October 27, 2011 I The Lovell Chronicle I 9
Bulldogs pound the Punchers 55-6 in Big Piney
BY DAVID PECK
It wasn't exactly a
playoff tuneup - facing an
0-7 team - but the Lovell
Bulldogs made the best
of their final game before
the playoffs, whacking the
basement-dwelling Big
Piney Punchers 55-6 Fri-
day afternoon in Sublette
County.
Coach Doug Hazen said
he had three goals head-
ing into the game: "stay
healthy, get a win and
keep our momentum." The
win came easily, the team
stayed healthy, and as Ha-
zen put it, "I suppose any
time you win 55-6 you can't
be too upset."
Every member of the
team that made the trav-
eling squad played in the
game, and many starters
played only in the first half.
Quarterback Dylan Hult-
gren, for instance, was re-
lieved by senior emergency
quarterback McKayan May
for the entire second half.
Lovell built a 21-0 lead
in the first quarter on runs
of one, four and six yards
by Dine Collins, then al-
lowed a Big Piney score on
an odd set of circumstanc-
es when a rugby-style punt
by the Punchers hit Hunter
Hinckley in the back of the
head as he was playing as
the "gunner" on the punt-
return team. There was a
scramble for the ball, and
not only did the Punchers
recover, they got another
15 yards on an illegal block
penalty after the ball had
hit Hinckley, which Hazen
said didn't make sense.
Given a short field,
the Punchers managed to
punch it in on a two-yard
quarterback sneak to make
the score 21-6.
Lovell added a 46-yard
scoring pass from Hultgren
to Nathan Grant to lead
28-6 at the end of the first
quarter, then added a one-
yard scoring pass to May
and a 27-yard run by Di-
mas Patina to lead 42-6 at
half time.
Patina added a five-
yard run in the third quar-
ter (PAT failed) to put
Lovell up 48-6, and May
scored on a three-yard
quarterback sneak in the
fourth to boost the final
score to 55-6.
Lovell finished with
315 yards rushing and 88
passing compared to Big
Piney's 105 yards rushing
and 26 passing. Collins fin-
ished with 88 yards rush-
ing on six carries, Patina
98 yards on 11 carries and
Dillon Pickett 48 yards on
four attempts. Cody Sav-
age had 35 yards on two
carries, Grant 20 yards on
four carries, Calin McAr-
thur 17 yards on three car-
ries and Ryan Clark 13
yards on five attempts.
Hultgren completed
seven of seven passes for
105 yards, and Grant had
three catches for 75 yards,
Clark one for 14 yards,
Patina one for 10 yards,
Hinckley one for five yards
and May one for one yard.
Defensively, senior
tackle AJ Montanez had 14
points on five assisted tack-
les, two solo tackles and a
fumble recovery, and soph-
omore linebacker Dillon
Pickett also had 14 points
on six assisted tackles and
four solo stops. Brigham
Hopkin and Ritch McCol-
lam had 8 points each.
Twenty players had defen-
sive points in the game.
The Lovell junior varsi-
ty squad concluded its sea-
son with a come-from-be-
hind win over the Greybull
Buffaloes at Robertson Sta-
dium. Coach Daniel Rob-
ertson said he wasn't sure
of the final score but said
the Bulldogs came back to
take the lead late using the
two-minute offense.
"Our kids ran the two-
minute offense spectacu-
larly, better than they had
all year," he said. "We got
some big stops on defense,
and the kids showed some
real toughness.
"We scored with 18 sec-
onds left in the game on
a post from (Seth) Kite to
(Dylan) See, giving Dylan
his third TD of the night."
DAVID PECK
Lovell quarterback Dylan Hultgren fires a pass
against the Greybull Buffs during Lovell's 24-13 win
on Sept. 30. The junior was seven of seven against
Big Piney Friday.
Playoff preview
Bulldogs face hot Burns Broncs this Friday night
BY DAVID PECK
A new season begins
Friday for the Lovell Bull-
dogs. Forget the Bulldogs'
8-0 record and the num-
ber-one ranking; all teams
are 0-0 when they enter
the playoffs, and the Bull-
dogs have a doozy await-
ing them Friday as the red
hot Burns Broncs come to
town.
Most i vs. 4 first-round
playoff games feature a
lopsided matchup, but not
this one - at least on pa-
per. Burns comes into the
game 5-3 overall, 5-2 in
the 2A East. The Broncs
started the season 0-3 but
have finished the season
with five straight wins,
including a forfeit over
Tongue 'Riverl which can-
celled the season.
The Broncos started
the season by falling to
Lusk, Big Horn and New-
castle, but after the forfeit
win, the Broncs defeat-
ed Moorcroft, Wheatland,
second-ranked Glenrock
(22-14) and Wright.
"They're a hot team
right now," Lovell coach
Doug Hazen said. "We're
going to have to make sure
we execute and do the
things we've been doing."
That means not fall-
ing prey to things like
turnovers or mistakes on
special teams that can
cause an upset, Hazen ex-
plained.
In order to win, the
Bulldogs will need to ex-
ecute against a team that
takes a lot of chances, Ha-
zen said.
"They'll come after
punts, they'll on-side kick,
they'll throw deep, they'll
use trick plays, they'll
come with safety blitzes,"
Hazen said. "It's high risk/
high reward for them.
"It's been high reward
so far. Our goal is to catch
them and make it high
risk."
On offense, the Broncs
will use a formation simi-
lar to the offense the Bull-
dogs run: two backs, two
receivers and a tight end,
Hazen said, noting that
the Broncs have a very tal-
ented running back in Dal-
ton Petsch (#20) and a tal-
ented receiver in Colton
Wright (#34).
