Timp Sports Weekly
September 29, 2015
Publisher's Message
This week's issue will be focused on the four-generation-old sports rivalry between the Awesome American Fork Cavemen and the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. The rivalry between their two schools have long been sore, even to the point of trading epithets. American Forkers would call Lehites Webfooters and Swamptowners. Even though most American Forkers were White Native Americans (my personal politically correct term for US-born whites), the Lehites loved to refer to them as African Freaks. The rivalry between the two schools went down as intense in a girls' soccer game and Lehi's Homecoming game this past week. We will look at both of those games as well as the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings' win over the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, in a Sept. 24 volleyball match. As they say in Lehi, let's swim straight to those stories.
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Publisher
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Awesome AF Cavewomen Defeat Lehi Froggies 2-0 in Girls' Soccer Action Sept. 22
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In Region Four girls' soccer action at Lehi Sept. 22, the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen defeated the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 2-0.
In both halves of the game, the Froggies, led Aubrey Robertson and Brooklyn Gentry, put much pressure of Awesome Cavewoman goalie Savanah Empey. Backed up by teammates like Lauren Jones and Paige Orum, Empey held off her web-footed opponents successfully. Still, Froggie Cassidy Clegg came up with big steals that gave Lehi fine scoring opportunities.
Both teams played such great defense that no scoring could occur until late in the first half. American Fork Coach Derek "Big Gun" Dunn said, "Cassidy Taylor crossed to Emmeline Harris for our first goal."
Occurring a few minutes before halftime, Harris' goal gave the Awesome Cavewomen the momentum that they needed for the second half.
Snuffing out the first Froggie attack of the second period, the Awesome Cavewomen stayed on Lehi's side of the field for most of that half. Alex Allgaier guided the Froggies in rebuffing repeated American Fork attacks. The Awesome Cavewomen didn't let Allgaier's efforts discourage them. Finally at 7:30, Awesome Cavewoman Brooklyn Voglesberg scored her team's second goal on a breakaway play. The game returned to being a defensive battle for the rest of regulation play.
Dunn said, "This win puts our overall record at 7-1. We were really tactically in our approach to Lehi. We learned to be that after Fremont. That loss left a bad taste in our mouths. Fremont is now ranked No. 2 in the state, and they beat us 1-0. That game showed that we can compete."
Lehi Coach Jerry Prisendorf said, "Despite the fact that we lost tonight, this was our best game so far this season. We gave 100-percent out on the field. They got us only on two counts."
Ferocious PG Viking Spikers Corral Herriman Pretty Ponies in 4-Game Match Sept. 24
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In Region Four volleyball action at Pleasant Grove Sept. 24, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings defeated the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, in a four-game match by scores of 25-15, 22-25, 25-7, 25-12.
Through the combined efforts of Kazna Tarawhiti, Brooklyn Dahl, Kennedy Redd, and Sara Hamson, the Ferocious Vikings made short work of the Pretty Ponies, posting a 25-15 win in Game 1.
In Game 2, the Pretty Ponies served the Ferocious Vikings the same reminder that the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen had taught Pleasant Grove nine days before: Lowly rated teams had to be taken seriously. The Ferocious Vikings and Pretty Ponies battled to tied scores of 8-8 and 9-9. Hits by Tarawhiti and Hamson enabled the Ferocious Vikings to row ahead 11-9. However, Hannah Malvich and Leia Lapuacho's combined offensive efforts empowered the Pretty Ponies to tie the game at 11. A Tarawhiti kill prodded the Ferocious Vikings to move ahead 13-11. That turned out to be the last Pleasant Grove lead of the game.
The surprisingly aggressive Pretty Ponies galloped ahead 14-13. Lapuacho's hitting strengthened the Pretty Ponies' hold on the lead. Timmy McKee's strong serving for Herriman kept the Ferocious Vikings slightly off balance, even though they did sail within 16-14 on a Dahl kill. Pleasant Grove hitting and serving errors made Game 2 replay of the Ferocious Vikings' home loss to the Awesome Cavewomen on Sept. 15. Malvich hits late in the game gave the Pretty Ponies the energy they needed to win the game by a score of 25-22.
"That second game was a wake-up call for us. After it, we changed our minds on how we wanted to play. We wanted to win. We didn't want another American Fork," said Ferocious Viking Coach Alyce Jones.
