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Show 'THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN I THURSDAY, NOV! 1, 1973 -1 U U lnE IP By John Roberts ( . J) Citizen II h1 f Zll I. ZJ ii i,tm .... 1 CJsZ f 11 Season Ends For Cavemen With Loss to PL Grove Vikings A sad and disappointed bunch of American Fork football players filed off the field after a "heart breaking" 14-7 loss to Pleasant Grove. With the loss went the last possible chance for a playoff position. The game was just an excellent excel-lent matchup of two good clubs. Both teams had chances to score early but at the halftime break the game was scoreless. AF received the second half kickoff and began a long scoring drive, with "power football", AF fullback Mike Miller, crunching out yardage up the middle, climaxed the 19 play drive with a four yard burst over center. Miller carried 12 times in the march for 56 rushing yards. He was powerful, at times scattering scatter-ing tackles behind him. Jim Lamoreaux toted the ball four times, and Kurt Holmstead being "keyed" by PG, carried three times, and the march appeared ap-peared to be the payoff as PG had been held well in check by the Cavemen "D." Two critical plays, in the last three minutes turned the game around and a bad snap from center by AF gave PG "field position". Jeff Ingersoll, A.F. punter, fielded the low ball but never was able to get it away, and the Vikes three plays later, were on the scoreboard following a 33 yard pass play. Devro Sea ley, A.F. safety, and Rick Thomas, A.F. defensive halfback, both lost the ball in the sun. Those : Caveman All Cavemen "Player of the Week" goes to the seniors of American Fork High, following their final game of the season. Captains Jeff Eastman, Brian (Butkus) and Kurt Holmstead each received an individual write-up as winners of the weekly week-ly award, along with Bill May, Tony Anderson, a junior, Kent Broadbent, Mike Miller, and Jim LamoreauY, as each named was selected by the AF coaching coach-ing staff. Many deserved to win but only on-ly one can, and I know that each week the coaches had a very tough decision in selecting the final winners. Starters that performed and should be singled out are; Dave Beck, 230 pound tackle and kick-off kick-off man. He was certainly hard to move out of his spot, a good big man. Dave Nelson, tackle went both ways and was possibly possi-bly the most improved over all Cavemen. He had many games with effort that should get post season honors, he's a good one. Stan Kitchen, Mike Iverson and Jeff Bennett, guards, were Little League Awards Night Set Wednesday "Awards Night" an evening set aside for the winners of Little League football, will honor the Alpine-Highland Bears, champions for 1973, next Wednesday, November 7. The new Tri-City Golf Course dining room will be the site for the "special" awards. American Fork head coach Don Mower will be the featured speaker. Coach Mower, very successful football coach at AFHS, also assists in directing the football program that the Bears won. Mr. Mower is vice president of the AF area, and a more enthusiastic enthu-siastic supporter of football would be difficult to find. Sharing the top spot with coach Mower will be a "surprise" "sur-prise" for the players. Bill Pierce is in charge of the evening, and AF league President Presi-dent Wendall Hansen will give a short welcome to the team. John Roberts will MC the night. All teammembers of the winning win-ning Bears, all league coaches, and cheerleaders from the champs team will be honored guests. It holds promise of being a night that the team will remember. were the two "funny" plays. Following the PG score, Viking Vik-ing coach Paul Gillespie, did not "go for the win." He called for the kicked PAT to tie the game at 7-7. A funny call, to say the least, with two minutes left to play and A.F. to receive the ball. A fumble gave possession back to PG and with seven seconds left Kelly Bennett tight roped down the sidelines for the winning touchdown. Six fumbles in seven tries in the final minutes "killed" the Cavemen, as the drive was stopped when it was very necessary neces-sary to run some time off the clock, P.G. and Spanish Fork ended up as co-champions of Region Six each at 6-1. Springville and Payson tied at 4-2-1, Ah finished 4-3, Carbon 2-5, Lehi 1-6 and Uintah 0-7. In many ways the football seson was "unusual" for the Cavemen, as the overalll record was 5-5. Coach Don Mower and assistants assis-tants Davis Knight and Carl Ingersoll began the year with "high hopes", only to see the Cavemen lose close contests to Sky View and