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Show WASATCH COUNTY COURIER August 31, 1999 Wasps Tame the Buffaloes, WHS 25 i T.R. Stanley, Courier Staff The 12 ball ball Last Friday night Wasatch High School opened their 75th football season with a 25-6 win over Tooele High School. Wonder no longer if Barry Sanders will return from retirement this football sea- The son. Instead, take note of number seven VanRoosendaal’s next big run, this time in the black and gold uniform, Ryan VanRoosendaal. Playing a spectacular for 40 yards. The drive stalled on the 7 yard line and Wasatch settled for a 25 game, VanRoosendaal,. rushed for over. 200 yards. He twisted, ran past, and over. yard field goal by Abe Dummar, making field goal, this time a 22-yard kick. Dummar’s field goal made the score 180. Josh Probst, then scored on a 3 yard : run, Dummar’s kicked the extra point ld Ad | scored on an 18-yard pass from Brock Budd to Mitch Morgan. The Wasps went for two on the extra point but the the score 6-0. The — rest of the quarter saw VanRoosendaal carrying the ball up and down the field and Tooele fumbling the ball. VanRoosendaal broke outside and up the sideline for a 50-yard gain, during the second quarter. Two plays later he scored on a 5 yard run, to make the score 12-0. The Wasps went for two on the extra point and failed leaving the score at 12-0. The blocking of Ivan Bigney, Tyler Rarwlings, Andy Wozney,. Rob Bonner and Kyle Martinez opened the: holes on ae t 5 svar touchdown: run. made the score 25-0. The entire third quarter Wasatch had the ball on. the Tooele side of the 50-yard line, do in part to Tooele’s inept offense and good defensive play by the Wasps. Mike Bray (#9) and Ryan Kohler (#83) break up fourth down pass attempt. Atwood, placed a punt inside the Tooele 30 yard line to seal the game. bled the kickoff, but recovered the ball on the two yard line. VanRoosendaal carried the ball for 10 yards, but Wasatch was called for a penalty, bringing the ball back to the one yard line. At the start of the fourth quarter Tooele finally opened up their passing game, completing a short pass in open flat area of Wasatch’s defense. Tooele’s quarterback, Adam Clegg, connected on a 40-— The WHS On. the biggest play of the game, first down and 11 yards on the Wasp’s own yard pass to his running back, John Diet. — Diet then ran the ball in from four yards out for a touchdown, breaking the Wasp’s quest for a shut out. The extra point failed, making the score Wasatch 25 and Tooele 6. football team’s record is 1-0. This Friday, September 3rd, Wasatch High School will host North ee at home beginning at 7:00 p.m. : one yard line, the middle of Wasatch’s line, Bigney, Wozney, and Rawlings, surged forward. The powerful line’s effort _ JV: Last Thursday, Wasatch held off Tooele to win the JV, 18-12. Next game this Thursday at North Sanpete. cleared the way for Josh Probst to carry Freshmen: Wasutelr losesic Tooele, 207. Next game, Thursday, 4:00 p.m., at for a 10 yard gain to their own 12 yard line. The drive stalled ¢ and von Travis Wasatch, against North Sanpete. toi 75 Years of FFootball at Wasatch High School Highlights from the Wasatch ee ne | UU ‘ JJ ;; : SUL | | In the first quarter, Wasatch took the opening possession, drove 50 yards and tO number seven wore black and gold. pass failed, making — IE of course brought. REIL Sanders, but quarter SO Ae, a NI Barry third the score 15-0. VanRoosendaal made a series of great runs to set up a Dummar defenders; he carried the ball just like 1974 Team TR. Stanley, Courier Staff Some of the players on the 1974 WHS © Editor's Note: This is. the second fenttee ‘story ina series of articles about the 75 years of football at Wasatch High School. football team Kevin Sweat has ties to the past two give Wasatch High School . Football State Championship Runner-Up Teams. And in five years ‘when his son enters high school, he ‘another team. may ‘have a connection ‘to Wasp championship es Ns aiiariciie and deienive back on the 1974 team that went 12-2, Kevin still remembers the feeling of the spectacular ‘14 season. The Wasps made it to the State Championship game against Dixie. were: running back, Todd Bangerter (who had a.72 yard touchdown run in the state championship game to the Wasps Doug Clyde, a Gary 7-0 lead), Ryan, receivers, and Hal Remund. Also contributing to the team’s success was defensive back; Keith Price, defensive linemen, Mike Bergin, Larry Bates and Gary Ryan, and Mike Cummings as fullback. Others included: Kurt Gomm, Brent McGuire, Bill Wright, Jim Young. The 1974 Wasp powerhouse team produced five all-state players, Todd He returned to WHS 18 years later and coached the. quarterbacks and defensive backs on the 1993 football team that Bangeter, running back, Mike Bergin, defensive tackle, Kevin Sweat, quarterback, Bill Wright, defensive back, and Jim Young as center. went The 1974 squad is tied for second place 8-4, losing to Union in the state championship a Kevin was born in the valley and hoe lived here all but four years of his life. He eraduated from. WHS in 1972 Sweat helped engineer a bt omore in 1975. As a soph- 7-5-1 football season. He returned as a J f half ended with a score of Wasatch and Tooele 0. Tooele fumbled the ~ 4 times in the first half, _ the twice. junior and went 7-5-1 again. He took over the quarterback position in 1974 and Wasatch went 12-2, losing only to North Summit with a score of 6-0; and in the finals to Dixie 13-22. “We had a good team, our line averaged about 150 pounds across the front, but they were tough,” said Kevin. “We were a group of players that worked together and wanted to win football games.” Kevin little Wasatch He He set out to teach, but now chooses the construction industry instead. He presentValley ly works for Mountain Construction. He coached at Wasatch High School along with Wasp Head Coach, Monty 1992 son, team. In High School Football State Further Review: Jake Probst was left off the two time all-state selection. was Submit: Snow College and Utah State University. football Championship Game. second 1974 and 1981 with five, third is After high school Kevin graduated from coaching his league five years Parker will be in high school, which could be Kevin’s next link to a Upon Morgan, for five years cueing the through 1996 seasons. is presently Parker’s, for producing the most all-state selections. First is 1964 with six selections, 1966 and 1993 with four selection. Kevin Sweat,scores a touchdown High football slaved Former Wasatch during the 1975 season at Snow College. about selected articles, in 1995 pictures, and and 1996. stories the past 75 years of football at Wasatch High. Forward information to: Sports Editor, Wasatch County Courier, 525 South Main, Heber City, UT 84032. 654-2531. Call 654-2661 or fax Photo Left: After a phenomenal season at WHS in’74, Kevin Sweat con- tinued his football career at Snow College, where he played with for_ mer WHS head football coach, Monty Morgan. § ) |