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Grizzlies pound Wind River at home, 42-6
quickness and speed advan-
tage.
"Everything just clicked.
The kids are excited. We
found out how good we can
be when we execute."
A first-drive fumble
gave Wind River the ball
in Rocky territory, but the
Grizzly defense pushed the
Cougar offense backwards
and forced a punt. In fact,
the first four Wind River
drives went for minus-4,
minus-6, minus-4 and mi-
nus-11, and the next two
ended with interceptions,
one of which Brandon Fos-
ter returned for a touch-
down.
Meanwhile, the Rocky
offense recovered from
the early fumble and poor
field position by driving 86
yards for a touchdown. Se-
nior quarterback Guy Jones
got things rolling with a
44-yard dash on a quarter-
back keeper, Derik Romero,
Luke Leonhardt and Logan
Friedly ran hard, and Fos-
ter- who recently joined the
team - ran an end-around
for 14. Jones scored on a
one-yard run on an option
keeper, then hit Leonhardt
for a two-point conversion.
Rocky led 8-0.
After another Wind Riv-
er three and out, the Grizz
got into a pattern where they
spent most of the first half
in Cougar territory thanks
to long kickoffs, good cov-
erage and strong defense.
Early in the second quarter,
the Cougars were pinned
back at their own five after
Kaleb Hoyt sacked quarter-
back Jesse Brown. Rome-
ro then returned a punt 30
yards to the 10. On the next
play, Jones broke right on
a keeper, gave a fake and
sprinted to the pylon for a
touchdown. Romero's PAT
put Rocky up 15-0.
The Grizz couldn't
move on their next series,
but Romero punted the
ball high and Jessee Wil-
son downed it at the three.
On the next play, Foster
stepped in front of a Brown
pass at about the 12 and
dashed into the end zone
for a pick six. A bad snap
foiled the PAT, but Rocky
led 21-0.
"We had Wind River
BY DAVID PECK
In their strongest per-
formance of the season so
far, the Rocky Mountain
Grizzlies put it all together
Friday afternoon to rout the
Wind River cougars 42-6 at
the old RMHS Field in By-
ron.
Playing on a warm,
sunny afternoon, the Grizz
were explosive on offense
and dominant on defense,
thwarting Wind River's
passing attack and, in turn,
scoring six touchdowns in-
cluding one on a pass inter-
ception and two on runs of
70 yards or more.
"This was definitely
our most complete perfor-
mance," coach David Hayes
said. "In the last two weeks
we talked about, if we exe-
cute, we can beat anybody.
During the first half and
the first part of the second
half, we put it all together.
Everything worked well.
"Wind River has a lot of
size, so we worked the edg-
es. We ran up the middle
to keep them honest, but
they're a big, stout team
and we figured we had a
" DAVID PECK
Rocky Mountain junior Logan Friedly (29) cuts upfield for a gain as senior
flanker Luke Leonhardt (28) looks for a block during Rocky's 42-6 win over the
Wind River Cougars Friday afternoon in Byron. The Grizz travel to Cokeville
Friday for a I p.m. kickoff.
on the ropes when we first
started, with our quick-
ness," Hayes noted. "Coach
(Justin) Moss brought pres-
sure, and we covered their
two good wide receivers
with Guy and BJ (Brandon
Foster). They had a hard
time getting back to the line
of scrimmage."
Foster also ended the
ensuing Wind River drive
with a leaping interception
at the Rocky 30, and the
Grizz capitalized in a flash
as Leonhardt burst around
right end on a flanker re-
verse, got a nice downfield
block from Foster and went
the length of the field for a
70-yard touchdown. Foster
caught the two-point con-
version and Rocky led 29-0.
"When Luke gets in the
open field he's tough to deal
with, and BJ had a heck of
a block," Hayes said.
The Grizz struck via the
big play again on the next
series when Romero swept
right end, fought through a
crowd of tacklers, took a hit,
kept his balance and raced
77 yards to the end zone.
The PAT failed but Rocky
led 35-0.
"If you don't get De-
rik wrapped up he doesn't
quit," the coach said. "He
put his hand down and kept
himself up, and once he was
in the open he was gone.
We had great blocks on that
one, also."
