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Show 2B Emery County Progress Castle Dale, Utah Tuesday October 10, 2000 PORTS Emery blasts Fmerys next possession was By RYAN PEACOCK slopped by a quarterback sack. Card ran for another gain und almost got the first down, but Finery was forced to punt. Funtcr ( Jarrett Rarton got off his best punt of the season, nailing the ball for a punt that the Fintah player couldnt keep his hands on. Finery recovered his line. fumble on Fintahs The field goal and fumbled monster punt were the two biggest plays by Finery's special teams this year. The first got Fmery three points and the second set up a touchdown run by Nielson. After Nielson's touchdown, the extra point by Card wus good and Fmery led 10-I'intahs offense had been on the field less than 2:00. Fintah managed a first down on their next drive, but two incomplete passes forced them to punt again. A clipping penalty on the punt return forced Fmeiy to start on its own 12 yard line. The Spurtans started a bigdrive again. They held the bull over five minutes and got big plays, like an 1 pass from Hansen to fullback Devin Wilberg, 11 yards on three runs by Card, and a run bv Hansen after a penalty, to keep the drive going. Rut Fmery stalled at the 45 yurd line and had to punt again. The defense came up big for the Spartans again. Fintah fumbled on their first play, the ball was recovered by Nielson, and Fmery was back in business on Uintah's 20. A pair of runs and an by Card set up Nielson for his second touchdown, this one from two yards away. The extra point was blocked, but Emery led 10-- 0 and had dominated the game. Fintah got into the game on their next drive. Tw o passes of 30 and 23 yards git the Ftes to Emerys 10 yurd line. Finery's defense stiffened, but Fintah punched the ball in from two yards on third down to cut into Finery's lead. The Spartans led 10-- 7 ut halftime. Sports Roporlor 1 Mart, the Kmery foollmll team has overcome ine)ericiieeaii(l injury to win three games in a row. First, tin Spartans heat region rival Richfield 39-t- i, then they traveled to Montrose, Col., und won u close fiame 12-Wednesday the Spartans vvon again, beatingFintuh After nn it 3 m a row OoBitab 0-- llili J()-ya- 18-yu- Against Richfield the Sjmrtans played an ineredihle second half to iireak a tie and blow the Wildli-- ti cats away. at Finery truilcd at halftime hus trip Montrose, hut the didn't si em to hurt the Spmlans and they scored a touchdown in the second half to win the game. Against t'intah, Finery had a great first half, hut the offense didn't score in the second half. Still, the Spartans held on to defeat their third opponent in a row. The victories have helped the confidence of the young team its they head into their last two games of the season against region opponents North Saiiete and ('urban. Finery jumped out to the first half lead thanks to a strongoption runninggnme, tough defense, and a hig play or two on special teams. Tailback DJ Card took the pitches and ran past the Ftcs again and 7-- (i ur 0. 10-ya- rd again, fullback .Jesse Nielson scored two touchdowns, quarter-hac- k Krundon Hansen mude good decisions in leading the team and Finery forced two turnovers that led to two Spartan touchdowns. The Spartans got the ball first and startl'd quickly. Card ran for an gain on the outside and Nielson followed with a pounding gain up the middle. An inside reverse to Ryan Nelson netted gain and put the Finery a the at Ite 20 yard line. Spartans Another inside gain of four yards by Nielson opened the outside for an gain by Card. Fmerys lS-ya- 25-ya- rd drive stalled, hut the Spartans called on the field goal teunt to try and get some points' on the scoreboard. Card, who is also Fmerys plaeekieker, made the field goal to give Finery the early TO lead. The field goal was Finery's first of the season, and the lead was the first time the Spartans held a lead in the first quarter. The drive invert'd 03 yards and took the first five minutes off the clock. The defense was determined to keep the lead and held the Ftcs to eight yards on three plays and Card rushed 11 times for 82 yards in the first half. Emery had held the ball nearly 18 minutes of half. They ran 31 the plays to the Ftes 17. The Spartans gained 120 yards on the ground and held Fintah to only 28 yards rushte rd 