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Show E alcorns Drop Bizaro Battle To WMdcats By KITH DUNCAN Journal room CLEAR 1ILD - The next time Brent nJ Pane liana k it down la write lhaf son Sii play i later and of course by the Jt Clearfield haJ)u! given them of excellent field field goal had won it. petition, a WaJsCfOS 1 Curtis, who It half way around the world in Korea. it wont be a kttcr handicapped wj:h nothing unuvual happening," ON 1 HE contrary the letter w ill probably be of details turrounding last Fridays wild and btzzarc gnfiron fiasco. Wild and hzare i just what it was, and frustrating too for the I atoms w ho came up on the short end of a 6-- score. Woods Cross meanwhile, rode the bus home with a advantage in this young and vibrant series. full 3 2-- 1 IN THF. TWO previous meetings between these county schools, a total of eight touch-down- s were scored, but two sputtering couldnt buy aTD. It was a of couple scraggly looking field goals by a olTenvct last Friday Wildcat kicker than maJc the difference. Of course the unusual esents of the evening didn't enhance cither team's concentration. Lancer B Blanks Vikes 90 By KEITH DUNCAN Journal Sports - LAYTON ll has been staled by a famous philosopher that hope is knowing, no matter what your past has been, you have a spotless future." - going to get there anyway w e can, said Kidd. It takes big pLys both offensively and defensively to make it as a state pIjyofT team and once again the Lancers proved they could create them as several took place against the - MORE THAN a dozen or so kids at Layton High really believe that line, enough that they've forgotten the school had won only four games in the previous years and to believe they can actually go undefeated in '83. Viewmont became the latest victim to the new born competitive spirit at Layton, as the host Lancers shut them out last Friday night 0 before the first homestand of the season. 9-- ONE WAS the play of junior Mike Roberts who tackled a Viking in the end zone for Laytons first two points. That came after a very respectable drive by Layton that resulted at the three yard line, thwarting a potential TD. Another w as the interception by junior linein a fumble backer, Jim Batchelor. After Batchelors swipe and return, the Lancer's nailed down their only TD of the night, a one yard Mike Tucker plunge. Kidd's PAT made it 9-- IT BECAME the second shutout in a row for the Lancer defensive unit who are rapidly earning a nickname as the "Pay Me Now, Or Pay Me Later Squad." Sooner or later the defensive people at Layton come up with the big plays, picking off passes or banging people for fumbles and recovering them in one process. Layton's final tune-u- p before league play begins, will be another home contest against Woods Cross. The Wildcats are 0 with a pair of slim victories. BUT BACK to the "hope for an unblemished record." finds one of the teams fine linemen, Dave Facer, making this comment, "I was sure we'd be 0 at this point and I feel we can go undefeated if we bust our tails. The defensive tackle and offensive guard was quite confident after recording five unassisted sacks against Viewmont on Friday. That kind of confidence radiates throughout the entire club, but one of the teams leaders and the principle running back, Tom Kidd put things where they really were. "Weve got a good team, but weve still got areas to improve in. Once our execution gets better, itll be tough to beat us. ABOUT THE undefeated season, well, I think if you were to really delve into it youd find that each one of us wants to take one game at a time. We might lose a game, but I think youd find us fighting right back the next week. Our goal is to play on the carpet in November (make the playoffs in other words) and were 2-- 2-- THE BIG plays continue. Try junior Robert Femeau's interception that was returned 70 yards and a TD that was seconds later nullified due to a clipping penalty. Its the greatest to produce a big turnover on defense and turn it over to the offense to do their job, said Fer-nea- u. Facers sacks were big plays everytime they happened, especially in the second half when Layton began to contain the scrambling Viking ' QB. "It was a blast getting that guy, said Facer who has muscled up nearly 20 pounds over last season and has become one of the clubs finest linemen. THE LANCERS created some big plays against Bountiful the week before, but certainly didnt waste any against Viewmont for the second week. One reason for the consistency, according to Batchelor was A lot of us were playing in a varsity game for the first time ever last week against Bountiful, and speaking for myself, I literally got my butt kicked all over the field. But last Friday night was better, many of us felt much more relaxed, about the same kind of feeling we juniors had when we went undefeated as sophomores. And while on the subject of relaxation, Coach Gary Hansen admitted he felt the practices leading up to the Viewmont contest were too flat and much too I WAS CONCERNED about it, said Hansen. Mainly because Ive always felt you play the game like you practice for it. Preparing to low-keye- d. about as important as w inning itself. "Out the kids came out and play some good fundamental football, mixed with a few big plays w hich I thought w as the key to our w in." w in is just PAUL HERALD, of the team's senior linebackers, noticed the flatness through the week too. He commented. "We were dow n for some reason, not really talking like we should have been. I even remember Coach Hansen coming up and asking me if I felt wed be ready for Friday. I told him wed get there, especially about the time we started getting taped and wrapped. And Layton did get up. They