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Players were slipping and sliding. The rain came down in buckets on the players and the fans. The game featured NFL-caliber hits as the Lionz defense got the shut out.
The Lionz offense gave up just two turnovers in the game.
Jeremy Dalling, running back for the Lionz, scored the lone touchdown in the game.
"We played a team that was convinced they would get revenge on us after losing to us in last years AA championship game," said Lionz coach Jason Stucki. "We played really hard football. We played smart."
The game started off big for the Lionz. In the first quarter the Lionz drilled the Spartans punter, sending him hard to the mud-filled ground, forcing a turnover on downs. This gave the Lionz great field position which led to Dalling scoring the lone touchdown of the game.
It was a classic game of East meets West in-state rivalry game. Once again the Spartans, out of Boise, went home with tails between their legs.
"It gets under their skin that we keep beating them," said Stucki.
The past few times that these two teams have played the Lionz have been looked at as the underdogs. The Lionz are not just some little guy that gets pushed around, they come out firing. Their defense not being afraid to show a bit of muscle. During the second half Matt Landon leveled a Spartan wide receiver. A hit that all in attendance could feel from the other side of the field.
"The receiver got hit and went the other direction. I heard it from our sideline on the other side of the field. He got laid out," said Stucki. "It got our defense way pumped after that hit."
It gave them enough to keep the Lionz roaring through out the remaining part of the game to shut out the Spartans.
Up next for the Lionz is a home playoff game this Saturday in Sugar City at 7 p.m. where they will square off against coach Greg Croshaw and the St. George Blitz (5-3).
"It is a way interesting thing for me," said Croshaw. "This brings back a lot of flashbacks when I found out where I would be playing this weekend."
Croshaw coached football at Dixie State for 24 years. For those of you who remember the bitter rivalry between Ricks College and Dixie State, this game has coach Croshaw returning to the area for the first time since Ricks got changed to BYU-Idaho.
The last time Croshaw played Ricks, his team wound up winning. Will that history with Croshaw and the area return like the plague, when these two teams square off? The winner moves on and the loser gets benched till next season.
The only way to truly find out is to see the game in person Saturday at 7 p.m. at Sugar-Salem High school.
The Lionz hope to fill the stands in this home playoff game.
Tickets are $5, or $3 for students with their IDs.
In the words of coach Croshaw, "This game will be interesting."
JASON NAILLON
sports@uvsj.com
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