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Show BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursday, October 2, 1975 Gnomecomin Battle for the Spike Gramisville Rival Week: Bees invade Bear River homecoming They call it Rival Week in the Utah High School Activities association handbook. That it is, the week of Oct. 3. It pits Sky View against Logan, Bonneville at Roy, and, oh yes. Box Elder at Bear River. The outcome of the first two games might be predicted quite easily, but that last one is a humdinger, as always. The record book doesnt count, comparative scores are misleading, no crystal ball works its wonder its Box Elder against Bear River. Coach Don Petersen, in talking about the upcoming test that also celebrates the Bear River homecoming, could hardly keep his mind off the potent Bee offense led by Wade Hall, who Petersen figures is the best power running back in the region. Well have to stop him, said Petersen, who added in the next breath that Ted Hansen is a good runner and receiver in his own right and then theres Ron Plowman, a good thrower and For Spike when the 7:30 p.m. encounter kicks off Friday, fans filling the stands on both sides of the Bear field will be treated to a headknocker deluxe in the battle for the Golden Spike. The Bears own that piece of property now; the Bees intend to return it to Brigham City. Bear River says no. And Box Elder fans still remember the come from behind win on the arm of Brad Cutler last year as the Bears won 0 after the Bees led 20-The Bears are 3 overall and in Region One. Box Elder has looked very respectable in obtaining a region record although it carries the same overall mark as the Bears. runner, threat. giving the Bees a triple Were Strong The Bees were real strong against Bonneville. I was impressed with their speed and hustle, the Bear mentor said. Returning to his own players, Petersen wasnt crying the blues, but he wasnt jumping over goal posts either. Jeff Williams will be out for a week at center, Russ Pierson, another starting lineman, wont practice most of this week and running back David Falk and Grants villes ungracious 723-347- 1 BOX EIDER Cowboys are coming to town Friday for classic confrontation between the Cowboys and Indians of Intermountain. rP The game starts at 4 p.m. Friday on the Intermountain ACTION SPORTS field. center Cole Westergard have had flu miseries. Add to that a big shakeup in personnel. We are going to make a lot of personnel changes. We werent happy with the blocking against Sky View. We put a lot of new faces in the lineup Monday. The Bears need a win des- Whether its Custers Last perately to half a three game losing string and they dont want to rely on their game with Logan to determine who goes to the playoff. I feel our defense can do it, but we have to stop that trio of can do the backs. We feel our trick, Petersen said. Petersen credited the offense with most of the poor showing against the Bobcats. If it had clicked the defense wouldnt have had to spend 40 plays more on the field than the offense, he Stand or Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee will depend on the Eagle offense and its designated signal caller this week, Kenny Yellowtail. The junior QB ignited an Eagle surge against Park City last week to bury the miners 2 Longer Sessions Weve been drilling hard and gone longer sessions than usual to find someone who wants to play football, he said. Theres double emphasis on this game. he said Yellowtail hit seven of eight passes for two touchdowns and ran for another. He can do it. In Backfield In the backfield are Dennis Basques and Amos Frank. Basques is Czonka like, Frank has more finesse but can make his own holes if needed. Coaches look for Larry Parsons at end to do his usual magic act at receiver and Nelson Sheilds to provide sound blocking at the other end. Of couse, those two stout tackles Zig Jackson and Lennis Bulltail will help provide the holes in the line with teammates Leo Francis and Daniel Begay helping out. Coach Bill Yeates said the Eagles will devote much of Fridays homecoming game to throwing the football. said. Players of the week at area high schools 21-2- 0-- 3 Should Move Ball We think we can throw and if we get our sweep going with Bear River High alum plans to attend the Bears homecoming for sure. Hes Gordon One And he Swim Coach Peterson has heard dow. ... . . . go out the win- Risky Business .Predicting the outcome is a risky business, something like forecasting which way a jumping bean will jump. Still, things are looking up for the Bees who turned in a strong performance at Bonneville last Friday. We by the Swim to be encouraged way our kids played. Ted Hansen . . . gains nod They clearly dominated the Lakers and should have won the DC kegler scores triumph Pat Gallegos of Brigham City and his partner, Don Vinson, Provo, won first place in the doubles handi- cap division at Fort Collins, Colo., this past weekend. The victory was worth $1,500 to the two young keglers, competing In a Central States doubles tournament. A graduate