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Show Page 10 OREM TIMES Thursday, August 28, 2008 iPORTSE&JBG Tigers fall to Viewmonf Ryan Comer SPORTS rCRRE'ONDEfr Different schemes. More experienced defenders. But pretty much the same result. re-sult. After a miserable 2007 season trying to defend the pass, Orem football coach Robert Steele was hoping things would be different this year. If the Tigers' first game against Viewmont was any indication, it isn't. Viking quarterback Ryan Workman threw five touchdown touch-down passes three to senior wide receiver Jeff Rawlings as the Vikings defeated the Tigers 34-28 in the season opener for both teams on Friday in Orem. "Our pass defense is horrible," hor-rible," Steele said. "All of their touchdowns were big passes." Workman completed touchdown passes of ll, 21, 35, 46 and 02 yards. "You're not going to win many games when you give up (02-yard) touchdown passes," Steele said. 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Orem tried an onside kick to get possession back, but the ball went out of bounds untouched before going 10 yards. Needing to just run out the clock, the Vikings almost al-most threw the game away when running back Kolby McCloyn failed to secure a lateral from Workman. The Tigers recovered the fumble at their own 33. After a 37-yard pass play to Egbert took the Tigers to the Viewmont 30, the drive stalled. Hamblin tried to thread a fourth-and-2 pass to This year's publication promises . to be bigger than ever! Local features about local people Big-gamelorecasts , XX j : Hunting tips from the big boys ' Fishing hot spots CampingHiking in Utah fX KlHINlllllMlllliMTO This product will be delivered as Sunday, September 14th Daily , sC4i. - n m mm Sponser of this year's GAME PAGE $5 GUNH1ES BUCKS $5 off $20 min. purchase Excludes iuntmHhln. lictnsts, t tlmtt. Cttmol bt combined with other otftn or dltcoantt. hp. 103001. Boulter, but Boulter couldn't hang on after being smashed by two defenders. Afterward, Steele put the end-of-the-game heroics into perspective. "The finish was good for the fans, but it didn't do me any good," Steele said. The Vikings took a 20-point lead midway through the third quarter on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Workman to Sen-nett Sen-nett Fraughton, and then on Rawling's third touchdown pass. One of the bright spots for Orem, despite nearly pulling off a miraculous comeback, was the return of Egbert. Egbert missed all of last season after tearing his ACL playing basketball. On what ended up being the Tigers' final touchdown drive, Egbert had two crucial cru-cial fourth-down receptions. "It's awesome," Egbert said about being back on the football field again. "There's no feeling like it. I wanted to make some big plays and prove I could still play." 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Mountain View's Anthony Heimuli was the workhorse for the Bruins offense, which relied heavily on the run given the offseason off-season losses at quarterback and wide receivers. The grow MV wins Jordan Christiansen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It's like acing your first test of the semester after bombing your previous report card. For the Mountain View girls soccer team, it's shaking off an 0-4 preseason and starting Region 7 play on the right foot, beating Provo 2-1 on Tuesday in Orem. Thank goodness for new beginnings. Senior forward Abbey Co-tant's Co-tant's hard strike in the 19th minute proved to be the game winner for the Bruins, who began region play a week late due to an early bye. "I think the preseason is a little bit of the past we don't B T. ! mm. ' 'ii 1 1 v i ii ii a mm-.. 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Again with the ball deep in their side of the field, the Bruins drove the length of the field relying on all of their running backs, a squad which churned out 213 yards of run offense region soccer opener need to bring up anymore," Co-tant Co-tant said. "It's in the past and behind us." With the Bruins clinging to an early 1-0 lead, Cot ant measured the distance from the right side of the goal and sent the shot high and through the hands of the Bulldog keeper into the net. Three minutes later, Provo forward Amber Wadsworth converted a penalty kick for her eighth goal of the season to cut the lead in half, but Mountain Moun-tain View held strong the final 60 minutes to get a desperately needed win. "I think it gives us more confidence as a team because we were a bit low on our self-esteem," Cot ant said. "We needed a win to let each other know Mi VA B r-mm Si A mm i l m - m i-: z ii m. II II ; i t? J movie ticKets , , : . 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"We have the talent," said Stroshine. "It's tough when players are learning new roles, mistakes get made and when players go down like Mounga . early. It really shows what we ' need to focus on and work on that we are a good team and t ' that we can pull through a tough situation and win a game." I Orem 5, Payson 0: At Payson, 1 five different players scored as Orem (5-0-0, 2-0-0) kept its shutout streak alive in a vie- ? tory over the winless Lions (0-54,0-2-0). Kristen Mella and Maggie Plothow each scored a goal in the first half as the Tigers took . a 2-0 lead into halftime. In the second half, Orem . continued to roll as Monique Bon, Tarusia Wilson and Rosalie Rosa-lie Jones all found the back of the net. Freshman Megan Sackett recorded her first shutout for the Tigers in goal. wm 1 t "W i, 1 x v i , v "i.'f sundance summer theatre " J . Ktt m Mnkr. Mi, fttf m rn Ihr (rateWn. a pmmnhio totwetn fl Rnofl l i. L i-' r i r, V Ii mm mm mm mm mm m. ? nm mi :,Aij.i |