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Show WEST V AMY VIEW 2 Thursday, Nov. 25, 1982 Named Coach Of The Year Gi Oly's Louie Long Has History Of Success An MURRAY. 8-- 3 record, the schools state best since an runner-useason In 1977, has brought to Olympus high Coach Louie Long, Green Sheet Coach of the Year honors for the 1982 football season. Longs squad cap11-- 1 p tured the Region Three championship with a dramatic 17-1- 4 win over defending champ Granite. The Titans were coming off a 4-- 5 season, a rare losing year for Long who has been at the Titan helm since 1974, posting a mark. He came 51-2- 7 to Olympus from Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo, where he coached baseball. A physical education teacher, he holds a doctorate. A fundamentalist, Long traditionally fields big strong teams who execute extremely well. This year was no exception. Although led by an hard-nose- d untested junior the quarterback, Titans were the score. That game launched Brighton on the trail of what would become an unbeaten season capped off by an easy win in the state championship finale. The Titan offense still could not get going a week later when Highland invaded Oly territory and waltzed off with a 6 victory. Granger probably paid dearly for the frustration the Titan 9-- was feeling squad after two straight losses. The Titans launched their bid for the cha- Region Three mpionship on the Granger field and with quarterback Rich Ericson enjoying a field day and R. J. Neff proving his mettle as a runner and receiver, Oly came home with a win. 42-- 0 which Cottonwood, 43-2- 1 28-- 7 35-- non-leag- View-mo- nt pre-leagu- 28-1- 4 strong for their fourth typically the defense 21-- 0 Brighton, Provo Are Champions straight. The traditional battle of The Rock with Skyline proved to be another rout as the once proud Eagles were grounded 49-1- That brought Granite, also unbeaten in Region Three, to for the SALT LAKE. Olympus decisive battle. Brighton and Provo captured the 4A and 3A state football crowns here Friday, Green Sheet area teams who met up with winthe Bengals, ners over Bonneville in the title contest, all met the same fate. The Bengals enjoyed an unbeaten season and will welcome back some key players next season. Bonneville had advanced to the title game by beating a good Alta team and was the only Two team in the final four. Olympus was Bonnevilles quarterfinal victim. Provo passed its way to the title behind 41-- 0 non-Regi- star quarterback Sean Covey who broke all of Gifford Nielsens prep records. The Bulldogs capped off a season which was marred on- loss ly by a last-gam- e to American Fork in The stands were full of faithful from both schools and representatives of virtually every media outlet in the county prowled the sidelines. Granite took a lead late in the first half, GRANITE PARK. Will anyone from Region Three be able to alter the status quo in wrestling - that is, unseat Brighton. Probably not. But by all indications, the status quo within the region will be upended. Thats the -- Bonneville team jumped all over Oly, which couldnt really accomplish much until late in the game when it staged a dramatic comeback that fell just a touchdown short and Bonneville advanced with a victory, season. general belief of region intocoaches the mat heading season which begins this week. For once, Granger enters as an underdog. The perennial region champ is going with a young squad. Even if the Lancers werent young, theyd be hard pressed to 1 the Titan Bonneville then blanked an Alta squad that most still felt was the best prep team in Utah, despite Brightons flawless record and that took the Lakers into the title contest. Long is quick to credit his staff with much of the Titan suc- cess. Former BYU quarterback Marc TITAN MENTOR . . . Olympus high's Louie Long, seen here in state tournament game against Bonneville, is the Green Sheet "Coach of the Year for leading Titans to the Region Three championship. handles the defense. Darrell Hanzon is the line coach and Louie Long Jr., who was a standout for his father several years ago, handles the secondary and receivers. Longs greatest source of competition for coach of the year honors came from the man whose team he beat in that dramatic league finale, Wayne Startin of Granite. Cougars To Face Hard Slate enters a mat season in which perennial region and state champ Brighton looks as good as, if not better than, rest of the region, with the possible exception of West Jordan, doesnt look too bad either. The Cougars, who open at home Tuesday against Granger (7:30 p.m.), senior for Coach Jim Yerkovich when his 1982-8version of the Judge Bulldogs take to the court Saturday. 