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Show tale Title Murray Nips -- Spartans Nab 0 Win For Class Crown 7-- Salt akf Sfitnnu 3-- A rv By Roger Graves Tribune Sports Writer Davies to the right of them. Davies to the left of them, Davies in front of them volleyed and thundered. That small twist to a few lines of The Charge of the Light Brigade is indicative of Murray's 0 victory' over Judge1 Thursday at the University of Utah as the Spartans won a brutal defensive Class battle to salt away their first-eve- r state football championship. Murray, accustomed to the Region also-raFour cellar and Class ranks roster, made its switch to the Steve more than simply memorable Davies, Mike Green, Brett Andrus, Cory Mulliken et al made it unforgetta- Friday Morning, November 14, 1975 Section F: Pape One. Sports Mirror by t John Mooney 4-- Editor rrilitiiK i. vapf A Funuy Thing Happens to Utes ble. On Way to Play Aggies, Cats Ends Long Drought The Spartan victory also halted a long drought dating hack to 1954 when Murray last captured a state football crown. But, more important, the championship tops off a renaissance of pride which has been lacking in the Salt If youd gather all the football linemen from Utah, BYU and Utah State on one field and clothe them only in their and shgrts, and cover their faces, and then start picking three teams on the basis of physical size, youd wind up with as many Utes as Aggies or Cougars on your team. Its only when they put on their game uniforms that there appears to be a difference! The Aggies have beaten the Utes four of their last six games, including this year's opener, while BYU has beaten the Utes three in a row, but only three their last six games, In the last three years, the Utes stand at win over rivals, with a against their the Aggies in 1973 as the only triumph. Baseball people used to say putting on a Yankee uniform transformed an ordinary player into a good ball player. You cant help wonder how some of these physical specimens become so placid when they don a Ute jersey and face the Cougars or Aggies. Utahs offensive starters (skipping the wide receiver) average 227 pounds for the six men. Yet that offensive line was humiliated by the Cougars last year and hasnt blocked enough to allow the Utes to maintain a running game this year. of 5 31-2- te n 8 Lake suburb for many years. Coach (Ron) Haun has injected pride Davies said back into the program, following the victory. There's been a losing attitude at Murray for a number of years, but Hauns turned it all around. fullback, is Davies, a bulldozer-typ- e also deserving of much of the credit which has lifted the Spartans from the realms of mediocrity and onto center stage in Utah high school football. bundle of muscle The was the major difference against a e Judge squad as he stingy, rushed for 124 yards on 21 carries, punted, placekicked and held down a solid spot at linebacker. Winning Drive Duvies was a single-pistoengine for the Spartans when he hauled the football five successive times late in the first quarter as Murray moved from its line to Ihe Judge 33 while own d Davies picked up 47 of his 75 yards in the first half. Quarterback Andrus notched a first down on a keeper and Green dashed to the Judge 23 as the first period ended. Then, it was Davies right, Davies left, Davies up the middle and finally, d Davies over right tackle for a touchdown burst with 10:49 left in (he second quarter. 6-- never-say-di- n hard-earne- Ripe for the Plucking This may be known as the year that could have been for the Utes, because the schedule was dotted with name teams having mediocre to poor seasons. five-yar- A normal Utah team could have come out with at least an record against the opponents of this year, instead of winding up a big loser. -- Tribune 8-- 3 Murray defense such as shown by David Hunt (60) applied great pressure upon Going into the BYU game Saturday, Utah has played only two teams with winning records, in Arizona State (9-- and Tennessee ). Start Photo by Lynn R. Johnson Judge passer Dan McGill Thursday prep finals. Murray won game by in 7-- 0. Soccer Mike Zur threaded the uprights with the conversion boot and Murray assumed a edge and its impenetrable defense made it stand. No one person can take state, Davies said. Judge is a great team and they were hitting hard out