Show M t it n 6 rk r k f a k t a. a U v j 1 li vv iI C roc YOUNGSTERS who placed in the local punt pass and kick contest which was sponsored by Showalter Ford are front row left to right Lloyd Merkley first place 11 year old Pat Jenkins first place 12 year old Kurt Robb second place 12 year old and back row left to right Clark Emery first place 13 year old in Vernal and first at the zone meet in Evanston Galen Turner second place 13 year old and Michael Bert Gividen third place 13 year old Missing when the picture was taken were Ty James Sarratt second place 11 year old Sheryl Neal third place 11 year old and Jeff Drollinger third place 12 year old r r rF rj rr j 7 r F or w 1 13 1 k auti R w w. w r J l PLACING IN the local punt pass and kick contest were front row left to right Mike Schiller first place 8 year old D D. Jamie Childs second place 8 year old Kris third place 8 year old and Corey Laing first place 9 year old Back row left to right Kerry Easthope third place 9 year old Cory Calton first place 10 year old Darrin Haslem second place 10 year old and Mike Olsen third place 10 year old Missing when the picture was taken was Clark Barker 9 year old second place champion SPORTS FLASHBACKS I Uintah six-man six football team defeats Roosevelt Rough Riders During the two of Uintah High Schools School's big rivals were Altamont and Roosevelt A Astory Astory Astory story about the Roosevelt Roosevelt- Uintah rivalry follows as it was printed in the Vernal Express on October 1948 UTES S DOWN HOWN II LEAGUE LEAGUE- LEADING LE ROOSEVELT LT FOOTBALLERS 28 24 21 A say never crew of Utes from Uintah high threw the league leading Roosevelt Roughriders for a loss last Friday afternoon at Jaycee park with the final score 28 2824 It was the Utes' Utes day to howl as every play in the book seemed to work with Eddie Davis doing a superb job of calling the plays The scoring for Uintah was led by Melvin Weeks who made one touchdown then made a beautiful pass interception interception interception in in- for his other touch touch- down He lie also made two con- con versions U. U CALDWELL LUWELL also made a nice six pointer on a wide end run The other touchdown touchdown touchdown touch touch- down was on a pass with Ralph Bryson receiving In the first quarter after five live plays Caldwelll went over from rom the five yard line for or the first counter of the game These The se second ond Uintah score came on a pass from rom Davis to Bryson who juggled it for or a little way then carried it across for or the second score The Roughriders finally got rolling when Clark hit tot Miller with a pass that counted making the score at halftime time 12 6 12 for lor Uintah I AT T THE START of 01 the third quarter Weeks carried over a touchdown and also made the conversion A few plays later I with the ball in Roosevelt's possession he also intercepted a pass and went all the way to scoring territory lie He again made the conversion On a long beautiful pass Alexander hit McKinna for Roosevelt's second score of the game to leave the score at the third qua quarter 2812 28 for Uintah In the fourth quarter with Roosevelt trying for a comeback Benson made two touchdowns to bring final Cinal scores to 28 24 for the Utes Uintah's starting lineup Tom Snyder center Eddie Davis quarterback Melvin Weeks and Lowell Caldwell halfbacks Buddy Jacobsen and Ralph Bryson ends A game between Uintah and Altamont took place the following week The story which was printed in the Vernal Express on November 3 1948 follows UINTAH II UTES TAKE LAST GAME JIo OF Ot Ott t YEAR AH FROM 1 ALTAMONT l IT T 45 12 Uintah played her last game of the season last Friday afternoon af at- at al Altamont smothering an outclassed Longhorn team 45 The Utes Ules started all seniors except one quarterback Eddie Davis this being their last game of high school football In the first quarter Nolan Mackay intercepted an Altamont pass and ran all the way to a touchdown Melvin Weeks kicked the extra point Marvin Richardson carried the ball up to the he three yard line but gave a lateral to Lowell fowell Caldwell who took it the rest of the way IN Tim THE Sf SECOND CON quarter Richardson made a beautiful touchdown on a long run Max Caldwell scored his first touchdown touchdown touch touch- down of the season season on a nice run up the sideline Score at the half was 27 Neither team did much in the third quarter but on a fumble by Uintah behind the line of scrimmage Altamont made one of their two scores In the fourth canto the Utes Ules exploded with Richardson going over to make another six- six pointer Ralph Bryson Uintah end caught a long pass by Eddie Davis for another Ute score On the last play of the game Lowell Caldwell skirted the right end for another t touch touchdown uch down to make the final score Uintah 45 Altamont 12 The Utes played regular ball all the way through with Coach Jack Woodbury playing about three deep in each position Jack Smith Bud Jacobson Ralph Bryson Bob Bryson Joe Roybal Bruce center position Tom Snyder Dal Jacobson and Ardin Robins quarterback Eddie Davis Max Caldwell Don halfback Melvin Weeks Nolan Mackay Lowell Caldwell Marvin Richardson Bob Wardell Jean Michael and E EL L Bennion |