by Tristan Cowles
Flyer Flash, SportsST. GEORGE - As the top two ranked football teams in 3A looked at each other from across Flyer Field, they waited to prove their dominance of region 9.
When the game kicked off, Walt Brooks Stadium was full of anticipating eyes to see these two undefeated schools go at it.
It didn’t take long for Hurricane to show their control over Dixie with a 51-21 victory.
Blake Barney threw for almost 300 yards and three touchdowns, but also had two interceptions and a fumble.
One hundred fifty of his yards were to Justin Cummings, who had two catches and both were touchdowns. One went for 80 yards and the other for 70.
Even with 300 yards passing the Flyers still seemed to miss wide receiver Tadd Challis who is out for season with a torn ACL and MCL, which he suffered in the game against Pine View. “You’ve got to make the most of what you have, because you never know when it might end,” Is what he said when asked about the injury.
When Dixie got pinned on the two yard line after a punt, Hurricane recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown with about 8 minutes left in the first quarter.
On the next possession for the Flyers they tied the game back up at 7 with 80 pass from Barney to Cummings.
Hurricane would score two more touchdowns in the quarter to make it 21-7. Then at half were up 35-7 on Dixie's homecoming night.
The on the Flyers first possession of the second half they showed hope with Cummings other catch tat went for 70 yards to make it 35-14.
Tigers would answer back and put the game out of reach with two more touchdowns and a field goal.
Dixie would get another touchdown from Kyle Hansen late in the fourth quarter, but the gap was too insurmountable.
Hurricane ran for more than 450 yards, and all seven of their touchdowns came from the running game.
Dixie will look to comeback against Desert Hills, who has moved ahead of the Flyers in the rankings after their loss to the Tigers.
This article is from The Flyer Flash: September 2011. Published on Friday September 23, 2011.
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