Cavewomen and Silverpups

Timp Sports Weekly

November 1, 2011

Publisher's Message

For these past couple of months, we've been focusing primarily on sports stories about the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. With no offense to them, we're going to have this issue focus entirely on a volleyball match involving the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen and the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA Silverpups. The match was played at American Fork on Oct. 18. Even though neither team has a prayer for making it to state this year, their match was still a thrilling contest to watch. Let's get to the account of that contest.

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Awesome AF Cavespikers Skin Riverton Silverpups in 3-Game Match Oct. 18

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Even though the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen and the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups, had already lost their chance for playing at this year's state 5-A volleyball tournament, they still gave spectators a thrilling performance in a three-game match played at American Fork Oct. 18. The Awesome Cavewomen defeated the Silverpups by scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-18.

The match opened with an Ellie Rosdahl ace putting the Cavewomen on the scoreboard first. Ali "Baba" Barney tipped the ball into a hole, sending the Silverpups howling out to a 3-1 lead. Cavewoman Jessica Smith registered a kill which sparked a fierce American Fork challenge to Riverton. The Cavewomen soon tied the game at five, but a Rachel Davis kill broke the deadlock for Riverton. Its 6-5 lead didn't faze the Awesome Cavewomen any. Led by Smith and Kate Goulding, they soon clubbed their way out to a 7-6 lead. A double block put up by Smith and Alesa "Tex" Petitt tightened the Awesome Cavewomen's hold on the narrow lead. American Fork built up to 15-8.

A Barney kill unleashed a 4-0 scoring run that put the Silverpups within 15-12. Suddenly, a missed Riverton serve slowed the Silverpups down. Petitt hits helped American Fork secure a 17-13 advantage. However, aided Dandy Mandy Chidester and Andy "Moon River" Denos, Barney served two straight aces that positioned her Silverpups within 17-16. Though Barney missed a serve, Riverton still managed to pull within 19-18 and 21-20 on Gerika Ballard's hitting. Kelsey "Lethal" Leetham stopped the Silverpups cold by registering a kill. Two consecutive Morgan Evans aces made it possible for the Awesome Cavewomen to win the game by five points.

Like in the first game, the Silverpups took a 3-1 lead in Game 2. Riverton's advantage grew as wide as 10-5 through Danelle Parady's impressive serving, aided by hits from Davis, Barney, Denos, and Ballard. When the score read 10-5, Riverton, the Awesome Cavewomen could have easily fallen apart at that point. Instead, they lived up to their nickname as Pettit and Smith stirred up a long rally. Midway through the game, Gouding made three straight kills that tied the game at 14. Sierra "Colonel" Sanders broke the tie with a kill fired to the back row. Another kill by her solidified American Fork's hold on the lead. The Awesome Cavewomen never looked back.

Led by Pettit, Goulding, Smith, and Janae Hunter, the Awesome Cavewomen came out on top in the third game to end the match.

Sanders led American Fork with nine kills. Rosdahl came up with 30 assists and 12 digs. Hunter had 19 digs.

Froggie Volleyball and Football

Timp Sports Weekly

October 18, 2011

Publisher's Message

This week's blog is a double issue. We will be looking at Lehi's winning three volleyball matches to stay unbeaten in Region Four play. We will also look at how the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen and Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, in their volleyball matches. Also, we will look at Lehi's two home losses in football to Riverton and Bingham. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

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Bingham Pickers Bury Lehi Froggies Alive in 49-0 Football Action

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Shortly before the Lehi Pioneer football team's last home game, played Oct. 14, Lehi Athletic Director Pat Gleaves stood on the Lehi sideline with two athletic trainers and a nighttime janitor. The athletic director received on his walkie-talkie a call from a woman. During their brief conversation, the lady asked, "Are you ready to see our guys get trounced again tonight?"

"Don't be saying that," Gleaves said. "I have people around me."

The reprimand didn't stop the woman's expectation from coming true. AKA the Pickers, the Bingham Miners buried the Pioineers, AKA the Froggies, alive by a score of 49-0 in the Region Four game.

