OCR Text |
Show 3 Thursday, December THE GREEN SHEET 13, 1984 Titan Mentor Is Accorded Coach Of The Year Honor late than never. year ago this fall, Olympus high to be steaming toward a MURRAY. Better A ir TOtft TO AMERICAN state title with a team loaded with talent, including several major lege prospects Surely nothing would AMD FOBEIGN TRUCK AHh "Seasons Greetings" prevent Coach Louie Long from winning the Green Sheet Coach of the Year award. Nothing, that is, except a stumble in the state semi-final- s coupled with Judge Memorials unexpected 3A title that swung the award to the Bulldog mentor, Frank LEtoile. This year it was Cottonwood that appeared to be loaded with talent and, like the Titans of last year, the Colts had a fine season under Coach Tom Jones. But the Titans had one that was just a little bit better. With a determination that may have been born on the day the Titans lost the title last year, Long and his team fought through a near-perfeseason that had a perfect ending and won for Long the Coach of the Year Award. In posting a 10-- 2 record, the Titans outscored the opposition the two losses coming by a total of six points. At the seasons onset, Long told the press that his team should be pretty good. We could go all the way, he said after Oly opened preleague play with a 2 win over aR DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS We sell to the General Public at Dealer Prices!" 3495 Wesf 3500 South Winterize Now) PEIINZOIL ANTIFREEZE A Gallon 10-4- 0 PEHNZOll QUART BATTERIES YEAR-GROU- 24 P jn Vi EXCHANGE MOST CARS ' EXCHANGE AUTOLITE $1.09 34?5We$t 3500 South 968-291- 4 Oly encountered a hungry and solid jsimuxsj Datsun Toyota Luv Ford Chevrolet HANiM Sb UN f TRANSMISSION TUNE UP Chrysler & CUSTOM Custom Rebuilt Engine 24 Month RE-SEA- L Warranty With This Coupon Transmission Leaking lLShppmg Hesitating Reg 34M Save 2600 Road Test Check for Leaks Remove Pan Adiust Bands & Clean Screens if required Install New Pan Gasket Install Fluid Reg. $1995 Includes FREE Rebuilt Adiust Throttle & Linkage if required Check Universal Joints Check Engine & Transmission Mounts Replace Rear Seal Replace or Repair Couplings Reolace Filler Tube Sal Transmission With This Ad 4 FREE TOWING This sesrvice helps prevent tran Should smission you problems already have a problem, we li diagnose it for you and recommend lust what's needed If maior repairs are necessary present this coupon and recieve a discount of (S50) OPEN SATURDAYS Granger team The Titans escaped with a win over the Lancers to set up the meeting with the Colts for the region crown. UEA week brought a 28-- win over Sky View, while Cottonwood was losing its first contest of the season - to Provo. In a classic prep confrontation on the Colt field in a game delayed until Monday because of the big snow storm, Cottonwood overcame a slim Oly lead with a late score to win It was a game Long felt his team should have won and he promised a different outcome if the two were to meet again They didnt. The Titans finished off league play with a 34-- 0 rout of Cyprus, the fourth shutout the defense had earned That brought the team to the state playoffs and one of those situations coaches hate - playing a team theyve beaten The foe was Brighton; the reward a trip to the UofU stadium. The Titans had to come from behind into the teeth of an awesome wind to win That was the last time it would 17-1- 4 7 -- SPECIAL earned Long Green Sheet Coach of the Year honors, INSTRUCTIONS . . . Olympus high Coach Louie Long barks out instructions to players during title contest where Titans captured state 4A crown and Perhaps looking ahead just a bit, Value Expires rV 0 'IF WE CAN'T HELP YOU... NOBODY CAN.' M4950 X 28-2- 7 WE TURN BRAKE DRUMS & ROTORS 24,000 , 'r ets 0, s39i. EACH RESISTOR Mile H But the doubters thought that Cottonwood and Alta would surely have something to say about that. A good but the Brighton team fell 26-Titans didnt play well early and a furious comeback fell a point short in a loss to Highland. When the Titans shut out their first two Region Three foes, Granite 