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Show Ipw The Mana TimesWcsi September 20, 2001 5 Valley News, Thursday, Sports Hunter foils Taylorsville winning streak Serendip Bv TROY WRIGHT ' Utah football hotline by tkik SinuHit There were mixed emotions at the start of the Hunter game Friday night, as Taylorsville celebrated its homecoming, while still mourning the loss of Tuesdays tragic attack on America. Before the game "One day after you read this column, I know it wil! become a shroud for those two carp you caught in the Kennecdtt canal." Book of Hag the Warriors and Wolverines came out hand in hand, to show their unity as Americans. Followed by a moment of I called die University of ' Utah football hotline the other day. Here's what the voice on the other end said: Hello and Welcome to Utah football. If you are compulsive-obsessiv- e about Utah winning, press one repeatedly. If you are codependent on Utah winning ask someone to jress two for you. If your loyalty to the team and die coaches vacillates, ' press 3, 4, 5, and 6. If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want We know you will not sleep if we lose and will not donate to die Crimson club if we lose two in a row. If you would like to talk tc a real person, say mi the line until we can check your credit rating. If you threaten any of our coaches or fund raisers, we can trace your call. If you wish to donate a large sum of money, stay on die line and die president of. the Booster Club will talk with you. If you are delusional and think we are going to win all our games, your call will be transferred to a local talk vr A show host. ; If you are a Rah Rah and Cheer a lot press 8 and we will let you talk to The librari- silence. It was Taylorsville who got on the board first, capping off a long was the first region game in the Bv S. DEAN LEDBETTER Staff writer An exhilarating Cyprus comeback fell a single point short as Bountiful squeaked by 0 with a slim win on September 14 in Magna. Down 21-- 0 early in the third quarter, the Pirates rallied with a 20 - 0 run in the 2001 Homecoming football contest. Cyprus had a fighting chance to tie the game with an extra-poiattempt in the waning moments, but tire Braves stormed across the line to block the kick. Cyprus, 0 - 2 in Utah Region 5 prep conference action and 2 3 overall, next faces East High in Salt Lake City on Friday, Sept 21. Thereafter, Cyprus plays a special Wednesday home game versus Murray on Sept 21-2- nt -- dt yoti are'schizophrerii, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you the.score the next UtahBYU game. of By S. DEAN LEDBETTER Staff writer .If you are after we call back sive, please ' win one, If you are dyslexic, press ! 9696969696969696. . ' If you have a nervous disorder, fidget with die pound , key until a representative , comes on die fine. We can use your "butterflies" to get die players psyched up. If you have amnesia and. cannot remember the last time we beat BY U, please leave you name, address, phone number, date of birth, social ' security number and your , . mothers maiden name. If you have low self ' esteem, please hang up. No one want to talk to you any-- manic-depres- Hillcrest Junior of Midvale downed Cyprus Junior 18 - 0 on September 15 at Hunter Park in West Valley City. This was the first loss for the Junior Pirates, currently 2 - 1 overall in the 2001 Ute Conference football action. Hillcrest is 3 - 0. The gridiron contest was close throughout, with Hillcrest drawing the early lead and Cyprus threatening to score several times. Turnovers, penalties, and a dropped pass in the end zone nixed 5 different scoring opportunities inside the Hillcrest 5 20. "I was actually proud of the way we played overall," said -- John Sudbury, Cyprus Junior head coach. "We moved the ball well down the Field, but just did not turn the big play." Hillcrest took a 6 - 0 lead on 8 pass play in the first the missed extra After quarter. point, the score remained the same until the final quarter. Defender Anthony Gleave recovered a fumble to stop drive on the another , way- - If you are an . le, don't Hess any buttons. You'll just mess it up. . first-peri- Freezz ready to turn up j heat in weekend games, V- which has a 1 record and are After 12 days without play-- . soc--t tied with the Dallas Sidekicks ing, the Utah Freezz indoor for second place. cer team in warming up for two Saturday will be Mascot weekend. this games featuring The team will face the first Nightit the the Jazz Bear! Freezz mascot Sockets Friday 3 place San Diego Zero Degreezz, and Grizzbee t in San Diego and return to the in West Valley City on along with other local mascots. The mascots will challenge the Saturday for a rematch against Cottonwood High School girls the Sl Louis Steamers. ' soccer team, coached by Freezz the The Freezz shut-oEmidfielder Jake Atkins, during 8 Steamers on Sept. at the halftime. ; come to is ad KCenter planning ' M The Freezz game begins at ut strong against She them 7:05 a p.m. Aug. 18. Tickets are ;A&gain. The Steamers have are available at the Afrecord and are in fouth place in or from SmithTix. AAe league behind die Freezz, - ; i Av :" !; Hunter looked sloppy early, they weren't completing their passes, they failed to move the ball, and were forced to punt on their opening drive. But with one and a half minutes left in the first, Taylorsville was driving in Wolverine terriotry and Hunter's quarterbackdefensiveback Tarell Richards came up with the interception, that put Hunter in great field position. Early in the second quarter Hunter took advantage of that with the interception, and took it all the way back for the score, outrunning the entire Taylorsville team and putting Hunter up 15-- 7 after the extra point. Taylorsville came back on the next drive, Dustin Long connected with Alex Furness on a bomb, taking Taylorsville all the way down to the Wolverine six yard line'. Tyson Malae took it in for . the Warriors, and scored on a six yard scamper, to pull Taylorsville back within one. The Wolverines were able to successfully move the ball down the field, thanks to the outstanding running of Sione Niu, who broke up the middle, and took the Wolverines down to the Taylorsville five yard line. One the very next play, Sione Niu took it in for the score to put the 4 Wolverines up at halftime. With 7:16 left in the third,1 Taylorsville was looking to tie it up, they moved the ball deep into Hunter territory, before sur22-1- rendering another costly turnover, this one an interception by Tarell Richards, his second of the night. Hunter was able to move the ball, but failed at a field goal 3-- . . 