Sept 19, 2008 - Cyprus vs Cottonwood

Craig Adams (R), Robert Antczak (LJ), Allen Sybrant (HL), Jim Low (U), Joe Marelli (BJ)

Under the Cyprus 'C'

The game was a blow out, but I actually enjoyed the game. I thought we flowed very well and got to work with 3 officials with which I never had worked. Sometimes thats just how it goes. Last year this matchup was a war and the coach for Cottonwood was ejected. This year, cooler heads prevailed and some great teamwork avoided a repeat of that. Cyprus lost 37-0 but surprizingly, Coach Sudbury from Cyprus actually told us as we left that we had done a great job. We were done before 9pm. They treated us well with sandwiches and snacks and the showers were warm. Thanks Cyprus.

Sept 12, 2008 - Box Elder vs Sky View

Jack Arrington (U), Jim Kilburn (HL), Mike Reimer (LJ), Craig Adams (R), Rick Brenkmann (BJ), Dan Chase (good guy)

Toot

Games will be games but what makes officiating fun are the relationships you build over the years. Dan Chase is one of those people where I remember him starting on our JV crew with Bob Neuteboom, and coming to an unexpected stop this year as Dan's wife is riddled with cancer and a tumor. He is a hero to know what is more important in life. Family and friends are always the things you have to take care of first. Football, although we might act like it is the top thing on our agendas from August to November each year, comes in a true, distant sidenote near the bottom of the list. Good luck Dan and may you and your family be blessed to endure the true challenges in life.
Craig

Sept 4, 2008 - Davis vs Kahmeahmea Hawaii

Rick Brenkmann (BJ), Dave Stireman (U), Craig Adams (R), Mark Elkins (HL), Randy Gangwer (LJ)

This game was held on Thursday and was the KJZZ game of the week, being broadcast live on TV. The game was a close one down to the last series where Davis looked like they might have scored but the pass was ruled incomplete. The call, was right. Randy had a big time call and I think he got it right. We would have had a penalty had it been complete since the receiver had stepped out of bounds prior to coming in and attempting to catch the pass. Jay Welk was the AD from Davis and was very gracious about the ending. He showed great poise in the situation as it was his son that was also the receiver on that play. I got a call from Mike Petty in the locker room after the game and he was first to tell our crew it looked good. Some others are still undecided about the play.

August 29, 2008 - Syracuse vs Woods Cross

Mike Reimer - LJ, Randy Sedgwick - HL, Bruce Stokes - U, Craig Adams - R, Chris Swank - BJ


A decent game... that got a little sloppy towards the end. I made the signal for a penalty incorrectly but the crowd was fine since it was declined. Syracuse is now 2-0 after winning 14-0. I really liked the commute to this game.

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.