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Show The Scptemlier 26, 2002 TimeVV'est Vallty 7 Sports Cyprus Pirates ambushed by Bountiful Braves By S. PEAM LEDBETTER Sutft Writer Bountiful Braves ambushed fee Cyprus Pirates 31-- 6 in Region 5 4-- high school varsity football action on Sept 20 in Bountiful. The lopsided decision raised Bountiful to 0 in league play and 1 overall. Cyprus record was evened in 2002 conference play to and 2 overall. Entering fee contest. Bountiful was ranked 4th Utah statewide and league-leade- r. Giant-killCyprus was ranked 1 1 th statewide, up from 21st statewide after earning strong wins over highly- A 2-- 3-- 1- -1 3-- er ranked opponents in recent weeks. Cyprus whipped a powerhouse Granger 23-1- 2 on August 29 and later edged 4--A Olympus 34-2- 8 in a high scorEarlier ing Sept 13 shoot-owater cooler talk had Granger as a state title contender and put Olympus with a 5th place statewide ranking. The gigantic homecoming victory over Olympus last week earned Cyprus a temporary share of the Region 5 conference lead. In the biggest game yet (hirseason, ing fee young the 1 Pirates were hoping for another upset win against 2-- 1 5-- ut 3-- Bountiful, but events proved otherwise. What happened? It was one of those situations where we didnt show up ready to play," said Sonny Sudbury. The challenge was there, but we did not step up to meet it Bountiful came out hungrier than we did. You could just see it in their eyes. After enumerating several problem areas on offense and defense against Bountiful, coach Sudbury commented, It was like a wagon, where all the wheels came off. It was not any one thing that produced the loss." "Bountiful has a fine team. The coaches picked Bountiful No. 1 in Region 5 this year," continued Sudbury. Bountiful was the better team last Friday night" Bountiful stunned Cyprus with and early 14--0 first quarter lead after a pair of 3 yard touchdown runs by Jay Horrocks arid two successful PAT kicks cy Dave Carroll. Kicker Carroll added a field goal in fee second quarter to give the Braves a half-tim- e 17-- 0 advantage. Bountiful moved ahead 24-- 0 with a third quarter 3 yard TD pass by quarterback Steve Matheson to John Ika and the 40-ya- rd Given fee tradition of excellence of Cyprus High volleyball, fee teams 0 start in region play is not surprising. Their winning ways have come to be expected. Cyprus has gone to fee state tournament for 21 straight years. Head coach Jennifer Orison, who has coached fee Pirates for 26 years, is ok ofthe treasons behind fee Pirates success. She has put Magna on the map at least fee volleyball map, feat is. And this year seems to be no different Cyprus is more than a traditional winning program they are also traditionally outmatched in talent and size by opposing teams. Their tallest player, Jennifer Tafi, is only 3-- 58. Cyprus regularly plays teams wife girls more than six feettalL Orison believes fee key to Cyprus success this year and every year is attitude and hustle. "Were a short, small team, Orison said. 'We win games because our players are scrappy, hungry, and persistent This years team features ' three returning starters, and their experience has helped get n fee team off to a great record. . Orison said experience is often more important than talent in volleyball. t "Volleyball is a redly mental sport said Orison. "It takes time to develop character and ' mental toughness. , Cyprus opened region play with consecutive wins at East and at home against Olympus and Murray. This week fee team will be challenged in games against ' Highland and Woods Cross. fee best teams Traditionally, in Region 5 are Highland, Woods Goss and Cyprus, and this year its flic same story. Orison said. Starters on this years squad are Monica Miller, Talisha Tima, Loise Yee, Aarika Wolfgramm, Jennifer Tafi, and Rose Barbas. For this years slogan, fee girls have chosen, Its our duty early-seaso- to kick your booty!" All of fee girls on fee team participate in more than one sport "Our volleyball team is really a group of basketball players who are now enjoying playing volleyball as well, Orison said. "Some of them even enjoy volleyball more than basketball now. Orison said in a smaller school like Cyprus, fee girls involved in athletics all play more than one sport "All fee girls on fee team are multi-spogirls. It helps them to stay in good shape Orison said. "And its really necessary to make our sports programs successful Otherwise, there wouldnt be enough players to keep up all the sports. At some of fee bigger schools, you have girls feat only play basketball or just volleyball or just soccer. But here fee girls play several sports. Cyprus will get the chance to play each team in Region 5 twice once at home and once on fee road. The top five teams in fee region advance to fee state rt year-roun- d, 1 TAKE A GOOD LOOK,.. Cyprus volleyball off to 3 - 0 start By JARED HAYNIE Staff Writer tled to 1 7 total yards. Braves quarterback Steve Matheson completed 11 of 16 passes for 186 yards. Cyprus quarterback Kyle Huntsman passed for 84 yards and completed 12 of 36 passes. Cyprus rushed for only 33 yards and recorded 10 dropped passes. Next challenge for Cyprus is East High on Sept 27 at 7 p.m. on Magna home turf. Carroll PAT kick. Cyprus avoided a shutout with a fourth --quarter touchdown. Quarterback Kyle Huntsman sprinted five yards for fee TD, but the extra point was missed, leaving Bountiful wife a 31-- 6 victory. Bountiful dominated in statistics, with 432 yards of total offense, while the high powered Cyprus offense was throt McDougal tournament where the best 1 6 teams in fee state face off in a two-da- y tournament Last year fee Pirates finished tenth in the state. Earlier this year, the Pirates won the Murray Invitational Tournament Other teams participating in the tournament included 5A foes Kearns, Riverton, Hillcrest and Jordan. Winning the tournament in the preseason helped boost the players' confidence entering region play. Besides the winning, the girls are also having fun. "We're getting better and better every game, and fee girls are having a really good time, Orison said. Helping out with fee coaching are assistant coaches Kim Frandson andKatrena Ellett Both are former players at the University of Utah and Ellett is a Cyprus alumna. 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