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Show 1 0)3 Page 1C Lakeside Review Wednesday , Sept. 16, 1981' U , Wilfh IFyry ir(iifi)g)r Running Game the Key As Bountiful Set Sights on Region Title By PHIL KIRKWOOD Sport Editor SALT LAKE CITY The ideal football team according to Bountiful coach Paul Waite is one that controls the ball on the ground to has speed overset up the pass all, some size and plays tough de- fense. And if youve noticed him smiling these past few weeks, its because he is coaching one such team this season. The proof of this claim was vast--' ly evident last Friday afternoon as the Braves thumped Granger 2 to move their record to Bountiful will open Region-- 4 play this Friday at home against Woods Cross. In comparison to Waites championship team of 1979, Waite says this years team has better speed and talent at the skill positions and plays a more intense style of defense. Weve been doing things pretty much the way we wanted to so far, said Waite of this years team. Even though we lost to Roy we played well enough to . 35-- 2-- 1. 3-- A (22-13- ), 0) In high school ball, Waite says is by far the most important speed ' asset. If you average 140 pounds you might be in some trouble, but if youre around 170 and have some - 100-pou- nd pre-leag- win and thats encouraging. Against Layton (27-- and Granger, we did exactly what we wanted. speed, youre going to win some ball games, he said. Against Granger, the Braves ran the ball to perfection using sweeps and quick slants. Todd Smith led the attack using superior speed outside to gain first downs and scored the Braves second touchdown on an eight-yar- d sweep, fullback Rob Eggett set up the score and plowed for more yardage with long gainers up the middle. But as good as the Brave running game was on Friday, the important factor was it loosened up the passing game and quarterback Philip Schumpz virtually picked Granger ' apart. Schumpz had a field day as he threw for golf score yardage and two touchdowns in the first half alone. The second touchdown came with only 11 seconds left in the first half when Schumpz hit Smith on a swing pass. The score put a lid on the game at that point and also proved Smith was a double threat as a receiver. I was very pleased with our passing game against Granger, said Waite. It seems to be peaking right when we need it the most. Weve got some good receivers and Smith is going to help us a lot coming out of the backfield. Vpr'V 10-ya- : 1 On defense, the Braves kept 200-POUN- FULLBACK D Rob Granger pinned in poor field position the entire game. Linebacker Brad Hansen lead the charge by blocking a punt and returning it 22 yards for the Braves third score in the first half. In three games thus far, the Brave defense has allowed a stingy average of six points per game. If not for a few mistakes Eggett leaves tacklers in his wake as Bountiful routed Granger against Roy, they are flawless. Waite says mistakes on the high school level are always critical and the fact the Braves havent committed many so far is a big reason why theyre winning. Weve played some sound fundamental football so far, said Waite. Weve also been fortunate 35-- 2 last Friday. enough to capitalize on the other teams mistakes and if we continue this well be tough to beat. Waite says Region-- is composed of tough teams from top to bottom and the wins wont be as easy from now on. Against Woods Cross, in which stands at play, Waite says his team will be in 4 3-- 0 pre-leag- for a real battle. They have some speed and good athletes at most every position, said Waite. We cant afford any mistake against them and we have to capitalize if they make any. One advantage the Braves might have in league play is their first two games will be at home. Darts Dump Fcalcons to Claim Perfect 3-- 0 Record Pre-Seas- on By BUSE FULLMER Staff Writer KAYSVILLE When the Falcons kicked off to Davis High School on the Darts field, Friday night, it was an 2 team, from Region 1, going against a 0 team of Region 4, but there was more to be told. The Davis High School seniors have never lost a football game, since they played together as freshmen at the Farmington school. They won as ninth graders, as sophomores, as junior varsity, last year, and now they have three big victories toward a perfect senior year. They beat Clearfield 14-- at home, under the lights, Friday night. Davis football team is not big, by todays standards. The Darts have only one man, Carey Blood, who weighs 200 pounds, and they have seven players who weigh no more than 140 pounds. They do have a couple of 6'4" athletes, but they tip the scales at only 170 and 180 pounds. Clearfield, on the other hand, has five men over 200 pounds, and their biggest is 6'6", 245 pound Rob Browning, who play defensive tackle. out-distan- 0-- 2-- By PHIL KIRKWOOD ' Sport Editor KAYSVILLE Next time you happen to watch a Davis High football game, take a quick look at number 79. A quick look is all youll get because soon after the number will he obliterated by mud, blood and grass stains. And just in case you dont get a program, the guy underneath is senior lineman Carey Blood (no pun intended) who is a major reason the Darts are winning this year. Blood takes his position honestly. He knows the credit and glory for the teams efforts will probably go elsewhere, but then, that isnt where he gets his kicks. He suits up for the contact and opposing players take as much delight in playing opposite Blood as they would in finding a wounded bear in their shower: Speaking of contact, Blood has been getting plenty of it this year because he plays both offensive and defensive tackle. If hes not punching holes for his fullback to sprint through, then hes chasing down the opposing teams quarterback. About the only time Blood sees the sideline is on an occasional 200-poun- extra point or when the second string gets to - play. I dont mind playing where I do, says Blood of his double-tim- e position. Every play you get to hit someboday and you know they want to hit you too. I doftt think quar- terbacks and runningbacks have as much ' fun. Blood wasnt born a starting lineman that is he just didnt walk into coach Ward Sawleys office and say wheres my hel- d He had to work for it, and work hard. met. Blood says hes wanted to play football most of his life and has made a special effort to condition himself for his present role. He started as a junior last year. My