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Show '"' ;, v ' 4,( 4 ' . iy: S' '" .?!? t. - j ,n ,,,. v4. 4,,, j, ,4 ,jt Competition, recreation and fitness M y Wednesday Oct. 30, 1985 ; Davis wins Youths season finale Mini Bowl with- lowly 28-1- 8. Davis win leaves its record at an unblemished 0 on the year. The Darts made it through the first two seasons" (preseason and league play) unbeaten and now hope to extend that win streak four more games. Im just glad the East game is over, said Davis coach Jim 9-- Dickson. Theyre a lot better team than people give them credit for, and theyve been getting better every week. They have a lot of younger kids starting and they had quite a few kids play both days (in both the jayvee and varsity games). So things werent so new to them the ; second day. They knew more of what to look for," Dickson said. Mostly the Leopards looked for and found them. turnovers Davis lost an unusually high three fumbles and two interceptions, although one interception was almost a gimme." d It was taken at the line with time running out in the game and Davis on a fourth and long play from the East 37. It turned out better than a punt would have. Davis, as with every other team that made the state playoffs, now starts play fresh and even except for a home field advantage the first game. We break the season up into three parts and were now in our third season. Were in a situation now where weve got to win four games. Its not like the regular season where if you lose one youve got another shot the next j two-yar- post-seas- on week. fe WASHINGTON TERRACE The Wasatch Front Football League Mini Bowl was held here Friday and Saturday, with champions being crowned in the Ju- nior Pee Wee, Pee Wee, Junior Midget, Bantam and Midget divi- East provides tough game East Leopards, The If out a win in Region 4 football ac- tion, played Davis closer than all but two of the Darts opponents this year before succumbing : shine in we lose, were out. People look at our 0 record, but it doesnt mean a thing. " The Darts havent known who to prepare for until todays practice, because Cottonwood, Skyline and Kearns all tied for third in Region 2. The Darts competitor was determined Tuesday afternoon in the Salt Lake area, but results were too late to make the deadline of the Lakeside. Skyline lost a coin flip and sat out while Cottonwood and Kearns played two halves of football. The winner of that game will go into the playoffs and meet Bountiful. The loser then played Skyline for two halves and the winner of that game will meet Davis. The Davis game will probably be on Saturday and probably be at night, but that will be decided by the two teams later this 9-- . sions. In the Junior Pee Wee Division playoff, Kaysville defeated Ogden 45-1- 3. Kevin Hyde ran a sweep 45 yards for a touchdown, Craig Thomasen ran 50 yards for a . score and Cole Stephens went 50 yards for a third touchdown as t Kaysville took a 21-- 0 lead in quarter. From there they coasted to victhe-firs- tory. Farmington scored with four seconds remaining in its game to' in sneak past Bear River, 14-the Pee Wee Division. After Bear River tied the score at 7 in the fourth quarter on a" pass from Shawn Fuhri-ma- n to Clay Choumos, Farming-ton- s Brad Palmer hit Troy Osborn on a pass for a touchdown as time ran out in the final period. Farmington took a 0 lead into the locker room when Palmer scored on a quarterback sneak with 24 seconds remaining in the 7, 7-- 55-ya- rd 10-ya- rd week. The loser of the second half hangs up its cleats for the year. It wasnt surprising Davis struggled with East on Friday for a couple of reasons. First, the Darts are coming off half. a big win for the region title last In the Junior Midget Division week against Highland, and its Logan and Farmington game, hard for high school teams to battled to a scoreless tie through maintain peak intensity every four quarters of play before the week. Second, Easts young team Farmington squad emerged victohas improved each week. rious in the tiebreaker. Dickson spent the week Logan advanced the ball Darts had the to they preaching yards, but on fourth down, Farto guard against a letdown and that East was an improving team. mingtons Bret Barton snagged a Justin Tippetts pass just past the But when the Darts first play midfield stripe to give the y from scrimmage was a Clay southern team the win. 73 to Greg Willard pass for Dart ball carrier Friday, the Leopards tried nale. Davis prevailed 28-1In the Bantam Division, Sunmust a and it touchdown, yards scored a touchdown and a set have been even harder to believe the score at (both PATs were way to a 25-- 6 halftime lead, get- an and a However, interception in the final period to break Davis and safety it this would turn out to be a conhad all missed) ting two touchdowns from Chris return for a touchdown test. wanted the next three and Card and another from Blake by Easts Mark Holmstrom made a tie and defeat Layton 15-With the score tied at 7 in Hart in addition to the pass to it 2 and gave the Leopards quarters. However, two fumbles and a Davis appeared to be on its Willard. short drive later East had knotted half. some momentum at the See Mini Bowl on 2C. 7-- 1 1 Sin-gle- 8. ll 33-ya- rd 7. 