bears immediately took the lead, 6-0. ALA's offense marched the ball upfield into Bear River territory only to lose See ALA • B2 Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News IT GUY: Salem's Matt Lundell pulls in an interception against Desert Hills. The Skyhawks had five ITs in the game. Desert Hills steals win from Salem Shaun Peterson STAFF WRITER On Friday, Aug. 29 the lights powered up for the first time on the Salem Hills High football field as the Skyhawks took on the Desert Hills Thunder from St. George. In a packed grandstand, students and fans anxiously watched as Junior QB Josh Adams led his team to the six-yardline on their second drive of the game. Deploying a powerful running game Adams found senior tightend Gus Dewey who ran for a six-yard TD and put himself in the Salem Hills history books. With a 6-0 lead the Skyhawks implemented a ground game to wear down the Thunder defense. Seniors Jarid Spencer and Matt Lundell took no prisoners as Lundell scored another TD, lighting up the board 12-6 with 4:31 left to play in the second quarter. Not to be outdone, junior Phil Sorensen grabbed the fifth interception of the night for the Skyhawks and took it to the end zone. Going into the half it looked like the Skyhawks had all the momentum with a 20-6 lead, but the Thunder came out hungry in the third and blew past the Skyhawks' defense, driving the score up 26-20 See SALEM • B2 |