Timp Sports Weekly
August 23, 2011
Publisher's Message
Well, the 2011 high school fall sports season has now started. For this week's issue, we look at a howling embarrassment that the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the Timberpups, suffered at the hands of the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, in an Aug. 19 football game at Lehi. We will also look at the past two weeks of girls' soccer games played by the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen, Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings, and the Lehi Pioneers. As they say in Lehi, let's hop straight to those stories.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com
Timpanogos T-Pups Suffer Embarrassing Loss at Lehi as Froggies Croak for Joy Over Winning First Game in 4 Years
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
As the members of the Lehi Pioneer girls' soccer team finished practice for the night on Aug. 19, one of the assistant coaches said, "Hurry up, girls, with putting this stuff away. We got to go watch the football team lose tonight."
Such a comment had to be expected when the Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, had not won a football game in four years. Their last win was at home against Ben Lomond during the Derek Peyton Era. Last year, the Froggies came really close to win their first game when they dominated most of their Region Seven opener against the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the Timberpups or T-Pups. However, in the last minute of that game, Lehi's Zane Munger fumbled away the ball inside the Froggie 20, and the T-Pups made a winning touchdown.
The Froggies clearly demonstrated in their Aug. 19 game that they had learned a lot from that heartbreaking experience. Under the lights of Pioneer Stadium that Friday night, the Froggies hopped from behind to flood away the T-Pups 32-23.
While the Froggies croaked for joy after the end of that game, the T-Pups howled in tones of embarrassment as they rode home to Orem City. The fact that Lehi handed Timpanogos a humiliating loss should not have been much of shock to spectators in the game, for the Froggies constantly kept hopping back to tie the score. That fact was made clear in the first quarter.
The game opened with the Froggies launching a drive from their 18-yard line. The T-Pup defense denied Lehi a second first-down. Despite a penalty canceling out a 20-yard, Kaden Bramall pass to Cam McGinn, the T-Pups' first drive proved to be uncheckable. After Bramall had lobbed a 19-yard bomb, running back Max Hill raced 40 yards to the Lehi 27-yard line. On, the next play, Bramall connected 27 yards to Houston "Control" Johnson for a touchdown. Houston Brown kicked in an extra point. The Froggies then looked as though they were going to get boiled like they did in everyone of their games last fall.
A shocking play ironically motivated them to run the ball down the T-Pups' howling throats midway through the period. While Froggie tight end Ben Cox caught a Kinloch Gray pass, a T-Pup lineman speared a Froggie, hurting the offensive player. The game had to be stopped for several minutes, so the injured player could be spirited away by ambulance to the American Fork Hospital. When play renewed at 5:07, Gray had Jake Benson and Bubba Ulukivailoa each took turns running the ball down field. The moment Lehi reached the T-Pup 6-yard line, Gray handed the ball to Benson, who then swerved around to the left for a touchdown at 3:15. A Garrett Bayles extra-point kick tied the game at seven.
In the first quarter's closing minutes, Nausa Ulukivailoa sacked Bramall for an eight-yard loss, ruining Timpanogos' chances for pulling ahead before the next quarter.
Lehi tried to get another strong drive going, but Morgan Dickerson nailed Munger at the Lehi 41-yard line. Timpanogos returned a punt to the Lehi 7-yard line. Even though defensive lineman Zach Wilson picked off a Bramall pass, Lehi drew a penalty that put the ball on the Froggies' 1-yard line. Bramall scored a go-ahead touchdown, and Johnson kicked in a PAT
On a second-down play, Bubba Ulukivailoa raced 57 yards to the T-Pup 7-yard line. Benson took a pitchout from Gray and scored a touchdown. A Bayles extra-point kick tied the game at 14.
Bramall guided the T-Pups' third successful march from their 20-yard line to the Froggie 23-yard line. There, the T-Pup quarterback threw a touchdown pass to tight Jaxon "The Attraction" Beck, and Brown's third straight PAT improved the T-Pups' advantage at 21-14.
Lehi stuck to the ground as it made an attempt to end the half in another deadlock. However, the T-Pup defense checked the Froggie offense at the Timpanogos 19-yard line. Bayles kicked a 29-yard field goal to clip Timpanogos' advantage to 21-17.
Throughout the second half, the Froggie defense did not let the T-Pups make a single touchdown. Early in the third period, though, Hill's catch of a 37-yard pass put the Timberpups on the Froggie 7-yard line. Bramall guided his pack clear to the Lehi 1-yard line, but the T-Pups drew a penalty that stymied their attack. They therefore had Houston kick an 18-yard field goal. It turned out to be the last time that Timpanogos scored in the game.
