Timp Sports Weekly
October 14, 2014
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at a three-game volleyball match that the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, had hosted against the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers. Despite going on three rounds, the match was still riveting -- correction, all the way through. We will also look at how the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups, howled past the Froggies' football team, Oct. 3. Finally, we will see what my Awesome American Fork Cavemen did to the Froggies in Lehi's final home game at Pioneer Stadium Oct. 10. Let's get to the stories of those contests.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Lehi Froggies Quiet Westlake Shockers in 3-Game Volleyball Match Oct. 9
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In Region Four girls' volleyball action at Lehi Oct. 9, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, quieted the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, in three games by scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-19.
The first game, the Froggies and the Shockers battled to ties of 1-1 and 2-2. A Tessa Riffle tip tilted the Shockers ahead 3-2. They by as far as 6-3. However, Rylin "Rylie" Roberts, a "distant cousin" of Hollywood actress Emma Roberts, registered two straight kills that motivated the Froggies into hoping ahead 9-6. That didn't stop the Shockers from staying close to Lehi. Blocks by Riffle and my distant cousin Savannah Domgaard kept the Shocks close for much of Gamed 1. However, after the Shockers had pulled within 13-10, Mikayal Upham delivered a series of hits that energized the Froggies. They built up a lead of 22-11, and they never looked back.
In the second game, Roberts' hitting helped the Froggies to create a 7-1 lead. However, Riffle and Tiana Naylor triggered a comeback for the Shockers. Riffle's serves guided the Shockers within 14-11. However, Roberts and Faleao delivered some hits that created a 19-12 lead for Lehi. The Shockers couldn't put together an effective comeback effort.
In the third game, the Froggies took a 6-0 lead over the Shockers. Domgaard, Naylor and Riffle didn't let the Froggies hop farther ahead. Through Naylor, Domgaard, and Riffle's hitting, Westlake stormed back within 15-14. A Faleao block prevented Westlake from tying the game. Still, the Shockers stayed close to Lehi. Westlake battled back within 21-17. A service error tripped Westlake up. Aided by Faleao's hitting, a Roberts kill scored match point for Lehi.
Riverton Silverpups Howl Past Lehi Froggies 32-13 in Oct. 3 Football Action
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a Region Four football showdown at Lehi's Pioneer Stadium Oct. 3, the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups, howled past the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 32-13.
The contest would have been riveting -- correction, ribbiting all the way through if it weren't for two Froggie turnovers that allowed the Silverpups to drain Lehi completely in the second half. Those two turnovers included an interception and a fumble. Before we dwell on those two things, let's take a look at how well the Froggies performed against the Silverpups in the first half.
It opened with Froggie Caden Calton returning a kickoff to the Lehi 32-yard line. Despite a five-yard pass fired by quarterback Calvin Miles, the Silverpups prevented the Froggies from picking up a first down.
From their 45-yard line, the Silverpups opened their first drive of the night. Quarterback Korbyn "Bacon" Boucom tried guiding the Silverpups deep into Froggie territory. However, the Froggie defensive line kept his top running back Zac "Tex" Lallis from picking up a first down.
The Silverpups had better luck on their next drive. Riverton punt returner Keaton "Busta" Kimball rushed a punt clear to the Lehi 16-yard line. Riverton fans howled over immediate expectations of their team scoring a touchdown. Brakin Stringam's stopping Lallis at the Froggie 6-yard line caused the Silverpup attack to stall. So Riverton opted for a field goal attempt. Gavin "Gravy" Slack kicked a 25-yard field goal to open the game's scoring.
After snuffing Lehi's third drive in the quarter, the Silverpups made another try for a TD, but the Froggie defense kept Riverton stuck on its 3-0 lead through the rest of the quarter.
In its closing minutes, the Froggies staged a strong drive deep into Silverpup territory. Long carries by Calton and Spencer "Crow" Blackham propelled the Froggies clear to the Riverton 35-yard line by the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter opened with Miles losing the ball while getting sacked. Froggie line Braden Goldfinch recovered the fumble on the Silverpup 35-yard line. The offensive fumble recovery ironically robbed Lehi of the momentum it needed for sustaining the drive, and the Froggies punted to the Silverpup 2-yard line.
The Silverpups quickly got out of the hole that the Froggies had expected to keep them quarantined in. Taking a handoff from Boucom, Lallis raced 95-yards to the Froggie 6-yard line, where Brandon Tayofa stopped him cold. The long run set the stage for an increase in the Silverpup lead. After Lallis had carried the ball to the Froggie 2-yard line, Boucom passed to Sam "Big D" Davis for a touchdown. The Silverpups the scored a two-point conversion.
