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Show SEPTEMBER 16. 1986 Reid, Lovelace thread opppsin By hard to contain tor Bountiful, KEITH DUNCAN LAYTON Viewmont and Woods Cross this season. Already the Layton Layton principal offense has scored Paul Smith, while attending a Utah High School Activities Association meeting last week, was quiz- 121 points which boils down to 40.33 points per outing. Reid has made it three consecus tive games with yards rushing and Lovelace isn't far behind, having had 100 yards in two zed by an old friend from Bingham High School, Hey Paul, tell me about those two terrific running backs youve got. In Delta, Utah, the weekly there reported recently, ...and in Layton, the duo of William Reid and Richard Lovelace tore up... Bountifuls Larry Wall said, ...they (Layton) have two of the finest running backs in the state. 100-plu- of three games. Against the Braves, Vikes and Wildcats, Reids rushing totals go 153, 117 and 144 for a grand total of 414 yards in just three contests. Lovelace has had games of 136, 87 and 106 for a total of 329 yards in three games. Together this exciting pair have accounted for 743 yards in three games, which might be as many yards as some prep teams mount up for an entire season. Viewmonts Warren Hatch commented after playing Layton, Make no bones about it, Laytons got two fine running backs, perhaps the best well face all Laytons year. second year head the time. William can bench 250 and Lovelace 225. Both of them squad 500 pounds." That kind of strength creates plenty of durability when its time to crash through a line composed of folks twice as big as they. Reid, the fullback and Lovelace, the halfback, will go anywhere the hole is found. The only quality these two kids lack that would prevent them from playing anywhere in this country, is the overall lack of size. But Im even convinced that once they put on ten or fifteen pounds, they night get their shots," said Wood. Already the University of Utah has shown some interest in Reid and Lovelace, especially with Lovelace in his punt return abilities. Reid and Lovelace are just plain fun to watch," said the ...the best two high school running backs Coach Joe Wood Ive ever been associated with. DUNCAN WILLIAM REID, LEFT, has gained 414 yards rushing this year, while backfield partner Richard Lovelace, right, has picked up 329. They are two of the big reasons why Layton is off to a 0 start, and has become a favorite in state 4A football. 3-- Yes, while Laytons fine duo of Reid and Lovelace continue to tear up the opposition with score after score, they are also making it in print and in discussions of prep football from one Utah border to coach Joe Wood, who has coached many superb running backs in high school and college, made the brave comment that Reid and Lovelace are the best two high school running backs Ive ever been associated with." Together they are superior, said Wood, fresh from a 2 win over Woods Cross. Speed isn't the only thing that makes them so good. You cant overlook their ability to use their eyes and find the seams. Once they find a hole, they can be through it in a flash of an eye. Both of them have a great football sense about them. But even another characteristic about them is their tremendous balance, they just dont go down easy. Even though they both weigh in at 160 to 165 pounds, their strength gives 'em an edge most of another. Its really the entire Layton 48-1- offense that is getting rave reviews with the emergence of quarterback Troy Murray, wide receiver Chris Parrish and an offensive line that cuts like scissors in opening seams for its backs. But ultimately its been Reid and Lovelace, a pair of speedy senior running backs that have boosted Layton to an im- pressive 3-- 0 record. Both Reid and Lovelace can run meters in less than 10 seconds and that kind of speed has been 100 coach, "Yes, they may not have the size to get a lot of people in college looking serious at them, but you can mistake their quickness." Wood, who coached former Layton running back Maurice Turner at Utah State, commented further, "Reid and Lovelace run as hard as Maurice did and they may be quicker. Maurice had the size and thats why hes in the NFL, said Wood. As Region One wars get underway this week, you can bet opposing coaches will not be taking either Lancer running back lightly. Either back provides a fuse to an explosion that can make loose games routs and quick scores out of tight games. The two guys are close too." said Wood, You probably think a little jealousy would set in, but it hasn't, with either of them. Last Friday