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Show 18 Vernal Express Wednesday, October 5, 1994 Retain 2nd ranking in 3A Utes blast Wasps 20-0 to remain undefeated at 5-0 by Eric F. Pye Sports Writer The Uintah football team had not beaten Wasatch for two straight years. It was Wasatch's homecoming homecom-ing game. It was cold, the field was slippery and to top it all off, Uintah had several key players who were 'nicked.' Sound like the makings for an upset? Well, it wasn't! When the game began the undefeated Utes put everything out of their minds but the game itself, rolling to a 20-0 victory over the Wasps last Friday night in Heber. "We were concerned the kids n WIS Hi LI v9ttViyj V'4.':i L v, ' f$Prt Jj0 ' iff wj1 1 , 'T nil ' ' J CHRIS KEIVER celebrates Utes undefeated status with assistant coach Mark McCullock during recent victory over Park City. might be a little flat considering the week off and the fact Wasatch was 0-4," head coach Curg Belcher said. Coach Belcher's concern proved to be unfounded though as Uintah dominated the game from beginning to end. That domination was spelled DEFENSE! With tackles Mike Glines and Chris Keiver controlling the middle and ends, Dan Darlington and Randon McKee taking away the outside, linebackers Jed Labrum, Isaac Smuin, Jeremy Huber and Mike Hardy had a field day blitzing and filling the gaps. The Ute defense controlled the game so completely that Wasatch did not get their 1st first down until un-til there were only 2 seconds left in the first half, and that was after the quarterback was flushed out of the pocket and scrambled for the yardage. The Wasps only attempted 15 offensive plays in the half, gaining gain-ing 28 total yards 13 of those on the last play. Wasatch attempted 3 passes, completing one for 7 yards. Uintah, on the other hand, was having a field day. Tailback Rhett Deets rushed for 112 yards in the 1st half while fullback Dave Lawson and quarterback DJ. Lewis added 32 and 43 respectively for a 187 total. Lewis was 2 of 4 in the air for another 27 yards. With all the yardage, it was amazing amaz-ing Uintah could tally just 8 points, but penalties killed two of the team's three drives of the half. Deets 7 yard run and 2 point conversion con-version run supplied the game's only on-ly 1st half points. See Football page 19 I sf I 1 jQrt l : " ' - ' " S tZJ-i vV'---"--- ' , " I f -t ' iV " f"' ' . -- , : : : fj - , .. UTE QUARTERBACK D.J. out of harms way during Lewis scrambles Park City game. Lewis' running ability is just another weapon in the potent Ute attack teams must prepare for. Lady Utes finish 2nd at state 3A tennis tournament by Eric F. Pye Sports Writer Golf team blows through Region state tournament next stop by Eric F. Pye Sports Writer The Uinuh golf squad had pretty much dominated Region 10 all sca-winning sca-winning every tournament but one. finishing 2nd just 2 strokes out in Ixhi. So going into the season-ending season-ending tournament at Wasatch last Thursday with a 38 stroke team lead was not exactly what Coach Rob DcCol would characicric as I icvt "We had some individual scores to x uk,m DcCol said, "but the real ttolk-npc U this week when we trvjxie -it jute" DcCol wasn't nuking lif hi of the fact the Utes dc-fentkd dc-fentkd the a Region 10 UiJc with a ;o urtAc victory over 2nd place fVk Cty, he jut wanted make m hit learn iccpi their sighu net ri the wa.rto 'kw ftal w play their he! faJf at Mate thU wtclt. 'CunMiirring the condiUonj we a'l M pby in. the 319 it an e ulktA prt," DcCol ctptainad. the toh w fxicmt$ w the t r ctrwc pUwJ in for i.hc if4 h;fc hoiei an4 tfc rcwJun tjih' fi the 2nd nine, "If rwdunjt f!e," lk'f4 tpmimx4,mt pmti M rufscjl we fail piay m tfvii wl I he tfjr Mmibr cwndi' yMi te kemmfi the Vm rt one eC iht f nfifwa f4ajt4 at kflsmy ti in tt4 faMl anl V . trrFr frfa;ij re, II Mtrt tfww MS. c imn U rtfifi Kft&te tw pn mm mmbm m4 hrimr. CaMV$t tarrtel itmtrt,' N't ry 4 fee M4 M I t &t t 7L ft rt ryf Hfty MrrtefW. rj rw ft1 fipwf rJ 5 t ffV ni 2J :ki m tt t. J1 Swfyrf twfNI m i"1 overall with Josh Culler finishing 22nd overall and gaining the number num-ber 5 spot on the team. Uintah's