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Show Sports -- THE SAMPLER Friday, Oct. 10,1980 feir Da Linilhms dwyir IMltiogtairD The Dugway Mustangs pounded Altamont for four first-hatouchdowns plus another in the third period to defeat the young Longhorn team 28-- at Altamont. The shutout was the first since Dugway blanked the Grantsville Cowboys a year ago, and it lifted the Mustangs overall record to 8--3 and their league mark to total of 16 turnovers. But tonight the offense was back in fold. lf THE GROUND game picked up a total of 158 yards with the speedster Williams gamering 102 in just 12 carries. Sixty-eigyards of that was on a second quarter sweep which was nothing les than playbook perfect. Witkowsld added 37 more but the senior had two long gainers that were called back because ,of penalties, which the Mustang collected several of, and often. In total, Dugway had 95 yards assessed them in the first half, and tacked on 50 to that in the second 24 0 ht . 1-- 2. RUNNING backs John Witkowsld and Lennie Williams, along with split end Brad Eva and lineman Larry White, scored for the Mustangs as Dugway accumulated 20 first-half points. Scott Dolle and Joe Mohammed led the defensive effort with 13 tackles apiece as the Mustangs let the Longhorns past the SO yard line but twice, and those drives were the result of a fumble. though their last two games were high scoring affairs, the defense in all fairness was not to blame because the Mustang offense had committed a minutes. THE Mustangp other back, John Bate, accounted for only 19 yards on five carries before being kicked Out midway through the third quarter because of an unsportsmanlike conduct call which was heatedly debated. The passing game was also in evi- -- dence, accounting for their final score. With the offense scoring 14 points in the first 15 minutes, he defense decided to get into the. act midway in the second quarter; WITH Akamoot at their own 20, Dolle and Mohammed teamed to sack the Longhorn quarterback for a five yard loss before White picked off a pass over the middle to score and put Dugway up by 20 at die half. Although the Longhorns never seriously threatened with a drive of their own, they did get a break early in the third period when the Mustangs fumbled at their own 26. Dugway s defense, however, continued their 'shutout play' from the first half as Dolle clogged the middle on three successive bursts and Eva batted away a fourth down pass at his own five. fumble. With Witkowsld recovery at the Altamont 28, quarterback Jimmy VanLeeuwen engineered an eight-pla- y drive highlighted by the running talents of Mohammed arid Williams, and VanLeeuwens own scamper down to the eight. 10-ya- rd The senior then offset a motion penalty with a touchdown pass to Eva and the Mustangs led 28-WITH THE lead, and shutout, in0. sight, Dugway s defense stiffened. On Altamont s ensuing drive, and facing a critical fourth down situation, Carter slipped behind the line to sack the Longhorn quarterback.1 Engle, Mohammed, and Arturo Ng all made tough plays against the run on Altamont s next series before caught the signal caller for a Wit-kows- ld LATER ON in the period, loss. Mohammed pounced on a fumble but ROBB KROFF and Engle prethe offense stalled. Engle and Carter served the shutout with 1:42 remaingot it back, though, as they belted a ing with some more aggressive play at Longhorn running back forcing a the line. six-ya- rd j I MD'OTl Laden with sophomores and Clipped because of an injury to their touchdown run and the Mustangs led by 14. Whites interception upped the starting quarterback, Altamont seemed destined to suffer problems lead to 20 and the Mustangs were off from the very start. The beginning of and running. the end, however, came a little sooner Dugways defense played as well in the first half as they did in the second than everyone expected. On their first play from scrimmage, with the Longhorns netting just 37 a Longhorn running back was hit hard yards on the ground. ALTAMONT, however, never had by Carter; and Williams recovered at Altamont s 34. good field position to begin with and FOUR PLAYS later, Witkowski the credit goes to Bate, who twice went in from a yard out and the Mus- -. kicked the ball into the end zone on kickoffs, and VanLeeuwen, who boottangs led 6-Beginning the second period, Dug- ed one for 49 yards and averaged 39.5 way sent Witkowski around left end yards on the night. Because the game was lopsided, the for another apparent score. But a nullified and it the Mustangs also found time to play holding penalty Mustangs on three downs, were sophomore quarterback Steve 'Bruce'. forced to punt. Bruce performed admirably in five Their fortunes, however, changed and a half minutes of duty, especially drive, when an quickly with 8:35 remaining in the in a second-quarthalf. touchdown apparent by Witkowski ON DUGWAYS first play from was called back and a pass to a wide-ope- n Eva was foiled by an interfer-enq- e scrimmage, Williams swept right and call. then cut back upfield for a 0. . er 68-ya- rd Mustang lose Park Opener; Turnovers spell doom at home Derailed offensively because of six turnovers, ing a hand in his face and throwing off- - balance. The gain was down to the ten but a motion penalty wiped it out and the Mustangs .started from!scratch again at the 47. Three plays later, VanLeeuwen and Co. faced a fourth and a foot situation. AS ASSISTANT Coach George Bruce explained, We were going to change the count at the line to try and draw them off. If that didnt work, we were going to have Jimmy pass to Brad at the right sideline. But the Miners didnt take the changed cadence and disaster struck when the exchange between Rendon and VanLeeuwen was mishandled causing a fumble.' The Miners recovered and went 58 yards in less than two minutes for a 14 point lead and, along with it all of the momentum. On Dugways next series, VanLeeuwen was intercepted. Six plays later, the Miners owned a 20 point lead. PARK CITY took advantage of the Mustangs ballhandling misfortunes early when they marched 44 yards in five plays to lead 7-- 0 with 1:12 remaining in the first quarter. Opening the quarter one series later, the Miners took advantage of some sloppy tackling to score on their first play from 64 yards out to up their lead to 14 points. Though Burke and the defensive line played' as aggressively as ever in the second period, the offense still wasnt together. WITH A FOURTH down and one situation, Dugway was caught for encroachment. The Mustangs proved, however, that the day was going to be a long one when they recovered a Miner fumble deep in their territory only to lose it one play later when the snap was mishandled. the Dugway Mustangs dropped their season opener to the Park City Miners, 26-- at Park City September 19. 