3 Experience might be, however. And quickness. of A sophpair omores and three seniors will draw the starting nod Saturday at 7:30 when the Bulldogs host Granite high to launch the season for both clubs. On Tuesday, Judge will play at Pleasant Grove as part of a pre-leag- KEARNS. Trying to build a wrestling program in Region Two isnt a comforting usual. The SALT LAKE. Size will not be a problem are led by 0 quality cam- paign that includes several 4A opponents and well-respect- some traditional rivalries. played football and already respect his leadership, assistant Coach Sonny Tangero reported. Yerkovich deems him a prospect in the best tradition of Judge backcourt performers. The top reserves are likely to be junior Scott Oppocher who can play up front or at guard, along with Joe senior Brennan, a guard. Rounding out the team are sophomores Mike Layden, Tom Lytle, and 6-- 7 6-- 6 6-- 3 off-ba- ll 6-- 6-- go along develop with the proven talents of the returnees, it will be back to state again for Yerkovich and his troops. the field than their 19-- 6 6-- 1, of the season opener. The Farmers went on to crush Granger with the help of Craig 83-5- Leeuwens 23 points. (That was Van November, 1972.) 215 pounds. The status of Ray (See Page 3, Col. 1) EVechwm Slwp FREE INSTALLATION ANY CAR OR TRUCK Car Stereo Speakers Equilizers ON ANY ITEM YOU PURCHASE IN OUR STORE AT THE A OF PURCHASE tr5 CB OR Antennas Much More! CERTIFICATES A. h" UP TO 60 For Under the Tree two3 TV: reoc. FREE INSTALLATION may move down to 126 by the end of the year. Watson finished second at 126 last year, Hola third at 185. While those two give Arishita a solid base, Granites strength ac- tually comes from its TAYLORSVILLE. A solid nucleus of return- has sap (Up second-yea- r wrestling pro- spects at Taylorsville high. Not bright enough to ruffle powerful or catch Brighton : up with a team like Hillcrest, but definitely within range of challenging Alta for third place in Region ROSSIGNOL-HAR- Sttl T 1981-8- Coach Mike Johnson has seven seniors on the squad, which opens dual meet competition Tuesday at Highland. The following day, the Warriors travel to Skyline. Both meets ROSSI CHALLENGER OR HART PERFORMERS WITH 222 2 CORD BIBS (LADIES') List Price 69.95 Men's & Ladies' Values To $1 50 CABER DELTA 2 Levi's SKI PARKA TOE (SCO 1981-8- GERRY 444 HEEL SOLOMON m CLOTHING GALQ ft SKI OUTFIT Two. BOOTS start at7:30p.m. Taylorsville will be solid at most weights, with ' A fFS GIFT SAVE wrestlers with definite chances of becoming state champions. Rex Watson at 132 and Molonai Hola at 185 head into the season as top prospects. W'atson cons- heavyweight, weighing in at about One Stef) there yet. Granite has 8 brightened following lineup. Senior W'ayne Burr will wrestle at 98, with his twin brother Blaine at 105. Blaine finished sixth at state last year at 98 pounds. At 112 will be junior state challenger. 6-- 2, ing lettermen Eventually, Arishita hopes to go with the have the makings of a power; maybe not a Brighton, but still a Shooting iderably better from Junior Pernell Thomas looks like the candidate at 145, Kevin Herbert is trying to drop to 155, but will start out at 167. Also at that weight will be David Clark. Senior Greg Hatfield is the weight. Coach Sam Arishitas Farmers glancing back it sports with the 138. best competitive This looks like the year for Granite to unseat Granger as region champ. hosts, Granite highs Matt Tippens, squad got along with juniors basketball lead in Don away to a Mark Bailey, minutes first the eight and Jared Dunbar, Warrior Wrestlers Improved lineup will be jumbled through the first part of the season, however, with a number of wrestlers working down to their The Granite young toBulldogs 0 6-- 5 almost every weight. Cottonwood is not slated to start at 119, junior Randy Bown at 126 and Watson at 132. Senior Kip Ferris and junior David Lott are vying for the spot at at use lettermen is Vialpando Lenny has the opportunity to some strong out for the Peters, first time. Region Six looks wide open and if the 6-- 3 5-- Anchoring a big front line will be center Pete Rokich, who has lettered two years and started one already. Along side him will be a sohomore who already has a Judge letter, Richard Holmes, who came on