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Show r Dees Bring State Grid Title Home With 4 Victory Over Tooele 13-1- 2 Local Team Drives 98 Yards to Score Final Touchdown in Fourth Quarter f'v Jv By Bruce Keyes From receiving1 footballs to catching bouquets was the story of the Box Elder High team last Saturday afternoon when they drove the fields length in the fading minutes of the final quarter to pull the Class A championship rug from n Tooele squad, under a Little can he said about the Claybaugh advanced on the courageous Bees that hasnt alground for three yards and addready been voiced. The big, ed 12 more with a pass to bruising Buffs had won most of The Bees continued to the rounds on the score cards but couldnt cope with the final play out of punt formation with knock-ou- t e flankers wide off both ends. barrage of the - Two Box Elder team. plays later Claybaugh heart-broke- ... r u . L0 -0 'x.fCo 13-1- 2. t- - Ar-bo- never-say-di- , spotted Richard Earl on the Tooele 34 with a pass and the clock showed two minutes to play. Jeppson went for five but Claybaugh was smothered as he tried another pass and lost seven yards. The next play was stopped at the line of scrimmage even though Tooele had six men back to stop the Buzzer air attack. With little over a minute to play, Box Elder was faced with fourth down and 12 yards to ' Third Installment For Buzzer faithfuls, it was g the third installment of a climb to the throne room. For three , games in a h kids had row, the fallen behind only to come back fiwith frantic, nales. Playing on a fast tyrf in the University of Utah bowl, the bigger Tooele team moved with consistency against Box Elder during much of the game but when the chips were down, brawn yielded to determination as the deciding point was scored with just a minute remaining. , For the Bees, this game, there breaks. Werent any They went out to win and wouldnt be satisfied with any- thing less. Stupendous Stand And it as a team victory for the new champs who put on a stand in stupendous goal-lin. the last quarter and followed it f with some passing and receiving that made the most brittle onlookers blink with wonderment. It was the fifth undisputed state title team for Coach Ferguson and undoubtedly one of the most satisfying for no one appreciates a keen competitor better than he, and Box Elder had more than several on the field Saturday. The Buffaloes tallied first early in the second quarter combining running plays and passes to move from the Box Eider line. ; , After losing a yard on the first play from scrimmage, Tooele quarterback Don Bryan tossed to halfback Frank Atkin who was dropped on the 25. With Frank Whitehouse and Gordon Lee carrying, the Buffs moved to the 11 and on the following play, Lee scooted his own right end to score. , Faking to kick the ball for extra point and running Instead, fell short of the goal line and Tooele was content with a 0 " . lead. --Bounced Back Box Elder bounced back with j. a TD of its own just seconds nerve-shatterin- come-throug- game-winnin- j g Jkt in Coach Earl Ferguson grins down at some of the players he coached ARE WE HAPPY Gathered fans show elation at the games thrilling outinto- the state championship. come. Wearing a broad smile at the coachs left is son Warren, past athlete at Box Elder. the times. The Bees ipass defense was better than it has been all season even though Tooele managed to score once via the air route. A high percentage of pass plays were broken up. Credit To Every Player In all fairness, credit lor the win must be accorded every player on the Box Elder squad for it was a seasons effort by each one that finally led to the state championship. Player seeing action in Saturdays game were: Billy Shio, Steven Jeppson, Richard Earl, Jay Hollingsworth, Charles Claybaugh, and Robert Whitaker in the back field. Dennis Hansen, Max Huggins, Brent Sanford, Dwight Reeves, Robert LaFramboise, Jay Arbon, Robert Limb, James Caddy, Bruce Hyde, Randall Tyson, and Bruce Wright on the line. POW , . . RIGHT IN THE ARMS Wing back Richard Eail gathers in a pass near the west sidelines for a gain in the final quarter drive to the winning touchdown Saturday. Unidentified mate sprints ahead to clear the way for the Bee back to run. 14-ya- rd r jw T JT 4, $ & S3 ' k ill t:p H s k ttjsBBa ". a 1 Zfj a r .1 M. i Pre-Gam- h ffYoit Pont Utah State and University of Utah will be played in the U, stadium beginning at 2 p. m. 8 Box WHY HELP PAY FOR THE ACCIDENTS OF Elder NEWS Brigham City, Utah Wednesday, November 27, THOSE WHO DOT 1957 Drinking Drivers cause thousands of accidents each . . . This means higher premiums on your auto insurance. , , If you dont drink, why should you pay these higher premiums? year 8 TAKE MOTHER A BOX . 1 CHOCOLATES - OF ! for THANKSGIVING . Vou DON'T Have to Preferred Risk insures Total Abstainers Only! It that a driver who doesnt drink is a better risk than one who does that a better risk is entitled to a lowef rate on his auto insurance. - feature Brown & Haley, Whitman, Sweets and Glades fine box assortments for all occasions. 