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Show DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER Tuesday, October 19, 1993 B1 PORTS 4 --THIS WEE- K- Haslam kicks game winner STATE GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS j&A PAVIS 6p By TY BRONICEL Sports Writer Mt View 4.Wp.m r. KAYSVILLE Ah, the life of a One moment you're about to become g the hero; the next, you watch dejectedly as your kicking counterpart steals the spotlight right out from under your fooL That was the scenario Friday night at Davis High. The Darts were a mere 12 seconds and 20 yards away from victory, before a horrible hike, that had nothing to do A Brighton place-kicke- dfktmpient game-winnin- kcmvcm with mountain climbing, kept Bountiful hanging on. Ultimately, in overtime, the situation was reversed, and Bountiful capitalized when Brad Haslam drilled a d field goal for the similarly short Jordan Z.Xpm, WX l.Xp.m, clincher. Perhaps no one felt better than Haslam; perhaps no one worse than Davis place-kickChris Morgan. During a Davis loss a couple of weeks ago, Morgan had suffered through a poor outing, missing a pair of costly field goals. Afterwards, Morgan perceived his teammates to be pinning the loss on him. Even Morgan himself felt he owed them one. Ogden Cfavtymmt er 4if9p Olympus Prep showcase shifts to Orem OREM Both the 5A and 4A state soccer tournaments shift to Mountain View High School this week for semifinal and championship play. hree Clipper Country schools (Davis, Viewmont and Woods Cross) are among the eight survivors. Mondays results were not available at press time. However, south Davis County is likely to be well represented in Tuesdays championship games. SA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ' Tuesday, 130 430pm Tuesday, DAVIS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP or Mt View Brighton vs. or VHS Ogden or Olympus NBA PRESEASON GAME CZJUTAH mm the mud Friday in Kaysville. Quarterback Matt Jacobs led the touchdown deficit with 21 unanswered points. However, it two a to erased their first touchdown as Bountiful Braves took overtime to declare a winner when Brad Haslams field goal delivered Bountiful its first region victory. MUD BOWL: Rivals Bountiful and Davis mixed it up in kxfiana Pacers at By DIRK FACER Sports Editor SPORTLIGHT -- t go-ahe- COREBOARDFootballj r RegioiuZ Footballj League Overall League Overall Thureday's Results J V Jordan 41, East 0 Olympus 43, Granite 7 Fridays Results Cyprus 26, Murray 21 West 46, Tooele 6 WX 10, Judge 8 Clinched state berth 'Thursdays Results Skyline 26, Highland 21 rVEVWM0NT 17, C'wood ' 6 Thursday's Games, 7 pun. Fridays Result BOUNTIFUL 24, West at Cyprus Olympus at WX End of regular season 21 DAVIS Thursdays Games, 7 p.m. Skyline at BOUNTIFUL Cottonwood at Highland ; Regions Volleyball. at VEWMONT DAVIS End of regular season Region 2. Volleyball. Thursdays Results East def. WX Olympus def. West Tuesdays Games, 4 p.m. East at Cyprus West at WX Thursdays Results DAVIS def. BOUNTIFUL Thursday's Games, 4 pm. Cyprus at Olympus, 3:30 East at West little League Football! Skyline def. Cottonwood VIEWMONT def. Hland Tuesday's Games, 4 pun. Saturday' Cottonwood at Highland BOUNTIFUL DAVIS at Pea Wee at Skyline Jordan 47, BOUNTIFUL 6 C'wood 2L VIEWMONT 6 WX 30. Judge 24 VIEWMONT Mighty Thursdays Games, 4 pun. BOUNTIFUL at Cwood DAVIS 6, Cyprus 0 45, Jordan 6 Judge 13, WX6 VIEWMONT 21, C'wood 12 BOUNTIFUL at Highland Skyline at -- VIEWMONT i, EBER 21, v", 1 Boise i. St 14 ' Notre Dame 45, BYU 20 Cal PolySLO 38, SUU 6 Nevada 48, UTAH ST. 44 Midsets 45, BOUNTIFUL 0 Jordan 13. BOUNTIFUL 0 VIEWMONT 13 C'wood 7 Brighton iCollege Footballj Saturday's Results TP 29 Results Gremlin BOUNTIFUL 9. Jordan 0 C'wood 12, VIEWMONT 8 Judge 26, WX6 Judge 25, WX 8 Bantams ' BpUNTlFUL31, Jordan O'wOod 28, VIEWMONT about time we won a close one, said Bountiful coach Larry Wall. Weve been in this situation before and let some get away from us, but give Davis a lot of credit. They made the big plays. Statistically, the Darts dominated with 363 yards of total offense as compared to 203 by the Braves. However, six turnovers, including an interception in overtime, kept Davis unlucky. Leave this bunch home when traveling to Las Vegas. 