The Froggies didn't let that touchdown go unanswered. After Froggie Kade Moore had returned the kickoff to the Lehi 35-yard line, Calton and Blackham took turns at making long carries that placed Lehi on the Silverpup 24-yard line. There, Miles handed off to Calton, who raced around to the left for a touchdown at 6:04. The Silverpups prevented Lehi from scoring an extra point.
The game's closeness became a thing of the past in the third quarter. With Silverpup Samoa "Some More" Tolalvao returning the second half's opening kickoff to the Riverton 47-yard line, Riverton soon delivered a nasty blow to Lehi's defense. Alex Johnson, Cam Christensen, and Lallis each zipped through the Froggies' defense to gain much yardage. Before you could say Ali Lamb Chop, the Silverpups reached the Froggie 6-yard line. Taking a handoff from Boucom, Lallis curved around to the right to score a touchdown, which Slack frosted with a successful extra-point kick.
Lehi attempts at recovering from that TD collapsed through the Froggies fumbling away the ball on their 21-yard line. On the next play, Lallis raced the pigskin 21-yards into the Froggie end zone during 5:30.
With the Silverpup defense preventing the Froggies from picking up a first down, Boucom fired a 37-yard pass to Kimball to put the Silverpups inside the Froggie 20-yard zone. Taking a handoff from Boucom, Christensen raced 19 yards into the end zone. After Slack kicked in another extra point, the Froggies shut down the Riverton offense for the night. The abrupt improvement in Lehi's defense came too late to save the Froggies.
In the fourth quarter, Lehi attempted to stage a big rally. Aided by a passing interference penalty called against Riverton, long, Calton carries put Lehi inside the Silverpups' 20-yard zone. At 9:29, Calton raced 13 yards into the end zone, cutting the lead to 32-12. Jacob Kesler booted in an extra point.
Taking over quarterbacking duties late in the period, Froggie Connor Meinzer guided the Lehi offense deep into Silverpup territory. Suddenly, Lallis picked off a pass and raced to the Froggie 41-yard line. Lehi stopped the Silverpups there at the end of the game.
Awesome AF Cavemen Drain Lehi 35-14 in Region 4 Football Action Oct. 10
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Awesome American Fork Cavemen drained the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 35-14 in a Region Four football game played at Lehi Oct. 10.
The contest's outcome not only improved my Awesome Cavemen's chances at winning the league championship, but it was also an atonement for a home loss that they had suffered at the webbed hands of the Froggies last fall.
American Fork Coach Aaron "Lazar" Behm said, "Tonight improves our record at 7-1. Our defense kept us in the game in the first three quarters. We scored on our first two drives of the second half."
The first half opened with Awesome Caveman Garrison Spencer returning a kickoff to the American Fork 30-yard line. The Froggie defense soon compelled American Fork to have Zach "Wisecracker" Katoa punt to the Froggies. Defensive linemen like Riley Phillips kept running back Caden Calton from gaining much yardage during Lehi's first march of the night.
The Awesome Caveman defense held Lehi scoreless throughout the first half. Meanwhile, late in the first quarter, Spencer returned a Lehi punt to the Froggie 6-yard line. On the next play, Katoa scored a touchdown for the Awesome Cavemen. Jackson Nadauld kicked in an extra point.
Lehi received good midfield position at the end of the first quarter, but the Awesome Cavemen forced the Froggies to punt.
With quarterback Tanner Smith passing 28 yards to Katoa at the start of the second quarter, the Awesome Cavemen looked as though they would score early in the period. However, three straight incomplete passes slowed them down to a halt.
Jim Empey and Phillips sacking Froggie quarterback Calvin Miles midway through the quarter broke whatever momentum Lehi had been accumulating that period.
The half's final five minutes left Awesome Caveman fans grunting for joy and Froggie supporters croaking in frustration. Smith's long passes to Nate Honey and Coleson Worley, a "distant cousin" of TV actress Joanne Worley, placed American Fork on the Froggie 11-yard line. Taking a handoff from Smith, Katoa raced away for a touchdown at 5:49. Thanks to a long carry by Honey to the Froggie 14-yard line, Katoa scored another touchdown on a three-yard carry during 1:29.
