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Show Layton looks to big shoes Lakeside Review. Wednesday. August 31. 1988 5C ' 7 wi ' i 1 fy yj 'Vi- J4 - - & O has speed, lacks experience The Layton Lancers made a name for themselves last year. And theyre paying for it this year theyve made a number of fortune-tellepolls as a team to beat in the 4A ranks this year. A distinction coach Tom Moore pshaws right away. I dont know why theyve got us listed. Weve only got one player back on offense. Besides, you cant put much stock in that this time of year, Moore said. The defending Region 1 champions were ranked No. 4 by one Salt Lake daily newspaper preseason football poll and are on the mention list of the other. Moore will be the first to tell you the Lancers have some big shoes to fill especially on ofrs against Davis, and then must 4 4 travel to Highland. All three teams have been tagged as teams to watch in the 4A this season. The defense looks good. When we try to get the best weve got on defense and then we get the next best on offense, the de- M'P, $mr ' . i jP -- fense stuffs em. Then we get the best we have on offense and put the second best on defense and the offense moves the ball, Moore said. The Lancers have one one preseason injury that will slow them a bit on the offensive and defensive lines. NGai Steverson, who was named as a senior to watch by Street and Smiths annual college football preview edition, will fense. be sidelined for the first game The only player returning there and perhaps the second with a Chris Trujillo. He filled the k shoulder injury. slot last year, but moved to The Lancers will do their best to platoon the offensive and dequarterback this season. However, the Lancers return fensive teams this year. Moore four key players on the defensive will try to take his best players side of the football and head and put them at their best posicoach Tom Moore believes the tion, letting someone else fill in defense can be better than it was their other spot. last season. But if they dont get it done, After Trujillo, much of the of- we may have to have some kids fense is a question mark, untested going both ways, and unproven in varsity game sitThe Lancers expect good senior uations. leadership this season, however, a Its not that these kids wont be good part of Laytons success will good players, Moore says only depend upon the running backs, game experience will prove that. most of which are juniors. Its just that theyre now an unLayton looks to have better known quality. overall speed than last year, with However, Moore should be the exception of the quarterback. able to accurately assess his In addition to starting at QB, teams abilities by the time pre- Trujillo, 180 and a season is over. The Lancers have will also start as an outside as tough a preseason schedule any linebacker on defense. football team would ever want to Backing up Trujillo at QB is tackle. Chris Layton. In addition to Fridays game at Derek Stapley, 2 210, will fill Alta, the Lancers are at home See Layton, page 8C ", v A Ml n : ' ft 7 ) K sri '4 ?& v siI S A f, i ; wing-bac- f 's' o VN , s 4 t ' 4$' ' ' - NfcV s , ' f it r ' 'Sjg'St'tf , , '' , v t v t ' i ' ' 'V' .7 i at " vK i ' , 9 , I , ' C) o' v S nrnyffYniii irmrtn Staff photos by Bruce Bennett Layton quarterback Chris Trujillo shakes loose from this sack attempt late in the game against Alta on Friday. E 5-- 11 6-- Alta HAVOUNI MOTOR OIL out - punches The Layton LancSANDY ers and Alta Hawks both looked like counterpunchers waiting for the other guy to make a move. Especially through the scoreless f bmrt 12 quortt. The Lancers then answered Altas challenge with a drive of their own, starting at the Layton 41 -- yard line. Layton pushed the ball to the Alta 10 yard line with the help of However, in the second half a quarterback keeper by reserve Alta surprised the Lancers with a Chris Layton and a couple of big plays and came screen pass on third down that moved the ball to the Alta 18. away with a 0 win. It was Lay' in three first shutout However, Layton could not tons years. It was a basic season opening move the ball past the defensive struggle for both teams, line and had to turn it over on where neither offense clicked. In downs. Altas Brian put the game out fact, almost three quarters of the fireach when he broke loose on Alta when of had elapsed game nally broke the scoreless dead- another sweep, this time around the left end, and raced 77 yards lock. Alta fullback Bannon Page into the end zone. Alta added the dove across the goal line with less PAT and the score was 14-- 0 with than three minutes to go in the 4:24 left in the game. We had a lack of consistenthird quarter to give Alta its first score of the season. The Hawks cy, Moore said. We had one great play and added a PAT for a 0 lead. Pages run was set up by an then three bad ones, he added. We would miss blocking asscamper around the right end by speedy tailback Brett signments or get a penalty that would stop a drive. first half. 23-ya- rd 14-- 10-ya- rd 7-- 18-ya- rd Over 835 Locations Serve You Check Your Local Directory or Yellow Pages For Addresses! To itn ond al km io kmp wfcata oppluobl ft an if am it una0lofatp. lam (tok wH ba niuad fiduda mofp iimilad IfariH on toma yuuMivd up e tfaiad limit at at oM pi fhaiaotiai nt 11111101 pin tola p opoyctotk aiT Ononlit pf 4 |