Wind River finally got
on the scoreboard when
Brown found receiver Tyson
Lone Bear over the top for
a 63-yard touchdown pass.
Rocky led 35-6 at the half.
A Guy Jones intercep-
tion early in the third quar-
ter set up a 36-yard drive by
the Grizz, capped by a nine-
yard run by Leonhardt.
Romero's PAT put Rocky up
42-6 midway through the
third period.
After that, Hayes be-
gan to substitute liberally,
and many young players re-
ceived some varsity experi-
ence.
Unofficially, the Grizz
gained 355 yards rushing
on 44 carries and passed for
37 yards as Jones completed
three of nine passes. Rome-
ro gained 109 yards rushing
on 10 carries, Leonhardt 94
yards on four carries, Jones
84 yards on 10 attempts,
Foster 29 yards on four car-
ries and Friedly 18 yards on
seven tries before re-injur-
ing his knee.
The Grizz held Wind
River to 28 yards rushing
DAVID PEC
Rocky Mountain senior wide receiver Brandon
Foster uses his leaping ability to rise above a pair
of Wind River defenders and catch a two-point
conversion pass during Rocky's 42-6 win Friday
afternoon in Byron.
on 30 carries, and Brown
completed six of 16 passes
for 95 yards.
Outside linebacker
Luke Leonhardt had an
"enormous" game, Hayes
said, recording 36 defensive
points on six assisted tack-
les, three solo tackles, five
tackles for a loss and three
sacks. Safety Guy Jones
added 22 points on six as-
sisted tackles, four solo
stops, four pass breakups
and an interception. Foster,
Kyle Peterson, Wilson and
Caleb Estes had 17 points
each, Hoyt 16 and Romero
12.
"Luke had an amazing
defensive game, but it was
a team effort," Hayes said.
"We had all 11 people g-
ing to the ball. Wind River
ran into a buzz saw. Coach
Moss prepares. He takes
away their strengths. And
the kids execute his game
plan."
Hayes said the team is
on a high following the win.
"It's contagious," he
said. "The kids are real-
ly catching on. We stress
teamwork, working well as
a group. Right now we're on
a high. We stress heart, ac-
countability and respect.
We stress playing whistle
to whistle. They're doing it
all.
"I told the team at half-
time that they played some
of the best football I've seen
in my life."
HUGE ROAD GAME
The Grizzlies will face a
tremendous challenge this
week as they travel across
the state Friday to take
on the Cokeville Panthers,
the top-ranked team in the
state. At 4-0, the Panthers
have outscored their op-
ponents 210-14, but Hayes
said the Grizzlies will not
be intimidated.
"we're approaching it
that we're the better team.
We've got a chip on our
shoulder and want to take
it to them," he said. "When
we execute, we're tough.
"They're a very disci-
plined team, but we want
to control the game with
our offense and run clock,
get first downs and finish
drives with scores. Coach
Moss will have the defense
ready.
"we'll take it to them.
Our attitude all week is
that we're going there to
win the game and not back
down one bit. This is huge."
Kickoff in Cokeville is
scheduled for 1 p.m.
Bulldogs place second at State Golf;
King, Fowler earn all-state status
BY DAVID PECK
The Lovell High School golf
team had two all-state golfers and
the boys team turned in a solid
performance to place second at the
Class 2A State Golf Tournament
Friday and Saturday in Lusk.
The Bulldogs had hoped to
stay close to or eclipse Kemmer-
er at the tournament but found
themselves down by 54 strokes
after the first day Friday as the
Rangers shot a round of 327,
Lovell 381. Traditionally improv-
ing on the second day of a tour-
nament, the Bulldogs this time
added one stroke to their total,
shooting a 382 to finish the tour-
nament at 763. Kemmerer also
gained a stroke with a 328 to fin-
ish with a two-day total of 655,
easily winning the state title.
Wright chopped 27 strokes
off its Friday score to shoot 407-
380=787 to place third, followed
by host Lusk at 790, Sundance/
Hulett 879, Moorcroft 882, Big
Horn 891 and Tongue River 1019.
"It was windy. We really, re-
ally had a lot of wind in Lusk,"
coach Ben Fowler said. "It was
a little calmer on Saturday, but
to our standards it was awfully
windy, and it affected our kids.
