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Show POP'S Sun Advocate lOA Tuesday, October 27, 1987 Rams win junior high championship Helper beats Mont Harmon in overtimes conversion and the 0 lead Mont Harmon assumed early in the game. It wasnt until the second quarter that Helper managed to tie the score. Ram quarterback Eric Llewelyn broke loose on a gallop to pay dirt on a roll-oaround his left side. Llewelyn took the same path around the end to get the conversion and tie the score. Ross came back into the picture once again before the half was over, racing for long yardage into Ram territory after the Helper kickoff during the first series of downs. Moving close to the Helper goal line, Ross finally crashed over for the TD and did the same thing for the conversion and 8 Mont Harmon enjoyed a halftime lead. Mike Dennis sparked a Helper running attack along with Llewelyn in the fourth quarter that netted the Rams a touchPAT to tie down and the score and send the game into overtime. The Rams actually recovered two Pirate fumbles for the opportunity. After getting the first Pirate miscue, Helper fumbled the ball right back, but 8-- By WALT BORLA Sports Writer In a classic junior high football struggle on the Carbon High field last Thursday afternoon, Helper Junior High capped off a spectacular undefeated season by defeating a strong Mont Harmon squad in double overtime, The victory gave Coach Jeff Jorgensens Rams a perfect 0 season and the championship of the Castle Valley Junior High loop for 1987. Helper defeated each league rival twice and won two preseason games from Roosevelt Junior High and Westside Junior High of Uintah County. The Rams were playing come from behind ball against an inspired Mont Harmon crew all afternoon last week before finally coming up with the win in the second overtime. Mont Harmon took the opening kickoff and drove 70 yards to the first touchdown. Some hard running by tailback Don Ross put the Pirates in scoring territory, the TD coming on a short pass from quarterback Cory Branch to his light-en- d Jared Harvey. Ross ran the ball in for a 30-2- 8. 8-- two-poi- nt two-poi- nt 70-ya- rd ut two-poi- two-poi- nt nt 16-- two-poi- nt when Mont Harmon fumbled again the Rams took advantage of the second opportunity. Dennis and IJewelyn combined to move the ball down to the d Pirate line, but it was not a backfield player who received credit for the Ram TD. Dennis crashed the center of the Pirate line and was hit hard at d line where he the fumbled the ball. The bouncing ball ended up in the Mont Harmon end zone where an alert Don Giacoletto, offensive tackle for Helper, fell on the ball for a TD. Llewelyn got the PAT on another quarterback sweep and the score was tied. Playing under high school rules in the overtime whereby each team gets four cracks at the goal line from the line, Mont Harmon ran the first series and Ross managed to score in three downs. Helper wasted little time, Llewelyn once again sweeping for the TD. Both teams failed on the conversion attempt and it was 2 after the first overtime. In the second overtime, Helper had first crack and Llewelyn was up to the occasion again, scoring on the sweep and five-yar- two-yar- 10-ya- rd 22-2- getting the two-poi- con- nt version. Mont Harmon came right back to score in their series with the help of a pass interference call in the end zone on the Helper defensive back-fielBranch then dropped back atto pass for the tempt, but the Ram offensive line swarmed in to drop the Pirate quarterback before he could get the aerial away and d Helper had the victory. Commenting after the game Coach Jorgensen heaped praise upon his two assistants this year, faculty member Troy Moynier and volunteer assistant Leon Erramouspe, for the work they have done in putting together a well disciplined team this season. It was the first time we have had to come from behind against adversity this year and our kids were up to the occasion, Jorgensen said. It was a good team effort all around with someone coming up with the big play whenever we needed it. It was a big win for Helper, a much smaller school than Mont Harmon, and a disappointing defeat for an aroused Pirate coach squad under first-yeBruce Bean, who was assisted by Paul Dupin and Kevin Grundy. The real winner, however, appeared to be Carbon High coach Don Gressman who was all smiles at the prospects of some of the young gridders scheduled to enroll at Carbon next year. He pointed out Dennis, Llewelyn, Paul Colombo, younger brother of Dino ace Rich Colombo, Rodney Jewkes who came up with a crucial reception of a long pass in the fourth quarter, Giacoletto, Robert Parkin, Shaun Willie Marvel, Flemetakis, Tony Yoklavich, all rugged linemen and Shane Callahan, the Ram defensive secondary ace who has set new records for interceptions this year. On the Mont Harmon side along with Ross, perhaps the brightest light to catch Gressmans eye was