With Ferocious Viking Hannah Waddall serving at the start of the third game, Pleasant Grove took an early 6-1 lead quicker than you could say Ali Lamb Chop. Tarawhiti and Hamson guided a very aggressive attack at the net. Malli Valguardson blocked some key Pretty Pony shots while Dahl and Redd did an impressive job in keeping Malvich and Lapuaho from much damage to Pleasant Grove. Before long, Pleasant Grove produced a 25-7 win.
Even though a Savannah Laws kill produced a 1-0 for the Pretty Ponies in the fourth game, Hamson produced kills that led to Pleasant Grove to taking an 8-2 lead. Valguardson and Dahl came up with hits that kept the Ferocious Vikings ahead throughout the entire fourth game. The Pretty Ponies did gallop within 18-10 on Cassidy Nelson's serving. A Hamson kill practically stopped them cold there. Aided by Natalie Ridder, Tarawhiti produced hits that eventually gave the Ferocious Vikings a 25-12 win and the match point.
Jones said, "Kazman produced 16 kills for us and Sara Hamson another 15. Malli Valguardson came up with four blocks for us."
Awesome AF Cavemen Defeat Lehi Froggies 25-21 in Ribbiting Region 4 Football Action Sept. 25
By Dean Von MemmottTimp Sports Weekly Publisher
At Lehi's Sept. 25 Homecoming Game, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen drained the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 26-21.
The game was in tradition of other classic Lehi-American Fork football thrillers so riveting -- correction, ribbiting, that no spectator could sleep for days afterwards. For instance, the lead changed hands twice during the contest.
Neither team played well in the first quarter. Both the Froggies and Awesome Cavemen plagued themselves with penalties that prevented them from picking up first downs. Both teams' defenses played well, though. For example, midway through Quarter 1, Froggie linebacker Kelton Higgins nailed Awesome Caveman quarterback Tanner Smith for an eight-yard loss that prompted American Fork to punt. Lehi later on sabotage an American Fork field goal attempt after Garrett Rusick had caught a 32-yard pass from Smith. Unsurprisingly, the first quarter ended in a 0-0 draw.
Early in the second quarter, the Awesome Cavemen scored a safety that gave them a big break. Starting an attack from their 38-yard line, the Awesome Cavemen soon widened their lead. Taking a handoff from Smith, Scotty "Cap'n" Hughes raced 58 yards for a touchdown, and Jacob Whitehead kicked in an extra point.
Lehi attempts to answer American Fork's first TD got snuffed out at the 50-yard line. Soon afterwards, Awesome Caveman wide receiver J. Coleson Worley, a "distant cousin" of Hollywood actress Joanne Worley, caught a 36-yard pass from Smith for a touchdown.
After Whitehead had kicked a second straight extra point, the Froggies finally got onto the scoreboard. In the first half's closing minutes, they penetrated deep into American Fork territory. At 1:58, Grayden "Gray Stallion" Hadfield took handoff from Froggie quarterback Cammon Cooper and flip-flopped quickly into the American Fork end zone. Froggie Jacob Keeslar kicked in an extra point.
The second half unfolded with the Froggie defense stopping the Awesome Cavemen at the Lehi 48-yard after Rusick had caught a 14-yard pass from Smith. Following Carson Terrill's catch of a 10-yard pass from Cooper, the quarterback connected a 73-yard shot to wide receiver Wyatt Parkinson for a touchdown. A Keeslar extra-point kick cut AF's lead down 16-14.
The Awesome Cavemen spent the rest of the quarter protecting their two-point lead. It vanished at 0:29.7, though, when Hadfield took a handoff from Cooper and stroked 26 yards to a go-ahead touchdown. Keeslar extra-point kick improved the Froggies' lead at 21-16.
The score stirred up memories of the Awesome Cavemen's 1963 football loss at Lehi. What made that game memorable was that right after it, American Fork's players initially headed home on foot. One version of that story was that those Awesome Cavemen were so ashamed of losing to Lehi that they opted to walk all the way back to AF rather than ride the bus home. I believed that story until 1984 when former AF head football coach Don Mower told me, "The reason they left on foot was because the team bus was late in returning for the end of the game. When the bus did arrive back, it picked up all of the players before any of them reach AF."
How we hate it when we hear a fact that ruins an embellished story. Anyway, the Awesome Cavemen didn't let Hadfield's second touchdown go unanswered. As the third quarter wound down, Hughes returned a kickoff to the American Fork 20-yard line. Smith went to the air. His long passes to Worley soon put American Fork at the Froggie 13-yard line. Taking a handoff from Smith in the early fourth quarter, Rusick scored a touchdown, and Whitehead contributed a third straight extra point to improve American Fork's new lead at 24-21.
