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Show Miner Turnovers Kill Homecoming Upset Chances I : ; i . - - . . ; f. f . 1 ... r 1 : " " f - . ' -' - . f f f ' 1. ' j I . W " ' I I . , . . ..r 1 I : i v J V -. 1 I 7 " : I' : ' ') i.v' f A North Summit effigy was hung in city park the night before the bis homecoming came and set to flames, but the voodoo had little The improved Park City High School Miners, hoping for an upset against powerful North Summit, battled the elements and a hard-running power offense last Friday but came out on the short end of a 36-8 score. On a bitter cold afternoon with snow flurries passing by on the horizon, the Miners managed to move the ball against the more experienced, bigger North Summit Sum-mit team, but costly turnovers prevented them from mounting a scoring drive until the closing moments of the game. On defense, a young defensive line stopped the Brave on many occasions but were unable to cut off effective quick counter plays and handoffs to the hard-running backfield. North Summit's Scott McQueen gained 117 yards rushing and scored two touch-' downs. - The win brought North Summit's Sum-mit's division record to 2-0, following their victory over South Summit two weeks ago, and left the Miners winless in two tries. The Braves took the opening kick-off and promptly marched 53 yards for their first score, a one yard plunge by tailback Bart Richins. North Summit quickly established the tone of their offense, with quarterback Max Pace sending his three backs straight up the middle, alternating alternat-ing handoffs and fakes to each one; McQueen gained 31 yards in the Braves' first two plays from scrimmage, and coupled with two off-sides penalties, North Summit was already on Park City's 12 yard line on their third play of the game. The Miners missed their chance to return the score on their first possession, following a failed effect on Friday's outcome. Costly mistakes made the difference. North Summit conversion attempt, at-tempt, fumbling the ball away on their first play after a good return by Bob Jarvis and a facemask penalty which gave them good field position on the Braves' 25 yard line. A holding call prevented the Braves from gaining a first down deep in their own territory and mounted another drive, but a good punt brought the ball back to midfield where the Miners go their second try. Park City fought back, moving within three yards of a touchdown on a series of handoffs to fullback Howard Davidson and 32 yard - in spite of a roughing the kicker penalty on a Provost punt. The half ended with North Summit leading 14-0. Taking the second half kickoff and starting on their own 20, the Miners again fell victim to a costly turnover, fumbling the ball on their first play. North Summit quickly padded their lead and dampened hopes of a sudden Miner comeback when, on their second play, quarterback Max Pace dropped back and hit Scott Robinson from the 15 yard line. The conversion was no good, but the Miners grimly faced a 20 point deficit. The lead allowed the North Summit defenders to take more risks and Park City was hurt on their next two possessions by a charging line expecting the pass. Provost was sacked for big losses, nipping their drives in the bud. Although the Miners' defense held, Park City couldn't mount a drive until late in the quarter. Taking over on their own 20, the Miners returned to the running game and picked up good yardage with quick openers and off tackle plays to Pavidson and Jarvis. Having moved to the North Summit 46 yard line, the Miners' momentum was slowed by a short gain by Davidson and two successive incomplete passes. pass-es. A fourth down pass to Jarvis in the flat gained seven yards, but the play fell two yards short of a first down and North Summit took over on their own 35. After two big gains up the middle with their running backs, the Braves were pushed back to their own 45 by a holding call, but surprised Park City and put the game out of reach with a 55 yard touchdown bomb to Scott Robinson on the first play of the fourth quarter. The conversion was good and North Summit lead 28-0. Park City took over on their own 37 and again mounted a long, but unsuccessful drive. Passes to Jarvis and handoffs to Davidson and Jarvis took the ball to the North Summit 13 yard line before the Braves again swarmed over Provost for two big losses, one on a fourth down play from the 18 yard line. With little more than six minutes left in the game, North Summit took over and ate up more than half the remaining time, aided by a critical off sides penalty on the Miners, to put the icing on the cake on a 13 yard off-tackle run by Bart Richins. Still fighting hard against North Summit's first string team, the Miners finally scored with a little over a minute to play. Davidson ran the North Summit kick-off back to midfield and a quick pass to Mike Gebauer put the Miners on their opponents' 37 yard line with a first down. Still under heavy pressure, Provost completed a 17 yard pass play to Jarvis down to the 18 yard line, and used his running backs to move the ball to within two yards of the goal. With a second down and goal, Davidson ran off right tackle for the touchdown. The conversion pass to Jarvis was good, making the score 36-8. The Miners were scheduled to play South Summit high school this Wednesday at 3:30 on the new Park City high school field. pass play again to Davidson, but a clipping call on the big gain brought the ball back to the North Summit 26 yard line. When the North Summit defense got tough, stopping Park City's talented fullback for no gain on two successive plays, quarterback Corey Provost went to the air, but a third down sideline pass was broken up by the Brave defender on what many thought was an early tackle. On a fourth down and 10 gamble, the Miners coughed up the ball again as a Braves safety stepped in front of receiver Davidson to intercept. Starting on the 10, the Braves moved the ball to midfield before being stopped on their own 41 yard line. Taking over after the punt on their own 34 yard line, the Miners switched to halfback Bob Jarvis, who gained a first down on three successive handoffs, a late hit penalty brought the ball to the North Summit 40 yard line, but Park City's drive was stalled by two successive sacks of their quarterback for 6 and 12 yard losses. Taking over on their own 41, the Braves mounted their second scoring drive with a little more than five minutes left in the first half. Again using the counter plays and quick traps, North Summit used their running backs to take big chunks of yardage, finally scoring on a pitchout to Bart Richins from the nine yard line. The two point conversion was good. 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