Oct 21, 2007 - JV Crew finishes up

The Ogden association assigns everyone that can work to a JV crew. We work together all year and it is nice to have the chance to work either another position or meet new officials. This year I was blessed with a very strong JV crew: Chris Reid, Matt Richards and Mark Elkins. All seasoned officials that made working much easier that many years past. I hope to get a picture of us posted soon.

Oct 19, 2007 - Woods Cross vs Skyview

Kelly Brown - U, Kent Beyer BJ, Craig Adams - R, Dan Chase - HL, Gary Evans - LJ
I thought we had probably too many penalties as a crew. The weather was crisp but very pleasant as long as you were moving.
Woods Cross played tougher than I thought but lost 22-12 to the league leading Bobcats.
Playoffs start next week!

October 12, 2007 - Bountiful vs Roy

Dennis Laughter - R, Craig Adams HL, David Pedrazas - BJ, Joe Day - U, Ryan Dickson - LJ


I would like to dedicate this entry to the men and women in the armed forces. We were fortunate to have two of them return from within our ranks as officials, and I was privileged to work with one tonight: Joe Day. He had been in Afghanistan away from his family fighting a war that enables people like us the chance to go out on a Friday night and put on the stripes and it sure brings home what is most important in life: Life itself and the myriad of family and friends we hope to have.

Thanks Joe and Scott Kibler, just two of those that give us freedoms most of us take for granted. Thanks to God you both came home to be with your families and with us again on the field.

It kind of just makes moments like this seem in-consequential.
By the way, Bountiful won 37-14. The game was very quick.. a bit chilly at first, but a wonderful night and a great crew with which to work.

October 5, 2007 - Morgan vs. Logan

John Braun - LJ, Jack Arrington - U, Dave Christensen - R, Craig Adams HL, Joe Marelli - BJ
It was a dark and rainy night... but not as cold as I thought it would be. It drizzled most of the game and Logan won a sloppy game 17-3.

Sept 28, 2007 - Fremont vs Weber

Craig Adams - HL, Rusty Allen - LJ, Bruce Allen - R, Drew Weidman - U, Clarence Jones - BJ

The game was close until about the middle of the 2nd quarter. The 3rd quarter saw Fremont pull away with 3 quick scores and a final 37-7 victory. The teams we well disciplined. We felt walking the gauntlet after the game to get into our locker room was a potential problem but we stayed together as a crew and nothing happened to talk about. My sideline was especially quiet but with Coach Monkres sitting out a game and the score in their favor, they were fairly somber in their demeanor. The weather was perfect although the wind was brisk at the onset.

Sept 21, 2007 - Morgan vs Ogden

Ron Haycock - HL, Craig Adams - R, Steve Johnson - U, Dave Storey - LJ, Wyatt Cole - BJ

Both teams played tough, but Morgan just had more horses and came out on top 24-7. We had too many penalties to count and the game did seem to go long, plus it was homecoming so it made for a longer night than usual. The weather was the best of the year and the mountains blocked the usual western setting sun. Great night for football.

Morgan has some new construction in progress and when finished, will have an officials room in the new addition. They were very hospitable to us and the drinks at half time were very much appreciated.

Sept 14, 2007 - Layton vs Davis

Craig Adams - HL, Mike Reimer - LJ, Dave Christensen - R,
Justin Nelson - BJ, Bruce Stokes - U

Layton is for real. They had a tough defense and a sharp offense to hand Davis a 21-0 defeat. There was a nice crowd there and the sun is finally starting to set early enough to see the game when facing into the western sky. Dave C. was doing his first varsity game since foot surgery and albeit a little ginger, seemed to move just fine.

Sept 7, 2007 - West Jordan vs Taylorsville

Tim Carr - U, Cameron Jackson - BJ, Grant Nielsen - R, Jim Kilburn - LJ, Craig Adams - H

Taylorsville held a 14-0 lead at half time, but couldn't get things going in the 2nd half and gave up 19 points to West Jordan. I was surprised at the crowd... or the lack thereof. The field was a little tight on the sideline due to the space allotted and the chain link fence holding them from going back further.

August 31, 2007 - Bear River vs Box Elder

Curtis Germany - LJ, Jerry Everett - U, Steve Wallerstien - R, Clarence 'CJ' Jones - BJ, Craig Adams - HL

The game was not as I expected, but Bear River was off to a rough start this year. There were 3 close goal line plays that if they had converted would have tied the game at 14 in the 4th quarter, but Box Elder held them. The Labor Day holiday made traffic pretty busy getting north of Roy, which is not common, but we all made it on time. Thanks to Jill in the snack shack for the pizza and drinks at half-time. The 'Spike' game ended with Box Elder beating Bear River 21-7.

Aug 24, 2007 - Viewmont vs Lone Peak

Chris Reid - LJ, Tad Campbell (mr clean) - BJ, Drew Weidman - U, Matt Mills - R, Craig Adams - HL

One of the true passions I have for the game of football is the sun in my eyes when I am positioned as a Head Linesman. Most fields in our area run north and south, thus for the first half of the game I have to battle getting a blast of sun in my eyes while the rest of the crew wonders about perhaps their tan being uneven. All kidding aside it's still a blast to see what game you've missed in the first half.