"They are very solid
players and two guys we've
really got to stop," Hazen
DAVID PECK
Lovell junior halfback Dine Collins breaks outside for a gain against the
Greybull Buffalos on Sept. 30 in Greybull. The Bulldogs host Burns Friday at 7
p.m. in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs.
2A State Football Championship
#1 E Glenrock
10/29 • 1 pm• Glenrock 1
#4 W Kemmerer
#3 E Big Horn
10/28 • 2 pm • Lyman
#2 w Lyman
#2 E Newcastle
10/29 • 1 pm • Newcastle
#3 w Thermopolis
#4 E Burns
10/28 • 7 pm • Lovell 4
.1 w Lovell
said.
Defensively, the Broncs
run a four-man front and
blitz a lot, leaving their de-
fensive secondary in man-
to-man coverage, Hazen
said.
Through week seven,
the Broncs averaged 131.6
yards per game rushing
and 111.3 yards per game
passing, while Lovell aver-
aged 230.7 yards rushing
and 141 yards per game
passing. Lovell was third
in team offense, Burns 10 th.
Lovell was fourth in team
defense, Burns sixth.
Kickoff is scheduled for
7 p.m. Friday at Robert-
son Stadium. Per Wyoming
High School Activities As-
sociation rules, there will
be a $5 cost for adults and
$3 for students in grades
K-12.
The gates will open at
6 p.m., and the senior class
will have special conces-
sion items as a fundraiser.
"This is a big one," Ha-
zen said. "If we win it sets
the tone for us throughout
the playoffs. It's a big game
against a talented oppo-
nent.
"8-0 is great, but now
it all starts over. The pres-
sure is on again."
Lovell defeated Burns
20-0 at home in the first
round one year ago.
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BURNS
SEASON
RESULTS
Lusk 12, Burns 7
Big Horn 27, Burns 22
Newcastle 31, Burns 6
Burns over TR, forfeit
Burns 14, Moorcroft 7
Burns 36, Wheatland 29
Burns 22, Glenrock 14
Burns 34, Wright 8
Sports Calendar
2A WEST FOOTBALL
Conf. Overall
Thursday, Oct. 27
MS boys bb - Rocky at Burlington, Team W L W L
Lovell 7 0 8 0
4:30 p.m. Lyman 6 1 7 1
HS volleyball - State tournament in Greybull 4 3 5 3
Kemmerer 4 3 5 3
Casper Thermopolis 4 3 4 4
Lovell vs. Southeast, 7:30 p.m. Mtn. View 2 5 3 5
Pinedale 1 6 1 7
Friday, Oct. 28 Big Piney 0 7 0 8
HS volleyball State tournament in RESULTS
Casper Friday, Oct. 21
Lovell vs. Big Horn or Thermop, Kemmerer 28, Mtn. View 26
Lovell 55, Big Piney 6
2:30 or 6 p.m. Lyman 40, Greybull 7
MS boys bb - Ten Sleep at Rocky, Thermopolis 55, Pinedale 10
3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25
Three-way play-in game
MS boys bb - Lovell at Burlington, Thermopolis 14, Kemmerer 7
4 p.m. Thermopolis 21, Greybull 7
HS football- First-round 2A playoff Thermop and Kemmerer advance
due to Thermop's wins and
game Kemmerer's regular season win
Burns at Lovell, 7 p,m. over Greybull.
Women's college bb - CSU-Pueblo at SCHEDULE
Class 2A playoffs
Wyoming, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28
Saturday, Oct. 29 Big Horn at Lyman, 2 p.m.
HS volleyball - State tournament in Burns at Lovell, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29
Casper, TBA Kemmerer at Glenrock, 1 p.m.
MS bo,s bb Thermopolis at Rocky, Thermop at Newcastle, 1 p.m.
9:30/12:30; '7 th then 8 th
MS boys bb - Thermopolis at Lovell,
1A WEST FOOTBALL
9:30/12:30, 8 th then 7 th Conf. Overall
College football - Wyoming at SDSU,
8 p.m. (The Mtn.) Team W L W L
Cokeville 7 0 7 1
Sunday, Oct. 30 Riverside 6 1 7 1
Shoshoni 4 3 5 3
Pro football - Detroit Lions at Saratoga 4 3 4 4
Denver, 2:05 p.m. (Fox) Burlington 3 4 4 4
Wind River 2 5 2 6
Tuesday, Nov. 1 Rocky Mtn. 1 6 2 6
MS boys bb - Greybull at Lovell, Wyo. Indian 1 6 1 7
4:15 p.m. RESULTS
Wednesday, Nov. 2 Thursday, Oct. 20
Shoshoni 61, Wyo. Indian 20
Jr. college women's bb - Rocky Mtn. Friday, Oct. 21
JVs at NWC, 5:30 p.m. Cokeville 49, Burlington O
Jr. college men's bb - Rocky Mtn. Saratoga 17, Rocky 8
Riverside 46, Wind River 20
JVs at NWC, 7:30 p.m SCHEDULE
Thursday, Nov. 3 Class 1A playoffs
MS boys bb - Lovell 7 'h at Worland, Friday, Oct. 28
Shoshoni at Southeast, 6 p.m.
4:15 p.m. Saratoga at Lusk, 6 p.m.
MS boys bb - Worland 8 h at Lovell, Saturday, Oct. 29
4:15 p.m, Sundance at Riverside, 1 p.m.
Lingle at Cokeville, 1 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 4
MS boys bb - Cloud Peak at Rocky,
3 p.m. s, ,
HS football - Second-round 2A
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Saturday, Nov. 5
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