Show I g j III i Express Sports r bd aa 1 u lL r f f J 11 l d k I ff f B Bk Bf Bs t pJ t r s t t t uj I Mw A CHAIR is formed by Unions Union's Shane Nielsen 14 right and appearing to be sitting down is Uintah footballer Mike Lance 81 81 Nielsen crashes into his own man Doug White l a 1 ww t 77 as the two Cougars try to stop a Ute runn runn- Uintah improved its record to 2 wins and 0 losses with a 29 to 14 win over Union Fri Fri- Friday Fri day A FAKE is attempted by Uintah Ute Troy Liebhardt center as Uintah quarterback Pat Jenkins left keeps the football I 13 1 Utes rip Cougars 29 14 for 2nd win When the word pass is mentioned mast football fans in the state of Utah think of Jim McMahon and the Brigham Young University Cougars but in the city of Vernal the football cheerers shout Uintah Utes Ute quarterback Pat Jenkins delivered two quick touchdown passes in the first half for a 14 0 lead Friday in a non league game with Union in Vernal and the Utes added added two more touchdowns in the second half for a 2914 29 win over the Union Cougars The Utes own a 20 2 mark and Union Is 2 02 The Utes won the coin flip and the ball was received by Phillip Philip Daggett who darted 25 yards on the kickoff to the Uintah 40 yard line Jenkins came out with his passing guns loaded as he connected with Mike Lance on a 21 yard strike that put the Utes on the Union 39 yard line Jenkins carried the ball to the 33 yard line and Daggett gained a first down on the 29 yard line Uintah wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as Jenkins fired a 29 yard bomb to David Gentry who was wide open for a touchdown with left in inthe inthe the first quarter Kurt Robb connected on the extra point kick to give Uintah a 70 7 advantage Uintah punted the football to Union late in the first quarter but the Cats returned the ball to the Utes at the Uintah 45 yard line due to a fumble Cumbie which was caused because of a vicious tackle by Bucky Darrin Bailey carried the pigskin to the Union 48 46 and Jenkins netted a first down on the w 1 4 P mt r x V Vi I i 1 4 m a an n V 1 Y id a i k d u Ii l t 1 tt j 1 J i 1 M f I 1 t t 4 11 i 1 i 1 I j lt 10 i THE SIGNALS are shouted by Uintah Ute quarterback Pat tah Utes own a 20 record which is one of their best starts in Jenkins and listening is Ute center Brian McNamara The Uin years u S t r rt t k a yM T p r F Fr S R r 5 s i S e ey ek t C y k t blocks are Clark Emery 34 and Jody Young 64 Uintah will battle on the road Friday at pm 42 on a quarterback sneak Jenkins motored to the 28 yard line on running play but the Ute attack was placed in reverse when a holding penalty moved them back to the Uintah 48 yard line but Jenkins used If you dont don't succeed try try again as his theme song as he jetted 25 yards to the Union 27 yard line on a wild run that consisted of Jenkins breaking two or three tackles and being pushed out of bounds Bailey carried the ball three yards to the 24 yard line and once again Jenkins fired a shot from his passing gun and hit Bill Carmickle for a 24 yard touchdown bomb with left In the first quarter Robbs Robb's extra point kick was good and Uintah owned a lead of 14 o 0 after one quarter Gentry tipped an aerial from Union quarterback Chad Richard and add Brian McNamara captured the football for an interception at the 50 yard line Runs by Robb advanced the utes to the 25 yard line but Jenkins who probably wished he would have passed instead of keeping the ball was sacked at the Cougars 35 yard line However Jenkins redeemed himself with a 14 yard run to the Union 21 yard line Daggett carried the ball to the 16 yard line and a run by Jenkins placed the Utes on the seven yard line Bailey motored to the four yard line and Jenkins burned the Union defense once again with a four yard pass to Carmickle for a touchdown early in the second quarter However the six pointer was taken away on a lineman down field penalty Shane Nielsen broke up a pass intended for Uintah's Daggett and a few plays later the ball was returned to the Cats at their own 28 yard line A pass to Rick placed the Catson the 50 yard line and an aerial to Raymond advanced the Cats to the Uintah 28 yard line However Daggett foiled the Union touchdown dreams when he intercepted a the Uintah nine yard line Uintah was forced to punt the ball and Union gained it at the 50 yard line Uintah footballers missed a number of tackles and Richard carried the pigskin to the 28 26 yard line Union gained Its first touchdown with 59 seconds left leftin leftin in the first half as Uintah defender Troy Liebhardt went for the Interception but missed and caught the ball for a 28 yard touchdown score Richard completed a pass to for a two point conversion which cut Uintah's lead to six points at 8 14 at the end of the second quarter Union had high hopes for a victory over the Uintah Utes going Into the second half but they received a major disappointment seconds later as Bardett Fausett fumbled the football with 11 1130 30 left in the third quarter and Uintah recovered the ball on the Union 27 yard line Jenkins carried the ball to the 20 yard line and Shane Nielson broke up a Uintah aerial A 16 yard run by Jenkins placed the Utes on the 4 yard line and an offside penalty against Union moved the ball to the two Jenkins roared two yards up the middle on a quarterback keeper for a touchdown with left leftin leftin in the third quarter Robb pulled a fake extra point kick and fired a pass to Carmickle for a two point conversion and a third quarter lead An excellent defensive play by Gentry set setup up the Utes final touchdown in the fourth quarter Gentry leaped high in the air and grabbed a pass at the Uintah 45 for an Interception Gentry returned the ball 31 yards to the 16 yard line Mike Lance carried the ball to the theten theten ten on a pitch out and Carmickle motored to the eight A first down was gained by quarterback Gary Swim at atthe atthe the four yard line and a few plays later Swim charged Into the end zone four yards for a touchdown with 1012 left in inthe inthe the game Robbs Robb's extra point kick gave the Utes a 8 29 lead Passes to placed the Cougars near mid field on their own 47 and Richard motored to the Utes 37 yard line A 32 yard circus catch by high in the air placed the Cats on the theone theone one Union tried three runs up the middle but each time the Ute defense refused to let the Cats across the The Cougars finally gained their touchdown when Richard zeroed in on down the left side in the end zone with left In the game A pass for a two point conversion was incomplete and the final score was Uintah 29 and Union Umon 14 Uintah moved the football to the Union 33 yard line but time ran out before the Utes could get any closer n 1 THE BALL escapes as a Union Cougar and David Gentry Uin tah right crash into each other and tail to gain a completion or oran an interception i l J 44 r 1 t t tt tl l r I t M 1 UTE LINEMAN Brian McNamara 50 becomes a due to nabbing the football on an interception Chasing after McNamara is Union footballer Raymond left t |