41 into field goal position the final 10 seconds of regulation. entering On second down, with eight seconds left field to play, Davis elected to try a and a bad However, snap subsequent goal. Bountiful 20-ya- rd lost fumble, prevented Morgan from kicking home a victory. It was just a bad snap, said Dickson. Added Wall: I thought we were snake-bitteWe had it well in hand. In the extra session, Bountiful defender B.J. Stark intercepted a Olsen pass on the line to continue the Braves newfound momentum. Three plays later, Haslam booted the n. rd game-winne- game-winnin- By BRET GALLACHER The Darts added seven more early in the second quarter when Olsen connected with touchdown pass. Steve Hunt on a Bountiful didnt retaliate Trailing 14-until the final two minutes of the first half. A keeper by quarterback Matt Jacobs and a PAT by Haslam closed the gap to a touchdown. In the second half, the Braves inserted junior quarterback Terry Rose who drive which led to orchestrated a nine-pla- y B.J. Van Ormans scoring plunge. Rose continued to have an impact in the third quarter scoring from two yards out with 5:36 remaining. Haslams PAT capped a 21-- 0 outburst which held firm until Davis late scoring drive. Both squads return to action Thursday. Bountiful entertains Skyline, while Davis visits Viewmont. rd 0, kick off, the ball squirmed, and Hess squirmed and the Braves swarmed. Bountiful recovered and it was off to overtime. I think the difference in that kick, Bountiful coach Larry Wall said, was that (Morgan) was in a real quagmire down there. Dickson said, but still, if we Yeah dont get the bad snap maybe we win the game. Next, it was Haslams turn to try on the hero uniform. Unfortunately, for the Darts, it was a perfect fit On its first possession of the overtime session, Bountiful managed just five yards on three plays before sending in Haslam on fourth down. rocketed through and Haslams chip-shthe Braves were winners. Haslam also won Bountiful's season opener over Clearfield with a similar overtime boot Theres none better in the state, Wall said of Haslam. Afterwards, Haslam credited his own snapper and holder but also admitted, I had a good, nice grassy spot, too. What Morgan wouldnt have given to be in Haslams shoes. After watching Haslam get ot Several postseason scenarios are involved with the outcome of this weeks region finale. However, the most likely tiebreaker with could be a three-wa- y Cottonwood. On other hand, should Bountiful lose to Skyline and Cottonwood to Highland, the Darts could advance to the 5A playoffs with a win over the Vikes. Chance, chances, chances. The best may be yet to come. Friday, October BOUNTIFUL DAVIS D D D 15 at mobbed by his fellow Braves, Morgan thought, That could have been me. I wanted that so bad. I wanted to get the players and Kaysville 0 7 14 0 7 7 0 7 3 0 24 21 the coaches respect back. Olsen 76 run (Morgan kick) Meanwhile, Haslam described his Hunt 13 pass fromOlsen (Morgan kick) B Jacobs 1 run (Haslam kick) B Van Orman 1 run (Haslam kick) B Rosa 1 run (Haslam kick) Hess 14 pass from Olsen (Morgan kick) B FG Haslam 21 goal line but grass, and Viewmont had taken the lead 10-Weve been practicing that play all week, but we weren't going to use it unless we had to, said coach Harris. Jeff Emery, our offensive coordinator made the call and it worked out. The Viking sideline looked more alive than it had all afternoon when Harris called his kick-of- f team around him. I told them to fly down and with the wet field we might break one free, said the second-yea- r coach. Obviously they took it to heart. The Vikes did break one free as the Colt receiver fumbled the ball on the 20 and Nate Walker gathered in the ball and g touchdown. scampered in for the The Vikes had scored two touchdowns in eleven seconds to 6. Sports Writer The verdict is in: an average team SALT LAKE CITY can beat an above average team with one outstanding player, as shown by Viewmonts defeat of Cottonwood Thursday 17-I was really happy with the way we played, said Viewmont coach Ross Harris. It was one of the best defensive games weve played all year. Indeed, the Viking defense held the Colts in check throughout the game, allowing only 66 total yards and keeping the Cottonwood offense out of the end zone. The first half saw both teams playing sloppy in the muddy, wet field. The scoreboard stayed empty until 7:43 remained in line and the second quarter. The Vikes started on the drove to the eight before the Colt D held. From there Viewmont sent out their place kicker Mike Clark to boot a field goal to put the Vikings up The second half saw the Vikes move the ball with the same success. Starting on their own 36 Viewmont again moved into scoring position behind the steady leadership of QB Maik Larson. Once again however, the Vikes stalled at the Cottonwood 5. Clark again trotted on the field to attempt another field goal. But the Colt defense broke through and blocked the kick, and Cottonwoods Cal Beck scooped up the ball at the 21 and went untouched into the end zone, 79 yards away. I knew he was gone when I saw who picked it up," said Viewmonts coach Harris of the Colt track star who took second in the state 100 and first in the 200 meter runs last year. We dont have anyone in the school who can keep up with him, hes a real stud. The extra