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Show Pace : 14 - September 2. 1997 Sports Uintah Basin Standard Dustin Grant, right, punts the ball away from deep in his own end zone, and and hoping, wishing gaining a block was the Altamont team. Blocking the punt was Nathan Jensen of Altamont. The ball rolled out of the end zone for a safety that put Altamont up 8-- which was the score the Longhorns used to defeat the Eagles. Note the ball in the left side of the photograph. BIG RUSH-Duchcs- ne's 0, Christensen, Altamont, left, tries to avoid a tackle by a FOOTBALL PRAYERS ANSWERED-To- dd Duchesne athlete. The Longhorns jumped out to an 0 lead and held off any late fourth quarter miraculous rally by die Eagles to defeat Duchesne for the first time since 1994. The only touchdown was scored on an punt return by Trevin Jensen. TD 83-Ya- rd 8-- Punt Return , Longhorns defense ropes DHS Eagles for 0 triumph 83-ya- rd 8-- tigers lose to Christian Lions By Aldon Rachele Tabiona dropped ita season baseball opener to Intermountain Chris- -' tian, 15-- August 22, but had a closer second game as they dropped a 5 contest. The Tigers will host Meridian, a school located near Provo, Wednesday, September 10 at 1 p.m. Duchesne High Schools Dustin fellow football athletes probably wish they could be Granted One Wish and that is to forget the "Name of Jensen. Trevin and Nathan Jensen combined to score all of Altamonts points to defeat the Eagles in Duchesne, Friday, for the first Longhorn win over the Eagles since the 1994 season. TVevin seemed the game's only touchdown on an punt return in the second quarter and Nathan blocked a punt that produced a safety early in the second half. First game jitters played a part in both teams ending the first quarter at 0-- but Trevin Jensen delivered the knockout punch to the aero better than ear biter, Mike Tyson, as he chewed up yardage down the left side of the field during a punt return that produced the firet touchdown with nine minutes left in the second quarter. T. Jensen snared the ball in the wiidrilenTOwfwM neurtfi Altamont 17 yard line, and survived a bump Grant and 4, 6-- Pass & kick competition Recreation District The 83-ya- rd Uintah will be hosting a Local NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass & Kick competition, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 20 on the football field at Vernal Jr. High School. Beys and Girla ages may participate, however, participants MUST bring a copy of their birth certificate or religious document. No football shoes, cleats, or turf shoes will be permitted. The competition is FREE to all participants. 0, 8-- TAKE quarterback Kyle Ashley hands off the football to a Longhorn running back by the name of Shade Giles. with his teammate, Kenny Stansfield as the two were focused ing on the No. 1 the precious pigskin. "The blocks opened up the left side and I went down the field for the touchdown, said Trevin Jensen. "We (Kenny end TVevin) knocked into each other, but that didn't bother me. I saw the opening and took CAN'T HAVE quarterback Dustin Grant, right, appears to be giving the ball to Zak Mediant, Altamont, but instead he tucked it in and kept the precious item. Late in the game Mecham picked off a Grant pass. item-bagg- Brandon Dart knee injury forces him to miss entire 1997 season By Aldon Rachele Brandon Dart, who starred fin: two football seasons at Union High School before moving on to a defensive starting position on the Uni- versity of Utah team in Salt Lake City, suffered a serious knee injury last week that will force him to miss the entire 1997 season. According to hik father, Roger Dart of Roosevelt, Brandon torn his ACL (ligament) in his left knee during a practice session, Tuesday, August 26. He suffered the same injury on his right knee two years ago, which is now in excellent condition. waa a sad day, but he will bounce back. He will have an operation in a couple ofweeks when the swelling goes down, and then he will to have rehab-t- he whole thing once again," said Roger Dart. Hie iqjury occurred on practically the last play of practice. A tight end caught a pass and was in the act of landing in an qwkward position. It Finally, a kick-but- t, sweat pouring, bag slamming, aggression releasing, power punching, workout tor the "bored with the spa scene" raging kickboxer deep inside us alii IWfWT-H- "Brandon was going to tackle him, but he held up and stood up. The tight end hit Brandon on the outside part of his leg and it (ACL) just popped," said Roger. "Brandon didnt want to hurt him and ended up getting hurt himself- -a freaky thing.. The opposing players momentum or the result of other athlete attempting a block or tackle might have pushed hiip into Dart. Two years ago when Brandon waa injured he was redshirted for the 1995 season. Brandon hopes to receive a hardship year due to the knee injury, but if he doesnt then he is looking forward to returning for the 1998 season, which will be his senior year. B. Dart scored a touchdown in the season opener before being injured in 1995, and last year he was a starter on defense for the entire season. Utah Coach Ron McBride was planning to start Dart at the free safety position where he was listed by the Salt Lake Tribune as the largest Ute in Why ii Cardio-Karat- e sweepinf the country? Because it gives you ill the fun Huff in Kanle (Kicking. Punch in g.Gettinf in Shape) without any of the Knots italT (Uniforms, belts, fe breaking concrete blacks with your head, etc.) Our instructors will have yon breaking a serious sweat aid yonll leant some serious Klf defense techniques without yelling my foreign words. It's hard work, but it's the moat fun way to get in shape ever! And unlike a treadmill, learning Cardiakarale will get you somewhere. For mom info and dam schedules. Call us today! kU4 the defensive backfield, and