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Show Page 1C, Lakeside Review Wednesday , July 31, 1985 ; Penalties Share Spotlight In Royal jfe J I; GARY HATCH Thompson said. We just kept getting penalties ROY Although good execand making mistakes. We had a ution and big plays highlighted the run and a run game Friday, mistakes and penal-tie- s called back because of penalties. shared the spotlight as deci- We just werent concentratsive factors in Roys 4 win ing," Thompson said. here over Gearfield. At the half the Royals didnt alBoth teams had sparkling mo- ter their game plan, but Thompments and played well at times, son tried to impress upon his but both coaches pointed to mis- team they had to improve their takes and penalties as glaring fac- mind set tors in the tight contest We didnt feel we had any adLike it was the opening game of justments to make technically. the season. We just needed to get our minds Each coach wanted his team on our game, Thompson said. The loss, for Gearfield coach during preseason to get out of its system the jitters and errors that Brent Hancock, was hard to take, can severely handicap a team in a but the Falcons have to put it which most behind them and get a win Friday tight league race observers feel this years Region 1 against Layton, Hancock said. slate will be. We feel bad about the loss. Ive been at this (coaching) for 20 . But Friday both teams misfired enough to give the other team years and they dont get any easier to take. But I guess when you plenty of opportunities. Some penalties late in the first can feel good about losing its half cost Roy its 0 lead and time to get out," Hancock said. Weve just got to learn from gave Gearfield an opportunity at a touchdown, which the Falcons the experience and go out and get a win Friday. capitalized on. Gearfield was ahead at the half Im ready to get back after it and I think the kids are too. The Royals got most of their Theyve lost two penalties and mistakes out of the and those losses are hgrd to way in the first half. Two big take, Hancock said. first-haboo-bowere when Neither team moved the ball efruns of 50 yards and 35 yards by fectively for the first quarter and f. running backs Shane Opheikens Midway through the and Darren Boyer were called second quarter the Royals had back due to penalties. Gearfield pinned back against its The Falcons, however, carried goal line in a punting situation. some sloppiness into the second Roys Todd Maw broke through half and a costly Gearfield fum-- ; the Clearfield line to block Darrel ble deep in its own territory gave Hicks punt attempt, and the ball Roy good field position for a scooted out of the end zone for a I godhead TD. safety and two points. After the Royals had finally Although he enjoyed the win, mustered some momentum with j Roy coach Fred Thompson said i he didnt like what he saw before their defense, they turned around i intermission. and fumbled the ensuing kickoff ; We were our own worst enemy and Gearfield took over at ; for the first half. We only gained ; one first down in the first half," The Falcons then moved the Sports Editor Review . 50-ya- rd ' ; 35-ya- rd : . - i gw ;t J X rttV'4 II- I v .' 15-1- Win a t " . ' f. . V V 1 , w i 2-- tO V ; 6-- 2. one-pointe- rs 1: Mk) -- ; x Y - os lf .: one-hal- 1 third-quart- er mid-fiel- d. . Photo by Robert Regan ROY QUARTERBACKS Bobby Harris and David Tafoya had five passes batted down by a big, aggressive Clearfield de- ball to the line, with the cons were then given a shot at aid of a Royal personal foul pen- - fourth down and one foot. Gearfield coaches opted to rush alty. the first down and Falcon for Clearfields drive appeared to 12-ya- rd FaIceonf'e4rTcerriit"h,hl 15-1- 4. line but then fumbled it away two plays later to the Royals, who went ahead 6 on a five yard run by Opheikens. the 20-ya- rd 9-- then made i. Roy earl, in '5-- 6 the end zone for the score. Roy on otlense at midtield. Da Roy came out the second half Vld Tafoya stePPed in momen endand put together a drive that ed in a missed field goal. The tarily at quarterback and gained Falcons took over the football at 19 yards on a QB keeper. On the situation from the line. Royal Gearfidd set up for a field goal and snapped the ball, but Roy called offsides and the Fal- fourth-and-si- fense Friday. Roy overcame a halftime deficit to outpace the Falcons x eight-yar-d next play Opheikens rumbled up the middle for 29 yards and a touchdown. Clearfield then came back on some impressive parsing by Fal- cn Quarterback Chris Garcia and the steady running of Carter, who bowled across the goal line from four yards out for the Falcons as nal score. Darts Proved Hotter Than Woods Cross Fireworks LYNN AVERETT 4, Review correspondent ' . Homecom- WOODS CROSS ing fireworks werent the only hot item that showed Up on the Wil- n 1 cats at Woods Cross Friday. home field, he added. The Darts started fast as the Wildcats turned the ball over on the first play from scrimmage. On the second offensive play Davis senior running back Chris Card went around the left 14 for Woods opener for both teams. Well take them any way we Cross, the Davis Darts rocketed defense and Wildcat the can get them. Its great to open through lit up the scoreboard for a 7 region play with a win,, Davis . coach Jim Dickson said. ' win, ,.;4 The1 unbeaten Darts faced the Woods Cross is always tough winless Cats in the Region 4 to play and especially on their Unfortunately, 49-2- ) grid-iro- 88WSSH- ;1mJ-- t 1 Wif m I S V.. i "if ' t, tm fc. t 1 Rsl nt m v i v t i ! 