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Show Vikings Get Going, Beat Uintah In Game Held Last Wednesday by Jan Carter Viking Sportswriter The Pleasant Grove Vikings, sparked by two quick touchdowns touch-downs in the first quarter, defeated de-feated the Uintah Utes 21 to 12 in an exciting game played in P.G. a week ago. It was four quick first downs and a touchdown pass from Mark Sanderson to end Alan Ingersoll, that really made the Vikings come alive against the scrappy Utes of Uintah. Minutes Min-utes after that first touchdown, Viking halfback Jeff Harris rambled 20 yards, fumbled the ball and alert Ron Holman, the other Viking back, picked it out of the air after one bounce and skirted into the end zone on what looked like a planned maneuver. Both defenses held tough during dur-ing the second quarter and it was more or less a punting duel between the two teams. However, How-ever, after the half, the Utes exploded when they recovered a fourth down Viking fumble and turned it into a quick touchdown. touch-down. The extra point attempt failed, leaving the score 19 to 6 for the Vikings. The next touchdown was scored scor-ed in the fourth quarter by the Vikings on a nifty screen pass from Sanderson to Jerry Harper. Har-per. Roger Carson kicked the extra point. Utes Threaten Late in the final period, the Uintah quarterback lobbed a pass to his speedy end and the Ute receiver scampered fifty yards into the end zone. Once again the PAT was no good. P.G. then awaited the Uintah kickoff. The Utes kicked an elusive on-side kick and recovered recov-ered the ball on the P.G. 38 yard line. Then the Uintah Q.B. fired a pass good for 30 yards and a chance to score. The mighty Vikings held for four consecutive downs and took over the job of running the ball. Seconds later, the time was up, leaving the Vikings vic-torius. vic-torius. Outstanding Work Sophomore placekicker, Roger Rog-er Carson finished the game three for three in extra points and nearly completed a field goal attempt against a strong wind. Other Viking players, Gail Hardinger, Randy Fowles, Kent Reimschiissel and Jeff Harris nailed the Uintah offense of-fense with a lot of crunching tackles. Mark Sanderson did a good job of quarterbacking the Vikings and Mike Bennett play-his play-his usual great game. Statistics P.G. Uintah First downs 8 4 Passes (att., com., and int.) 15-6-1 20-7-1 Fumbles Lost 1 2 Penalties 8 4 Final Score 21 12 |