night at Woods Cross, Richard had two superb blocks for William and William returned the favor later on. Theyve got individual goals that Im happy for them in, but their primary goal is to bring this school some glory." Reid and Lovelace both admit their mission is to bring a championship to Layton. Treat Like A State Title Fm-lcw- By KEITH DUNCAN CLEARFIELD Theres ab- inches between two football out teams when they line it up along the line scrimmage. Usually its the team that wins, who dominates the other in that very short space. Last Friday night, it was Clearfield who totally controlled that space, won the battle of the trench and beat Davis High School 10-- 9 in one of the seasons most vivid prep 1 1 yards. One offensive series ended by Hill getting sacked and the only other possession by a Bracken Larsen interception. For Clearfield, who starts nine juniors on offense and defense, proponents there said it was the kids game of their lives. It had been since 1980 that any Clearfield team had beaten Davis High. Kids like Travis Wilson, Chris The Falcon victory was totally unexpected against a Dart football team that earlier had posted 21-- 7 and 28-- 0 victories over Weber and Ben Lomond respectively. It appeared as if the Darts were heading to another familiar position in the playoffs and the game in Clearfield was merely another stepping stone along the way. But the Darts ran into a group of eleven defensive players from Clearfield who, to put it mildly, just kicked Davis fannies. Time after time, play after play, D controlled that eleven inches and shut down the imfamous double wing. And then when Clearfield had to put points on the board, they seemingly did that too. The halftime score was 3 for Davis. Rob Warden had scored on run but the PAT attempt a went wide of its mark. The Falcon's three points had come from Bill Spangenthals 39 yard field goal. In past years, the Falcons had always seemed to play the Darts tough for at least one half, but the second half soon became their demise. But such was not the case on Friday night as the defensive effort by Clearfield thwarted everything Davis could throw at it. In the third quarter, Davis managed only 3 yards of total offense. The ball wasnt going anywhere on the ground except on a successful faked punt attempt by Scott Rhces to open the fourth quarter. But even after Rhees picked up that first down, either Clearfield's abilinaity to stop Davis or the Darts 6-- 1 bility to get things untracked forced them (Davis) to turn the ball over after four more tries for another first down. In the passing department, Davis wasnt any more successful. In the second half the Darts completed just two of eight passes for three yards. Clearfield defenders weree swarming in on York Hill e very-tim- he took a snap. The fourth quarter could produce nothing better for Davis as they piled up only 26 more total kids this week to get them ready for Davis High. One major source of motivation occurred the day before in the junior varsity game when Rodell Ortega broke his leg. Before the Clearfield players took the field on Friday night, they dedicated the game to him and all hoovered over the game ball to sign it so it could be delivered to his hospital room. cated kids that Brent has ever Lovelace commented, 1 told coach at the first of the year, that Id play anything on offense he wanted me to, whatever it took to make us a better team. But coach We found some flaws in our defense at first but it didn't take long to get them ironed out. Defen- coached. The kids deserve it because they believed in themselves all week long. sively these kids played their hearts out. Its great for these kids because they had never beaten Davis as You know we feel good about this win because anytime you beat Davis, you know youve got a good football team. There isn't a better coached football team in the state and none better than Jim sophomores, or juniors. I just asked them earlier in the week if they'd like to accept a challenge challenge of finally beating those guys. No matter what the score would end up, we end up giving Davis a challenge. We hung in there all night long, we played with emotion, said Hancock. Poll, one of the team captains We hung in there all night long, we -C- oach Brent Hancock played with emotion. upsets. the Falcon 109 upstst m commented afterwards. "We Poll, Andy Shavers, David Olsen, Andy Clawson, Tommy Price, Darrin Starkey, Larsen, Travis Hamblin, Kevin Johnson, Mike Johnson, Darren Duersch, Brandt Cutler, Will Broadhead, Rulin Hawks played superbly on defense, if not consistently then when they had to. Poll, Olsen