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Show Th s v ftl 5 A Wolverines outplay Hillcrest for win tf 4i! i ' jWg -- Jk 4e Pf?B OlSOfi tmter By SfJ w It was the Vakapuna Brothers show Friday as Hunter won its first round game of the state playoffs 4 against Hillcrest Feigna Vakapuna carried the ball 16 times to score three touchdown and tallied 1 16 yards. His brother, Tauni had 100 yards rushing on nine carries. Bat it wasnt until die second half of the game the the Wolverines picked up the paced blew the game wide open for the win. They had a good game plan aid flattened us early, said Hunter Head Coach Wes Wilken. They switched their defense a little which got us confused and made it difficult to get going Both teams held each other scoreless in the first r& wta i 6SS'tfS.6 - fry JSSimoat 41-1- Fi Vm teds them what going to tell 'em. Then I tells 'em. Then! tells 'em what ItoU 'em Brother Square Toes Ive been writing sow for 20 yeas, so you should 1 know by 1 fooagbt I 123 irakmg you. Thought t ym. were starting to mb ' I on; catch on to how fee ! game is played. ' Ive been preaching lo fyoa. Don't yoa get it? ; w, I , Doesnt repetition work? I I low long does it fake? Experience should cea- farm what I hx, e said. Its f been proven over mi over. I Oil well, let me list than for yon ggaia. Yon should j, fkmyzt. You cannot win foot-ban game?, when yow I quarterback has an IQ foa ' never rises above room temperature. I Pitching is foe ley to every baseball team, A zfs 1 league team needs one p more pitcher; so does a b:g league learn. As Casey I Ssergel said; Good pitch- ing always beats good Lt-fting and I You cannot play xxyfr leal chairs at quarterback I auj tee? yocr t:::xi ca even keel Qacicdc is one of fcce? pccltr i 3 - ' ' I demands stxJlXf. Sooethccjm" :s visa-vm- i y a. a f selfkizess cci t f j . , . sports writers, You sbosM Irsow hat player to leave the 1 22 suddenly beccr? rcd.xrs, f .4 hi Shnsden Andcses ar.l I Ilownrd Zk'sy, o kck J";r I snd Rusotll Eryoo ?.: . ,h;dl d brv? h i The cents tci i z r I saved by kiting peepL' go t J.'-r- Iw'-- I rJ i Simons Strs: "They are I OilTng scats to like StcuLusn arid also at isvfUl dwarls r cSu. TUy r.eed ;t c I sews I'Lii f, f the iZt j I If .i il II ,::'!.'vr.rr. won its sevCyprus (8-enth straight game to advance to foe Conference championship game on Saturday, Nov. 9 against unbeaten Viewmont (10-0- ) at Riverton. Viewmont advanced with an overwhelming 42-- 0 rout of Hillcrest This Cyprus teftn has a history of turning it on in the playoffs," said Tyler Garcia, coach of the Pirates. They step up the intensity. They're scrappy and they hit hard. The difference was pure desire. Everyone wanted it It was a total team effort" Last year foe same Cyprus squad upset Kearns and Hunter in foe playoffs, avenging regular season losses, before losing foe con- ference title game to Bingham. This year Cyprus record rebounded from a to earn foe no. 3 seed in foe conference p layoffs. Garcia was concerned when Olympus grabbed a 0 lead on a long d run. touchdown However, foe Pirates stopped Olympus pass for the extra Top-seed- sporsasiiship than fellys ad.jfCL ari fcd k si i H ed 1- -2 6-- i s first-perio- I J I s I f - . I COPY!,j; With the w inning combi- nation of quarterback Chase Helm, the Vakapanas and the kicking of Nick Liefting. - rushing yards. Most of the first quarter was a scoreless deadlock, but foe Mustangs drew first blood at foe 5:25 mark on a 36 yard touchdown pass by quarter- back Ryan Zimmerman to wide receiver Carl Blad. The Smith kick gave Mountain Crest a 7 - 0 lead. The Pirates stormed back with a pair of touchdowns in foe second quarter to seize a 12-- 7 lead. Quarterback Kyle Huntsman rifled a 23 yard touchdown pass to Dary Brown for the first Cyprus score. Just before halftime. Brown followed excellent offensive line blocking to sure ahead 41 rush one yard for a second touchdown to give Cyprus a - 6 outburst to - 18. lead. Mountain Crest fought back on the next drive as running back Nick Eliason touchscored on a down carry to put Mountain 2. Crest ahead It appeared that foe 2 point margin would separate foe teams at halftime, but a Cyprus turnover in foe closing seconds was just foe gift that die Mustangs needed. A fumble recovery was quickly converted as Eliason rushed 2 yards for a touchdown with only 27 seconds left before halftime. Smiths extra