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Show 4 The Magna Times, West Valley News, Thursday, September 28, 2000 Sports Cyprus celebrates homecoming with 13 - 7 win over East By ALAN BLAIN into the 'ocker room with a tie. and KERIfiQfiLE. Staff Writers r r? The third quarter saw both I I . ,y ' t j record to 0 on the season and in Region 5 action. tr ' y n 3-- 0 L 45-ya- rd Miller to Sean Matagi who dashed into the endzone for the eventual game winning score. For a time, it looked as if East would dominate the game and do so easily as they scored on their defense, that played their parts to perfection. But Hammond was 0 the stopper as he roamed the end zone like a goalie in a soccer 0 first possession of the game, game, intercepting everything i: i t rd Comerback Bryan Hammond was leading a cast of characters, including both the offense and i f 7-- The. win improved Cyprus 6-- . k marching the length of the field to take the lead 0 on a 22 yard that came his way to completely thwart repeated efforts by East to score. Holding a slim 13-- 7 lead late W 7-- y Young to Josh Sine. Meanwhile Cyprus struggled, 'b , . On J: 4. y. -- photo by Debbl Olson Coach Sonny Sudury talks with quarterback Casey Miller and the offensive line during practice for this weeks Murray match-u- p. Cyprus Junior suffers it first defeat ByS DEAN LEDBETTER 10-ya- One of the saddest facts In football is that if your team does not put the ball in the end zone, it seldom wins the game. C'yptus Junior found this out in the snow and mud cold at Highland High School on Sept. 23. losing its first game in four outings by a 16-- 0 score. The Junior Pirates entered the gridiron contest with a perfect 0 regular 3-- season record, scoring opportunities inside the line at different Highland points in the game, but did not Finnish off the drives with touchdowns. A fumble recovery by Rory tied for the Division II American league lead with Highland Junior. The cold reception by the Junior Rams only dropped Cyprus into second place, however. Cyprus Junior had several Duff on the pirate 30 started things off right for Cyprus in the first quarter. Quarterback Daryl Brown next connected with Chris Gilbert on a thrilling pass play to the Highland nine. The drive stalled and the Pirates came close to the away empty-hande- d end zone. Another Cyprus Junior scoring 40-ya- rd threat ended on the Highland sus- tained drive near the end of the contouchdown run. A two-poigame, picking up several first downs in the process. The scoring version gave Highland an 0 half-tim- e threat stalled on the Highland advantage. five-yar- d line as another scoring on Junior nearly got Cyprus the scoreboard in the third quarter chance slipped away. d It was not a pretty sight. We run by Mike yvith a kind of got handled today, said Montoya to the Highland three-yar- d line. The fine run was called Cyprus Junior head coach John back on a controversial holding Sudbury after the Highland game. We did not play well in the first penalty, the third quarter ended in a scoreless draw. half, but I was pleased how we battled back in the second half. In the fourth quarter. Highland Cyprus Junior hopes to resume a on , winning ways on Sept. 30, in a Cyprus napping caught fourth-dow- n home game against Taylorsville fake punt. A ' touchdown pass play for at Hunter Park. Highland was the result. Another 50-yar- d nt 40-yar- two-poi- 16-- Hunter Sports Correspondent True Colors" was the theme for this years Homecoming week to have everyone show their true colors for Hunter High. It was a dark dreary and rainy night as the Hunter Wolverines were ready to play the Copper hills Grizlies. Many people including: parents. students and Hunter Alumni brav ed the cold and rain to cheer Hunter on to victory as they slaughtered the Grizzlies 50-In the first quarter. Copper 7. hills received the ball but the Wolverine defense was strong and forced them to punt the ball. After a great punt return to the Grizzlies 23 yard line. When Nick Fonua gained four yards on first down, quarterback Tarrell Richards ran for 18 yards to set up one of three touchdowns by Nick Fonua. After that. Hunter continued to dominate going into halftime 34-0. Hunter still dominated as Mike Laloni ran from seven yards out to put up Hunter 41-- Coach Wes Wilken put Sonny The offensive and defensive line of Andy Stables, Danny Astill, Shawn Griffel, Mike Nay, and Nery Sanchez is a big reason Cyprus celebrated an important win on the night and is an key reason the team holds the states No. 4 ranking. We just hung together, Hammond said. We do that, because we are a team. Heroes? There were plenty and enough kudos for all as the of Home 22-ya- rd Scholars and Champions savored their first 6-- 0 season since 1948. The loss dropped Easts record to 4-- 2 overall and 1 in league play. The Pirates will face another tough test on Friday when they travel to Murray to face the 4-- 2 Spartans on Murrays home field. " ' .: ... I 2-- rd ' Designed around you. in his second and third string players to finish the game. If you are considenng purchasing from a But they couldnt keep the as the Grizzlies Matt Coe caught a 11 yard pass from TJ Gale to put them on the board. Hunter got it back as Sione Nui ran 79 yards for a touchdown and top off Hunters victory. Hunter will play West Jordan cn Thursday due to parent teacher conferences. 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The heart of these kids never stops amazing me. 0. Hunter shines with a 50-- 7 victory against Copper Hills By BEN ANDERSON Cyprus conversion put the nt Rams up said 25-ya- 8-- 50-ya- line. Quarterback Daryl Brown hurled an errant pass that was picked off by Highland in the second quarter. tow-yar- d Cyprus Junior mounted Highland seized the lead in the second period with a Easts found Brandon Webb open for a short touchdown pass that culminated a 96 yard march though driving rain to pay mud. The pay dirt had long since turned to a soupy mire. We just find a way to win, first play from scrimmage they moved the ball to with' barethe Pirates ly more than 10 ticks on the clock remaining. On the next play East dropped back for a pass to steal the game from the home team. But Hammond had other ideas. The talented senior stepped in front of the intended receiver for the game saving interception. The game saving interception was Hammonds third pick of the night leading the defense to a hard fought win. In the final two quarters the Leopards had the ball inside the line five times but Pirates the stingy Pirate defense wouldnt allow East to put any points on the board. The game, played under a heavy rain the entire night, saw East score first when Josh Sine connected with Miles Young for a TD strike. Late in the first half Cyprus quarterback Casey Miller hooked up with one of his favorite targets, Brandon Webb, for a touch down strike and after a Gary Nye PAT the Pirates headed 4 yswsmimtiutet Staff Writer unable to match the Leopard touchdown until Casey Miller struck as Cyprus fumbled the ball on its own 25 yard line with only 1 8 seconds remaining. r pass from Miles touchdown in the game, disaster almost , : 7 teams play solid defense and the score remained knotted at 7 entering the fourth. In the fourth quarter Cyprus started the game winning drive line with from their own Miller and company engineering a beautiful game winning march. The nine play drive was highpass from lighted by a The Cyprus Pirates kept their dream season perfect when they knocked off the East Leopards 13-- 7 and remain undefeated with a homecoming victory. --- 7-- & Ccunby $17,545 M 2-- 14 1-- 1- 3 -5 West Valley of A member Tha 0-- 6 !J I -. Hi m I Mi 7411111 n WBifaaw1n 1 |