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Show Nov. 17, 1989 19 (S0QDC 7(3 D 2l(? CDS (3 AF loses to BYU by Sgt. Jay Joersz Hilltop Times coeditor 'iS f - PROVO, Utah The Air Force Academy Falcons knew if they won this one, the Western Athletic Conference title would be all but theirs. As the Falcons walked onto the field Saturday, J III Air Force ' Although Lewis car- - . ried the ball this time, "- - - - ... U.S. Air Force Photo by Doug James former BYU quarterback Jim McMahon's NCAA record. The sophomore quarterback's passing efficiency improved to 169.2 and if continued at the present pace, will rank as the third best single-seaso- n mark in history. "It was typical of most BYU-Ai- r Force games. It g looked like it was going to be a game So often those things don't materialize, but going in. this one certainly did," BYU coach LaVell Edwards Enter Corley. said. . ., lo-o-o-- ng pass-efficien- cy n. 25-yar- SPOILS Ovor-3- 0 GSmLUCH bcsSxotbsH begins The Over-3- 0 Basketball League will begin on Dec. 4. There is a $150 entry fee. All teams wishing to participate should contact H.L. Howard, Hess Fitness Center, Ext. 77779. A coaches meeting will be held at the recreation center Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. Hill hockoy ixpdato The Hill varsity hockey team did not have a game last week but can be seen in action on Sunday at 10:15 p.m. at Cottonwood Heights. Green ParThe team takes on league-leadin- g rot without one of their key players, Louis DiMi-lio- . DiMilio must sit out a game due to a bad conduct penalty in Hill's game against Banner-Blue- . Hill is counting on Mike Jachim to fill the void, said Hill coach Chris Kleinsmith. Hill is looking for additional players. Call Kleinsmith, Ext. 74709, for more information. , . 47-yar- : . 99-yar- The BYU kick returner, who had only returned one kickoff in his collegiate career before Saturday, struck again. This time he returned a kick 85 yards. The Cougars didn't stop there, as by halftime they had grabbed a 7 lead. "I'm disgusted with our kick coverage team," DeBerry said after the game. "This is the first time anyone has ever returned two kickof fs against an academy team and it will be the last time." However, in the third quarter, the Falcons pulled to within a point with a d field goal. Then BYU's offense let loose. . After two scoring drives, the Cougars took a com-- " manding 35-2- 0 lead. Things looked grim for the Falcons. But experienced "field general" Dowis led the cadets down the field on a drive to close the gap to 8 as Greg J ohnson powered into the end zone from four yards out. Dowis scampered in for the two-poiconversion. With little time remaining, the Air Force had to try an onside kick. It worked. Dowis again led his team down the field and scurried in for his 39th career rushing touchdown-- an NCAA record. Suddenly , the Falcons found themselves within a field goal of tying the game with the score at 38-3It worked once, why not try it again? The Falcons tried another onside kick. It didn't 21-1- high-scorin- Edwards picked up his 100th career .victory in a decade with the win and BYU became only the fourth school in the NCAA to attain that mark, r "Air Force is a great football team, and you can't BYU at v:;;v.,CV,: "This is the most disappointing loss I've had at say enough about Dee Dowis and the way they exethe academy," AFA coach Fisher DeBerry said. cute the wishbone offense," Edwards said. "But we "We had a chance to win the championship and played exceptionally well in all facets of the game." - After return, the Falcons fizzled didn't." Corley's d beoffensive on their first The game featured a highly touted matchup possession as well. Falcon tween the speed of Air Force's quarterback, Dee fans began to settle in for what looked like a Dowis, and the golden arm of BYU quarterback, Ty day. But as the Cougars were driving down the field Detmer. Dowis has become one of the best running quarterbacks in NCAA history. He has a 112.22 for a score on their next possession, the Falcon defense took control. ygLf ds per game average and leads the WAC in rusha The Cougars decided to try to keep flourishing ; ing and the nation for Crushing quarterbacks. Detmer entered the game as the nation's leading passer drive alive on fourth down and one yard to go. As of 166.3 and led the WAC in BYU halfback Matt Bellini sprang over the Falcon with a and total offense with 378.33 yards per game. defense, a defender grabbed his legs in mid-ai- r first-dowDowis had a tough time getting his normal runpulled him down short of the The rest of the first quarter belonged to the Air ning game moving as he gained 86 yards on 22 carries; however, he managed to complete eight of 20 Force, as they put two quick touchdowns on the board to take a 14-- 7 lead. Next, Air Force's Mike passes for 170 yards, including one interception. Detmer had better success, as he completed 16 of Jurries intercepted a tipped Detmer pass to set up d field goal. Things had turned around 27 passes for 334 yards, one interception and four a touchdown passes. The game put Detmer at 3,875 quickly. The Air Force was now looking like they total yards on the season, just 696 yards short of could turn the game into a rout. 1. Dowis led the team with 86 yards rushing. ? .. 5-- 4-- quarterback Dee Dowis hands the ball off to fullback Rodney Lewis. they must have been still thinking about the conference title and not about the task at hand beating second place Brigham Young University. After all, the Cougars were only one game behind the Air Force in the conference and were hungry for fowl. The Falcons got a quick wakeup call. With barely enough time for the fans to grab a seat, BYU's Stacey Corley was well on his way to the end zone to return the opening kick 99 yards for a touchdown. As the academy team and fans stared blankly, the remainder of the record breaking crowd of 66,089 the largest sports audience in Utah history rocked the stadium. Though the Falcons pulled to within a field goal late in the fourth quarter, they fell short in the end as BYU moved into first place in WAC with a 44-3- 5 win. The Cougars now own a 1 conference record and have the inside track for a berth to the Holiday Bowl, while the Falcons dropped a half game behind - Dee day , time-consumi- . ng 38-2- nt 5. ' work. With 1:07 left to play, the Cougars added the killing blow as they sharpened their edge to the final score, 44-3- 5. Air Force returns to Utah Nov. 25 to play the University of Utah. Men's cagers face f ough competition by Debbie Christiansen Hilltop Times staff writer Like most newcomers, it may take the Hill men's varsity basketball team some time to learn its way around a new, tougher division in the Salt Lake City Recreation League. But with the season only a few weeks old, the Falcons are holding their own in the league's Division AA The team has a 1 record in league play and a 3 record overall. Assistant coach Guy Raphael is pleased with his team's performance so far and is optimistic about the season's outlook .'.w: "We don't have some of the talent we had last year," he said. "But we're a scrappy team, hard working and our attitude is better than last year." The Falcons started off season play Nov. 7 with 86-8k a squeaker over Menlove Dodge at East in Lake Salt City. Gym In the second game of the season, Nov. 10, the Falcons lost to Salt Lake Community College, 108-81-- 1-- " . 4 Mill-cree- 4, at South High School in Salt Lake City. "If you look at the statistics, it wasn't a blowout like the score makes it sound," Raphael said. "We had the lead at the half, but came out lax and had too many turnovers in the second half." Darrell Martin had 23 points, Ruben Arthur had 18 and Jeff Jeffries added 18 points for the Falcons. The team moved into Division AA from Division A, where they had a successful season last year, finishing fourth. The higher division will allow them to play against better competition and prepare for the Air Force Logistics Command Tournament in February, the coach said. Falcon ; newcomers Anthony Preston, Vernon Hampton, Eric Burks and Martin will fill the gaps created when key players from last year's team left n moves. And the due to team is on the lookout for additional players who could help out under the boards, Raphael said. The Falcons' next game will be Tuesday against LaFrontera at 9:30 p.m. in the East Millcreek Gym. - . : permanent-change-of-statio- |