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Temperatures fqj- the past five A method has been developed dance on Wednesday evening, ple The traditional Thanksgiving Nov. 27, from 8 to 12 p. m. at between Day football game the mezzenine ballroom, New-hous- way . ... -- Your club, church, school and other organzations can get one or all of these gifs FREE without extra ex, pense when members order ,- RAWLEIGH'S QUALITY VANILLA Offer good in Brigham City Or surrounding communi- ties. For further information and details, call after 5:30 p.m. . , t e hotel, Salt Lake City. The affair Is being sponsored by the Aggie Boosters, a Salt Lake City organization of USU alums, according to Harold W. Simpson, Boosters head coach. In addition to the social and dance, the program will include its . - Utah-Uta- With Lee and Whitehouse carrying, the Buffs pushed to the Bee 42 when time forced them to go to the air. Two completed aerials moved them to the 31 and on the third try of the series, Bryan conected with Bob Wielatz on the 15 and he threaded his way down the sidelines , and into the end zone. The kick for extra point was partially deflected, bounced off the goal post, and Tooele left the field with a 12-- advantage, Box Elder Threatened t. Box Elder threatened again In the third period after an ex-- , change of punts when- it punched to the 18 yard line of the ' Buffs but couldnt go any further. Tooele took over and after three plays, Lee rambled from i his own 35 to the Bee 38 where he. was caught from behind by Claybaugh, the last man between him and the goal line. Atkin and Whitehouse com-- . bined running talents and In , six plays, advanced to the three- yard line of Box Elder. . Shut the Door It was then the Bee defense shut the door to the clincher , touchdown bid. In four plays, Tooele ended up on the four- yard stripe. Box Elder would-- j nt fold. Then the Buzzer air game was , unwrapped completely. After JCppson had lost two yards, the t Bees set up in punt formation ' with Claybaugh back, deep in the end zone. . A pass to Bob Limb gave them some playing room on the 15. t Claybaugh then sliced for two i more yards. Another aerial was knocked down but 4 following toss was good to Jay Arbon on the 3L COFFEE MAKER ELECTRIC ROASTER ' ' TABLEWARE or CASH Melvin L ffev Aggie Boosters Plan A cold wave shivered - 13-1- L I BE SEEING YA Full back Steven Jeppson sprints through a hole in the right side of the line to pick up some yardage against Tooele. An unidentified Bee blocker tries moving Buff defender Gordon Lee (35) out of the way. Watching the action are Richard Earl (27), Randall Tyson (30), Max Huggins (11), Bruce Wright (22) and several other Box Elder players. Mercury Tumbling six-al- l. A - Cold Wave Sends THE BIG POINT Charles Tuff Claybaugh booms into the end zone for the extra point after Box Elders second touchdown against Tooele Saturday. Bee players watching are Dennis Hansen (4), Jay Arbon (24), Stephen Jeppson (28), Randall Second Touchdown The Buffs added their second Tyson (30), and Max Huggins (II). Box Elder copped the state tile with a 2 win. and final touchdown just eight a special showing of the 1954 S t u d e n ts, graduates seconds before the half. and State football game, With the ball on their own friends of Utah State Univer- in a drawing for door and color, 25 are Invited to attend ' after taking Box Elders kick- sity Admission is $3 per couoff, Tooele began to move. Thanksgiving Eve social and prizes. J w extra- kick and even with Claybaugh holding out his hands to receive the ball as a tip off, the Biffs couldnt stop his charge, over and around the defensive wall for the deciding point. , It would be difficult to say who was most responsible for Claybaugh winning the game. was great with his running and passing but on the final drive, his receivers, Earl, Hollingsworth, Limb, and Arbon, just wouldnt drop the ball as they gathered them in, high and low, running and diving. Randall Tyson, Bruce Wright, were outand Hollingsworth standing on defense, jnaking some vicious tackles that stopped the Buffs cold a number of Steven Jeppson then picked up eight yards to the 49. Clay--' baugh lugged for two more to put the pigskin in Buffalo coun-- t try by a yard. The next maneuver surprised everyone and especially the Buff secondary as Claybaugh took the ball on a delayed play through the middle, emerged from the conglomeration of players and sprinted, untouched, the rest of the way to pay dirt Robert LaFranboises boot for the PAT was wide but oppor-- f tunity knocked twice as the Buff line moved ahead too soon. Jepp- sons try to bull over was out short and the' score was an even At n -point Charles "Tuff Claybaugh took the Tooele kick off, running it out to the stripe. - that it wouldnt. f KO Punch zone. The teams lined up for later. 'I HERE, YOU TAKE IT Quarterback Richard Hollingsworth is shown about to get rid of the ball on a pitch out to Tuff Claybaugh who seems to have a little more running room. The play gained yardage even though the Buffaloes were determined Claybaugh, back deep, took the snap from center, paused momentarily, and then started around his right end with two blockers pulling out to clear the way. With this, the Buff defense drew over to the right side and that was the opening for the KO punch. Claybaugh turned, threw, and Arbon standing like a lost sheep on the 15, scooped it up and raced into the end 6-- . V - go e I ji . tf it- for processing - photographic film in one solution. t Your Rawfeigh Distributor 227 South Second East v - Phone 472-- J I , |