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Show Highland shocks Viking skaters SALT LAKE CITY Viewmont High Skaters fell victim to the wrath of Highland Saturday losing 11-1 at the Cottonwood Ice Arena in a prep hockey matchup. I Viking Craig Chisholm logged the only Viewmont goal, ending Highland's hopes for a shutout of the much-improved Vikmg , squaa. Down 9-0 with 9:33 left in the contest, Chisholm took the assist i from teammate Lester Lemmon and slipped the puck past the Highland goalie. , f I Highland went on to score two additional goals before the end or I the game. . II The proverbial stat that tells the story, however, is that of saves. Highland registered 8 saves to Viewmont goalie Lance Oscarson s 25 II The Viking defenders simply couldn't keep the surging Highland offense off the net. Once through the Vike "D," Highland s passing prowess kept Oscarson off guard. I The general consensus from both Viking coaches and players was that it was simply "a bad game." I Bad or not, it was clean. Only nine penalties were assessed during I the course of play Saturday. I Viewmont was slapped with six; Highland earned three. The Vikes return to the ice Saturday against the Taylorsville Warriors. War-riors. The match promises to be a physical one as the Vikes look to return to their winning ways. I Face-off is slated for 3:15 p.m. at the Bountiful Ice Arena. In other hockey action, Taylorsville takes on the Bountiful Braves Wednesday at the Bountiful Ice Arena. Skating is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. ' ,1 Bountiful also returns to the ice on Saturday facing the league s number one contender, the Brighton Bengals. I |