7-- one-ha- lf 25-1- Roy drops Weber contest, captures third berth Roy played about as bad as they have all season at a time when a loss could have shunted tie for third y them into a 1. in Region place Fortunately for the Royals, things couldnt have gone any better in losing 4 to Weber on Friday. Roy enters the state playoffs seeded third in the region because Layton lost at home to Bonneville and Clearfield was beaten by four-wa- 37-1- f Box Elder. Roy, Clearfield and Box Elder all finished league play with 3 records, but because Roy beat both Clearfielda and Box Elder, e the Royals take the 2-- third-plac- s berth. Laytons loss means the Lancers are through for the season. Clearfield and Box Elder played for the final berth in Region 1 on Tuesday, too late for the Lakesides deadline. Roy now prepares to face Mountain View at 2 p.m. Friday in Orem. From the opening kickoff last Friday, Weber declared war on the Royals and, as is usually the case with war, it wasnt pretty. The Royals may have been fortunate to come away with 14 points for the night. We just plain got beat up," said Roy coach Fred Thompson. -- They came out ready to play. They blocked well, ran well and did all the things youre supposed to do to win ball games. We didnt do those things," Thompson said. Weber took a 10-- 0 lead on an early field goal followed by a touchdown set up by a pass interception and return to the Roy nine-yar- line. d The Royals made it 10--7 on a touchdown set up by a blocked punt, which was recovered at the Weber four. But the second half belonged to the Warriors. .Weber added two touchdowns on an 11 yard scor third-quart- er -- Falcons fall to Box Elder, delay state tourney berth SCOn MONSEN Review Correspondent 3 The Gear-fiel- d CLEARFIELD Falcons drive to the state football tournament was delayed, while the Box Elder Bees earned a shot at the final Region playoff berth with a 18-- 7 win over the Falcons here Friday night. Both teams, along with Roy, finished with 3 records in region play. However, Roy claimed the third place berth by virtue of wins over both Gear-fiel- d and Box Elder. Gearfield and Box Elder met agian Tuesday to determine the fourth and final playoff slot The Falcons were never able to get their offense on track during the game. It was mistakes and big plays early in the game that led to Clearfields 4-- A 1 2-- downfall. . Box Elder scored twice in the first period, which was all they needed to secure the win. The field goal at first was a the 3:03 mark by BE kicker Caesar Gonzalez, but the play that set it up was a 31 yard bomb from QB Jeff Shaw to 24-ya- rd -- i Matt Harris. That completion put the ball on the Falcon 10. The Bees struck again before the quarter ended, marching 80 yards in just five plays. During the drive the Clearfield defense was victimized by two consecutive long passes from Shaw. The Box Elder quarterback capped the drive by hitting Bart Goldsberry in the endzone line. from the Box Edler came to play tonight, said Falcon head coach Brent Hancock, but we really hurt ourselves. We gave up too many big plays when we had them in bad field position. They also hurt us on the option. The Falcons responded to" the first BE score with some fireworks of their own. On the first paly from Chris Garcia hit Darrel Hicks with a pass good for 54 yards. Two plays later Garcia connected with Eric Murray for a 17 yard touchdown toss. Paul Talyor added the PAT boot to give Gearfield a 3 advantage. But that was all the offense the Falcons could muster. Two 16-ya- rd scri-ma- 7-- ge promising drives in the second half stalled when Gearfield was hit with major penalties and four more marches were halted by turnovers. I think Clearfield knew they would have to play us again and they didnt play as well as they could," said Box Elder head coach Mike Madeo. They broke down on defense a couple of times, which gave us some big plays but that isnt typical of Clearfield teams. If we play them again, Im sure Brent will correct the problems and there is no doublt in my mind that they will have the psychological advantage. The Bees added an insurance touchdown late in the fourth period after a pass interception gave them the ball on the Clearfield line. Shaw kept the ball on an option play for a d run for the TD. The winner of Tuesdays game at Roy will advance to the state tournament to meet Region 2 champion Alta, while the loser will hang up the shoulder pads for the year. 30-ya- rd five-yar- ing strike