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Show k I t All the aches and pains of the past three weeks were just for fun- - This week the bullets are live. REFLEX JOURNAL BULLETIN LEADER SEITEMBER 16, 1982 who appeared a hit relieved after Laytoni first victory of 82 said the key was Layton ability to ccontrol the ball ofiensi vely and some very key plays by the defense. The game was played in rainy wet weather which caused Laytoni assistant coach. Brad Hawkins to say. "The weather helped us. no question about it. I can remember three times w here we were out of place on defense but Woods Cross cither fumbled the ball or slipped with it which prevented them from cither scoring or getting a big play. CARY HANSEN, Excitement Never Changes t& Keith Duncan O IT WAS SOME key interceptions that kept us in the game, said Hansen. Myron Cooper collected a pair of piekofis while Kenny Heath with got another. We just seemed to come up the big play, continued Hansen. Hansen was also happy with the way his QB. Brad Merrill was able to find his open receivers. Things just happened to go better for us this week. he said. i Bji'etm Sports . - C'LEARHLLD The price of gold may change ever) day and teenagers fashions may fade in and out every season but when Clear field and Davis decide to line it up for their annual gridiron clash, tradition just continues to live on. SCCH WAS the case during last Friday d battle that saw the Darts night's i squeck out a slim 3 victory. The rain and wind may have cooled things o(T a bit but ticket lines were their usual mile long and though the cheerleaders were covered in rain dren-- . ched sw cat suit s. their cheers w ere as ever loud as . they get on a warm and muggy night. Davis may have been quite content that they didn't win the coin toss because Clearfield after receiving the opening kickoff was forced to make offensive punches toward a driving wind and rain. After little success in getting a first dow n, Mark Wilsons punt was like a bub- ble fighting a thousand arrows and coupled with Brad Nielson's good return, Davis began . : its drive in terrific field condition. ELDRACHER ON the other side seemed to agree with Hansen. Our offense needs some time on the field. Layton was able to control things in the second half which kept the defense out there too much. To this point we havent looked that impressive, but I can tell ya that these kids will always plav hard." i rain-washe- 14-1- .x . J V. v Rich Gallegos took the freeway route through the Woods Cross line for a long gainer. Lancers picked up their first win, 10-- last Friday night. Something to sing about A SHUTOUT is always something to sing a little louder about. And even though Layton may not be chanting real loud, theyll take the victory and just be happy. Hawkins, who directs the Layton defense, said his defensive unit is beginning to jell somewhat which was evident against the Wildcats. Craig Kennedy may be the overall best defensive player on the team according to Hawkins. He and Jeff Moon arent afraid to attack people, both of which play linebacker positions. DAVE CLOVER is still trying to jell at defensive tackle while Dave Facer is doing a good job on the other side. John Connelly is playing his first year of football and Hawkins says He is just finding out what football is all about. All three of these linemen will have to continue to improve in order for Layton to make a good showing in region play. Sky View is undefeated in three games this season with victories over a good Logan team, West Jordan and Cottonwood. Theyve got to be doing something right if theyre winning, said Hansen who has respect for the northern Utah team. 0 - !' 1 : : ; ; RICK SECRIST needled the initial drive along with some clutch runs on fourth down plays and with 4:16 in quarter No. I, took it across the goaline for the first score of the evening. The kick went array and Davis led 6-- o. The darts ensuing kickoff, wind-aide- d of course, sailed into the endzone and gave the 's Falcons no better field position. Again punt was nailed by the wind and rain but the defense stiffened up a bit to stop Davis. Wil-son- THE SECOND quarter, as well as the rest of There were a game, was filled with fumble-ititotal of six fumbles in the second twelve tni-- nute span of the game. Davis, despite the win, lost five fumbles which Coach Ward Sawley wasn't real happy about. Mother Nature might be blamed for a couple, but not all of them, said Sawley. Davis may have gone into halftime with a second score but an alert Ken Corwin picked up another Dart fumble deep in Clearfield territory, thwarting the attempt. Lancers Run Rampant In The Muck And Mire s. ; : : ; . ' AFTER A Davis fumble to start the third quarter, Clearfield capitalized on it for their first score of the contest. The key play in that drive was a fourth down pass play from Wilson to his tailback. Dean Foulger for 24 yards. A couple plays later it was Wilson who crossed the goal line. Norm Taylors kick was good and The first try for the PAT was Clearfield led bobbled forcing Jeff Parry to throw to Hal conversion. A Lewis for a possible two-poiClearfield another interference call gave pass chance which Taylor made good. Just when the Falcons figured they had the momentum on thier side, Davis began putting a ' drive together that would span 90 yards in 1 1 plays. A lot of credit went to junior running-- back Jeff Hammer who picked up key yardage on the drive including the touchdown and the conversion run. The biggest chunk tw of yardage in the drive came from a long pass play from Secrist to Kent Lyman. Hammers two-poirun proved to be the difference later on. . 