point kick gave the e Mustangs a 21 - 12 Zimmerman scored on a TD rush and tossed 2 ariel touchdowns of 58 and 27 yards to Blad and Mark Watterson. The Cyprus score w as a TD run by Brown, his third touchdown of the even mg. Another Cyprus march downfield ended with zero points scored, due to foe pass pick m the end zone. In the fourth quarter. Mountain Crest ran up foe score to 47 -- 18 as Eliason scored his third touchdown rush. on a We tried to make our offense into our best defense against Mountain Crest. said Sonny Sudbury. Cyprus head coach. It just didnt work out like we had planned. Mountain Crest js a team that can score any piece, at any time. Thay run w ide open, no rd 14-1- rd mid-gam- advantage. The 9 point margin was intact midway into the third quarter. Mountain Crest then blew foe game wide open with a tno of touchdowns to a solo Cyprus score. The Mustangs rode the 20 huddle offense." Cyprus struck the last 2 4. The Wolverines will meet Davis Friday in the second round of foe playoffs. The game will begin at 3:30 p.m. at foe Hunter field. blows, however. Todd Griffith gathered in a Huntsman pass to score a 20-yar- d TD play. The Huntsman again connected w ith Griffith conon a successful version pass to trim foe final margin to 21 points at 47 -- 26. Huntsman completed 18 of 32 passes for 320 yards. 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions versus Mountain Crest Running back Brown gamed 63 yards and scored 3 touch- downs. Zimmerman completed 26 of 41 passes for 492 yards and 3 touchdowns for Mountain Crest Eliason led the Mustangs with 3 rushing touchdowns. The effort out boys made to be 8 - 3 and finish runner-u- p our league speaks w ell for them." said Sudbury. in 1 would like to thank all of our coaches and fans, we had great fan support all year. point three years in a row, Garcia said. Theyre a team, well disciplined. Even though Viewmont shut out Cyprus earlier in the foe Pirates are season. 21-not in awe of the Vikings. Wc just have to be more intense. Garcia said. If you want to be foe best, you have to beat the best" The Cyprus team, with Wolfgramm and Brown as captains, also includes: Ted Brems, Kyle Draper. Justin Eggers, Fifita, Dexter Fisher. Fonua. Anthony Garcia. Henline, Kevin Holsten. Jenkins, Kurt Lewis. Josh Loy. Anthony Manzanares, Martinez, William Naeata, Austin Shakespear, Jeff Skipper, Sneddon. Jarrett Tauiliili and Vincent Umana. well-coach- 9 -- .JET" f 0 Bfi & f - SA ! I 8 V 1 Cyprus then scored on foe next play from scrimmage when Stranz Wolfgramm broke through the line untouched and rambled for a TD run. Cyprus took a 6 lead when Matt Brown ran for the extra point behind foe left side of foe line. Offensively, we really stepped it up, Garcia said. "We dominated cm the offensive line most of foe time. That was a big difference this time. We had better play selection too. After holding a slim 6 halftime lead, foe Pirates d opened up a 13-- 6 margin when Wolfgramm scored again, this time on a sweep around left end. The Pirate defense made the lead stand up, shutting down Olympus' running attack in foe second half. Fumble recoveries by Imeila Fonua and Jake Sneddon, and an interception by Jake Jenkins were crucial to the victory. Bone crunching hits by nose guard Jacob e addition Fifita, a from New Zealand, tackle 50-ya- rd 7-- 7-- third-perio- 20-ya- rd high-power- ed -- big-tim- ed 0. t 2) aid again t!icre k jsa r.rph SCAf i playoffs. The high scoring shootout decision improved foe Mountain Crest Mustangs record to 7 - 3, next facing 11 - 0 Timpview High this week in Orem. On the other side of foe coin, hopes for another Cyprus Pirates state football Titans. reties at the bottom of 5 beer can, There is only ese i gronp that ebxns pv. rcr Xv.'vS. Defending state champ Mountain Crest outgunned Cyprus 47 - 26 on november 1 in Magna, eliminating foe local Pirates in foe opening round of foe 2002 Utah state high school football semi-fina- ls Most fans are fldfe. you win cr I tie, bat most of them dont stop talkiag until they're wearing a holy bag. t Wearaig easieg m sporting a taaoo doc not I make you a better j!a 1 iiit - their leg drives, Wilken said. "We told them to get second-seede- I Theyre with I astounding 1,078 total yards of offense, with most of the yards gained via ariel attacks. Mountain Orest had 659 total offensive yards, including 492 by air and 167 by ground. Cyprus