Show m 10— Tin Herald Jeurnal 4 Logan Utah Sunday October 1 1974 In Sky View Spoils Logan Upset Notions 36-1- 1 Romp Rasmussen’s TD Jaunts r Overturn Grizzly Start By Mike Parson Herald Journal Sports Writer Sky View High behind the crunching running of Jerry Rasmussen and the timely passing of Val Gunnell pasted Logan 1 for ib third straight victory over the Grizzlies Logan can’t be accused of laying down and playing dead though the Grizzlies pbyed their best football of the year and gave the Bobcats a game before finally wearing down in the fourth quarter Sky View just had too much going down the stretch using one of the most versatile offenses in the state the Cab scored three fourth period touchdowns and amassed 390 yards total offense Sky View head coach Earl Lindley thought Ms team’s depth was the difference “I thought Logan pbyed a very fine game for the first half but we just wore them down in the second half our depth was redly too strong for them” Rasmussen the senior halfback who started for Logan’i Ed Peterson (70) while Jim Sorensen (M) comes to help the first time since the BonSky View won 1 Valley rivalry Herald Journal photos by Paul neville game proved that he b Carter caliber Carrying tiie ball 12 times for 111 yards and two touchdowns he was the force that had Logan against the wall all day Rasmussen was just too strong for the Logan defenders to 36-1- 190-pou- MAKING THE STOP on Sky View’ Tim Kohler (25) b Grizzly defender Mike Stauffer (52) Jim Chamber! (M) appUei Mock to 30-1- all-sta- te West Side SAME OLD STORY Deals AF Upset Loss - Bobcat Depth Big Factor By Greg Hansen West AMERICAN FALLS Side's Pirates with the championship of the Southeastern Idaho Conference "B League" all but tucked away ventured Into heady company Friday and survived the victor Coach Kohn Smith's Bucs winning for the fourth straight week after two early setbacks belted American Falls of the SEIC 4 coming from behind to do so West Side entertains Hansen Friday at the Buc field having a tie for the league crown already to its credit In Friday's win American Falls scored first on a nine yard 37-1- run by fullback Wayne McConnell in the second period but before half the Pirates scored three times to lead 194 Sput Wood the fiery tailback who has been splendid the past few weeks ran 24 yards for the first West Side score a TD set up by a 26 yard run earlier by Wood Fur the day Wood had 107 yards rushing Recovering a fumble on the Beavers' 35 West Side marched for its second score as Junior QB Larry Thomas hit Kevin Leak from 30 yards out Finally with six seconds in the half TJiomas again cranked up his right arm and spotted leak for a 12 yard touchdown pass After a scoreless third period American Kaib narrowed tiie margin to 4 as Steve Baldwin thrilled the crowd with a 74 yard touchdown pass to Mike 19-1- Brulotte But West Side hammered any comeback hopes pi Thomas dri5- - 'he score guided a on a coming pass to Scott White Thomas' third TD pass of the game For tlie day Thomas connected on nine of 19 passes for d yards and the three scores Leak who caught a pair of scoring passes had seven receptions for 140 yards in all Defensively the Buccos were led by Brad Povcy White Bryan Fisher Dennis Cos and David Sohn who limited the Beavers to 245 total yards The loss dropped American Falls to M for the season 168 bolstered by the excellent junior high programs at South Cache and North Cache Junior Highs the Bulldogs and Spartans each become familiar with Sky View's pby system prior to their sophomore years "We get sophomores who usually haven't played organized football'' Lewis says “It takes them two years to get their feet on the ground and by the time they’re seniors other schools have four and five years of experience on us “The Junior football league will help us somewhat in the future” Lewb has said on frequent occasions “but it still isn't the total answer We’re playing at a large disad- Herald Journal Sports Editor The distance between Logan and Sky View b seven miles as the crow flies It’s about a million miles as football programs go The disparity between the Bobcats and Grizzlies was graphically evident Friday as Sky View gored Logan’s finest football effort ot the year It's getting to be sadly a moral victory for the Grizzlies anytime the score b within three touchdowns as it was Friday Earlier last week Grizzly coach Hal Lewis extolled the reasons why Logan would be better off playing in Class the category for schools under 900 students Logan with barely NO b forced to pby against schools twice as large as Itself Sky View being one of 36-1- 1 3-- A vantage" them Rasmussen who has been slowed all year n failing to match his expectations in full now the most dangerous stride lie’s b runner in the Region with the exception of pre-seaso- For