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Show 4 THI GREEN Thursday, Nov. SHEET 10, 1988 SPORTS Diggers Fall To Vilieo Sn 3A Cliffhanger Pleasant Grove won its ninth straight game Friday and in the process eliminated the Jordan Beetdiggers from state competidefensive tion in a struggle, 3 on the Vikings' home r SANDY. hard-foug- ht 7-- 0 2 Jf - Hv) field. The loss gave the Beetdiggers '"St. jCWi ?t I ? j 4 y.iiiuui i.i ii. w a$m&ms!0Wi CUTTING IT UP . . . Brighton quarterback Jaaon Ward (9) tries to slip between Highland defenders on a keeper off the option. Runs like the above helped set up one of the Bengals' three touchdowns In the 20-- 3 vie-- tory over the Rams, the game played Thursday night at the University of Utah. a final record for the year of eight wins and three losses, a fine effort considering there were few lettermen to start the season and only one player who had been a starter last year. Pleasant Grove won the game early, taking the opening kickoff and driving 80 yards, using up eight minutes, with Tom Van Dyke, the Viking quarterback, keeper. scoring on a three-yar- d The point after was good. Interestingly enough this was the only time the Vikings got close to the goal line, but, as it turned out, it was the only time that they needed to as the defense shut down the potent Jordan attack, helped somewhat by a muddy field, which made it tough for the Jordan runners. Kurt Myrick, whose field goal kicking has been sensational this year with kicks of 57 and 51 yards, came through for the Beetdiggers in the second quarter when he booted a field goal of 41 yards to put his team on the scoreboard. The Diggers had several other chances in the first half, but could not cash in. Whenever they threated, a of great Pleasant combination Grove defense and inept handling of the ball at crucial times combined to shut them down. Defense dominated play during the third quarter with Jordan getting close once, but losing the ball on downs. In the fourth quarter the break Jordan fans had been waiting for came when a Pleasant Grove running back fumbled recovered and Corey at the Pleasant Collins Grove Jordan promptly drove to, the Pleasant Grove 13 but, on first and 10 play, the Jordan runner loss and was thrown for a d could not recover, the Diggers for field a settle to goal having attempt from the 30 which was wide. The Vikings took oyer with just six minutes left and managed to eat up most of the clock. six-yar- Coach Al Watrin was very disappointed, but stated, "Pleasant Grove really played well and although we moved the ball, we just couldn't get it into the end zone. We didn't take advantage of the opportunities we had, but that was partly due to their great defense. I was pleased with the play of our entire defense, with CoUings and Duane Despain recovering fumbles and Joey Butkovich intercepting a pass. considered, Troy Everything Oborn, Despain and Aaron Conde all had good games running, but we just couldn't get the yards when we needed them." Rams Held To 85 Yards - Brighton Defenders Smother Highland SALT LAKE. Fans of defensive football watched a, gem in Thursday night's 4A quarterfinal clash as Region Two runner-u- p Brighton limited the wishbone attack of Region Four's top seed Highland to just 85 yards in the Bengals' 20-- victory on the rug at Rice Stadium. With the win came the task of meeting fellow Region Two competitor, defending 4A champ and upset winner over Granger' semi-finaction Orem in tomorrow (Friday) at 11:30 a.m., again at the University of Utah's Robert Rice Stadium. During .the regular season, Brighton defeated Orem in a contest staged on the Bengals' home field, but head coach Lynn Freestone and his charges know the state playoffs are a totally new season. however, night, Thursday Freestone was the picture of the perfectly pleased coach, unable to contain his pride in the defensive effort his team had displayed. "They did it, they really did it," he stated with a big grin. "I couldn't be more proud of them." In evidence of the smothering defense the Bengals unleashed, Highland needed to recover a Brighton fumble, deep in Bengal territory, plus a major penalty against Brighton, just to get in range for a field goal, the Rams' only score of the contest. "Our kids did play well defensively," Freestone