reported as playing his "Best Football. Don Busenbark coached Dart for two seasons atUnion, and then Dart moved to Northridge High School near Salt Lake City for his senior year in 1993. Northridge won one game in the state playoffs. There are several other former Union Cougars on the University of Utah football team. Sam White and Kevin Wilson are linemen and Adam Smith is a walk on as a linebacker. All three were members of Unions state championship team in 3-- A 1993. Having four former Union Cougars on the 1997 University ofUtah football team explains why former BYU Cougar athlete and Union Coach Busenbark has been wearing a University of Utah sweatshirt during Union practices. Golf Meet set for Sept. The annual Roosevelt Open Meet is slated for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Roosevelt Golf Course. Professionals and amateurs will take part in the three-da- y event Just minutes earlier it appeared that Duchesne had its big break when it recovered an Altamont fumble after a fine run by Shade Giles at the Longhorn 45. However, loss- es pushed Duchesne back into Eagle territory and they were forced to punt with T. Jensen making them pay for failing to take advantage of the fumble by dashing to the end sons for the first score of the game. In the second half, Altamont won the gamble by gaining a first down on a fourth down play and advancing to the Duchesne 43 late in the third quarter. Todd Christensen and Stansfield didn't stand around as they ripped up the middle for huge gains that had Altamont on the 23. Jed Brothereon snared a pass and Giles didn't travel too many milee-ju- st four yards to the nine, which had the Longhorns knocking at the goal line door. After picking up a first down at the five, the TD Door Closed Up tighter than a bottle of honey as the drive got stuck at the two when the ball was fumbled away during the last play of the third quarter. Duchesne stopped Altamont from ' scoringatouchdown,buttheyfound themselves with just two yards to work with early in the fourth quarter. The Eagles were buried in too Roosevelt Fitness 150 S. 450 E., Roosevelt 722-271- 5 33 nt Open Bowling 11 turn, to 10 p.m. 9rff Monday thru Friday Saturdays 5 p.m. -- 11'p.m. Roosevelt Bowl 200E 100 N. 722-269- 5 The Eagles moved into Altamont territory at the 42 yard line on a pass by Duchesne quarterback Grant, but an interception by Zak Mecham killed Duchesnes comeback hopes. A few minutes later Altamont fiimbled the football away near mid-fieand gave Duchesne its Last Chance. However, the Longhorns sacked the quarterback and recovered the bouncing ball a few seconds later to take an 8--0 triumph. Duchesne will have to wait the entire season to attempt to get any revenge as they will battle the Longhorns in Altamont during the final game of the season on October 24. The season openingwinby Altamont was a practice game and won't count in the region standings. The last meeting of the year between the Longhorns and Eagles mil be a region battle. Altamont will battle Rungely in Colorado, Friday at 7 p.m., and Duchesne will host Juab, also, Friday at 5 p.m. Juab placed second at the state meet last year and is favored to win the 1997 crown. The Juab team opened the season by whipping Canyon View, a new school, 27-- Juab is currently ranked No. 1 by the Salt Lake Tribune. Duchesne will host South Summit, September 12 in its Homecoming Game. ld 2-- A 3-- A 0. Union drops game to Morgan Trojans, 38-- 7 scored a touchdown. Now the bad an produced five TDs plus a field goal to beat the Cougars in Morgan, Friday in the season opener, 38-- Morgan moved from news-Morg- Bring Your Family, Bring Your Friends And Have A Ball Bowling Together! Center 8-- First the good news Union Whaiiwr 5W 5-- 7 off. deep of a hole and Grant attempted a punt, but it was blocked by Nathan Jensen. The ball rolled out of the end zone for a safety to put Altamont up by 0 with 10:26 left in the final quarter. The point production by the Jensens probably has Duchesne athletes wishing they both would move to Jensen, Utah, but second-yea- r quarterback, Kyle Ashby, who started last year as a sophomore is glad they attend Altamont High School and so is Longhorn Coach Robert Marshall. "It feels great to defeat Duchesne after losing those couple of years to them, said Ashby. "We worked hard and deserved to win. We just kept running the ball at them. Altamont scored eight points and that was all that they needed as they shutout the Eagles. Coach Marshall gave credit to his defense for the victory. "We got the win, but it wasn't over until it was over. Tm proud of our defense. We made some mistakes, but overall we did a great job, Coach Marshall said. "We scored on the punt return, and then we let our TF do the job." Duchesne was behind by only touchdown plus a two-poiconversion and they never quit, which ' made the Altamont faithful a hit nervous late in the game. 7. class to the the this season, but Union wishes they would have simply left the state and gone to 2-- 3-- A Idaho or Wyoming. Morgan hit the jackpot by scoring the first three touchdowns of the game with Jake Little producing one and David Nye two. Union got on the scoreboard when Parker Morrill dashed into the end sone on a quarterback sneak with just seconds remaining in the but half. Chan Claybum connected on the extra point kick to make the score at halftime, 23-- 7 in favor of Morgan. The Trojans dominated the second half as well. They killed any Union rally hopes with two touchdowns and a field goal-- all in the third quarter. Union will battle Carbon High School on the road in Price, Friday, and then will host Ben Lomond in the first Cougar home game of the season, September 12. Carbon opened the season by being forced into extinction just like those dinosaurs in Vernal. The Pinos got creamed by Uintah, 47-1Friday evening. 4, |