With Munger, Benson, and Bubba Ulukivailoa taking turns at running the ball, Lehi moved it clear to the 50-yard line. From there, Benson raced the rest of the way into the T-Pup end zone during 2:50. Rather than go for an extra-point attempt, the Froggies took a risk on a two-point conversion attempt. It worked. Bulldozing his way through a pack of T-Pup linemen, Bubba Ulukivailoa scored a two-point conversion .
As if to make up for the fatal fumble that he had made last year, Munger scored a fourth-quarter touchdown on a four-yard run. Bayles kicked in an extra point. The Froggie defense forced Bramall to throw an interception in the game's final two minutes. What riveting -- correction -- ribbiting end to the game that game was.
Awesome AF Cavekickers Tie Murray, Beat Hunter Wild Things, and Lose 2 Games at Home
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen posted a 1-2-1 record during two weeks of preseason girls' soccer play. In a non-league opener at Murray City Park on Aug. 9, the Cavewomen played the Murray Spartans, AKA the Spear Girls, to a scoreless tie. At home Aug. 11, American Fork lost 2-0 to the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles, AKA the Chirps. Aug. 16 saw the Awesome Cavewomen win 6-1 on the West Valley City field of the Hunter Wolverines, AKA Wild Things. AKA the Tweeties, the Alta Hawks flapped into American Fork Aug. 18 and won 8-0 over the Awesome Cavewomen.
The Murray game marked the varsity debut of Audrey Searle, a ninth-grade midfielder. As a starter, she seemingly carried on a family tradition. Her mom, Ali "Lamb Chop" Searle, was also a ninth-grade starter on the Cavewomen's varsity team in 1989, the first year that girls' soccer became an official high school sport in Utah. Audrey got deeply immersed into the toughness of varsity soccer. During the ensuing game, neither the Awesome Cavewomen nor the Spear Girls could get shots past goalies.
American Fork's Kenzie Empy, a veteran goalie, constantly kept Spear Girl attacks, led by Meg Gallagher, from overwhelming the Cavewoman defense. A cousin of former Awesome Caveman wrestler Justin "The Ferocious" Brocious, Lauren Brocious constantly made kicks that put the Cavewomen on the offensive. Jaylee "Shep" Shepherd, Chelsea Orton, and Amy Bergson guided many deep drives that came close to producing goals for American Fork. It led Murray 9-4 in shots on goal.
American Fork's new head coach Margie Stingham said, "Though we didn't score any goals, we kept the ball on their of the field for much of the time."
In the Cavewomen's home opener Aug. 11, Kennedee Tracy became the Chirps' most effective weapon against American Fork. Tracy scored both of Mountain Maples' two goals.
In the Hunter game, the Awesome Cavewomen tamed the Wild Things all the way through the game. American Fork scored three goals in the first half and another three in the second period. Searle and Orton each scored two goals for the Cavewomen. Emily Houston and Marissa Bailey scored a goal for American Fork. Linsey Rogerson scored the Wild Things' only goal during the second half.
The Alta Tweeties demonstrated in the Aug. 18 why they have been a powerhouse in girls' soccer for more than a generation. Throughout both halves of the game, the Tweeties ran triangles around the Awesome Cavewomen, making them dizzy to no end. Cavewoman defender Mia Clements did defect a few Tweetie attacks. Alta proved just to be too fierce for American Fork to keep under control.
Orton, Searle, Emily Houston, Calea Bagley, and Laken Flinders led several deep Awesome Cavewoman attacks into Alta territory. However, American Fork could never get the ball past goalie Elyssa "Hash" Hashimoto
Alta got onto the scoreboard early when Lexe "Talon Ted" Selman kicked in a goal three minutes into the game. She went on score the fourth Alta goal of the game. Michele "Murph" Murphy kicked in the Tweeties' second and third goal. Shaylene Orr booted in the fifth Tweetie goal on a rebound in the final minute of the first half.
Early in the second half, Bizzy "Dizzy" Phillips scored the sixth Alta goal. Murphy completed her hat trick through booting in the seventh goal. When Megan Lloyd scored the eighth Tweetie goal on a penalty kick, the referee whistled the end of the game.
