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The Jordan v. East fire madness
It was supposed to be a battle of two undefeateds, the Tribune's No. 1-ranked 5A team (Jordan) against the No. 1-ranked 4A team (East). But the Beetdiggers vs. the Leopards turned out to be one of the most confusing sporting events I've ever attended.
- Lets' start at halftime. The game was living up to expectations.
At half, my stats show Austin Kafentzis with 141 passing yards, 77 rushing yards, 3 total TD. #tribpreps #hordan- I also have East's Ula Tolutau with 118 yards on 10 carries. Most came on the 55-yard tightrope walk. #tribpreps
- Then Ula Tolutau made his second TD run, diving in the end zone. He was thrown out of the game for his second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The problem was we couldn't see in the booth.
- All tied up again on a 26-y run by Ula Tolutau. It's kind of a battle of stars in this 21-all tie. #tribpreps
- Ula Tolutau on the sideline, thrown out after diving into the end zone twice. Finishes with 151 yards. #tribpreps
- Then an administrator ran in, telling the announcer to tell folks parked in the South Parking lot to move their cars. She initially said an ambulance was coming, then fire trucks. Gradually, it trickled out that there was a fire in the electrical room. No one told the kids to stop, though.
- Mass confusion here at East, as fire trucks roll onto field. By game doesn't stop: Isaac Valles TD run gives East 28-21 lead. #tribpreps
- Austin Kafentzis comes around the left end and shows incredible speed on a 66-yard touchdown run. XP no good, East up 28-27. #tribpreps
- My boss shows concern:
- Finally it got to the point where we could smell the fire — albeit faintly. I charged down on the field to get coaches comments and numbers before we were evacuated.
- No joke. Were evacuating the stadium. Game will resume tomorrow at 10 am. If east field isn't available another distric field. #tribpreps
- Eventually, I got back to the office and recounted my story:
- Yeah, sorry, running around. East field fire was in the electrical room. Fire trucks gradually came on to field. #tribpreps #eastfire
- So this was the plan (Note that I mistyped the score, and it was actually 28-27):
- So to recap, plan is tomorrow 10 a.m. at East, or another SLC District field. Game is East 38, Jordan 27, 41 sec in 3Q. #tribpreps #eastfire
- Heard one (I think Jordan fan) mutter as we were evacuating, "I don't buy it." #tribpreps #eastfire
