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Show r ..... ii- ..I. i i .ii ii 1 - " 1 " ' "t h .H . 'i :- . .t L V -V VU,. ; - ' - " v j i : . . i ' v ' . ' ; . 1 Stan Holland, already down, appears to be about to hardest hitting teams Thursday that they will get clobbered again, as tough Kirtland defender undoubtedly meet all year, and lost the close moves in on the tackle. The Devils met one of the contest 12-10. Rain-Soaked Gridiron Provides Arena For Tough 12-10 Loss to Kirtland By Ernie Milner Fighting the weather-ruined football field and possibly the toughest defensive team that they will have to face all year, the Moab Red Devils went down to defeat Friday night 12-10. The very game team from Kirtland Central High School, putting on a show of power and tough de-; fense, forced the Devils to pass and punt during the en- tire game. The Devil ground game couldn't get started and the passing game lacked the snap of previous encounters. Possibly the best game played in the Moab area for I ; f A i Y - ''i i if :. V 1 "V. i m. ., . idt , -v .)? ... . Leading the cheering section at the Red Devil football games during the current year are these fine young ladies. Dedicated to promoting school spirit and supporting the athletic teams, these girls do an outstanding job each year. many years, the Devils were never out of the game until the final gun'. The Devils started strong and finished the same way but could not gain enough momentum to carry the ball into the end zone for a TD. The only Devil scores came on a field goal by Steve Stout and a blocked punt by Stan Holland, who also recovered the ball in the end zone for the only Moab TD. Bill Beyhan, showing speed and power, carried the ball repeatedly during the game and picked up valuable yardage yard-age during the contest. Possibly Pos-sibly the most overpowering ground gainer the visitors had on the team, Beyhan and Mark Ulibarri, along with James Ray, consistently broke through the Moab defensive de-fensive line. The blocking and tackling by both teams was strong, sharp and precise. The Red Devils, led by the kicking game of Stout, the running of fullback Pete Davis and halfbacks Stan Holland and Keven Hansen, were in the game until the very end and Stout's talented toe put the first score on the boards for the Devils and an attempted attempt-ed 57 yard field goal was missed. mis-sed. The punting of Stout was the main attack of the Devils and he constantly boomed kickoffs and punts into deep territory. Two kickoffs went into the end zone and one punt rolled out of bounds at the 3 yard line. The Kirtland team could not break through the very tough and aggressive defensive defen-sive unit, led by Paul and Steve Wyatt, Lyndel Gram-lich, Gram-lich, Pete Davis, Kent Dalton, Rodney Quinn, Stout and Holland. Hol-land. On third down and ten to go, the visitors tried a quick kick and the punt was blocked and rolled free into the end zone where speedy Stan Holland, Junior halfback, recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. The PAT was good by Stout and the Devils trailed by only 2 points. The Devil passing game was unable to get a good start because of the wet and slippery field conditions and interceptions hurt the Devils chance for scoring. Receiv-. Receiv-. ers were unable to get under the ball and quarterbacks were unable to get a good pass because of the wet and slippery condition of the field. Kirtland, known for a good running game, showed the power of a good ground game and continually moved the ball. Throughout the game, the visiting team only passed the ball four of five times with one of these intercepted. Gaining needed experience and confidence, the Devils now prepare for State competition, com-petition, facing the losing team of the Morgan-Wasatch game, the second place team from Region Nine. A site for the game lias not been deciaer as yet. |