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Show Vikes unbeaten, Braves drop WX in state soccer n ...Mm UIMHWWRMH M-.p l.R ,,j , I N - - v - , N V - V i v.u-v v r t v v w'-1 ! " . '.- v s jV -.f 'l.-. ; ;vv , j By TOM HARALDSEN Sports Editor CLEARFIELD Viewmont High is just two wins away from the state 4-A soccer title, and the way the Vikes have been playing, it could well happen. The Vikes moved into the fourth round as the tournament's only undefeated un-defeated team with a 3-1 victory over Skyline Monday night at Clearfield High. Viewmont won as it has all year, with excellent defense de-fense and opportunistic offense. Senior Dave Lauder,, who is bucking for state player-of-the-year honors, assisted with two goals, but this game was decided after Dave Chidester scored early, and then Matt Brenchley knocked in a pair of goals , the final one in the last two minutes, to assure the win. "We're playing really well right now," coach Richard Cook said. "We're just taking them (the games) one at a time, and we'll see what happens." But the enthusiastic crowds that have followed the Vikes all year seem sure that this Viewmont team could capture its first "official" soccer state title ever. To do that, they need to win two more games. Byers scored on a penalty kick in the 14th minute of the second half as the Braves beat the Lakers for a state berth. The contest was a defensive struggle throughout, but Byers was tripped in the box and launched a shot into the left corner of the net for the game's only score. THURSDAY ROUND ONE WOODS CROSS 6 OLYMPUS 0 The Wildcats had little trouble with the Titans, as Tommy Ange-los Ange-los scored just 30 seconds into the game. He added another goal 60 seconds later, and a third before halftime. Jerome Demourin also scored, giving the Cats a 4-0 advantage. advan-tage. Angelos and Jason Smith scored in the second half, and keeper Ryan Arbon shut down the Titans as Woods Cross moved on. VIEWMONT 2 TAYLORSVILLE 0 The Vikings surprised Taylors-ville, Taylors-ville, a pre-tournament favorite, as Dave Lauder and Jeff Graves scored. Viewmont was led again by a spirited defense, and goalie Travis Tra-vis Godfrey showed all-state form as the Vikes pulled a mild upset. PHOTO BY ROGER TUTTLE Dave Lauder of Viewmont watches as this shot blows past the Taylorsville goalie in the Vikes' 2-0 state 4-A tournament victory Thursday. The Vikes are the only unbeaten team still in the tournament heading into tonight's showdown with Bountiful. i BRIGHTON 3 BOUNTIFUL 0 The Bengals dropped the Braves with some aggressive play, as Darin Wickens scored twice and Bart Barnard once. Bountiful may have been feeling the effects of a hectic final week, when they played play-ed four games in four days. SATURDAY ROUND TWO BOUNTIFUL 1 TAYLORSVILLE 0 The Braves came back strong in the loser's bracket with a great effort to eliminate the Warriors. After a scoreless first half, Adam Bombard finally put the Braves on the board with a score following two great passes from Keith Byers to Mike Peffer to Bombard. Dave Wentz was marvelous in goal for Bountiful. VIEWMONT 4 BRIGHTON 2 The Vikes moved into Monday's unbeaten showdown with Skyline with a win over Brighton, again led by the defense. Lauder scored three times and David Chidester once for Viewmont, which led 3-1 at the half. SKYLINE 3 WOODS CROSS 2 The Eagles moved into Monday night's showdown with a surprise over the Wildcats. Skyline scored quickly, as the Eagles took a 1-0 lead two minutes into the game. Demourin headed in a shot to tie the score, and in the second half, Angelos took a pass from John i Allred, spun, and knocked it home. ! But a pair of Skyline goals, the last ! on a penalty kick from Jeff Good- I win with 20 minutes left, gave the Eagles a win. 'V V ' A f T V , " if ; 'xr';'l v - .-' 1 - i 4r: m ' ) 'i, " 'A vs l A y ' 1 BOUNTIFUL 2 WOODS CROSS 1 The Vikes' next opponent will be Bountiful tonight at 6:45 p.m. The Braves ended Woods Cross' four-year four-year title string by eliminating the Wildcats Monday afternoon. Bountiful took a 1-0 lead just before be-fore the half when Adam Bombard raced in off the wing and scored in the 39th minute. A defensive struggle strug-gle followed in the second half as well, until sophomore Gary Olson scored on a penalty kick in the 25th minute to make it 2-0. Woods Cross' Tommy Angelos was tripped in the box seven minutes mi-nutes later, and his penalty kick made it 2-1, but the Braves withstood with-stood the Wildcat attack the rest of n the game for the win. Bountiful and Viewmont have met twice this season, with the first game ending in a tie and the second a Brave win. Should Bountiful win tonight, then the Braves would play tomorrow night at 6 p.m. against the winner of the Brighton-Skyline Brighton-Skyline game this evening. The winner of that game would then play Viewmont on Friday at 6 p.m. for the title. A Viking win tonight would put them in tomorrow's match, with a chance to win the state title then. A Viewmont loss tomorrow would force agother game Friday at 6 p.m. Either way, Viewmont has a bet-ter-than-ever chance of winning that coveted state title. TUESDAY'S INTER-REGION GAMES WOODS CROSS 8 LAYTON 0 At Woods Cross, the defending champs made short work of the Lancers, as Tommy Angelos had four first half goals in the rout. Jerome Demoulin added a pair of scores, while John Allred and Justin Jus-tin Shaw both scored once. Junior Dave Simon, the outstanding out-standing halfback who suffered an injury in regular season play, underwent knee surgery last Monday, Mon-day, and will be lost for the season. VIEWMONT 4 CLEARFIELD 0 At Clearfield, the Vikes rolled into the state tournament with their second shutout of the Falcons. Viewmont had won a preseason game 2-0. Dave Lauder, Casey Layton, Jeff Beckman and John Cook all scored for the Vikes. BOUNTIFUL 1 BONNEVILLE 0 At the Bountiful City field, Keith PHOTO BY ROGER TUTTU Viewmont's Matt Brenchley used his head on this shot, and scored twice on Monday night to help the Vikes to a 3-1 win over Skyline in the state 4-A soccer tournament. Viewmont is within two wins of its first state title in soccer. |
