August 22, 2008 - Alta vs Spanish Fork

The Crew - Craig Adams (R), Brian Brand (LJ), Gregg Bahr (HL), David Pedrazas (BJ), Russ Carter (U)

The field was like.. brand new. And the game was close until about the half time. Alta scored and wore the Dons out in the 3rd. I think this was the first game played on the new field and it was very nice. This was the first game I had worked at Alta also. I had a good crew and had a fun time. Thanks to Brian for his wife having her camera as Ralph couldn't make it this week.

November 16, 2007 - 5A State Championship - Alta v Layton

Chad Broderick - BJ, Richard Jones - R, Craig Adams - HL, Rusty Allen LJ, Duff Astin - U

I got a chance to see my lovely wife Pam on the field before the game started. That was a very meaningful moment to me. As much as I love to officiate, I loved having her there to share it with me. Thanks Pam. Love you.

The game itself was supposed to have been a blowout but I had other ideas of a closer game with Layton being the spoiler. The opening kickoff didn't disappoint as Layton ran it back for a touchdown. It was a tight defensive contest and Layton's offense couldn't put any points on the board. Final score Alta 19-7.

This was a great season... we only had one day of cold weather all year. The finals were played in 60 degree weather (all but the late game), and it was announced as the largest crowd ever to watch a high school game in Utah but later in the paper was reportedly the 2nd largest. Over 19,000 people to watch a game. It was fun but it sure was a big fish bowl.

I'd like to thank all the people I worked with this year. I had a great time with all of them... ok.. a few were not the best but I enjoyed this season more than any I can recall. Thanks to the great friends that have helped me along the way. I am ready to switch positions to become a full-time referee now.

Nov 8, 2007 - Timpview vs Mountain Crest

Craig Adams - HL, Richard Jones - R, Russ Carter - U, Doug Golding - LJ, Chad Broderick - BJ
Amazing couldn't describe the weather we are having this year. It was short sleeve weather all day for me and with only one week left in the season, we might just get lucky again next week. This game was a wipe out. Sad to see at a semi-final but Timpview totally dominated the game from start to finish. We had a running clock for the entire 2nd half but since the game was being broadcast live on KJZZ it still took over 2 hours. Final score 38-0 for Timpview. Great day for games and great people to work with. It doesn't come much better.

Nov 3, 2007 - Rich vs Enterprise

Craig Adams - HL, Bruce Stokes - U, Gene Van Orden - R, Gene 'Jeffrey' Blair - LJ, Evan Quilter - BJ
What a day for football. Perfect weather and a great field. This was a semi-final game between Rich and Enterprise where Rich prevailed but gave the ball away far to often and Enterprise just never seemed to get things going. The final was 20-7 for Rich.

Video Test

This is just a sample of a video.. as if anyone was reading this but myself...

Craig

Oct 26, 2007 - Timpanogos vs Northridge

Craig Adams - HL, Rusty Allen - LJ, Bob Krommenhoek - R, Bruce Stokes - U, Chad Broderick - BJ

The playoffs are here! Andre Kirilenko and Ronnie Price from the Utah Jazz dropped by at the game. Later, we found there were many Jazz players at various playoff games today. Today was the most unbelievable weather for October 26th I've ever seen. It was a great day and probably the funnest game I had during the year thus far. We had not only a great crew, but a lot of offense and action on the field. I was surprised to see Timpanogos move the ball so well against Northridge. After a scoreless first quarter... we had 7 touchdowns in the 2nd quarter. The 3rd was scoreless and the 4th was Northridge giving up too many turnovers which Timpanogos capitalized on by scoring twice and winning 42-26.

Oct 23, 2007 - Playoffs and the man behind the camera

My neighbor and best friend Ralph Hulse has come to every varsity game this year and has been taking pictures for our games as well as attending state playoff games for a few years now. I would venture to say he has listened to about 30 varsity pre-games and in a pinch we could suit him up at a moment's notice. Thanks to him, I get to relive and share my experiences through photos. But, today, as he does have a real job, like the rest of us, he was not able to make the play-in game between Fremont and Clearfield. Here's to Ralph and for all of his assistance. He actually takes vacation so he can attend the playoff games.

The two teams had just played on Friday and it turned out almost an identical game with Fremont winning 33-14. I did not like the 4 pm start as not only did that not allow Ralph to get there, I had to deal with the sun so badly in the 4th quarter I was praying they would not throw the ball my way as we were moving to the south. I was totally blind while following the receivers and the flight of a pass. Craig

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.