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Show f'tirs-Fm-ttws n g f w nil 1 ' wu wwi jwwww M' it ' w m w u ift wro'i''Wrw V -M'ytw 'fumy 'twwiKtt wtmi1'1. WWMcr.' gwr - - hum 4 5 -" ' J . ' , ; THE UINTAH UTES' Clark McClellan leaps toward the five yard line and grabbing him by the foot is Union's Kary Eldredge, left. Uintah scored 20 points in the third quarter and 8 counters in the fourth quarter to win the annual battle with Union, 28 to 0, in Roosevelt, Friday. yjflirDfloIfc) Utfes dirffllush y)DDDrD sHyjgpors a 2- Mosquitos were bugging the fans in the stands and the players out on the field during the first half of football action between the Utes and Cougars and so mosquito abatement trucks sprayed the pesty bugs during half-time. half-time. However, the spray didn't kill Uintah's sting as they stung the Union Cougars for 20 points in the third quarter and eight points in the fourth quarter for a 28-0 victory in Roosevelt, Friday. The first half ended in a 0-0 tie as both teams had problems getting their offenses of-fenses into gear. The Utes dropped quarterback. Tracy Neilsen, for a huge loss and the Cougars were forced to punt. Uintah received the ball on Union's 46 yard line. Clark McClellan advanced the ball to the 3R and then a 15-yard face mask penalty gave the Utes a first down and the ball on Union's 18 yard line. The Utes' Dave Emery roared up the middle 12 yards to the six yard line. McClellan moved the ball to the one yard line and then Dave Emery blasted up the middle for the first touchdown of the game at the 6:07 mark of the third quarter. Kirby Manwaring's extra point kick was no good. Union's Tim Pittman carried the ball to the 50 yard for a first down, but the Cougars fumbled the ball on the next play and Kim Reid recovered the ball near mid-field. The Utes wasted little time in getting their second touchdown of the game as Marty McCarrel fired a bomb to Rick Morton, a sophomore, on the 30 yard line and then Morton streaked the remaining yards to the end zone for the touchdown at 3:36 mark of the third quarter. The extra point kick by Kirby Manwaring was good, which made the score: Uintah. 13 and Union. 0. The touchdown drive consisted of 50 yards. ... Uintah picked up another touchdown in their third possession in the third : quarter. Clark McClellan scampered 74 yards on one play to send Uintah knocking on Union's door once again. McClellan advanced the ball from the 24 yard line to Union's 12-yard stripe. McClellan leaped to the five yard line and a penalty placed Uintah on the 2 yard line. McClellan blasted up the middle for the third Uintah touchdown with 35 seconds left in the third quarter. The extra point kick by Kirby Man-waring Man-waring was good, which made the score at the end of the third quarter. Uintah, 20 and Union. 0. The Utes continued to bug Union in the fourth quarter as they added another touchdown and a two-point conversion to. make the final score: Uintah. 28 and Union. 0. Uintah was on its own 8 yard line and quarterback. Kay Smuin. called a fake dive, bootleg, streak. Smuin faked a dive and then went into the end zone on a rollout and fired the ball to John Merkley on the 35 yard line. The ball bounced on Merkley's fingertips, but he pulled the ball in and sprinted the final 65 yards for a touchdown at the 5:02 mark of the fourth quarter. The drive consisted of 92 yards: The snap was bad on the extra point so holder, Burke Buckalew, tossed the ball to Dave Emery in the end zone for a two-point conversion. Union's best shot at a touchdown took place in the first quarter. The Utes' Kav Smuin tossed theball in the air and Clay Harrison of Union intercepted the hall at the 30 yard line of Uintah. Kary Eldredge advanced the ball to the 11 yard line and Clay Harrison placed the ball on the six yard stripe. A bad pitchout .pushed Union back to the 12 yard line, but Tracy Neilsen gained a first down and placed the ball on the 2 yard line due to a quarterback keeper. Eldredge moved the ball to the one yard line, but a motion penalty placed Union on the five. Neilsen advanced the hall to the one yard line, but the Utes stopped Eldredge on a third down play. The Utes smashed the Union team and the touchdown drive ended on the one-inch line for the Cougars. "We just piled them up and kept them from getting through us in the first quarter. We stopped them on the one inch line," stated Vance McKeachnie. "That was the key to the game," remarked Uintah coach. Chuck Henry. Brent Labrum of Uintah was breaking through the heavy Union line all night and he sacked quarterback, Tracy Neilsen, quite a few times durine the game. "I'm just glad to be back after being hurt for three weeks. I just wanted that quarterback. Their offensive of-fensive line was worthless. They were slow. I was up for the game because I had been out for so long." stated Brent Labrum. "The line really did a good job in the second half and I was proud of them. I was glad Union kept the lights on in the second half," stated Clark McClellan. Last year a power failure in Vernal forced the game into a second day and Union won the game. c f I , r . . . -- : ' . ' " ' :' ' : j ! ; , : - : j r --At t- , ' '. -..1 i ... .. . f.. ... -'...... .. - 1 THE REFEREE RAISES HIS HANDS to let the fans know that Clark McClellan, right, has scored a touchdown for the Uintah Utes. The Utes gained three touchdowns in the third quarter. |