With the Froggies still unable to score on American Fork during the third quarter, the Awesome Cavemen put the game away that period. The score stayed at 21-0 until 2:55 in the third quarter, when Smith scored a touchdown on a one-yard keeper play. The quarterback scored another touchdown 30 seconds before the final quarter-break. Lehi didn't let American Fork enter the end zone again.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Froggie Caden Calton raced 65 yards for a touchdown, which Jacob Kesler frosted with an extra-point kick. Soon afterwards, Froggie tight end Cody Frampton, a "distant cousin" 1970's rocker Pete Frampton, caught a six-yard touchdown pass fromm quarterback Howler Larson, and Kesler booted a PAT kick to end the night's scoring.
American Fork won the Region Four championship the following Wednesday by sinking the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 30-10 at home.
In the second game, Roberts' hitting helped the Froggies to create a 7-1 lead. However, Riffle and Tiana Naylor triggered a comeback for the Shockers. Riffle's serves guided the Shockers within 14-11. However, Roberts and Faleao delivered some hits that created a 19-12 lead for Lehi. The Shockers couldn't put together an effective comeback effort.
In the third game, the Froggies took a 6-0 lead over the Shockers. Domgaard, Naylor and Riffle didn't let the Froggies hop farther ahead. Through Naylor, Domgaard, and Riffle's hitting, Westlake stormed back within 15-14. A Faleao block prevented Westlake from tying the game. Still, the Shockers stayed close to Lehi. Westlake battled back within 21-17. A service error tripped Westlake up. Aided by Faleao's hitting, a Roberts kill scored match point for Lehi.
Riverton Silverpups Howl Past Lehi Froggies 32-13 in Oct. 3 Football Action
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a Region Four football showdown at Lehi's Pioneer Stadium Oct. 3, the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups, howled past the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 32-13.
The contest would have been riveting -- correction, ribbiting all the way through if it weren't for two Froggie turnovers that allowed the Silverpups to drain Lehi completely in the second half. Those two turnovers included an interception and a fumble. Before we dwell on those two things, let's take a look at how well the Froggies performed against the Silverpups in the first half.
It opened with Froggie Caden Calton returning a kickoff to the Lehi 32-yard line. Despite a five-yard pass fired by quarterback Calvin Miles, the Silverpups prevented the Froggies from picking up a first down.
From their 45-yard line, the Silverpups opened their first drive of the night. Quarterback Korbyn "Bacon" Boucom tried guiding the Silverpups deep into Froggie territory. However, the Froggie defensive line kept his top running back Zac "Tex" Lallis from picking up a first down.
The Silverpups had better luck on their next drive. Riverton punt returner Keaton "Busta" Kimball rushed a punt clear to the Lehi 16-yard line. Riverton fans howled over immediate expectations of their team scoring a touchdown. Brakin Stringam's stopping Lallis at the Froggie 6-yard line caused the Silverpup attack to stall. So Riverton opted for a field goal attempt. Gavin "Gravy" Slack kicked a 25-yard field goal to open the game's scoring.
After snuffing Lehi's third drive in the quarter, the Silverpups made another try for a TD, but the Froggie defense kept Riverton stuck on its 3-0 lead through the rest of the quarter.
In its closing minutes, the Froggies staged a strong drive deep into Silverpup territory. Long carries by Calton and Spencer "Crow" Blackham propelled the Froggies clear to the Riverton 35-yard line by the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter opened with Miles losing the ball while getting sacked. Froggie line Braden Goldfinch recovered the fumble on the Silverpup 35-yard line. The offensive fumble recovery ironically robbed Lehi of the momentum it needed for sustaining the drive, and the Froggies punted to the Silverpup 2-yard line.
The Silverpups quickly got out of the hole that the Froggies had expected to keep them quarantined in. Taking a handoff from Boucom, Lallis raced 95-yards to the Froggie 6-yard line, where Brandon Tayofa stopped him cold. The long run set the stage for an increase in the Silverpup lead. After Lallis had carried the ball to the Froggie 2-yard line, Boucom passed to Sam "Big D" Davis for a touchdown. The Silverpups the scored a two-point conversion.
The Froggies didn't let that touchdown go unanswered. After Froggie Kade Moore had returned the kickoff to the Lehi 35-yard line, Calton and Blackham took turns at making long carries that placed Lehi on the Silverpup 24-yard line. There, Miles handed off to Calton, who raced around to the left for a touchdown at 6:04. The Silverpups prevented Lehi from scoring an extra point.