Springville by a single point, and lose to Judge, Payson, and PG by a touchdown. touch-down. In every one of those games the Cavemen should have won, at least they "could" have. Injuries played an important role: Mike Miller did not play at Payson, Kurt Holmstead missed Player of the Weeft Seniors "over looked." They did their jobs without much recognition, and usually against "bigger" people. They gave more than 100 percent. Center, Robert Jensen was a standout all season. Ends Wayne Pederson and Jeff Ingersoll caught many passes, handled the kicking, and blocked well, can you ask more? Shirl LeBaron started several games. He went both ways and was a good blocking back. Devro Sealy and Doug Mower, the quarterbacks had big games. Each handed off well and ran the team with balance, with run and pass complimenting compliment-ing the other. Back Dennis LeBaron at fullback, full-back, not big, but all heart, was a standout at middle linebacker last week, leading AF in tackles. Reserves included many who would have been starters on a lot of teams, they were unfortunate unfor-tunate in playing behind the starters. Kevin Beck, Neal Christen-sen, Christen-sen, Mark Goodsell, and Kevin Tolbert each had big plays this year and as backs served on the special teams. Brett Bell, Jeff May. Jon 01- Larry Chadwick Completes Army Auto Repair Course Army Private Larry F. Chadwick, Chad-wick, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wil-liam N. Chadwick, of American Fork, recently completed a 17 week automotive repair course at the U.S. Army Ordance Center and School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Mo. During the course, he was trained in the maintenance and repair of wheeled and tracked vehicle engines and accessories, powertrain units and chassis components. Card of Thanks With sincere appreciation to the friends and neighbors who so graciously offered their services ser-vices and condolence after the death of our infant son, Bryan, we express our thanks and gratitude. To all who assisted, whether by word or deed, we are deeply appreciative. Nicia and Alvin R. Fulkerson Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward. several key games; Shirl LeBaron was out critical games; Wayne Pederson also was missed and especially his punting. Not to say that Jeff Ingersoll did not do a good job, but Wayne was the kicker. Brian Christen played hurt, Bill May missed too; and Ted Lewis PAT man had a bad leg at a bad time. The injuries each seemed to keep AF in a "hole." Each seemed to complicate the game plan. I know that Mower, Knight and Ingersoll would not alibi with excuses, they are not that kind of people. I believe that the AF players deserved a better fate. To me they are not a fifth place team. Having followed AF since early ear-ly August, and being around the team and staff, I can appreciate their disappointment, and tears that followed their final game. They are an excellent group of athletes. They did everything the staff asked of them, and gave their best each week, without with-out very many "breaks." That is why I said they deserved better. Coach Don Mower in the locker room, with a catch in his throat, told the saddened team, "We had em, and let them get away. It is no ones fault, it is just the way the game goes. You have been a great team, and I am proud to have been your coach. You each did a good job." droyd, Rick Street, Craig Powers, Scott Wagner, Kim McDonald, and Doug Peterson served the team well. Though not seeing a lot of action, each "earned his keep" with good attitude and kept pushing the starters to do better. On defense, where the Cavemen Cave-men stood up well, Dale Chadwick, Chad-wick, Mark Goodsell, Jeff May, Jon Oldroyd, Kevin Tolbert, and Rick Thomas blended with the starters to give AF a "D" that allowed n more than two scores in any one game, and not many teams can say that. Coach Mower played all team-members team-members as much as possible and said the reserves are as important as the front line, in development during the week of practice. Starter or not, the Cavemen players who played their final game can "take heart" in knowing know-ing that they are still the best team in Region Six. Cavemen Sophs Finish Season With Only 1 Loss Coach Paul Kitchen and assistant assis-tant Art Allred of the AF sophomore sopho-more football team, rang down the curtain with a 33-14 win over the Pleasant Grove team last week at PG. The win climaxed a very excellent ex-cellent season. The sophs lost one game to Carbon but defeated defeat-ed every e ther team in the league lea-gue as we.', as Orem and Judge