of Box Elder High school now attending the University of Utah, Gallegos began bowling in the local junior tournament and is a member of the U. bowling team. Friday is the deadline for Punt, Pass and Kick hopefuls to register for the annual Ford Motor company sponsored event. PP&K local director Ward Secrist says boys and girls between eight and 13 years of age can register until 4 p.m. Friday at Andersens Ford in Brigham City. The competition will begin Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Rees Pioneer park. Participants should bring a parent or guardian to register. There is no cost. Punt, Pass and Kick winners are named on the basis of fartherest and most accurate passing, kicking and punting of a football. Winners will advance to compete in zone, district and regional competitions if they con- Scott Wells and Becci Carr have been named the most valuable swimmers for the past season for the Brigham City . Kenny Yellowtoil Mike Roundy mean in middle . A fullback with good hands has been selected as Box Elder Highs player of the week for his standout performance at Bonneville last Friday. One of the bright spots in the middle of the Bear River defense is Mike Roundy, senior linebacker, named this week as the schools top player. A senior, Roundy cashed in on seven tackles and nine assists last week against Sky View, intercepted a pass and returned it 37 yards for the only Bear River score in the 36-- 6 loss. 165-pou- 0, Hes Ted Hansen, 17, a senior gridder who Coach Gordon Feterson said has been a superb blocker all year. At Bonneville, he not only cleared the way with his blocking but was credited with 35 yards rushing and caught passes for an additional 60 yards. 160-pou- His coaches call sistent, tenacious been a stalwart for past three years. defense. him a conplayer whos the Bears the He leads the The award recipient is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee O. Hansen, 666 West Sixth South, Brigham City. He is historian for the B'lvers and a member of the school ski club. years for the Bears, lettering all three and has lettered two years in football. Hansen and other top players will receive an engraved plaque after the season is over from the sponsoring Box Elder News and Journal. All players of the week of the News and Journal receive an engraved award at the end of the season, signifying their accomplishment. Aztecs were best, He has wrestled three He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Roundy of Garland. Seven of eight passes, two for touchdowns were some of the credentials of this weeks Intermountain player of the week selected by the schools coaches. Kenny Yellowtail, a junior quarterback coming off the bench, sparked the Eagles to a 6 win over Park City, their first varsity victory Workouts Workouts are held Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 6 p.m. for swimmers 11 and under and at 7:30 p.m. for the over group. Additional practice time is available on Saturday mornings. All workouts are held at the Box Elder Junior High school 1 1 45-- ever. Yellowtail amassed 205 yards offense for himself, throwing for 168 yards and adding another 37 on the ground to score a touchdown. 160 pounder is in his first The at Intermountain, football of year coming to the school from Lodgegrass, Mont., where he played sophomore football. Coaches said his pinpoint accuracy has earned him a starting berth this week against Grantsville. Like other recipients of player of the week honors, he will receive an engraved award from the Box Elder News and Journal at the end of the season. but hes scrapping all the way. Brian Longuevan has played very well at linebacker, Steve Maughan has been good every game. On offense, Louie and Paul Tidwell (fullback) and Orlando Nelson (tight end) are all doing what we have asked of them, said Krueger. Kory Coles and Paul Tippets, have played well at receiver positions. Ill have to reserve judgement for awhile on the offensive line. We had too many breakdowns against San Diego State. 19-1- 0 Aggies at Texas: History repeat? History has a way of repeating itself. For this week in Utah State football that isnt meant to be a narrative on the past as much as it is an Aggie call to arms. You see, its Utah State and Texas in Austin Saturday (6:30 p.m., mountain time) and for the Ags that conjures memories loss to the Longof 1972s horns. and Long) When the Ags horns ) meet for the second time Saturday night in Austins 80,000-sea- t Memorial stadium, Utah State will be hoping for a similar performance to the one which put a scare into the Texas club in 72. In that game, the Aggies led twice (6-- and and were driving for a score in 27-1- 2 the fourth quarter trailing just when plans went sour. (3-0- Were Underdogs The Ags went into that one as four touchdowns underdogs. Texas was rated ninth and tenth on the wire service polls at that time. The Longhorns were considered the countrys sixth best club last week and must have improved on that with a hometown thumping of a good Texas Tech team Saturday night. Texas, under Darrell Royal in his 18th season with the Longhorns, will be favored, not only because of what has transpired in impressive wins over Colorado State (46-0Washington ) and Texas Tech. Utah State offensive mistakes in 42-1- 8 (28-10- three games (12 turnovers) have cut into the Ags g consistency and that, too, will be figured into the outlook. pre-gam- e Phil Kruegers third year team has actually outgained the opposition in the win over Utah (13-7- ) and losses to Florida State and San Diego State Total offense figures favor USU, (8-1- CO-19- ). 