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Show By KEITH DUNCAN Journal Sports LAYTON - It might he a good time for the guilty to admit their wrong-doing- s before the jury (Roy, Bonneville and Weber) make life much too unbearable. WITH BOY Elder s 15-- 8 canning of Layton in front of a large homecoming crowd last Friday, the Lancers came face to face w ith reality and the fact that three respectable preseason wins alone wont do anything to assure them of a playoff spot. With hie hanging on a thread the week betore in Clearfield, Lay ton narrow ly escaped w ith a close one over the Falcons. But w ithout 48 minutes of concentrated effort against Box Elder, the Lancers weren't going to be as fortunate LIKE GARY Hansen stated after the game, Box Elder stacks up with any club in our league. Take them lightly and you'll regret it. About his teams first loss of the year, Hansen continued, "Maybe it was good. Maybe now we'll have some people facing up to the mistakes theyve made and changing the direction this team has been going for the past couple of view video film of the mistakes that cost them the leadership of Region One. Darryl Lacey, Laytons talented tight end who accounted for all of Laytons points in catching a touchdow n converpass and a sion pass, admitted, Our first couple of games we were popping and sticking everyone, but weve slacked off in league. two-poi- games. WE DONT like to lose, but this loss is going to make us try twice as hard against Roy . Brad Hawkins, the defensive coordinator summed it up, Its a shame a good football team like we are had to get our butts kicked around like w e did against Box Elder. Weve got to get around to admitting our mistakes and then well beat some people. WERE A good football team. W'eve lost one in four games and I think weve got a lot going for us. About our mistakes, its like Ive told the kids, its not making them that counts, but its what they do after that counts. AND MAYBE the guilty have begun to make amends. Nearly the entire team showed up the follow ing morning to re THE LANCERS next stop be in Roy in a crucial game that could decide who will stand up to challenge the Bees for the ieague title, as well as making a coveted playoff spot. Box Elder could stand 0 after Friday with a struggling Weber team meeting them at home this week. In summary of Fridays happenings, Layton sputtered on their first offensive series but scored first in the game on their next possession. w ill 3-- THE BIG plays in the scoring drive were a long pass from Brian Bailey to Bart Vernon and long runs by Mike Tucker and Tom Kidd. Kidds 40 yard burst took it to the BE seven yard line. A couple plays later it was Bailey making it look easy with a well executed pass over the middle to Lacey for the TD. Robert Shumways PAT attempt was turned into two hen the snap w as bob-ble- d only to see Shumway pick it up and roll right, eventually finding Lacey in the end zone on short wobbly pass. ON THE ensuing kick-of- f Laytons Robert Femeau recpoints w overed a fumble and it appeared the momentum was making a landslide, all until the Lancers fumbled it away three plays later. It took the Bees just seven plays from there, mostly on the running of Cody Judy and Jeff Morgan before Box Elder had their first score. Morgan's 21 yard run iced it. Brett Adams pass to Mike Harris for two tied the game up. The rest of the first half was a variety of stellar defense plays from both sides. Mike Trujillo made two or three sparkling plays in the defensive backfield, one of which saved a touchdow n. Dave Facer and Paul Herald made some solid roadblocks on the Bees running game and credited with one of the seasons finest hits was Jim Batchelor who nailed the Bees Adams on a fourth down try. THE DEFENSIVE drive of the night came from Box Elder to open the second half. The Bees went 12 plays, 1 1 of them on the ground before Adams finally took it from one yard out. The tedious moment on that drive took place deep in Laytons half when Box Elder went for a first down on a short 4th down situation , The stadium was as quiet as an empty room as the officials measured for a first dow n. The measure was in the Bees favor and two plays later they scored. LAYTONS fate turned to doom as the rain and wind pounded into their faces every time they took possession in the final quarter. On the other hand, the driving rain was at Box Elders back. All in all there were five fumbles in the 12 closing minutes help the didnt w hitch Lancers attemps to stay undefeated. Volleyball On Tap - Clearfield City Recreation DepartCLEARFIELD ment will be offering a ladies, mens and co-e- d volleyball will be held on league. The mens and womens leagues will be held on Tuesday co-e- d the and league Monday night School old gym. nights at the Clearfield High on each teams roster. 