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Show Page B2 Thursday, November 10, 1988 Park Record FOOTBALL from B1 ing was to go for the touchdown with a long pass or something. That was the time when bad things, such as interceptions in-terceptions or penalties occurred. Ironically, Park City had taken advantage of the impatience of the Union Cougars the previous week in the state quarterfinal round. Union had been able to run, but lost patience pa-tience and went to the pass, with losing los-ing results. Two Miner miscues were especially especial-ly costly, both in the second quarter, both had a bit of impatience written on them. With about four minutes left in the half, Park City drove down the field on Hone runs, working its way down to the 25. But then Hone ran a pattern to the inside rather than outside, which worked right into in-to Wildcat coverage. The result was an interception which was as much Hone's as Mathews'. Another prime scoring shot came on the last drive of the half. Park City Ci-ty got the ball with only a minute left, but used a combination of Hone runs and Randy Poison receptions to quickly move the ball downfield. A draw play to Spencer netted 28 yards to the Wildcat 21 to set up what looked look-ed to be a field goal shot. But with eight seconds left, Mathews threw to Francis on a corner route. The ball needed more loft, however, and was an easy pickoff for the Wildcat pass defense. Still, at the half, Park City and Richfield were tied 7-7. Burns was pleased in the third quarter, as Park City was able to move the ball. The change of ends in the fourth quarter would mean Park City would have the wind at its back, and things looked look-ed good. "I was confidant going into the fourth," Burns said. "They hadn't been able to stop us. We were stopping ourselves." But then came the Richfield drive. All day, Park City had done a pretty good job containing the stellar Richfield QB, who is known for his scrambling ability. On this drive, however, Cuff got loose, engineering an 83 yard, four minute drive. Two Miner penalties aided mightily in the drive. One was for pass interference in-terference on a third and 10 play, which was a good call by the officials. of-ficials. Another was an over-eager offsides jump by the defense. Additionally, Richfield maintained maintain-ed its poise, while Park City tightened tighten-ed up. On one important play, Park City knew what Richfield was going to run and called the appropriate defense. All went according to plan and three Miners were around Richfield wideout Troy Brown when the ball got there. Safety Brian Worley, in particular, looked in prime position for the interception. But when the dust was settled, Brown had gotten to the ball first for the crucial catch. Tightness also robbed Park City of a couple of interceptions late in the contest. One hit Miner cornerback Steve Osguthorpe in the hands in the left flat. The other hit Worley in the chest. Both looked as if they could have been returned for touchdowns, but nervous hands didn't allow for either to be caught. Burns said Park City fans should keep the game in perspective, in the end. "It was a disappointing loss because I felt we could've performed perform-ed a bit better, but the kids need be congratulated on all they accomplished ac-complished this season, not simply the last game." Park City ended the season 9-2. The season was a story of team play, teamwork. At times, injuries made things look as if the team would sag, but then another player would come in to take up the slack. It points to the quality of the graduating class of players. The '89 seniors comprised the majority of three teams which had stellar results. As sophomores, they anchored an-chored the only Miner junior varsity team to have a winning record. As juniors they lost in the state 2A semifinal, and did the same as seniors. "This class, along with those from '81 and '82, has to be one of the best I've had," Burns said. He looks for at least four seniors to make the all-state teams. Shawn McMillan and Darren Bean anchored an-chored the outstanding Miner defense. Larry Winterer shown both on offense and defense, while Justin Rino was a bull at fullback. The graduation of this class will create a massive void in next year's Miner team. Only two regulars, Curtis Cur-tis Giles and Corey Francis, will be returning. Everything else will be wide open, Burns says. At the close of yet another fine season, Burns said he appreciates the support of the student body, administration, ad-ministration, community, media, and parents. All were part of a great Miner year. DIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICES Director of General Services-Summit County, State of Utah. (Salary) $26,000-35,000 depending on qualifications, plus benefits). Appointed by and responsible to 3 member Board of County Commissioners. 