The Froggies did play good in the first quarter. It opened with Picker Nate Parks recovering an onsides kick on the Bingham 49-yard line. Quarterbacked by Lail "Hay Bale" Brady, the Pickers marched clear down to the Froggie 18-yard line, courtesy of long carries made by Tonga "Conga" Manu and Tisi "Fit" Tuifua. Suddenly, Tanner Willes picked off a Brady pass at the Lehi 17-yard line.

Lehi used Zane "The Brain" Munger in rushing the ball in the Froggies' first march. It got stopped by a 10-yard penalty assessed against the Froggies. Munger punted the ball to the Froggie 38-yard line.

From there, Manu raced 11 yards to the Lehi 27-yard line. From behind there, Brady hurled a touchdown pass to Hayden Weichers during 5:58. Jaron Maxfield kicked in a PAT.

The Froggie defense kept the Pickers from any more points in the first period. At the same time, Lehi had trouble moving the ball into Bingham territory. The Picker defense kept the Froggies from invading the Bingham side of the 50-yard line all through the first half. Still on paper, Lehi had a prayer of pulling out a win until the final four minutes of the second quarter. At 4:18, Lail passed 12 yards to Weichers for a touchdown, frosted by another Maxfield, extra-point kick. After the Picker quarterback got sacked in the final two minutes, he threw a 24-yard pass to wide receiver Kalan Cantwell for a touchdown, which got canceled out by a Picker penalty. When Weichers caught an 11-yard pass at the 3-yard line, the Pickers could smell a touchdown. At 0:18, Brady threw a touchdown to Cantwell. With a Maxfield extra-point kick putting the halftime score at 21-0, Lehi fans couldn't up but imagine the game going farther downhill for their Froggies.

Early in the third quarter, Froggie Ryan Absher returned a kickoff to the Lehi 20-yard line. Aided by a five-yard, Munger carry, a 14-yard pass from quarterback Kinloch "Hemlock" Gray to tight end Deryke Terrell gave Lehi hopes of making a credible comeback. However, Will "Big Deal" Naisila recovered a Lehi fumble on the Froggie 30-yard line. The turnover quickly led to wide receiver Thrillin' Dylan Briggs catching a nine-yard touchdown pass from Brady.

On a first-down play, Picker Koa "The Moa" Wilson picked off a Gray pass and raced 20 yards for a touchdown. It drained Lehi of any hope for rallying back to win. After Cantwell's catch of a 32-yard pass had put the Pickers on the Lehi 1-yard line at the end of the third period, running back Tanner "Scanner" Scholes scored a touchdown.

In the fourth period, rushes by Munger moved the Froggies clear to the Bingham 44-yard line. Bingham's defense held firm there, and the Froggies had to surrender the ball to the Pickers. They scored one touchdown in the final quarter to wrap the game up.

Lehi Spikers Flood Away Bingham in 3-Game Match Oct. 13

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

For Lehi fans depressed about their Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, getting caved in by the Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers, in the Oct. 14 football game, there is some consolation. The Froggies washed away the Pickers Oct. 13 in a three-game volleyball match by scores of 25-14, 25-11, 25-16.

The match answered the question about how Bingham would do at Lehi without the services of Danica Youngblood, who had provided the Pickers with much hitting power last season. With her left to attend college somewhere in Nebraska, Bingham found a Froggie team staffed with really quick jumpers who kept Brooke Steinche, Makisha Walden, and Jaden Acherman in check through much of the night.

Even though the Pickers did take a 2-0 lead in Game 1, BreeElle "Bree" Bailey, a distant cousin of comic-strip character Private Beetle Bailey, provided hits and blocks that permitted Lehi to leap ahead 4-2. Even though a Wilden kill put Bingham within 4-3, Madi Memmott registered a kill, then served an ace that gave the Froggies momemtum. The combined hitting of Mikayla Dunford and Shelby Sorenson helped Bailey's serving in producing a 10-5 lead. Wilden and Steinche's hitting paced the Pickers in digging their way back within 13-10. Cousin Madi registered a kill that slowed Bingham down. Bailey and Dunford's combined hitting finally knocked the Pickers out of the game. A Sorenson ace gave the Froggies the game point.