Kemmerer was the team to beat
and I think we psyched ourselves
out trying to keep up with them.
We fell short the first day. We
were hoping to be closer, but it
just didn't happen.
COURTESY PIIOTO
Members of the Lovell High School golf team pose with their second-place trophy and all-state
certificates after the state tournament in Lusk Saturday. Pictured are (l-r) Chase Tippetts,
Brandon Wolvington, Jared Minchow, Jeff Lewis, Mason Fowler, Cody King and Jordan Frost.
"we were hoping to score bet-
ter on the second day like we have
all year, but we didn't. Kemmerer
played solid. They have four se-
niors and one junior."
Junior Cody King shot a 91 on
Friday and came back Saturday
with a 90 to finish with a two-day
score of 181, which placed him
sixth out of 43 boys golfers and
gave him all-state status.
Freshman Brandon Wolving-
ton placed 13th at 93-96=189, se-
nior Jared Minchow 16th at 97-
98=195, senior Jeff Lewis 17th at
100-98=198 and freshman Chase
Tippetts 20th at 104-100=204.
Michael Coon of Lusk and
Cody Roberts of Kemmerer tied
for the individual title after the
second round Saturday, both
shooting 157, and Coon beat Rob-
erts in a one-hole playoff, sinking
a 30-foot putt to capture the title,
Fowler said.
Fowler said he had hoped
the Bulldogs would stay closer to
Kemmerer, but it didn't unfold
that way.
"I attribute it to being more
mental than anything else," he
said. "We psyched out ourselves
pretty heavy trying to keep up
with Kemmerer. We had goals we
were trying to reach. On the sec-
ond day we wanted to maintain
our second position. Wright real-
ly put on a push Saturday and it
paid offfor them."
The Bulldogs improved by one
position compared to last year,
when they finished third at state.
"We came out of there with our
heads high. The kids are excited
and I'm excited," Fowler said.
FOWLER SEVENTH
Senior Mason Fowler had a
strong tournament to finish in a
tie for seventh place with Cathe-
rine Cook of Wright, earning all-
state honors. Fowler shot 108-
112=220, Cook 106-114=220.
Elysha Stahla of Moorcroft
won the girls individual title at
99-92=191, and Moorcroft won
the team title with a score of 296-
300=596. Wright was second at
668, Lusk third at 719, Sundance/
Hulett fourth at 819 and Tongue
River fifth with a score of 865.
"It was a good tournament
for Mason," Coach Fowler said.
"She'll vie for the conference title
next spring. She had a good year.
She medaled in every tournament
we went to. That was a big goal
for her to achieve."
Junior Jordan Frost placed
15th with a score of 125-145=270,
and Fowler noted that she was
12th after the first day, just two
strokes out of 10th place.
"It took a mental and physical
toll on Saturday," the coach said.
"She's happy with 15th. This was
her first full season."
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Grizzlies pound Wind River at home, 42-6
quickness and speed advan-
tage.
"Everything just clicked.
The kids are excited. We
found out how good we can
be when we execute."
A first-drive fumble
gave Wind River the ball
in Rocky territory, but the
Grizzly defense pushed the
Cougar offense backwards
and forced a punt. In fact,
the first four Wind River
drives went for minus-4,
minus-6, minus-4 and mi-
nus-11, and the next two
ended with interceptions,
one of which Brandon Fos-
ter returned for a touch-
down.
Meanwhile, the Rocky
offense recovered from
the early fumble and poor
field position by driving 86
yards for a touchdown. Se-
nior quarterback Guy Jones
got things rolling with a
44-yard dash on a quarter-
back keeper, Derik Romero,
Luke Leonhardt and Logan
Friedly ran hard, and Fos-
ter- who recently joined the
team - ran an end-around
for 14. Jones scored on a
one-yard run on an option
keeper, then hit Leonhardt
for a two-point conversion.
Rocky led 8-0.
After another Wind Riv-
er three and out, the Grizz
got into a pattern where they
spent most of the first half
in Cougar territory thanks
to long kickoffs, good cov-
erage and strong defense.