season total of 1602 was a full 58 strokes under 2nd place Park City's total of 1660 and 90 strokes under 3rd place Wasatch's 1692. The team has Utile lime to rest on their laurels. Their practice round at the state sight Bonneville, was yesterday (Tuesday) with state competition com-petition getting under way today (Wednesday) beginning at 9 a m. Both 3A and 4A will be compcung at the same time and if the scheduled sched-uled tee starting times hold up, results re-sults could be delayed until dark. "We hope they will change the start to a 'shotgun' to speed things up," DcCol said. Coach DcCol projecu a score in the 330 range will win it if bad weather occurs and a score in the mid-teens to low 20's in sumhinc The coach must also be thinking his team's 319 in the rain at Wautch, looks pretty good for the pro)ccted poor condition Wednesday at Bonneville. Vj4 , ff til lb! 3! 1L 0 V tear ; ji .-V-i THE UTE ! wf wa (ipitjil Uan ttm Ml W ri: Stgctieufg, Joit Ctf, It CaJ?i, fy Wft?nn ftftdTre l?o. "1: The Lady Ute tennis team surprised sur-prised everyone including their coach on their way to a best-ever 2nd place finish at state behind state champion Dixie. In so doing, they also settled the issue of who the best team from Region 10 was and elicited the usual response of, "now where exactly is Vernal? from other coaches and players. "We thought we had an outside chance of grabbing 2nd," head coach Ron Enloe said, "but the southern teams looked so strong, we weren't real confident of doing it. We also went into the tournament realizing we could finish down around Sth or 6th." The tournament took place lad Saturday at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City under cooperating skies and fair icmpcraturts. The formal had the girts playing a grueling 3 matches tn one day schedule to win an individual bile. Needless to say, by the time some of the participants reached the finals, there wam't I whole lot kfl in (he kg. The nhcdule brcame even more challenging for tfwe players who had to qualify Friday owing to make it to Saturday's mam draw. Pt the Lady Ute, that meant number num-ber one Mntlel ptaytf Tiffany ttuOock and 2nd double players Carol Arm Mufphy and KriUrfl IkftdrrwjHt ftrtdl nf those powriohi advanced iih wtH ft vfctrwir. ttt Heirtt 1 1 1 tviiy, rimini ee hrwf f pUyiflg the fwtbhrt tme vA S,br4y mtttwet. t'wr tttkKl, fa tttrt rni!kti wish fm Dy'i mj armt) fWwttmd J4 to 14 year ththit. Ht rtJaM,frOifff7. 1 VI (J D COACH RON ErOoo consutt wttrt douWos players lynis Molt and Amber HacHock during semi final matcfi wim Park Cay. vrC.; y frtrp-.. r f hi . -II i m il i. . k i 4 mLJSSf ..-, ..u.,.... i.i The 2nd doublet team earned another an-other shot at Lchi who had beaten them in 1 3rd id lie breaker during the region thampkwuhtp the week before. This lime the well rented Lady tVnecr rolled W Mraighl net 6-3, 6-2 dociuon. The kws kit the Lady Utrt with Tifany Vincent at nwmbei t ingk, ttrramc Pyt at rwmhnr thrw, and number one dweWe ptarers Lynie and Amber Itadkuk. Vitxmt had tbe unenriaWe udk 4 fxing Ditk'i Swny IVllimn, One moal Maw (hampMn. Thwh ie fewhf gamely, Trfany ai im dmfl by tklUoon'i b tine i8k in I fVj, f 2 dntiwon, Tha kft Pfe and Mi1ia4Wk l pye, pU)Tg in he fir to fftiOw ptn tar fir, m fswn iJi i (phj IM.P. 2 tnry w tH lk fool rn'1 f frut4, mi t extended to an chauiung three-net match, winning 4 6, $4, 6-2, "My kgi fell lke rubber by the urne my thtfd match began," Pye said. Senior Ncikha Carter from Dixie had littk tfouhfc in the champi-onih) champi-onih) with a 6 1 , 60 decision. Ktott and ItadlcKk trmkd a similar simi-lar route. Their fim match i 8aft4 Park City and the lfy Mtnm came out fired up, taking a M victory in the ?A xri The Park City dwo conunued the competitive competi-tive play, wMing thorn tclr into 4 maun poinu m the 2nd m before the Lady ttr fonced a ic brralcf at r. Again Park City raced Ml-0 Ml-0 kad in the firat to wtn lie break tf. Again the Lady Ute fwgN hack, inning w mm$.H pnitt on (heir way to a 7 5 tisary and 3rd rl The Vd uri a a!) ilintaA w the Lady LHe di vm a 5-2 doci won. 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