there. Our offensive line is just the greatest. They were really blowing Judge out of there today.. Tenacious Defense A tenacious Murray defense dug in to roadblock one the best offensive units in the state as Spartans Mulliken, Paul Hitesman, Don Beck, Rick Nelson, Dau Nelson, Davies, Lee Westover. Kurt Smith and Rick Halliday were as strong as the iron curtain. The Bulldogs failed to take advantage of the lone fumble of title test in the first period when Tim Razzeoca picked up a Green fumble and sprinted down the left sideline to the Murray stripe. An offside penalty against Judge helied bog down the opportunity and field Kevin Brady attempted a goal which sailed wide to the right and fell short. Murray then inarched hack with its drive in 12 plays which consumed (i: 41 on the clock. Judge had another scoring threat doused near the end of the first half when a center-snasailed far over Davies head and the Murray fullback scrambled and finally kicked to the Judge 41. Aerial Display Bulldog quarterback Dan McGill then put on an aerial display as he rifled a first down pass to Pat Oki and launched a strike to Brady at the Murray 25 with 20 seconds left in the half. Spartan Mulliken then produced one of five quarterback sacks as he dropped McGill back at the 39 as time expired. 0 d p Brady punted 62 yards to keep the potent Murray offense at bay in the fourth period and Dave Brunetti. Mike Aloia, John Garcia, Tim Wilson and Rob Bern turned in one of many Judge defensive stands and the Bulldogs had one final chance at stardom. Good Field Position had good field position at its Judge own 43 with two and a half minutes remaining in the contest, but Mulliken sacked McGill back at the 35, setting the stage for a McGill to Barry Egan pass to the Murray 36. But, with 46 seconds left, Murrays Westover intercepted a tipped aerial to See Page F-- Column 1 d (5-3- Beavers Tip Braves For Grid Crown Utah State, New Mexico and Iowa State stand at Washington State, Indiana and Oregon are and Wyoming, the only team beaten by the at Utes, is 4-- 5, 2-- 7 8. Take away the eight victories at the expense of the Utes and the one loss administered by the Utes and the nine opponents have a 6 record. 1-- A 25-4- Maybe the Greatest The Romney family produced some outstanding athletes and there are many who will argue Milton (Mitt) was the greatest of them all. Mitt died this week in Arkansas, where he had been hospitalized for several years. East High claimed Romney as a prep and then the University of Utah. He switched to the University of Chicago and lettered in football twice and basketball once. He played with the old Chicago Bears as a teammate of Harold (Red) Grange, as a quarterback and kicker for the Monsters of the Midway. Manny F ernandez Open Maybe you remember Manny Fernandez, who was a good football player for the Utes, but not recommended to the pros by Ray Nagel? Manny has been one of the top defensive men for the Miami Dolphins for several years and he was sidelined much of the early season with an ankle injury. But that isnt what made the news. The other day Manny announced plans for the Manny Fernandez Open at the Country Club of Miami, May 1. For a number of years, Manny has been national sports chairman for the National Assn, of Retarded Citizens, which will be the beneficiary of the golf tournament. As a college football player, Manny was one of the Wild Bunch, and Im sure many felt he would never amount to much, outside of football. But like Roy Jefferson, who is doing youth work in Washington, Larry Wilson, who works with the handicapped in St. Louis, Merlin Olsen, who has headed committees to help in Los Angeles, and many others, the training on the football field stirs a compassion for those less fortunate. Observation Ward Maybe those Indians who protested against using Indians and Redskins as a nickname for the Utah football team a few years ago knew something. Coaches Hold Meet The Big Eight Conferin Kansas City n Sunday to decide where to play the tournament it plans to inaugurate in March 1977. The final decision will be made by the conferences faculty representatives and directors of athletics. When plans for the tournament were adopted, it was presumed it would be played in Kansas Citys 18.000-sea- t Kemper Arena. But the arena already is rented