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Show Vernal footballers crush Roosevelt Rough Riders Only one game stands in the way of a second straight unbeaten season for the Vernal Junior High Panthers and that will be with Green River. Wyoming, on October '25 at 2:15 p.m. The game with ' White Mountain, which was set for this -week, has been cancelled. "We have a good chance of going undefeated for two years in a row. We've only lost one ball game in three years and that was the 7-0 loss to White Mountain in 1977." stated Vernal Junior High football coach. Leon Smuin. The Panthers improved their 1979 record (0 7-0 due to a 42 to 8 victory over the Roosevelt Rough Riders at Union High School on October 10. Leon Smuin remarked that Vernal scored three touchdowns in the first and second lialfs. Pat Jenkins scored the first touchdown with 8:07 left in the first quarter on a five yard run. Doug Bowen scored the second touchdown on a four yard quarterback sneak, and Jerry Haslem scored the two-point conversion. con-version. Clark Emery scored the third touchdown in the first half on a four yard dive. Pat Jenkins returned the second half kickoff 55 yards for a touchdown, and Jenkins also scored the two-point conversion. Neldon Seitz nabbed a 30 yard bomb for thcfifth touchdown, and Darrin Bailey scored the two-point conversion. Brian McN'amara scored the final touchdown on a guard around play. Smuin remarked, "Our kids played some real good ball and they did some real good hitting. We have more depth this year. Roosevelt has probably the toughest team that they have had since I've been coaching at Vernal J; High. Trevor Roberts and It Martinez are good athletes an: t standing runners. Their quarter!.! another good athlete, and Tts'-t is outstanding in the "bacEiiels " Roosevelt scored its only taic::.' when Eddie Martinez received a pitch and blasted 50 yards for;: pointer. Probable starters for Venial 3; game against Green River. Wye; are: offense. Doug Bowen. e terback: Clark Emery. Mbsi ;: Jenkins: tailback; David Rases ; wingback; David Weeks, center, McN'amara. Troy Liebhardt. p Bucky Tingey. Leonard St:' tackles: Neldon Seitz. Jerry Ei ends: defense. Clark Emery, s guard: Jerry Haslem. David' tackles: Brian McN'amara. k Tingey, ends: Troy Liettot Jenkins, middle linebackers: Smuin. Kurt Robb. conierto-Darrin conierto-Darrin Bailev. Kent Boren. sax? |