Saturday, October 25, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sugar vs. Shelley SENIOR NIGHT!
I can't believe Kevin is already a senior! Where have the tough guy days gone?? Kev received an awesome picture collage put together by mom, dad and Jax. He also got a huge blanket (the softest blanket ever) from the parents and a big candy bar from the cheerleaders. It was fun to hear the ceremony (over the phone despite 90 mile (cough cough) an hour speeds to get there). I especially liked the part about Kev's future plans of going on a mission- and playing bball at duke!
Post Register article on the game:
Sugar DeThrones Shelley with 6 int's KEVIN HAD TWO!!
Sugar-Salem’s Tyler Rhoton scored three touchdowns and intercepted one pass.
SUGAR CITY — Football is normally a game won with brute strength, speed and agility.
But when Sugar-Salem prepared to play Shelley, the defending state champs and a team that hasn’t lost a conference game since 2002, the Diggers knew they had to do more.
Sugar-Salem scouted the Russets so well that it picked off six passes, five from returning all-state quarterback Tanner Higham, on its way to a 21-7 home win on senior night.
“We knew a little bit of what they were going to do,” Sugar-Salem coach Dave Hastings said. “Our secondary stayed back, stay composed, stayed in their area and did their assignments. And then we got a little bit of pressure up front, which helped out a lot too.”
The win dethrones the conference champions for the moment, giving Sugar-Salem (4-2 overall, 2-0 conference) control of its own destiny for a regular season title.
But the mental boost of beating the invincible Shelley goes farther than just a regular win.
“There’s always been this mentality that we can’t beat Shelley, until this week,” said Sugar-Salem’s Tyler Rhoton, who scored all three of Sugar-Salem’s touchdowns.
Kevin Walker book ended the defensive onslaught with the first pick in the first quarter and the last pick in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
Cameron Hastings also intercepted two passes, and Fletcher Rydalch and Tyler Rhoton each intercepted one pass.
“They scouted us really well and were sitting right in the holes where they were supposed to be,” Shelley coach Dwight Richins said. “We didn’t execute. That’s all there is to it.”
But Rhoton wasn’t just content with an interception. Rhoton broke a 41-yard touchdown in the second quarter before Rydalch’s interception allowed Sugar-Salem to go for the jugular.
On the next play, Cameron Hastings rolled out of the pocket and threw across the field to hit Rhoton for a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 14-point lead.
After Shelley cut the lead to seven points with a seven-yard run from Kody Fellows, Rhoton shut the door by picking off a pass and then toting the ball for a four-yard run and an 11-yard touchdown on the next two plays.
The win throws the Mountain Rivers Conference race into a jumble. Sugar-Salem has the win over Shelley, but still has Salmon left on its schedule, as does Shelley.
“There’s lot of scenarios that open up now,” Richins said. “It can amount to even a three-way tie.”
Jen's Note: All I can say is that Friday night was one of the most thrilling nights of my life! And i was in Sugar City Idaho! The diggers played like a well oiled machine, making very few mistakes. Kevin was amazing- who knew he could kick?! He had some killer blocks and one especially nasty umm, tackle (he was on offense but that is the only work for it). Wow- I would like to see this game played again - except this time on the basketball court!!!
Post Register article on the game:
Sugar DeThrones Shelley with 6 int's KEVIN HAD TWO!!
Sugar-Salem’s Tyler Rhoton scored three touchdowns and intercepted one pass.
SUGAR CITY — Football is normally a game won with brute strength, speed and agility.
But when Sugar-Salem prepared to play Shelley, the defending state champs and a team that hasn’t lost a conference game since 2002, the Diggers knew they had to do more.
Sugar-Salem scouted the Russets so well that it picked off six passes, five from returning all-state quarterback Tanner Higham, on its way to a 21-7 home win on senior night.
“We knew a little bit of what they were going to do,” Sugar-Salem coach Dave Hastings said. “Our secondary stayed back, stay composed, stayed in their area and did their assignments. And then we got a little bit of pressure up front, which helped out a lot too.”
The win dethrones the conference champions for the moment, giving Sugar-Salem (4-2 overall, 2-0 conference) control of its own destiny for a regular season title.
But the mental boost of beating the invincible Shelley goes farther than just a regular win.
“There’s always been this mentality that we can’t beat Shelley, until this week,” said Sugar-Salem’s Tyler Rhoton, who scored all three of Sugar-Salem’s touchdowns.
Kevin Walker book ended the defensive onslaught with the first pick in the first quarter and the last pick in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
Cameron Hastings also intercepted two passes, and Fletcher Rydalch and Tyler Rhoton each intercepted one pass.
“They scouted us really well and were sitting right in the holes where they were supposed to be,” Shelley coach Dwight Richins said. “We didn’t execute. That’s all there is to it.”
But Rhoton wasn’t just content with an interception. Rhoton broke a 41-yard touchdown in the second quarter before Rydalch’s interception allowed Sugar-Salem to go for the jugular.
On the next play, Cameron Hastings rolled out of the pocket and threw across the field to hit Rhoton for a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 14-point lead.
After Shelley cut the lead to seven points with a seven-yard run from Kody Fellows, Rhoton shut the door by picking off a pass and then toting the ball for a four-yard run and an 11-yard touchdown on the next two plays.
The win throws the Mountain Rivers Conference race into a jumble. Sugar-Salem has the win over Shelley, but still has Salmon left on its schedule, as does Shelley.
“There’s lot of scenarios that open up now,” Richins said. “It can amount to even a three-way tie.”
Jen's Note: All I can say is that Friday night was one of the most thrilling nights of my life! And i was in Sugar City Idaho! The diggers played like a well oiled machine, making very few mistakes. Kevin was amazing- who knew he could kick?! He had some killer blocks and one especially nasty umm, tackle (he was on offense but that is the only work for it). Wow- I would like to see this game played again - except this time on the basketball court!!!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Sugar vs. Shelley: Breaking the Curse
Last night Sugar beat Shelley for the first time in four years. More details and celebrations to follow.
To watch Kevin in action
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