24-a dream of a matand Skyline 38-chup appeared to loom with Cottonwood, which was crashing ahead at an unbeaten clip. Small Block Chevy Lifters SPARK PLUGS $500 I !f 44? East. HIGHER Q II II S','- - Y 36-1- t TRUCKS TON VV 384-14- BRING OWN CONTAINER 3 I 4 OUOTC DRAKE SHOES FOREICN 968-291- V 17-1- -- 17-1- be close. Region One champion Box Elder fell 36-Then came a big lead over Hillcrest - 34-- at one point. The 6 -- 3 Titans, smelling the title game that eluded them last year, let up a little and the Huskies roared back to within six with more than nine minutes left in the contest. But Oly had come too far to let it get away and using up seven minutes, drove down field for a clinching field goal and a victory It was Alta that ended Olys dream last year and the Titans returned the favor, winning the championship in There were 11 lopsided fashion Hawk turnovers and the game was over early 43-3- 4 39-1- 3 ENTIRE STOCK 69.99 KEARNS We got beat, but there were some positive things about the game, said Kearns high Coach Kedefeat nyon Clark of his team's at Layton Friday night Clark reported that the Cougars forced Layton to shoot from the outside in the fourth period and the Lancers got hot and overcame a lead the Cougars had carried since the opening tip But the Cougar mentor saw alot of positive things in the contest He hopes to build upon those tonight (Thursday) when he takes is team into the Green Sheet Classic against the host Cyprus Pirates The with a consolation Pirates are trophy from the Box Elder tourney The two while the Cougars are teams have both met Viewmont with Cyprus winning and Kearns losing, and both have beaten Granger by a narrow margin The key to the 8 p m contest, Clark says, is the inside match-u- p between Cougar Jeff Pace and Pirate Nathan Sheppick and holding Cory Gust to a reasonable amount of points lead Kearns jumped off to a over Layton Friday and still led 26- 2 17-1- 0 1 - at the half and after three, but the Lancers Ronnie Martin pop18 in the ped in 10 of his team-higfourth period, most of them from way outside The Cougars were also guilty of a technical foul resulting from a shoving match while clinging to a lead and that turned the contest around, forcing Kearns to foul down the stretch The most positive aspects of the contest was the play of John Hatch who popped in 21 points and collared 13 rebounds Pace added 10 and eight caroms and Scott Chappell had nine with seven rebounds The game was lost at the line where the Cougars converted only 11x23 as compared to 18x24 for the host team 22 42-3- 9 h one-poi- Migration of the Thule Eskimos, probably originated in northeastern Asia and gradually made their way to Alaska, drastically changed the pattern of human life in the North American Arctic In Eskimo terms, the event was as proas Europes found and conquest and colonization of the New who World WERElCELEBRATINGYUR50liiEARl Orig. 100.00 to 185.00. 1 00 wool, poly wools, shetlands, Levis, Farah, Blacker, Stanley Haggar, Raffinati, more! Sizes 36-4- 6 36-4- 2 38-4- 6 regular short long Our entire stock of Dress Slacks 29.99 Orig. 40.00 to 55.00 Sizes, styles will Fashion Place vary by store. Sot. Open Evening! Sun. 1 1:30-- Fashion Place Mall 1 Valley Fair Open Eveningi Sat. Sun. 12 S Valley Fair Mall k Cougars To Test Bucs In Classic 2-- 1 SAVE $3000t$851 week-to-wee- After Loss To Layton 58-5- 3 SPORTCOAT Long admitted later that it may not have been the most talented team he had coached But none ever worked harder on a basis to prepare for the games I'm so proud of these kids, a tearful win Long said after the semi-fina- l over Hillcrest He also credited a coaching staff that assisted him m the preparation that brought the Titans their greatest moment - the first state title ever m a major sport It was perhaps all the sweeter for its belatedness Long has coached the Titans since 1974 His 1977 Titans were unbeaten going into the state finals, but fell to arch-riva- l Skyline Last years club finished at 10-- Ken Garff Honda State at 5th South Telephone 521-6Open 8am-7pSat 8am-6p1 m 1 1 |