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Show Wednesday, September 21, 1983 YetTttl bffttt 25 I 1 7'i- ' I UINTAH UTES, Philip Wilson, left and Greg Leishman, right, battle each other on the football field. Mountain View enjoyed a fun first half as they scored 28 points compared to seven by Uintah, but the Utes had the last laugh as they outscored the Bruins, 14 to 0, in the second half and forced Mountain View to hold on to dear life for a 28 to 21 win over the Utes in Orem, Friday. The game started out on a rough note for the Uintah Utes as they fumbled fumbl-ed inside their five and on a kickoff to enable Mountain View to grab an early ear-ly 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Uintah put some points on the scoreboard when quarterback Gary Swim hit Bobby Rasmussen on an 80 yard pass play with about four minutes to go in the first quarter. Rasmussen caught the ball with three defenders around him. Kurt Robb's extra point kick was good and Uintah cut the Bruin varsity team lead to seven points at 14-7. Mountain View moved the ball into Uintah territory at the 40 late in the first quarter and gained a first down at the 27 yard line. A complete pass placed the Bruins on the Ute five yard line, but a holding penalty erased the aerial. Devin Bailey intercepted the football at the Ute 25 yard line and the score after one quarter of action was: Mountain View, 14 and Uintah, 7. Two touchdowns in the second quarter plus two extra point kicks presented a 28 to 7 lead to the Mountain Moun-tain View team. A punt by Uintah's Bryan Smuin was blocked and Mountain Moun-tain View gained the ball on Uintah's four yard line. The Bruin runner darted into the end zone for touchdown and a successful extra point kick made the score: Mountain View, 21 and Uintah, Uin-tah, 7. The Utes failed to garner a first down and Mountain View took over the ball at Uintah's 45 yard line. Mountain View advanced the ball to the 18 yard t " if ' 7 - v W '' . ' W v . siti mm line and gained a first down at the nine yard line. Mountain View scored a touchdown on a two yard run and the extra point kick was good to give the Bruins a 28-7 lead with six minutes to go in the second quarter. Mountain View failed on a field goal attempt late in the first half. The Utes received the second half kickoff and Rasmussen returned the ball from the ten to the Uintah 38. Rod Gilmore darted six yards to the 43 and Swim kept the ball and moved to the Mountain View 45 yard line. Robb advanced ad-vanced the ball to the 39 and Swim gained a first down at the 36. The Utes moved the ball to the 28. Two running plays by Gilmore placed the Utes on the 14 yard line for a first down. Robb caught a pass at the eight yard line and Swim connected with Rasmussen on an eight yard fourth down touchdown pass to make the score, Mountain View, 28 and Uintah, 13 with 4:38 left in the third quarter. Mountain View moved into Ute territory ter-ritory at the 47, but the Ute defense became tough and said, "No.No" to a first down by the Bruins. Uintah took over at its 33 and Robb carried the ball to the 41. Gilmore charged up the middle mid-dle to the Mountain View 45. Two penalties pushed Uintah back to its 31 yard line, but Swim fired a 40 yard bomb to Brad Richens at the 30 yard line of Mountian View for a first down. Robb caught a pass at the 29 yard line. Swim carried the ball to the Mountain Moun-tain 20 early in the fourth quarter, but a clipping penalty plus a quarterback sack pushed Uintah back to the 46. Mountain View gained the ball on their own 20, but with ten minutes to go Richens intercepted a pass at the Mountain View 35. Robb darted with the ball to the 26, but Mountain View ended the Ute scoring drive when they recovered a fumble on the Mountain View 30 yard line. The Utes shook the Bruins and recovered a fumble on the Mountain View 44 yard line with six minutes left in the game. A face mask penalty on the Bruins placed Uintah on the Bruin 29. A quarterback keeper by Swim on a fourth down play gave the Utes a first down at the Mountain View 15 yard line. A ten yard run by Gilmore put Uintah at the five yard line and Swim converted a fourth down into a first down at the three yard line on a quarterback keeper. The Utes were pushed back to the five, but Swim moved the ball to the two. Swim hit Mike Robbins in the end zone for a touchdown with 2:30 left in the fourth quarter. Robbins captured a two-point conversion pass to cut the Bruin lead to seven points at 28-21. The Bruins gained the ball on their own 30 and gained a first down at the 48 yard line. Mountain View carried the ball to the Uintah 48 yard line and ran the final seconds off the clock to hold on to a 28-21 win over the Uintah Utes. Starters on offense for the Utes in the game with Mountain View were: Rick Porter, center ; Rod Hilkey, Steve Luck, guards; Mike Slaugh, David Gurr, tackles; Mike Robbins, tight end; Derek Sheffield, split end; Bobby Bob-by Rasmussen, wingback; Gary Swim, quarterback and Kurt Robb, Robert Merrill, runningbacks. Defensive starters were: Rod Gilmore, nose guard; Joe LeBeau, David Gurr, tackles; Hilkey, Neldon Smuin, ends; Robbins, Porter, linebackers; Brad Richens, strong safety; Bryan Smuin, free safety; Devin Bailey and Lloyd Merkley, cornerbacks. "David Gurr looked good at tackle and all of our line played well in the second half and gave us good pass protection," pro-tection," stated Uintah head football coach, Curg Belcher. UHS to host T-Birds in homecoming game FOOTBALL SIGNALS are shouted by Uintah quarterback, Gary Swim to center, Rick Porter. Also in the picture are other members of the Ute offensive line. The Uintah Utes were edged by Mountain View 28 to 21, last week, The Utes outscored the Bruins. 14 0, in the second half and will host Timpview, Friday at 7:30 p m. in the annual homecoming game. The Uintah Utes will host the Timpview Timp-view Thunderbirds, Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the annual homecoming contest con-test and the Uintah crew will be hoping hop-ing for their second triumph in a row. Last year Uintah toppled Orem for the first Ute homecoming win after seven straight losses. Timpview, Mountain View and Pro-vo Pro-vo are tied for first place in Region Seven at 1-0 and Uintah, American Fork and Orem own 0-1 marks. Mountain Moun-tain View edged Uintah 28 to 21 and Provo nipped American Fork, 14-7. Timpview bombed Orem 41 to 14. The Orem team owned a 3 0 record before the game with the Thunderbirds. Rick Skousen is the top receiver on the Timpview team. Skousen isn't big at 5'6" 140 pounds, but according to his coach, Sam Hard, he Is quick and has Kreat hands. Another starter for the Timpview Thunderbirds is Marlon Christiansen who plays fullback and linebacker. Homecoming activities scheduled are: queens' assembly, Wednesday; whitewashing of the U, pep rally, 7 p.m. ; and announcement of the queen, 7:30 p.m., Thursday; parade, 1 p.m. and game, 7:30 p.m., Friday and homecoming dance, Saturday. Carbon gained its first loss of the year when they were thumped by Pleasant Grove, 43 to 24 and Springville blanked Payson, 20 to 0. Spanish fork decked Lehi, 33 to 32. Pleasant Grove, Spanish Fork and Springville own 1-0 marks in Region Eight and Carbon, Lehi and Payson are 0-1. Morgan and Union are tied for first place in Region Nine at 1-0 and Emery and Grantsville are 0-1. Morgan edged edg-ed Grantsville, 27 to 7 and Union thumped Emery, 27 to 6. Union will take a 4 0 record to Grantsville for a game with the Cowboys, Friday at 7: 30 p.m. The Uintah Utes will battle Orem on the road, Sept. 30 and will battle American Fork in Vernal, (H t, U. 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