tallied 419 yards total offense, including 320 passing yards and 99 The Cyprus Midget football team saved its best game ' for the playoffs. . The Pirates scored an impressive 13-- 6 win over d Olympus in last Saturdays Ute Conference National at die Division Deseret Peak Complex' near Grantsville. The victory avenged a 27--0 regular season loss to foe team. i with the program and they responded well." 41-1- Cyprus Midgets advance to state championships jrt f ! and Cyprus combined for an Bv 8. DEAN LEDBETTER Staff Writer 8-- , like a different team was playing. "At halftime we got after them and called them cm Hunter scored 28 points in the third quarter, running away with the game and the win. The team capitalized on costly penalties and mistakes made by the Huskies and an onside kick that was recovered by Hunter and set up foe teams third unanswered touchdown in the quarter. Hillcrest came back in foe fourth quarter to score two touchdowns, but ran out of hick and time to overcome foe Wolverines in foe game! Hunter scored the final touchdown of the game as Feinga Vakapuna ran the ball into the endzone for the final score of State champ Mountain Crest outguns Cyprus ance. Fans braving the freezing . temperatures last Friday evening were treated to gridiron display as a pair of high powered offensive machines collided in Magna. Mountain Crest ' passes; waam eery I I footxll an fee Etc?; - yc f to take foe last Y 1 I to have big rranJLc: i ' name. ; yosr f Yens should knew Cdt I youre going to have a tcJ year if the male cheerier I ers are bigger foaa SL? C iag tackles. . Coaches are tet xcrccie-- 1 1 depressive. Its me I they up witts Cdy w La and down when tly bee. Yon should lasow feet 1 all coaches who wh Ctf ; time me not gtmiccts. I Some of them lsve a kt c! good players. Some & I them are playing weri ft quarter and throughout most of the second quarter until Hunter scored with only a minute left in the half. When Hunter returned to the fieldafter halftime, it was championship must wait until next year, with foe team closing foe 2002 season with a superb 3 overall perform- Y iYoe gotta wg'tC.jtJ!; want to catch CstcccT ' Feigna Vakapuna scores the final touchdown in Fridays 41 - 14 win against Hillcrest. 4-- A I I November 7, 2502 7 YaHry Sports r ? VUiia 1 Tyson Henline and defensive aid Matt Brown also spearheaded the defense. Cyprus, under defensive coordinator Jon Sneddon, had shut out six straight opponents prior to the Olympus game. How did Cyprus make such a dramatic turnaround from foe third game of foe regular season when Olympus routed the Pirates? The first time we were not 100 percent healthy," Garcia said. We made personnel changes which helped us throughout the season. The first game was just a bad game, and we made some mistakes. This time we did our homework; our adjustments paid off. Fifita missed die first Olympus game with an ankle injury. Cyprus also switched Thomas Martinez to quarterback, and the move paid big dividends. Other coaches who have helped mastermind the turnaround are offensive coordinator Mark Manzanares, John Shakespear and Len Quake Deans. The coaches know that the title game will be foe toughest of them all. Viewmont. coached by Cyprus graduate Scott Larson, has lost only a handful of games in the last four seasons. "Viewmont has a long list of championships in their division: theyve won two or Hunter golfers set school win record By CLINT POOLE Staff Writer No divits this season. The Hunter High golf team is on the green as its top five stars Nolan Husband (all region fourth). Trent Edvalson (all regioh ninth), Tyler Anderson (all region tenth). Dev in Nater, Jared Jackman and Derek Chrostofrerson as an alternate, made it o foe the State Tournament "Weve improved much this season, said Head Coach Christiansen. This years Hunter golf team had the second best season m school history. The team finished second in duals what a school history, best record of 4-The team in third placed region after Cottonwood and defeating for two Taylorsville huge comupsets in head-to-hepetition. The State Tournament went well at Wasatch State Park, as the team finished 12 th overall. Anderson chipped in two big rounds with scores of 78 and 82. He is also a candidate for the Honorable Mention award. Edvalson and Jackman both added 83s while Husband and Nater finished off with 84s.- 1. ad All-Sta- te |