OCR Text |
Show V (. WEEKLY REFLEX-DA- VIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, SEPTEMBER 17, 1981 Lancers Start Fresh! By KEITH DUNCAN and Bonneville get that honor.. It's a brand new season folks! From here on out its blood and guts and it all counts, whether good or bad. ROBINSON said his squad was taking each game one at a time. The former Phil Krueger, an assistant at Utah State left high school football for a few years but is back and I appears glad to be back. was dumb to leave in the first place, he said. The Bobcats haven't been too shabby on offense either. Robinson has gone with two quarterbacks in all three of the games theyve played. One is a junior and the other is a senior. IS over and in steps another season of Re- gion One football this Friday at area high schools. At Layton there is a mood of optimism and why not? The Lancers have won this region before and have even taken the state title. They are just as hungry to win it again. BUT FIRST theyll have to contend with undefeated and unscored upon Sky View High THE LANCERS will go with Brad Merrill at quarterbck. Though he played only half the loss to game in 1st week's Woods Cross, Hansen is impressed with his ability. Merrill was taken out of the game after a pitch out of his was intercepted and ran back for a touchdown. The touchdown wasnt Brads fault. If this Friday afternoon in 21-1- 0 Layton. And if they manage to get past the Bobcats then they can celebrate for an hour maybe and get ready for Roy the following week, a team Layton has always had its problems with. But how about the Bobcats? Has Sky Views first year head our tight end would have blocked his end we would have coach, Jack Robinson put together something for real? Have they played that well to leave opponents socreless or , have they played an easy schedule? ITS THE LANCERS are finding question marks at the tight end spot. Either Kenny Bauer, Craig Kennedy or Mike Moss mysterious line of questions and many of them A will be answered this Friday afternoon. Sky View has dealt defeats to West Jordan (44-0Logan and Cottonwood (23-0- ) ) last week. If they are really that good then Gary Hansen and Co. have got a toughie on their hands. ), (7-0- OUR DEFENSE has been the standout which shows by our scores, said Robinson, Weve controlled most teams, but we've still got some things to iron out." Layton has never lost to Sky View since both schools were aligned in Region One, in fact, the Lancers have lost to only two schools since they became a member of the region. Roy had plus yardage on that play. Brad will do a good job for us, said Hansen. will get the call. , Alan Gentry, who ran for over 100 yards against Woods Cross including a 57 yard touchdown run, will start alongside Jeff Roberts in the backfield. Alan doesnt have the straight way speed some backs have but his lateral quickness makes him just as good as any, said Hansen. THE OFFENSIVE line will be anchored by tackles Robert Gray and A1 Clarke. At guards, Layton will go with two juniors, Tracy Jones and Lynn Bell. Dave Glover will center the ball and Robbie Johnson will again get the call to play the wingback spot. SKY VIEWS got to have something to be undefeated and unscored upon. But 1 question the caliber of teams theyve played. Im glad to play them the first game, said Hansen. Usually Layton battles Roy in the league opener but switched Sky View to the top spot this season. In 1980 the Lancers lost only to Roy and Bonneville in league play, in '79 they fell to Bonneville, in 78 they dropped a game to Roy and in 77 they lost to Roy again. Besides that the Lancers haven't lost to anyone else in Region One. DEFENSIVEcoordinator, Carter Cook, says last Mondays practice was super." If we can overcome the mental mistakes and get a few breaks along the way, we might pull this out, he said. He likes playing Mike Bunting in the middle linebacker spot. Bunting is aggressive and never backs away from a hitting drill, no matter how big his opponent might be. BUNTLNG started for us at weak safety last year and when we had some troubles at middle linebacker he was happy as heck to fill in. Hes a team player type who would cut off his right arm to help you out. With 1 like him wed win state title, said the coach. Gentry, Jeff Moon and Mark Child have been the mainstays in the defensive backfield. Moon broke his nose in two places against Bountiful and no matter how hard Cook tried, he couldnt keep him out "His dad just of the line-ustuffed some cotton in him and Jeff has been out there ever since," said Cook. 1 p. ROBERT Gray, Kevin Gray, Glover and Steve Hone get big praise from Cook for their efforts on the defensive line. The kids up there are doing a good job with the 3 4-- Laytons Mike Bunting took over the reigns of the Lancer offense again last Friday and though he couldnt help pull out a Layton victory, his gutty play was all the more impressive. Here he is chased by Woods Cross Matt Harmer during third quater action. Helping to keep the enemy in force is David Glover and Robert Gray. Bunting also plays on the defense and isnt afraid to hit anyone from his middle linebacker spot. If we had 11 said Layton assistant, Carter Cook. guys like Mike Bunting, wed win a state championship, defense. Theyll get better too, said Cook. Woods Cross Gets 0 Win 21-1- By KEITH DUNCAN t Though the Wildcat touchdown machine didn't it had the two pre- vious weeks, enough was One of the few offensive drives that the Lancers could feel good about came late in the second quarter. Taz Smith fumbled right into the hands of Mark Child. enough to win. THREE PLAYS later, Mike WOODS CROSS who used the n schedule to tuneup like everyone else for this weeks league opener, did their best in posting a perfect record. Layton High was the latest to feel the claw" as they fell 0 to Woods Cross last Friday afternoon in Layton. Not even Larry Eldracher, the first year Wildcat coach, could point his finger at the reason his club dropped in performance over the first two weeks. 