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Show lfe Friends Play Same Spot ft, ' ------ " . I - iS-iM.-. JAtai-S'" By DAVE WIGHAM BOUNTIFUL Usually in high school athletics if two playen are fighting for playing time there is some hard feelings feel-ings between each other. This is not the case with Anthony Skedros and Paul Jensen of Viewmont. THE TWO seniors split time at the weak outside linebacker spot for the Vikes and both openly admit to pulling for the other when on the sidelines. Anthony noted, "they play Paul when they think teams will run. He's great against the run and is an excellent tackier." tack-ier." Paul added. "Anthony is better against the pass because he's quicker and has better hands." LAST WEEK in the win over Highland it was Anthony that stepped in front of a would be receiver and went 83 yards for a Viking touchdown. "He read the play perfectly" noted Paul. "1 saw the back coming all the way" admitted Anthony, "they had run the play before in the first quarter. The coaches told me to play the ball so I just stepped in front and took it in full stride." Anthony played little league all throughout his youth while Paul only played one year. "1 just wasn't into football at that time" noted Paul. Anthony was a center because, "I was a mean little guy" while Paul was a safety and third string quarterback. PAUL W ENT to Centerville Junior and played corner for the Chargers while Anthony was a tailback and defensive lineman for the Eagles at Bountiful Junior. As sophomores they each played their roles with Any-thony Any-thony going at quarterback and linebacker and Paul playing corner and doing the kicking. - LAST YEAR though they went separate ways. Paul moved to a linebacker spot, "I gained weight and wasn't quick enough to play corner anymore" while Anthony was recuperating from an injury. Right at the end of the school year in his sophomore year Anthony wasjumping from the bleachers onto the porta-pit -used by pole vaulters. He landed land-ed wrong and broke his leg in two places. "I was in instant pain and was in a cast for six weeks but it took all summer to recover." He went on to note that it wasn't worth the chance . of reinjuring himself in football. foot-ball. WATCHING HIS friends go to state and enjoy the success they did last year was hard on Anthony "to watch my peers was tough especially when they went as far as they did in state." Both of them are excited to play for new man Mark Pierce, "he is so enthusiastic about everything" they both noted. "The entire staff is young and fun to be around. They're the type of guys who go hunting with, they're more personal with everyone" they both-noted. both-noted. THE TWO of them even suffered suf-fered the same injury earlier in the year, a slight shoulder separation. Paul remembers his," I tackled that big guy Eggett from Bountiful and it hurt." Anthony did his in prac- tirp Paul never mkspri a onmp PAUL JENSEN AND ANTHONY SKEDROS while Anthony missed two. "I guest it takes some people longer lon-ger to get their range of motion . back," Anthony laughed. The two are genuine friends, they really do pull for each other and the Vikings are fortunate for-tunate to have two top athletes at one spot like these two. |