Early in the second quarter,
the Cougars were pinned
back at their own five after
Kaleb Hoyt sacked quarter-
back Jesse Brown. Rome-
ro then returned a punt 30
yards to the 10. On the next
play, Jones broke right on
a keeper, gave a fake and
sprinted to the pylon for a
touchdown. Romero's PAT
put Rocky up 15-0.
The Grizz couldn't
move on their next series,
but Romero punted the
ball high and Jessee Wil-
son downed it at the three.
On the next play, Foster
stepped in front of a Brown
pass at about the 12 and
dashed into the end zone
for a pick six. A bad snap
foiled the PAT, but Rocky
led 21-0.
"We had Wind River
BY DAVID PECK
In their strongest per-
formance of the season so
far, the Rocky Mountain
Grizzlies put it all together
Friday afternoon to rout the
Wind River cougars 42-6 at
the old RMHS Field in By-
ron.
Playing on a warm,
sunny afternoon, the Grizz
were explosive on offense
and dominant on defense,
thwarting Wind River's
passing attack and, in turn,
scoring six touchdowns in-
cluding one on a pass inter-
ception and two on runs of
70 yards or more.
"This was definitely
our most complete perfor-
mance," coach David Hayes
said. "In the last two weeks
we talked about, if we exe-
cute, we can beat anybody.
During the first half and
the first part of the second
half, we put it all together.
Everything worked well.
"Wind River has a lot of
size, so we worked the edg-
es. We ran up the middle
to keep them honest, but
they're a big, stout team
and we figured we had a
" DAVID PECK
Rocky Mountain junior Logan Friedly (29) cuts upfield for a gain as senior
flanker Luke Leonhardt (28) looks for a block during Rocky's 42-6 win over the
Wind River Cougars Friday afternoon in Byron. The Grizz travel to Cokeville
Friday for a I p.m. kickoff.
on the ropes when we first
started, with our quick-
ness," Hayes noted. "Coach
(Justin) Moss brought pres-
sure, and we covered their
two good wide receivers
with Guy and BJ (Brandon
Foster). They had a hard
time getting back to the line
of scrimmage."
Foster also ended the
ensuing Wind River drive
with a leaping interception
at the Rocky 30, and the
Grizz capitalized in a flash
as Leonhardt burst around
right end on a flanker re-
verse, got a nice downfield
block from Foster and went
the length of the field for a
70-yard touchdown. Foster
caught the two-point con-
version and Rocky led 29-0.
"When Luke gets in the
open field he's tough to deal
with, and BJ had a heck of
a block," Hayes said.
The Grizz struck via the
big play again on the next
series when Romero swept
right end, fought through a
crowd of tacklers, took a hit,
kept his balance and raced
77 yards to the end zone.
The PAT failed but Rocky
led 35-0.
"If you don't get De-
rik wrapped up he doesn't
quit," the coach said. "He
put his hand down and kept
himself up, and once he was
in the open he was gone.
We had great blocks on that
one, also."
Wind River finally got
on the scoreboard when
Brown found receiver Tyson
Lone Bear over the top for
a 63-yard touchdown pass.
Rocky led 35-6 at the half.
A Guy Jones intercep-
tion early in the third quar-
ter set up a 36-yard drive by
the Grizz, capped by a nine-
yard run by Leonhardt.
Romero's PAT put Rocky up
42-6 midway through the
third period.
After that, Hayes be-
gan to substitute liberally,
and many young players re-
ceived some varsity experi-
ence.
Unofficially, the Grizz
gained 355 yards rushing
on 44 carries and passed for
37 yards as Jones completed
three of nine passes. Rome-
ro gained 109 yards rushing
on 10 carries, Leonhardt 94
yards on four carries, Jones
84 yards on 10 attempts,
Foster 29 yards on four car-
ries and Friedly 18 yards on
seven tries before re-injur-
ing his knee.
The Grizz held Wind
River to 28 yards rushing
DAVID PEC
Rocky Mountain senior wide receiver Brandon
Foster uses his leaping ability to rise above a pair
of Wind River defenders and catch a two-point
conversion pass during Rocky's 42-6 win Friday
afternoon in Byron.
on 30 carries, and Brown
completed six of 16 passes
for 95 yards.
