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Show .Ur -i Mil ;,cS. oc : Cyprus routs Cottonwood, make playoffs with 2 record SPORTS 3-- By MIKE GYGI Tima Correspondent The Cyprus Pirates clinched a berth in the State 4-football tournament last week with a victory over CottonA wood 2S-- 6. The playoffs are still a question due to some that must be played, but Cyprus will play the winner of the Highland-Viewmogame on their home field in Magna. If Cyprus wins in the first round, their next opponent will be Brighton. nt The Pirates took control in the Cottonwood game the minute they came on the field. A powerful running game from Randy Wooley, and a field day of passing for Doug Dilley were the key factors in the Pirates romp over the Colts. The Pirates moved down the field easily in the first half. A key block from Dave Strausberg opened up a hole that Randy Wooley could have driven a truck through to get the first Pirate points on the board. The Pirate defense also played a d game, not allowing the Colts the slightest bit of yardage until late in the fourth quarter. The Colts were constantly going with three plays and a punt. Cottonwood had trouble with their snaps from center to the punter and the quarterback when in the shotgun. One punt snap went over the quarterback's head: a swarm of Pirates crowded over the ball to recover for Cyprus on the Cottonwood line. hard-nose- 30-ya- Dilley wasted no time Broadway in putting seven more points on the touchboard by throwing a down pass to Jeff Sorenson deep in the endzone. Sorenson caught it over the shoulder shades of Raymond Berry. In the closing minutes of the half, the Pirates were still not through. After another Colt punt, Dilley handed 40-ya- off to Sorenson on an end-arou- reverse for a sizable gain, which caught the Colts off guard. Dilley then hit Pete Sefakis over the middle for a gain, moving the ball up to the 25. Dilley went back to pass again, but was staring straight at a blitz. Five Cottonwood defenders were ready to put an end to the passing game of this drive when Dilley threw the ball up in desperation. The pass somehow found the hands of Marty d Jones waiting for it at the line, where he was pushed out of bounds after a fine catch. Randy Wooley then plunged over for another Pirate score. Ni The Colts went with an kick, hoping they could get back into the ballgame. The Colts recovered the ball but the Pirate defense said no to any ideas the Colts might have had about a on-si- 0 comeback. o The Pirates ended their regular season with a record, good enough for second place and the playoffs. U 3-- 2 Zj A rd one-yar- In the third quarter things were no better for Cottonwood. On their first possession, Marty Jones intercepted a pass on the Colt 30. It was only a matter of time until Dilley had moved the team close enough for Strausberg to run the ball in for the score. The Colts finally got on the scoreboard late in the fourth quarter pending a long drive, then a run in from the three. The extra point was near disaster, when another bad snap was almost picked up and run in for another Pirate touchdown. "1 -- A , Cyprus snaps Kearns' streak f It was battle of defenses as the Cyprus Midgets defeated Kearns to end their winning streak at 23. 6-- " i. -- X - . V C 2 r The only touchdown of the game occurred as Kearns picked off a Cyprus pass on the Cyprus 10 yard line. Cyprus' only scoring was on a : safety. The coaches credited Scott Beck, Bret Burt, Frank Disera, Mike Kvcn-vol- d, Mark Anderson, Paul Perfili, Wyatt Stansworth, Ryan Quintana, Bob Croyle, Richard Masina for having a good team. Cyprus, tied with West for first place, will take on West next week for the championship of the National League. The Mustangs jumped out to a quick lead (hen sat on it in Utah Youth Soccer Association al Magna Elementary Mike(iygi). play Saturday (Photo by School, Mustangs beat Cougars 1 in youth soccer play 5-- this season with a boot from eight By MIKEGVGI Tuna Cormpondmt Youth Soccer In Utah the Association this week two of 'he top teams in the under-- 8 division were pitted against each other for an afternoon of great soccer. The Magna Mustangs took on the Orchard Cougars at Magna ElemenIt was tary Saturday, beating them a cold, breezy day, but the only ones who were bothered by the cold were the parents on the sidelines. The children would have played all day if allowed. The Mustangs have been known for their powerful front line and for quickly getting a lead and sitting on it. This game was to be no different from 5-- previous outings. The Mustangs kicked off, and within one minute, halfback Michael Johnson added to his long list of goals var-d- s out. The Mustangs received great support from their fullbacks. Ben Johnson, one of the fullbacks, is not only the smallest player on the field but the youngest as well. Ben is only six and plays his heart out every game with the bigger boys. The Mustangs will definitely make use of Ben in the next two seasons. Jason Christenson, the other Mustang fullback, also had a great game simply by not letting very many Cougars get past him. The