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Show 2 THE GREEN SHEET Thursday, November 21, 1985 'Digger Defense Shines, Offense Stumbles In Loss SALT LAKE. Thursday's 3A semifinal contest proved to be a bit- tersweet experience for the Jordan high Beetdiggers. Bitter, because the offense, hamstrung by seven turnovers, was only able to post one touchdown in the 13-- 9 loss to Sweet, because the defense held the Red Devil's supercharged offense to a touchdown and two field goals, even after all the turnovers. top-rank- e. It was the closest game le has played all season. In fact, it was the only close game for the Utah Country crew so far. Normally, that would be reason for some congratulations around Jordan high. But Jordan had its chances to win it and, under those circumstances, coming close is a poor substitute. In the second half, fumbles killed Jordan drives twice at the 10. Following the recovery of a Springville fumble at the Red Devil 32, Jordan was intercepted at the two; and once Jordan had to give up the football when it came up short on a fourth down play at the Springville 20. Once in the first quarter and again in the third, Jordan elected to on fourth down rather than try for the field goal. The 'Diggers were held short on the first try and fumbled at the Red Devil 10 on the second. With perfect "20-20- " hindsight, those possible six points could've made the difference, but Bojak was doing no second guessing. "We decided before ever stepping on the field that if we were driving, moving the football on them, and we got into a situation where it was fourth and short deep in their territory, we would go for it," he explained. "We felt we needed touchdowns and at least 21 points to have a chance at winning." with Jordan notched its 7:57 left in the contest, as quarterd back Toad Jenkins fired a pass to Russ Nelson. Clark Walker's PAT brought the Beetdiggers to within six at 13-Jordan kept the pressure on in the last half of the final period, three times threatening to score. Jordan's last chance came after Springville deliberately gave up a safety with 39 seconds left rather than risk punting Spr-ingvil- le five-yar- SHORT GAIN . . . Jordan running back Ken Tru- jillo (31) breaks up the middle while teammate John Bankhead (82) tries to clear the way. When able to avoid the turnover, Jordan's offense the ball against the top ranked Springville. moved out of its own end zone. The Red Devil star quarterback Scott Mitchell, who also plays defensive back and punts, booted the kick from his own 20 down to the Jordan 18. Jordan ran the punt back to its 24, but it left just too much distance to make up in 34 seconds. Turnovers led to all of points, except the safety. Early in the second quarter, the two teams traded interceptions, Springville running Jordan's back to the Beetdigger 22. Then Devil Chad Tanner stole an interception away from the 'Digger's Scott Wheelright by latching onto the ball as Wheelright was putting it away. The officials ruled it a simultaneous possession and Springville kept the ball. On the next play John Paystrup burst into the end zone on a five-yar- d run. Mitchell then aided his own cause by intercepting another Jordan pass and later recovering a fumble to set up field goals of 43 and 25 yards. At : ' " ' 1 d fcr& Body Regular & A A , Long Sizes v , SJJ lining X" lv ij 1 H ift tJ jt..j.v.y.v.fW:-ii-4jfetev- m Tirfr-"- t.. -- " ', - , 'J " i K9,ti4.'K,ai'! "j''V' ' a ON THE DOOGE . . . Springville quarterback Scott Mitchell tries to unsuccessfully to avoid Jordan's Matt Milne (10) in 3A semi at the U of U last Thursday. Jordan played solid defense against the highly touted Red Devil offense, but turnovers on offense frustrated the Digger's hopes of an upset. x J ' f j, Down-Fille- ." ... the half , the Red Devis led 13-When asked his opinion about the cause for the flurry of turnovers (Springville had five of its own) coach Bojak, said that he felt the cold and dampness had little, if any, effect. To him, it was simply good defense by both teams. "You had their blinding speed against our size and strength," he said. "It was like two runaway locomotives coming head-on- . Something has to give." Nobody likes to lose, especially not a state tournament contest. But, said Bojak, for the coaches and sophomores and juniors, there's next season to try again. Not so with the seniors. "For me, I can handle it," he stated, "but I really feel for the seniors. There were some tears shed on the sidelines, not so much because we lost, but because it was the last football some of these kids will ever play." n'Qn-Cou- nt Nylon Tdff6ta She" Those "don't wants" around your house may be "do wants" for someone else. You can turn them into ready cash by putting them in the area market place, the Green Sheet ad columns. Thank You We would like to thank you for participating in our voluntary pay program. Much of our carrier's wage comes from your payment, and if they do a good job we hope you reward them. We greatly appreciate your support. The Green Sheet 155 E. 4905 South Murray, Utah 84107 COG Continued from page 1 its annual audit. "All the money is accounted for," quipped executive director Ed Blaney. The COG budget for next year will be about $51,000 up about five percent from the past year. In other business, COG members heard a report from Robert Hilbert, director of the Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District, on the need for the Central Utah Project. Mick Crandall of the Wasatch Front Regional Council gave COG members the bad news about traffic along the Wasatch Front, relating that to no one's surprise, it's not good and will get worse before it gets better. Office Hours: Monday-Friday- , 8 a.m.-- p.m. Accident Peter Bernhard, Publisher Robert Prince, V.P. Operations Bill Olson, V.P. Marketing Donald Robinson, Editor Ethel Bradford, Editor Michele Bart mess, Editor Karen Egli, Circulation Pat Robinson, Circulation Jan Brown, Business Mailed Subscriptions: You can have your paper mailed to your home or business. Subscriptions are sold on a one year basis and must be pre-paiRates are: Jordan Valley Sentinel Murray Eagle West Valley View Continued from page 1 down the driveway. As the bus was pulling away, the driver felt a bump, looked back and saw the girl lying at the edge of the road. "We just don't know what made her walk back toward the road," said Deputy Wardle Tuesday afternoon, "or how she got in front of the rear wheels. She might have slipped in the snow or reached down to pick up something." Wardle noted the driver of the bus, Jay L. Webb, 45, Draper, has 15 years of experience with Jordan School District and has earned three national awards for safety. "He's the kind of driver who looks out for the kids and doesn't take chances," Wardle added. Officers recieved word of the accident at 12:12 p.m. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene. started $12 $16 $16 We offer a 25 senior citizens discount on subscription rates. Because the papers are mailed we accept no responsibility for delayed delivery. S I II --f- Need a battery? 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