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Show Page 1 B Lakeside Review Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1981 t torn lives' ILeistf Minute- Mve tolled m Ctase ime By DAN CARLSRUH Review Sports Editor SALT LAKE CITY Eric Aragon stands in the middle of Rice Stadium, clutching the Utah State 1981 4A trophy in his hands. A sea of Roy fans surround him and cheer in unison as he lifts the trophy above his head. Ten yards down the field, and on the side line, stands Bountifuls Coach Paul Waite, of the team which came up short in the close 3 match. He is also surrounded, but not with as many people or as loud. It resembles more of a funeral procession, giving respects at a viewing. At the end of the season it is expected that the two best teams in the state will meet to play excellent football. Coaches and players will stress that the team which makes the fewest mistakes usually will come up as the winners. Bountiful made one serious mistake, they lost. The game had the potential of going either way in the last few minutes. Bountiful, who was moving the ball with determination throughout the game, was marching toward the goal and the state championship. But the Royals enjoyed the thought of owning the trophy so they moved on Phillip Schmutz passing attempts with a vengeance. Passing is something the Braves could do without. With the best running game in the state they feel much more comfortable by using Rob Eggett, Todd Smith and Steve Hadley. Eggett alone was responsible for, well over half of the Braves total yardage by amassing 174 yards. Since Bountiful does have the running game they seldom use the pass. And when in a pressure situation a seldom used tool is rusty at best. I think believing in themselves was the key, said Roys Coach 17-1- Ernest Jacklin after the game. This was Jacklins second appear- COACH ERNEST JACKLIN brings home the trophy, for the first time. ERIC ARAGON FORCES Bruce Talbot to change his mind about running forward. i... . ance in the final game in as many years, but this time he came out with title. At the start of the season it was predicted that Roy would be the Region 1 winner and then would go on to take state. The goal was lofty but Roy fell short of the predictions. They ended the regular season at third place in the region. Even though they came into the tournament with less than a great record, no one underestimated their chances. They always seem to play with heart when they get into the playoffs. Getting into the playoffs is one thing, but coming out unscathed is another. Roy quarterback Wade Jacklin was just above 50 percent in his passing attempts, but those nine catches gave the Royals an important 97 yards. Jacklin threw . only one interception, but that interception gave the Braves the first score in the game and the important mental edge which can be vital to any team. The metal edge seemed to work in Bountifuls favor at least for a ROB EGGETT WAITS for h qe difficult to bring down as he gains 174 EGGETT PROVED to yards in the game. while. Alan Schwab, and Phil Tau-l- a both got a piece of Jacklin and the offense did their job by 'moving the ball. But Schmutz wai intercepted on a drive, not by a safety or even a line backer but by Stewart Maclnnes, a defensive tftckle. Maclnnes jumped up with all of his 260 pounds to block Schmutz! pass. His huge hands stopped the pass and the ball started to come back down in front of him. Linemen dont get a great deal of experience with the football, but the thing looked familiar to Maclnnes so he decided to latch onto it, The interception wasnt capitalized on though and Roy had punt the ball away. The Royals first score came when Jacklin pitched out to Gary line. Ashley on their own Ashley made a usually short gainer into a touchdown as he broke off tackles and ran 79 yards to the goal line. Bountiful had plenty of time lin the half to go one up on the Royals. Mike Gee took the Roy kickoff aqd ran to the Bountiful line. The Braves used a pass to Ron H: and runs by Eggett and Smith to get to the Roys 13. Bountiful could have used the field goal to go three up on Roy when it was fourth and 7 to go. But Waite decided to go for the first down in an effort to get seven. The decision wasnt some-- " thing Waite would have liked to be confronted with. For the entire sea-;- , son, Bountiful has been left without' a kicking player. Schmutz passed but Larry Rigs was there to break it up. With little time left in the half, Jacklin moved rd 41-ya- rd 11 . the team to the Braves line. Six seconds wasnt enough for a couple of plays so the Royals went for the field goal. Aitan Kaha-n- a made the goal to give Roy a advantage. The second half started with a 21-ya- rd 38-ya- rd 10-- 7 major Bountiful drive but the Braves were faced with another fourth down and five to go on Roys line, and again it was Riggs who breaks up the play. But this time he catches it and runs 88 line. yards to the Bountiful Gary Ashley then took the ball off the left side for the Royals final rd TD. Bountiful still had their hopes up, and with those hopes they moved to line where Eggett was Roys able to bowl over for six more. Bountiful faked the PAT and tried for two, but the fake didnt work with Roy and the score remained 17-1- 3. With a point spread of only four and an entire quarter to go, the game trophy was far from decided and the two teams fought and scrapped. The Royals finally had to punt to the Braves with more than three minutes to go in the game. The time was more than enough for Bountiful to use some of the state's finest running backs. But the Braves used all of their timeouts so they had to move to a passing game. Eggett was used as much as possible but Schmutz eventually had to put the ball in the air, something which Roys secondary was waiting for. Time ran out for the Braves and their dreams, and Roy captured the title no longer willing to play second fiddle. ' points, |