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Show Competition, recreation and fitness 3e!3i wvgui icouay B October 1, 1386 GARY HATCH we had some great catches from Review sports editor Price and Larsen. They shut down the run, but weve got some injuries there and weve been working hard on our passing LAYTON The Lancers were a wave of momentum, riding high atop its crest Friday when Clearfield caught the wave and pulled it out from under the 7 win. Lancers with a It was homecoming in front of a packed house, and Layton scraped its chin on the turf as it skidded to an abrupt halt. The fans from Layton appeared to get the best of the sporadic fighting that broke out among a few young spectators on the Clearfield side of the field in the third quarter, perhaps because the Layton fans probably had more pent up frustrations to vent. But the Falcons got the best of the Lancers where it most counton the scoreboard. ed It was one of those classic kinds of games close rivalries produce. emotional football where the two teams strong points seem to cancel each other d out and the outcome is by a few big plays. Friday Clearfield had the big 'V Layton was on a roll, but Ive been around the game long enough to know that it might be a good time to play them. We knew we couldnt give up the big plays and get blown out early. They have fine players and they probably had more yards than we did, but we made the big plays when it counted, Hancock . x , , t,' '" . 1 ' V ?V' v, ; ' x i - , s v,rSm A ' x ' x ' S ' - X ' ' The game started out just like it was supposed to with Layton dominating. However, the Falcon defense bowed its neck at just the right times to stop the Lancers short of scoring. It seemed apparent that the game would continue to tilt in Laytons favor the the Clearfield defense would finally be forced to ' . v . - v r, ' " 5 1 ' . - h.; . ,- Larsens PAT kick made it strike from Falcon quarterback Tim Gardner to wide out Tim Price at the end of the first quarter that opened up the scoring and swung the momentum decisively in the favor of the Falcons. A diving, sliding, fingertip catch by Bracken Larsen for a touchdown that gave Clearfield a 16-- 0 lead midway through the third quarter. r , w s ' '' ' - ' .:? - . V 'W''W ,' ju X SS M i vx Yu"'- - x "... ; 7-- 0 going into the second quarter. Neither team generated much offense in the second quarter. Layton got good field position at the Clearfield 38 midway through the period. The Lancers drove 8 yards to the 20, mostly on the running of William Reid. But at the 20 the Clearfield defense stiffened and the Lancers were forced to attempt a field goal which missed. The Falcons ran out the clock for the half and took a 0 lead into the locker room at intermis1 40-ya- rd A Layton-cause- d Clearfield fumble in its own backfield, picked up by quarterback Tim Staff photo by Rodney Wright 7-- Gardner who raced 49 yards for a TD that made it 22-- 7 at the end of the third quarter. That play may have broken Laytons back. We did the things we knew we had to do to win, Clearfield coach Brent Hancock said. Tim (Gardner) threw well, and This was no time for high fives as Laytons William Reid scoots around a corner pursued by a Falcon defender. sion. Clearfield opened the second half with a kick-oreturn to their own 47, then drove to the Layton 12, where they kicked a and on the next play from scrimmage, Gardner connected with Larsen for the TD completion. Layton then drove from its own 25 to the Clearfield 35, went for it on a fourth and one, and got it ff 28-ya- rd 29-ya- rd field goal. On Laytons first series the Falcons intercepted a Layton pass phase of the game. From the head man right down to the water boy we didnt execute, said Royal coach Fred Thompson. Before the game we talked about playing our best game up to that point, but we played our GARY HATCH Review sports editor chance to tie let alone win, Thompson said. Roy turned over two interceptions and two fumbles during the contest. One fumble was on the Box Elder three-yar- d line. Roy played 45 minutes of forgettable football Friday as the Royals dropped their homecomto Box Elder. ing contest The Royals drove 53 yards for a touchdown in the final two worst. minutes, but misfired on a PAT It came down to a PAT kick kick with 20 seconds remaining at the end, but we lost the ball a to fall to in league play. Roy scored its first touchdown lot long before that. Plus Box Elin the opening two minutes of der got behind and then got exthe contest, but for 45 minutes cited when they came back and in between the two scores, the took the lead. We played give away for Roy offense was naught. We clicked on about four of most of the game and when you eight cylinders all night in every do that youre lucky to have a 3 The Royals started off like they were happy to be back home after three weeks away, but their failure to connect on the PAT to tie the game left Region 1 a perfect homecoming record Opponents 4, Homecoming 0. Last week Roy spoiled Clear- -1 fields homecoming 14-- 0 and thisjweek Roy, Layton and We by inches. The next play the Lancers Troy Murray connected on a pass to Carl Darby and the Lancers were finally on the board. On the next series for Clearfield, the Lancers knocked the 33-ya- rd ber all lost homecoming games to Box Elder, Clearfield and Bonneville. This week Bonneville and Box Elder have homecoming and Roy and