Outside linebacker
Luke Leonhardt had an
"enormous" game, Hayes
said, recording 36 defensive
points on six assisted tack-
les, three solo tackles, five
tackles for a loss and three
sacks. Safety Guy Jones
added 22 points on six as-
sisted tackles, four solo
stops, four pass breakups
and an interception. Foster,
Kyle Peterson, Wilson and
Caleb Estes had 17 points
each, Hoyt 16 and Romero
12.
"Luke had an amazing
defensive game, but it was
a team effort," Hayes said.
"We had all 11 people g-
ing to the ball. Wind River
ran into a buzz saw. Coach
Moss prepares. He takes
away their strengths. And
the kids execute his game
plan."
Hayes said the team is
on a high following the win.
"It's contagious," he
said. "The kids are real-
ly catching on. We stress
teamwork, working well as
a group. Right now we're on
a high. We stress heart, ac-
countability and respect.
We stress playing whistle
to whistle. They're doing it
all.
"I told the team at half-
time that they played some
of the best football I've seen
in my life."
HUGE ROAD GAME
The Grizzlies will face a
tremendous challenge this
week as they travel across
the state Friday to take
on the Cokeville Panthers,
the top-ranked team in the
state. At 4-0, the Panthers
have outscored their op-
ponents 210-14, but Hayes
said the Grizzlies will not
be intimidated.
"we're approaching it
that we're the better team.
We've got a chip on our
shoulder and want to take
it to them," he said. "When
we execute, we're tough.
"They're a very disci-
plined team, but we want
to control the game with
our offense and run clock,
get first downs and finish
drives with scores. Coach
Moss will have the defense
ready.
"we'll take it to them.
Our attitude all week is
that we're going there to
win the game and not back
down one bit. This is huge."
Kickoff in Cokeville is
scheduled for 1 p.m.
Bulldogs place second at State Golf;
King, Fowler earn all-state status
BY DAVID PECK
The Lovell High School golf
team had two all-state golfers and
the boys team turned in a solid
performance to place second at the
Class 2A State Golf Tournament
Friday and Saturday in Lusk.
The Bulldogs had hoped to
stay close to or eclipse Kemmer-
er at the tournament but found
themselves down by 54 strokes
after the first day Friday as the
Rangers shot a round of 327,
Lovell 381. Traditionally improv-
ing on the second day of a tour-
nament, the Bulldogs this time
added one stroke to their total,
shooting a 382 to finish the tour-
nament at 763. Kemmerer also
gained a stroke with a 328 to fin-
ish with a two-day total of 655,
easily winning the state title.
Wright chopped 27 strokes
off its Friday score to shoot 407-
380=787 to place third, followed
by host Lusk at 790, Sundance/
Hulett 879, Moorcroft 882, Big
Horn 891 and Tongue River 1019.
"It was windy. We really, re-
ally had a lot of wind in Lusk,"
coach Ben Fowler said. "It was
a little calmer on Saturday, but
to our standards it was awfully
windy, and it affected our kids.
Kemmerer was the team to beat
and I think we psyched ourselves
out trying to keep up with them.
We fell short the first day. We
were hoping to be closer, but it
just didn't happen.
COURTESY PIIOTO
Members of the Lovell High School golf team pose with their second-place trophy and all-state
certificates after the state tournament in Lusk Saturday. Pictured are (l-r) Chase Tippetts,
Brandon Wolvington, Jared Minchow, Jeff Lewis, Mason Fowler, Cody King and Jordan Frost.
"we were hoping to score bet-
ter on the second day like we have
all year, but we didn't. Kemmerer
played solid. They have four se-
niors and one junior."
Junior Cody King shot a 91 on
Friday and came back Saturday
with a 90 to finish with a two-day
score of 181, which placed him
sixth out of 43 boys golfers and
gave him all-state status.
Freshman Brandon Wolving-
ton placed 13th at 93-96=189, se-
nior Jared Minchow 16th at 97-
98=195, senior Jeff Lewis 17th at
100-98=198 and freshman Chase
Tippetts 20th at 104-100=204.
Michael Coon of Lusk and
Cody Roberts of Kemmerer tied
for the individual title after the
second round Saturday, both
shooting 157, and Coon beat Rob-
erts in a one-hole playoff, sinking
a 30-foot putt to capture the title,
Fowler said.