Mustangs worked their offense to a T, spending most of their time in front of the Cougar goal. The Cougars can console themselves with the fact that they have an exceptional goalie, Jacc Muramoto. Jace was shot at time and time again and came up with some beautiful saves. Possibly the most touching moment was when Jace let one shot slide right through his hands for a goal which disheartened the lad and coach Cathv VanderWckken quickly ran onto the field and gave her goalie a kiss to let him know of a job well done. This brought the boys snirits back up, and the game went on. The Cougars have a good fullback with a strong toe, John Sorenson, who did a fine job in keeping the ball out of Cougar territory whenever possible. VanderWekken said it was an off day for her team and that they just didn't play up to par. But the Mustangs played the kind of game they have been playing all season, and took home another victory. The other Mustang goals came from shot Jeremy Johnson with a front the outside, and Josh Brother-sowho went all alone down the field with Muramoto to for a n, one-on-o- sink his shot. Applegate and Peck, former Magna players, lead SUSC CEDAR CITY Kevin Singleton, a 1979 graduate of Kearns High School, and Dave Peck, a 1979 Cyprus High graduate, have been nominated by Southern Utah State College for consideration as a member of the 1981 football team. academic To be eligible for nomination, a player must be a regular (or a key reserve), must have a B or better career grade point average, and must have completed at least one year of residence study at the college he now attends. Three SUSC were players nominated. Dale Sampson of Richdefensive field, a tackle, was the other player. Singleton, a nose guard, has been a 6-- 4, 240-poun- d member ol the Ihunderbird football team for two complete seasons. He is a junior who starts every other game in SUSCs platoon defense system. That system which is maintaining the best rushing defense statistics in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference allows Singleton about 50 percent dclcnsive playing time. In that amount of action, he averages a creditable 4.8 tackles per game. Singleton has a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 (4.0 equals A). He is majoring in physical education and mmoring in police science. He is the son of Ronald and Gloria Singleton of 5255 Charlotte Avenue, Kearns. Peck is in his third season as a member of the Thunderbird football team. He lettered two years alter earning a starting role midway through Now a season. his freshman more he slightly plays sophomore, than 50 percent of the defensive playing lime in SUSC's platoon defense system. Peck averages 6.2 tackles per game, including an average of two unassisted tackles. He has also returned 1 punts an average of 7.9 yards so far this year. Peck has a cumulative grade point average of 3.51 He is not sure of his major right now, but is leaning toward either forestry or physical education. He is the son of Dave and Darlene Peck, of 3802 S. 5200 West, West Valley City. 1 Peck, Singleton nominated team at SUSC for all-Ameri- can CEDAR CITY Two former Cyprus football High School players are among the leaders on the Southern Utah State College team in several categories this year, according to a midseason check of the Thunderbird statistics. Scott Applegate, a senior wide receiver, and Dave Peck, sophomore free safety, are the two doing well statistically for SUSC. ranks third in pass five catches for 128 yarHe averages 25.6 yards 21.3 yards pa game for the Thunderbirds. He caught a 5 in SUSCs win over New Mexico Highlands University. The 6-Applegate receiving with ds this year. per catch and 27-1- has one touchdown recepcatch against Sonoma State University. Peck ranks high in two categories: punt returns and tackles. His punt return average is 7.1 yards; he has earned 11 returns this year. His longest was 18 yards against Sonoma State. He is also the fifth most prolific tackier on the squad with an average of 6.17 tackles per game. His total of 37 12 includes tackles unassisted takedowns, which is second best on the tion, a team. Weve got plenty of good football out of our two Magna players, Jack ke also Bishop, SUSC coach, said. get good help from assistant coach Don Conrad, who spent several years (Rustam "WMOtrsAir com nvrourn CCPtOKMCCD paces to thc public sowoow & available ooc so r i 969-739- 0j 3 4175 West 5345 South I as S COWSOlSMTS T"f a toseave LiOr-w- CAGE SELECTION Kearns Utah coaching Cy football and baseball for prus. SUSC is in a three-watie for Rocky leadership in the three-stat- e Mountain Athletic Conference (Utah, Colorado, New Mexico). Each of the three leaders have league records. In all games, the have won four times and lost twice. We have the depth this year to seriously challenge for the title," Bishop says. It wont be easy, but we have a good shot at it. Last year, SUSC finished with a 6-leagje were in the runrecord. The ning for the conference title until the last two minutes of the final game, when Western Slate pulled out a y 3-- 1 2 21-2- 0 victory. |