strong at the close of last season. Filling out the front will be Greg Diedrich, a proven scorer and rebounder who was selected to the Green Sheet Honor Squad last season. Hes and plays bigger. Senior Chris Green will be the guard for Judge. Hes and is the speediest of the starters. Joining him in the backcourt is Tony Cordova at point guard. A Corsophomore, dova has already had a crack at team leadership when he moved in 1 to quarterback the football team. Four of the Bulldog starters Farmer mentor which is experienced, deep and, according to the coaches, an odds-o- n favorite to win the league title. Most coaches still see Granger no worse than second. Some see strength at Cyprus and Olympus. Skyline has Bulldogs Big, Young coordinator and Robert Johnson Bryant Clark. Senior depth and experience. The Granite, challenge Two Sophs To Start Lyons is the offensive Region Seven play. ground grudgingly as Dale Lopez (112) and That region proved its it had all season long. George McQuiston mettle by producing One fourth and long (167). They are two of three of the four sem- play worked, but faced six lettermen on the ifinalists. Pleasant with another at the 21, squad. Grove was the victim Long reached for his Kawa feels his team contest that ace in the hole. in a has better balance was far closer than the All week long he had than a year ago, with score indicates, with been working Titan more Provo scoring a late kicker Brett Jackson wrestlers, but a few touchdown to clinch extra hard on field openings still exist. the win. goals. With 27 seconds (See Page 3, Col. 5) 21-1- Region 3 Kingpin 7. 7-- 7, Granite yielded Granite Looks Like onto the field, champions of Region Three. The first playoff foe was East, which did not fare any better than in the first game of the season, with Oly winning That took the team to the quarterfinals on the UofU turf. A gritty 21-- Preview v swarmed but Longs Titans came right back with a drive that knotted the idea. score at scoring Thats the discomthe first touchdown the task faced by forting Farmer defense had Kearns Coach Glen yielded in Region Kawa as his squad Three action. Then Granite took another lead on a controversial call late in the third period. Again the Titans came back and the score was tied. When the Titans got the ball back late in the contest, most people expected one of two a long, things dramatic pass play for the win or an overtime session. rrtling victorious Titans has proven to be Olys ending biggest nemesis over the past few seasons, led the Titans for a half, but Ericson and troops came on strong victo capture a tory. That brought Cyprus to Olympus in a Homecoming guest ap- Vipjnrf 38-ya- 27-2- leading scoring team in the state after some early struggles. East was the first pearance and the team to feel the Titan Titans proved to be conless than hospitable sting, losing a test and Olympus was hosts, blitzing the west Less than a feeling pretty strong siders when it boarded the week later in a UEA bus to travel to situation, a Brighton for a second highly touted e offense was botouting. A couple of bad tled up as the Titans road win breaks and some took a Bengals by saw Oly come up on the short end of a left, rather than vie for a possible overtime situation, Long called on the junior kicker. kick Jacksons appeared to be low, but it cleared the line of scrimmage and climbed over the bar. Half a minute later the rp 5995 FREE MOUNT BEARCRAFTER particular 132, 155 and 2995 ENTIRE STOCK SKI POLES ENTIRE STOCK strength at 185. Todd Wendel, the and Bill Colbert both qualified for state and have solid chances of doing so this year. The 1981-8- 2 155-pou- junior, (Special Group) Chris Van DOOT SALE RAICHLE-KOFLAC- than adequate wrestlers. The will Ladies' iut from 1 2 MODELS H 60 00-- 2 2S 00 OFF LIST t BINDINGS SALOMON 444 HEEL 222 TOE your choice Men's List from 200 00225 00 wJU Jm MOON BOOTS ADULT Broken lot 138-pou- Col. 6) S GARMOUNT BOOTS n, MO W SKI DIKDIHG GALE 1981-8- cleus are several heavyweight slot be filled by junior Jim Rogers, Senior Devin Duckett looks good at 112 and junior Robert Morgan is solid at 119, although he is being pushed hard by sophomore Craig Stauffer. Two senior letter-meDoug Lauritzen and Dale Christensen, are battling for the slot. Johnson also is counting on positive results from N O NAME BRANDS Leeuwen, has as much talent as anybody on the squad, plus the desire to utilize it, Johnson said. 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