A Bailey kill sent Lehi rowing out to an early 7-1 lead, created mainly through Cousin Madi's serving, which produced two aces. Bailey produced aces herself during the match. Reesie Tua joined Cousin Madi, Bailey, Dunford, and Bailey in making Wilden, Steinche, and Krenzie Bruggerman ineffective at the net for most of the match. Bingham did have some good moments at the net like the time Bruggmann and Kylie Fa'Amoe created a double block that deflected a Bailey shot. However, the Pickers couldn't put together an effective offense, despite having former Alta Tweetie volleyball wonder Melissa Kershaw Glasker as their head coach. A Dunford kill gave Lehi a 25-11 win.

Even though a Steinche kill gave the Pickers 1-0 lead in the third game, Lehi made certain that Bingham would not be able to force a fourth game. Bailey and Cousin Madi's combined hitting and serving soon yielded a 12-5 lead for the Froggies. Dunford, Tua, Sorenson, Hailee Rupp, Tandy Muse, and Carley White made strong contributions that improved the Froggie lead at 17-7. Led by Wilden and Steinche, the Pickers battled back within 17-11. A Bailey kill stopped the comeback, and the Froggies swam away to take a 25-16 win.

Lehi Coach Jaime Ingersoll said, "We had tough serving in Games 1 and 2. Our offense was outstanding. Hailee Rupp had no service errors. Bree and Madi dominated the net."

Bailey led Lehi with 12 kills. Cousin Madi had eight kills and five aces. Muse produced 17 digs, and Sorenson came up with 30 assists.

Lone Peak Loners Take Down Awesome AF Cavespikers in 3-Game Match Oct. 11

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In Region Four volleyball action at American Fork Oct. 11, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, defeated the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen in a three-game match by scores of 25-20, 25-15, 26-24.

Led by Brynne Sorrells, Izzy Sorenson, and Kizzy Willey, the Loners took the first two games. In the third game, Sierra "Colonel" Sanders, Alesa "Tex' Pettit, and Jessica Smith pooled their hitting power together to give the Awesome Cavwomen a 15-10 lead. It gave American Fork fans hope that their Awesome Cavewomen could pull it out. However, Sorrell became uncontrollable at the net. No Cavewomen block her from making kills quicker than a person could say Ali Lamb Chop. Sorrell's hitting soon put the Loners ahead 20-19. The game turned into a vicious fight for every point. American Fork tied the score at 22 and 24. Two straight Cavewoman hitting errors cost American Fork the match.

Loner Coach Deanna Meyer said, "Today we showed up to play, something we didn't do at Lehi last Thursday. I think learning from the Lehi experience made the different today."

Awesome Cavewoman Coach Stephanie Hodgeman said, "I was proud of my girls. They fought back after losing those first two games. We have problems with our defense late in the third game."

Sorrells led the Loners with 14 kills, Willey 13, and Amber Snyder 12. Loner Madie Mullane produced 38 assists and 15 digs. On the American Fork side, Smith led with five kills and Sanders four. Elli Rosdahl produced 17 assist for the Awesome Cavewomen.

Lehi Froggies Dunk Awesome AF Cavewomen in 3-Game Volleyball Match Oct. 4

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, dunked the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen in a three-game match played at American Fork Oct. 4. Lehi washed American Fork away by scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-17.

American Fork Coach Stephanie Hodgmann said, "Morgan Evans and Sierra Sanders led us with four kills each. Sierra also had four blocks. Lehi had some really big girls. They were really quick and hard to block."

Led by Evans, Jessica "Tex" Pettit, and Sierra "Colonel" Sanders, the Awesome Cavewomen battled back to tie the game at 13. However, a Mikayla Dunford block tipped Lehi ahead 14-13. American Fork tied it again 14 and battled within 17-15. However, the combined hitting of BreeElle "Bree" Bailey, Hailee Rupp, and Madi Memmott helped Lehi to build a wide enough lead to keep American Fork from catching up. Soon, Cousin Madi registered a kill that gave the Froggies the match point.