Lehi quickly followed the Awesome Cavemen's example of going to the air. Cooper's long passes to Kade Moore and Hadfield put the Froggies deep in Awesome Caveman territory. Suddenly, Awesome Caveman Dylan Christensen picked off a Cooper pass at the American Fork 10-yard line. From there, the Awesome Cavemen marched clear to their 34-yard line, where defensive end Landon Tafoya sacked Smith, stopping American Fork's march. Whitehead punted deep into Lehi territory, and a strong Awesome Caveman defensive effort kept Lehi in the hole long enough to compel the Froggies to punt. A bad snap occurred in ensuing punt, and American Fork scored a safety to end the game's scoring.
American Fork Aaron Behm said, "It was great to have Worley back. The first time this season he has played an entire game. He's been in only 10 plays so far this season, because he had injured his ACL earlier this year. That 36-yard TD catch he made in the second period gave us a big spark.
"Tonight taught us that when we get the first lead, we had better fight hard to keep it. This was the first time this season that we took a first lead. We had to come from behind to win our other victories this season. Despite their record, Lehi, like all the other teams in this region, has to be taken seriously."
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In Region Four volleyball action at Pleasant Grove Sept. 24, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings defeated the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, in a four-game match by scores of 25-15, 22-25, 25-7, 25-12.
Through the combined efforts of Kazna Tarawhiti, Brooklyn Dahl, Kennedy Redd, and Sara Hamson, the Ferocious Vikings made short work of the Pretty Ponies, posting a 25-15 win in Game 1.
In Game 2, the Pretty Ponies served the Ferocious Vikings the same reminder that the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen had taught Pleasant Grove nine days before: Lowly rated teams had to be taken seriously. The Ferocious Vikings and Pretty Ponies battled to tied scores of 8-8 and 9-9. Hits by Tarawhiti and Hamson enabled the Ferocious Vikings to row ahead 11-9. However, Hannah Malvich and Leia Lapuacho's combined offensive efforts empowered the Pretty Ponies to tie the game at 11. A Tarawhiti kill prodded the Ferocious Vikings to move ahead 13-11. That turned out to be the last Pleasant Grove lead of the game.
The surprisingly aggressive Pretty Ponies galloped ahead 14-13. Lapuacho's hitting strengthened the Pretty Ponies' hold on the lead. Timmy McKee's strong serving for Herriman kept the Ferocious Vikings slightly off balance, even though they did sail within 16-14 on a Dahl kill. Pleasant Grove hitting and serving errors made Game 2 replay of the Ferocious Vikings' home loss to the Awesome Cavewomen on Sept. 15. Malvich hits late in the game gave the Pretty Ponies the energy they needed to win the game by a score of 25-22.
"That second game was a wake-up call for us. After it, we changed our minds on how we wanted to play. We wanted to win. We didn't want another American Fork," said Ferocious Viking Coach Alyce Jones.
With Ferocious Viking Hannah Waddall serving at the start of the third game, Pleasant Grove took an early 6-1 lead quicker than you could say Ali Lamb Chop. Tarawhiti and Hamson guided a very aggressive attack at the net. Malli Valguardson blocked some key Pretty Pony shots while Dahl and Redd did an impressive job in keeping Malvich and Lapuaho from much damage to Pleasant Grove. Before long, Pleasant Grove produced a 25-7 win.
Even though a Savannah Laws kill produced a 1-0 for the Pretty Ponies in the fourth game, Hamson produced kills that led to Pleasant Grove to taking an 8-2 lead. Valguardson and Dahl came up with hits that kept the Ferocious Vikings ahead throughout the entire fourth game. The Pretty Ponies did gallop within 18-10 on Cassidy Nelson's serving. A Hamson kill practically stopped them cold there. Aided by Natalie Ridder, Tarawhiti produced hits that eventually gave the Ferocious Vikings a 25-12 win and the match point.
Jones said, "Kazman produced 16 kills for us and Sara Hamson another 15. Malli Valguardson came up with four blocks for us."
Awesome AF Cavemen Defeat Lehi Froggies 25-21 in Ribbiting Region 4 Football Action Sept. 25
By Dean Von MemmottTimp Sports Weekly Publisher
At Lehi's Sept. 25 Homecoming Game, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen drained the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 26-21.
