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Show Leni new ns imww urans - weanesaay, bepremDer 10, iyyo - ruyw Spo Pioneers overcome deficit to beat Tigers 2 on road t r i W rn miii.i i.n.i ,. r i 16-1- Von Memmott Sports Correspondent The Lehi Pioneers completed their preseason football campaign unscathed on Sept. 11 by rallying from behind to win 16-1- 2 on the Ogden Tigers' field. "What I was impressed with about the kids was that they played four quarters of football, not just two," said Lehi Coach Steve Clements. "They could've given up after the first quarter. By Dean Dunng a night of light rain, Ogdeir had trouble with the Lehi defense all the way through. In the contest's opening drive, for instance, quarterback Boyd Clayton couldn't guide the Tiger offense beyond the Ogden 25. Receiving a bad snap at that mark, Tiger punter Seth Caw-le- y tried to make a run for it, but Pioneers Tyler Nelson and Scott Quilter stopped him "Let's face it, Ogden was there. The defensive play gave Lehi its best defensive position of kicking our fannies all through the first half. We won the second half, though. That was what counted. "I love them for being able to hold firm. They're resilient. I don't think they know what pressure is. When we had to make the big plays, we made them," Clements said. the quarter. Christofferson. After they stopped running Dallas Hansen at their line, the Tigers launched their first successful drive. It opened with fullback Nick Thomas' line. carry to the On the next play, Clayton raced the ball clear to the Lehi 2, where David Christofferson ran him out of bounds. An Ogden clipping penalty canceled out the long run, but after Clayton raced 11 yards, he passed 34 yards to Ben Allison for a touchdown at 7:21. After Ogden's extra-poikick failed, Lehi had Cade Cooper take over quarterback-induties. The Tiger defense shoved Lehi's offense clear back to the Pioneer 5. There Cooper fumbled away the ball, and the Tigers claimed it for themselves. A stubborn Pioneer resistance didn't stop Nate Tuatapa-pi- a from slipping the ball into the end zone on a play. David Christofferson kept Josh Hodges from scoring a 25-ya- five-yar- d Lib-berto- 10-ya- g nt conversion. Late in the quarter, Lehi moved up to its line, but two penalties took the Pioneers out of their rhythm. When Kory Robins and Tyler Bitton stopped Hansen at the Pioneer 30, the attack almost 36-ya- rd Wt si - y ....e..Ari lr f. running back Dallas Hansen (44) lost his grip on the ball here, but the Pioneers overcame a deficit to beat the Tigers in Ogden last Friday. Lehi s k' nt However, when defensive linebacker Eddie Howard nailed running back Tyler Nelson for a loss, the Pioneers' attack quickly soured, despite quarterback Justin pass to David 1 r 50-ya- rd two-poi- ws - 25-ya- one-yar- d III :s;- died. At the bottom of this pile, a Pioneer recovered an Ogden fumble that led to Lehi's final touchat the end of the junior varsity game on Sept. 10. down get within scoring position, Lehi didn't let the Tigers in. The Pioneers finally received a major break late in the quarter. Punt returner Clayton brought Ogden a penalty when he ran the ball after signalling a far catch at the Tiger 15. After Ross Worthington had sacked him for a loss, Clayton fumbled the ball on the 5 with 38 seconds remaining. Despite Laythe Christofferson getting tackled for a loss, Libberton passed 11 yards to David Christofferson for a touchdown. David Christofferson also caught a five-yar- d six-ya- rd conversion pass. Clayton passes moved Ogden into field goal position. Lehi's stubborn defense forced the Tigers to try for a field goal during the final play of the half. The kick fell way short of the two-poi- During his catch of a Jeremy Brown punt, Allison fumbled the ball at the Ogden 37, and Lehi recovered the ball. The Pioneers continued the drive until the early second quarter. After Libberton had lost 18 yards, he threw an interception to Nick Gale. Although the turnover permitted Ogden to nt goalposts. When the second half opened with Nelson returning the kick-oto the Lehi 35, the Pioneers ff still showed enthusiasm over their first touchdown. For a brief moment, though, it looked as if Ogden would regain the momentum. After the Pioneers had lost six yards in two straight plays, Libberton threw an interception to Josh Tribe, who returned it to the Lehi 37. From there, Ogden marched to the Lehi 10. However, Clayton lost the ball at the 5, and Libberton picked up the pigskin, then raced it to the Lehi 11. Although Lehi didn't convert During a fake attempt for an kick, setter Worthington passed to A.J. Smith for a conversion that stretched the Lehi lead to extra-poi- nt two-poi- nt 16-1- 2. Ogden staged a last, desperate march that Lehi stopped dead cold at the line. 50-ya- The Pioneers will open their Region 10 season at home against the Uintah Utes on Sept. 18. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. the turnover into a touchdown, the Pioneers did ruin the Tigers' best chance for a third touchdown. For the rest of the half, Ogden had to battle to proctect lead. The Tigers its four-point lost their struggle late in the half. At 3:36, Libberton passed 37 yards to David Christofferson for the touchdown. David Christofferson Pioneers open region season with win The Lehi volleyball team lost their final preseason match last week but opened region play with a home victory. They dropped a match with Emery on Sept. 8, but bounced back on the 10th to beat Union hard-foug- 11-1- 11-1- 5 15-1- 15-- 8. 12-1- 5, Against Emery, setter Em. Allan provided 16 assists, 8 digs, plus a block and a kill. Natalie Nelson had 8 digs, 7 kills and 2 blocks in the effort. Lacey Yates added 6 kills, 9 digs and 3 blocks. "t Qallie Trane anchored the back' in the match with Union, digging out 28 balls, serving 2 aces, and executing 3 kills and 1 block. Allan had 20 more assists in this one, as well as 19 digs, 3 kills, 2 blocks and a vice ace. ser- Stacey Johnson added 17 digs, 3 blocks, 3 kills and 2 assists. Yateshad 8 kills and " ' Nelson 5. The Pioneers host Uintah tomorrow, then travel to Park City Tuesday. The sophomores h i: - f there s one thmg we can t stand it's cold people." play at 4, the JV at 5:15, and the varsity at 6:30 p.m Pioneer tennis team moves into plus column By doubles were ready to go on and so they played two sets in each match. Stephanie Carter and Shaylyn Calton won easily at first doubles over Sheleen Willmire and Chris Johnson, Tracy Wilson Sports Correspondent Girls' tennis at Lehi High School moved into the plus column last Thursday at Manti as the Lady Pioneers downed the Templars 2 after a rain delay. 6-- 1, 3-- 6-- 4. With the win over Manti, Lehi is now on the season for a .600 average. Jamee downed Russon Manti's finest in first singles, Julie Frischknecht, 11-- "Russon always meets the best from every school, and she has had a difficult time winning, but this match proved that she has the ability to run with the best," Eliesa commented coach 3-- At second doubles Megan, Hadfield and Brittany Chris-tense- n bowed to Templars Margaret Burnham and Amy BarIn exhibition dou ton, 2 3-- 6, 4-- (Seven tips to get your furnace ready from Terry and Kelly, Questar Gas Technicians) bles Callie Fredrick and Brid-gett- e Glodowski of Lehi at dropped a pro-sLustee Jamie et 2-- and 8 to Kira Rudolph. 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