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Show I The cardiac kid (gulp!) are back By MIKE CANNON Record Reporter The cardiac kids are back! Redmen football fans had better fasten their seatbelts and re-charge their pacemakers if last week's game with Mountain View is any indication of things to come. The Reds came away with a thrilling 16-14 victory over a team that was reportedly as tough as the American Fork team that thumped Cedar in their opener, or maybe even tougher. "We played well when we had to," said an obviously relieved Coach Dave Jenson. "I thought the defense did a good job." Cedar's offense looked good early in the encounter, largely due to their offensive line. "Our offensive line, we think, is getting better," explained Jenson.. The coach felt everybody played with a lot more intensity than they did in the season's opener. Despite the good start, the offense wasn't able to sustain things real well throughout the contest. They did come alive when they needed to in the second half. "We certainly played better than we did the week before," said Jenson. "It takes a little time to get the timing down. We've got to build on it." Jenson still feels the offense will improve and also hopes to see more The beginning of the second half saw both defenses play well and the ball , exchanged hands several times. Mt. View drove to the Cedar 13 late in the third quarter and then fumbled, or so Cedar thought. An inadvertent whistle was blown and Mt. View was given the ball, another first down and the yardage yar-dage on the play. Jenson didn't agree with the call and was whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct, moving the ball to the CHS eight. Mt. View then scnrpd. Cedar had the ball with 9:00 left and trailing 14-3. Things were looking glum until the Reds started rolling. An 80 yard drive, as beautiful as any drive one could see, began at the Reds own 20 and resulted in a score 12 plays and five minutes later. Ben Whitney was brilliant during the march. He carried eight times for 61 of the 80 yards and carried it in from the 12 on with a super second effort. Following an unsuccessful onside kick, Mt. View had the ball, with 2:03 left when they threw a pass into the loving arms of Cedar safety Kevin Garrett. Garrett returned the ball 35 yards to the Mt. View ten yard line. Cedar had a second and goal on the two. They were "stonneri. Third and goal also stopped. Fourth and two with 1:10 left. Garrett found Don Forsyth in the end zone for the score. Trailing 16-14, Mt. View took the kick and promptly marched to the Cedar 20 yard line. With five seconds to go, a i fiefd goal attempt was blocked by Scott Carter and the Cardiac Kids had struck again. : What will they do for an encore? ; : n i 1 v ; , h '' f ;? . 'V i f if V ) i Indeed, playing well when the chips are down is the key to Cedar's "cardiac" "car-diac" approach to football. Last week's game included everything anybody could ever want in a football contest. Hard hitting, last second heroics, hotly disputed calls, a tight-rope touchdown catch to win the game, a TKO in the parking lot, half-price half-price PTA buttons and genuinely ice-cold ice-cold pop. The key word for Cedar City was "clutch." The Reds played well, though not superbly, throughout most of the game. Several Redmen mistakes were made that hurt, particularly towards the end of the first half, allowing Mt. View two good chances to score. They converted ' on one of the two opportunities and went in at halftime leading 7-3. That score hurt as Cedar had been leading throughout the first half 3-0 due to an Andrew Parry 36-yard field goal early in the early going. The Reds obtained the ball following an interception by K.C. Jones, giving the ball to Cedar on the Mt. View 49 from the special teams. "They weren't bad but they weren't as good as they needed to be," stated the coach. Toward the end of the first quarter, Mt. View moved the ball, largely running wide, to the CHS 19. A questioned pass interference call on K.C. Jones moved the ball to the nine. "There were a couple of calls that definitely hurt us," said Jenson politely. Mt. View moved to the Redmen three ' and had a third and goal situation. The Reds held on two plays and thwarted the Mt. View scoring threat. As Cedar's offense took over, fullback Don Adams made a super effort to pick up a Red first down at their own 14. A 20 yard Kevin Garrett run was nullified because of a clip, and Cedar punted. Mt. View took over and again the stingy Cedar defense held. The Redmen had the ball on their own 33 with 3:24 left in the half when a Garrett pass was intercepted and returned to the CHS 28. Cedar again held. Another Cedar pass was picked-ofl and returned to the Cedar 36. A pass yard line. They drove to the 9, then lost nine yards when quarterback Kevin Garrett was sacked. The field goal resulted. interference penalty was called, moving the ball into scoring position and Mt. View scored with 1:30 remaining in the half. |