0 & Laytons defensive coordinator, Carter Cook knows how to get the point across. . . .JJS and how to teach a defense what they must know to survive in Region One football. FigM bGch egemsfl rasing ftael cosfls. Let us add Fiberglass or Rockwool insulation to your home. Let a professional help you control your heating and cooling costs. Well install the right amount of insulation in all the right places. And we II do it right. Join the fight against rising fuel costs. Call us, now. For a quick Free Estimate t The sophoLAYTON more football team of Layton High led by coaches Doug Moon and Mike Hansen are sporting a perfect 0 record. The junior varsity team is now ' i ft-- : - , , y, and all the while enjoying every minute of his time spent with the Layton Lancer football program. Cook and his Lancer defense are preparing this. week to meet the undefeated and unscored upon Sky View Bobcats. Cook has assisted Gary Hansen for some time now. . . . . Is your house less than eight years old? Davis Beats Falcon Sophmores CLEARFIELD The sophomore and junior varsity teams at Clearfield now sport 1 records. Coach Ken Hicks and John Flint coach the junior varsity team. 2-- LAYTON 8 ; , 1 Htl 197 NORTH MAIN, or ' i Farmers Insurance Group AUTO LIFE COMMERCIAL - FIRE ITS a good feeling to know we played well enough to win," said Eldracher. We discovered some areas that we need to improve in and after all, what are games f - !'' 376-427- 9 376-092- BUT 'A &f'W't ,, DIXON P. REISBECK 1 'J " ' ; You may qualify for real savinpa on your homr in -- u ra nr with Farmers d New Home discount, ranpn from 2 Percent for a house to a big 12 Percent for a home constructed this year. And you can add another sizeable discount if you and your family don't smoke. 766-331- Wl. Merrill at quarterback, broke enough tackles to last a lifetime and raced some J3 yards before being hauled down. With only 50 seconds left, Gary Hansen mapped out his plan to get some points. Those plans never quite came together and Layton had to settle on a Merrill. DESPITE shout field goal by d A few get up and defensive plays by some Layton players, Woods Cross put together an 11 play y scoring drive through the third quarter. Craig Kennedy nailed Mike Egan for a four yard loss on a pretty play for a defensive end. -- ' Lancer Reports THE JV SQUAD is coached by Brad Hawkins and Russ Jones. They are led by quarterback Jeff Moon and David Glover at center. This week the junior varsity and sophomores will open their league schedule against the Sky View Bobcats. it Bunting who had replaced THE SOPHOMORES are led by Coach Craig Hansen and Craig Murray. Last week the sophomores at Clearfield lost to Davis in triple overtime. for." Matt Harmer, a standout tackle on offense and defense, admitted the afternoon game took some getting used to after playing two weeks previous under the lights. THIS WAS our first afternoon game and perhaps mentally we werent prepared for it, said Harmer. But once the minds of the Woods Cross players got settled a bit, especially on defense, there was little Layton could do to muster any kind of offensive threat. BESIDES A striking touchdown burst from Alan Gentry, clearly one of the areas best and a few other noted strikes, the Woods Cross defense held the Lancers in tact. There is a difference in this years defense over last seaWe're sons, said Harmer, simply just a whole lot more aggressive now. IT WAS the Wildcat defense that got the Woods Cross team on the scoreboard first. After a scoreless first period and moments after a long gainer by Gentry, Brad Merrill pitched out too late to a waiting back and left the ball suspended long enough so Dave Mont could pick it off and ramble 31 yards for the game's first score. Blair Kents kick was perfect and the score stood mid-wa- But that alone couldn't thwart the drive. Two sizeable passes from Kent to Doyle Hauter, one for 25 and another for 16 took Woods Cross down d to the Layton line. four-yar- THAT SET the stage for roll out and another Wildcat touchdown with 11:21 left in the contest. He added the PAT and 14-- was the score. Layton, who has played teams with a combined record of 2 thus far, shouldnt hang their head too low. Kents 3 7-- THEY SURELY werent hanging too low after the Woods Cross touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff. Child re- turned the pigskin to the Layton 39 yard line. Moments later Jeff Roberts picked up five more. Gentry then provided the fireworks of the day with a 57 yard scamper down the sidelines for a Layton TD. At two points in that long run. Gentrys sheer speed got him past tackWoods Cross would-b- e les. Merrills PAT was good and the score was closer, 14-1- 0. THE FINAL Woods Cross score came first from an interception by Doug Sendrobry. Seconds later, Kent found Egan on an touchdown pass. Kents PAT was good and the score was final, 21-1- |