8 J The Lovell Chronicle J October 6, 2011
BY DAVID PECK
Still reeling a bit from
their injury-marred loss to
the Wind River Cougars, the
Rocky Mountain Grizzlies
ran into a buzz saw in the
form of the second-ranked
Cokeville Panthers Friday
afternoon at the RMHS Field
in Cowley.
The Grizzlies certainly
played better than they did
in a 49-2 loss at previously
winless Wind River the week
before, but the very efficient
Panthers rolled to a 55-0
win against the outmanned
Grizz.
"It was great to go through
a game of that caliber and
leave with no injuries," coach
David Hayes said. "Cokeville
is an extremely disciplined
team, and it shows with the
way they play. They are very
tough, and it was a great ex-
perience for our squad.
"We got a lot of experi-
ence for our younger players,
with four of our seniors out."
Cokeville rolled up 511
yards rushing and 61 yards
passing, racking up 32 first
downs and eight touchdowns
along the way. The Panthers
led 20-0 after the first quar-
ter, 34-0 at halftime and 41-0
after three periods, adding
two final touchdowns in the
fourth.
Cokeville senior halfback
Dustin Davis gained 204
yards rushing on 13 carries.
Freshman quarterback Jace
Petersen added 124 yards
rushing on 14 carries, while
senior Bronson Teichert had
96 yards on nine rushes. Pe-
tersen completed four of 10
passes for 61 yards.
Rocky Mountain, mean-
while, recorded just 27 yards
rushing and 73 yards passing.
Derik Romero ran hard and
finished with 22 yards rush-
ing on seven carries. Kirby
Winland completed eight of
24 passes for 73 yards. Bryce
Ward caught three passes for
49 yards, Jake Jones three
for 7 yards and Wilson Flow-
ers two for 17 yards.
On defense, Romero led
the Grizzlies with nine solo
tackles, three assisted tack-
les and two tackles for a loss.
TJ Willis had six solo tack-
les and two tackles for a loss.
Brandon Altman, Jones and
Ward had six tackles each,
Jaeden Herd five, Winland
and Joey Jewell four each.
"Joey Jewell came back
from injury and showed his
speed and athleticism," Hayes
said in citing highlights from
the game. "We have been
waiting for him to be more
involved on both sides of the
ball. Cannon Simmons also
returned from injury during
last week's Wind River game
and is showing some positive
flashes.
"Our players really
played well considering the
task at hand, and we feel the
experience will really help us
down the stretch."
SHOSHONI FRIDAY
The stretch run begins
Friday when the Grizz host
the Shoshoni Wranglers for
• homecoming. The kickoff has
been re-scheduled to 3 p.m.
(from 4 p.m.)' due to shorter
fall days.
Shoshoni is 3-2 on the
season, starting the season
strong with wins over Up-
ten (45-12), Wind River (29-
20) and Burlington (41-36),
but the Wranglers have since
then fallen at Cokeville 49-0
and at home to Riverside, 19-
6.
"We expect to get all four
seniors back this coming Fri-
day," Hayes said. "As long as
we get them back we will be
back to full strength, some-
thing we have not had since
the Wyoming Indian game."
Getting seniors back will
help the offensive line, Hayes
said, with Caleb Estes (tack-
le), Brady Penman (tackle)
and Braden Grant (guard)
returning to the lineup. And
the return of senior Logan
Friedly, who will move to
receiver, will also help, the
coach said.
"Logan will battle that
knee all year, as he did last
year, but he is as tough as
they come and will continue
to fight through it," Hayes
said. "Our defense will be
back at full strength, also, as
all four seniors play key roles.
We will have a very athletic
defense, which we are very
excited about."
Shoshoni has good speed
and size and likes to throw
the ball "all over," Hayes said,
adding, "They run a spread
offense and can be dangerous
if you let them.
"We plan on wrecking
their pass-oriented offense
and want to get back to some
ground game and pound it on
offense," he said.
Now 2-3 on the season,
1-3 in the 1A West, the Griz-
zlies still have a chance to
make the playoffs with key
PATTI CARPENTER
Lovell player Schuylar Davis reached tall to block a hit sent over by
Kallee Jo Wilson of the Lady Grizz during the Lovell-Rocky match
Tuesday night in Lovell.
BY PATTI CARPENTER
The Lady Grizz turned a corner
in their performance this week when
they beat three of the four teams they
played in the tournament held in
Greybull on Friday and Saturday.
"You never know, we could be
that Cinderella team that comes back
up at the end of the season," mused
Coach Carol McMillin.