reported later. "A lot of it for us went back to when they (Highland) beat us up a couple of years ago.' Of course, it's always helps the defensive side of things when the offense can keep the football away from the other guy and that's what Brighton did on its first scoring drive, controlling the football for over eight minutes. Brighton needed to convert on two fourth down plays, one a 0 play when punter Aaron Menlove, exercising his 3 al -- . if A option on fourth-and-1- Homeowners discounts IAKDY BUCHMILLER 261-433- Rtaip f M( 30-ya- rd pass from Jason Ward to Dan North. The point after was blocked. Highland halved the Bengal field goal margin with its in the closing moments of the first half, making the score at the A midway point The ball bounced Brighton's way literally in the third quarter, as Sean Colvin recovered a Ram fumble 27. at Highland's Moments later, Joshua Kilgrow fumbled on to have the loose ball taken stride by Griffin Reynaud, who ran the remaining 16 yards for second the Bengals' touchdown. Brighton added two more points when Ward and North switched roles, North passing and Ward receiving for the conversion. Ward set up Brighton's last score with a run to the Ram four in the final minute of the third period. Kilgrow scored on the next play. The point after try, however, bounced off the top of the right upright and fell no 27-ya- rd 6-- 3. 36-yar- d good. While limiting Highland to only 85 yards, Brighton's offense piled up' 296 yards. Quarterback Ward was the top ground gainer, picking up 85 yards on 14 carries. Reynaud added 75 yards on 11 tries and Kilgrow finished with 61 on 13 rushes. Among those Freestone credited with stopping up the Highland were Ben Sibbett, Rod Jeff Brady and Brooks Jorgensen. In looking ahead to tomorrow's game, Freestone stated that Orem concerns him for a number of reasons. First, the Tigers, he feels, are undoubtedly playing their best ball of the year. Second, Bryan Rowley is just phenomenal at quarterback for Orem. Third, Orem coaching staff is, according to Freestone, one of the best around and has done a good job in regrouping the Tigers, which have won their last five games. And fourth, Orem's defense is starting to jell, peaking at the right time. "We 2 beat them at Brighton," Freestone added, "but we got a couple of breaks that led to what I felt were 14 'gimmee' points. Subtract those points and it was a very close game." offense Stone, 35-1- RF 7 a bad snap, ran for a came on a first The score and Casual Cowy rp ' Ottiri fjloommqtnn rHitrx KNOCKED LOOSE.. . Football goes flying off Into oblivion as Brighton's Jason Wlckens (3) collides with Highland opponent in Thursday night 4A quarterfinal contest. In a spectactular display of defensive Bailies Gymnasts Capture First In Midvale Tourney MIDVALE. Despite the fact all-rou- sent over just four competitors, Bailies' Gymnastics of Draper still managed to come away with the team title in weekend tournament action staged at Hunts' Academy of Midvale. Because of the small contingent, scores for all four of Bailies' gymnasts had to be counted. Bailies team total was 143.4, while U.S.A. claimed second with 142.2, Nebo third at 139.65 and host Hunts fourth with 129.5. Bailies started out in the children's division with Andrea Taylor placing sixth in the vault at 8.6, second in the bars at 9.0, eighth in the beam at 7.6, first in the floor at 8.85 and second in HOLIDAY GIFT- with a total of 34.05. Teammate Cathy Gibson placed total of first with an 36.05, winning both the bars and beam, 9.6 and 8.65 respectively, placing third in the vault, 91, and fourth in the floor exercise, 8.7, it to juniors Chree Bryan captured first by scoring 36.25 in the while taking 12th in the vault, 8.7; first in the bars and beam, 9.65 and 9.1; and second in floor, 8.8. Taking second was Deidra Savage, turning in an total of 36.05 and taking sixth in the vault, 9.05; second in the bars, 9.5; third in the beam, 9.0; and tenth in the d, . floor, 8.5. - EXPRESS of Moving competition, I And they came to pass Award-winnin- g writer sports Lee Benson tell the stories of dx BYU quarterbacks, from Gary Sheide to lobby Botco. He includes personal Insights Into the players' lives, past and present. 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