one period Friday actually for three 0 it was almost a dead heal Two Logan fumbles enabled Sky View to take a 144 halftime lead although It was a singularly splendid effort by Bobcat halfback Jerry Rasmussen running twice for long scores that actually broke Logan's back The game was narrowed down to the classic football machine Earl Llndley has composed one of 22 talented football pbyers against Lewis' thin but talented squad of 11 Fur the record Sky View suited up 54 athletes Friday Logan had 29 in uniform In all it was not a week Logan will recall with fondness Sky View's sophomore and juniur varsity teams rolled up a 724 edge over their Grizzly counterparts That's just as It has been for the past three years: embarrassing There's no question Sky View's program b Bonneville’s Clay Blackwell The talent spills over in the Bobcat back-fiel- d with Todd Williams Don Williamson Doug Jensen Tim Kohler and Val Gunnell around Sky View offensive linemen such as Jordon Funk Richard McKenna and Jim Chambers all of whom pbyed well Friday provide Lindley with state tournament timber Izgan meanwhile received an exceptional end Scott game from linebacker-defensivOtrbtensen who sacked Val Gunnell for two losses Christensen and Bryon Andrea son are on par with any Region defensive ace Sky View's Jed Murray David Jensen Todd Johnson Tracy Maughan Brad Thomas and Deno Blau all defensive gbnb rate the same mention e first quarter Sky View had another drive going on ib next possession only to be stopped by an offensive pass interference call one of two in the game against the Bobcats View Sky promptly established control of the game Gunnell hit Williams for 10 to the 49 and then carried to the Logan 45 Rasmussen burst through tiie Grizzly fine ami outran the secondary for hb second TD of the game Gunnell ran for the two point conversion and Sky View was in firm command 144 with 3:51 left in the first half If there was a turning point b tiie game this had to be it The Grizzlies desperately needed to go into halftime without giving up another touchdown Instead rf trailing by only three the Gizlies were looking at an 11 point deficit Second Half Effort Logan came out in the second half trying to catch Sky View asleep but an onside kick attempt foiled The third quarter was a SKY VIEW’S Jerry Rasmussen takes a breather on the sidelines after breaking loose for two long touchdown runs which enabled the Bobcats to close the series to 64 for Logan ar defensive struggle with neither team scoring Sky View had a chance to increase their lead fourth touchdown was on the after recovering an errant Lewb board pitch at the Grizzly 26 But Jerry Jardine stiffled the Cat attempt by cutting In front of Sky View end Dave Jensen and intercepting at the 22 handle one on one Sky View scored ib third Time after time he broke touchdown with 9:44 left in the tackles and it usually took three Grizzlies to finally put the game after a long drive Starting on their own 24 the damps on the big halfback took 11 pbys to reach Cab Good Logan Start A Gunnell paydirt !f as started the Logan game pass and a they were out to end the two year strike reign of the Cats With Jerry in the were thb Dahle big gainers Jardine and Dewayne series ball and the running effectively Doug Jensen who came b the Rand Lewb mixing in passes second half and ran effectively and scrambling runs the Grizzlies looked better than they scored the touchdown on a one have all year yard dive Gunnell again scored Two successive penalties one the two pobt conversion and for holding and the other for Cats were smelling another rout illegal motion finally killed the at 233 The Bobcats scored five Logan drive With fourth and long Logan minutes bter the result of (dace kicker Ed Peterson kicked Logan notbebg abb to move the field goal hb first of ball a Stuck on Its own one yard line the year and Logan led 34 with after a great Sky View punt 3:48 to go in the first quarter Logan's drive took eight Logan couldn't get out of the hole minutes The Grizzlies were forced to After Sky View was forced to punt the Grizzlies took over at punt and Sky View had excellent their own 21 On second down field position on the Logan 30 12 Grizzly back Jerry Jardine With Gunnell passing yards to and Jensen Brad View Oldroyd fumbled and Sky running the ball the Cab had recovered at the 26 Lightening struck Logan as first and goal at the two Gunnell Mt Williams for the Rasmussen crashed over right tackle broke into the secondary apparent touchdown but Sky and raced down the sideline for View's second offensive inthe score on the Cat's first pby terference violation moved the from scrimmage after the ball back to the 16 It didn't matter though fumMe because on the next pby Gunnell Gunnell's point-afte- r attempt was wide and Sky View led 64 