Ferocious Vikings Post 2-1 Record in Preseason Soccer Play
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings posted a 2-1 record during two weeks of preseason girls' soccer play. At Westlake, the Ferocious Vikings defeated the Thunder, AKA the Shockers, Aug. 9. In Aug. 11 action at Mountain View, the Bruins, AKA the Teddy Bears or T-Bears, mauled the Ferocious Vikings 3-1. Pleasant Grove made up for that heartbreaking loss by winning 8-0 at home Aug. 18 against the Kearns Cougars, AKA the Kittens.
Viking Coach Caitlyn Young said, "In the Westlake game, we won 4-1. Taylor Kirk scored two goals for us. Morgan Quarnberg and Kristine Reynolds each scored a goal for us. Westlake scored their only goal on a penalty kick. We played really good in the first half. After we scored the first goal, we relaxed. Mountain View smelled our letup, and they took advantage of it."
In past games at Mountain View, the Ferocious Vikings always got clawed to pieces. In the first half of the Aug. 11 game, they didn't let the Teddy Bears take control of the game. For instance, Viking goalie Alicia Daniels stopped breakaway plays executed by Kioana "Cuddles" Christensen and Ashleigh Warner. Reynolds and Britney Johnson led efforts to put much strain on Teddy Bear goalie Nicole Smith, who, like Daniels, didn't let any shots fly into the net during the first half.
Early in the second half, Johnson scored the game's first goal. The Ferocious Vikings led 1-0 throughout most of the final period. However, they did not show as much aggressiveness as they had done before Johnson's goal. Sensing it, the T-Bears battled hard to sink their claws into the game's momentum. In the final 20 minutes, they kept the ball on the Pleasant Grove end of the field most of the time. Olivia Hoddy tied the game at one. Christensen broke the tie in the final 10 minutes. Warner scored the game's final goal seconds before a referee whistled the end of the contest.
Under the lights at Viking Stadium, Pleasant Grove atoned for the loss through neutering the Kearns Kittens 8-0. Kaitlyn Washburn and Lucy Borland each scored two goals for the Vikings. Also, Reynolds, Kirk, Johnson, and Ashley McBee each scored a goal for the Ferocious Vikings.
Lehi Froggies Post 3-0 Start in Preseason Girls' Soccer Play
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers hopped out to a 3-0 start in preseason girls' soccer play recently. At Lehi Aug. 12, they defeated the Provo Bulldogs, AKA the Bullpuppies, 4-1. Aug. 16 saw Lehi win 2-0 at home against the Wasatch Wasps, AKA the Bugs. In an overtime game at Woods Cross Aug. 18, the Froggies won 2-1 over the Wildcats, AKA the Wild Kittens.
Lehi Coach Brett Bergholm said, "We played more solid against Wasatch than we did against Provo. In the Provo game, we would often the ball bounce back into Provo's control. The next day, we made the girls run a full field nine times for how they played against Provo."
In the Provo game's first half, Italia Cid scored the only Bullpuppy goal for the afternoon. Meagan Kauffman led Lehi with two goals while Abbie Foster and Kierra "Jackhammer" Jackman each scored a goal.
In the Wasatch game, the Froggies kept the ball on the Bugs' end of the field for much of the first half. Kicks from Jadee Slaugh enabled Lehi to find good spots for shot selections. Ten minutes into the period, Kauffman kicked in a goal from barely inside the Bug penalty box.
Froggie attempts for a second first-half goal all failed. Wasatch's Gorgeous Julie Fitzgerald and Camyll "Lady" Baird frequently stole the ball and dribbled deep into Lehi's territory, only to be checked by goalie Ali Houghton.
In the second half, Linzie Hills and Alyssa Smoot led strong efforts to snap the Lehi defense and have Wasatch pull away. Those attempts didn't work out. Houghton continued to allow no Bug shots to buzz past her.
In the game's final five minutes, Kauffman scored the game's second goal on a Maddi Klein assist.
Bergholm said, "In today's game, I was pleased with our transitions than I was in the Provo game. Meagan Kauffman gave us our two goals today. It's great to have her recover from her injuries in time. Last year, she had a leg injury that kept her out of action most of the season. We and Wasatch share a long rivalry. We've played against each for many years. Wasatch always gives a good game whenever we play them."
In the Woods Cross game, Caitlin Hepworth scored a goal for Lehi in regulation play. A Sheby Christensen goal forced the game into overtime. In the first period of the overtime phase, Alex May kicked in a goal to send the Froggies hopping joyfully home with a win.