'm iK, hy f Ip I 4 402-yar- ds ds ds 77-yar- ds 14-- ' b 6. 7-- 124-yar- - H PAT was good and the Darts were up 35-Five more touchdowns were scored during the remainder of the game with Davis scoring two Three minutes later the Darts and the Cats getting into the end found the end zone again. zone three times. Davis had an impressive night Davis . running back Kurt Mounteer went around the right on offense as they gained a total out. 76 yards passing end scoring from of Knowles added the PAT to give and 326 on the ground. the Darts a 14-- 0 lead with more The leading ground gainer was than seven minutes left in the senior Blake Hart of the Darts first quarter. who rushed for and We jumped out in front fast two touchdowns on eleven carand we had to make certain that ries. we didnt let up because Woods Chris Card contributed 77 yards Cross doesnt give up. Dickson on twelve carries with two touchsaid. downs (one on defense). The Cats didnt give up as they The Wildcats gained 249 total to score yards. 76 through the air and 173 moved the ball but missed the PAT making it on the ground with most of the 6 for Davis. yardage coming in the second The Darts turned on their scor- half. ing machine again as senior quarI was pleased with tonights terback Clay Singley hit Greg performance. We have a lot of Willard for a scoring pride and class on this team, and strike. if we can control the turnovers, I Knowles added another PAT think well do alright in region giving Davis a 21-- 6 lead. play, Dickson said. The Davis defense didnt want Davis will host the red-hto be shown up as defensive back Bountiful Braves Friday night. Chris Card intercepted a Larry And the Braves will be trying to Kimbrell pass and returned it do to Davis what the Darts did to for a touchdown.. The the Wildcats spoil their homePAT was good and Davis was not coming. on top 28-, The Braves will be coming into That is how the half ended. the game following a big win over We had a good overall perforEast High 28-and a record of mance, but were still concerned about our turnovers. Its been a But Bountiful will be facing one problem for us all year, Dickson ?.of the best teamsin the state as said. the Darts have a 0 record and , The Darts tuned the ball over arp ranked second in many polls five times and one of those went (they may move lo number one for a touchdown On the other this week). hand, Woods Cross turned the Bountiful is a hig and strong ball oyer seven times.. ; A. ; club and they get after. jpeople. The second half started the But well be ready for them, same as the first The Wildcat deDickson said. fense was unable to stop the They have an excellent proDarts offense as they moved 74 gram, but I also feel we have an yards resulting in a seven-yar- d excellent program, so well see scoring run from Mounteer, The what happens, he added. yards for a touchdown. The PAT by Kyle Knowles was good putting Davis up 0 with 10:40 remaining in the first quar- ter. V 4 35-ya- rd f xm ot 22-yar- 6. 0, T. 114 if 3-- 1. 4 ;; L s 1 . & 4 J c Chris Card drags along a Wildcat defender for extra yardage against Woods Cross Friday. The Sunset Ml. Girl Named and Pepsi Corporation, is given to competitors who the cgaches Review Correspondent Jackie Openshaw, was chosen-a- feel best follow rules, are most in attendance and attiUtahs Challenger of the diligentshow tude, good sportsmanship, Year from the girls softball have and integrity. good Babes team Battin sponsored by the Sunset City Recreation. Jackie is an i at Sunset Elementary. Jackie was chosen from among the across from many youths She was chosen for the Chalnorthern part of the state who lenger award because of her outhad won Challenger of the Week standing effort in helping her honors this year. team win first place in the Sunset Instead of honoring the young area and also first place in Davis athletes that play the best, the County. The challenger program is striv award, sponsored by Burger King KATHY KELLY s sixth-grad- V Photo by Rodney Wright Darts improved their record to win at Woods Cross. DAVIS WINGBACK er with the league-openin- g well-round- ed soft-bal- - Coaches of each team 4-- Year State ing to acquaint the youngsters with the idea that athletics should build personalities instead of only trying to win. The program is new this year and is in effect with most Burger . Kings from Salt Lake north to the Idaho border. City league youth teams up to age 14 are eligible for the Challenger program. This is open to any sport, l, soccer, basketball, football,, etc. 4-- 0 r.' . ' .,iailwavwaifeii . are asked , to select a different player each week to be named Challenger of the Week when named against the above criteria. That person is then eligible to go to a participating Burger King and receive a free burger, Pepsi and fries. The team and coach can also go along and receive a free drink. The youngster that has been chosen from his or her team will also have his name on display to honor them for a week. At the end of the season, the .J person that has displayed the greatest dedication in overall atti- tude, attendance, participation, most improvement etc. for their team can be chose as Challenger of the Year. Jackie is the daughter of Kerry and Barbara Olsen of Sunset and Tom Openshaw of Layton. All coaches and youth teams are encouraged to take advantage of the program. For more information contact Judy Mickelsen at Burger King 4 or Jim Whitelock at Pepsi 621-090- 399-442- 8. JACKIE OPENSHAW |