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Show f Free Press New Utah! Lehi - 1. 1999 - Wednesday, September Pioneers hold off Page 8 Sports Payson 14-- 6 the Pioneers drew a pass inter- After A.J. Smith made a Pavson's Jordan vard Even though the Payson Sainsbury picked off a Cooper Lions drew first blood, the Lehi pass at the Payson d. Pioneers came from behind to Lehi efforts to score a safety in preseason beat them 14-didn't work. Robbins' football action at Lehi Aug. 27. pass to Allen Marvin lifted the Lehi Coach Steve Clements Lions out of the hole. Payson said. "We were way too emoprogressed clear to the Lehi 35. tional for the (start of the) Behind that line. Robbins game. We were undergoing threw three consecutive, incomjitters. We had some plete passes that stalled the attack. good defensive plays, though we broke down on special Taking possession at the 35. teams. We'll be working on Lehi used a ground attack in them." hopes of scoring before intermission. Chad Smith took a Though made up of experienced starters, the Pioneer pitchout from Cooper and offense had trouble moving into weaved his way to the right for run on a storing postion during the a entire first half. That was espeplay. Lehi reached the Payson cially true during their opening 45. where Cooper fumbled drive. away the ball. Lehi gained only two yards Despite fine defensive plays m the attack. Suddenly. Lion by Cody Thacker. Payson didn't march f defensive back Jake Wright let its final, the off to air to Robbins Cade a went fail. pass Cooper picked at the Lehi 26. break the scoreless deadlock. The interception gave the On a third successful pass, inexperienced Lehi defensive Robbins connected a unit its first major test. On a bomb to Wright for a touchDavid down at 0:48. play. a deflected Christofferson Causing Pavson's extra-poin- t McKay Robbins pass to end the try to fail, the Pioneers first Payson drive. gambled on a try for a long run Passing a total of 27 yards before the advent of intermisduring two straight plays. sion, but were unsuccessful. Lehi started to turn things Cooper guided the Pioneers into scoring position. But after around because of an early r fumble. After Coby Wilson had made a carry, a host of Lions having passed nine yards to rushed through the Lehi line Wright on a first down. Robbins and nailed B.J. Benson for a lost hold of the ball in the next loss that ended the play, and Red Benson recovered attack. the pigskin at the Payson 49. The Pioneers made one more Benson's catch of a deep penetration before the end pass tipped the momentum of the first quarter. Their attack back to Lehi. Cooper passed 35 operated smoothly until it yards to A.J. Smith for a touchpassed the Payson 30. At the down at 8:31. with Andy line, defensive back Grimley kicking the Fannin picked off a extra point. Lehi almost lost its lead durCooper pass. Tyler Nelson sacked Robbins ing the next Payson drive. at the Payson 19 to help Lehi Robbins lobbed a pass to Wright to put the Lions on regain the ball in the early second quarter. The Pioneers didthe Lehi 13. Thacker stopped n't keep the pigskin for long. Davis for a loss, but By Dean Von Memmott s. ference call on the next play. B.J. Benson saved the score when he picked off a Robbins return. pass for a nine-yarThough the Pioneers didn't profit immediately from the interception, it did give them a chance to rework their strategy to stay ahead. When a Lehi punt put the Lions inside their own 5, they battled frantically to get out of there before the now seasoned Pioneer defense could produce a safety. Things got really scary for Payson when the Pioneers gang sacked Robbins inches outside the goal line. Though the Lion offensive line averted a sacking of the quarterback, he threw three straight incomplete passes. That turned out to be fatal Sports Correspondent first-gam- e first-dow- n d for Payson. Fielding the punt, B.J. Benson raced like an elk past amazed Lions into the end zone at 2:54. Grimlev kicked in a PAT to make the lead 14-Despite opening a Payson drive with slipping for a loss. Robbins guided the Lions clear to the Lehi 32 during the early fourth quarter. The Pioneers stopped Payson there cold. The final period went down as a defensive battle. Lehi fans went joyously wild at seeing sights like Red Benson's sacking Robbins for a seven-yarloss and Joe Nattress' making a interception return. Things turned edgy for Lehi when Lion Shawn Tanner recovered a fumble at the Lehi 45 late in the quarter. The Lions managed to get to the 23. but the Pioneers held them there until the clock run out. The Pioneers' first away game will be at American Fork this Friday, Sept. 3. This will be the first meeting between the tw o schools in five years. Game time is 7 p.m. first-hal- 24-yar- third-dow- d five-yar- d n nine-yar- d heart-stoppin- g third-quarte- d 10-yar- five-yar- d d Caj-se- 52-yar- sX d 17-ya- 6 i d one-var- d d V y .... ... .1iinnn.ru .inlm mn.Miin.nl .h...fri.,i mini Pnotos oy Dean von Memmutt Lehi quarterback Cade Cooper lobs a long pass during a 14 - 6 win over Payson in last Friday's The Pioneers visit American Fork this week. season opener. Anglers tested Anglers looking for a should try completand ing Wyoming's Cutt-Slawill have no better opportunim YOU WOULDN'T e TRUST JUST ANYONE TO . ties than the present, according to southwest Wyoming Ron Fisheries Biologist Remmick. Remmick DRIVE YOUR CAR, Js cutthroat said fa waters in western Wyoming are for the most part clear and fishing has been very good. is a program The Cutt-Slawhich rewards anglers for catching Wyoming's four subspecies of cutthroat trout. The four include the Bonneville, Yellowstone, Snake River and Colorado River cutthroat trout. Successful applicants receive a large color certificate featuring the four subspecies. The certificate will be printed with the angler's name and the date and location of each catch. In its fourth year, the program was implemented as a way to draw attention to Wyoming's cutthroat management program. To qualify, an angler only needs to catch the four subspecies from Wyoming waters in their native range, take a photograph of each fish and , SO WHY TRUST JUST ANY COMPANY TO INSURE IT? Don't trust just am one to insure sow ear. see nie: Rick Albrecht Insurance Agency, Inc. STATE FAIM 75 E. Main American Fork 756-350- 0 , , f. 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