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Show American I or k t'ilten New t'lah - Thursday. September 18, 2003 - 1'age Sports tditor: Beky Beaton 756-5273 bbtaton newutah.com bPORTS Game full By T. Bahoravitch S)WIS COfWSfVNlHNr It was an unpredictable game of crazy plays and tough defense as American Fork took on the l.hi Pioneers Pio-neers last Friday at home. In a contest that showed anything can happen in football, the Caveman defense made a goal line stand in the final minutes to secure an 18-14 victory. On the very first play from scrimmage, a Caveman Cave-man pass skipped off the fingertips of the intended receiver and into the hands of a Pioneer cornerback, who returned it 3f yards for a touchdown. A bad snap on the PAT attempt left the score 6-0 for Lehi just 13 seconds into the game. Caveman Chris Muehl-mann Muehl-mann received the Ix'hi kick-off kick-off on the hop and returned it 22 yards to the AF 45. Undaunted after throwing an interception, quarterback James Moore hit tailback Hrandon Stucki with a bullet for an 8-yard gain. The Cavemen ran an option play next. Afler faking to his fullback, Moore sliced through the Pioneer defense untouched for a 46-yard touchdown run. The PAT was missed wide right, leaving leav-ing the score tied 6-6 just four plays into the game. Dan Mangum kicked the ball into the endzone for a touchback. On the first play, l,ehi ran up the middle with a fullback dive, gaining 34 yards. The Caveman defense stopped the next two running run-ning attempts for no gain. Defensive tackle Brett Waldron hurried Lehi's quarterback on third down, and the pass missed its target. tar-get. The Cavemen got the ball back on their own 20. Slotback Devin Wilson leat Lehi to the sideline on a sweep behind great blocking block-ing from fullback Mike Beck, picking up seven yards. AF went back to the AFHS JV: The Cavemen 12 victory over Lehi, overcoming four turnovers with the help of five from Lehi. The Cavemen struck first in the 2nd quarter when Mitch Beck connected con-nected with Robert Rafajko on a 70-yard 70-yard halfback pass for a touchdown. The Pioneers matched the score with a touchdown of their own, and threatened threat-ened to score again before halftime until the Cavemen defense stepped up Robert Rofajko and recovered a Lehi fumble. On the next play, quarter Dan Mangelson 4.yarc piaV( making the score 18-6. Lehi scored later in the quarter and made a late rally in the game, but were held by the Caveman defense. The Cavemen offense was led by the hard running of Adam Bezzant and Mitch Beck, aided by the strong blocking block-ing of the offensive line: Sean Bruening, Cameron Duckworth, Duck-worth, Chefin Carson, Josh Wagstaff and Miguel Yebra. 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Call Utah Press Association for more Informa i iron, i wi jb tJOB or upayuianpress com Visit us At www utnhmimui mm of strange plays ends In favor of American Fork Photo by Bo Bahoravitch Chance Varney races Into the open field with the ball as Mike Pulley watches for blocking opportunities Friday. air several plays later. Tight zone for Lehi's second score. end Mike Iulley was wide open in the flat and managed man-aged to get 1 1 yards before multiple Lehi defenders brought him down. Several penalties forced AF into a 3rd-and-17 situation. situa-tion. The pass attempt was picked off by a Pioneer and returned 25 yards to the AF 48. Lehi tried running up the middle again, but Waldron Wal-dron knocked the ball loose, right into the waiting arms of Muehlmann. However, the Cavemen weren't able to capitalize and had to punt. With the wind blowing in their faces, the Pioneers went to the running game and marched from their own 34 to the AF 1 with seven running plays. On lst-and-goal, Waldron tackled the ball carrier in the backfield for a three-yard three-yard loss to end the first quarter. After several penalties penal-ties pushed Lehi back, it was 4th-and-goal from the 25. They went to the air, finding the receiver who was tackled into the end- improved to 3-0 with an 18 f ' ,1 tMi ,1. lia-iM-in k C back Andrew Devey hit tight end Dan Mangelson in stride as he streaked towards the endzone for a 50-yard TD. AF led at halftime 12-6. The 2nd half was dominated by the defenses as both teams struggled to hold onto the ball. AF managed to score in the 3rd quarter when Devey and Maneelson connected aeain on a 3 "3 ft 5:5 s 3 N.tI 1.2 2 OrS 5- 2 2. tn vmir ciihlort Tha . can utilize our new CD i 'If The two-point conversion was good and the Pioneers took the lead 14-6. The Cavemen fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving Lehi the ball on the AF 15. The Caveman defense stepped up again, managing stops on consecutive plays to force a 4th-and-19. Lehi attempted the same pass they had scored on earlier, but this time Muehlmann was covering the receiver like a glove. He deflected the attempt and AF's cornerback Chance Varney caught the deflection in the endzone for his third interception this season. Varney raced to midfield before the Pioneers could catch him. Beck pounded the ball inside in-side for the Cavemen all the way to the Lehi 38. A Lehi penalty brought the ball within 13 yards of the end-zone, end-zone, but American Fork only reached the 10 before turning the ball over on downs. The Pioneers were and Willis Ferguson. Trevor Back led the secondary with several great defensive plays and an interception. Kyle Durfey and Jake Miller also had interceptions. Today, AF travels to Payson to take on the Lions at 4 p.m. NINTH GRADE: American Fork improved its record to 3-0 with a 37-14 win over the Lehi Pioneers on Saturday. Satur-day. It didn't take long for the Cavemen to get going as Matt Harward