Fowler said he had hoped
the Bulldogs would stay closer to
Kemmerer, but it didn't unfold
that way.
"I attribute it to being more
mental than anything else," he
said. "We psyched out ourselves
pretty heavy trying to keep up
with Kemmerer. We had goals we
were trying to reach. On the sec-
ond day we wanted to maintain
our second position. Wright real-
ly put on a push Saturday and it
paid offfor them."
The Bulldogs improved by one
position compared to last year,
when they finished third at state.
"We came out of there with our
heads high. The kids are excited
and I'm excited," Fowler said.
FOWLER SEVENTH
Senior Mason Fowler had a
strong tournament to finish in a
tie for seventh place with Cathe-
rine Cook of Wright, earning all-
state honors. Fowler shot 108-
112=220, Cook 106-114=220.
Elysha Stahla of Moorcroft
won the girls individual title at
99-92=191, and Moorcroft won
the team title with a score of 296-
300=596. Wright was second at
668, Lusk third at 719, Sundance/
Hulett fourth at 819 and Tongue
River fifth with a score of 865.
"It was a good tournament
for Mason," Coach Fowler said.
"She'll vie for the conference title
next spring. She had a good year.
She medaled in every tournament
we went to. That was a big goal
for her to achieve."
Junior Jordan Frost placed
15th with a score of 125-145=270,
and Fowler noted that she was
12th after the first day, just two
strokes out of 10th place.
"It took a mental and physical
toll on Saturday," the coach said.
"She's happy with 15th. This was
her first full season."
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Grizzlies pound Wind River at home, 42-6
BY DAVID PECK quickness and speed advan- keeper, then hit Leonhardt on the ropes when we first
tago. for a two-point conversion.
=Everything just clicked. Rocky led 8-0.
The kids are excited. We AfteranotherWindRiv-
found out how good we can er three and out, the Grizz
be when we execute." got into a pattern where they
A first-drive fumble spent most of the first half
gave Wind River the ball in Cougar territory thanks
in Rocky territory, but the to long kickoffs, good coy-
Grizzly defense pushed the erage and strong defense.
Cougar offense backwards Early in the second quarter,
and forced a punt. In fact, the Cougars were pinned
the first four Wind River back at their own five after
drives went for ralnus-4, Kaleb Hoyt sacked quarter-
minus-6, minus-4 and mi- back Jesse Brown. Rome-
nus-l], and the next two ro then returned a punt 30
ended with interceptions, yards to the 10. On the next
one of which Brandon Fos- play, Jones broke right on
ter returned for a touch- a keeper, gave a fake and
down. sprinted to the pylon for a
Meanwhile, the Rocky touchdown. Romero's PAT
offense recovered from put Rocky up 15-0.
the early fumble and poor The Grizz couldn't
field position by driving 86 move on their next series,
yards for a touchdown. Se- but Romero punted the
nior quarterback Guy Jones ball high and Jessee Wil-
got things rolling with a son downed it at the three.
44-yard dash on a quarter- On the next play, Foster
back keeper, Derik Romero, stepped in front of a Brown
Luke Leonhardt and Logan pass at about the 12 and
Friedly ran hard, and Fos- dashed into the end zone
ter-wherecentlyjoinedthe for a pick six. A bad snap
team - ran an end-around foiled the PAT, but Rocky
for 14. Jones scored on a led 21-0.
one-yard mn on an option "We had Wind River
In their strongest per-
formance of the season so
far, the Rocky Mountain
Grizzlies put it all together
Friday afternoon to rout the
Wind River cougars 42-6 at
the old RMHS Field in By-
r°n'Playing on a warm,
sunny afternoon, the Grizz
were explosive on offense
and dominant on defense,
thwarting Wind River's
passing attack and, in turn,
scoring six touchdowns in-
cluding one on a pass inter-
ception and two on runs of
70 yards or more.
"This was definitely
our most complete perfor-
mance," coach David Hayes
said. =In the last two weeks
we talked about, if we exe-
cute, we can beat anybody.
During the first half and
the first part of the second
half, we put it all together.
Everything worked well.