3-- The Spartans celebrate their 18 - 13 win over Uintah. ing. Fmeiy- dominated every- aspect of the first half, but only had a lead at halftime. - 0 - Fintah cut into Emerys lead quickly. The Ftes ran a reverse from their own 30 yard line and 70 yards later Fintah trailed Emery three at by only 10-1- SCOREBOARD Photos by Ryan Peacock Jesse Nielson dives for another yard with two touchdowns in the game. next possession. Iml fumbled the ball away to give Fintah good field position. Tlie Ftes couldnt niov e the hall, but faked a punt that gained them If) yards and put them at Emery's 21." David McDonald tipped Fintah's next pass and it fell incomplete. Two plays later lie tipped the hall again, hut this time Rarton intercepted the hall and stopped the Fintah drive. Emery had a hard time moving the hull so deep in their ow n territory und was forced to punt, giving Fintah good field position. The Spartans stopped the Ftes again, this time on a fumble recovery by Wilberg. but Emery fumbled the bull hack four plavs later, and then Fan! intercepted another Fintah pass four plays after that and returned it 38 arils. The exchange of turnovers left Fmeiy- at Fintah's 37. The Spartans attacked on their first play. Hansen pitched the ball to Card, who threw it to Jeff Fielder. The halfback pass gained 33 v arils and put Fmery on Fintah's four aril - line. Rut Kmery didn't score. Yet another fumble by Fmeiy kept I intali in the game and gave the Ftes the bull on their own two yard line. Fintah got the ball to the seven on a couple of short runs, but on third down the quarterback dropped back to pass. Finery's R.J Foamastcr put pressure on the Fte quarterback and flushed him out of the pocket. As the QR was try ingto to run the hull, gt ait mnd the corner in fell he slipped and Emery drove to midfield on their forced a punt. down the against Uintah. He finished Nielson Rushing Card 2TD Total: Hansen 30yds, Card Passing. Hansen Nelson Receiving: Fielder end.one. Feamastergot credit for the sack and the safely and increased Finery's lead to 3 with 18-1- 7:25 left in the game. The free kick by Fintah gave Fmery the ball on the Ftes 45. A juggling catch by Nelson, runs of seven yards by Card and eight yards by Nielson, and another halfback pass of nine yards from Card to Rarton put the hall at Fintah's 12 yard line. Rut Fmery went no further when a fourth down pass fell 10-3- 15-9- 0, 20-(-2- 53-15- ). 1 2TD, Nelson 7-- (i, 42yds. Total: (M2 81yds Rarton Wilberg 2-- 2 9. 1, Total: Wilberg 0 (J-- Standings: Region Overall incomplete. Although the Spartans didn't score, they managed to take 4:30 off and Fintah was faced with the eli hav ing to go 87 yards in 2:55 to win the game. Fmery nearly stopped them after a tackle for loss by Nelson, hut Fintah completed a pass on fourth down to keep the drive alive. The game was still in doubt until Seth Rowell intercepted a Fte pass with 1:18 to go in the game. The interception preserved the Spartan win and completed a big day for the Fmeiy defense. In the second half, the Ftes scored a touchdown and tiieii had an interception, a fumble, another interception, a safety, and yet another interception. The four turnovers and safety spelled doom for Fintah, but gave Fmery their thiui win in a row. Finery plays at North Sanpete Friday in a hig game for the Spartans. They must boat the I lawks to avoid a fourth-plac- e finish in region d and a meeting with a first-plac- e team from another region. The Spartans play their final game Thursday, Oct. 1!) at home against Carbon. rd 20-yar- d Photo by Patsy Stoddard Vern, Kraig, and Sam Kofford show off the big catch. One Big Fish first-roun- News Tips? j Statistics: Call the Emery County Progress, 381-243- 1 Have you ever caught a catfish at Huntington North Reservoir? Well, neither had Kraig Kofford until last Wednesday morning at 10:30 am. Kraig was fishing with his friend Mark when a giant catfish grabbed his minnow. It took 25 minutes to reel him in. Kraig was using 12 lb spi t der wire on his pole, which was tough enough to land the 25 pound 33 12 long catfish. The catfish was only seven or eight pounds off the state record for catfish." said Kraig. The Koffords have big-plan- s fur the fish. They will fillet the fish, smoke it, and best of all eat it. 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