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Tf a a -1) Can Be 100 Financed LAYTON'S SHOWPLACE FOR O CHIW.MJiK OVIymoutn 650 NORTH MAIN SALES SERVICE LEASING PARTS BODY SHOP Lay ton Hills 546-2456 LAYTON, UTAH GAMEfromBI big sack on first down, and could do little else, however, before punting. Following the ensuing Richfield punt, Park City started its second drive at its own 48, but again first down was ugly. Quarterback Russ Mathews and fullback Mike Spencer couldn't get hooked up,on a handoff, and the Wildcats scooped up the resulting fumble. Starting at the Miner 48, Wildcat all-state QB Ryan Cuff hit running back Brett Ross for two first downs to the 25. Then two runs by fullback Corey Morrison Mor-rison punched the ball in with 4:47 left in the first quarter. The point after made it 7-0 Richfield. Later, Park City opened the second se-cond quarter at its own 43. On first down, halfback Cam Hone scampered 24 yards to the Richfield 33 yard line on an off-tackle off-tackle play which would be open all game long. Hone got another 21 on the next play down to the 12. Mathews then scrambled, miraculously avoiding defensive pressure, down to the seven. Then, faced with a third and five, he hit a wide open Steve Osputhorpe in the back of the end zone for the TD. Brian Worley's extra point made it 7-7 with 9:23 left in the half. Park City had two opportunities oppor-tunities to score late in the quarter, but both ended up as interceptions. in-terceptions. On the first drive, Park City was on the 25, but a poorly run pattern by Hone played into the Wildcat defense ending in disaster. The second drive ended when Mathews underthrew Corey Francis on the right side just short of the end zone. Both drives were deep enough for Held goal attempts. At the start of the second half, a fluke turned into joy for the Richfield faithful. When the Wildcat kicker nearly missed the ball on the kickoff, it squibbed just over the front line of Miner blockers and was recovered for an inadvertant onside kick. Rising to the occasion, the Park City defense bent, but did not break. After Cuff had moved the Cats to the 25, he was faced with a third and 10 play. The ensuing pass was tipped and intercepted by Miner cornerback Osguthorpe to thwart the drive. From there on, the Park City offense was effective, but untimely untime-ly miscues curtailed further scoring. scor-ing. On the other side of the ball, Richfield could do little against the Miner defense. Park City still had plenty of time to drive for a score, but nerves dictated otherwise... other-wise... Little, that is, until the Cats took the ball at their own 17 with 6:58 left in the game. Three quick plays and the Cats were at the 50 yard line. Then the PC defense stiffened, forcing a third and 10 play. Cuff passed to Troy Brown at the 34, but two Miner defenders got there just a split second early when breaking up the ball, and were tagged for interference. Another penalty, offsides, came on the next play to move the ball to the 29. Then, Cuff hit Brown again on a play which looked to be blanketed by Park City's defense. What was sure to be an interception by safety safe-ty Worley turned into a big reception recep-tion at the 13 yard line. A holding penalty then pushed the ball back to the 20, but it didn't stop Cuff from again going for Brown on the next play in the end zone. The 6'3" Brown went up for the ball and proved to have too much reach for Cam Hone '1, -aaf -kX J' i'l - f ' h. 3 v. v v c ' This pass from Russ Mathews just tipped off Ran- H dy Poison's hands on a crucial fourth quarter drive. 4 , v.. '2 i' f t ri r n r; rV-A . ,jrzz 1 7 H r i i 1 tll 1 rj3,r - fi ' i -"!Jl ; P ' (I N. 1 f t--- S? " I . "7 r . XX rrJi. - - 'Vi J ; f) !l : c F- k It ' h,hk'-r did.- f I. ' - - . V : . Ryan Cuff showed why he is an all-state quarterback quarter-back with fine passing and scrambling, 3 frustrating the Miner defense. A" Randy Hanskat and Randy Poison, the Miner defenders. 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