Show Wednesday October 27 2004 Sanpete All Valley Edition Messenger-Gunniso- I- i r& u ! 'f fz&xP vxjJ£yjZjt&xj Q t op ttnxjJj c rrr t' By The Bob Bahlmann 48 minute highlight film Football fans have come to expect a great game when Manti and Juan Diego square off Last Friday’s contest lived up to all the hype and has to be the highlight of this 2004 football season so far In what has become a classic match-uin Utah football there is a lot of mutual respect between these two teams Before the game one of the Juan Diego coaches was overheard saying “If history is any indication maybe we’d be better off losing this V 7U "4 Q Over the past two years the team that lost in the regular season has gone on to win the state championship In that time the only team to beat Manti is Juan Diego and the only team to beat Juan Diego has been the Templars offered genuine heartfelt congratulations and there was a huge These teams exsigh of relief from the Juan Diego bench emplify what high school sports should be all about The players and coaches work hard to be the best they can be play hard in every game and can stand tall no matter what the final score is Juan Diego will be moving up into the ranks next year and although it will be nice to have one less tough opponent I will miss standing between the Templars and the championship I for one hope there will still be a the competition way to get the two teams together in the There have been other schools move up into that I was glad to see go in every respect Some coaches players and fans should simply be banned from high school competition We need to remember that there are things that are more important than winning The lesson to be learned from the class act standards of the Templars and the Soaring Eagle is that you don’t have to be a bad boy to be tough These two football programs set the standard to which all other teams should aspire If things go as I would like we’ll see Manti and Juan Diego in the championship game for the third year in a row It’s bound to be another great game Best of luck to the Juan Diego Soaring Eagle After the championship game of course Gunnison’s effective running attack was made possible by the most unsung of heroes: The offensive line Gunnison ran the ball 44 times last week at Grand for 233 yards and 53 yards an attempt For the season Gunnison had 410 rushes for 1868 yards 46 yards per attempt and 19 rushing touchdowns Heap! Coach Rhett Jackson says "They were a great group to coach and they Improved every game Our coaching staff is proud of their accomplishments” Artichokes dish up heartbreaking homcoming loss for Snow College By Brad Barton Sports writer EPHRAIM — Every year — without fail — there will be that one team that every team expects to beat but that no team can actually beat Consider Scottsdale Community College this year’s WSFLteam that fits that profile The 14 ranked Artichokes overcame a slow start to stifle the Snow College last Saturday at gers ger Stadium BadBad- Things began promising Sports Briefs competition (Continued from A10) behind and Teni Francks posting the final spot for the team's score Following the awards ceremony Garlick was recognized as an Academic recipient her second such award this fall Bryce Carr was the only boy representing North Sanpete in the 3A boys’ race and was able to place fourth in the face of fierce and inclement weather Carr hung with the leaders with a start and closed on third as the finish line loomed Carr’s 16: 3 proved to be one of the top 5 times in A 5 A and status easily earned him In addition he and teammates Alex Christensen and Hyrum Everitt were also recognized as Academic - recipients Gunnison places fifth in soccer club tournament Patti Robertson On Oct 16the GUNNISON Gunnison Soccer Club played in the season ending tournament and placed fifth due to a lackluster -- opening game against South players to name to the team Gunnison had th four players named to the tream: Martin tin Salas defense Alfredo Gonzalez forward Alfredo Araujo midfield and Josh Squire goalie enough as Snow wideout Jake Little took a short pass from quarterback James Pritchard and raced Bad73 yards for a score and a gers lead Throughout the remainder of the first half the Badgers’ defense made numerous stops and effectively contained the WSFL’s leading passer Scottsdale quarterback Dexter Hill As both teams headed to their locker rooms at advantage remained half Snow's 7 points But the Badgers didn’t know the Artichokes were just getting warmed up After intermission Scottsdale caught fire particularly with tailback Darius Cade Just two plays into the third quarter Cade sprinted 53 yards for a touchdown Sevier Gunnison lost to South Sevier in the opening showing when the team broke down and stopped missed the extra point due to an injury sustained earlier in the game and Snow’s lead was just As the game progressed Hill and Cade combined scrambles to produce another Scottsdale touchlead down and a Snow seemed Trailing off a to pull thrilling comc-- ( poised back as Little threw a 28 yard bomb to wide out Travis Henderson placing the Badgers at Scottsdale’s line The Artichokes forced a fumble and were able to run out the clock after recovering the ball and other gaffs Turnovers doomed the Badgers Despite Pritchard's first performance of tire season his four terceptions enabled the Artichokes to keep their advantage With the loss Snow now falls to on the season and must gain their winning ways if they are to obtain their bowl bid in the new Top of the Mountain Classic this December Next up for the Badgers is a date with the New Mexico Military Institute Broncos in Roswell New Mexico Game time will be this next Saturday Oct30 at 1:30 Gunnison winning Coaches were watching Messenger POCKET CHANGE $099 1205 navigation Wireless Web access Speakerphone capable There's Ss : LIMITED TIME ONLY OFFER ENDS 1031 never been a better time power of Nextel yiru fate if a® MM ''"I f Vi w'z hi A BRUCE VAN DER RIET MESSENGER PHOTO Badger wide receiver Travis Henderson makes spectacular catch while in the hands of the defending Scottsdale Artichokes but it wasn't enough to stop the Badgers loss Request for Proposal Sanpete County is interested in pursuing some Countywide building and land planning projeets of various needs and desires Therefore the County is interested in knowing of a person(s) wexpertise experienee and knowledge 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against Richfield which they won Richfield scored first with a squeaker past the goalie The Gunnison team was able to stay in the game but seemed to wake up when Gunnison’s Alfredo Araujo scored their first point w ith an impressive header into the net The second goal was scored with some teamwork off a great comer kick from Richard Harvey to Alfredo Araujo who was able to find the back of the net Gunnison’s goalie showed some impressive skill with a couple circus saves and solid fundamentals to hold Richfield to one point The third game against the Beaver team was a massacre with nrin All hail the Big Men The game was everything football fans could hope for It featured great defense exciting big plays and a finish As hard fought and important as this game was there was very little animosity in the stadium When Juan Diego lined up deep in Manti territory with time running out standout receivers and defensive backs Devin Frischknecht from Manti and Marquis Wilson from Juan Diego lined up opposite each other for a crucial play Before the players were set they reached across the line of scrimmage and shook hands When the final buzzer sounded players from both teams h Offer $099 reserves 0'her markets IV004 mastered app'm terminate these the are f t1 : Vifcfri7rym—nifrii one” By i loon reouirt serves 300 the marts trademarks andor theu Bade v |