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Show VikesHostBtam ForStateBerfi ',. l ) U I By DAVE WIGHAM Clipper Sports VIEWMONT -- If there is one rivalry in high school sports that doesn't need added fuel it's the Viewmont and Bountiful annual classic. However when these two tradition rich schools square off this Friday under the lights something some-thing more than a piece of the key to the city will be at stake. THE SIMPLE fact is the winner of this battle, which gets underway at 7:30 p.m., will go into next week's state playoffs as the number num-ber four team from this region while the loser will turn in their helmets and pads. Both coaches, as well as the others in the region, feel their club will fair well in the state vent. "No matter which team wins this week there is a good chance they will win next week and get into the state quarterfinals" offered Braves coach Kim Peterson and echoed by Warren Hatch of the Vikings. SINCE THIS is the last week of region play let's take a look at what each club has done against the other region clubs. Both Viewmont and the Braves were knocked off in big fashion by Davis. Both lost to Highland the only difference being the Vikes scored on the Rams and were closer to them at the end. Both clubs lost close battles to Woods Cross with the Vikes losing by one and the Braves by three. Finally both of them have region wins over East and even those scores were almost identical. No matter how you look at things this game is a good matchup. THE TWO sides are identical in their offensive philosophy, bombs away. Actually there is a slight difference dif-ference in that Bountiful seems to go deep more often than the Vikes who in fact prefer the short pass ball control type offense. Both clubs have also been a little banged up during the season and some of the players are still in question ques-tion for this battle but the fact is if any player is able to play they will find a way to get in. Larry Merritt of the Braves has been injured but will more than likely play while the Vikes have a longer list of casualties casual-ties that they are hoping can play. NEITTHER coach revealed whether their injured players would play or not, but it wasn't a matter of trying to hide something as both of them indicated that the injuries were a day to day decision and that no one really knew if they could play or not until game time. The fact still remains that players play-ers on both sides will play if they can. JOEY COVEY of Bountiful is only a sophomore but he's an experienced ex-perienced passer having gone through the entire season as the Braves signal caller. Bryan Hardy is the man at the helm of the Viking passing machine and both of them are capable of big numbers. With the ball in the air so much eves will be watching the receivers with Bountiful looking to Ryan Rushton, Rick Freeman. Mike Steed and Tyler Freckleton while the Vikes count on Bryant Harrison. Harri-son. Brian Beecher, Keith Larson and Matt Bradshaw. ,. . , f BOTH SIDES have solid defensive defen-sive plavers with the Braves expecting ex-pecting big things from Darren Palmer. Pal-mer. Brett Balderson, Lowell Bennett Ben-nett Ryan Rushton, Mike Tobler and Dusty Jacobs while the Vikings Vik-ings hope Bill Bagley, Alan Han sen, Bob Larsen, Beech Hardy can come up Wjth ,.r J; S-: plays. '"i rii A year ago the Vikes jumnal & to a quick lead that seeing !; fortablebut it took an inJ l" by Bill Bagley to secure 2 the closing minutes of Diav. C; . THESE TWO have al4 ' on a great show for the fJ t; f with the added incentive of ar' : ' state awaiting the winner one"' I only predict that this one wjiu': great matchup. . |