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Show v Poge 8 September 6, 1 979 rage this season. The two big bursts helped Bonneville to a 27-- 0 victory in the first game of the year for both clubs. After the Lakers had put six points on the board with a 'touchdown pass from Rich Blackburn to Danny Call, the lakers didnt let tq. Ellis, with lightening quick moves, took a handoff from scrimmage on the very next Bonneville possession and raced 60 yards for another touchdown. Ted Richards extra point made it 13-- 0 in only the first 40-ya- quarter. Ellis caught Ogden asleep in the waning moments of the first touch half, the result, an 85-ya- rd Brook Hicks, is on the run with CLEARFIELD'S QUARTERBACK, IFsilkmifts as good a Clearfield team as I've coached," said This is Coach Brent Hancock after his Falcons Clearfield blitzed 4 in the 1979 Viewmont football opener in Clearfield. blood and guts Clearfields running game ground out 184 yards on the ground and scored all four touchdowns to open the season with Falcons brand-ne26-1- victory. Aside from a few mentalerrors and some disappointments in the kicking game, the Falcons looked pretty convincing for a season-opene- r. Assistant coach John Flint stated after the game, I was impressed right from the start. He had reason to be. Clearfield took the opening kick-of- f and marched steadily downfield behind the rushing of Scott Bybee, Dean Vernon, and Tim Gooch. After three consecutive first downs, the Falcons fumbled on the five-yar- d line. Mike That's when handy-maCrawford stepped into the n picture. Viewmont, in their possession of the ball, threw the first of three interceptions to Crawford. He promptly returned the ball 25 yards and four plays later, Gooch struck pay dirt for Clearfield's first score, with 10:13 remaining in the first half. The point after by Brook Hicks was missed. Another assistant coach, Ken Hicks, commented after the game, Theres nobody I like to beat better than Viewmont. It was a great defensive effort on everyones part, Im proud of them. second defense certainly did sparkle and as Coach Hancock The Viewmont never later, really hurt us, we just hurt ourselves. said a mad Viewmont Ak Defensive ends, Gerry Woodard, Greg Riddler, and Kevin Tracy played superbly. Riddler particularly played well and earned high praise from his coaches after the contest. Coach Brent Burningham stated after the win, "A lot of these guys were Vincents shadow last year and never really got recognized. They are great players and theyll get better as the season progresses. We are in Roger Viking defender hot on his trail. Clearfield defeated the Vikes WiMndgs good and things looked tense. The Vikings continued to gain momentum. Gooch was stopped for a yard loss but By bee gained six right back. A key play in the Gooch game came when struggled to get a first down on the next play. The first down took a bit away from the fired-u- p Vikings. Two plays later, Bybee found a big hole and raced 57 yards for a touchdown. Hicks kick was good and Clearfield led, 26-1- return. Bonneville had called time-owith 13 seconds remaining and planned the play that would carry Ellis to paydirt. Marvin used blazing speed to outdistance ten of the opponents and use some fancy foot work to outwit the final defender. The punt return and extra point gave Bonneville a 204) halftime lead and the long return set a new school record for Bonneville. Weve got just as many areas to improve in as any other school, said coach Tom Budge after the shutout, The offensive line deserves some extra credit. Scott Potts, Gary Satterfield, Brian Tomney, Dale Hale, Jim Garfield, Dan Hunter, and Mike Wilson did a great job for us. Concerning his talented back, Budge said, Ellis has worked hard the past summer. Hes a strong competitor and his at down punt ut Concerning Box Elder, whom Bonneville travels to this Friday, Budge said his troops are probably bigger overall but said the Bees are not to be taken lightly because of the quickness they possess. shut-oThe season-openin- g over Ogden meant strong praise for the Laker defensive unit. Steve Critchlow, Fred Gunut derson, Matt Rogers, Steve Thomas, Bart Gross, Mike Rich, Bill Noker, Mike Spenmcer, Neil Glover, Alan Watson, Lanny Nelson, and Derk Sawley all turned in proud performances. COACH TOM BUDGE looks back into his crowd of Lakers during last Friday night's 4. confrontation. smashed the Tigers 27-- in a game played at Weber State College. 