7-- 6. nt NOBODY LEFT their seats as the final mi- -. nutes ticked away because the Falcons proved they werent about to let this one get away without a fight. But it wasnt going to be easy either. Clearfield has a number of chances to get close to paydirt but most of them were dulled for some reason or another. Take for example the : roughing the kicker penalty which gave Davis : possession, a long run by Wilson that was cal-- : led back because of a clip and another clipping ' penalty that made their eventual touchdown drive a longer one than expected. BUT WITH 1 .29 left Wilson found Kent Nye on a key pass play that took Clearfield to the eight yard line. A couple of plays later Brent Hancock called a play which Sawley referred : later to as a dipsy-doddplay which found ' split end Kent Nye throwing a touchdown pass to the quarterback, Wilson. : The excitement mounted as Taylor prepared ; to attempt a kick that would tie the game and jsend it into overtime or end it in frustration. . : le . rt r: THE SNAP from center was low with Parry doing his best to mount it in time. But Taylors ; connection misfired going off to the left. The Falcons still had their chances with Scott Tremea recovering an onside kick but in scoring , Wilson was unable to get Clearfield .range with just 37 seconds left. Layton scored first, then came the rain and then everyone was stuck in the mire. Keith Duncan Journal Sports - LAYTON Just as players and coaches can get excited hours before a Friday night football clash, so can principals. Such was the case with Laytons Paul Smith who claimed last Friday that the excitement began to build for him very early in the day. AND WITH THE Lancers 10-- 0 shutout of Woods Cross later in the day, it was enough to cause some busting at the seams, at least for Layton, anyway. The loss furthered the frustrations for Coach Larry Eldracher who now must face powerful Bountiful and attempt to notch the Wildcat's first victory of 82. In Layton, however, the victory was needed there as much as footballs need air. The win helps propel the Lancers into an important Region One clash with undefeated and respected Sky View. PERHAPS THE reason I got so excited was because of the conversations I had with the players throughout the day. Not a single one didnt appear excited and confident theyd win, said Mr. Smith. They told me theyd had their best week of practice. Id talked to the players before, but that day it appeared there was something different, he said. AS SMITH traveled to the game that even ing, he dropped off a passenger in Bountiful who happened to ask a question before they departed, Do you think the Lancers can put it My response came quicktogether tonight? ly, mainly because of the feeling Id got from the students. I said that if the attitude of the players means anything at all, well have a super chance. Smith said the excitement continued as Layton won the coin toss, ran the opening kick back for good field position and gained a huge chunk of yardage on the opening play from scrimmage. The huge chunk was called back however because of a penalty. HAWKINS DESCRIBED Sky View as a big team, not very fast, but having the ability to throw the ball well. They throw the ball over the middle very well which is where they.?"t three scores over us last year, said Hawkins. I really expect them to be throwing a lot agSlf) this year, he continued. Many coaches throughout Region One predict the Bobcats to make another solid run for the championship. HANSEN REMEMBERS the drubbing that Sky View gave Layton last year and hopes his kids remember it also. The 47-- 7 loss was one of the worst defeats in the schools proud football history. The score between the two schools was 0 until just seconds before the half. It was then that Sky View exploded for two quick TDs and a 14-- 0 lead. The second half was Sky Views all the way. I would hope that our kids would remember that, said Hansen. 0-- Nip And Tuck In Region One (MbaMfe Glearfield Keith Duncan Journal Sports pre-seas- Coach Thom Budge of the defending Region One champion Bonneville Lakers says fans can expect a very tough and competitive region in football this fall. about stack up with everyone else, skaDfsHiib fflWan'iilTiTi Qj fpjVffo losing only a to Box Elder. one-point- er 3-- MAYBE I wouldnt go so far to say its the toughest in the state, but team by team we just iVnrora dD with a perfect undefeated through 0 record, just like they did last season. Budge, Clearfields Brent Hancock and Hale Lewis of Weber all predicted that Sky View would be one of the teams to beat this year. with a 1 reBonneville ended cord with their only loss coming from a very competitive Box Elder crew, Coach Budge expects his team to be good and competitive again but says his Lakers must cut out their mistakes if they expect to win consistently. Theyll have all they can handle when they host Roy this Friday. said Budge. Dave Brooks, the chief assistant at Weber, was a little bolder. Region One may be the toughest it has been in years and could be the toughest in the state, he said. the six teams that DURING recomprise the region compiled a win-locord of 10-- 8 and now this week look forward to opening battles among themselves. Weber travels to Clearfield on Friday, Layton jumps on a bus for Smithfield to meet Sky View and final clash pits Bonneville and Roy going after each other. N ss SKY VIEW WAS the only club to remain 2-- pre-seas- t I BELIEVE that Weber will be the team to beat this year. Theyre as big and physical as Ive ever seen them, said Budge. Weber is looking to bigger and better things just as Budge predicted. For many seasons theyve been trying to shed the Coach Lewis is syndrome. confident the Warriors can turn it aiound this year, this being his fourth season with Weber. I FEEL confident that the title will go down between us and Bonneville, said Lewis. with a 1 mark. Weber ended pre-seas- 2-- ROY WAS in after winning the state championship last year. Ernie Jack-lin- s crew has been unpredictable after beating a tough Bountiful team then turning around and getting shutout by lowly Ogden. Clearfield, after losing a close 3 to Davis, finished Mistakes have been their story and its guys like J.C., VonCol-lin- , Norm Taylor and Mark Wilson that things will turn around. Wilson took: over for Robbie Sherwood when the latter was lost for the season due to a shoulder separation. Wilson has done a good job in leading the offense. pre-seas- 14-1- pre-seas- 2. LAYTON POSTED their first victory of preO season with a shutout of Woods Cross. The: Lancers haven't been playing that badly having led Bountiful 14-- 0 at half and losing to: Viewmont beating themselves with numerous; turnovers. The Falcons and the Lancers may have won only one game a piece in but they could rise to the occasion when the league schedule begins. n, |