26, because of the UEA weekend. Thus far this season, Cyprus lost to has beaten Kearns 61-Granger 28 - 20, defeated Hunter 24 - 20, lost to Olympus 27 - 0, and Bountiful 21 - 20. "It is too bad w'e could not put two halves together," said Sonny Sudbury, Cyprus head coach. "We competed pretty well and showed quite a bit of improvement over last week." Cyprus and Bountiful deadlocked 0 - 0 in the first quarter, but the Braves scored 2 touchdowns in the second period for a 14-- 0 halftime lead. Alexander opened the scoring with a d TO run, capped by a Clark kick. Braves quarterback Turville next passed to Rogers for an TO and Clark added the PAT kick. 0, Bountiful went ahead by 3 touchdowns early in the third Turville quarter on a pass to receiver Auvaa, followed by a third straight Clark PAT kick. The Pirates were in a 21 0 hole but rapidly rallied to dig out themselves. The Cyprus Comeback Kids roared back after this juncture to score 20 unanswered points in the first score happening with 8:57 left in the third quarter. A tou8chdown run by Josh Crosby gave the Magna homecoming fans something to cheer about. The score stayed 21-- 6 .when Nathan Cash PAT kick went wide. Sean Matagi alertly converted a fumble recovery into points 3 minutes later. Scooping up the Bountiful turnover on the Braves 17, Matagi galloped into the end 2 zone to reduce the deficit with 5:42 left in the third quar40-ya- rd -- rd ter. 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Cyprus QB Kyle Huntsman completed 8 out of 29 passes-fo184 yards against Bountiful. Tory Tima had 8 pass receptions 78 yards, Jason Murdock 4 ' receptions 22 yards, and Seaji Matagi 3 catches 46 yards. : Cyprus accumulated 236 : total offensive yards, including 84 yards passing and 52 yais rushing. Bountiful collected ?5 yards total offense, including;! 171 yards running and 124 yafds ). passing (7 out of 10 passes While Cyprus edged Bountiful 3 in first down the only statistic really remembered is the 21 - 20 final scorij in 5 favor of Bountiful. you suffered from Shhh! 20 - game. Dignified Personal Service FAX Sound sleep without the sound.1"1. . scored with 3:57 left in the FUNERAL HOME , " : this one away for Hunter. Hunter will face Granger High School Friday at Granger beginning at 7 p.rn. havent E ; ; Hunter was able to hold defensively ort a key fourth down, and stop the Warriors on their next possession, from there. Hunters offense just wore out the clock and drove down the field, where Sione Niu was able to : score from four yards out, to fSat n i & 22. IV Hillcrest 39, but Cyprus did not cash in on the chance. In the second period, Hillcrest halted a Cyprus touchdown drive by recovering a fumble on the 10. Cyprus Narrowly down drove inside the Hillcrest 20 twice in the third quarter, critical penalties killed both drives. Early in the fourth quarter, Hillcrest scored on a TD run but missed the PAT for a slim 12-- 0 lead. A fumble on the Hillcrest line and a pass dropped in the end zone wasted a couple more of Cyprus scoring chances. The defensive struggle continued as lineman Wil Gardner recovered a Hillcrest fumble on the Cyprus 9, stopping a fourth-quartdrive. As time expired, Hillcrest scored again on a - ' yard run to win 18 - 0. Cyprus Junior and Hunter Junior next tangle at 1 2 noon on September 22. 6-- conversion. Quarterback Kyle Huntsman tossed a PAT pass to Sean Matagi to narrow the margin at 21 - 14. Momentum had definitely swung the Pirates way and everyone sensed it. The Pirates next mounted a sustained march toward the opponents goal line. March highlights included a pass to Sean pass to Matagi and a 1 Tima. Tory k penalties on the Tory Tima pass play added 30 penalty yards against net Bountiful, for a pickup. Bountiful was flagged for roughing the passer and a late tackle Sean Matagi later dashed for run and Tory Tima a catch. The gathered in a drive was capped when Kyle Huntsman lofted an TD pass to Nathan Cash. Pandemonium broke loose as this Cyprus touchdown was ut ... attempt as the ball was snapped high, over the holders head, to end the third quarter. In the fourth with 9:30 left on the clock Tyson Malae scored pn a three yard run. Taylorsville ; then set up for the extra point,! wich they faked and went for two, but were unable to complete wich left them still trailing 20- -' 38-ya- Simons Says: "Do you ever wish that the voice on the answering service would just . shut up?, . 29-2- 0. Hillcrest Downs Cyprus Ju ri i o 1; d1 If you are an - However, just seconds after Hunters first touchdown, they would strike again, on Taylorsville's first pass of the drive. Long's ball was tipped, and Hunter's Sione Niu came up 21-1- stay on the line and we will read your press clippings to If1 good field position, when Richards took it in himself on a quarterback keeper from two yards out. Hunter went for a two point conversion, and connected to give them a one point lead. , Along with Skyline, both teams were expected to be fighting for the region 3 championship. But it was the Hunter Wolverines who would go on to win, beating the previously undefeated Taylofsville Warriors Cyprus comeback falls just short 21 an. you,'- drive with a clock-eatin- g one yard pass from Dusting Long to Chase Rothe Both teams knew this was a very important game, because it 1 i r- newly formed region 3. Staff Writer rr- |