point was missed, but the damage was done as the Vikes trailed 6 heading into the final quarter. The two teams used most of the final quarter to practice punts until the Vikes got the ball with 2:56 remaining in the emotion. It feels good. Its got to feel good. How can it not? Just ask Morgan and the Darts. clinch the game, a winning season and a playoff berth. Last year when our season ended we made the goal to make it to the playoffs said the Viking coach. I guess weve made that, this ensures us a spot Viewmont concludes their regular season next week as Davis comes to Bountiful. Thursday, VIEWMONT Cottonwood October 14 at Salt Lake City 0 0 V 3 0 O FG Clark 25 6 14 0 17 6 Beck 79 blocked FG return (kick failed) Clark 82 pass from C. Peterson (Clark kick) V Walker 20 fumble recovery (Clark kick) C V game-clinchin- 50-ya- rd 25-ya- rd sure-foot- 3-- 0. 3-- On their own 18 yard line and down by itueo pomt , took the snap and pitched to Craig Peterson who looked up field to a wide open Mike Clark. Peterson heaved the ball and Clark circled under tire ball as if he were waiting for a punt. When Claik caught the ball he found nothing between him and the 0 Jordan C'wood 6, VIEWMONT 0 Judge 24, WXO 76 yards into the end zone. Late rush lifts Viewmont past Cottonwood game. 21, Jordan 6 ll r. There is none better in the state, said Wall. He has ice water in his veins. Speaking of cold, the Braves opened the contest with all the heat of a frozen TV dinner. And speaking of TVs, the Darts were racking up a highlight reel. On the second play from scrimmage, Davis took the lead when Olsen scrambled 21 Junior 7, BOUNTIFUL finale. Its 21-1- 0 Judge 39, WX7 BOUNTIFUL Thursdays It seems like every time we need a break, the other team gets it, said Davis coach Jim Dickson. Its a heartbreaker. Especially since we had a chance to win it." Chances, chances, chances. 4 with less than two Trailing minutes remaining, Davis took advantage of a poor Bountiful punt to knot the score touchdown pass from Kyle on a Olsen to Brian Hess. Chris Morgan added the PAT. The late score lifted the spirits of the Davis defense which forced Bountiful to punt again after three plays and just 50 seconds of possession. The Darts proceeded to march from the al ts Braves nip Darts in overtime KAYSVILLE Something had to give Friday when two of the unluckiest teams in the state squared off. For years, Bountiful and Davis were state tournament icons. However, since Congratulations to the latest winners of a Clipper this season in Region 2, both reuniting certificate. Little Caesars Pizza! Pizza! and a free find themselves sharing the league squads week Honorees selected each are from portrait at Ozzies. cellar with Cottonwood. Indeed, its been BountifuL Davis. Viewmont or Woods Cross high schools. the region penthouse to outhouse for both, and you can blame it on Lady Luck. Prosperity has been replaced by narrow c losses, uncanny turnovers and just plain ti bad luck. However, Bountiful was anything but lucky wagering on the golden toe of kicker HEATHER CRAIG r Brad Haslam. The talented gridder nailed a PETERSON SHERIFF 21 yard field goal in overtime to lift the Vtowmont Volleyball Viewmont Football Braves to a 24-2- 1 victory. Peterson tossed the Sheriff had four Jackpot! touchdown blocks to help lead the After losing a pair of league games on 17-6 a to in Viewmonts Lady Vikes Cottonwood and last second heroics Region 2 win at Region 2 victory over Viewmont, the Bravesbyfinally hit paydirt. Cottonwood Thursday. Highland Thursday. The decision leaves Bountiful and Davis in a three-wa- y tie with Cottonwood for -SRegion 2s final playoff berth. All three in league play entering squads are 2 Region from the line, with the score tied at 21 apiece, Morgan had finally readied himself following three Bountiful time-oudesigned to make Morgan think g kick and about things for his the subsequent heros welcome he would undoubtedly receive from his teammates. As he lined up on the worst part of a field that was more-suite- d for a than it was for football, Monster Truck-PuMorgan felt his feet sinking. A split second later, so too were the feelings inside each and every Davis player. Center Mike Fowler fired the wet, muddy ball, high and hard, to a lunging Brian Hess, Davis holder. Hess was able to control the ball for a moment put as he tried to place the pigskin down in time for Morgan to get his second-and-go- fun Jordan or WX vs. Morgan thought his chances for redemption had come Friday night. On Viewmont quarterback Mark Larson outruns a beefy Cottonwood Colt during action The Vikings prevailed to clinch a winning season and quite possibly, a state afternoon. Thursday tournament berth. A late Viewmont rally overcame a deficit against the Colts. AVOIDING DANGER: 6-- 3 r v |