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Show (tapis Wm fSffle; Mi lfc3 Mim Union Goes Into Semi-Final Contest Unbeaten In League Play; Winner Will Play P. G.-Dixie Victor Union High's Cougars, a team with an amazing amount of "fight" that makes up for its shortages in size, stars and "power' battle Millard's Eagles at Fillmore Friday for the right to go into the finals of Utah's Class B football championship playoff. Winner of the Union-Millard game will battle the Pleasant Grove-Dixie Grove-Dixie winner for the title. The Cougars were in top shape when they left for Fillmore today, following last week's championship 13-12 victory oveT South Summit. Thev had been thrnnph thrpp Hav;- : . of serious preparation for Friday's game, and the sessions indicated there are some surprises in store for Millard's coaches, if they've scouted the Cougars, which undoubtedly un-doubtedly they have. Uphill Battle It was an uphill battle for the Cougars to advance to the state semifinals. Although they have remained re-mained unbeated since their opening open-ing loss to Rangely and the tie with Lehi In two practice games, the Cougars found in Region Six a brace of four teams that it took all they had and sometimes "then some" to come out on top. Witness the last three games North Summit, Uintah and South Summit. In each game, the Cougars had to come from behind to win. But it didn't take away from their record, it added to it. After relatively easy wins over Wasatch, Morgan and Park City, and a tougher battle to stop Judge, the Cougars proved conclusively they weren't, going to let a deficit bother them. Good Defense The Cougars have worked hard for their yardage and touchdowns, but the secret of success lies in the fact that their opponents have had to work even harder. Union is a relatively low-scoring team, averaging only about 15 points per game. But, the opposition, although "shut out" in only one game (12-0 over Wasatch) has been able to pile up only 76 points in nine games, against Union's 139. Individually, senior halfback Norman Dye has been the answer to a coach's prayer for a speedy, elusive back Dye's seven touchdowns touch-downs and one run-over extra point for 43 points testify to that. Otherwise, four other players have-shared have-shared major scoring duties. Callis Morrill, senior fullback, has plunged plung-ed for two touchdowns and fallen on a fumble for a third.1 Big sophomore Glendon Malnar has battered over three times and senior Keith Horrocks has scored twice and run over two extra points. End Shirl Rawlings has caught two touchdown passes. Coming in for one touchdown each were Quarterback Kenny Benson, who also passed for three others;. End Gary McDonald, Half-(Continued Half-(Continued on page 4) Union Takes. Region Six Undefeated; Friday's Winner Will Meet Pheasant Grove-Dixie Victor For Title (Continued From Page 1) Sophomore back Fred Evans, late in the season, got started on extra points and has kicked four. Coaches Ted Heath and Glen Allred were optimistic about the Cougars chances Friday. The latter lat-ter brought an encouraging report frorn 'scouting the Moab-Fillmore game. Coach Allred said Millard is good, but probably little better than the three or four best teams Union has played. He partially credited Millard's lopsided whaling of Moab last week to Moab's "greenness" the Red Devils have only three seniors in the starting Jineup. The last fact, of course, may spell doom for somebody next Summit Game Fred Evan's successful kick after the first Union touchdown proved to be the deciding factor on the snow-covered field at Kamas last Friday , Summit had taken a 6-0 lead and kicked off when the Cougars exploded. Creig Ross picked up the kick-off kick-off on his ,30, saw that he couldn't get anywhere and pitched it to the waiting Norman Dye, who raced 70 yards for the touchdown. The Cougars didn't stay' ahead, Summit scoring in the second stanza. But Glendon Malnar plunged plung-ed over from 10 yards out in the final quarter and, even though Evans' second try was low, the one point proved the difference. The Cougars were nervous about the snow when the game opened, , but the Wildcats had played a game in it one week before. Then South Summit added to the discomfort dis-comfort with its white uniforms. Drive Stalls The Wildcats returned the opening open-ing kickoff to the 50. Then, after battering the Cougar line for 13 yards on three plays, Summit moved to the 19 on a long pass. Two more ground plays netted six yards, then Summit lost a yard and, on fourth down, Creig Ross knocked down a touchdown pass and Union took over on its 11. Morrill made a yard, but South Summit recovered a fumble, and on the next play Bruce Blazzard went over for the touchdown. Eddie Dahl's kick was wide after a bad pass from center. Dye's 70-yard touchdown gallop came on the ensuing kickoff, but the Wildcats were far from out of the game. Stopped On 10 Summit took the kickoff and" proceeded to rip through the back Creig Ross, Quarterback Floyd Bartlett and Tackle Ken Bastian, given ball-carrying duties for a time in the Morgan game. Union line and around ends on a march from its 40 to the Union 14. There, the drive began to bog down and failed completely as the the first quarter ended, with Union in possesion on its 10. Morrill made two, the penalty set the Cougars back to the seven. Ross made two, then the Cougars were offside again . and were pushed back to the four. Ross then got off a short punt and Summit took over on the 20. Blazzard Blaz-zard streaked to the four, and two plays later, Elmo Crandall scored to put South Summit in front 12-7. Ken Bastian blocked the try for point. Morrill returned the kickoff to his own 40 But the Cougars could not move and Horrocks kicked to the Summit 20. The Wildcats made nine on three plays, but fumbled on the fourth down and- Union had the ball on the 30. Dye was smeared for a sevenyard loss, a Benson-to-Rawlings pass was incomplete and Benson again faded back to pass, but was stopped for a 10-yard loss. On the attempt to punt, Horrocks Hor-rocks was smothered on his own 40. Union Takes Over The Wildcats couldn't move and Union took over on its 44. Malnar made three; Dye one and Benson hit Dye for a three-yard pass play. A short punt went out on the Summit 41. After one ground play, Ross intercepted a long Summit aerial and Union had the ball on its 34. Summit then turned around and intercepted a Benson pass as the half ended. In the first two periods, Union had failed to get a first down. Union received the opening kickoff but fumbled two plays later on the Summit 40. But, after one play, Harrison intercepted a Summit pass on the 48. Dye scooted 15 yards around end; Horrocks made two, then Dye lost two. . On fourth down, Horrocks went back to punt but passed to Rawlings for nine yards, a yard short of a first down and Summit took over on its 24. Quick Kick The Wildcats lost two, then quick-kicked to the Union 40. Horrocks Hor-rocks made seven, then Dye made three for a first down. Dye made two; Morrill was stopped and a pass was incomplete. Horrocks kicked to the 27. Summit lost six on two plays, then Union recovered recover-ed a fumble on the 20. Benson couldn't gain on a keper play, then passed to Rawlings on the 10. Morrill made five and Horrocks was ' smothered for a five-yard loss. After the final period started, Malnar plunged through for 10 yards and the game-winning' touchdown touch-down The final quarter was a see-saw affair that saw Union stop a determined de-termined Summit drive on the Cougar 15. Union recovered a fumble to stop another threat and the game ended with Summit in possession on the Union 35. Biggest threat to a Cougar victory vic-tory was the almost uncanny ball-handling ball-handling of the , Summit backs, and the running of Thomas, their big fullback. The reverses and laterals, connected con-nected with fine blocking on the short gains were a big thorn. The Wildcats usefl the lateral at every opportune time, and the ball-carrier usually found himself with plenty of blockers. |
