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Show 1 " ' - I C J pV , -Is ) V. iVri (VA . ...:...- . J jj. Jjv's Qi.crterfinal gjme against Grantsville, which places the Moab Red Devils In the state :jsfmtinais. wasn't the Devils' (most effort. The contest was marked with penalties, fumbles, k-.-.v a-WteJ miscues. (T., Pnoto by Tom TayorJ 7,oob Downs Grantsville ItiClose Quarterfinal Game yi( name of the S-nie is : -;ssf icvvrJiris 10 some sllJ ! ijb tieeJcJ plenty of same ' i::iiv. s the Red LVwIs v.;ileJ by Grantswlle 13-0 ; i Cass J-A quarterfinal A Bit NKub eleven turned i 3: bill oer to the Cowboys !u iT.es inJ had a pass from ?i:ti awry on an :-;r.p:ed punt. But, the Devil sizse threw buck the Cow-v Cow-v rfXIer.jie all but one time a tarn the w in. Mike jiKnr.an. Randy Day and -ii Roberts turned in fine sane games to overshad-! overshad-! t the sometimes erratic i:H defense. Ijt hid fourteen assisted jd unassisted tackles. Zim-:rr.is Zim-:rr.is made two key tackles j tie Cowboy backfield and Liens snuffed out a final juisville threat with an rjrcption. Neither team could score in s i-st quarter. Moab rw ice x the ball on fumbles and 'ad acJy three running plays ad i iiie number of passes i thole quarter. Grantsville jal the air with footballs a.iof31 pass attempts) with i access. Moab's first score came ia i Grantsville threat that aiedwhen Don Flynn knock-id knock-id down a pass in the end ae. With Jay Johnson doing tunning damage and Ken wa hitting two passes the JNis worked the ball to the iutsville 22 yard line. From t, Bohn- threw deep to merman who made a aping catch over a Cowboy lender for the score. The point attempt at convers-a convers-a failed. The second quarter was an exchange of punts and interceptions. inter-ceptions. Grantsville picked off three of Moab's passes altogether and Moab stole two Cow boy aerials. The six point Moab lead held up until later in the third quarter. The De ils ajjain gave up the ball on a fumble, but retaliated with an interception by Johnson. The big play for Grantsville came when Moab tried to punt and the ball sailed over the head of Bohn. Moab recovered, but Grantsville Grants-ville got the ball on the Moab twelve yard line. Five running plays capped by a two yard burst by Toy Anderson gave the Cowboys the tying score. Grantsv ille tried for two points and the Devils smashed it dow n. In the fourth quarter both teams had short drives halted on fourth down plays. After Grantsville punted to the Moab 38 yard line the Devils got it together for the winning score. Johnson and Merrill Noyes ran for good yardage to the Grantsville 34 w here Bohn lofted a beautiful pass to Donnie Flynn who took the ball in full stride and romped in for the six points. Juan Loveridgc hooted the conversion. A short Grantsville possession possess-ion and Moab was threatening again. It looked like the Devils had it w rapped up w hen Noyes gathered in a pass from Bohn and scored, but it was not to be. Moab was charged with holding, nullifying the play. With 2:09 remaining in the game Bret Durfee picked off one of Bohn's passes and Grantsville had a last chance. Quarterback Eden Vera, who had had a miserable passing day, completed three straight passes to the Moab 38 yard line with 34 seconds left in the game. Vera threw once more and this time co-captain Mark Roberts stepped in front of the receiver and clamped the lid on the Cowboys. |