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Show Miners Down South Thursday, October 25, 1979 Page 11 mmit oin 9 Now r Neither rain, nor wind nor a long history of futility against South Sujnmit could keep Park City from a victory against the Wildcats Thursday. The Miners used two big plays and an impenetrable defense to register a 12-0 win before a hardy home crowd. Thursday's triumph marks the first win against South Summit in 12 years and the first time in 28 years that the . Miners have beaten both North and South Summit in one season. How sweet it is! The victory also means Park City is assured a berth in the state 1-A playoffs if they can get by Dugway tomorrow. The Miners surprised the Mustangs 30-0 in their previous encounter this season but Park City coach Bob Burns is predicting tougher sledding this time around. While the Miners were handing South Summit their second loss of the season and their first league setback, Dugway defeated North Summit 21-12. 21-12. Big Plays Park City was able to drive against the South Summit defense in the first half but it was the big plays that led to the Wildcat's downfall. Kip Foote rambled 70 yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter and Steve Toly picked up a South Summit fumble and raced 58 yards for another TD just before the half ended to account for all the scoring. "It was a great win, no question about it," coach Burns said after the rain-soaked rain-soaked affair. "The important thing was that we played good, consistent football for the entire game. We made very few mistakes." "The defense played its best game of the year," he ' added. " The coach also noted the importance of the previous week's win against North Summit. "The win over North Summit broke a psychological barrier for us and it was definitely a mental factor against South Summit," he observed. "It showed in our play. We were the more aggressive team throughout the game.' Early Drives Park City received the opening ' kickoff under threatening skies, and the skies later proved the threats were not idle. After a predictable five-yard five-yard run by Dave Eley out of the wishbone, Park City surprised everybody by taking to the air on their second play from scrimmage. B.J. Tatomer let fly with a perfect pass to Kip Foote 20 yards down field but Foote didn't have the hands and a sure touchdown became an incomplete pass. On fourth-and-one, Tatomer opted for a quarterback keeper and struggled for a first down at the South Summit 47. He gained eight more around left end on the next play and the Miners were driving. Hitting hard out of their wishbone offense, Park City took the ball to the 27 and a holding penalty against the Wildcats moved them to the 11. But the drive stalled and the Miners were forded into a field goal attempt. Jim Higham's kick was plenty long from the 17 but it sailed wide right and Park City came up empty handed. . After moving the ball to the Park City 39 on a nearly intercepted pass and a 16-yard 16-yard run by Wildcat quarterback Jay Embry, South Summit was stopped. Their punt carried into the end zone and Park City had first and ten at their 20. After two carries by Eley moved the Miners to the 28, Foote took a pitchout for a first at the 31 as the quarter ended. On the first play of the second quarter, Foote took a handoff from Tatomer, cut over his left side, broke two tackles, ripped free of the last Wildcat defensive back and outran everybody to the end zone for a touchdown. The conversion kick was wide right but Park City was o Bugway Win Hill! ' " t" I i ' lm i & in the unfamiliar position of leading South Summit 6-0. After receiving the kick, the Wildcats' wishbone attack was ineffective against an inspired Miner defense and Park City regained possession at the South Summit 46. Park City's offense also was unproductive but on third down coach Burns alertly noted that South Summit had 12 men on the field and the referees stepped off the penalty, giving the Miners a first down at the 27. After gaining five, Foote ran through a gaping hole over right tackle for a nine yard gain to the 13. Shifting out of the wishbone, Park City was called for illegal procedure but a face mask call against the Wildcats moved the ball to the 11. After Foote weaved his way to the five, Mark Uriarte crashed to the 3. On fourth -down, Tatomer handed to Eley was rammed into the middle of the line only to be stopped inches short of the end zone. Despite the setback, the Miner defense kept South Summit bottled up and forced a punt. Starting a good field position at the Wildcat 30, Tatomer dropped back to pass but was hit just before delivering and the ensuring fumble was covered by South Summit. With time running out in the first