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One of the largest fields in the history of the Payson NFL Pepsi Punt Pass & Kick competitions turned out Oct. 26 at Rumsey Park for the annual gridiron showdown.
The field of 68 entrants had town recreation specialist Charlene Hunt scrambling.
"We didn't have enough entry forms. I had to go to the library to make more copies," she said.
What made the large turnout even more stirring was that it was held in cold, windy weather.
"We froze our noses off," Hunt said.
In the competition, the youngsters' distance and accuracy punting, passing, and kicking the football was measured and compiled into individual scores.
The top point producer on the day was Scott Andrus who competed in the 14-15-years-old division. His best effort of 307 points included 101 points in the kick, 129 in the pass, and 77 from the punt.
Other age group winners were Ryan Williams (12-13-years, boys, 216); Weston Gibson (10-11-years, boys, 257); James Price (8-9-years, boys, 170); McKenzie Creighton (8-9-years, girls, 61); Notasha Neilson (10-11-years, girls, 155); and Ashton Wolf (12-13-years, girls, 90).
Due to a mix up in scheduling dates, the Payson competition was held after the sectional event. So, the Payson winners are not eligible to advance.
More results
2004 Punt, Pass & Kick
8-9 Boys Division Total
Nielson, Bubba 166
Randall, Chance 163
England, Cain 156
10-11 Boys Division
Sleeper, Jake 236
Herring, Payson 222
Despain, Cade 187
12-13 Boys Division
Sloan, Josh 209
David, Jeremiah 209
Geske, Cameron 197
14-15 Boys Division
Andrus, Scott 307
Creighton, Nick 210
Gardner, Garrth 105
8-9 Girls Division
Wells, Kella 57
Cranford, Kayla 48
Parker, Alexandra 31
10-11 Girls Division
England, Trinity 123
Kelley, Summer 83
Perez, Perla 55
Wearne, McKenzie 38
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