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Show Braves cruise past Woods Cross 41--0 Braves were in the end zone and up Mark Watson 14-- Sports Editor Bountiful High BOUNTIFUL has molded an excellent football program and this years team is right in step with teams of the past. With a 41-- 0 shellacking of Woods 6-- 1 by Shaun Kremers who ran 20 yards for the touchdown. On the next series the Cats drove from their 20 to Bountiful 43 with a run by Jessop, some nice runs by Barnett and a pass to Gurr. Tony Anderson sacked the WX QB on fourth down to end the drive. With Tory Nash at quarterback. Bountiful drove 80 yards to open the second half. Good runs by Murdock, Brian Worthley, Chris Evensen, Jones and Aaron Kuehne 1 helped lead the charge. Worthley d out for scored from Bountifuls fifth touchdown. With one-yar- the PAT it was Clipper PhotoBrett Taylor FIERCE RUSH: Bountiful's Jerod Parkinson grabs hold of Woods Cross running back Mike Gurr. The Braves have shut out their last two opponents. 7-- 43-ya- rd 7-- 3. 72-yar- ds -- 12-ya- rd with 7:26 left The Cats picked up a first down on the next series, but were forced to punt from their own 35. Murdock took the punt at his 30 broke a couple of tackles and then sprinted to d touchdown the goal for a 70-yar- Braves could have been called Minute Men. That's as long as it Russ Jessop and Mike Gurr and the passing of Todd Barnett, but could took them to score touchdowns not put together more than two or three first downs in a row. The Cat offense couldnt push the ball past -- one minute. On the flip side, the Cats moved d ball with the running of hard-nose- 40. Meanwhile the the Braves Braves were too quick and powerful on offense. Bountiful controlled the line of scrimmage. After Woods Cross opening possession, Craig Jones ran for yards and then 9 yards and then Wes Patterson took off on T.D. jaunt. Dax Rapp added the PAT and it was The two teams exchanged possessions with an interception by Jerod Parkinson and a fumble recovery by Mike Gurr. Woods Cross, still in a generosimood, coughed the ball up at its ty own 31. The ball popped up and Craig Jones grabbed it and ran to the 6. Three plays later and the 1 44-ya- Provo Dogs upset Viewmont 31-ya- rd 35-- 0 in the third quarter. 2-- non-regi- and was grabbed flew The Bountiful machine does Lynn Averett Sports Writer BOUNTIFUL Viewmonts football team came into their final home game as heavy favorites against a weak 4A Provo High club. However, the Vikes didnt perform and the Bulldogs earned a 16-1- 3 action upset victory in Wednesday night. Viewmont scored first on a TD interception by Brandon Wood. Clint Layton added the PAT giving the Vikes a 0 first quarter lead. With 1:10 left in the half Provos Staven Thompson connected on a field goal cutting the lead to On the ensuing kickoff, Viewmonts Brian Jackson sprinted for a TD. The PAT failed but Viewmont was up 13-- 3 at the half. The second half was all down hill for the Vikes. With the first string out, Provos ground attack punished the Vikes as the Bulldogs scored twice in the fourth. The first score came on a 21 yard run by Matt Thornton and the second was a pass from quarterback Jon McGarry to Davey Ware. Going in, the game plan was play the starters in the first half and then let the backups get varsity playing time in the second, said Viewmont coach Ross Harris. Im extremely disappointed with our starters. We should have been up 28-- 0 at the half. They didnt get the job done. With 1:13 left in the game. 1:38 remaining in the second quar- One minute later it was 28-- 0 when the Braves defense scored. Tony Anderson batted a pass which seem to be hitting on all cylinders scoring 81 points and allowing 0 in the last two games against rival Cottonwood and cross-tow- n and Colts Woods Cross. But the record of 2 Cats have combined 1 wins and losses. I like playing a game during the UEA week to keep our momentum. We just wanted to get out of there without getting anybody hurt. We wanted to win of course. I have a lot of respect for Coach Haning and the coaches at Woods Cross. They are good people and good coaches, Wall said. The Braves went right back to work on Thursday and Friday with planned. And then will begin their regular practice routine on Monday. The Braves will host another crosstown rival, Viewmont, on Friday. Both teams are tied in region standings with 1 records. The winner of that game will clinch a playoff berth. During Wednesdays game the in ter. said. sessions yards Murdock carried four of the five and plays. He had runs of 16, 3, 30 21-- 0 with 8 for the T.D. It was Their biggest tests, however, will come in the next few weeks. The thing Im most pleased with is our consistency. Were playing steady through the whole game and were playing with confidence. We arent having a lot of ups and downs, coach Larry Wall conditioning w five plays for their third touchdown early in the second quarter. Brad Cross Wednesday the Braves improved to 1 on the season. some ith a kick by Rapp. The Braves drove 69 0 31 INT (Layton kick) Viewmonts Darren DuBois tackled Provos punter at the Viking five. However, Viewmonts offense couldnt take advantage as the Bulldogs picked off a Viking pass in the end zone to preserve a Provo win. I could have put the starters back in and we would have won the game. But with this being a nonregion game and were at Bountiful next week, I didnt want to take any chances of injuries, said coach Harris. Besides, these kids deserve the chance of play. Provo dominated on offense and defense. The Bulldogs rushed for 219 yards and passed for 46 for a total of 265. Thornton carried 31 times for 160 yards and one TD. The Bulldog defense held the Vikes to 79 total yards, 58 rushing and 21 passing. Brent McFarland led the Vikes in rushing with 29 yards on six' carries with DuBois rushing five times for 20 yards and 55 in return yards. Our special teams played well, but that was about it, said an upset coach Harris. Provo controlled the ball for 29 minutes and 51 seconds while the Vikes time of possession was 18 minutes and nine seconds. Viewmont will have to come ready to play next Friday as Viewmont plays league leader Bountiful on the Braves home field. Bountiful comes into the game following a 41-- 0 blowout over Woods Cross. Provo Viewmont 03 0 760 13-1- 6 3 16-1- 3 43 FG kickoff return (kick 72 failed) 21 run (Thompson kick) 12 pass from McGarry (kick blocked) 7-- 0. 1 punt return and the final score of the game. The PAT was blocked and it was 41-- 0 with 3:37 left in the third quarter. Woods Cross will play at Granite Thursday at 7 p.m. The Farmers have not won a game this year. WX Bountiful 0 0 0 14 14 13 0-- 0 0-- - Patterson 44 run (Rapp kick) Patterson 3 run (Rapp kick) 8 run (Rapp kick) B Kremers 20 interception B- B return (Rapp kick) B - Murdock 70 punt return |
