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Show Bairts overpower Scots 280 - . v - - ,Hwi,ll4 i i i i EMjflfoT Jl'T CUPTWKEITH DUNCAN By KEITH DUNCAN KAYSVILLE Two are down now, but it still needs some touching up. Like a sculpter or the artist trying to put together a masterpiece, master-piece, Jim Dickson is still trying to put the master's touch on his football foot-ball team. Davis High posted their second straight victory of the 1986 season, a 28-0 whipping of Ben Lomond last Friday, but according to Dickson Dick-son his team still has a long ways to go. "I'm happy with a lot of things about this football team, but there are many things we've still got to get better in. The good thing continues con-tinues to be that the kids are willing to put the time in to get better," said Dickson. This Friday night in Clearfield, Davis gets one more chance to tune-up for their league play as they prepare to battle against the Falcons. The following week, Davis will open their 1986 Region Four schedule against the Woods Cross Wildcats. The Darts didn't look too bad in their opening drive against the Scots as Jason Citte directed the first two offensive plays and then was substituted for York Hill who played most of the game from that . point on. But after Hill entered the game, Davis stayed strictly on the ground as Curtis Stoddard and Rob Warden War-den literally ate Ben Lomond alive in that first drive. Stoddard broke one run open for 23 yards and Warden War-den had a few jaunts for 12 and 13 yards. Finally it was Warden crashing through the line from one yard out for the game's first score. Then the Darts held the Scots to just three yards on their first offensive offen-sive drive and forced a punt. Though Davis fumbled the ball away in their second offensive series, the slick defensive play of Citte had him intercepting the ball right back. Then for the second time in the game, the Davis offense looked as brilliant as it ever had. The Darts took over on their own eight yard line and behind the running of Stoddard, Warden and Gardiner, moved the pigskin to the 38 yard line of Ben Lomond. That's when Hill showed some true passing poise as he hit Stoddard on a 38-yard 38-yard touchdown pass that made it 14-0. "It was a perfectly executed play," said Mike Gardner later, the man who calls the plays, "York did a good job in leading Curtis to the ball." Still the Ben Lomond offense could do nothing and were forced to punt. Starting at Ben Lomond's 46 yard line, the Darts continued to haunt the Scots with their ground attack as Stoddard just kept getting better with each play. Then with 5:01 remaining in the first half a Davis player found an opening around the left side and sprinted 29 yards for the game's third touchdown touch-down and a 21-0 Davis lead. The only score of the second half was a brilliant 39 yard touchdown run by Warden, who must have drug at least six Scot defenders on his back the last fifteen yards. "I've seen a lot of touchdowns scored," said Dickson, "But that was a beautiful one. He earned it outright." Ben Lomond, who doesn't put the emphasis on off-season preparation prepa-ration like' Davis does, seeminly were able to give Davis a fair battle. bat-tle. But despite their efforts, the Scots have yet to score in 1986. "Ben Lomond may not be the caliber of team that we'll see later on in our league, but I felt they gave us a good battle. They get up and are ready to play us," said Dickson. Going into the Clearfield game, Dickson commented, "I believe Clearfield is going to beat some people this year. We as a coaching staff saw them play against Woods Cross Friday night and we were impressed. They've got some big people that we'll have to contend with." The Falcons appeared to have gotten better as the game wore on at Woods Cross and Dickson said they gained his respect. RAMBLING ROB WARDEN breaks through the Ben Lomond line for 13 yards during third quarter action. Rob scored on the next play from scrimmage, going 39 yards while carrying all kinds of defenders on his back. |