the play of Billy Gilson, who promises to give the Dinos some tough football action in future years. Also in the Mont Harmon line was a tackle with good mobility, Mark Thomas. Mont Harmon had several 260-pou- nd starters who did not have the opportunity to play in the season finale, among them a younger Cook boy, brother of the Dinos Roger Cook, who has won the starting quarterback position this season. Photos by Brian Hack art Helper's Rodney Jewkes, No. 10, was a receiving factor in the Rams' win over Mont Harmon. Helper eventually beat in double overtime. Mont Harmon, 30-2- d. two-poi- nt hard-earne- Although Mont Harmon's Don Ross, No. 22, carried the ball 30 times for an impressive 185 yards, it wasn't enough to overcome the Helper Rams, who won in double ar Plays like this by the Helper offense helped to insure another Rams' victory against Mont Harmon, and a perfect 8-- 0 record. Ricks defeats CEU in homecoming game By WALT BORLA Sports Writer Ricks College from Idaho spoiled the 50th homecoming celebration of the College of Eastern Utah Saturday afternoon by handing the Eagles a 4 defeat on the rain soaked 40-1- Carbon High gridiron. The game started in a rainstorm and the skies continued to drip intermittingly throughout the afternoon. CEU missed a golden opportunity to take an early lead and assume control of the game in the opening minutes of the first quarter when an Eagle punt hit a Ricks receiver and CEU gained possession of the line. ball on the Viking The CEU offense failed to move the ball any closer to the Ricks goal line and the Eagle staff sent in Frank Lemmon to attempt a field goal. It was wide of 26-ya- rd the mark. Defying the elements, the Vikings took to the air immediately after taking over on line to move their own into quickly Eagle territory. The passing combination of quarterback Ryan Schmidt and 20-ya- rd Bob Murdock clicked throughout the drive that resulted in the first Viking score midway through the first period. There appeared breakdown in the Eagle secondary defense and the Viking receivers were in the clear, particularly Murdock, who scored on passes of 21 and 14 yards before the game was over. CEU retaliated after the first Viking TD to get a touchdown of their own to make a 6 game of it before the first quarter ended. Starting a drive from their own 7-- Samuels, the quarterback from Union High in Roosevelt who had seen limited action prior to Saturday, the Eagles drove 82 yards to the Viking end zone. Johnny Johnson covered the last seven yards, going into the Ricks end zone untouched. Lemmon, however, continued to have his troubles with the kicking game, missing his first PAT from placement this season. t After the exchange pL the kickoff and a Viking punt, turnabout appeared to be fair play for the visitors be a as they recovered their own punt after it touched an Eagle receiver. Schmidt then passed to Murdock on a scoring strike and the Vikings were on their way towards putting the game out of reach. Before the half was over the visitors put another score on the halftime board for a rd 21-- 6 to Eddie line with 18-ya- rd spectacular runback of the second half kickoff by Eagle Alex Norman gave CEU one last opportunity to get back in the A his game. Norman way on the soggy field all the line way to the Ricks before being hauled down. Samuels then lofted a short pass to Tracy Fusilier in the end zone and then connected on another pass to Willie Gilbert conversion. for the With the score standing at CEU was indeed very much back in the game just seconds into the second half. The Vikings would have none of this, however, and came back on a second half scoring binge that netted 19 points and the 4 win. Schmidt tossed a pass to his tight end Garin Lamph, a pass that proved to be zig-zagg- two-poi- coaches from both benches out on the field in a potential altercation. Cooler heads prevailed after much milling about and the game officials ruled the game over. The victory moved Ricks record to an even 4 and CEU dropped to The Eagles travel this week to 4-- 1-- 6. Mesa, Ariz., for a 7:30 p.m. game Saturday night, and then return home to close out the season with a 1:30 p.m. game with Scottsdale, Ariz., Nov. 7. nt 21-1- 4, 40-1- a record-settin- g aerial for Lamph, his 56th reception of the season to tie a school record that has existed since 1985. Ricks scored its last touchdown with six minutes to go in the game and tempers grew thin out on the field at the end of the long, wet afternoon. The last play of the game was a completion of a pass from Samuels to Darryl Littlefield with one second remaining in the fourth period. After the catch, Littlefield had the ball thrown at him by a Ricks defensive player which brought players and aw Photo by Brian Hachart CEU's Tracy Fusilier, couldn't hold ball in the game against Ricks College Saturday on the on to this rain-soake- d No. 86, Carbon High gridiron. game, 40-1- Ricks won the |