866-84- Scott Wells . . . most valuable pool. Any boys and girls interested in age group swimming are urged to attend the workouts and tryout. These last two games nave been painful ones to lose because we have expended the physical effort you need to win. Had we moved the ball with consistency on offense we would have won the San Diego State game, its that simple. Krueger put together a sound game plan to attack the San Diego State offense, utilizing a light pass rush and dropping off in pass coverages while bothering the Aztecs plans on options. The Aggie defense actually limited SDS to 13 points, considering one interception of a USU pass led to a score after the Aztecs turned it into a first and goal situation at the four. You almost have to concede 13 points when you play a top 20 team like San Diego State, 5-- 9, 2 Undr Nw Menagmnt starting role Eagle starter Bear backer Bee back best . . team. The two were chosen on performance in competition for the annual awards. Becci is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Carr of 330 West Second North. Scott is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wells of 243 North Tenth East. The pair has begun workouts this week with other members of the swim team to prepare for the winter season. have Coach Peterson comgame, mented. He had praise for the entire backfield and some other folks in the .defensive alignment, including Jeff Hardy, Ron Secrist, Scott Fletcher and Brent Walker. The latter two were pressed into service with brief practice at the defensive end positions. And proceded to punish Bonneville with standout play. They filled in after Box Elder lost its fourth wingman during the preceding week. Ken Childress, Ben Hortin and Steve Smith are still out with injuries but Alan Asay is expected back for action at Bear River. meet set Friday at park PP&K team honors reports coming from the Bruin camp of injuries and player shuffles. But it isnt changing his perspective. In this traditional rivalry, previous scores, records, com- parative performances 3 tinue to win. The Brigham City Jaycees are assisting with PP&K runoff Friday afternoon. wont be alone. The Box Elder football boss will bring his entire crew for the occasion. And they hope to spoil the homecoming affair, at least to the extent of a Bee victory. everything 16-1- 45-- And Peterson. 2 last week to we should Grantsville record. The move the ball against them, he give them a said. Eagles are Coach Gary Rohmer, whos scouted Grantsville, said the Took Advantage team runs from an unbalanced South Summit, taking advanline with a lot of sweeps, off tage of Eagle miscues, won 35-- 6 tackle and option plays. in Kamas two weeks ago. Their defense is a Theyve moved some big Defensively, coaches point to kids up from their sophomore Terrance CoversUp and Wesley team I guess their older line- Quiver in the secondary, along men havent been playing like with Manual Smith. Lorenzo expected, said Yeates. Spencer has done a good job at defensive tackle and Begay has Theyll be tough, he added. South Summit trimmed done well at linebacker. Frank and Basques, Offensive Troubles Offensive troubles are threatening to overshadow some fine play by the Aggie defensive team. Opponents have been forced to seek out what weaknesses they can find in the Aggie pass defense because, with just 365 yards on the ground in three games, they havent had much success against USUs ground defense. (Opposition offenses have initiated 36 drives in three games and scored on eight of them : an unimpressive 22 percent scoring efficiency against the Aggie defense.) With the exception of two or three quarters we have played very good defense, very good, said Krueger. We probably have more gifted atletes over there than on offense. Reserves have come in and really helped us the past two weeks. Guys like Ron Holmes at end, Steve Coleman at safety and tackle Paul Stephenson. Bob Dzierzak has played two f and super defensive games at tackle. Jim Sama-durois not big at middle guard one-hal- ff Painful to Lose said Krueger. Poor field position kept the Ags from pursuing their offensive plan against San Diego State more passing but Louie Giammona still managed his tenth straight game. It was his twelveth career game. Saturdays Texas game is expected to be a good matchup of 100-yar- d 100-yar- d d sophomore runner Earl Campbell of the Longhorns and Giammona. is the big day SIEIE THE 1976 CARS CHEVETTE the first truly AMERICAN compact car 816 North Main Brigham City 723-525- 5 |