12 allowed is A MAXIMUM of The registration will be $60 for Clearfield teams (no more than three out of city residents on roster) and $80 for other teams (more than three out of city residents on roster), which is due no later than Oct. 3. Swim Pool Registration is being taken at the Clearfield week of the will start now through Sept. 30. League play Oct. 10. FOR MORE information contact Kandee Edwards, Program Supervisor at 773-330- SEPTEMBER 28, 1983 Homecoming This Week Darts Send The Cats ,T Sprawling By KEITH DUNCAN - Journal Sports KAYSVILLE - Clean, aggressive blocking, fast and productive running, intelligent special teams and a lot of preparation make for a pretty impressive football team. -- NOW ADD a glowing power from withwhich is how Ward Sawley described it, and youve got a virtually unstoppable monster. Unfortunately for Woods Cross last Friday night, they had to run into this thing and barely came out alive. The Darts, like a mad grizzley, played to their hearts content and were the victors, 30-WILL THE GLOW keep getting stronger for the Darts? Bountiful will be the next to find out, this Friday night as homecoming activities zero in on the game in Kaysville The majority of folks, both in Kaysville and Woods Cross, probably didn't expect to see the drubbing that spoiled the Wildcats homecoming. The exception however was Sawley and his troops, as their fangs were poised two days before the game. IT WAS AN excellent, I mean a top notch week of practice, said Sawley about last week. After some of the hardest work weve put in to this point, we knew we were ready. If Woods Cross were to beat us, then we'd have to consider them a dam good football team. All of the happenings were an excellent follow-u- p to the East game where we kinda just showed up.' If the kids learned anything in the last two weeks, it's that you just dont show up to play. They've forced themselves to learn new things and thus not become stale." SPECIFICALLY about the game, Sawley stated. "We beat a good football team, theyre a lot better than the score indicates. We just gave them a lesson in how to play football, points. The thing that has region : coaches worried is that the Wildcats are as tough as anybody around, yet Davis hardly dirtied their & uniforms. Davis Jeff Hammer held true to his name last Friday night as he and the rest of the Dart backfield hammered Woods Cross for 30 in, J5r: v Tr? V yards out. James Warden made it a perfect 5 to 5 in the PAT department. THE WILDCATS got their lone score from run. Famer ran in Jeff Hawkins on a two-poiconversion. the After the contest was over and just about ready to head home, a few of the Davis players were asked what play stuck with them the most. SARGENT remembered Hammers first run. "I was dreaming all week that we would hand-of- f to someone and theyd streak down the field for a TD on the first play from scrimmage. When Jeff took off, it was like a dream come true, he said. Sampsons memory will live with the first trap with Hammer up the play too. It was and tought for linebacker a I after went middle. a minute wed been snuffed at the line of scrimall I could mage. But I looked down field and see was Hammers heels spitting up the turf, 10 nt said Jeff. GREG MCNABB commented, I guess my favorite was our second defenses ability to stop their first offense from scoring. They got pretty close one time, but Ryujin intercepted a pass which stopped them. I think my memories will also reflect back on the week before the game where our film session on Monday made such a difference. The whole week you could have cut the atmosphere with a knife. We were ready. Hammers ideal moment was his own run. It w'as a perfect hole between Sampson and McNabb, with (Sean) Kilgrow pulling. It was our best week of practice ever, Jeff said. Hammer ended with 65 yards rushing. FOR SMITH, who tallied 168 yards rushing, he commented, Ill remember the first play from scrimmage for a long time. After Ham mers run, it was basically over. Smith stated too that he expected the Wildcats to be tougher than they showed, stating his long TD run was easier than expected. Mike Woodward, who plays both ways, like Smiths 50 yard TD run. Ill be honest and say that I just love to see Smith run. I realize that if I throw a good block, I might get to turn around and watch him more, he said. CHRIS STEVENSON, another two-wa- y starter, commented, It was Smiths long TD run that will stick with me. My job was to get downfield