The girls got off to a slow start in
game one of their match with Tongue
River, losing 25-16. They shifted into
gear in the second game, making
Tongue River have to fight for their
26-24 win.
"Tongue River was a good team
that hit everything," said McMillin.
Kallee Jo Wilson had six kills, Bri-
anna Hocker five, Haley Strom three,
Shauna Loman two. Wilson and
Mandee Leonhardt were top diggers
with 10 each. Wilson and Rachael All-
red served 100 percent.
"In the first game, we were just not
prepared to come out and focus," said
McMillin. "We've talked about that a
lot, about how we have to be focused
and ready to play the minute we walk
out on to the courts."
Their second match with Wyoming
Indian was a confidence builder with a
25-10 win for Rocky in the first game
and a 25-19 win in the second.
Not much defense was required
playing this obviously weaker team,
but the win served the purpose of get-
ting the girls fired up for the rest of
the matches in the tournament. Allred
had four kills, Leonhardt three, Wil-
son four, Strom two and Hocker one.
Allred, Hocker, Wilson and Strom had
seven aces among them.
The girls were ready to go when
they faced off with Moorcroft. They
fought hard in the first game, falling
26-24 to Moorcroft, but rose to the oc-
casion in the next two games, winning
25-21 and 15-9. Wilson showed her
confidence was back with 11 hard-hit-
ting kills, Allred had three, Leonhardt
three, Strom five and Hocker seven.
Wilson had 11 digs, Hocker 10 and
Leonhardt had eight. Hocker, Wilson
and Strom all served 100 percent.
In their final game of the tourna-
ment, the girls took on Dubois and
won both games 25-14 and 25-20.
Allred, Leonhardt, Wilson and Hock-
er all served 100 percent. Allred had
one kill, Leonhardt three and Wilson
had seven. Wilson had 14 digs, Allred
nine and Hocker eight.
This was the second week in a row
that the girls played in the same ro-
tation and their adjustment to their
new roles was evident in their perfor-
mance. The two sophomores Strom
and Loman played all-around.
On Tuesday night the girls took on
their rivals in Lovell. Although Lovell
prevailed for all three games the Lady
Grizz didn't go down without a fight.
The team will play their last con-
ference game of the season on Sat-
urday Oct. 8 in Riverside. McMillin
hopes to see the team build momen-
tum as they prepare for a play-in
game that will be held on Oct. 17, pri-
or to Regionals.
DAVID PECK
Rocky Mountain senior halfback Derik Romero breaks free for a gain against
the Cokeville Panthers Friday afternoon in Cowley. The Grizz host Shoshoni
for homecoming Friday at 3 p.m.
games coming up against
Shoshoni, Burlington and
Saratoga.
"Even though we have
lost a few games in a row,
we expect to finish strong,"
Hayes said. "We are excited
about what is in front of us.
Last year we fought through
multiple ailments and start-
ed getting healthy toward
the end of the year. We fin-
ished strong last year and
plan on finishing strong this
year."
Lovell harriers look decent at Worland
BY PATTI CARPENTER
The LHS cross-country
team competed at the Wor-
land Invitational on Thurs-
day, Sept. 29, in Worland.
Defending state cham-
pion Colin May placed sixth
with a time of 17:49.56,
which according to coach Ca-
leb Sanders was a "~uch faust,
er~ 'tl~~n his per~o~ance~last
year. The fastest runner in
the boys varsity competition
was Robert Ricks of Douglas
with a time 17:10.12.
"Colin ran just fine in this
race," said Sanders. "My con-
cern is that he runs his best
at State. I believe that he is
still on track for a good race
at State. You always want an
athlete to do well at the end
of the season and hopefully
you can match the training
with that goal."
Sanders was pleased
with the performance of the
varsity girls.
"I thought Kim Shum-
way, Susie Shtunway and
Meryk McArthur all ran well,"
said Sanders. "I was particu-
larly impressed with Susie
as she ran a PR (21:26.31)
on that particular course.
She has never run that fast
at Worland. For that rea-
son I have named her runner
of the week. She ran with a
little more intensity and I be-
lieve it showed in her perfor-
mance."
Kim Shumway placed
ninth with a time of 21:26.31.
Susie Shumway placed 19th
with a time of 22.30:56. The
fastest time for the girls var-
sity division race was by Anne
Brinegar of Cody with a time
of 19:23.81.
He was pleased enough
with JV runner Michael Stein-
er's performance to name him
as runner of the week.
"I was impressed with
his improvement," said Sand-
ers. "Every race I see some-
body who really performs
well. It is nice to see that go
around. Runners need a race
that they can look back on and
gain confidence from. It was
nice to see Michael (Steiner)
stand out this week."
