| Show 15 2004 Wednesday September Sanpete MessengerrSanpete ' Mu 1 ’'' yt W 7 "£-i- : 0 4 1 l—l 7 7 c“ V: 'dfjY ' f '' L 3” '''jt t At V Badgers launch j I-- - '“ season with win over Bulldogs r " ”?! i z HihjJ I r v ' A B1 Messenger - Gunnison Valley Edition Vi £ PV orts i By Brad Barton Head Coach Jeff Kilts "The referees stopped the clock when they shouldn’t and the horn for the half sounded just before -- ttf Sports writer MJLLEDGEVILLE GA — If the old adage of “defense wins championships” l they threw it We got the it of a call that was intended to help them" Alter both teams emerged Horn their locker rooms Snow holds any water the Snow College Badgers may be well on then way to hoisting piesligious haidwaie come December In a defensive peiformance in which the Badgers held the BOB BAHIMANN WWW NET Manti quarterback Taylor Salanoa released this pass just before getting leveled by a Red Devils defender 15 of 21 passing for 225 yards and two touchdowns He also rushed for 114 yards Salanoa was Templars blow away homecoming opponents By Bob Bahlmann Sports editor MANTI — Assistant football coach Fred Taukci'alto was optimistic about the Manti Templais’ chances of beating the Ciiand Red Devils in last Friday night's homecoming game in Manti only area of concern fact his was the Templais' kicking game "We'll conver just go for the In sion" he said “If we can convert on half of them it’s as gixid as making all your PATs" The Templars did just that taking the conversion attempt into the end one alter three ol their six touchdowns to win Manti dominated bom the opening live pass completions on live three to Devin Frischknechl to move 80 yards for the first touchdown of the game Jacc Mooie capped olf the diive and the only scores foi the Red Devils came against Mann's second team defense signaled Templai touchdowns was underway The Giand ollense had no chance against Mnnli's defensive Manti aiied itouteaily using tempts with a Taylor Salanoa pass from the line and the National Guaid artillery bairage that diive game dominated a with Salanoa cai tying the ball in on Bulldogs to a 112) sec- field position Still the Bulldogs would do all they could to make the as they foiced game interesting a Snow safely on a punt attempt and enjoyed an offensive score late in the fourth quarter when off return by Knighten changed the game's course As the speedster from Honda received it a hole emerged and 84 yaids later Snow took a lead they r Diego Dixon hit Williams on a 5 yard touchdown pass As time expired the Badgers had won a key game in a hostile environment pioving to the NJCAA pollsteis that they indeed for real aie Snow will hope to keep Jarvis would never relinquish Right before the half as the Bulldogs were trying to get a nal score Wallin stepped in Iront of a Bulldog and retuined Ins theft 95 yards for a second Jake Little after a t ond inteiception by Wallin that gave Snow College excellent a victoiy Fate in the second quarter alter the Bulldogs’ Allen Smith had nailed a field goal for a lead the ensuing kick- offensively scoiing three moie limes beloie the half ended With less than a minute left in the Hi st quarter Manti running “Templars” Military mere 8 yards of total offense Jason Knighten and Quincy Wallin also came up big for Snow in two lust unit only managing downs and less than 50 yards m the st half On the other side of the line the Manti team had its way (Sec Georgia their victory with a touchdown strike from quaiteiback James Piitchard to punctuated their solid play up as they travel to battle the Arizona Western touch- Matadors in Yuma An Game lime will be 8 p m Saturday down for the Badgers “We didn't think the play should’ve even happened” said Sept 8 Winning Lady Hawks tennis team chalks up two more victories MT PLEASANT— The Hawks tennis team continues to stoim through their competition and maintain an undefeated recoid with two wins last week over Richfield and the Emery Lady Spartans The match against Richfield was held on Richfield's home turf on Wednesday Sept 8 Diane Slack and Cai lee aid stayed lough and won their matches in second singles and thud singles and In doubles leather and Tom Garlick in first doubles won Andiea and Mai ia Peel in second doubles also won “Our doubles teams arc so strong it's scary !" Gu Is’ tennis head coach Biad Bentley commented “It’s a privilege to be their coach" Extra match winners Cor the Hawks were Jen Nielson Kristine Whitney Ericksert Busby and Haylee Carr On Thursday Sept 9 the Emery Spartans traveled to town to take on the Lady Hawks and rode back home with a goose egg The Haw ks beat the Spartans This was the fust clean sweep of varsity matches all season for the Hawks In first singles Sami Sego stepped up and won a battle of a match in the third set: In second singles Slack beat her In third opponent singles Earl also won Her record is now this season The Gailick team improved their season record to by beatIn secing the Spartan duo ond doubles the Peels went to this season by beating the Spartans Extra match winneis for the Lady Hawks were Nielson Julianne Kelso and Busby Erika McKay Aldiedgc and Emilee Shelley In Kayla Piestw ich’s extra singles match she overcame a start to Whitney w in The Lady overall and law ks are now in region play BRUCE The Gunnison Bulldogs gang tackle a North Summit runner early wishbone option produced three big plays and three scores ‘Dogs get GUNNISON — The Gunnison Bulldog ollense which to this point has produced 110 points in three games was unable to reach the end zone or put the ball through the uprights in aO 19 loss to the North Summit Biases last VALLEY VISION CLINIC OPTICAL & SQOS I 2 145 OD & David Graf OD Specializing in Kindness and Vision LxcelJcncc North 100 Hast in Richfield to serve you 75 No loo Last VAN DER RIET MESSENGER PHOTO the game The Braves’ running game fueled by the run over by Braves Friday Gunnison lead Coach Rhett Jac kson said that his game plan was to return to a ball control ollense and keep North Summit Horn ecuting their tough option game After all North Summit would find OtJ Richard Luckcnga in S00 2 SQ "2020 in Gunnison it hard to score if they didn’t have the ball During the first and most ol the second quarter the Bulldogs followed Jackson’s game plan with neither team being able to score But toward the end of the second North Summit broke an run on a third and long play which resulted in the first score ol the game North Summit decided to capitalize on the momentum ol the big play and on the ensuing ) the Braves kicked and recovered the ball on the Bulldogs' line The Biaves were able to move the ball against a Gunnison defense that had little time to rest and w nil less that 10 seconds remaining in the half North Summit scored again A missed extra point brought the half time tally to for North Summit Jackson sard that even though the team was down "we lelt that if we could come out and shut dow n the Braves the ollense would be able to come alive again" In the opening stana ol the third quarter the Bulldogs did just that They stopped the Biases’ offense but still struggled to get their ollense going The Bulldogs were unable to capitalize on gixxJ field positron because of miscues missed passes penalties and Gunnison quarterback Ryan Frandsen’s first interception of the season Despite not being able to score the Bulldogs returned the favor and turned away North Summit's drives short of the end zone throughout the third quarter Half way through the fourth quarter however the Bulldog defense failed and allowed another big run to get past them which sulted m another score The Bulldogs were able to move the ball at times but were unable to break North Summit Gunnison was able to put over 160 yards rushing with Joey Crane gathering 101 yards on II can res Ben Dailey with 36 yards and Guy Miller w ith 29 yards In the air the Bulldogs were 2 for 8 with Dailey picking up 47 yards and Chad Avery bringing in 15 yards Jackson said that he has never seen a harder playing group ol kids and continued "H we could just get all players on the same page every play of the game no one could stop us" Hie Bulldogs will travel to to face the Beavers this nday and they desperately need a win against them helore lacing be two toughest teams in football Juan Diego and Manti respecBeaver I tively |