to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for its basketball tournament. n One possibility is that the tournament might be played on the campus of the school which wins the regular-seasochampionship. KANSAS CITY (AP) ences basketball coaches meet post-seaso- post-seaso- n 4 By Tom Wharton Tribune Sports Writer Beavers Al Marshall was openly weeping as his players carried him off the field. North Summits Sam Blon-quihad to hold back his tears in another corner of Rice Stadium. There was no other way the Class final could have ended. Beaver fans were weeping for joy after their teams 12-- 6 double overtime victory over North Summit Thursday while the Braves had to cry in agony. One Small Inch It was a game of blocked punts, great defenses, changing momentum, and high drama, the type of contest that would have to be decided by one small inch. It didnt look that way early as North Summits Rene Potter blocked a punt and Larry McQueen took it 30 yards for a touchdown. The Braves led 0 before the battle was two minutes long. And it looked as if the Coalville crew would have things easy. Chad Boyer intercepted a pass and Kent Pace picked off another, both deep in Beaver territory. But the Beavers dug in and held both times. Beaver Gambles We were gambling a little to get back on the board, said Marshall. But that wasnt working so we just started to play our game plan. The first half became a defensive struggle with Beavers Dean Eyre, Mike Myers, Roger Don Marshall, Cullen Carter, Kelly Davis, Mike Robinson, David Crook and Tony White and Braves Boyer, Kay Riehins, Larry McQueen, Steve Robinson, Jeff Curtis, Scott McQueen and Scott Peterson making life miserable for offensive players. Beaver held North Summit on its first series of the second half and then marched 48 yards in 10 plays to get the tying score with Eyre taking it in from seven yards out. Once again, though, the Braves blocked the kick with Kay Riehins doing the deed. With 6:29 left in the third quarter, it was Punting Contest The game turned into a punting contest until, late in the battle, Beaver mounted a drive which moved it within eight yards of a score. But North Summit dropped the Beavers for a three-yar- d loss and a five-yar- d penalty moved them back again. field goal Eyre tried a attempt, only to have Curtis block it with 1 :49 showing on the clock. Inspired, North Summit started to move. Boyer completed a pass to Larry McQueen and a pass to Curtis to movefile Braves to the Beaver st Their drive stalled and Boyer attempfield goal with 22 seconds ted a left. The attempt was plenty far but missed wide by inches. Thought it Was Good I thought it was good, said Marshall, but I guess thats why we have officials. That put it in sudden overtime. Each team had four plays to score from 10 yards out. Beaver took it first and North Summit held the Beavers to four yards in three plays. Eyre got off a field goal attempt but it was way wide. I had a sinking feeling at the bottom said of me when it went wide, Marshall. North Summit moved the ball four yards in its first two plays but Beavers See Page F-- Column 5 2, 6-- 2-- 1- A, Eye -A Squads Slate Finals Prep football a la state championships continues Friday at Rice Stadium on the University of Utah and campus with Class deciders stealing the spotlight. At noon. Region Seven titlist Delta meets league runnerup Moab to separate champ from runnerup while Region Three kingpin West Bounbattles Region Two tiful at 2 p.m. with gold hardware at stake. The Rabbits stopped the Red Devils earlier in league play, but that was five weeks ago. Delta is paced by quarterback Dean Fowles, halfbacks Ellis Peterson and Ed Shepherd, along with a strong defense anchored by Pat Gemperline. Moab counters with quarterback Kenny Bohn, halfbacks Merril Noyes and Don Flynn with an accurate placekicker in Juan Loveridge. Bountiful's Dave Toone, Doug Freckleton, Ralph Steggell, Marcus Watts, Craig Hosking et al are anxious to make history by burying West to wrap up its first state football championship ever, but Panthers Benny Groce, Perry Bradford, Steve Marshall, Mark Angell and Gary Takenaka and company f would like to make it three. Should the Class title bout turn into a kicking battle, West and Bountiful both have one of the best in the state. 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