| Show 10 October 24 2001 Valley News Gunnison 2 -- A Football Bulldogs fall to Manti in season finale by Bob Bahlmann Staff writer rushed for just enough to pick up a first down Another mo- The Gunnison Bulldogs finished a fine season with a good TD run but Curren Christensen squirted around tion penalty called Gunnison fumbled on their first play of their next possession and Manti recovered on the Bulldog 22 Five plays later backup QB Austin Soper kept TD it on a sneak for a run and an Manti lead Again Manti played the option well but Gaven Ashton with Rhett Anderconnected son for a gain then scrambled until he found Cayson King open for a touchdown pass to nar- the Bulldog option well all night a loss on the pitch out and a sack put Gunnison in the hole forcing another punt Manti starting on the 47 drive with capped off a a touchdown pass to row the lead to Manti completed Robinson Christensen a pass Coates but and combined to make for no gain On the the stop next play Christensen caught Scott Christensen to take a lead near the end of the first the speed back from behind for on their eight Andy Robinson averaged five yards per carry to move to midfield before the Templars could stop the drive and force a punt Manti's blocked the punt Christensen and the Templars took over with excellent field position at the Bulldog 27 Zach Coates strung out the Manti speed sweep and Logan Christensen made the tackle for a loss to combine with a motion penalty to move Manti back but a pass gave them a fourth and six They another no gainer and Manti punted Ashton was sacked for a loss and the Bulldogs punted away Manti went to the air and Christensen came up with an interception but with time running out in the half Gunnison couldn't score Turnovers were the story early in the second half Tim Dyreng put good pressure in Templar QB Kevin Cox forcing a bad pass that Chris Hansen picked off but Manti got the ball back three plays later when fumbled the option Gunnison pitch Manti went 72 on a yards to score run by IWH YIRAYJR ETA’ I 5?J Triple Wide wDeck 48995 'Plus set FEATURING Superior Quality You Expect in a Home" "Wholesale Prices Direct to the Public” SINGLES from $169951 DOUBLES from $241995 Quality Wholesale Homes 600 N Main P by Bob Bahlmann Staff writer back a ahead a losing effort Manti won the game Gunnison received the opening kickoff and couldn't get clicking on offense punting away Manti also stalled and punted The Templars played quarter Gunnison was called for clipping on the return and faced an uphill battle starting Let the Playoffs Begin the end on the next play for a TD run and Manti was performance against the region's number one team last Thursday Bulldog head coach Rhett Jackson was unable to attend the game due to pressing family giatters but the Bulldogs played well against in the tough Manti Templars wrap-u- p Junior running back yards on 19 carries Andy Robinson had a good then converted for Christensen two points to move ahead Gunnison used Robinson to pick up 33 yards on five carries but stalled and lined up to punt A high snap turned into a tackle for a loss and Manti took over on the 38 Anderson tipped away a pass but Manti's running game earned them another TD to end the third quarter with the score Again Gunnison tried to go to the air but heavy pressure on QB Ashton contributed to another Manti interception by Chris Miller who ran it in for a TD and a Manti lead Dyreng made a nice return to the 40 but Gunnison couldn't pick up a fist down and punted away On Manti's first play Christensen got into the open field but Sheldon Otten made a touchdown saving tackle on the ten yard line and a couple of plays later Robinson fell on a dropped snap to stop the Manti score Ashton again faced heavy and Gunnison pressure punted Again Otten made a TD saving stop then JD Bunnell made a big hit on the Templar QB popping the ball loose and Jordan Goble recov- night with 71 Gunnison got a first down on a pass to Anderson and the Ashton to Anderson connection started clicking Three more completions for 10 touch18 and a down gave Gunnison their second score With 18 seconds left in the game Gunnison trailed Juan Salas executed a perfect kick and Otten recovered but time ran out to end the 2001 football season Manti had 234 yards rush- ing but the Bulldog defense held standout running back Curren Christensen to half the yardage he had against South Summit last week at 150 yards The Templars were five of ten passing for 72 yards and a total of 306 yards Gunnison ran 36 times for 83 yards and connected on 8 of 16 passes for 134 yards totaling 217 yards Manti stopped the Bulldog option but Robinson picked up 71 yards on 19 carries up the middle He also had one catch for 14 yards King carried four times for two yards and caught a TD pass Anderson caught six for 81 yards and a TD The 2001 regular football season came to an end last Thursday and all that's left is the playoffs In the Northern Region the standings were already determined but there were still some good games Winless Grand gave number two North Summit all they could handle but came up short It was North Number Summit by four one Manti beat Gunnison and third place Juab beat South Summit All three games in the Southern Region were important In a shootout Millard remained undefeated with a come from behind win over San Juan 1 victories over Richfield North and Gunnison with a loss Summit is also and wins over to Millard Richfield and Gunnison This could be the closest game of the first round Beaver finished the season strong while North Summit has been in a bit of a slump This one is too close to call 4 play and giving the Rams the number four spot Kanab ruined North Sevier's hopes of winning a game this year by a score of North 1 Manti will get a chance to avenge their only loss of the year a 7 nail biter in the season opener as they host South 4 South Sevier on Friday at 7:00 pm Basketball fans will also remember last year's one point loss in the State Championship game Expect the Templars to be pumped for this one Common opponents for these two schools are South Summit and North Sevier Manti beat the South Sevier Wildcats won Manti beat the Wolves South Sevier Look for Manti to win this one by two touchdowns the way the playoff picture shapes up South 1 Millard will host North 4 Juan Diego at 5:00 pm on Friday Against common opponents Millard is Juan DiThe Eagles beat Juab ego and North Summit Juan Diego lost to Juab This and North Summit should be an easy win for Millard South 3 Beaver will travel to North 2 North Summit for al:00 pm kickoff on Saturday These teams share three common opponents Beaver is and with a loss to Millard ule will have North 3 Juab traveling to South 2 San Juan on Saturday for a 2:00 pm in their last game Juab is six games with their wins unSdn Juan has been impressive a little streaky but has only lost three games this year each by a touchdown and conversion or less Common opponents are undefeated Millard and winless Grand Juab lost to San Juan Millard San Juab beat Grand San Juan will probJuan ably out distance the Wasps and win a high scoring game to advance to round two South Sevier beat Richfield eliminating the Wild- cats from This is The final game on the sched- - Remember We have more sports photos on our website at wwwgtelconetnews ered leds nn mrn p K lm 0©loTm GoisLifces-if- Hey Kids! 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