returned the opening kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown. Drew Bahoravitch made the PAT for a 7-0 lead. Lehi then took the ensuing kickoff and marched down the field in seven plays, scoring a touchdown and making a two-point conversion to move ahead 8-7. In the 2nd quarter, the Cavemen found the endzone again. Quarterback Taylor Mangum connected with tailback Anthony McGeary in the flat, and he scampered 20 yards for the score. The PAT was no good. The 13-8 score remained to the break. The second half was all Cavemen. Pounding the ball inside with Jake Packer, they marched down the field. McGeary came in to relieve Packer and scored on a 5-yard dive. The two-point conversion was good, making it 21-8. Taking over on the 20 after a good kick by Bahoravitch, Lehi went to the air. Unfortunately for them, Harward read the play and made an interception, returning it for a touchdown. The two-point conversion was again good for a 29-8 margin. With the defense playing well, the Cavemen Cave-men gave the ball back to their offense. This time Packer finished off the drive with a nice 23-yard run, with another anoth-er two-point play finishing the tally. A New Indispensable Internet Tool For Your Business! The Utah Legal Notice Database Manual searches are free! Or. I Smart Search and receive daily i local and or statewide legal notices of vital Importance to your lousiness. r I i ! PA A service of the Utah Press Association IT I m fL and your local newspaper Advertise Here! -Through Your Local Paper.-2x2 Paper.-2x2 statewide advertising network 2in. Ask your local paper how you can reach over 250,000 households in 40 Utah newspapers In one easy step through Utah Press Association statewide state-wide 2x2 (2 col. x 2 in.) display network. (National placement also available through the Utah Press.) stopped once again by the AF defense and with 1:31 left to the break, they had to punt. In this game of unusual happenings, the ball bounced off the receiver's receiv-er's shoulder pads and Lehi recovered it, running it into the endzone thinking it was a touchdown. However, high school rules state the ball is dead when touched by the opposing oppos-ing player, so the score was called back. Lehi took over on the AF 11. We didn't let our mistakes get us down. Our defense picked it up a notch when they had to and made some big stops," said defensive coach Bob Eckles. Four downs later, the Pioneers Pio-neers attempted a field goal but missed, ending the first half. Lehi took the ball to start the second half, but after a giant 45-yard run, the Pioneers Pio-neers quickly encountered a fired-up AF defense. Tackles by Nate Carson and Dirk Bahoravitch stopped the running game, and hurries by Trevor Cook and Waldron Wal-dron fouled up the passing attempts. AF took over on their own 26. Relying heavily on Muehlmann's running, the Cavemen plowed down the field. Muehlmann took a handoff at the 4 and ran it in for a touchdown. The two-point conversion was no good, but AF now threatened threat-ened the Lehi lead 12-14. Once again, the Pioneer offense fell prey to the Caveman defense. James Levao and Cook made a crushing tackle on the Lehi running back, who netted but a single yard. Tyson Militoni and Cook doubled up on a sweep, dropping the ball carrier for a loss. Lehi punted once again. Keeping the ball on the ground, the Cavemen steadily steadi-ly worked their way to the Lehi 19. Wilson ran a reverse into the endzone, giving AF Is onllnet subscribe to e-mail delivery of 2 col.' Statewide!!! L3 "ST A W o(0 the lead. The two-point attempt was no good again, leaving the score at 18-14. After a couple of fruitless exchanges extending into the fourth quarter, it was Lehi's ball. However, on the first Pioneer play, the ball carrier fumbled and AFs Muehlmann recovered it on the Lehi 33. The smell of victory hung in the air for AF, but not for long as the Pioneer defense stopped them on 4th-and-l, reclaiming the ball for Lehi. With time running out, two huge passes helped put Lehi on the AF 5, within reach of a game-winning score. AFs defense stepped up once again. Cook dropped the Lehi man on first down for a loss of one. Moore deflected an endzone pass on second down. Fighting forward from Brett Waldron 44 rushes for 277 yds, 5 passes for 43 yds; 52 plays for 320 yds Chris Muehlmann: 10 car for 70 yds, 1 TD; 2 KO ret 38 yds; 7 UT, 2 AT, 2 fum recv Devin Wilson: 7 car for 71 yds, 1 TD James Moore: 12 car for 48 yds, 1 TD Dirk Bahoravitch: 3 UT, 8 AT Chance Varney: 3 UT, 3 AT, 1 defl, 1 intcp Brady Jensen: 7 AT Brett Waldron: 1 UT, 5 AT, 1 sack, 1 hur James Levao: 2 UT, 5 AT Trevor Cook and Nate Carson: 2 UT, 4 AT Mike Beck: 2 UT, 3 AT Brandon Stucki: 1 UT, 3 AT, 2 defl Opponent allowed 213 rush yds, 93 pass yds for 306 total Utah High School Football Week Ending Sept 19, 2003 Favored Team Rating Diff. Rating Region 6 72.1 26.7 45.4 67.6 10.8 56.8 85.8 23.4 62.4 Region 7 86.0 15.7 70.3 AMERICAN FORK Span. Fork Timpview Lone Peak OREM LEHI North Sanpete LAYTON 69.8 4.5 65.3 Region 8 65.2 34.0 31.2 68.0 7.5 60.5 Non-Region Games 64.5 7.9 56.6 Home Team In CAPS Last week's record: 36-7 83.7 Year-to-date record: 125-41 75.3 Copyright 2003 by Noland Pany Top 5 4A 3A 1. Bountiful 90.8 I.Pine View . 71.7 2. Olympus 88.6 2. North Sanpete 68.0 3. Logan 86.5 3. Morgan 65.3 4. Lone Peak 86.0 4. Lehi 65.2 5. Timpview 85.8 5. Bear River 65.0 Ask your local paper how you can reach over 500,000 households In 50 Utah newspapers in one easy step through Utah Press Association statewide classified advertising network. (National placement also available through Utah Press.) : Assist Lift Inc. XV" 3U N. 400 W. 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