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Show orts A14 • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 Guardian of Your Community Neivs Shane Marshall / The Sentinel GROUND AND AIR: Above left, Salem's Kolapa Wolfgramm rushes on his way to 184 yards against the Golden Eagles. Above right, Maple Mountain quarterback Jace Edmunds goes to the air against the Skyhawks. Jeri! Bills STAFF WRITER The Salem Hills Skyhawks football team knows what it's like to lose most of their games by a wide margin. After last year's disappointing 1-10 season, the Skyhawks are 3-2 this year, and haven't lost a game by more than a touchdown. When Salem Hills played Maple Mountain on Friday, Sept. 18, the memories of be- ing a first-year school must have provement a team can make from come flooding back, only this its first to its second year. For time the Skyhawks were on the Maple Mountain, the glimmer of other side of the blowout, beat- hope is "Hey, that could be us in ing Maple Mountain 52-6, as the a year." Golden Eagles fell to 0-5 on the Meanwhile, Salem Hills is lovseason. ing the way it feels to be competiFor Maple Mountain, how- tive. ever, the loss came with a silver "Our kids are hungry. They lining. While losing by 46 points know what it's like to be in Maple to a nearby rival is no one's idea Mountain's shoes, 'cause that's of a good time, the Golden Eagles where we were last year. They got to experience firsthand the im- know what it's like, and they didn't like that," said Skyhawk Coach Monte Morgan, who added that his team is working hard in practice, trying to get better. While Maple Mountain struggled offensively, the Salem Hills ball-carriers seemed to travel effortlessly around and through Maple Mountain defenders. Running back Kolapa Wolfgramm posted 184 yards rushing on 12 carries, and quarterback Josh Adams ran for 142 yards to help the Sky- hawks spoil Maple Mountain's homecoming in commanding fashion. "We've really struggled defensively all year, just getting in the right spots, actually doing the right things to ... stop people, and we're still working on that, and we're still working on a lot of stuff," said Maple Mountain See FOOTBALL•A10 Eagles lose close one to Juab Riley Lewis STAFF WRITER It was Homecoming this week at American Leadership Academy (ALA) as the Eagles hosted the Juab Wasps .The Eagles fell short 15-12 in a defensive battle, bringing their record to 2-3 on the season but there are many good things going on as region play begins this week. It was a tough loss for the Eagles, but it was an improvement on last year's matchup which the Eagles lost 59-0. Shane Marshall / The Sentinel UNBREAKABLE: Dan Berry, of Team Unbreakable, won his match in 30 seconds. MMA comes to SF Jeril Bills STAFF W R I T E R Spanish Fork had never seen an event like it before. For the first time ever, mixed marshall arts fighting came to South Utah County, as Team Unbreakable coach and trainer Aaron Garcia hosted the first Maximus MMA Challenge at the Deer Hunter Pub and Grill Saturday, Sept. 19. Team Unbreakable showed well at the event, with its members winning five of their eight matches. Of the two local fighters at the event, both Justin Henderson (Team Independant) of Spanish Fork See FIGHT • A l l Juab's running game came to play in the first half. The Eagles had trouble stopping them and seemed to lack intensity. On the Wasps' first possession they drove the length of the field and scored. After a two point conversion, Juab was up 8-0 at the end of the first quarter. Early in the second quarter the Eagles offense, which had a slow start, broke open a 65 yard run by JJ Pulu. Good blocking and excellent running opened up the sideline on an option play which allowed Pulu to find the seam and score. The Eagles went for two and came up just short which brought the score 6-8. After the touchdown, the Eagles went for an on- side kick and were unsuccessful. This gave Juab great field position and they were able to score on the short field. The PAT gave the Wasp's a 15-6 lead going into halftime. The Eagles got tough and adjusted well at the half. The defense didn't allow another score, and the offense moved the ball much better in the second half. The Eagles had trouble finishing off drives with touchdowns, though. Twice, the offense stalled as they neared the red zone, forcing the Eagles to settle for field goals.The first was a 37-yard field goal by Jared Chichia, which brought the score to 9-15 with nine minutes left in the third. The Eagles were then within a touchdown, and their defense continued to make stops. ALA got the ball back and put together a nice drive. The drive stalled right at the limits of Chichia's field goal range, but Coach Dave Lewis decided to try for the field goal. The Eagles lined up for a 44-yard field goal, and Chichia nailed it. It was a booming kick that bounced off the crossbar and went through. This brought the score 12-15 for Juab going into the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter showcased two good defenses. Both teams were See ALA • A l l Kayla Neves / The Sentinel UPENDED: A group of ALA defenders upends a Juab receiver during homecoming. • |