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Show B1 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, September 2, 2008 SPORTS Emery starts season with a 0-2 record Josie Luke Plagued by penalties and Emery turnovers, the game between the Emery Spartans and the Canyon View Falcons lasted over two-and-a-half hours and ended with Emery losing their second game of the season, 23-12. On Emery’s first possession, the Spartans looked strong, drawing the Falcons off sides on fourth down, with four yards to go to gain the first down, but their first fumble of the game halted what looked to be a promising drive. The Emery defense forced Canyon View to punt, giving their offense a good chance, but the Spartans coughed up their second turnover, an interception after they had nearly reached their opponent’s 20-yard line. After punts by both teams, Canyon view again proceeded to move it down the field, and despite a backfield tackle by Emery Middle Linebacker Derrick Allred, and a batted pass by Cornerback Dusty Jensen, the Falcon Quarterback wrapped up the drive with a three yard run into the end zone. After Canyon View ran Emery’s third turnover back for a touch down, they added a field goal that bounced off of the crossbar and through the uprights for their third score, to lead at the half by a margin of 17-0. Emery excited their fans by forcing the Falcon offense to punt on their first possession of the second half, and then marching 80 yards down the field to score their first touchdown, with plays by J.T. Noyes and Colby Snow culminating in a touchdown run by Chance Ariotti. But again, after exchanging punts, the Spartans lost their momentum and any chance of coming back in the game with their fourth turnover. Canyon view responded to the turnover with another score and so despite scoring their second touchdown on a catch and run by Cameron Hansen with less than a minute left in the game, the Spartans lost, 32-12. The game between the Falcons and Spartans was also marked by a number of penalties. Between the teams, there were at least eight off- sides calls, more than five un-sportsman like conduct penalties and altogether, nearly 20 penalties, which proved to make a tough game for the Spartans last even longer. Despite all of the missteps, the Spartan football team provided a number of impressive plays in the game, which will either prove to infuriate the team, coaches and fans for the rest of the season, or the team will come together to prove that their first two games served as simply the time they needed to work out the bugs. Let’s hope it is the latter. Emery’s next game is against Desert Hills in St. George on Friday, Sept. 5. The two J.V. and sophomore teams will play at Emery High on Sept. 4. Desert Hills comes into the game with a 2-0 record, with wins against Salem Hills and Uintah. Photo by Josie Luke Adriane Weihing and Melanie Frisbie defeated Carbon in doubles play. Emery crushes Carbon in tennis Casey Wood The Emery High School Tennis Team went up against the Carbon Dinos on Aug. 28 at Emery High for their second match of the season. Carbon High’s newly assembled team was no match for the Spartans in the first match of Carbon’s season. Emery came away with what amounted to total domination, winning every match, from the first doubles team of Adriane Weihing and Melanie Frisbie, and the second doubles team of Courtney Sitterud and Brittany Hansen, to first and second singles players Whitney Saupan and Katie Turner. The team did extremely well and both coaches were proud of the effort they put forth. Assistant coach Willie Frisbie said, “All of our girls played like we wanted them to play.” The next match will be at Delta on Sept. 2, followed by a match at North Sanpete on Sept. 3. It’s safe to say that the Emery Tennis team is a force to be reckoned with. Photo by Josie Luke Spartan Hustle Emery High running back J.T. Noyes carries the ball into the end zone for the team’s first score. Though the varsity team lost to the Canyon View Falcons, the J.V. team hold on after a 19-0 halftime lead to win 19-12, and the sophomore team won 6-2. Both the sophomore and J.V. teams face Desert Hills at Emery on Sept. 4. Golf team struggles in tournament Casey Wood The Spartan Golf Team traveled to Delta on Aug. 28 to face off against the other Region 8 teams and see if they could once again fair well in a tournament. The tournament ended with Emery not faring as well as they had hoped. Jessica Murray spikes the ball against North Sevier. Photo by Mandy Davis Lady Spartans slay Wolves 3-1 Casey Wood The North Sevier Wolves traveled to Emery High on Aug. 26 only to be vanquished by our own Lady Spartans volleyball team. The matches began less than perfect for Emery, who lost the first of four matches with a score of 19-23 Sevier. Following the first loss Emery really picked up their game. In the three succeeding matches the scores were 25-23, 28-26, and 25-23, each game respectively going to Emery. “They fought back, they’ve become fighters!” States coach Kris Bell. The game was statistically great for Emery. “They only had 5 missed served out of 4 matches, which was excellent for the team,” said Bell. There were many saves, contributing to the great comeback. Jodi Robertson led in good hits with 20, followed by ShiAnne Allred with 15. The team’s libero (or back row specialist) Jenni Stinson played extremely well. Brooke Jensen did very well with 13 blocks, and Frankie Komar did extremely well with her sets. The team also did very well with their passing when they started getting into the game and really playing. The next tournament will be Sept. 2 against Union at Emery High. The team is shaping up to be a great one, and their games are certainly not something you want to miss. The top four scores which the team used were: Junior Mark Guymon first, shooting an 88, Senior Jason Giles next, shooting a 90, Senior Tayler Tanner third, shooting a 96, and Sophomore Andrew Terry rounding it up with a 99. Unfortunately the final team rankings were not great for Emery. Carbon took first, followed by Juan Diego, then Salem Hills, Delta, North Sanpete, with Emery High taking last. Don’t yet give up on Emery, next week the tournament will be held at North Sanpete. Cross Country team focused for season Josie Luke Emery High School Cross Country Coaches Darrel Gardner and Kristy Guymon have more in mind for the students who compete on the team this year than simply winning competitions, they believe that the sport teaches self-motivation and determination. “Hopefully we’re teaching them a lifestyle,” said Coach Guymon. “Eventually, when they go to college, the only form of exercise that’s cheap and easy to get to is running. Having learned a love for it here in high school, they can go back to that.” They also enjoy coaching the athletes who compete because cross country draws students who already have those attributes. Coach Gardner has coached for years, and still enjoys coaching because “it’s fun working with the kids. The kids we get are cream of the crop kids. They are very dedicated.” Anyone who thinks about running three miles can understand the self-motivation such a sport would take. “You accomplish something 95 percent of people can’t accomplish,” said Gardner. “It is a person versus themselves.” The team practices every day after school and run on their own on Saturday. Both coaches encourage anyone who would still like to join the team, or who would just like to run with them to join them. The Spartan Cross Country team competed in a practice meet on Aug. 27 at Salina Creek against Richfield and North Sevier, placing second. Lacey Montgomery performed incredibly well, coming in first overall in the girl’s race, with a time of 20:58. For the boy’s team, Spencer Fehlberg came in 9th. Guymon said the team did well overall, especially for a first meet. The team competes next in Ferron on Sept. 3 at 3:30. For those interested in watching, the coaches said the Grub Box will be a good place to see the runners. |