Lehi Coach Jaimie Ingersoll said, "We had real strong serving tonight. Bree had five aces. We were really solid in both our defense and offense tonight."

Bailey led Led with nine kills. Mikayla Dunford and Cousin Madi each produced eight kills for the Froggies while Rupp had seven.

Lehi Froggies Defeat Lone Peak Loners in 3-Game Match Oct. 6

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

When the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, last played the Lone Peak Knights, alias the Loners, the girls in purple got eliminated in the semifinals of the Rocky Mountain Classic, played at Lone Peak. The Froggies avenged that loss by unhorsing the Loners in a three-game volleyball match played at Lehi Oct. 6.

While the Loners wore maroon uniforms, the Froggies wore pink shirts in remembrance of October being Breast Cancer Month. The disease had a terrifying personal meeting for the Froggies. Three years ago, they almost lost their assistant varsity coach Angie "T-Bear" Roberts to breast cancer. She has since become healthy enough to keep teaching and coaching at Lehi.

In the first game, Lone Peak took a 1-0 lead on Brookelyn Langhaim's blocking of a Madi Memmott spike. Soon, though, BreeElle "Bree" Bailey, a very close relative of former Utah Jazz player Thurl Bailey, produced a block that sent Lehi leaping out to a 5-2 lead. Bailey's serving kept the Loners from putting together a hitting attack strong enough to give them control of the net. Cousin Madi and Bailey kept Loner Brynne Sorrell and Kizzy Willey from producing another lead for the Loners in the game. After Cousin Madi tipped the ball into a hole to give the Froggies a 12-6 advantage, Sorrell and Willey guided the Loners back within 15-11. Sorrell found herself outmatched by Bailey, Cousin Madi, Mikayla Dunford, and Hailee Rupp. This allowed the Froggies to leap away. They built up a lead as wide as 24-16. Langhaim spiked in a hole to cut the lead to 24-17. After Lehi had missed a shot, an Loner hitting error gave the Froggies the game point.

The second game was also a tight contest. It saw the Loners secure leads of 3-2, 4-3, and 7-6. When a Hailee Rupp kill tied the game at seven, Lehi took control of the momentum. Dunford hits gave Lehi an 11-9 lead. Sammy Meyer and Sorrell guided an Loner effort that tied the game at 12 on a block. A Rupp kill put Lehi back ahead 13-12. Cousin Madi produced two aces that helped Lehi secure a 21-14 lead. The Loners didn't give up. They battled back within 24-20. A service error cost them the game.

Ironically, the missed serve became the starting point of the matching going downhill for the Loners. A Rupp kill in the first game, sent Lehi stroking out to a 7-1 lead. Once the Froggies had leaped that far ahead, Lone Peak, much to the disgust of the Loners' head coach, Deanna Meyer, gave up. The game was a reminder of how the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings made short work of the Loners in the third game of the Rocky Mountain Classic's championship match early last month. Before long, the Froggies build up a double-digit lead, courtesy of the combined hitting of Rupp, Dunford, Bailey, Cousin Madi, and Shelby Sorenson. Lehi never looked back.

Dunford led Lehi with 13 kills and Cousin Madi produced another nine. Sorenson came up with 28 assists, and Lehi had a total of 10 blocks. Sorrell lead the Loners with 11 kills while Willey contributed another seven.

Riverton Silverpups Lap Up Lehi 35-14 in Region Four Grid Battle Oct. 7

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silvepups, lapped up the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 35-14 in a Region Four football game played at Lehi Oct. 7.

The game was close in the first half. The Silverpups scored during their first march of the game. Quarterbacked by Preston "Bring E.M." Young, they marched clear from the Riverton 15-yard line clear to the Froggie 3-yard line. Taking a handoff from Cameron, Stratton Brown scored a TD at 8:26. Lehi prevented the Silverpups from picking up an extra point. With the weather rainy, the Froggies kept the Silverpup lead confined to 6-0 in the first quarter.

In their first march, the Froggies, under quarterback Kinloch Gray, moved clear to the Silverpup 42-yard line on carries by Zane "E" Munger and Bubba Ulukivoaiola. The Silverpup defense did yield any additional turf to the Froggies.

