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Show By DAVE WIGHAM, PROVO - Midnight finally struck the Bountiful soccer team as their Cinderella story in the state tournament came lo an end on the Brigham Young soccer field last Saturday. Sa-turday. ' , BEFORE the clock had struck midnight though the young and talented Braves had left a mark on the soccer world. Going into the state playoffs the Braves were among the also rans, after all they only finished second in the region standings. First game up the Braves downed Provo 4-1, which is one game they were supposed to win. Then the Braves lost in overtime to Cottonwood 1-0, this seemed to wake them up. THE SIGN of a good club is one that gets better, and the. Braves improved greatly during their next few games. Following their loss, in the double elimination affair the Braves were matched up against the always tough West ijub. Bountiful came away with the win and the Braves were on their way. Olympus was next and they were supposed to beat the Braves but again the Bountiful Boun-tiful club played good solid soccer and came away with the win. That set the stage for a Bountiful and Viewmont contest. REMEMBERING that the Vikings had already beaten Bountiful twice in league play the so-called experts picked the Vikes as the winner again. The Braves scored first with Ray Parkhurst getting the goal and held that lead until with ten seconds left in the game the Vikings tied the score sending it into overtime. over-time. Parkhurst and Jay Parkin each got goals in the overtime period to give the Braves a 3-1 victory and eliminate Viewmont View-mont from the tournament. THE VIEWMONT win came on Monday and on Wednesday the Braves faced Hillcrest. The Huskies had won their region and were considered one of the best clubs in the state, again the Braves were considerable underdogs. un-derdogs. Parkhurst wasted no time' in this game scoring with less than a minute . . 8ame. During the8ne ' U1 Play but mllH, -rig';x5f ihefourth tim ' W Braves had to eo ', 1,11 ntrol of the 8 t bf'orethe fina wg blown Parkhum &S two more goals , hat-trick and H"8 victory tnd.bSX"! state final. ' ' While all this w ' , 'he : Highland &"SE undefeated the Z, Play and had to fur the Braves , ythegama a team that had lo names during lh" Bountiful, .nd . tot, h.ad"'t Played i, S Highland. IN ORDER for ,he wi" title, have to beat the RaJ . No one even consider V second game, ,e B ,, were lucky to be there said and Highland JSftj stroy them in the firs, gm,' Not so said the Bra . , ' I wo Jay Parkin goals mL Bountiful club a t$Zi ihe opening game forcinp it i second game. SO AFTER a u, break the winner 7 "erythi"8 eame bega'j Highland scored first ba-Parkin ba-Parkin tied it up intheseca. - . half. Then the clock sir, midnight for the Braves ij Highland took advamattt I he obviously tired BmJ learn and earned a 3-1 But Bountiful woke up a ! people during the i01,Ji nament. j Coach Paul Mitchell L proud of the club. "I coital be more proud, the kids . il their all. Highland haci . light for everything ihe : out there. We have seven tjjt! back next year and tail: hungry for the title." r INDEED before the mil everyone was saying hsl, lucky the Braves were ill there, when they left the! -,! Ihe feeling was how good jj. '. Braves will be next seasoi ' 0 |