from Brook Buhrley to Jon Fuller and on Bary Toones run. The Royals other touchdown came on a short pass from quarterback Doug Brown to Shane Opheiken, who dodged a tackier and rambled for the score. As with the last four weeks, a big part of the Royals undoing was turnovers. Shabby blocking from the offense was also a cul22-ya- rd prit The Royals, after a strong start and very few turnovers in the first few games, have turned the ball over three or four times in each of the last four losses. Although Thompson knows the team didnt play well Friday he is confident his Royals will do well Friday. Its the same old thing you hear every year, but the beautiful thing about the playoffs is that everyone starts out equal. No one gets a bye into the state tournament and when it comes to playoff time anything can happen. I feel good about our chances. I think we have a good chance to win," Thompson said. The Royals will have their hands full Friday. Mountainview tied with two other teams for first place in a tough region, Thompson said, but added he feels his Royals will be up to the task. Of course, well have to play like we were playing a month ago, but Ive been expecting us to do that any time now," Thomp- ; son said. One thing the Royals will have in their favor will be the return of ' fullback Darin Boyer to full strength, who has been out the past three or four games with a leg and ankle injury. Boyer was playing in the Weber game, baut the solid blocking of the early season was simply not there, as Roy runners were cut down repeatedly for little or no pin Friday. . . Lancers lose on mistakes Turnovers cost Layton lead, game, shot at playoffs LYNN AVERETT Review correspondent LAYTON It was a perfect night for football as the Layton Lancers took the field against the Bonneville Lakers Friday night. But it only remained perfect for the Lancers during the first half, and from then on the Lakers had perfection on their side as they ended the Lancer season with a 4 defeat. It turned around so quick that it was hard to regroup. We had a terrible second half, but we did play well in the first half, said Layton coach Joe Wood. The Lancers looked impressive during the first half as their defensive unit created havoc on a solid Laker offense. On the fourth play from scrimmage, Bonneville coughed up the ball at midfield and Layton came up with the lose ball. Seven plays later Layton sophomore quarterback Troy Murray hit senior tight end Rex Brimhall for a seven-yar- d scoring strike. Jon Turner added the PAT, and with 6:18 remaining in the first quarter the Lancers were on top 21-1- . 7-- 0. The team wanted it bad and they went after it. They (Lancers) just didnt make many mistakes during the half, said Wood. On the next series for Bonneville, quarterback Jason Greer threw an interception to Craig Stevens. The Lancers werent able to move the ball and was forced to punt. The Layton defense again made its presence known as it shut down the Laker offense. Bonneville was in a punting situation and the Lancers put on a heavy rush with junior linebacker Clint Brower coming up with a blocked punt. Laytons offensive unit took over on the Laker 17. The Lancers moved the ball to the five where Robert Ayres ran off left tackle and into the end zone. Turner added the PAT and the Lancers were now on top 14-- 0 with :59 left in the first quarter. Both defensive units stiffened as neither squad could score for the remainder of the half. At halftime, I told the team that if we didnt make any mistakes and continued to play like we did in the first half, we could win," said the Layton mentor. Most importantly, we cant turn the ball over," he added. The pep talk went unheeded because on the first play from scrimmage, Layton fumbled the ball with Bonneville recovering on the Lancers 25. Three plays later Bonneville quarterback Jason Greer hit Kertouchdown. ry Yu for a The PAT was missed and the Lancers remained on top 14-The Lancers next play from scrimmage again resulted in a turnover. Layton quarterback Troy Murray hit running back Chris Parrish over the middle but the ball bounced off his shoulder pads and into the arms of Laker defensive back Ray Tanner. Bonneville moved the ball in three plays to score. The Lakers coverted on the two point conversion to tie the score at 14. Layton started moving the ball but the turnover bug bit again as Tanner intercepted his second pass of the night You just dont expect a offensive unit to turn the ball over ; that many times, especially late ; ' in the season, said Wood. ; ! n The Lancers season is ; over but coach Wood sees next . ; years squad as a strong one. Were going to be returning; people at all of the skill position? ; and we have the nucleus to be a . factor in the Region race next I ' . ! year," Wood said. 24-ya- rd 6. 41-yar- ds -- -- -- 3 1 t 1 ; ; grid-iro- i V ; N ' ' |