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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30, 2002 Sports Cowboys claim share of region crown, devour Wolves 48-- 0 w returned it down the sideline 95 By Dennis Brunner The Kanab Cowboys ran all yards for a TD. With 5:00 left in over the North Sevier Wolves the first quarter, it was 14-The Wolves put together anlast Thursday night, 48-- 0 to take & 0. South Refirst place in the gion. The Cowboys tied Beaver and Millard for first, as all three teams ended up with 1 records. Kanab finished the regular seawhich was quite a turnson around from last years Sophomore Brandon Brown scored three touchdowns - one by ground, one by air and one on a 95 yard interception return -to lead the Cowboys. Evan Orton scored twice, including one from 18 yards out on Kanabs first offensive play of the game just n other decent drive, this time stalling on the Cowboy 30 before turning the ball over on downs. Seven plays later Brown took a 2-- A 5-- reverse handoff and broke it 18 yards for another score. With 10:30 left until the half, it was 21-One 23 yard scamper by Glazier and five carries by Orton set up Brown for his second score. Later in the quarter, Shaye Jackson had a nice 42 yard punt return to put the Cowboys in excellent position on the Wolves 28 yard line. After a 14 yard pickup by Glazier, Orton scored from 14 yards out to make it 28--0 with 4:14 left, until the half. Three North Sevier runs only netted six yards to set up another punting situation. Busybody Brandon Brown blocked the punt and Kanab had the ball on the Wolves 33. The Cowboys wasted no time as quarterback JR Quamberg hit Brown with a 33 yard touchdown pass on the first play to stretch their lead to 35-- 0 with 2:04 until the break. Josh Douglass gave Kanab one more chance to score before the half when he sacked the Wolves QB for a loss, caused him to fumble, then recovered the ball on their 18 yard line. A five yard loss on a run and a holding pen- - 9-- 1, 2-- 7. .. 0. 55 seconds after kickoff. On Senior Night, two running backs playing their last game at Cowboy Stadium ran in the other two tallies. Mace Glazier broke one for 52 yards, while Colt Niemann rail one in from five yards out for the final score early in the fourth period. Kanabs first score was set up when Josh Douglass caused a fumble on North Seviers second play of the game and Jesse Fitting recovered on the Wolves 18. Following the Cowboys score, the visitors put together their best drive of the game, getting all the way down to the Kanab eight. The six minute drive ended when Brandon Brown inter- cepted a pass in the flat and o a, , , , ? t , , i make the trip, Manti radio station KMXU will broadcast a tape delay of the game at 5 p.m. Beaver gets a home game against South Summit, while Millard is at home against North Summit. North 1 seed Manti hosts Sail Juan in the other playoff game. alty left the halftime score 35-Just 1:21 into the third period, two Glazier runs, the first one for 17 yards and the second one for 52 yards and a touchdown, and Kanab was up 41-- schools principals flipped a coin for seeding in the state playoffs. Beaver ended up with the 1 seed, Millard the 2 and Kanab the 3. What that means is Kanab Several possessions later will have to travel to Sandy to Kanab started a drive on their play Juan Diego this Saturday own 20 after a North Sevier punt. at 2 p.m. For those who cant An 18 yard pass from QB Cody Brunner to tight end Danny Crosby was good for 18 yards. A 12 yard sweep by Colt Niemann gave the Cowboys a first down on the 50. Kelly Brown bulled his way for 16 yards for another 0. 0. 2-- A coach inasisaoe Team Stats Yards Rushing Rushing Attempts Yards Passing Passing CompAttp Total Offense - Kanab North Sevier 299 109 29 52 42 40 24 5m 149 351 Top Three Mace Glazier Evan Orton Colt Niemann Rushing 105 yds, 4 attp, 26.3 ave 73 yds, 9 attp, 8.1 ave 43 yds, 7 attp, 6.1 ave Leading Blockers 11 Josh Douglass Toby Roundy 7 13 Glover Jesse Fitting 7 Tyson Leading Tacklers Solos Assist Total Randy 1 Beckstrand offered, When evccroKnnarcfiCH eryone is pulling in the same Sat., Nov. 9 Sat., Nov. 2 direction, we can move anySemis at Springville HS at 2:00 p.m. thing. Kanab at Unfortunately KHS Principal Sat, Nov. 16 do Jacobs his as didnt State Championship job Juan Diego Senior tight end Danny Crosby (87) hauls in a pass from Cody Brunner for a Doug HS View at Mountain did. as the With Matt well, Cowboys first down in the Cowboys blowout win over North Sevier. Photo by ..v.vJWArv M ' ,Y , three teams tied for first, theV lywin'w 4vQwtTt 4ft4it 14lt4!tlytit414itiilittt&l6 - i . - . . . " - - - ' ' tf rejiwD irws assistant .- .Am A game, Kanab led 48-- and thats the way it ended. North Sevier had one more chance to score late in the game when they reached the Cowboy 32 yard line, but safety Cody Brunner knocked down a long pass at the five yard line. On the final play ofthe game, defensive end Sterling Glover sacked the Wolves QB for a 10 yard loss. Rob Hansen led the defensive charge with 22 tackles, including 17 solos. Nose tackle Josh Douglass recored 19 takedowns, with six solos, while linebacker Kelly Brown had 17 tackles, with 11 of them unassisted. After the game when asked on the performance ofthe Cowboys, , .. 0, 0, S'V, v 2..7 Defensive tackle Jesse Fitting flies through the line and tackles a North Sevier runner for a loss in action last Thursday to claim a in the final regular season game for Kanab. The Cowboys ran all over the Wolves, pounding them 48-share of first place in the 2-- South Region. Photo by Matt Brown. More photos can be viewed or purchased online at www.canyonphoto.net. .1 first down on the Wolves 34. Five plays later Niemann scored the final touchdown on a five yard run. With 11:19 left in the O - 19 vvvv m im iiiMfii.'r n , 'j Tues., ot 8:00 p.m. c::nurTiyui I I r rhiTTnnniT ipWihinmitua |