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Show DAILY HERALD Saturday, September 4, 2004 CI HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL pmpanogos fends off Provo American Fork grabs second win of season Provo loses ISthstrcdght but shows improvement Jared Lloyd DAILY Chris Peterson Not long after the lights went out, the American Fork Cavemen found a way to deliver their own knockout punch to the Pleasant Grove Vikings. Up just 10-- 0 almost midway through the third quarter, the Cavemen poured it on and turned that small lead into a huge one. They eventually won 3 for their second victory of the season. In the third period, an unidentified vandal broke into a fuse box and shorted out AM. FORK. 31 half of the 13 PL GROVE field's lights. The game was delayed about 20 minutes. American Fork couldn't wait to get back on to the field. They immediately scored on a speccatch by Brantacular don Banks. The Cavemen followed that up by a Andrew Devey4c-Da-n Mangleson hookup from 25 yards out. The scoring spurt was welcomed by Davis Knight. "To be honest, the 10 points at halftime wasn't too satisfying," Knight said, even though the lead was his team's first this season at the intermission mark. Perhaps Knight was a little discouraged by sloppy play in the first half , which saw his team fumble three times. Two were negated of those slip-up-s when officals ruled the runners ' HERALD Midway through the third quarter, Timpanogos discovered they only had a lead and a fired-u- p Provo offense was on the move. After marching 46 yards to the line, the Bulldog of fense was stymied by their worst enemy all evening: themselves. A 31-1- rd 31 penalty TMPNGS 7 turned a 3rd-- PROVO and-into a Two incomplete passes later and the ball went pack to the Timberwohres. And so did the momentum. "The turning point in the game was when we stopped them on fourth down," Timpanogos head coach Frank Bramall said. "If they had scored, that would've tied it." Timpanogos ) scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from Provo (0-- for the 31-- 7 victory. Running back Alex Lyons led the Timber-wolvwith 182 yards and two touchdowns on only six car- ..Jtw j MARK 6 1 (3-0- es ries. For a Provo team that has now lost 13 games in a row, they showed signs of improvement. Quarterback Warner Jarman threw for 158 yards, completing 9-- -- 17 passes.. CORRESPONDENT HERALD The Provo offense powered their way into the Timpanogos red zone four times, but could only come away with seven points. Workhorse running back Rob Argyle ran for 52 yards'and a touchdown on 15 carries and caught three passes for 66 yards. BUUARDDaily Herald Provo's Jake Cannon, right, jukes around Timpanogos' Sam Thomas in the first half. But the Timberwohres pounded away at the Bulldog defense, consistently picking up first downs after Provo g forced them into situations. "They gave us a heck of a game," Bramall said. Provo attacked first, getting return on a reverse a on the opening kickoff . Jarman kept the drive alive on cutting back and picking up 13 yards. The Bulldogs broke inside the 10, but couldn't push the ball in. A short field goal by kicker Danny Bell sailed just under the crossbar. Flags cursed both sides as the two teams racked up 158 penalty yards. The Bulldogs gave Timpanogos a gift first down on a dead-bal- l personal foul penalty as the Timber- wolves rolled to their first score on their next possessioa After Timpanogos jumped on a touchdown run ahead by running back E. J. Tumanu-vawho ran for 110 yards, third-and-lon- g 48-ya- rd 4th-and-- 9, 7-- 0 o, Provo looked to strike 1ack. But the referees caught a Provo player throwing a punch at a Timberwolf, drawing an ejection and a penalty that killed the drive. After the Provo punt, Timpanogos took 12 plays to reach the end zone. Quarterback Nate Fullmer dove over the goal line himself to take a 14-- lead with 3:32 left in the half. Instead of folding, the Bulldogs took the kickoff and quickly moved back into the Timberwolf red zone. A strike from Jarman to tight end Chad DHaenens put the ball on the line, where Argyle took it in for the score. Timpanogos felt the sting of the flags early in the second half. A penalty killed the opening drive of the half. "We had a few good drives in the game," Bramall said. "A holding call stopped us on one of them, but we moved the ball rd . iFa&.IvlI mS well." The Timberwolf punt led to the key drive of the game, where the Timpanogos defense came up with the important stop. That set the stage for Lyons, who put the Timber-wolve- s up 21-- on a run at the start of the fourth quarter. Again, Provo surged near the goal line, but the Bulldog receiver couldn't come back to 8 the ball on a pass from Jarman. Lyons dashed any Provo hopes two plays later when he took a pitch and ran straight up the middle. After breaking four tackles, he emerged touch-dow- n alone for an run. Provo takes on Pleasant Grove next Friday, while Timpanogos heads home for a showdown with Spanish Fork. 35-ya- 0 end-aroun- d 4th-and-- were down. The Cavemen had two takeaway s of their own on interceptions by Austin Haws After the outburst put American Fork up , the only ques: tion left in the cold air was whether the Cavemen defense . could come up with the shutout." Knight praised the unit, led by defensive coordinator Bob 24-0- Eckles. . "I thought Coach Eckles had a good defensive scheme tonight," he said. "I want to give them lots of credit." . . a . . r rl me o:ou marnf orC ine Cmunn secFork's American quarter, ond string defense took the field. Coaching staff and defensive starters alike looked on with anticipation, hoping the "0" on the Pleasant Grove side of the scoreboard remained intact. They were successful on their first defensive stand. Then it was the second string, offense's turn Junior backup -tailback Brent Mortensen, who is deaf and has a personal inter- -' preter with him continually on the sideline, carried the ball three straight times. On the third try, he took it 36 yards, all the way to the end zone. Pleasant Grove finally scored on a Jake Hoyt recep tion with just over two minutes to go. Then, with 6 seconds remaining, Kyle Beecher caught a pass to provide for the t. final score. American Fork improved to X 1 on the year, while Pleasant Grove dropped to "Our guys were ready to play," Knight said. "We came out with more intensity, and I'm really pleased with that." . 1 ji 2-- 0-- 89-ya- I Jared at mn t a Uoyd can be reached i or jlloydheraldextra.com. 344-255- 2 s IFUn laiiiiiummmim i fTTli j.i ai ufrrTVfarrfrT-nii'iuiiiiini'iiTiTiiii i ',) i i Mil a sail Hi ':;crfup at the if 'f n rrr iirjmlW 6.00 Daily,: tcrrJti, 1ISG5 1 47-ya- J:'-- Perioral admission 1 hut imi cnn nick North Frcbdb Ooulcvard for k 0DU '7"' A great nigtii for the entire family! ..aiis ticket can be used for the game on Sept. 9th fptey It will be a great start to the playoff season for the Provo Angels with LOTS of giveaways and discounted prices at the gift shop. mv vcrx 4, ' "at. ODD The Daily Herald d3 Newspaper In Education |