half, South Summit went to the air. After a first down completion, Embry found another receiver open in Miner territory. But a hard hit by Shawn Evans caused a fumble. The fumble was picked up by sophomore Steve Toly, who found a corridor down the left sideline and wasn't brought down until he crossed the goal line. The two-point conversion attempt failed but Toly's 58-yard 58-yard romp gave Park City a " 12-0 lead going into the locker room at the half. Nasty Weather The only time bad weather is good is when you're ahead, and that was Park City's situation in the scoreless second half. Coming from behind means passing and South k ifv in A il J if's I - - ' - Summit tried to mount an aerial attack in the third quarter as the rain began. But a wet hall is the defense's friend as Embry soon lound out His tirst completion in the second halt was to Tatomer Neither team had much luck on ollensc units f;i n ..... 1111CU Mil Ull IW1 remainder of the quarter or the The final period began with a South Summit possession at the Park City 35. Two carries by John Woodard took the Wildcats to the 23 and a pop pass from Embry to Neal Gines gained eight more. On third and three at the 8, Embry lofted a pass toward the goal line but it was picked off by Scott Evans and the Miners had thwarted South Summit's most serious threat of the afternoon. Park City was unable to moveiand had to kick deep in their own territory. Cowin Booms One In the. first meeting between the two teams, breakdowns in Park City's punting game contributed directly to South Summit's 20-6 win. And this had to be in the minds of the Miner coaching staff as Marty Cowin dropped back to punt from his own goal line. A mistake at this point could have put the Wildcats back in the ball game. The gusting wind had subsided when Cowin received the snap and got the ball away. It had to be one of the longest punts in Park City football history. Cowin's kick sent the South Summit returner running for his own goal line as it sailed over his head and then took a Miner bounce. The ball was not blown dead until it stopped 87 yards away at the Wildcat 13. The Miners knew the game was theirs. Impotent offense was countered by ferocious defense and Park City held on to post a 12-0 win and mark a turning point in Summit County football. Dugway With two big, back-to-back wins over the Summit schools under their bclt.v the Miners must heal the Dugway Miist.uins Friday inght to secure ,i berth in the state play otl I ark City, now ranked second in the state in the Salt Lake Tribune's Captain s Poll, rolled over ihe Mustangs :in (i m their lirst meeting' but coach Hiini i not taking this game lu'hiiv "Dugway was down .ntei a big win over North Sunnnii last time and we didn't look too threatening alter losing two in a row, Burns said. "Also, their best receiver,-Paul receiver,-Paul Mohammad, was hurt." "We expect a tough game, no doubt about it," he added. Burns revealed that quarterback Tatomer suffered a badly bruised deltoid muscle in the South Summit game and is "a doubtful starter against Dugway. If Tatomer is unable to play, the signal calling chores will fall on the shoulders of Jim Higham, who began the season as the Miners' number one quarterback. Burns also noted that the game is being dedicated to junior varsity player Bob Blackbourn. Blackbourn sustained an injury to his small intestine against South Summit and the j.v. starter has been hospitalized. Plavolls There are several possibilities for a state berth, depending on the outcome of the Dugway game. If Park City wins and South Summit loses against North Summit, which is unlikely, both teams would got to state with a coin toss determining which goes as Region Eleven's first place team. If both teams win Friday, Park City goes to the 1-A playoffs as the Region Eleven second-place team. If the Miners lose to Dugway, the two teams would be tied for second and a playoff would be held on Tuesday at a neutral site. But the bottom line is, a win Friday means a berth in the 1-A state playoffs. Volleyball Team Still Unblemished Somewhat obscured by the recent success of the Park High football team are the accomplishments of the school's undefeated girls volleyball team, These lady Miners have proven their net worth by posting an unblemished 6-0 record that has assured them a spot in the state 1-A playoffs. To date they have vanquished North Rich twice. South Summit twice. North Summit once and South Rich once They were scheduled to meet North fjummit yesterday.) In addition, addi-tion, the Miners captured a seven-team tournament which they hosted September Septem-ber 15. .Park City's latest victim was South Summit. Needing only two games to tame the Wildcats, the Miners registered