father and grandfather both played football here at Davis so I guess its sort of a family tradition, said Blood, explaining his love tor the sport, I do all I can to stay in top shape so I can play at my best. Blood admits his body takes a lot of punishment by playing both sides of the line, but he says he wouldnt have it any other way. The best part of the game is getting beat up, says Blood. If you dont like it you dont last long. Last week after we played Skyline, I didnt stop hurting for three days. Ive never played a team that hits harder. Blood says the line positions dont often suffer knee and ankle injuries like the other positions do they take it in the hands, fingers and arms. You can tell how hard youve been playing by the number of cuts and cleet marks you have, says Blood smiling. The injuries are superficial, but the pain isnt. One thing Blood and his fellow linemen like to do before each game is clean their helmets of all the scratches and scuff marks. At the end of the game, they count up new ones and the helmet with the most wins. Blood usually wins. . In assessing his own ability, Blood says hes a better player on offense because he blocks well and has good balance on sweeps. On defense, he says hes good against the run, but he needs work on his pass rush. I need to work on getting off the ball better so I can get to the quarterback sooner, he said. In terms of the team, Blood says its getting stronger with each game and gaining more confidence. The friendships among players is also strong and everyone is pulling for each other. Playing with this team is like being part of a huge rock that all fits together, says Blood. Its a strong feeling and thats why I enjoy team sports so much. Blood also credits Sawley and the rest of 'the coaching staff with giving the team the knowledge and desire to win. They (the coaches) keep telling the seniors that this might be the last year well be playing football and wed better make the . most of it, said Blood. You can really tell . how much they love the game and you cant help but want to work had for them. Off the field, his manner is much more mellow. He says hed like to attend BYU or University of Utah to study archeology and hopefully, of course, play football. But in the meantime, Bloods ambition is to lead the Darts to the state playoffs and a chance at crown in 1981. the 3, In Fridays game, scored first on a 36 the Falcons yard field goal by Kevin Bitton in the first quarter, but the Darts took the lead, as the second quarter opened, on three yard plunge by Spencer DeGraw. Davis missed the and for half of the game, the score remained at Finally in the fourth quarter, Davis mounted a drive that consumed over five minutes of time and covered 75 yards to put the game out of reach. With 6:37 left to be played, Troy Mecham pounded in from the two yard line, and quarterback Ben Home hit Spencer DeGraw in the end zone for a two point conversion. The final score favored Davis The Falcons though losing to Davis point-afte- r, 6-- 3. 14-- 3. beat the Darts in the stats department. Clearfield rushed for 117 yards and passed for another 143, to Davis, who tallied 153 rushing yards, and 67 in passing for 220 total yards. The last play of the game was a 40 yard bomb, thrown by Clearfields back-uquarterback Robert Sherwood to Gene Dunford. Without that final aerial, the stats would have been exactly even at 220 yards each. p . Clearfield scored a touchdown in the first quarter, when Mark Wilson pick- ed up a Davis fumble, on the 30 yard line, and ran it in, but a yellow flag, on a foolish clip, decimated the big break. The Falcons did come close on several occasions, but were unable to lug the ball into the Davis end zone. With just two seconds to halftime, Clearfield d threw an interception on the Davis line, when the score was still Clearfield ran 56 plays to 54 for the Darts, while Davis bested the Falcons s in the category. Clearfield got seven first downs for rushing, three for passing and one on a penalty. The Darts picked up eleven on rushing and one for passing. The Falcons were penalized four times for 30 yards, to seven times for 69 yards for Davis. Clearfield punted four times for 114 total yards, while Davis booted five times for 223 yards. One Dart punt was foiled by the Clearfield defense on a bad snap from center. two-yar6-- 3. 12-1- 1 first-down- The leading rusher for Davis was Troy Meacham, who average 4.3 yards per carry on 18 trips through the line. Spence DeGraw carried 12 times for 65 yards, and that more than 5 yards per carry. Doug Wherli ran nine times for 6.6 yards per carry. On the Falcon side, it was Karl Wilson with 48 yards on 14 rushes, and Mike Blair with 52 yards on only three carries. In the passing department, Clearfields Kent Nye hauled in three of Jim Protheros aerials for 71 yards, and for Davis, it was Troy Anderson, who caught a Coach Ward Sawley wasnt too excited about his offensive show, but was pleased with the defensive. They got a lot of yards, he noted, but we kept them out of the end zone. I knew that Clearfield would be ready, he added. They always are, when they play us. They will be tough in Region 1. Coach Brent Hancock expected an battle against the Darts. They beat a good Skyline team, and got a win over Ben Lomond, he said, But we arent quitters. Davis did show a lot of class in Skyline beating perrenial power-hous- e of Region 3 in Salt Lake City. The Darts 0 and also got shut out the Eagles past Ben Lomond 4 in their other game of 1981. On the other hand, the Falcons lost t, their opener, in overtime, to and then were shut out by Woods Cross. Davis will open against the Vikings of Viewmont, this Friday in Region 5 competition, the Falcons open against Weber in their opener. So another Dart - Falcon football meeting is now history between neighbors of Davis County. The game was and from the The hitting was opening kick-ofand could be heard in both grandstands. There were a couple of minor injuries on both sides beyond the normal bumps and bruises of such an intense rivalry, but none were too serious. Davis won this one, but those Falcons will be back, come next year, and the Darts will be waiting to renew one of the hottest rivalry in all of Utah. up-hi- ll 14-- 20-1- View-mon- 20-- 0 : hard-fough- t, f. -- : - ' U CAREY BLOOD 4-- A THE VIKING j OFFENSE took a tumble against West in the final pre-leag- ue r. thirty-yarde- game. |