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Show -J- Loin Pioneers prevail in By Tracy Wilson Sports Correspondent started out as a run-awa- y rout for the Lehi High School football team last Friday ended ll as a 38-2- 1 against Granite High and their star running back, Anthony Parker. Lehi scored two touchdowns in twenty-tw- o seconds at the 7:47 mark of the first quarter thanks to a strong running game from the Pioneers' Gunnar Clark and some sharp passing from Justin Libberton, Lehi signal-calle- r. The home team Pioneers received the initial kickoff with Clark returning the ball for 23 yards. A pass from "Libby" and five consecutive runs by Clark moved the ball to the Farmer 15. At 8:14 on the clock, the senior quarterback looked like he might go down, but . What free-for-a- first-quart- yardage 15-ya- 32-ya- rd 37-ya- rd rd 14-- 0 er 0-- ii y m "t Jf - V ' s J week-to-wee- OJ.,, 2 k the first-yea- r coach. Lehi scored to end the first period at :45.4 after Jeremy Brown put a jarring stop on Parker d after a punt return. Two plays later Clint McKell stripped the ball from the Granite runner and Cody Colledge recovered at the Lehi mmmmmmtm wmmmmmmmwmm . I 14-yar- "a 'J aa.M..y..WJi y. 1 iWtf.frrrfriTrW.ml' 35. Tyler Nelson Lehi iw Sports big game aerial with a Farmer pass rusher hanging on his leg. Junior David Christof-ferso- n hauled in. the pigskin for the first score. Libberton's kick with A.J. Smith holding split the uprights and the Pioneers never looked back. kickoff was returned Christofferson's 9 yards by Parker, but on the first play from scrimmage, Granite fumbled and Travis Lewis jumped on the loose ball at the Farmer 37. Immediately Libberton struck again, lofting a bullet to Sage Strasburg for the second score both coming within 22 seconds of each other. Again Libby's PAT kick was good for the lead. Lehi added insult to injury five seconds later when Christofferson picked off junior quarterback Eric Atkinson and ran to the Granite 45. Clark gained another 14 yards but then the Pioneers lost their first of three fumbles. Granite put together a drive for 49 yards and a TD with Parker carrying twice for 43 yards and the score. Nick Gortat ran for' the other 6 and Parker kicked the PAT at 5:42 of the first period. Coach Steve Clements was quick to pay credit to the Granite program saying, "They came to play hard and you couldn't tell from this game the condition of the record." Granite is now and held the longest loss streak in UHSAA until last year. They won three games last season. "Our boys were sluggish in the second quarter" commented Clements. Clark who had 106 yards on 12 carries and Coby Wilson, one for 18 yards, were injured seriously in the first half of the contest. "It will be a basis when they are ready to return to action," added he flipped a . i it-.-. .wt wiuin . - veuntauuy, oepittMiuui v, ivro ruyo i against Granite Five runs from Clark, two incomplete passes 2 yards and a TD at :06.8 of the third canto. Lehi and an 18 yard sprint by Wilson put the ball in led the endzone for the 20-- score. The PAT was no The fourth quarter was lots of running, some good on a bad snap. Wilson's run was his only passing, a couple of turnovers and two more action of the night as he was injured on the play scores, one for each team. Granite threatened down to the Lehi 19, but fumbled and Lewis and left the game. Eight Farmer plays into the second quarter recovered again. L. Christofferson and Nelson added the gained the visitors 10 yards and two penalties for 20 yards before Lehi went to their bench. The ground fireworks while Libberton passed twice Farmers scored again at 7:34 with James Fisher to D. Christofferson for 40 and 9 yards and the PAT touchdown at 4:01. Lehi was up sprinting 95 yards to pay dirt. The Six running plays by Parker netted the Farmwas stopped cold. Curtis Jex returned Granite's kickoff to the ers 65 yards and their final score. Their PAT was good by Parker and the scoring ended Lehi 40. Cade Cooper, backup QB for the Pioe at :45.3. Colledge fell on the kick and neers, connected on a pass to Layth Christofferson for 10 yards, but a sack forced the. Lehi junior Ross Worthington ran for 13 yards before eleven to punt. Cooper took the final snap for a kneel down. loss by Atkinson was sacked for a Next week's contest is at Ogden at 7 p.m. Colledge, whose name was heard constantly for defensive plays, and then the two teams exchanged fumbles. Parker ran for 27 yards with Colledge making the stop and then Fisher added 8, but another fumble was recovered by the Pioneers' McKell. Two runs by Lehi's Tyler Nelson and a pass interference call got the ball, to the Granite 32 where Lehi gave the ball back to the Farmers who ran out the clock. f The score favored Lehi, To start the second half, Granite gained eight yards on three Parker runs, a sack and an incomplete pass before Atkinson punted to B.J. Benson. Benson returned the punt for 21 yards to 32-1- 3. 7 38-1- 3. on-sid- nine-yar- d first-hal- 20-1- 3. the Lehi 48. Eight yards and a touchdown by Nelson aided run by pass to Jex and a Christofferson put the Pioneers on the scoreboard again at 5:14 of the third frame, With Granite fighting for their very life, they managed only seven yards on the next series before they traded punts and Colledge intercepted an Atkinson pass. At 1:55 Libberton ran for 5, L. Christofferson ran twice for 7 and Libby passed to Strasburg for 8 before Nelson dove for by a 41-ya- 13-ya- 26-1- 3. Gunnar Clark volleyball team battles with big schools at Provo tournament Beaton Sports Editor The Lehi volleyball team gained valuable experience sharpening their skills at the Bad to the Bone preseason tournament at Provo High School last week, emerging with a 4 record that included matches agamst several 4A and J 5A orJponenk i4 v :' d lost" a They bout with host 4A Provo 15-6 beat 5A and By Beky 3-- hotly-conteste- 5, 14-1- 5: 15-beat 5A Granger 15-115-Cottonwood 15-1lost to North Sanpete 15-1beat Delta lost to 5A Timpano-go- s 11-1and lost to 5A 15-West Jordan 13-1In the Provo match, Kim Allan led the effort with 8 assistsjand 7 kills, while Callie Jennifer Johnson managed digs during the Granger match, while Nelson and Trane each had 9. Allan led the team in the Cottonwood match, producing 12 assists and 7 digs, while J. Johnson and Trane added 6 kills each. Michelle Tahbo contributed Trane Contributed 4 'jails, 4 11 digs and Lacey Yates- had 7. aces' and 8 digs: Natalie Nelson'' 5 "Allan" again 'come up big' and Stacey Johnson each added against North Sanpete, with 17 6 digs. assists and 6 digs. J. Johnson, 3, 8; 10-1- 5, 2, 8; 15-1- 2, 10-1- 5; 12 5, 5, 1, 15-1- 1; 16-1- 5; 5, 5. 5, - Trane and Yates each added 5 kills, with 9, 10 and 16 digs respectively, while Nelson had each, while Nelson and Yates had 5 kills each and Allan had 10. 13 Nelson offered 15 digs in the important Delta match, while Allan and Trane had 10, and Yates and Rachelle Fullmer 9. Nelson also served 4 aces and Allan dished out 11 assists. ;. She had 18 against West Jordan, when Yates added 7 kills and 12 digs, S. Johnson had 18 digs and J. Johnson 11 to go with her 4 aces. 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