4 The loss drops the Mustangs overall record to 2 arid their league record to OF THE SIX miscues, two of them were taken in for scores in the fourth quarter when the Mustangs had closed to within eight, 14-But amidst the dejection were a few bright spots in the persons of Jeff Burke, Jimmy VanLeeu6, 2-- 0-- 1. 6. wen and Jack Engle. Burke and Engle were both superb on defense, - with Burke picking off a Miner pass, and recovering a fumble while Engle spent most of his day it) the Miner backfield harassing runners. " Though the duo had a great deal of help in Jeff Carter, Tracy Mullendore and Scott Dolle, they simply were on the field longer than they could handle. The running game was the prime culprit. The offense generated but 78 yards on.theg round the entire game due in part to the fact they never uw the Kail ON TWO OCCASIONS the snap of the ball was mishandled while the other two fumbles were caused by bad handoffs between quarterback and running back. With 4:46 remaining in the third quarter, Larsen replaced John Witkowski with his starting flanker VanLeeuwen, and the senior responded with the Mustangs only scoring drive. Working from his own 31 yard line, VanLeeuwen, noted for his accuracy, found Burke at the Miners 48. ON THE NEXT play, John Bate suffered a shoulder separation and was taken to the hospital. Without Bate, Witkowski moved in at halfback and immediately caught a pass at the 33 for a first down. After Lennie Williams went around left end for five, Witkowski followed the blocking of Williams, Carter and Dolle for a gain to the 11. r i i . Even in defeat, the Dugway Mustangs did have some Jimmy VanLeeuwens touchdown drive and pass good performances against Park City and South against the Miners, and the defensive play of Jeff Summit. Among them were (from left to right) Burke (Park City) and Tracy Mullendore. The duo combined for 45 yards and, along, WITH MISTAKES coming at every turn, the' with a South Summit holding penalty, moved the defense didnt see much time on the sidelines and home quickly became their own territory inside Mustangs down to the Wildcat 19. FROM THERE, VanLeeuwen teamed with the 30 yard line. who made under a But despite giving up 34 points, the Mustang circus catch Darryl Storwald, defensive good pressure, to put the Mustangs up by defense, playing without injured Jeff Burke, six. accredited itself well and prevented the score from But they never reached paydirt again. skyrocketing. After the Mustangs first turnover. Jack Engle Reassessing their offensive game plan after the Park City loss, the Mustang coaching staff decided teamed with Williams to sack the quarterback and to employ the wishbone formation in hopes of getScott Dolle followed with a jarring tackle of his own, forcing the Wildcats to punt, ting speedster Lennie Williams around the comer faster. The move was also designed to keep two ENGLE TEAMED up with Tracy MullenVanLeeuwen the at dore late in the second period to thwart a Wildcat JV year starting quarterback controls while former signal caller John Witkowski drive after South Summit had blocked a punt, and moved to the backfield. Mullendore returned to haunt them again with a THE MOVE, however, didnt pay dividends, fumble recovery at the 3:36 mark. at least this time out. After VanLeeuwens third interception, Engle, Williams was held to only one yard rushing Williams and Larry White buried the Wildcats, on while John Bate and Witkowski contributed 24 and three downs to give Dugway the ball at their own 34 yards respectively. Bates 13 yard gainer in the nine, with 19 seconds remaining in the half. fourth quarter was the Mustangs longest of the Instead of running out the clock, the Musevening. tangs opted for a pass play to the right sideline. was VanLeeuwen to also have benefited from The toss was intercepted and the Wildcats scored the new look and the quarterback, who had three leaving the Mustangs down and pretty much out at 20-6- . or four catchable balls dropped on him, did well when he found his receivers going 10 for 21 for 113 REFUSING TO yield, however, the Musyards. tangs, in the person of Arturo Ng, kept South SumBUT THE SENIOR suffered badly when he mit at bay in the third quarter. did miss connections as the Wildcats picked off six. Ng twice sacked the quarterback after another To VanLeeuwens credit, the signal caller was fumbled punt, and caused a fumble moments later sacked only twice all evening as the Wildcats kept which Engle pounced on alertly. him. on In the fourth quarter, Ng helped out Williams good pressure But perhaps the biggest single factor in the throw a runner for a loss while Joe Mohammed, in lass was the mental errors; those blocked punts and the same series,' hurried a throw which fell incommissed punt returns. Though they led to only (me t plete. To their credit, only once did the Wildcats score, it prevented the Mustang offense from getscore without the help of a turnover. ting any sort of rhythm and left the defense very little time between breathers. . South Summit 34 Dugway 6 Beset by 10 turnovers, the Dugway Mustangs disappointed a homecoming crowd September 26 by losing to the South Summit Wildcats 34-The Mustangs were intercepted six times and suffered through two blocked punts and a couple of fumbled punt returns after drawing first blood in the opening minutes of the game. THE LOSS dropped Dugway to 0--2 in league 2-play while their overall record dipped to 3. Though they had to recover from a blocked punt to. do it, the Mustangs did score first with 5:31 remaining in the first quarter on the arm and catching abilities of quarterback Jimmy wen and split end Brad Eva. FROM THE NINE, VanLeeuwen and split end Brad Eva missed connections in the end zone on second down; but moments later the pair exploited the Miner secondary with Eva hauling in the pass in the left corner for the score to trail . 6. 14-- 6. . And things looked to be turning around. 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