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Show ; , v . 1 i , 'v " v . - . i r , x1-1 . y '-: - - -! v' K : - -X - --I ' I , w; . 1 1 , , . 5 ' - - . v I,,--. , : 1 - a- - - V . i . i UTE HERO, Joe Lance right, darts down the field with the football. Lance nabbed a pass from Pat Jenkins and scampered 47 yards for a touchdown, which gave Uintah a 7 to 3 win over the Carbon Dinos. Joe Lcsnee acquires Srst touchdown in grand 'Style. The Utes had the ball on the five yard line, but couldn't score. Uintah had the pigskin on the one, but couldn't push it in for six points. Finally, the Uintah Utes gained a touchdown and won the game aue to one piay, a m yara douid from quarterback Pat Jenkins to Joe Lance, which enabled the Utes to edge the Carbon Dinos in Price Wednesday, Oct. 7 by the score of 7 to 3. "Our line did a great job of blocking for the quarterback. Jenkins was going to throw the ball to anyone who got open. I did a post pattern. I darted down the right side of the field and cut to the left. It was a great pass and all I had to do was catch it. It was right on the numbers," stated Joe Lance. Lance added, "A Carbon player was pretty close to me, but I took off and scored. One guy was behind me and two guys were in front of me. They were coming from the left side and I faked to the right, but cut to the left. They went to the right. I was surprised that I made it to the end zone." Jenkins connected with Lance on the touchdown pass and Jenkins remarked, , : "We just wanted a first down; Lance ; was wide open and scored the touchdown. touch-down. The line blocked real good and gave me plenty of time to throw the ball. Lance did some good open field running. It was set to go to the tight end, Chad Stringham, but he was covered so I passed the ball to Lance." When asked to comment on the touchdown by Lance, Uintah head football coach Curg Belcher, said, "We were looking for a first down and Lance did some good open field running to score the touchdown. We should have scored a couple more times." Jenkins connected on the extra point kick for a 7-3 Uintah lead. Outstanding blocking by the Uintah linemen gave Jenkins plenty of time to check out open receivers and Jenkins hit the jackpot with the touchdown pass to Lance. "We were determined that Carbon wouldn't get our quarterback and we gave Jenkins enough time to pass the ball to Lance," said tackle Robert Lee. Uintah's Jeff Good turned in two defensive gems which helped the Utes preserve their 7 to 3 win over the Dinos. "Pass interference and unsportsmanlike un-sportsmanlike calls placed Carbon on our 30 yard line in the fourth quarter just after we had scored our touchdown. touch-down. A Ute lineman hit a back and jarred the ball loose and I dropped on it for the recovery," stated Good. Good ended any chance of a victory by the Dinos when he intercepted a pass ... with only seconds left in the game. "We knew they would be throwing the ball a lot so we dropped back into a prevent defense. The ball was thrown long and I stepped in front of the receiver and intercepted the ball," remarked Good. Carbon had a 3-0 lead in the fourth quarter due to a field goal in the third quarter, but the Utes shook up the Dinos with a blocked punt by Brian McNamara. "Coach Chuck Henry was on us at halftime because we hadn't blocked a punt. He said to key off and go for it. I just dived for the ball and it got me in the chest for the block. Mike Johnson picked up the ball and carried it to the ten. They stopped us on the one yard line, but the blocked punt changed momentum and a few minutes later we scored the winning touchdown," said McNamara. "We fought hard and came away with " i 3 cr?. , 1 1 : ' ' '-f U - V I 1 I ... 1 ? - .. v. " . i J v . C .. ' ' 1 it. : ? . n V . . ' ' : ri - , L ; -II ' ' A ;N- . : ) I . ' - 1 " 1 i A UTE LINEMAN, Ed Schriner, right and Carbon's Jason Allred hold a discussion out on the field. Allred scored a touchdown on a 54 yard run to tie up the game at 20-20. the victory. We were able to blow them out on a number of plays," said McNamara. Mc-Namara. "Their linebackers gave us some trouble, but we adjusted and started blocking them good." ff' . F . f f I ? V -Vv ' . Hdv - I " s ! T- ' -, ) I -., . r -.. f y f - ; . .,' t - - r .- UINTAH QUARTERBACK, Pat Jenkins, right, shouts out signals to center, Brian McNamara. Jenkins completed a 47 yard pass to Joe Lance in the fourth quarter, which enabled the U' defeat the Carbon Dinos in Price, 7-3 " |