marched down and nearly scored on the opening drive and defensively let Viewmont have only three offensive plays in the first quarter. But even with the ball, Layton did something with it other than scoring like they would have preferred. DEFENSIVELY, Hansen made it quite simple. Weve shut out two teams in a row. What more can you say about that, there really isnt anything," he said. But besides the defensive showing and the lack of some points that should have been there, there is another ingredient that is propelling Layton football. KIDD SAID IT best. He stated, "Coach Hansen seems like a different person. He's changed a bit from last year. He leads in the times to be serious, but he is leading also when its time to have some fun or crack a joke. I find him a little more loose which is making working for him more fun. Herald notices the same thing. I believe Coach Hansen knows hes got a winner with us. I think he felt the same way last year, but we let him down. Were playing a brand-nekind of football this year, said Herald. THAT LEAVES Hansen to comment. He said, Everything all goes back to the kids attitudes and commitment. These kids believe in themselves, which is something weve been lacking in for a few years. Those that havent been committed, are starting to become that way. Everyone is beginning to pull together. ONCE YOU start winning, other things just ' seem to take care of themselves. Clearfield LAST WEEKS RESULTS Box Elder Sky View 0 0 9 Viewmont Layton 14 Woods Cross 6 Clearfield 3 . Roy 18 Bountiful 0 Ogden 23 Weber 21 Bonneville 21 Mountain Crest 0 (This game not completed due to power outage. There were seven minutes still remaining.) REGION FOUR SCHOOLS Davis 19 Ben Lomond 0 Woods Cross 6 Clearfield 3 1 THE TEAMS came back to a field soggier than a bowl of com Hakes in milk. The Falcons took possession first and sustained their only scoring drive of the night, a d FG by senior Ray Dixon. A d burst by Tom Wood had plenty to do w ith the three points that tied the game 20-yar- 3-- 3. THE CONTEST proved to be fairly normal until the stadium dock quit ticking with just over six minutes left. It's breakdown must have been the bad omen that broke the Falcon's back, because the next series of Clearfield plays were the difference in them losing and the Wildcats winning. In three consecutive running plays, the Falcons lost minus two yards and were forced to punt. THE FIRST punt by Jeff Parry was called back due to an encroachment foul. He kicked again, but again it was brought back by a Falcon personal foul. The third try was chaos as the snap from center was low and the kick went only 25 yards. a fl mid-fiel- Roy 18 Bountiful 0 Layton 9 Viewmont 0 Highland 28 South 7 West 21 East 0 THIS WEEKS GAMES Clearfield at Davis Woods Cross at Layton Bountiful at Granger Skyline at Viewmont THIS WEEKS COLLEGE GAMES Utah at Arizona Brigham Young at Baylor Weber Statge (BYE) Utah State at Arizona State (0-- 2) at Davis 7:30 Woods Cross (2-- 0) at Layton (2-- 0) 7:30 , d. g. face-mas- BOTH Oi l FNSES sputtered throughout the first half, in fact there wasn't enough positive ardage bet w cen cither team to total os cr a 100 yards. Clearfield gained only 29 total yards during the first 24 minutes w hilc Woods Cross managed 63 and a field goJ to start the second quarter. The Falcons got off on the right fool to start the second half as they shut the Wildcats down in three play s and forced them to punt. After a Parry to Troy Barber pass for 17 y ards and a Moore run for five more, the Falcons had nearly as much yardage in two plays as they'd amassed the entire first half. BUT CUTTING their throats again, the Falcons had a Jared Martin 57 y ard run called back on a holding penalty. That w as simply the story of the evening. Clearfield had another sharp drive going in their next series of plays, but an interception cut that one ofT too. The night wasn't played without some spectacular defensive plays too. One of the highlighted ones was a touchdown saving play by senior Kelly Hatch who was defending a Woods Cross receiver in the defensive secondary. Hatch reached up at the very last moment to swat a pass out of the hands of a Wildcat receiver. It would have been six points if he hadn't. WOOD, ON defense, had some fierce hitting tackles as did Steve Labato and Greg Folk. Said one Clearfield coach after the game, "What a weird couple of games. We could have and should have won both, referring to the Falcons two slim losses in early preseason. THE COACH continued to say, "If we would allow the other team to beat us, rather than ourselves, we might have a chance to win. 45L w 3 REGION ONE SCHOOLS JUST AS Woods Cross had punted to end the third quarter, the staJium turned black only to be occasionally lit by a spectacular bold of lightning. It was just moments after the teams had taken to the gym. that the heavens Utterly opened and dumped the Pacific Ocean and half of the Atlantic on everyone not under cover. The game was halted for 45 minutes, just long enough for a person to wring out some water and for the lights to come back on. ITAtlF kRI Din this contest that right from the very beginning. Clearfield was destined to beat themselves by their own mistakes. I rum the opening play from scrimmage, to nearly the last, that was the story of this game. After Hal Moore's kickoff return to Clearfield lineman jumped offsides to w nullify a sis ard gain. ITut as only the begin-ninhad stopped defense After the Clearfield a k drive, in their Cross Woods opening Wildcats a the the on gave runt penalty chance to punt again and as a consequence the second punt rolled dead deep into Clearfield territory and had the Falcons starting on their own five yard line. c |