The game's closeness became a thing of the past in the third quarter. With Silverpup Samoa "Some More" Tolalvao returning the second half's opening kickoff to the Riverton 47-yard line, Riverton soon delivered a nasty blow to Lehi's defense. Alex Johnson, Cam Christensen, and Lallis each zipped through the Froggies' defense to gain much yardage. Before you could say Ali Lamb Chop, the Silverpups reached the Froggie 6-yard line. Taking a handoff from Boucom, Lallis curved around to the right to score a touchdown, which Slack frosted with a successful extra-point kick.
Lehi attempts at recovering from that TD collapsed through the Froggies fumbling away the ball on their 21-yard line. On the next play, Lallis raced the pigskin 21-yards into the Froggie end zone during 5:30.
With the Silverpup defense preventing the Froggies from picking up a first down, Boucom fired a 37-yard pass to Kimball to put the Silverpups inside the Froggie 20-yard zone. Taking a handoff from Boucom, Christensen raced 19 yards into the end zone. After Slack kicked in another extra point, the Froggies shut down the Riverton offense for the night. The abrupt improvement in Lehi's defense came too late to save the Froggies.
In the fourth quarter, Lehi attempted to stage a big rally. Aided by a passing interference penalty called against Riverton, long, Calton carries put Lehi inside the Silverpups' 20-yard zone. At 9:29, Calton raced 13 yards into the end zone, cutting the lead to 32-12. Jacob Kesler booted in an extra point.
Taking over quarterbacking duties late in the period, Froggie Connor Meinzer guided the Lehi offense deep into Silverpup territory. Suddenly, Lallis picked off a pass and raced to the Froggie 41-yard line. Lehi stopped the Silverpups there at the end of the game.
Awesome AF Cavemen Drain Lehi 35-14 in Region 4 Football Action Oct. 10
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Awesome American Fork Cavemen drained the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 35-14 in a Region Four football game played at Lehi Oct. 10.
The contest's outcome not only improved my Awesome Cavemen's chances at winning the league championship, but it was also an atonement for a home loss that they had suffered at the webbed hands of the Froggies last fall.
American Fork Coach Aaron "Lazar" Behm said, "Tonight improves our record at 7-1. Our defense kept us in the game in the first three quarters. We scored on our first two drives of the second half."
The first half opened with Awesome Caveman Garrison Spencer returning a kickoff to the American Fork 30-yard line. The Froggie defense soon compelled American Fork to have Zach "Wisecracker" Katoa punt to the Froggies. Defensive linemen like Riley Phillips kept running back Caden Calton from gaining much yardage during Lehi's first march of the night.
The Awesome Caveman defense held Lehi scoreless throughout the first half. Meanwhile, late in the first quarter, Spencer returned a Lehi punt to the Froggie 6-yard line. On the next play, Katoa scored a touchdown for the Awesome Cavemen. Jackson Nadauld kicked in an extra point.
Lehi received good midfield position at the end of the first quarter, but the Awesome Cavemen forced the Froggies to punt.
With quarterback Tanner Smith passing 28 yards to Katoa at the start of the second quarter, the Awesome Cavemen looked as though they would score early in the period. However, three straight incomplete passes slowed them down to a halt.
Jim Empey and Phillips sacking Froggie quarterback Calvin Miles midway through the quarter broke whatever momentum Lehi had been accumulating that period.
The half's final five minutes left Awesome Caveman fans grunting for joy and Froggie supporters croaking in frustration. Smith's long passes to Nate Honey and Coleson Worley, a "distant cousin" of TV actress Joanne Worley, placed American Fork on the Froggie 11-yard line. Taking a handoff from Smith, Katoa raced away for a touchdown at 5:49. Thanks to a long carry by Honey to the Froggie 14-yard line, Katoa scored another touchdown on a three-yard carry during 1:29.
With the Froggies still unable to score on American Fork during the third quarter, the Awesome Cavemen put the game away that period. The score stayed at 21-0 until 2:55 in the third quarter, when Smith scored a touchdown on a one-yard keeper play. The quarterback scored another touchdown 30 seconds before the final quarter-break. Lehi didn't let American Fork enter the end zone again.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Froggie Caden Calton raced 65 yards for a touchdown, which Jacob Kesler frosted with an extra-point kick. Soon afterwards, Froggie tight end Cody Frampton, a "distant cousin" 1970's rocker Pete Frampton, caught a six-yard touchdown pass fromm quarterback Howler Larson, and Kesler booted a PAT kick to end the night's scoring.
American Fork won the Region Four championship the following Wednesday by sinking the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 30-10 at home.
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