Layton would like nothing more than to spread the misery evenly across the region. Box Elder opened the game as a gracious guest, turning over the football to the Royals at the Roy 22. The Royals converted on a fourth down at the line and a few plays later Roy quarterback Doug Brown put the ball in the end zone on a quarter 12-ya- rd ball loose when Gardner scooped it up and raced to the corner of the end zone to put the Falcons up 22-Layton scored a minute later on passes to John Bryant, William Reid and Dave Harrison, with 7. back sneak. The sad thing about that drive is we didnt a lot right in it. We lined up in the wrong formations, and kind of fell into one early. And we thought we were off to the races, but we didnt score again until there were 20 second left in the game, Thompson said. The Roy defense did a good job of keeping the Bees out of the end zone until the fourth quarter. Midway through the second quarter the Bees threatened deep in Roy territory, but a tough Davis domin And t0 answer the chaIIen8e the Darts attended the Braves noiTMTirm PeJhaPs th,e homecoming and returned to Bountiful Braves T have been read- - Kaysville with a 6 victory Fri- ing and believing some of the lo- - day night. ca press that they are destined This was a big game for us and to take away the Region 4 crown we worked hard all week, said irom the Davis Darts. Davis head coach Jim Dickson. The hard work payed ofTas Da- vis rolled to more than 300 yards turned it 57 yards to give the Bountiful to under 200. The game didnt start off too well for Davis when Bountifuls Chad Rigby stripped the ball from Dart Rob Warden and re- -, turned ferocious and used ball control to dominate the game, Davis again fumbled the ball but three plays later Bountiful coughed up and Scott Bates of total offense while containing 17-- . Braves a 0 lead. Following that miscue the Darts 6-- go-ahe- ad 7-- 6. 44-ya- rd 17-- i ,9 4 x $ " j a ?? ifc ? Wi A Davis Dart fumbles the ball early in the game, but Davis defeated the Bountiful High Braves and used ball control to Roy stand on fourth down at the d line kept the Bees at bay. Box Elder got its first score two-yar- -- the Darts fell on the ball at the Braves 35. Davis needed only four plays to move the ball 65 yards for the score. Travis Jackson final 20 yards for the the sprinted Darts. Rodney Flood added the PAT and Davis was on top Davis defense remained solid, forcing Bountiful to punt after three plays. However, the Darts fumbled again giving the Braves the ball at their 46. The highly touted Bountiful offense again was unable to move the ball and was forced to punt. This time the kick only went six yards. Davis had possession at their 40. The Darts didnt let the momentum slip away as they pushed the Bountiful defense backwards for 60 yards. Davis running back Rob Warden took it in from the six and the PAT was good. The Darts were now up 14-With seven seconds left in the half Rodney Flood split the upfield goal rights with a which would be the final score of the game making it We wanted to keep the ball away from Covey (Bountiful quarterback Joey Covey), said Dickson. Anything can happen when hes got the ball because hes such an outstanding athlete and runs the option offense very well, he added. The Darts were very successful much-malign- ed ' Darby carrying the ball in on a pitch. The Lancers still had most of the fourth quarter to work with, but could not make it into the end zone another time and the Falcons held on to win. late in the fourth quarter, after which Roy immediately fumbled because of a miscommunication on a pitchout. The Bees took over with four minutes left and scored quickly. Roy recovered a squib kick at its own line and used eight plays and two penalties to 43-ya- rd score. Brown hit Rod Belnap with a d strike, which set up the missed PAT. five-yar- omecomsng LYvSr?rEII, airuftanfra , struck with the long pass to Price. 67-ya- rd V v ' - , m s of the first period, the Falcons plays. A A V buckle. But suddenly, on the last play detir-jnine- ? t x s arH x x '- M .V Vr7-- S- 'r ' x ' . - '" , ' , ' 1 - j said. g, 14-1- 5 t.w game all week. 22-1- Hard-hittin- : dominate the game 17-- 6 Friday night. 6. 6. at keeping the ball away from Covey as the Braves only managed 46 total yards of offense during the first half. On the other side of the field were a group led by an underrated Dart quarterback Reed He and his cohorts piled up a total of 241 total yards for the Se-cri- st. half. The second half was a defensive struggle as both teams moved the ball but never threatened. Covey rushed 10 times for 104 yards while he was 3 for 14 for 55 yards and one interception. Most of his rushing yardage came on broken passing plays. Bountifuls all-sta- running te back Sid Smith returned to action but wasnt a factor in the game. He was contained to for 48 yards. 1 1 rushes The Braves were held to a total 141 rushing and 55 passing. The loss drops Bountiful to 2 overall and in region play. And if the Braves cant regroup they may be looking at a third place standing behind Davis and Highland. Davis turned the ball over three times but still came out on top by pounding out 346 total yards 253 on the ground and 93 through the of 196 yards 3-- -1 air. Reed Secrist was 7 of 9 for 93 yards. Rob Warden pshed 21 times for 101 yards and one TD. Curtis Stoddard carried the ball 16 times for 80 yards. |