rather hardily. Except for that Pnce game the AF sophs were not even pressed. The loss, I feel sure, will be reversed come next year, at least the team members say so. Coach Kitchen turned in a sparkling job with the team. He developed talent not only in the first team bi't also in the other members who saw plenty of game time. At PI. Grove the second unit played the second and final periods, per-iods, and "they sure looked good." PG was a typical oppoent. Dave Nerdin scored following a Ron Fowler scamper of 35 yards that set up the tally. Andy Burgess kicked 4 for 5 PATs, and AF had a 7-0 lead. But then an errant lateral went awry, and PG scored off the mixed up play. Burgess plunged 4 yards but then PG came back to tie. But the AF sophs showed their "mettle" as they saw Rar.dy Thomas pass to Dave Nerdin for the longJmbplay..ThQDlason a keeper and lineman Paul ) i r r A- WILLIAM WRIGHT 'lm. L. Wright Elected V.P. Of Education Assn. William Lloyd Wright, American Ameri-can Fork, was elected vice president of the Utah Business Education Association at the conference held recently at the Tri-Arc Travel Lodge Convention Conven-tion Center in Salt Lake City recently. Mr. Wright will serve as vice president, and president-elect during the 1973-74 school year, and will be installed as president presi-dent during the 1974-75 school yeaft Mr. Wright is employed by the Alpine School District and is presently teaching business at Lincoln Jr. High School at Or-em, Or-em, Utah. A graduate of American Ameri-can Fork High School, he received his B.S. degree from Brigham Young University, Provo, and his M.A. at the Utah State University at Logan. Other officers are: Lloyd Bartholome, president; Duane Jacobs, second vice president; Rebecca Gillespie, treasurer. Nat. Guard Holds Family Orientation Families of Utah National Guardsmen who belong to the 115th Heavy Equipment Maintenance Main-tenance Company of the Utah Guard recently spent a Saturday Satur-day at Camp Williams finding out what their citizen-soldier does during a weekend drill. "We are holding a family orientation or-ientation day to familiarize dependents with what our mission mis-sion is," explained Captain Wyler Blackburn. American Fork, who is the 115th HEM Company commander. "We show the families equipment, equip-ment, talk to them about patriotism patrio-tism and wave the flag a little," said Captain Blackburn. Families toured the HEM shop where they were introduced intro-duced to artillery pieces, fire control equipment and various large weapons that guardsmen maintain during drills. Each platoon in the 115th HEM Company prepared a display dis-play of what its function was and gave family members a chance to find out what the purpose of each piece of equipment equip-ment was. Richins, recovered a fumble in the end zone, as the young Cavemen Cave-men closed out the season. Jeff Dalton led the defense that "sacked" PG many times, and leading the sophs in enthusiasm enthu-siasm were six good looking cheerleaders. All year long. Genial Hatch, Jan Ingersoll, Sheree Jensen, Sherie Ault, Jolynn McGhie and Jody Edwards Ed-wards have provided the sophs with very "peppy" cheerlead-ing. cheerlead-ing. Team members that will join with the returning juniors to provide AF with a continuing sound football program are; Ron Allen, Mike Bond, Kelly Burk, Ralph Einnal, Gary Cook, Jeff Dalton. Jerald Day. David Dean, Ron Fowler, Guy Hampton, Hamp-ton, Phil Hammet, Bryan Hansen, Han-sen, Allen Jensen, Dan Laursen, Dan Limb, Mike Mower, Kirk Nelson, Don Oldroyd, Don Phillips. Phil-lips. David Parduhn. Jim Phelps. Mike Sumsion, Robert Shelly, Randy Thomas, Howard Thoms, Tracy Tolbert, Paul Richins, David Turner, John Van Wagoner, Clive Walters, Doug Wilson, David Maxwell, Andy Burgess, David Nerdin, Don Alexander, Jeff Barratt, and Mike McEwan. Coach Kitchen said of the team, "they are good athletes. They not only play well, but they "think" athletics very well. It is a good team." ME Proudly Presents a Strong Unified Busine and Professional Team Dedicated to Listen to the Community's Desires-Then Act! Councilman W V ' B R 1 1 I Hi Forbes School Teacher WNULIL Bishop Machine on East Main PERSONAL COMMITMENTS We pledge to react to problems presented to the Administration with our immediate attention and to provide whatever resolution is possible with expediency. We will devote whatever time is necessary to do so. Most importantly, we pledge our respect for the rights of every citizen on matters requiring requir-ing decisions from us. VOTE INTOWN TICKET! 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