"Wind River has a tot of
size, so we worked the edg-
es. We ran up the middle
to keep them honest, but
they're a big, stout team
and we figured we had a
Rocky Mountain junior Logan Friedly (29) cuts upfleld for a gain as senior
flanker Luke Leonhardt (23) looks for a block during Rocky's 42-6 win over the
Wind River Cougars Friday afternoon in Byron. The Grizz travel to Cokeville
Friday for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
started, with our qaick-
ness, Hayes noted. =Coach
(Justin) Moss brought pres-
sure, and we covered their
two good wide receivers
with Guy and BJ (Brandon
Foster). They had a hard
time getting back to the line
of sczmmage?
Foster also ended the
ensuing Wind River drive
with a leaping interception
at the Rocky 30, and the
Grizz capitalized in a flash
as Leonbardt burst around
right end on a flanker re-
verse, got a ulce downfield
block from Foster and went
the length of the field for a
70-yard touchdown. Foster
caught the two-point con-
version and Rocky led 29-0.
"When Luke gets in the
open field he's tough to deal
with, and BJ had a heck of
a block," Hayes said.
The Grizz struck via the
big play again on the next
series when Romero swept
right end, fought through a
crowd of tacklers, took a hit,
kept his balance and raced
77 yards to the end zone.
The PAT failed but Rocky
led 35-0.
=If you don't get De-
rlk wrapped up he doesn't
quit," the coach said. "He
put his hand down and kept
himself up, and once he was
in the open he was gone.
We had great blocks on that
one, also."
Wind River finally got
on the scoreboard when
Brown found receiver Tyson
Lone Bear over the top for
a 63-yard touchdown pass.
Rocky led 35-0 at the half.
A Guy Jones intercep-
tion early in the third quar-
ter set up a 36-yard drive by
the Grizz, capped by a nine-
yard run by Leonhardt.
Romero's PAT put Rocky up
42-6 midway through the
third period.
After that, Hayes be-
gan to substitute liberally,
nd many young players re-
ceived some varsity experi-
ence.
Unofficially, the Grizz
gained 355 yards rushing
on 44 carries and passed for
37 yards as Jones completed
three of nine passes. Rome-
ro gained 109 yards rushing
on 10 carries, Leonhardt 94
yards on four carries, Jones
84 yards on 10 attempts,
Foster 29 yards on four car-
ties and Fried]y 18 yards on
seven tries before re-injur-
ing his knee.
The Grizz held Wind
River to 28 yards rushiug
DAVm
Rocky Mountain senior wide receiver Brandon
Foster uses his leaping ability to rise above a pair
of Wind River defenders and catch a two-point
conversion pass during Rocky's 42-6 win Friday
aftornoon in Byron.
on 30 carries, and Brown to whistle. They're doing it
completed six of 16 passes
for 95 yards.
Outside linebacker
Luke Leonhardt bad an
"enormous game, Hayes
said, recording 36 defensive
points on six assisted tack-
les, three solo tackles, five
tackles for a loss and three
sacks. Safety Guy Jones
added 22 points on six as-
sisted tackles, four solo
stops, four pass breakups
and an interception. Foster,
Kyle Peterson, Wilson and
Caleb Estes had 17 points
each, Hoyt 16 and Romero
12.
=Luke had an amazing
defensive game, but it was
a team effort, Hayes said.
=We had all 11 people g-
ing to the ball. Wind River
ran into a buzz saw. Coach
Moss prepares. He takes
away their strengths. And
the kids execute his game
plan."
Hayes said the team is
on a high following the win.
=It's contagious," he
said. =The kids are real-
ly catching on. We stress
teamwork, working well as
a group. Right now we're on
a high. We stress heart, ac-
countability and respect.
We stress playing whistle
all.
"I told the team at half-
time chat they played some
of the best football I've seen
in my life."
HUGE ROAD GAME
The Grizzlies will face a
tremendous challenge this
week as they travel across
the state Friday to take
on the Cokeville Panthers,
the top-ranked team in the
state. At 4-0, the Panthers
have outscored their op-
ponents 210-14, but Hayes
said the Grizzlies will not
be intimidated.
"We're approaching it
that we're the better team.
We've got a chip on our
shoulder and want to take
it to them," he said. €'hen
we execute, we're tough.
=They're a very disci-
plined team, but we want
to control the game with
our offense and run clock,
get first downs and finish
drives with scores. Coach
Moss will have the defense
ready.