Riverton spent the rest of the quarter doing running plays. The Silverpups' march climaxed with Young scoring a touchdown on a five-yard keeper play.

Throughout the night, Lehi had troubles with trying to contain Joey Jensen. His long carries often put the Silverpups into scoring position. Still, Lehi did keep the game close in the first half. The Froggies dealt the big slash to Riverton's 13-0 lead when Gray passed 30 yards to Munger for a touchdown at 6;23. Garrett Bayles kicked in an extra point.

Later in the quarter, Gray threw an interception to Ethan Cutler, who raced 17 yards for a touchdown 38 seconds before halftime. The interception did not knock Lehi out of the game.

At the start of the second half, kickoff returner Ryan Absher raced 95 yards for a touchdown, frosted with another Bayles extra point. That turned out to be the last time that any Froggie would put points on the board in the game. Young scored two touchdowns late in the quarter to knock Lehi of the game. Jensen scored a fourth-quarter touchdown that sealed Lehi's doom.

PG Volleyball and Football

Timp Sports Weekly

October 4, 2011

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we focus on the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings' volleyball and football teams. We have two stories that deal with the Ferocious Vikings' volleyball matches against the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen and the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. Our Ferocious Viking football story deals with Pleasant Grove drying up Lehi 31-13 in a Region Four opener on the Froggies' field. Let us sail straight to those stories.

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Publisher

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Lehi Froggies Outlast Ferocious PG Viking Spikers in 5-Game Match Sept. 27 Match.

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, became the first Utah team to defeat the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings in a five-game match at Lehi Sept. 27. Lehi jumped away with the win by scores of 21-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-20, 15-4.

In Game 1, the Ferocious Vikings proved that they were very comfortable with playing in Lehi's marsh. A Delayne Daniel kill sent Pleasant Grove rowing out to a 3-0 lead. A BreeElle Bailey kill put the Froggies on the board, but the Ferocious Vikings managed to stretch their lead to 6-2. Mikayla Dunford registered a kill that sent Lehi stroking back within 6-5.

From that point on, the Ferocious Vikings couldn't keep the Froggies' heads under water. Through the aggressiveness of Dunford, Bailey, and Madi Memmott, Lehi eventually swam ahead 15-14 on a Dunford block. Kills by Rachel Gale blew the Vikings back out in front 17-15. The Froggies soon tied the game at 17, and Shelby Sorenson registered a kill that put them ahead 18-17. After Lehi had improved its lead at 20-17 on a kill by Cousin Madi and Hailee Rupp, Ferocious Viking Melissa Fuchs delivered a kill and served two straight aces which restored the lead to her team. Pleasant Grove then slowly pulled away. A Sydney Johnson kill gave the Ferocious Vikings a 25-21 win.

In Game 2, Johnson's serving produced for the Ferocious a 6-0 lead, which Daniel and Fuchs' hitting helped to create. Capitalizing on a bad Ferocious Viking hit, Sorenson stirred up a comeback which saw Cousin Madi, Bailey, and Dunford hold their own against tough Ferocious Vikings like Madison Wolford and Megan Hymas. Aided by McKell Staheli's serving, Pleasant Grove held off Lehi until the Froggies stole ahead 10-9. Efforts to recapture the lead proved to be frustrating for the Ferocious Vikings. No sooner did Pleasant Grove tie the game at 13 via a Johnson block, the Ferocious Vikings missed a serve. That error gave the Froggies the break that they needed to stay ahead for the rest of the game. Lehi capitalized on two straight Ferocious Viking violations which tightened the Froggies' hold on the lead. Daniel and Wolford guided the Ferocious Vikings within 17-15 and 18-16, but a block by Cousin Madi gave the Froggies momentum to keep on the game under their control. Aided by a Sorenson ace, Cousin Madi made a kill that won the game 25-16 for the Froggies.

