October 19, 2010
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at how the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings did in volleyball and football. Our first story will deal with the Ferocious Vikings' road win on the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's volleyball court. The second deals with the Pleasant Grove football team's heart-wrenching defeat at the hands of the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners. Let's get to those stories.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com
Ferocious Viking Spikers Sweep Aside Awesome AF Cavewomen in Oct. 12 Match
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
After having lost an Oct. 5 match to the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, at home, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings redeemed themselves through sweeping aside the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen in a Region Four volleyball match at American Fork Oct. 12. Pleasant Grove won the three-game contest by scores of 25-20, 25-14, 25-7.
American Fork gave the Ferocious Vikings a tough time in the first game. It opened with Pleasant Grove sailing ahead 2-0 on a missed Cavewoman serve and a Viking double block. Led by Holly Morris and Jessica Fugal, the Awesome Cavewomen fought back to take a 4-3 lead.
Hayley Su-a-filo and Jessica Smith gave Ferocious Viking Kim Dahl a strong challenge at the net, permitting American Fork to tie the game at six and seven. However, Dahl and Audrey Biggs registered kills that created a four-point lead that gave the Ferocious Vikings a strong enough cushion to withstand harsh blows from Awesome Cavewomen like Fugal, Morris, and Jenny "Munchkin" Hardman. American Fork repeatedly pulled within two points late in Game 1. A Gabby Jenkinson kill gave the Ferocious Vikings the momentum to win Game 1 by five points.
A Su-A-Filo kill gave American Fork a 1-0 lead at the start of the second game. It saw the Awesome Cavewomen charge out to a 3-1 lead. However, Dahl, Delayne Daniel, and Kat Biggs registered kills that sent the Ferocious Vikings ahead 6-4. American Fork remained determined to make the match a five-game affair. Fugal, Hardman, and Morris battled fiercely at the net against Dahl and Daniel. However, the Awesome Cavewomen could not catch up with Pleasant Grove, no matter how many times they got within one point of the Ferocious Vikings. Through McKell Hymas' serving, Pleasant Grove eventually built up a 15-8 lead over the Awesome Cavewomen. They couldn't erase the Ferocious Vikings' seven-point lead. Le'o Fotu and Audrey Biggs delivered kills that paved the way for Pleasant Grove to win the second game 25-14.
In the third game, American Fork played in a disorganized manner. This permitted the Ferocious Vikings to seize an 8-1 lead through Dahl's serving. The Biggs sisters joined Daniel and Dahl in pulverizing the Cavewomen's front row. Two straight Hymas aces put the score at 14-4, Pleasant Grove, hinting that the third game would be over as quickly as the Fox TV show Lone Star. Late in the game, American Fork got some good efforts from Morgan Evans at the net, but the Awesome Cavewomen still couldn't avoid defeat. A Daniel ace gave Pleasant Grove the match point.
Viking Coach Jamie Schapper said, "Our learned from Lone Peak that they needed to stay intense and not let up as they go after every ball hit their way. We beat AF up at at the net and we didn't let up. It was so great to see that we stayed intense in all three games tonight."
Loners Sink Ferocious Vikings 27-7 to Spoil PG's Senior Night During Region 4 Grid Action
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
AKA the Loners, the Lone Peak Knights won the Region Four football championship Oct. 13 by sinking the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 27-7 at Viking Stadium.
While the game's outcome left the Loners undefeated in region, the evening left the Ferocious Vikings' playoff hopes in an iffy situation. A loss at Alta this week could very well deny Pleasant Grove a chance to play at the University of Utah's Rice Eccles Stadium next month.
A nephew of former Utah Ute baseball player Travis "I'll Go Anywhere But BYU" Hansen, quarterback Chase Hansen guided the first Loner drive to the Lone Peak 25-yard line, where the Ferocious Viking defense checked Lone Peak.
Quarterbacked by Zack Christensen, the Ferocious Viking offense, too, had no luck with picking up a first down during its opening drive, which started at the Pleasant Grove 40-yard line.
The tone of the first quarter was set. Neither team could get the ball into the other's 10-yard zone during the period. Late in Quarter 1, the Viking offense received a big break when the Loners drew a facemasking penalty, which put the ball on the Lone Peak 17-yard line. On the next play, Viking running back Cooper "Coop" Caldwell raced the pigskin to the Loner 12-yard line as the period ended.
Early in the second period, the Ferocious Vikings pushed the ball clear to the Loner goal line. At 10:00, Cooper "Coop" Caldwell scored a touchdown. Kicker Winston "Golden Foot" Sorhaitz booted in an extra point. The Loners now seemed destined to have their Region Four campaign with a loss. Up to that point, the only team that had been able to defeat Lone Peak this year were the Highland Rams, AKA the Lambs.
Anxious to avoid a repeat of that baad that they had against Highland, the Knights dealt a nasty slash to the Ferocious Vikings' lead. From behind the Loner 20-yard line, Hansen fired a 20-yard pass to running back Bryson "Typhoon" Telaroli. Hansen then raced 10-yard to the 50-yard line, and he passed eight yards to wide receiver Cam "Bullet Train" Deere. The Viking defense stopped the Loner attack there. Nevertheless, Pleasant Grove still failed to prevent the Loners from getting onto the scoreboard before halftime.
During the half's last two minutes, Hansen drew back behind the Loner 48-yard line and connected a pass to Deere. The wide receiver then raced way ahead of Ferocious Viking pursuers as he held the ball out in a taunting manner. Deere scored a touchdown, but the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that he drew caused him to be rebuked by Loner head coach Tony "The Eyes of Delaware Are Upon You" McGeary. Furthermore, Lone Peak had to make its PAT try from the Viking 20-yard line. Micah Martinez's kick sent the pigskin landing way short of the goal post.
The second half opened with the Loner defense denying the Ferocious Vikings a chance for a new first down. Pleasant Grove then looked as though it would be extending its one-point lead when Christensen guided the Ferocious Viking offense into midfield position. Suddenly, the quarterback threw an interception to Loner defensive lineman Josh "Born to Be Wild" Stephan, who then raced to the Viking 17-yard line. Three plays later, Hansen raced five yards into the end for a go-ahead touchdown. The game went downhill for the Ferocious Vikings after that. Martinez made three straight successful extra-point kicks in the second half.
"Our defense made it possible for us to pull it out in the second half," McGeary said after the game. How right he was. The Loner defense did not let the Ferocious Vikings score anytime during the game's last two quarters. In fact, Pleasant Grove couldn't get the ball into the Loner 10 during the whole half.
Late in the third quarter, Hansen threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Connor Humphrey, a "distant" cousin of Hubert Humphrey, a former Vice President of the United States.
In the fourth quarter, linebacker Nate Sampson's sacking Hansen for a 12-yard loss summed up the story of how the game's final 12 minutes went for the Lone Peak offense. The Ferocious Viking defense did not let the Loners' offensive unit make any points. However, the Loners still picked up an insurance touchdown. In the game's final 20 seconds, Stephan picked off a pass and returned his interception 35 yards into the Pleasant Grove end zone.
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