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Show WX Wildcats defeat Tooele 13-7 while Drts, Vikes post victories on 12 carries, though Rhoton had picked up 86 yards on just two tries. The Wildcats' initial third quarter drive also bogged down, as Rogers was sacked for a 15 yard loss on .one play. But the Woods Cross .'.defense came . alive, forcing ' a Tooele punt Which Rawlings returned re-turned 30 yards to the 45. , r From there, Woods Cross irfoufitea play,55yard drtfe.-its Rawlings galloped six times for 34 yards.Ryan Wendt picked up five on one carry, and Rogers made perhaps the biggest play when he fumbled, the ball popped up the in the air, and then recovered at the 1 8. That allowed a 35 yard field goal attempt at-tempt by Matt Clapham that was just barely inside the upright, making mak-ing it 11-7 with i 3:31 in the third quarter. Tooele's next drive was backwards, as the Buffs gained no yards on two carries, and then quarterback Robert Olsen was sacked for a 13 yard loss by Justin Peters at the Buffalo 11. The deep snap sailed over the punter's head and out of the endzone,' making it 13-7 with 2:00 to go in the quarter. Credit those points to Peter's sack. " But the Wildcats nearly self-destructed self-destructed again as their drive bogged down and their punt was blocked. Tooele had it at the Woods Cross 29 early in the fourth quarter, but lost five yards before the ball went over on downs.-1' Again, Woods Cross drove deep, to the Buffalo 23, but couldn't convert con-vert a fourth-and-four, and Tooele still had a chance with exactly three minutes left Olsen was sacked for a 14 yard loss by Sanone, but on third-and-21, completed a 33 yard pass to the 48. He hit another pass for 15 yards to the Wildcat 37, with 1:04 left Three successive passes fell incomplete, in-complete, bringing about a fourth down at the 37 and a Tooele timeout. Olsen found a receiver open at the 13, but Ryan Van Alfen, playing the pass perfectly, stepped in at the last second to intercept it and preserve the win. Rawlings finished with 138 yards rushing on 24 carries, while Rhoton added 95 yards on three carries. Woods Cross also .had 14 first downs to just seven for Tooele, which gained only two the second half. The Wildcats Tnow battle Jordan for first in their JInal homegame of the regular season "Friday af 7:30 p.m. DAVIS 28 LAYTON 7 In Kaysville, the Darts bounced back after two straight losses to spank the winless Lancers. Jon Rhodes scored on a one-yard run early, and then Bryan Kynaston capped another first quarter drive with a one-yard plunge, to make it 13-0 after one period. In the third quarter, Travis Hill capped a drive with a four-yard run, Kynaston catching a pass from Rhodes for a two-point conversion. That combination also hooked up CONTINUED ON PAGE D-2 By TOM H ARALDSEN Sports Editor TOOELE-They were, by ;their " coach's admission, a little flat, but the Woods Cross Wildcats still found a way to defeat Tooele 13-7 ' in Region Six football action Friday night Coupled with Jordan's upset of Bountiful, the stage is now set for Friday night's tussle between , the: Wildcats and Beetdiggers in the battle of the unbeatens. Woods Cross won this game with a strong second-half defense that included two huge quarterback sacks, a safety, and an interception at its own , 15 yard line in the final 40 seconds to preserve the victory. "I was afraid we might come in here a little flat," Coach Jon Han-ing Han-ing said afterwards. "I didn't think we were ready. But we did the things we had do to to win, and I'm proud of that" Among, the things Woods Cross had to do was come up with another offensive weapon beside all-world running back Kitt Rawlings. Tooele was keying on Rawlings all night, often hitting him . even on - plays when he didn't carry the ball, The Buffaloes fumbled the opening open-ing kickoff; but recovered, and then fumbled and jeyredfteb prjen: ing play from scrimmage. After ' three plays and a punt. Woods 1 Cross took over, but could only move to midfield before punting to the Tooele 18. The Buffs moved, to the 30, where, on a second and-15, Casey Allie took an. inside reverse and scooted 70 yards for a score. Shawn Walker's PAT made it 7:0 for the , hosts with 2:34 In the First period. , Woods Cross moved from its 38 to the Tooele-14, as quarterback Tye Rogers rah for 18 yards, Marc Rhoton scampered for 26 yards, and Rawlings picked up 1 1 yards. But a field goal attempt was nullified by a : high snap, Rogers falling on the ball at the Buffalo 32. '-k Tooele moved again, thanks to Allie and halfback Ken Cavey, getting get-ting to the Wildcat 18 before a delay penalty and two incomplete ; passes stopped the . drive. After Woods Cmssjost a fumble at mid-field mid-field (mi a very strange call, Tooele v had another chance, but eventually punted. With just under three " minutes in Ihe half, Woods Cross - began at its own 38. - - Rawlings was tackled for a two-yard two-yard loss, but on second down, Rhoton took off on a reverse han-doff han-doff and ran 60 yards to the Tooele four. A three-yard loss and .subse-' .subse-' quent offsides ' penalty against Tooele moved the ball to the three, from where Rogers dove in (literally) (lit-erally) on second down. On the - conversion, Rogers faked the placement and found Nick Sanone , all alone in the baclrof the endzoiie '. for the two-point play, givinjpthe-- Wildcats an 8-7 halftime lead. -J Despite that lead, , the Wildcat ' offense had not played well in the first half, and it knew it Rawlings had iieea held to 68 yards rushing Davis drops Layton,28-7 CONTINUED FROM PAGE D-1 again in the fourth period for an 1 1 yard TD pass. Davis now prepares for Clearfield Clear-field in a game this Thursday night, hosting the Falcons at 7:30 p.m. |