| Show S 1111 It SPOUTS 8 r 4 x F v UINTAH FOOTBALL players block footballers footballers foot foot- bailers as Scott Woodhouse hands off to a Uintah Ute running back The score was 0 with less than two The Uintah Utes silenced the Thunderbirds of Provo for the first 34 minutes and 37 seconds of the game but then the Thunderbirds outscored outscored out out- scored the Utes 21 to 6 in the final 13 minutes and 23 seconds to win the contest 21 to 6 last Friday in Vernal UINTAH and had problems getting past the 50 yard line in the first quarter as asboth asboth asboth both teams played well defensively Runners on both teams were dropped for losses by Uintah and defensive teams The score at atthe atthe atthe the end of the first quarter was Uintah 0 and 0 O. Early in the second quarter advanced into Uintah territory However Uintah spoiled touchdown chances with an intercepted pass at the Ute yard 23 line moved the football to the Uintah yard 9 line due to fine finer rains ns by Tod Balser halfback half half- back However the Uintah defense prevented the Thunderbirds Thunderbirds Thunderbirds Thun Thun- from gaining a touchdown touchdown touchdown touch touch- down so Chris Wells Wells Wells' was brought in to attempt a field goal The kick was wide and with left in the second quarter the score was Uintah 0 and 0 O. UINTAH FAILED to advance into territory and late in the second quarter the ball was returned to the Thunderbirds s. s moved to the Uintah yard 37 line A big rush by the Uintah defense caused an incomplete pass gained a first down at the Ute yard 25 line with a completed pass at the 15 w minutes left in the third quarter but outscored Uintah 21 to 6 in the final 14 minutes to defeat the Utes The final score was 21 and Uintah 6 Uintah Utes drop close game to 6 second mark of the second quarter The Ute defense prevented the Thunderbirds from scoring a touchdown and the score at the end of the second quarter was Uintah 0 and 0 O. kicked off to Uintah to start the third quarter and the Utes' Utes Finley Horrocks almost broke away for a touchdown Horrocks the ball at the Uintah yard 5 line and advanced the Utes to the yard 27 line of The Utes were unable to move the football and look took over at the 21 yard line with 1039 left in the third quarter The Thunderbirds advanced into Uintah territory but the Utes' Utes defense stopped at al the Ute yard 28 line with left in the third iti a b g j v 4 b j f 9 1 rt i SCOTT WOODHOUSE 10 Uintah is surrounded by foot footballers bailers Mike Bateman 44 Chris Jenkins 75 and Steve Strong 24 J UINTAH'S JIM PERSON 36 left stops a player from blocking a punt by Scott Woodhouse The U Uintah Utes will battle the Murray Spartans in Murray Friday at pm p.m. The Utes will host Cyprus High School on Wednesday quarter due to a along along along long run by Tod Balser moved the ball to the Uintah 37 yard line A number of losses and a clipping penalty forced Timp Timp- view to turn the ball over to lo Uintah LATE IN the third quarter once again invaded Uintah territory The Thunderbirds Thunderbirds Thunderbirds Thun Thun- advanced to the Uintah yard 29 line due to lo a number of running plays Tod Balser darted 29 yards up the middle on the right side for the six-pointer six at al the 1 23 mark The extra point kick by Todd Ashman was good and the score scare at the end of the third quarter was 7 and Uintah 0 O. Uintah fumbled the football at al their own yard 29 line and recovered the ball with wilh 1050 left in the contest Balser caught a pass to lo advance the ball to lo the 15 IS yard line He Ile also darted four yards to lo the 11 yard line Todd Ashman blasted 11 yards up the middle for the second touchdown of the game with remaining The extra point kick was good and the lead was increased to lo 14 to lo 0 O. However the Utes were not ready to quit playing the game of football as Lance Morton Morion took look the ball on a by quarterback Scott Woodhouse on a reverse and blasted 66 yards for the first touchdown of the game for the Uintah Utes Ules with wilh left in the contest The two point conversion was no good The touchdown by Uintah narrowed the lead to 14 to 6 V gained the final touchdown of the contest when Todd Ashman dashed 40 yards yard down the sidelines for a six- six pointer at al the mark The extra point kick was good Late in the fourth quarter the Utes moved the ball to lo the yard 40 line However the Thunderbirds stopped the Utes from scoring any more points and the final score was 21 and Uintah 6 6 When asked to comment on the loss to Uintah head coach Curg Belcher remarked We just played a good football team Im I'm pleased 1 that we have a good ball team Defensively we made a few mistakes that cost us We missed a few tackles tackle we should I have made has an i explosive backfield and they put great greal pressure on you to I stop slop them the whole whale ball game Tod Balser and Todd Ashman i are good backs I was pleased I with our team learn effort |