regis-tered l.i-5 and 15-9 wins. The junior varsity, now 5-1. also won in two games. Recognition Recogni-tion as the most valuable players in the matches went to Michelle Gebauer on the varsity squad and Madeline Marcellin on the junior varsity. The Miner volleyball team iscoached by Paul Becker and Gail McBride. Becker, who hails from Manhattan Beach, California, played on the University of Utah team. McBride is from Delaware and teaches physical education educa-tion at the high school. The Miner's success has not come easy. The team has been practicing since the end of August, five days a week. 21, hours a day. Despite early wins, Becker said the team was "shakey" at the beginning. "We worked hard on our passing and that opened up the rest of the game for us," Becker said. "We have improved a great deal since the start of the season." The varsity team consists of seven players, six of which Students Receive Money For Kicks During halftime of the Park City-South Summit football game Friday, prizes were awarded for Sweetwater's "Kick For Distance" contest. After more than a month of competition, Jeff Murnin and Sara Dalhstrom emerged as the winners of $50 gift certificates from Wolfe's sports store. Murnin took the men's crown with a kick of 43 yards while Dalhstrom booted the pigskin 27 yards. Other finalists included Cathy Ulrich, Jess Sieverts, Billy Sellier and Sue Vincent. A total of 24 students, a boy and girl from each class, participated in Sweetwater's Kick For Distance contest this season. Eliminations were held during halftime of each home football game and each participant received a T-shirf and two free theatre tickets. Sweetwater also presented Student Council President Heather Landis with a $100 check. The time share company said it hopes to conduct similar contests throughout all the athletic seasons. i "" ' r4 fit' if M0 Paul Keeker are on the court at a given time. In addition, two or three junior varsity members mem-bers who are playing well at Ihe time accompany the varsity on game days. The varsity squad consists of: main hitters Shelly Stover H aiM ' iciki Sanly i sr, ) . offhand hitters Carol Koleman sr . and Michelle Gebauer isoph.i; setters Sean Plummer i sr. i. Cathy Ulrich (sr.) and Susan Byer (sr. ). As explained by Becker, the main hitters, the power hitters of volleyball, usually are positioned at the net on the left hand side if they are right handed). From this location they can hit the ball down the line, into the middle or across the court. The offhand hitters can be found at the far right of the net (again, if they are right handed) and their major weapon is the cross-court shot. The setters are the quarter-hacks quarter-hacks of the team. They call the play, either verbally or with hand signals, and put Ihe play in motion by getting (ITALIAN CUISINE) R & - f gives instruction during the ball in good position for the main or offhand hitters. Becker noted that although she now plays the offhand position, Gebauer, who stands 5'11", is being groomed for the main hitter's hit-ter's position. From the first days of practice, Becker and McBride Mc-Bride stressed defense and passing. "We have gotten those basics down now," Becker observed, "and we're working work-ing with the main hitters. Their play at the net will provide most of our points." "The main hitter is someone some-one the setter can set to and know the ball will go down, usually for a point," he continued. "The key to our success so far has been our serving and passing, which consumes much of our practice time," Becker said. "Once you get these down, the hitting almost comes naturally." In addition to the hitting, passing and serving drills, the team also has movement drills. Although each player has a predetermined posi 412 Main Street ecord practice session tion, teams must rotate during competition that is, a main hitter, at times must start the point from the back line. But once the ball is served, players are free to scramble to their natural spots. This requires team coordination, hence the movement drills. The Region Eleven tournament tourna-ment will be held at North Summit on November 1 and Park City has to be considered con-sidered the favorite at this juncture. The top two teams from that competition will go on to the state 1-A playoffs. Becker said he has seen some teams from the other regions but he has not scouted Green River, the defending champions. Having Hav-ing lost only two players from last year's squad, Green River figures to be tough again this year. But Becker is optimistic over his team's chances. "This is one of the finest high school teams I've seen in this area of the country," the coach remarked. 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