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Show A12 WASATCH COUNTY COURIER es _ Wasps Fumble Opportunities RUSS RIGGS dell ween SPORTS Early on, however, Wasatch EDITOR =~ he Wasatch High football team — dropped to 2-6 on the season Friday with a 27-13 loss: to _ Uintah, ending all hope of post-season play. ~The Wasps was siasm. After forcing Uintah to punt, able to take a 7-0 lead when linebacker Garrett Gressmen intercepted Ute Wasatch fumbled the ball on their own 30, and the Utes wasted no time finding the endzone. quarterback Alan Belcher at the Wasp a ee ees LULL BULL raga , Sinan “If I would quit calling those fumble -plays we would be alright,” Wasatch IL. the Wasatch e passing. attack never hurt.the Ute defense, run- UL 1 crt et ergo ae LUMA and quarterback . David Gertsch were able to gain good amounts of yardage the entire night. _ es to Ryan a ae LL. ALIA OO caret ee ttt OO aa pa ere “We've had difficulty defending the an i } | - As if placed under a year long curse, ‘the turnover, with Gertsch bursting through the line on a quarterback Wasatch repeatedly accumulated penalties and made big turnovers, as keeper all the way down to the Ute 11yard liné. Two. plays later, Weishar we get inside the 30-yard line. We seem to’ panic ‘when “we get down. there, 19) i said.” Tree | scored on a three-yard run with 5:46 remaining in the first quarter. 3 | = inside the five, and Belcher scored ona - Uintah continued its scoring fest on it’s’ receiver Jordan-Brady on a spectacular and..out although. the Wasps. will be playing for pride, Tree feels: that of .traffic, tacklers. like a gorilla PRBS A swats ae “He’s a good Favorite Athlete Nomar Garciaparra. Favorite Sport: Motocross . _ , Favorite Sports Team: Vikings . - Favorite Food: Anything i Favorite School Subject: English Person Who Has Influenced You the Most: Grandparents ! Goals for the Future: College a game like | this—and a year that could have been so much more. __ “Tf you. can’t have fun playing football, then you shouldn’t play. It’s the Seniors last game, and we'll | give them a chance to do the things they want to do,” he said. “Whether you win or not, hopefully you’ve to Gressmen ‘and a nice run by Gertsch. However, just like clockwork, a key turnover spoiled | the drive as Weishar coughed up the football on the 15-yard line and Uintah was able to run out the clock. Unfortunately for the Wasps, the learned some things-the value of hard ~ work and teamwork.” — | Thursday’s game will begin at 7:00 p.m. i Car You Wish You Had: Lambourghini 2004 | from lete,”. Kurg Belcher pass -.~-And, much can be learned. ath- Favorite Movie: Me, Myself & Irene © Baseball Pionbers 2s ti<-next - Thursday. shedding ee Other Sports/Activities: Basketball, Motocross Inits last game of the season, Wasatch ;will play host to the always talented. Lehi : pass. Brady wove inf SE poo nse FE ceva te > Pacis: 2a, Bn /. deficit just before halftime, the Wasps drove all the way down to the Ute 16 yard line on a long Sport/Activity: said: o7v-yard- touchdewn., in A a big victory and boosting their record : next possession as Belcher hit wide key turovel spoiled the Wasps eth ! aaa a pli es pu a 0 terete ren nae 2S am pine Se ant Price three-yard bootleg to tie the score at to 4-4, | Sena seven. mre | —» “Pm pleased with the guys heart, we. Then, after forcing a three and out, just make mistakes at key times,” Tree momentum had shifted to ‘Wasatch, ‘a Favorite Music Group: Eminem. ee Wee Woman Seleyoe and Wade Wasatch was able to get the ball back late in the fourth. quarter, but a Ath’ and 10 pass by Gertsch at the 50yard line fell incomplete, giving Uintah. And, just when it seemed that all re : Kohler scored on a 13-yard run. _. The problem, however, was when tiey Gave qu yearlong. - 2 “We have a penalty or fumble when | before running back Brandon. Holmes option, but we made some good adjust--‘ments. Coach Tree is a good coach,” Uintah head coach Kurg Belcher said. the Wasps threateneda score deep in Cie on e the Utes a commanding 20-7 lead. The Wasps fought back, however, showing tremendous heart by clawing _ back into the game. On their next pos- session, Wasatch scored their last points of the game, driving 77-yards with Gertsch picking apart the Ute defense with big runs and clutch pass- - ning backs Tony Seaver and Luke. Weishar almost played from running back Ben Batty that gave head coach Ron Tree said. “We've lost Although scrimmage, _ Later in the third quarter, Uintah mounted an impressive 64-yard drive capped off by a short touchdown run pie ‘Tm proud of the kids.” from appropriate for this game “Wasatch is struggling, but they have a good program. The breaks just don’t come for them,” Kurg Belcher Shida 25s of ag : played well at times, but - a few close games on freaky things, but first play A couple long pass plays got Uintah — Friday the 13th. . 30-yard line. The Wasps capitalized on in the end couldn’t overcome big mis- takes and key turnovers. . ~bad luck continued into the “second half, as Seaver fumbled the ball on the men’s and placing high in region on Wednesday. _. “[T was really, really happy everybody ran well,” Wasatch coach Larry Bray said. “Their improvement was - great.” Competing against other talented teams in region 10, the Wasatch’ women took second place behind Judge, and the men placed third behind Judge and Uintah. J Ee LU Cane LL.| mee Were? Rell To compete at the state meet, a high school team must place in the top three at region. . «= “There are some really good pro- grams, it will be tight and close,”. Bray said. | vie : The key to cross-country, according to Bray, is to peak at the end of the season and have all your runners compet- ing at the highest level. © e me ante. rae se tee seemee = at ie a a M pata AE a bl a Ah My . EE |a High women’s cross-country teams advanced to the state meet by: The state meet, held today at 1:30 in Sugar House Park, will be a tough test for the Wasps. . a enREan t von Fees he Wasatch STAFF ‘ And although the Wasps have a very young team, he feels that they will be competitive with some of the bigger schools. cca | At COURIER A “We're real young, but we can get a real good finish. It has come together the way it was supposed to. And, as of now, we are exactly where we want to be,” he said. BU een ee eget tens ee oem _ RUSS RIGGS Soo dh “i ewe tee sal ae eer enone eee eae ~ Cross-Country Advances to State’ |