"We'll take it to them.
Our attitude all week is
that we're going there to
win the game and not back
down one bit. This is huge."
Kickoff in Cokeville is
scheduled for 1 p.m.
"We were hoping in score bet- ton placed 13th at 93-96=189, se- Fowler said.
ter on the second day like we have nior Jared Minchew 16th at 97- Fowler said he had hoped
all year, but we didn't. Hemmerer 98= 195, senior Jeff Lewis 17th at the Bulldogs would stay closer to
played solid. They have four se- 100-98=198 and freshman Chase Kemmerer, but it didn't unfold
niors and one junior." Tippetts 20th at 104-100=204. that way.
Juulor Cedy King shot a91 on Michael Coon of Luck and =I attribute it to being more
Friday and came back Saturday Cody Roberts of Kemmerer tied mental than anything else," he
with a 90 to finish with a two-day for the individual title after the said. "We psyched out ourselves
score of 161, which placed him second round Saturday, both pretty heavy trying to keep up
sixth out of 43 boys golfers and shooting 157, and Coon beat ROb- with Kemmerer. We had goals we
gave him all-state status, erts in a one-hele ])layoff, sinking were trying to reach. On the sec-
Freshman Brandon Welving- a 30-foot putt to capture the title, ond day we wanted to maintain
our second position. Wright real-
ly put on a push Saturday and it
paid offfor them."
The Bulldogs improved by one
position compared to last year,
when they finished third at state.
"We came out of there with our
heads high. The kids are excited
and I'm excited," Fowler said.
FOWLER SEVENTH
Senior Mason Fowler had a
strong tournament to finish in a
tie for seventh place with Cathe-
tine Cook of Wright, earning all-
state honors. Fowler shot 108-
112=220, Cook 106-114=220.
Elyeho StabJa of MoorcroR
won the girls individual title at
99-92=191, and MoorcroR won
the team title with a score of 296-
300=596. Wright was second at
663, Lusk third at 719, Sundance/
Hulett fourth at 819 and Tongue
River fiRh with a score of 865.
=It was a good tournament
for Mason," Coach Fowler said.
"She'll vie for the conference title
next spring. She had a good year.
She medaled in every tournament
we went to. That was a big goal
for her to achieve."
Junior Jordan Frost placed
15th with a score of 125-145=270,
and Fowler noted that she was
12th after the first day, just two
strokes out of lfith place.
"It took a mental and physical
toll on Saturday," the coach said.
=She's happy with 15th. This was
her first full season."
BY DAVID PECK
The Lovell High School golf
team had two all-state golfers and
the boys team turned in a solid
performance to place second at the
Class ZA State Golf Tournament
Friday and Saturday in Lusk.
The Bulldogs hod hoped to
stay close to or eclipse Kemmer-
er at the tournament but found
themselves down by 54 strokes
after the first day Friday as the
Rangers shot a round of 327,
Lovell 381. Traditionally improv-
ing on the second day of a tour-
nament, the Bulldogs this thne
added one stroke to their total,
shooting a 382 to finish the tour-
nament at 763. Kemrnerer also
gained a stroke with a 328 to fin-
ish with a two-day total of 655,
easily winning the state title.
Wright chopped 27 strokes
offits Friday score to shoot 407-
380=787 to place third, followed
by host Lusk at 790, Sundance/
Hhiett 879, Moorcrofl. 882, Big
Horn 891 and Tongue River 1019.
=It was windy. We really, re-
ally had a lot of wind in Luck,"
coach Ben Fowler said. "It was
a little calmer on Saturday, but
to our standards it was awfully
windy, and it affected our kids.
Kemmerer was the team to beat
and I think we psyched ourselves
out trying to keep up with them.
We fell short the first day. We
were hoping to be closer, but it
just didn't happen.
Comr ovo
Members of the Lovell High School golf team pose with their second-place trophy and all-state
certificates after the state tournament in Lusk Saturday. Pictured are (l-r) Chase Tippette,
Brandon Wolvington, Jared Minchow, Jeff Lewis, Mason Fowler, Cody King $md Jordan Frost.
Bulldogs place second at State Golf;
King, Fowler earn all-state status