Even though Game 3 unfolded with the Froggies leaping out to an early 3-1 lead, Fuchs stirred up a Ferocious Viking rally. A Fuchs kill tied the game at four. Staheli led Pleasant Grove ahead 5-4. Kills by Kat Biggs and Fuchs kept the Froggies from being able to take permanent control this time, even though Lehi did sneak ahead 8-7, 12-9, and 14-13. A Froggie shot into an antennae gave the Ferocious Vikings a good break. They pulled ahead 16-15. Fuchs' hitting permitted Pleasant Grove to stay at least two points ahead. After a Bailey kill had put the Froggies within 20-17, Gale punched a shot into a Froggie hole, and a Ferocious Viking double block stopped Lehi's efforts for catching up. Biggs' hitting soon produced a 25-17 win for the Ferocious Vikings.

In Game 4, Bailey, a very close relative of Christmas crooner Thurl Bailey, delivered a kill that sent Lehi flooding ahead 3-0. Hits by Bailey, Cousin Madi, and Dunford enabled the Froggies to keep the Ferocious Vikings from pulling ahead during any point in the game. Pleasant Grove did row within 9-8 and 10-9, but kills by Bailey prevented the Ferocious Vikings from tying the game. Lehi Coach Jaime Ingersoll said, "In the fourth game, BreeElle served three straight aces that clutched the lead for us."

Rupp dealt Pleasant Grove a fatal blow through disabling a Ferocious Viking double block, giving Lehi a 24-20 lead. A bad Ferocious Viking hit set the stage for the disaster that befell Pleasant Grove in the fifth game.

Cousin Madi produced two kills early in Game 5 to give Lehi a 4-0 lead. The Froggies soon assumed strong control at the net. They rapidly hit shots into holes before the Ferocious Vikings could plug those things up. Bailey became all the more uncontrollable for Pleasant Grove despite efforts from Johnson, Daniel, and Fuchs. A Bailey ace won the match for Lehi.

Ingersoll said, "Dunford had 15 kills, Bailey 13, Madi Memmot 5 and Sorenson five. Bailey also had five aces and five blocks. The fifth game showed who could serve the best. Bailey put down some great serves tonight."

A niece of former Pleasant Grove softball coach Jeff "Donuts" Wilson, Alyce Jones said, "Melissa Fuchs and Delayne Daniel each made 13 kills for us, and Kat Biggs made another nine. Sydney Johnson had three blocks for us. We had great serves that put Lehi out of their system. We weren't able to stay intense. Our serving didn't take them out of their system long enough. We have a lot to work on. It was nice to lose to a Utah team, for once, because it taught us what we need to do to better ourselves for state."

Ferocious Vikings Dry Up Lehi Football Team 31-13 in Region 4 Opener Sept. 23

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

By the way the Lehi Pioneers' football season had been going, it appeared that they would remain unbeaten at home and winless on the road. The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings debunked that idea, though, when they sailed into Lehi Sept. 23 and plundered the Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 31-13.

The game opened with the Ferocious Vikings beginning a march from their 20-yard line. After Froggie defensive back Keaton Eager had broken up a Paul Hatch pass, running back Colt "45" Babb, through two straight, carries advanced the Vikings 55 yards to the Froggie 16-yard line. A stiff Lehi defense forced the Ferocious Vikings to settle for a 26-yard field goal kicked by Trevor Ward during 9:55.

Pleasant Grove didn't get to enjoy its 3-0 lead for long. With sophomore Ryan Absher returning a kickoff to the Lehi 32-yard line, Lehi began a brief march. Although the Froggies couldn't pick up another first down, their defense kept Babb from making much yardage. With Zane Munger returning a Pleasant Grove punt to the Lehi 26-yard line, the Froggies soon shocked Pleasant Grove into seeing that they were now a team to be taken seriously. Taking a handoff from quarterback Kinloch Gray at the Froggie 32-yard line, Bubba Ulukivaola raced 68 yards into the Ferocious Viking end zone. Munger then scored a two-point conversion that improved Lehi's lead at 8-3.

Although long Babb rushes helped Pleasant Grove, an unsportsmanlike penalty against Lehi gave the Ferocious Vikings a break. A 37-yard, Hatch pass to wide receiver Nate Sampson put Pleasant Grove at the Lehi 4-yard line. The quarter ended with the Ferocious Vikings at the goal line. The next period opened with Hatch scoring a touchdown, coated by a Ward extra-point kick.

