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Snow Canyon Warriors
ST. GEORGE -- Make no mistake, Mike Sharp learns from his mistakes.
Dixie High's junior quarterback, coming off a five interception loss to
Pine View, played a nearly flawless game in helping his Flyers to a 34-
14 win over Snow Canyon Friday night from Warriors Stadium.
Sharp passed for 170 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 55 more
and another score. But most important of all was the fact that he did
not turn the ball over once in the game.
While Sharp was working the offense up and down the field, Dixie's
defense was putting the clamps on Snow Canyon star Adam Timo. The
senior running back blasted off for 36 yards on his first carry of the
game, then managed just 14 yards on a dozen carries the rest of the
night.
Instead, it was Sharp and sophomore running back John Matuato who
had the big night. Making his first start for the injured Dallen Reber,
Matuato rushed for 148 yards on 18 carries, including a scintillating 43
yarder on a fourth-and-one play early in the second quarter.
That TD put Dixie up 17-0. Snow Canyon scored late in the half on a
fumbled punt that was run into the end zone by Dakota Callahan,
pulling to within 17-7 at the break.
But any thought of a comeback by the Warriors was squelched early in
the third quarter. After forcing a Snow Canyon punt, Dixie marched 74
yards on seven plays to push the lead back to 17 at 24-7. Sharp found
Ian Gatchell on a screen pass from 39 yards out for the drive capper.
The Flyers also added a Mike Meyers field goal and a defensive score
by Logan Taele to push it to 34-7 before a late TD run by SC's Adam
Larsen provided the final margin.
Gatchell was a key player in the game for Dixie as well, catching five
passes for 86 yards and also intercepting a pair of passes on defense.
Dixie, 6-3, had 404 yards of offense to just 105 for the Warriors. Snow
Canyon ends the season 2-7.
Snow Canyon by the numbers:
2008 Record: 2-7
2008 Region 9 Record (4A/3A): 0-2/2-1
2007 Record: 5-4
2007 Region 9 Record: 2-3
Record since 2001: 44-39
Region 9 record since '01: 22-18
Playoff record since '01: 5-6
Dixie High's junior quarterback, coming off a five interception loss to
Pine View, played a nearly flawless game in helping his Flyers to a 34-
14 win over Snow Canyon Friday night from Warriors Stadium.
Sharp passed for 170 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 55 more
and another score. But most important of all was the fact that he did
not turn the ball over once in the game.
While Sharp was working the offense up and down the field, Dixie's
defense was putting the clamps on Snow Canyon star Adam Timo. The
senior running back blasted off for 36 yards on his first carry of the
game, then managed just 14 yards on a dozen carries the rest of the
night.
Instead, it was Sharp and sophomore running back John Matuato who
had the big night. Making his first start for the injured Dallen Reber,
Matuato rushed for 148 yards on 18 carries, including a scintillating 43
yarder on a fourth-and-one play early in the second quarter.
That TD put Dixie up 17-0. Snow Canyon scored late in the half on a
fumbled punt that was run into the end zone by Dakota Callahan,
pulling to within 17-7 at the break.
But any thought of a comeback by the Warriors was squelched early in
the third quarter. After forcing a Snow Canyon punt, Dixie marched 74
yards on seven plays to push the lead back to 17 at 24-7. Sharp found
Ian Gatchell on a screen pass from 39 yards out for the drive capper.
The Flyers also added a Mike Meyers field goal and a defensive score
by Logan Taele to push it to 34-7 before a late TD run by SC's Adam
Larsen provided the final margin.
Gatchell was a key player in the game for Dixie as well, catching five
passes for 86 yards and also intercepting a pair of passes on defense.
Dixie, 6-3, had 404 yards of offense to just 105 for the Warriors. Snow
Canyon ends the season 2-7.
Snow Canyon by the numbers:
2008 Record: 2-7
2008 Region 9 Record (4A/3A): 0-2/2-1
2007 Record: 5-4
2007 Region 9 Record: 2-3
Record since 2001: 44-39
Region 9 record since '01: 22-18
Playoff record since '01: 5-6
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