found tight end Tony Alvey alone with only 26 seconds left in the b the endzone and the Cats rd d Gunnell-to-Chambe- rs rd Gunnell who b a man of many talents booted the PAT and Sky View was sailing along at 294 with 4:36 left to pby Logan had one moment of glory left b them Delray Purser returned a short kick back to hb 38 and it took the Grizzlies just two pbys to score long run right before halftime it really hurt us But clear across the line my kids pbyed their hearts out I just can’t sfogle anybody out because they all were great" lagan's head coach said Coach Earl Lindley has been pointing to a state championship team ever since hb arrival at the Smithfield school and thb Long Logan Gab might be the year after coming Lewb first Mt halfback Jerry dose so often Tmri statistics Jardine out b the flat and the Sky View Lagan little waterbug sidestepped hb First Downs 1 9 22 237 to 144 40 Rushing yards the Cat way 9 201 Tom Obray then got behind the Passes 163 90 Passing Yard Sky View secondary and Lewb Total Offense 234 390 75 6 52 threw a perfect pass that Obray Penalties 1 4 Lost took b stride for Logan's only Fumbles 6 37 636 Punts touchdown of the day Individual Statistics Rushing — Rasmussen The same combination clicked Dahle 13 73 Jardine S 43 Jensen for the two print conversion with Oldroyd 3 20 Williams 6 21 10 16 Lewis 7 16 Winger Olxay literally bulling Ids way Cunnell Chambers 1 5 Williamson 2 5 over a Cat defender into the Receiving — Williams 3 61 Kohler endzone Obray 40 Jardine 3 37 Chambers 2 3 lahle 1 with trailed 333 Logan Jensen i i2 Alvey — Gunnell S 19 1 143 Passing remaining 1 TD Lewis 5 9 90 yards yards final View scored the Sky I’D Maughan 20 yards I TD pof'ita of the game when junior League Games quarterback Alan Maughan Mt Tbn Kohler for a 20 yard TD with five seconds to go Gunnell added the final pobt of the afternoon to make It 1 Grizzly coach Hal Lewb was was very proud of the effort thb team came up with “I couldn't have asked for a better effort from the kids you just don't know what kind of sacrifice they made for thb game We just got Logan 5 167 5 down the Friday's Results whipped 1 29-1- 1 1 1 36-1- 1 stretch" "They wore us down b the fourth quarter but my kids never gave up I think when Rasmussen broke lose for that Sky View 3a Logan 11 Bonneville 14 Hoy 9 Bear River 21 Box Elder 20 Orem 20 Weber IS Wednesday's Schedule Sky View at Weovr Box Elder at Roy Bonnevillf at Logan 10 Wyoming Fumbles Give Sun Devils Win LARAMIE Wyo (UPI) rizona State quarterback -A- Den- Sproul threw a touchdown pass to wingback Morris Owens and dived in from one yard out and specialist Dan Kush kicked a field goal to give the Western Sun Devib a Athletic Conference wb over nis d 16-1- 0 play drive that went 45 yards Kush's attempted point-afte- r was wide to the right Kush came back b the second period however with a field goal Wyoming forced the kick with 6:46 left before the half by holding on after a turnover on Cowboy flanker Andy Dixon's fumble Sproul lut Morris in the third quarter for the final ASU score Wyoming Wyoming plagued by fumbles got its touchdown on a Wyoming's touchdown ended d run by fullback a drive in tiie opening Robbie Wright b the first period aided by a pass period Quarterback Kick Cosinterference penalty called tello kicked a field goal against Arizona Stale Costello for the only other Cowboy kicked his field goal after ASU line held at its points Arizona State b only its Arizona State dominated rusecond win at Laramie was shing rolling up 186 y arils in 61 slowed by the stubborn defense WEST SIDE 27 carries while Wyoming was but took advantage of Wyoming held to 90 yards in 43 carries AMERICAN FAILS It mistakes and recovered six of Team Statistics the Cowboys' 10 fumbles ASU AF ws ATTENTION HUNTERS: 17 also intercepted one Costello tl First Downs Cuitem US ik—iy 99 ASU hast two of four ipvnf Vards Rushing I hI4 imm W will till m4 IM It pass Yards Passing fumbles Fall lh lMfiit Jm a4 etk 745 76 Total Odens —by— 11 W elM buy h4— The Sun Devils' first score in 9 700 6 7 1 Passing 7 75 5 45 Penalties the opening period on Sprout's WOODBURY'S CO Scar By Quarters d run capped a seven- 19 0 0 )64Nrlk6ikWii ley' 1 till West Suit 0 6 0 S American F alls one-yar- d d 20-ya- LOOK WHO WE BEAT I 1 one-yar- SSIC Manning League Games (I (tear lake Marsn Valley Prevon Malad Soda Springs tank River American Fells Aberdeen All Games Hew Lake Marsh Valley Malad Soda Springs Iraki I7cr Prrslnn American F alls Aberdeen Friday's Results American Falls West Side l Soda Springs 71 Her lake 6 76 Marsh Valley 74 Malad Friday's Schedule Hansen al West Side Preston at Marsh Valley American Falls at Bear Lake Soda Springs at Malad ONI Y AT four seasons sport center IQASVt North Moln Logon 753-246- 2 9:306:30 Tuts-So- l J |