19-1- 4. territory. yard Two penalties brought the Falcons to within 24 yards of the goal. Thats when Vernon found a big hole on the left side to scamper for the final TD of the game. Hicks kick was good. Greg Boarden, who averaged excellent yardage on kick and punt returns said, "We executed well all day. Im most proud of the way the guys sucked it up and went after it even when we were down. expecting a lot more." ROY who notched Vernon, Clearfields final touchdown, We loved it. The defense was the difference. The offensive line was terrific also, they were opening up holes two truck lengths wide. In total, Clearfield picked off four Viewmont passes and that did the Vikings in Three minutes two-poi- Boyaffs ffmdounG fit's Ghe d try. Thp first half ended with the Falcons out front 12-- Scoreless Third Quarter Both teams gained possession of the pigskin at least three times in the third quarter but neither could do much with it. Viewmont gambled on a fourth down situation, but a Gooch tackle brought the ball over to Clearfield. The Falcons came the closest to scoring when Hicks tried a field goal inside his 20. The kick was blocked, however, and Viewmont gained possession on their own 48. A costly penalty moved the ball 15 yards further downfield. Then the Vikings struck with a touchdown pass with 10:11 in the final period. The point after was Chris Jensen Braves. after Clearfields first score, Kelly Chapman intercepted a Viking aerial and returned it 31 notched Gooch yards. Clearfields second score a play later on a plunge. Hick's pass was incomplete in the ' HIGH'S makes a desperate running attempt while gaining ten yards for the Royals in last Friday's loss to the Bountiful said, two-yar- Lakers 0 With 3:35 in the game, Viewmonts Knighton surprised everyone including himself as he returned a punt for 70 yards and a score. Again the kick was good and Viewmont was within striking distance again, Viewmont kicked an onside kick after the touchdown but Clearfield recovered and ran the 15 iyy Coach Budge said Bonnevilles two or three big plays made all the difference in the Ogden game. He was quotes as saying Ogden was a lot better club than what the score indicated. The 19-- consecutive to, titude is good. nun ball into Viking deptemoer Sporfsfacular listers IbDasti Two explosion runs by Laker running back, Marvin Ellis, convinced the Ogden Tigers that Region One has one of the most talented ball carriers in its ranks y the inside, Clearfield's Dean Vernon (43) is all alone for a 24 yard scamper to paydirt. Vernon notched the Falcon's final TD in the season opener for both clubs. WITH THIS CUT to Bv Bliss Fullmer Roy High School suffered its moat humiliating defeat ever, in its 384 loss to Bountiful, Friday on the Royal field. It was the season opener for both teams, and the Braves really took it to the Royals, with a little help from the black, white and gold. Roy won the toss of the coin and elected to receive, but could not move the ball. Bountiful fielded a punt on the Royal 46 yard line and penetrated to tbs 25, where Putins kicked a field goal, with 4:41 left in the first quarter. The Braves scored again in the first quarter with 1:52 to be played, when Kott hit Perkins at full gallop, with a 43 yard pass, and jumped to a 104 lead. The second quarter was even more disastrous for the Royals. Bountiful gained momentum thanks to a series of Royal miscues which led directly to Bountiful touchdowns. The Braves scored with 4:28 left to then at the 2:03 mark, blitzed Roy on a punt and scored again. An alert Bountiful linebacker plucked off the ball on tiie Roy tweleve, and waltzed in half-tim- e, for six points. And that wasnt the aid of the first half fiasco. Roy funbled again in the final moments on its 18 yard line and the opportunist Bountiful team rammed in its 31st point of the half, with just 23 seconds left on the clock. Coach Jacklin remained clam locker room in his half-tim- e assessment. He patiently explained what was happening, what should have happened, and year off Glhe Brave challenged his troops to play like he knew they could. IDs strategy worked, though Bountiful managed to score another touchdown in the last half (on an intercepted pass on the ten yard line). seconds left in the game, Bat Rich spoiled Coach Waites shutout, when he rifled a touchdown pass to Jim Bertagnolli from 30 yards out. Final score was 384 for the Braves. Bountiful dominated the game Neither team sewed in the with 194 total yards. The Braves third quarter, but Roy did come picked up 128 yards rushing on 43 up with its initial first down of the trips through the line, and caught contest. The Royals put together 7 of 13 passes for 68 yards and one several drives, but miscues and touchdown. They had ten fumbles still plagued them. in the game, and were With just eight minutes left in penalized three times. the game, Coach Paul Waite Roy managed seven first called off the dogs, but when the downs, and all were in the second to his ruin threatened Royals half. The Royals connected on 7 shut-owith two minutes to play, of 14 passes for 76 yards and a unit. the first back he brought touchdown, and rushed for 59 Roy, as if by design, fumbled the on 23 carries. Roy was not nine-yar- d yards Bountiful the on ball away in the entire game. penalized line. Roy did get possession Chris 25 with Jensen and carried six times one more time, first-and-te- ut for 27 yards, while Ken Huddleston picked up 23 yards on 11 carries. On defense, Tim Stulce was credited with ten tackles, and Steve Richards, from his linebacker position got nine. Other defensive standouts were Troy Bullard, Kelly Skidmore, Art Aragon and Marvin Stanger, n who got tackles each. half-a-doze- It was a long day for Roy High School; one the Royal coachest would like to forget. Bountiful played superb ball, but the Royals contributed to the lopsided runaway. Coach Jacklin, though unhappy with the game, saw some bright sides in the Well have better calamity. days, he promised. |