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Show I I JAMES NICKERSON Lakeside Review correspondent CLEARFIELD All the weeks :of preparation are over for the : "states prep football teams as the ; 1 ; 1988 season is under way. And as first-yeClearfield head Coach Brent Lund put it, All the thinking is over with. ar Lund, like the rest of Utahs high school football coaches, got his first look at this years team Friday. And although the Falcons dropped a decision to Viewmont, Lund is optimistic. We are going to have fun, he said. We will learn the fundamentals and just have a good time. ap- Along with his Lund will install a new proach, offensive look. We will run the veer offense with a slot back, he said. We : wont be running out of a pro set because the veer is a better of--I ; fense for our personnel. : Clearfield appears to lack the .size of years past, but according 'to Lund that could be to the Fal- -i : cons benefit. XWith no returning starters, Clearfield is a young and inexpe-- . 'rienced team. It should prove in- :teresting to see how long it takes ;for the team to adjust to varsity ; low-pressu- re . ; ; ! I ; level play. ! Were young but the kids are ; hungry and they want to play, said Lund. We have set three goals for our team. We want to have fun, learn 'the fundamentals and give every ' AtV i XU but determined Clearfield younger, ; x ' new look get smaller cons f-al- , 77 Lakeside Review, Wednesday, August 31, 1988 4C kid an opportunity to play. We feel if we do those three things the score will take care of itself. Calling the signals for the Falcons will be junior quarterback 175. Rod Brock Spencer, Stout and Jason Page will also see action. Although Spencer is a junior, Lund feels he will fit right into the scheme of things. Hes got speed and he can throw the ball, he said. In the backfield Willie Pace, 165; and Dan Huff, 185; will share duties. Thayne Roberts and Jay Grant will rotate in as well. Opening holes for Pace and Huff will be offensive linemen 165; Darroll Clay Nishijima, 190; Ian Russell, Evans, 195; Wayne Hale, 215; and 180. Darrin John Fraser, Williams, Casey Kapp, Brad Flint, Clint Wood and Bill Pluim will see time as well. We dont have the size that maybe Bonneville or Layton has but we will rely on our quickness and execution to offset size, Lund said. Ed Webeck, 175, and Brian 150, will share the Petteys, tight end position while Steve Evans, 1 175, and Nate Holbrook, 150, will start at the split end positions. They will be backed up by Richard Swanson and Wjt $ 6-- 0, 5-- r 6-- 0, 6-- 1, 0, 0, d. ball-carryi- 2, 6-- 2, 1, 5-- 8, The Falcons will be to equal last years hard-presse7-- d re- 4 cord and quarterfinal appearance at the state playoffs, but Lund said he does not feel any pres- 1 " "T ' Av Im not worried about that, he said. If I worried about that I wouldnt be here. With such a young team it would not be realistic to say we will go It is going to take a lot of mental preparation but it comes back to those three goals we set According to Lund, people can question size or potential, but one thing not in question is the kids desire to play football. 6-- 9-- 1, Eric Larsen. On the defensive end of things Lund will stick with four down linemen and multiple pass 7 . 44 dj. v. Vikings nick Falcons - VX 1 Staff photos by Bruce Bennett A Falcon picks his way upheld behind blockers against the Vikings on Friday. 0. i v- - A X 4 - ' JU si & . 4 ' ' X$ ft ,v Nf'H 1 vfpmfcY:: - . K Lakeside Review correspondent BOUNTIFUL A new era began last Friday as the Clearfield Falcons faced the Viewmont Vikings in the opening game of the 1988 grid season. Both schools are under first-yehead coaches and both teams were well prepared for the game. However, the Vikings pulled out an exciting 21-- 1 5 win. Joe (Yanowsky, Viewmonts head coach) prepared his team well. They (Viewmont) played us tough but I still feel good about many of the things we did tonight, said Clearfield head coach Brent Lund. - The Falcons started strong by Shutting down the Viking offense. Clearfield took over on the .Vikes 40. Mixing up their plays, the Falcons moved downfield to "score from the 1 when running-bac- k Dan Huff dove in. The PAT was good and the Falcons were up by seven. ... Clearfield controlled the game until the closing minutes of the second quarter. ; The Vikings put together an drive to score from the 4 when running back ; Mike Weisland bulled his way in. .The PAT was good and the game was tied at seven. ; The Vikes maintained their mo-- ; rmentum at the start of the second half by going 49 yards on their : first possession for the Blake Hills raced around ; right end for eight yards and the Clearfields Brent Lund exhorts his players during his first game as head coach. ar f r' .f - ' r V,' J'i, , . S OPEN Clearfield football player Bryan Wood looks apprehensive, team haircuts. being third in line for Brian Bosworth-typ- e for 1 1 3 yards and two intercep- What we want to do is teach these kids some football and to have fun. I dont feel any sure from the administration or the parents. We just want to have a good time this year. pres-tion- s. 7:30-7:3- WEEKDAYS 0 86 East 200 North 8-- Kaysville 6 Phone SATURDAY 544-422- With Old Fashioned Service !Ci 9 rPm Installation With 2 Purchase Of An .JjAuto Stereo System yt Pioneer - JVC - Sony - Clarion Mitsubishi - Jet Sound "Always A Deal When You Buy From Us 68-ya- rd PHASE ONE 4 ! 1 547-586- 384 N. Angel St. Specialist wJS umta. z& go-ahe- ad FRIDAY Master Lock COMBINATION ; LOCK ended with i Early in the fourth quarter .Viewmont put together their Jhird drive of the night Going 50 yards in seven plays the Vikes took a commanding 21-- 7 lead. On the next series the Falcons ; Inarched 90 yards and scored when quarterback Brock Spencer ran in from the 4. The conversion was good on a pass (from Spencer to running back Dan Huff. Clearfield was now Within six at However, both teams played tough defense and the Vikes had their win. .Penalties really hurt us. We bad a couple of good drives going until we hurt ourselves, said Lund. .For a team with little playing "experience, I think these kids did extremely well. In fact this is the !best group Ive been around during the last six years, he added. Lund has been an assistant at Clearfield during that time. . ; Viewmont compiled 259 total lyards, 181 rushing and 78 passing. Blake Hills lead the Vikes ;with 113 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns. The Falcons had 208 total .yards, 95 rushing and 113 passing. Brock Spencer was 13 of 29 OLD FASHIONED SALE Eisllders Suapply . "score. : The third quarter ! the Vikes up 14-- 7. 'if . $ ' X LYNN AVERETT f s !v' . Aif-- fv f V X - fC 4 - XXX'-'X'- ix - I -X '' . X, t 'xrI 'X J; ' sure. 6-- 4, .! r ..u Perez. 6-- 1, t, V i V 5-- 9, 5-- 9, 5-- 9, ' i ae-ri- al 0, 6-- friyy i Brad Flint, 195; Randy Hicks, 1 1, 210; Clint Wood 170; and Rory Hamblin, 160; will battle in the defensive trenches. Theyre backed up by Ladd Morrell, Bentley McEntire, Ian Russell and Cory King. 180, and Bryan Wood, Clay Nishijima will fill in at the linebacker positions. John Fraser and Jason Page will also see action. Looking to snuff opponents attack will be defensive backs Eric Williams, 145; Mark 150; Jay Grant, Tureson, 150; and Nate Holbrook. Backups will be Willie Pace, Dan Huff, Adam Strong and Steve Evans, who will also be the kicker. 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