and nail someone and even though Hammer and I nailed the same guy, Ryan was long gone. Finally Mark Miller, who missed part of the game due to his sore ankle, stated, I watched my favorite one from the sideline where our defense sacked them for a safety. Reserve Your Court The Clearfield Recreation Department will begin scheduling for public use the courts located at Clearfield High School. The courts will be available Thurs-da- y evenings only starting Sept. 29 and ending Nov. 17. TIMES OFFERED are 6, 7 and 8 p.m. Since there are only two courts, there will be a restriction of only one hour of play per day. This rule will be enforced. Reserva-- : tions will be taken only the Wednesday, before the Thursday you wish to play from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Reservations will be taken at no other time. The cost is $1 per person per hour. The number to call for reservations or information is 6 or 773-330- 773-330- REGION ONE RESULTS that's all." On the other side, Larry Eldracher of WX echoed much the same. It was a good ole fashion whipping. Davis got lower than us, they hit us and drove on us all night. They're a much better (earn than last year. AFTER THEY broke the first play from scrimmage, it was downhill from there, said the Wildcat head coach. The first play Eldracher talked about was a burst by senior fullback, Jeff Hammer than went on and early count and nearly resulted in a score. The drive did however, eventually put points on the board when junior David Kinard went in from five yards out. 49-ya- THE FIRST drive was an omen of things to come. Davis kept it on the ground all night, rushing 54 times for 399 yards and throwing the ball only four times. The defense, led by Jeff Sampson, Greg McNabb and a host of others, were bullies in the night. They sacked Mike Famer seven times and held Woods Cross to only nine yards rushing. Steve Sargent, Andy Keck and Kelly Ryujin also played tricks on the Wildcat QB as all obtained interceptions. All in all, WX made only six first downs and 82 yards total offense. It was 30-- 0 before WX finally scored on Davis third team defense. DAVIS OTHER scores came in this order. After Sampson had chased down Famer on the one-yar- d line, a smothering crew of Dart linemen sacked Ron Gomez for a safety in the end zone. Later it was Ryan Smith scampering 50 yards for a score, then Sargent on a beautifully executed QB run and finally Smith again from A 4s y LAST Zt WEEKS RESULTS Clearfield 14 ' V'V-- Weber 0 Box Elder 15 Layton 8 Roy 7 Bonneville 6 W' THIS WEEKS GAMES Clearfield at Bonneville (HC) Layton Weber at Roy at Box Elder REGION FOUR RESULTS uans vs. By Keith Duncan Writers LAST WEEKS GAMES Davis 30. Woods Cross 8 Note: Inside the Locker room is the none .of his squads have shamed a school that best name 1 could give my future columns dehas enjoyed more sweet than bitter in falls big signed to teU the avid sports fans what is going on sport. . , behind the coaches doors and the players lockBut in the past couple of years, and armed er rooms. Perhaps some of what youll read wiB with two excellent teams that either won the be complete speculation but other materia region title outright or shared it, Sawieys could be as real as you reading this column right Darts have been outclassed by two excellent now.) Alta High football teams. In both years, the One local prep football team that is on line to Hawks ended superb Davis seasons on the make the state playoffs, a consequence of their astro-tur- f at the University of Utah. preparation and hard work, is Ward Sawleys IT WAS LAST season that the Hawks blisDavis Darts. After the 30-- 8 shelling of Woods tered Davis 28-- 8 and Sawley was quoted as Cross last Friday night, it leaves no doubt that saying that that Alta team was the best team these kids mean business on Friday night. hed faced since becoming a head football SINCE SAWLEY has taken the reigns of the coach. Dart football program, over four years ago, Well, here we are in 1983. Davis is sharp as a tack like Ive mentioned. Theyve played just two games in region and are undefeated and if last Fridays indications mean anything, they should at least be one of the four teams that -- 2-- 0, -- THIS WEEKS GAMES Bountiful at Woods Cross Viewmont A Davis (HC) at Highland at East f n make the playoffs, if not successfully defend their Region Four championship. ALTA ON the other hand is not doing so bad. themselves. After a couple of games they are- having outscored their opponents 43-1They along with Hillcrest remain undefeated in: Region Two. The point Ill make now and its my opinion inter-regio- . s Continued on next page I ? |