| Show E b 4 i t A t v iT F I a 4 no VERNAL'S KURT CASE 34 left tries to dart by would-be would tackler tackier Chad Stevenson of Altamont Other Vernal footballers in the picture are Mark Robb 24 and David Emery 62 a If l y i dd jJ E I ila ft l E J 8 ni I. I oI LONNIE LOVELAND Vernal left 10 attempts to get by fallen Vernal and Altamont footballers during the 18 to 6 victory by Vernal last Thursday c 1 MARK ROBB right 24 Vernal with the football darts down the field for a large gain against Altamont Also in the are Kurt Case 34 and Randy 14 Vernal The Vernal Panthers defeated Altamont last Thursday 18 to 6 to improve their record to 2 0 in the Uintah Basin League Vernal Panthers edge Altamont Longhorns The Vernal Panthers behind the touchdown three-touchdown performance performance per perk by eighth grader Rick Morton defeated the Altamont High School junior varsity In InVernal InVernal InVernal Vernal last Thursday 18 to 6 Most of the football players on the Vernal team are ninth graders VERNAL WILL WUL motor to Duchesne for a contest against the Duchesne junior varsity team Thursday at 4 pm p.m. Duchesne defeated West 6 to 0 and was downed by the Altamont team 20 to 6 6 The Panthers gained the first points of the game when Rick Morton received a handoff f from Randy on a reverse and darted 52 yards down the field for a touchdown In the first quarter Vernal scored another touchdown touchdown touchdown touch touch- down when Randy completed a yard 35 pass to Rick Morton for a six-pointer six late in the first quarter The score at the end of the first quarter was Vernal 12 and Altamont 0 0 o. Altamont captured its only touchdown of the game when Chad Stevenson received the ball on a reverse and blasted off tackle 80 60 yards down the field for a six pointer In the second quarter to narrow Vernal's lead to 12 to 6 G. VERNAL scored its final touchdown of the game in the second quarter when Rick Morton scored a six pointer on a yard 30 run The score at the end of the second quarter was Vernal 18 and Altamont Allamont 6 Rick lUck Morton almost gained a fourth touchdown in the contest but the six six pointer pointer was called back due to a clip by the Vernal Panthers on the punt return Morton took the punt on the Vernal 40 yard line and then broke away from the Altamont defense to roar down the field sixty yards for a touchdown in inthe inthe inthe the third quarter However the fine Cine punt return for a touchdown touchdown touchdown touch touch- down was called back due to the penalty penally Vernal threatened to score in inthe inthe inthe the fourth quarter when they moved from midfield to the 5 5 yard line of Altamont However a fumble on the 5 5 So yard line which was recovered by Altamont Allamont prevented Vernal from scoring any points The Panthers had the ball on the Altamont Allamont yard 11 line late Inthe in inthe inthe the fourth quarter due to a fine run by Mark Robb but the Vernal team could not gain a touchdown and the ball was turned over to Altamont Allamont ALTAl got a good bunch I think we caught them off guard with our reverses Our kids are coming along each game They're showing improvement improvement im im- im provement each game Our sweeps and reverses were working pretty well commented commented com coma Vernal head coach Leon Vernal will host the Roosevelt Rough Riders on October 4 at pm p.m. Other games scheduled are Vernal at Craig October 13 Vernal at White Mountain Rock Springs October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 20 and Green River at Vernal October 27 Vernal has hasa a 3 0 record with wins over West Rock Springs East and Altamont The Panthers are 2 0 in the Uintah Basin Lea League ue |
