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Show Warriors upset No. 1 -ranked Darts -- . J . I ' t --t i three-point lead, 17-14. Both teams remained scoreless into the fourth quarter. With just under seven minutes left in the game, Webster scored his second TD on the evening giving Weber what would prove to be an insurmountable insur-mountable 10-point lead. After two interceptions and a frustrating inability to subdue Weber, the Darts began to show the mettle that had earned them a first-place first-place ranking. Heath, starting deep in his own territory, hit three consecutive con-secutive passes to drive the Darts to the Davis 22-yard line. With the help of a pass interference call against Weber, the Davis drive marched within the five. On third and goal at the one, Judd Cummings scored bringing Davis within four points. The Darts elected to go for the two-point conversion. con-version. The gamble paid off. Heath hit Rhett Robison who was wide open in the end zone, and the Darts drew within two points. Rather than chancing an onsides kick, Davis kicked deep forcing Weber to start from its own 20 relying rely-ing on the Dart defense to get the ball back with under three minutes left on the clock-which is exactly what the defense did. On third and 10, Ryan Hovey crashed through the Warrior offensive line and blocked a Norris pass. Weber punted, and Davis took over on the Weber 48 with 2:03 left in the game. Heath then proceeded to lead the Darts down field hitting Cummings, Joe Warden and Jeremy Lawson to reach the Weber 20-yard line. Now the breaks would fall Davis' direction; two Warrior penalties put the Darts in prime scoring position at the 10. For a moment, it looked as if the Darts would pull off an incredible comeback off, but the Weber defense refused to give in. Heath's pass was intercepted with 49 seconds left in the game. Davis quarterback Todd Heath found himself in the clutches of the swarming, Weber defense one too many times Thursday. Here the Weber defender bear hugs Heath for a 5-yard loss in fourth quarter action. By G.BRETT HART KAYSVILLE Both teams had something to prove going into Thursday night's game. The Warriors were out to show that they were a state-caliber team and certainly not worthy of a fifth-place fifth-place region finish. The Darts needed the win to claim complete Region One domination and sail into the state playoffs with a perfect region record. With 49 seconds left in the game, Davis, down by two points, faced a third and 12 at the Weber 12-yard line. The Darts only needed a field goal to win and were well within Davis kicker Troy DeDecker's range. Heath dropped back and fired a bullet into the end zone, but Weber's Erik Post picked off Heath's pass, and the Warriors claimed the upset victory of the season knocking off the number-one number-one ranked Darts, 22-24. Davis coach Jim Dickson said simply, "It just wasn't our night. They needed it more than we did." With a combination of breaks and sheer determination, the Warriors War-riors kept Davis on its toes for the entire game. After a scoreless first quarter, the Warriors finally put the game's first points on the board with just over nine minutes left in the second quarter. The Warrior scoring drive was sparked by a 45-yard Kip Norris pass to receiver Matt Mai an. Malan was finally dragged down at the Davis 20-yard line. On the next play, Dave Webster burst through the Dart defensive line to give Weber a first and goal at the Davis four. In spite of the imminent Warrior score, the Dart defense refused to budge and managed to force Weber into a fourth and goal at the two. The Warriors settled for a John Blanchard field goal taking the lead 3-0. The Darts, still confident in their ability to dominate Weber, didn't seem to be phased by the score. On the ensuing kickoff, Davis' Keith Elison returned the kick from his own four-yard line 80 yards to the Weber 16. Davis drove inside the 10 and Judd Cummings pushed his way up the middle and into the end zone. DeDecker's point after was good, and the Darts captured the lead with 6:52 left in the half. Second quarter scoring was far from over. Only three minutes later Jared Chugg plunged in for another Weber score, and the Warriors took a stunning 10-7 lead. The Darts remained undaunted Heath took over and on first and 10 from the Davis 30-yard line. Dropping Dropp-ing back, Heath connected with Elison for a 70-yard touchdown pass only 30 seconds after Weber's score. DeDecker's kick was good, and Davis regained the lead, 14-10 as the half ended. Norris would orchestrate Weber's next score halfway through the third quarter. Line backer B.G. Fuller intercepted a Heath pass and one play later Norris hit junior Brandon Sandall in the end zone. Blanchard's point after was good, and Weber regained a Dart quarterback Todd Heath is swarmed by the Warrior defense led by number 69, Warrior defensive end Scott Barlow. |