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Show I 1 The Magna TlmesAVwt Valley News, September I?, 2002 9 Sports Wolverines down Warriors in defensive battle By JARED H&VWS SUfT Witter die Wolverines homecoming, as Taylorsville took a 0 lead into the locker room, off an Alex Whetman field goal just 24.4 sec" onds before the half. We generally play well ' at home, said Head Coach Wes Wilcken. "In the first half, we were getting pushed around, and were better than that They were getting to our quarterback a lot In the second half. Hunter put die Warriors away, thanks to several big defen- - sive plays and an impressive touchdown drive in die third quarter that set the tone for the rest of die ballgame. After his team struggled in the first half, Wilcken said the coaches challenged the players at halftime to step up their performance in the second half. "We told them we were disappointed with dieir play in the first half. We talked to our lineman about having some lineman pride and getting after it Wilcken said. "We wanted them to get more physical," Taylorsville head coach Brad Molen said he noticed the difference in Hunters aggressiveness in the second 3-- The Hunter High School defense came up big for the Wolverines, as Hunter ral- lied to a 13-- 3 against Taylorsville in its first regional the game of the 52-ya- rd ' year. 0-- 1) Taylorsville (3-came into die game ranked number 16 in the state and with only one loss on the 2, year. In the first half, it looked as if die Warriors would foil Hunter players put past behind By JARED HAWE Hunter High Schools win over Taylorsville helped die varsity football ; team to move past a week plagued with die kind of attemionfmm the media and the public that no coach ever wants. The last week has' been tough, said Head Coach Wes Wilcken said. Two weeks ago, during a road trip to St George, nine members of die 1 Hunter football team were caught shoplifting from a bed shoe store. Theta has been a tot of public debate over what kind of discipline would be impropriate for die players involved. Wilcken said he has inked emotions about die situation. You know, its like whim your kids do seme- -' thmgwrocg. Youre not going to kick diem or any 13-- 3 1 ; out-coach- ed out-play- photo by Jand Haynta half. thing like that, Waken said. Youre still going to love them. ( The players were suspended from one game and have been put bn probation by the school with die understanding that i they commit another offense they will be kicked off die team. Our team has a lot of brotherhood. Were a close team, Wilcken said. On the bus ride home (from St George there was a lot of bickering between the players, and I think they , were abb to work out a bt of the frustration and emotions on die trip back. The team struggled in the first half of Friday's game but came back strong in die second half to win Hunters Homecoming game. The team faces Granger to The Battle of die Valley on Thursday at the Hunter football field. Hunter and Taylorsville defenders square off during Fridays Homecoming game at Hunter High School. They came out more physical and more aggressive in the second half, Molen said. I think we got e Cpmplacent with our lead, and we just didnt fplay with them in the second ; Wilcken said. They have a great offense and can really light it up." The turning point of the ' game came on a fourth-dow- n play on the Wolverines first possession of the second half. Down Hunter received toe d-half kickoff and marched to the Taybrsville 35 yardline, where they faced 4th and 3. Rather than opting for a long field goal. half-tirh- half. Wilcken said he has worried about playing the Warriors for a long time. Ive been looking at the schedule and I havent been looking forward to playing Taylorsville. Ive been worrying about it all summer. : deep in Warrior territory into another touchdown on a Fainga Vakapuna 12- - yard carry. Suddenly the score was 13-- 3 (the extra point failed). And thats all the Wolverines would need. The Warrior coach gave credit to the Hunter coaches and players. us and "They us, Molen said. "They did a great job on their scouting report and took away some of our best routes." Taylorsville threatened to score on the proud Wolverine defense twice in the fourth quarter, but both drives ended in interceptions (one was in the end zone) by Wolverine senior defensive back Derek Afalava. This week Hunter plays rival host to the cross-tow- n in a Lancers Granger Thursday night affair that has been dubbed "The Battle of the Valley. