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Show Football predictions Bountiful 24, Cyprus 7 Viewmont 1 4, Davis 3 Olympus 24, Woods Cross Northridge 35, Layton 20 1 1 7 Thursday, Sepiemkr 9, 2004 ii B1 1 Vikes, Darts play for bragging rights BY RUSS RICCS Clipper Sports Editor Who's going to win ini;ee!i4? BY RUSS RICCS Clipper Sports Editor - This DAVIS COUNTY week, games are over for the preps and region games begin. There are also a few interesting college games on the slate. Here are the football predictions for this week. BYU 31, Stanford 21: This score is for a healthy John Beck playing; if Matt Berry plays subtract seven points from BYUs score. The Cougars looked great on defense last week against Notre Dame, and I would expect that to carry over against the Cardinal. The offense scored on two of three drives in which Beck was healthy, but then sputtered with Berry at the helm. Theres no doubt, however, that BYUs offense is improved over last year with Watkins and Collie catching passes. The Cardinal easily beat San Jose State, but thats not saying anything. I expect BYU to win this game. Utah 56, Arizona 17: Arizona had a tough game last week, having to score two late fourth-quarttouchdowns to seal their 21-- 3 win. Problem is, it wasnt against a foe, but against tough PAC-1- 0 the mighty Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona. The Wildcats were absolutely brutal last season, and they wont be much better this year. Meanwhile, Utah beat up on Texas A&M. The question is, is Utah that good or are the Aggies that bad? A little bit of both, I think. Arizona will have no answer for Utah, and I wouldnt expect this to be a close game by halftime. Utah State 30, Idaho 10: Idaho lost 65-- 0 last Saturday against Boise State, and they might be the worst college football team in the nation. Utah State played Alabama tough until halftime, and are just a much better football team than the Vandals. The Aggies win easily here. Viewmont 14, Davis 13: It doesnt get more evenly matched than this, but Ill take Viewmont and their rock-soli- d defense, especially playing at home. Bountiful 24, Cyprus 7: Bountiful is probably the best winless team in the state, and pre-seas- er See "WHO'S," p. B2 - BOUNTIFUL Throughout much of the the Viewmont football team has been a one tale of two football teams consistent and one inconsistent. While the defense has been rock-soli- d all year long, the offense Orem and sputtered against Bountiful, scoring only 10 points against the Braves. Three came on a field goal and seven on a blocked kick. Robbie Viking head coach Gunter is aware of the problem, and knows it has to be fixed and soon. Viewmont opens region this Friday at home against a very tough Davis team, and Viewmont will have to move the ball better to win. Weve got to get more guys involved, Gunter said. We have to run the football. Viewmont has had some success through the air this year, but their running attack has been allowing defenses to key on the pass. The plan is to get running backs Ryan Augustine and Mike Neilson more touches, and ultimately, more yards. Im extremely pleased with the teams effort and competitive attitude, but we have to get better on offense, he said. The Davis Darts come to Viewmont with a 1 record, defeating Box Elder and Riverton and losing badly to a talented Brighton team. The Darts love to run the ball both with out of the toss plays and running the option. According to Gunter, they'll be non-existe- 2-- B See "VIKES," p. B2 MS MS Wildcats looking to build on win ready for BY RICHARD WATSON tiimont The Woods WOODS CROSS Cross Wildcats look to build on their momentum this Friday as they host the Olympus Titans in their Region 5 opener. Woods Cross won last week breaking their against Sky View, losing streak while the Titans were blown out by Logan, 32-- 7 Olympus comes into this game reeling, having lost all three of their games in the preseason by an average The least number of score of points they have allowed this season is BY ANDREW CHOW Clipper Sports Correspondent - Its the first season One of the Region game Friday night and the Davis Darts travel to Bountiful to tangle with the Viewmont Vikings. It should be one of the best games around the state against two of the biggest rivals in Utah. Both teams sport identical 1 records from the preseason, but both got there in a different fashion. Davis has scored, and scored often, in their two victories. Granted, both wins came against 4A Box Elder and Riverton, whom nobody expects much from this season in 5As Region Two. In those two games the Darts rolled, outscoring the Bees and the Silver Wolves 68-2Davis had a hiccup sandwiched between those two wins with an ugly 26-- 0 loss to the second-ranke- d team in 5A, Brighton. The Bengals had their way with the Darts, both offensively and defensively. Davis came into the season with some uncertainty at the quarterback position. But QB Zach Olsen has solidified his place as the Darts field general. A stable of more than able BOUNTIFUL Clipper Sports Correspondent - 42-3- 36-1- 1. 2-- 1. Prep sports SC3 VikesDarts V-ba-ll See "DAVIS" p. B2 weeks game. According to Wildcat coach Alema Te'o, the reason for this is because they have run a couple of different defenses. This will make it tough for Woods Cross to prepare because they don't know exactly what to expect. The key for the Wildcats offense, which seems to be hitting its stride, will be to play a game and establish the run. We want to get a run game established, and then surprise them with the pass! Coach Teo remarked. If we get good field position, we can do more; Olympus has also struggled on offense thus far, having scored only a total of 13 points in their last two games. This may be a byproduct of 32, in last field-positi- WOODS CROSS RUNNING BACK JOHN HTISEMANU, who ran for more than 250 yards against Sky View, will lead the Wildcat attack against Olympus. first year coach Mark Smith having implemented a whole new offense, much like the one run by the University of Utah. One thing they do have going for them is they have schedule, played a tough with games against Skyline, Logan, and Cedar City. They are led by quar- non-leag- See "WILDCATS," p. B2 |