The game was in tradition of other classic Lehi-American Fork football thrillers so riveting -- correction, ribbiting, that no spectator could sleep for days afterwards. For instance, the lead changed hands twice during the contest.
Neither team played well in the first quarter. Both the Froggies and Awesome Cavemen plagued themselves with penalties that prevented them from picking up first downs. Both teams' defenses played well, though. For example, midway through Quarter 1, Froggie linebacker Kelton Higgins nailed Awesome Caveman quarterback Tanner Smith for an eight-yard loss that prompted American Fork to punt. Lehi later on sabotage an American Fork field goal attempt after Garrett Rusick had caught a 32-yard pass from Smith. Unsurprisingly, the first quarter ended in a 0-0 draw.
Early in the second quarter, the Awesome Cavemen scored a safety that gave them a big break. Starting an attack from their 38-yard line, the Awesome Cavemen soon widened their lead. Taking a handoff from Smith, Scotty "Cap'n" Hughes raced 58 yards for a touchdown, and Jacob Whitehead kicked in an extra point.
Lehi attempts to answer American Fork's first TD got snuffed out at the 50-yard line. Soon afterwards, Awesome Caveman wide receiver J. Coleson Worley, a "distant cousin" of Hollywood actress Joanne Worley, caught a 36-yard pass from Smith for a touchdown.
After Whitehead had kicked a second straight extra point, the Froggies finally got onto the scoreboard. In the first half's closing minutes, they penetrated deep into American Fork territory. At 1:58, Grayden "Gray Stallion" Hadfield took handoff from Froggie quarterback Cammon Cooper and flip-flopped quickly into the American Fork end zone. Froggie Jacob Keeslar kicked in an extra point.
The second half unfolded with the Froggie defense stopping the Awesome Cavemen at the Lehi 48-yard after Rusick had caught a 14-yard pass from Smith. Following Carson Terrill's catch of a 10-yard pass from Cooper, the quarterback connected a 73-yard shot to wide receiver Wyatt Parkinson for a touchdown. A Keeslar extra-point kick cut AF's lead down 16-14.
The Awesome Cavemen spent the rest of the quarter protecting their two-point lead. It vanished at 0:29.7, though, when Hadfield took a handoff from Cooper and stroked 26 yards to a go-ahead touchdown. Keeslar extra-point kick improved the Froggies' lead at 21-16.
The score stirred up memories of the Awesome Cavemen's 1963 football loss at Lehi. What made that game memorable was that right after it, American Fork's players initially headed home on foot. One version of that story was that those Awesome Cavemen were so ashamed of losing to Lehi that they opted to walk all the way back to AF rather than ride the bus home. I believed that story until 1984 when former AF head football coach Don Mower told me, "The reason they left on foot was because the team bus was late in returning for the end of the game. When the bus did arrive back, it picked up all of the players before any of them reach AF."
How we hate it when we hear a fact that ruins an embellished story. Anyway, the Awesome Cavemen didn't let Hadfield's second touchdown go unanswered. As the third quarter wound down, Hughes returned a kickoff to the American Fork 20-yard line. Smith went to the air. His long passes to Worley soon put American Fork at the Froggie 13-yard line. Taking a handoff from Smith in the early fourth quarter, Rusick scored a touchdown, and Whitehead contributed a third straight extra point to improve American Fork's new lead at 24-21.
Lehi quickly followed the Awesome Cavemen's example of going to the air. Cooper's long passes to Kade Moore and Hadfield put the Froggies deep in Awesome Caveman territory. Suddenly, Awesome Caveman Dylan Christensen picked off a Cooper pass at the American Fork 10-yard line. From there, the Awesome Cavemen marched clear to their 34-yard line, where defensive end Landon Tafoya sacked Smith, stopping American Fork's march. Whitehead punted deep into Lehi territory, and a strong Awesome Caveman defensive effort kept Lehi in the hole long enough to compel the Froggies to punt. A bad snap occurred in ensuing punt, and American Fork scored a safety to end the game's scoring.
American Fork Aaron Behm said, "It was great to have Worley back. The first time this season he has played an entire game. He's been in only 10 plays so far this season, because he had injured his ACL earlier this year. That 36-yard TD catch he made in the second period gave us a big spark.
"Tonight taught us that when we get the first lead, we had better fight hard to keep it. This was the first time this season that we took a first lead. We had to come from behind to win our other victories this season. Despite their record, Lehi, like all the other teams in this region, has to be taken seriously."
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