and Wilson stood out time after time and received most of the recognition from Davis coaches afterwards. But the offense had to do their job too. With 3:50 left in the third quarter, Clearfield began their most successful drive of the night from their own 31 yard line. To begin things. Shavers picked up eight yards on two carries which presented a third down and two situation. Rather than run the ball, Clearfields Tim Gardner rolled to his right and connected with Price on a pass play. Shavers then added eight more yards and after Ed Schnakenbergs six more, Clearfield found themselves on Davis 35 yard line. Thats when the junior Schnakenberg broke off his right tackle and went those 35 yards for the games tying points. And with 1:32 left in the third period, Larsen booted the PAT to give Clearfield the 10-- 9 lead and the winning score. In the end, the Falcons ran the clock out and gained their second victory against just one defeat in this Davis also ended the practice schedule at It was almost as if the Falcons had won a state championship the way the Clearfield fans dumped onto the playing surface and stayed hours after the game to congratulate their team. Kevin Jamison, an assistant at Clearfield, commented that the win over Davis had to be one of the sweetest moments in Brent Hancock's life. He stated further, A lot of the credit has to go to Brent for the way he worked with these pre-seaso- n. 2-- Clearfield's new defensive coordinator, Brent Lund was as happy as anyone about the victory. He stated, Were a young football team but theyve dedicated themselves to getting the job done. They could be some of the most dedi- - Dickson. Hancock said he had never worked harder for a victory and admitted he knew his club had a chance to win if they didnt allow Davis a big play early in the ' game. spent more time working on defense this week than we had all sea- - Continued on next page kept us in the same positions wed played last year because we were more familiar with them. Our offense is so much more capable this year, but weve still not reached out peak. Lovelace, who was shot in the right eye by a BB gun when a youngster, says the eye doesn't really bother him much. 1 can see shadows which is about all I see anyway with both eyes when Im running downfield, said Lovelace. Richard stated that he and William push each other and its a con- test between themselves from week to week to see w ho can get the most yards. But he does understand when plays must go to someone else because of what the defense presents. William and 1 are good friends and whatever has to be done to get the job done, well do it." For Reid, life couldn't be happier place right now. Hes not only happy for the recognition that he and his fellow offensive teammates are getting, but says its great for the entire school because it hasnt happened around here in a long time." The recognition is nice, but we (the team) know we can't get too confident. Personally, I donJ think we will because we pretty much respect the rest of the region. IT WAS A tough night for the Wildcats as Laytons speed and ability to capitalize on turnovers gave the Lancers a 2 victory. 48-1- Lancers bomb WX, 48-1- 2 By KEITH DUNCAN nosed by their defense, were more h to cover up some in the Lancers' incidents ugly romp over the Woods Cross Wildcats. The Wildcats, who have yet to tha,. 48-1- WOODS CROSS The created by Layton Highs offense and the stiff challenge 2 There really isnt a weak team the rest of the way and if w e let dow n one game, it might cost us a trip to said Reid. the playoffs, On getting along with Lovelace and complimenting each other in the backfield, Reid stated, "The way Coach Wood has the offense set up, its almost like there is two halfbacks. Sometimes Richard will lead me up through the defenders end on the very next play I'll be dving the same. Then in the next series. Ill be running sweeps and so will he. Its really an ideal offense and both of us like the way its set up. But in Reid's eyes, he loves the dive play up the middle. There really isnt too many ways you can defend it if we execute it right," continued Reid. Reid, who was the first to rush for over 100 yards in a game last season, had some rocky roads to cross as far as ineligibility was concerned. But the Layton back worked hard to comeback both mentally and physically and has positioned himself to have a classic senior win in 1986, just didn't have the year. quality of players Layton had and it Its worth Continued on next page it," said Reid, No- thing compares to coming back from adversity and winning like we are." 1 i |