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The Lancers got off to a rocky start this year, going in their schedule. But, like the Wolverines, the Lancers opened region play with a big win last Friday, beating Cottonwood, 49-- 3-- 0, secon- -- 1') aa the Wolverines decided to go for it. call was The fourth-dow- n a quick slant to the left wideout, intended to pick up just enough for the first down. But Wolverine wide receiver Devin Edvalson took QB Chase Helms pass in stride and sprinted untouched straight to the endzone. Minutes later. Hunter converted a Taylorsville fumble 1- -3 non-regi- on 7. V'''' I"-!- : Zions Bank and Fat Cats. . Teaming up to bring cosmic bowling to the masses,: Junior Pirates lose in final seconds By S. DEAN LED BETTER ."StaSt Writer Skyline Junior Eagles nipped the Cyprus Junior ' Pirates 2 in the final seconds to decide a Sept 21 Ute Conference football ' game to Salt Lake City. Cyprus Jr. held a slim 12- 7 lead with 90 seconds left ' k on die and had home standing Skyline on the ropes with a fourth down and d situation. The ; Junior Eagles instead broke loose on a 55 yard romp to ' score die go ahead touch-- ; down and seize a 2 bad. After stopping Skyline on the PAT run, momentum swing the Junior Pirates way on a final possessbn as time wound down. Cyprus Jr. got a promising drive underway and scored the apparent win--s ning touchdown with 38 seconds to go in the game. However, the spectacular 55- yard TD pass play from Pete Mirabile to Henna Brown was called back on a contro-- j versial clipping penalty. The wind went out of the Junior Pirates sails as ; Skyline was awarded a 13-- 1 12 win. We had three touch-- j ; downs called back for penal- ties during the Skyline said John Sudbury, j game, Cyprus Jr. head coach. We j should have routed Skyline. . Instead, we had a 2 I 13-1- game-cloc- ! . j one-yar- I 13-1- ; : 13-1- loss. I The first touchdown nulli- fied was a run by Zack Crosby to the second . quarter. Zack Crosby again had a 25 yard touchdown run canceled to die third quarter. But the straw that broke the camels back was 12-ya- rd j i i -- the game-winni- ng 55-ya- rd TD pass nullified during the final seconds of the fourth j quarter. COPYi 4 V j Skyline Jr: took a brief 7-- 0 lead in the first quarter on TD run and suca cessful PAT run. Cyprus Jr. struck back to trim the deficit to 6 with a first quarter - yard off tackle touchdown run by Zack Crosvy. The Junior Pirates e then seized a 7 advantage in the second quarter as Henna Brown ran a 6 yard sweep for a touchdown. Cyprus Jr. had some other excellent scoring chances, as the defensive unit captured Skyline fumbles deep in Junior Eagles territory. Jake Caputo and Zack Cash both had fumble recoveries to their credit. Several Cyprus Jr. players were recognized for outstanding play against Skyline. "Blocking really well for us were Jordan Smith, Shawn Richards, Taylor Allen, Jake Caputo, David Christensen and Chris Huckabaa, praised Sudbury. Zack Crosby and Henna Brown just ran their hearts out and Pete Mirabile did a fine job at quarterback the whole game, he added. An Aug. 24 exhibition game win over Kearns is die tone 2002 victory for the k Cyprus Jr. gridiron crew of Magna. Cyprus Junior, now 4 in Ute Conference National League regular season action, next plays at winless Taylorsville on Sept 28. 45-ya- rd 7-- 1- 12-- half-tim- hard-luc- ,Wi4j Sean Collins and Dave Rutter un'th Zions Bank landing Offirrr Slew Earley. h$ Sean Collins and Dave Rutter had A 31-la- ne wanted to hear: a business idea few banks bowling alleyrestaurant and grillloungebilliard roomarcade ter and snack bar. It was a unique idea, but it wouldnt be cheap. That was enough to scare most banks away, but not Zions Bank. Steve Earley and our commercial lending team stepped up to the plate with a S2.3 million financing loan for their facility. Now state-of-the-- art one-of-a-ki- nd, 1 if 1 M long-ter- m fun-seek- ers of all ages can enjoy food, games, pool, and cosmic bowling (trust us, youve 'Vf the Fat Cats Entertainment Center in Murray. Wi in one place got to try Just another example of Zions Bank partnering with local and national it) all nesses busi- A ''a to bring opportunity and service to the community. wk m s2, 392, 000 Long-Ter- m financing 0-- There will definitely be a champion this next game, said Sudbury. Cyprus and Taylorsville have not won a regular season game yet but that will change this Saturday. Hopefully, we will get our first win. cen- Provided by ZIONS BANK WK HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN WHO KEEPS US IN BUSINESS |