Show Vernal Panthers thump Rock dock Springs East 20 0 The Vernal Junior High Panthers gained their second win of the season when they bombed Rock Springs East InVernal in inVernal inVernal Vernal last Thursday 20 to 0 0 O. VERNAL WILL host the Altamont Junior varsity football team this Thursday at pm p.m. In the second game In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Uintah Basin Dasin League for the Panthers Vernal Is 1 0 in the Uintah Basin League Vernal defeated West Junior High on September 8 8 The Panthers gained the first touchdown in the contest against Rock Springs in the first quarter when Rick Morton darted into the end zone on a 40 yard sweep play to give the Vernal team a 6 to 0 lead The score at the end of the first half was Vernal 6 and Rock Springs East 0 o. Vernal garnered the second touchdown of the game in the third quarter Lynn Reynolds darted from Vernal's 25 to the yard 45 line on a running play Randy quarterback kept the ball and advanced to the 35 yard 35 yard line of ot Rock flock RockSpring RockSprings Springs Spring OJ TilE THE PANTHERS gained the touchdown when Randy fired a pass from the yard 38 line to Rick Morton on the 20 yard line Morton then darted bV by Rock Springs s tacklers ladders and into the end zone for the six points The score with left leftin in the game was Vernal 12 12 and Rock Springs 0 O. Rock Springs punted the ball late In the third quarter and the football failed to travel past the theline theline theline line of or scrimmage Vernal took over at the 31 yard line of or Rock Springs However the Panthers were unable to score any points With seven seconds left in the third quarter Rock Springs fumbled the football and Vernal recovered it at the yard 26 line of the Wyoming team Vernal advanced the ball to the 1 foot line after a number of running plays but the Rock Springs defense prevented Vernal from gaining a touchdown Vernal scored its final touchdown touchdown touchdown touch touch- down of the game when Lonnie Loveland quick pitched to Lynn Reynolds who dashed down the left side of the field for a thirty- thirty yard touchdown run Kurt Case scored the two-point two conversion to give Vernal a 20 to 0 lead with left in the game The final score was Vernal 20 and Rock RockSprings RockSprings RockSprings Springs 0 oI 0 o. I THINK the kids played a alot alot alot lot better ball game than they played against West They are starting to put things together commented Vernal head coach Leon said If the kids keep coming like they have been we will b be okay The rest of or the Vernal schedule is Vernal at Duchesne Sept 29 Roosevelt at Vernal October 4 Vernal at Craig October 13 Vernal at White Mountain October 20 and Green River at Vernal October 27 dp h KC a 2 4 1 m F Fr r t t a VERNAL'S RANDY gets ready to kick the football down the field during the battle with Rock Springs last Thursday |