The Viking defense kept Munger and Ulukivaola from doing much damage in the second quarter, even though both Froggies did make much yardage. Late in the period, however, Pleasant Grove hurt itself through getting hit with an unnecessary roughness penalty. It put Lehi on the Ferocious Viking 27-yard line. Carries by Munger and Ulukivaola put Lehi at the Pleasant Grove 2-yard line. A 10-yard penalty prevented Lehi from staging a go-ahead keeper play. So the Froggies had Garrett Bayles kick a 22-yard field goal that put Lehi ahead 11-10

In the early third quarter, a 13-yard, Munger carry helped Lehi reach the Ferocious Viking 49-yard line. Pleasant Grove kept Lehi from moving the ball beyond it. During a punt which followed, the Ferocious Vikings fumbled away the ball inside their end zone, scoring a safety for Lehi. The Froggies enjoyed their lead until Ferocious Viking Tano Tuaitanu intercepted a Gray pass at the Lehi 20-yard line. On a first-down play right afterward, Babb scored a go-ahead touchdown on an 80-yard run. Babb scored two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter to put the game away for the Ferocious Vikings.

Ferocious Vikings Defeat Awesome Cavespikers in 3-Game Match Sept. 20

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings Defeated the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen in a three-game match played at American Fork Sept. 20. Pleasant Grove overwhelmed American Fork by scores of 25-22, 25-14, 25-15.

The match was a homecoming for Ferocious Viking Coach Alyce Jones, who had coached the Awesome Cavewomen last season. She said, "We have always enjoyed a long rivalry with AF. Today, they came out fired up and ready to play. We, on the other hand, were timid at first."

Led by Alesa "Tex" Pettit, the Awesome Cavewomen took a 3-0 lead in the first game. Before long, Pettit's hitting produced a 7-2 lead for American Fork. Despite a Kat Biggs kill, the Ferocious Vikings stayed slow in living up their nickname. The combined hitting of Pettit and Elle Rosdahl improved American Fork's lead at 11-4. A Biggs kill sparked a comeback for the Ferocious Vikings. They capitalized on American Fork hitting and serving errors to fuel the comeback. When a Delayne Daniel kill put the Ferocious Vikings ahead 16-15, they quickly secured a permanent control of the lead via Megan Hymas' serving. Viking errors permitted the Awesome Cavewomen to club their way back within 23-22. An American Fork hitting error tripped the home team up. Soon, a Daniel ace gave Pleasant Grove a 25-22 win.

Thanks to two bad Viking hits, the Awesome Cavewomen took a 2-0 lead in the second game. Pleasant Grove quickly tied it at two. Trades in the lead ensued. After a Pettit kill had tied the game at five, a Viking double block gave Pleasant Grove momentum to stay narrowly ahead. Pettit and Kelsey "Miss Lethal" Leetham's hitting kept American Fork close to Pleasant Grove until the Cavewomen hurt themselves with service errors, which allowed the Ferocious Vikings to pull far away. A Gale kill gave Pleasant Grove a 25-14 win.

In Game 3, American Fork had leads of 2-0 and 3-2, but Daniel's hitting and Karen Lloyd's serving soon gave Pleasant Grove an 8-3 lead. Even though the Awesome Cavewomen played well at the net, their problems with frequent missed serves kept them grabbing hold of the momentum. When the Ferocious Vikings had secured an 11-4 lead, they looked as though they would coast to an easy win. A Kate Goulding tip helped American Fork get within 12-7. A missed serve stopped the Cavewomen from going on a rally. They couldn't get any closer than 15-10. Biggs and Madison Wolford delivered kills that knocked American Fork behind. The Awesome Cavewomen's problem with missed serves finally proved to be fatal to them when one gave Pleasant Grove the match point.

Jones said, "Daniel had nine kills for us, and Lloyd served five aces."

Pettit led the Awesome Cavewomen with six kills while Sierra Sanders had three. Rosdahl was .500 in producing set.