JV runner AJ Dickson
placed seventh with a time
of 20:04.66. Mysen McArthur
placed 16th with a time of
21:05.50. Derek Phelps ran a
27:48.78 and placed 57th. The
fastest JV Boy was Marcus
Jones, of Kelly Walsh, who
ran the course in 19:13.75.
Mackenzie Jue continued
to show steady improvement
running a 29:34.78 in the JV
girls division.
"Mackenzie continues to
run well," said Sanders, who
has been pleased with Jue's
steady progress all season.
The middle school boys
ran a shorter 3000m race.
Brent Snyder placed 21st
with a time of 13:58.18. Kyle
Wolvington placed 34th with
a time of 15:41.22 and Kon-
nor Davis placed 45th with a
time of 18:11.09. The fastest
time in the middle school boys
competition was 11:59.06 by
Jose Hernandez of Cody. Lo-
gan Hitz did not race.
"The middle school boys
ran well" ru lr can
a sport that can wear on a
younger bo'd[y' almost fimre
than anything," said Sand-
ers. "It is good that their sea-
son is coming to a close and I
am hoping that they all lay it
out there for this last race in
Ethete on Tuesday. I did no-
tice that they all managed to
outkick somebody at the end.
I always like that."
Overall, Sanders is
pleased with the progress of
the team.
"I hope that they are
where they need to be as a col-
lective group," he said. ' 'ou
won't have every individual
at that perfect spot all at once
but you can try to get a large
group of them there."
"We are already making
adjustments from what was
previously needed," said
Sanders. "We will see where
it takes us."
The varsity and junior
varsity runners will compete
again at the conference meet
held in Ethete at 3 p.m. Oct.
13.
Grizzly harriers compete at Worland, Wright
BY DAVID PECK
With the regional and
state meets just ahead, the
Rocky Mountain cross coun-
try squad tuned up for the
post-season by running at
Worland and Wright last
week.
Thursday, the Griz-
zly high school and middle
school squads traveled to
Worland for the Warrior In-
vitational.
Coach John Bernhisel
chose to not run any of his
young athletes in the high
school varsity races, running
them, instead, in the junior
varsity races, where they
performed very well.
The Grizzlies placed sec-
ond in the JV race to Casper
Kelly Walsh. KW had 19
points, Rocky 36. Lander
was third with 73 points,
and Riverton had 82.
Sophomore Nate Da-
vidson placed fourth with
a time of 19:35.09, with se-
nior Lance Schatz close be-
hind him in fifth at 19:44.56.
Freshman Casey Banks
placed ninth at 20:16.34,
sophomore Jake Loyning
10th at 20:21.84.
Others running in the
JV race were Jackson Ste-
vens, 17th with a time of
21:07.15, McKay Olson, 28th
at 22:25.03 and Quinton
Hibbert 35th in the field of
53 with a time of 22:54.31.
In the middle school
race, Dominic Twomey
placed 16th with a time of
13:37, and Josh McCracken
was 19th at 13:54.12, Dalton
Wardell 22nd at 13:58.56.
For the middle school
girls, Zariah Tolman placed
fifth with a time of 13:59.91
as she continued to place in
race after race. Jill Davidson
finished 27th at 16:43.72,
Emily Doughty 35th at
17:22.50 and Katie Doughty
42nd at 18:39.59.
WRIGHT MEET
Only the high school
squad ran in Wright on Sat-
urday, with only varsity
competition. The Grizzlies
placed second behind Glen-
rock with 30 points to 18
for the Herders. Hulett was
third, Moorcroft fourth.
Nate Davidson placed
sixth with a time of 20:12.03,
followed again by Schatz
with a time of 20:44.67 in
seventh. Banks placed 10th
with a time of 21:22.38, Loyn-
ing llth at 21:28.32. Stevens
finished 15th at 22:29.84,
Olson 19th at 24:33.41 and
Hibbert 20th at 24:49.16.
The Lady Grizzlies had
one runner in the girls race.
Cassy Vezain placed 10th
with a time of 27:50.09.
FINAL WEEKEND
As the harriers enter the
final weekend of the regular
season, the middle school
squad will run in Powell to-
day (Thursday) at 4:15 p.m.,
and the high school team will
compete at the Berry Bryant
Invitational in Riverton Fri-
day at 3:30 p.m.
The 2A West Conference
meet is next Thursday, Oct.
13, at Wyoming Indian High
School in Ethete. The varsi-
ty girls race is scheduled for
3 p.m., the varsity boys at
3:30.
Coach John Bernhisel
could not be reached for com-
ments this week.
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