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Show Sports SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3. 1997 13 INores DiisaX By Jeremy Brunner in week one. So, all you doubters out there, this is my year. Will I keep up this phenomenal 80ft clip? Probably not, but I have to enjoy it before it's gone. Buffalo at NY Jets Bill Parcels says winning is I went 12-- 3 Green Bay at Philadelphia Sorry BYU fans, but Ty Detmer has about as much chance of win- the league will take out its frustrations until Rice returns. Rams 25, Niners 20. his back the as Cougars job ning Tampa Bay at Detroit do against Washington. Against While everyone piles on the the Giants, Detmer provided a Tampa Bay bandwagon, rememcollege flashback: He kept throw- ber who told you they would w in ing to the guys in Blue. Packers last week. And next week remember who told you they would contagious. I think the Jets have 20, Eagles 15. lose. Lions 38, Bucs 24. Minnesota at Chicago caught something. Jets 38, Bills 29. The Vikings showed that Brad Tennessee at Miami Johnson is for real, or maybe the Carolina at Atlanta Everyones other new favorite Both teams lost last week. I Bills are just really crappy. Vi- team, the Oilers. I remember guess Carolina will wake up be- kings 29, Bears 23. predicting greatness for them fore digging themselves a hole New England at Indianapolis last year. Nevertheless, Dolwithout QB Kerry Collins. PanThe Pats offense was impres- phins 32, Oilers 20. thers 27, Falcons 26. sive against the Chargers Swiss Washington at Pittsburgh If only Bill Cowhercould go bade cheese defense. The Colts will Cincinnati at Baltimore The Bengals really lucked out continue to bore you until an to 1995, when he knew how to call in their win over the Cards and exciting finish. Colts 29, Pats 28. plays. Terry Allen can run fast, too. Skins 13, Steelers 10, OT. Giants at Jacksonville Larry Butterfingers Centers. The Ravens played well and lost. The Giants were aided by TV Dallas at Arizona Ravens 21, Bengals 16. Detmers nostalgic experience. The Dallas won by throwing the Denver at Seattle Jags won themselves a war with ball. But if they cant get Emmitt The Seahawks proved that all the Ravens. Jags 18, Giants 14. Smith going, theyll never beat 65 300 pound Virgin Valley nose guard Jerry Montgomery (4) was in the the people predicting them to San Diego at New Orleans passing experts like Green Bay backHekt quite often in last Friday nights game in Mesquite. ' make the playoffs dont know This might just be the toilet or New England. Cowboys 19, what theyre talking about. bowl. Ditka has the Saints run- Cards 17. 21-1- 0 Broncos 25, Hawks 14. Kansas City at Oakland ning all sorts of trick plays. Two mediocre teams duke it Saints 37, Chargers 30. Chris Corry recovered a fumbled By Jeremy Brunner San Francisco aft Sft. Louis out on Monday Night. The RaidFor the second straight year, pitch on the Bulldogs first play The Niners have won 10 games ers will dominate the boring the Kanab Cowboys lost their after the TD on the Virgin Vala year for so long, that the rest of Chiefs, 25-opener to the Virgin Valley Bull- ley 30 with just :45 left in the The JV Cowboys scored 22 first dogs, after leading at the half. A first half. A pass interference 15 yard touchdown pass from penalty put the ball within quarter points at Virgin Valley 'I quarterback Travis BrinkerhofT Watsons range, and he easily and hung on for a 22-- 6 win. Rory to wide receiver Tom Johnson, nailed the 30 yard field goal to Brunner was the star for the JV I and a 30 yard field goal from John put Kanab up 10-- 7 at the half. gridders. haring some part ofall Watson helped put the Cowboys The Cowboys started the sec- 22 points. 10-- 7 half. But Virgin ond half with a 15 yard pass Brunner intercepted a Bulldog at the up 3 Valley answ ered with 14 second from BrinkerhofT to Franklin. pass just two minutes into the half points for a 21-1- 0 victory. But penalties and incompletions game and returned it 72 yards The Cowboy offense started forced the Cowboys to punt. A for a touchdown. Brunner then the season on a sour note with a good return and a facemask pen- found wide receiver Ty Larsen in fumble on their first play of the alty put the Bulldogs on the the end zone for the two-poii year. But the defense held tough, Kanab 12 yard line. The Cow- conversion. On the Bulldogs first stopping the Bulldogs twice in boys made a defensive stand, play after the kickoff, linebacker the first quarter deep in Kanab and forced Virgin Valley to kick Monte Hawkins blitzed up the territory. Virgin Valley did score a field goal, which they missed. middle and knocked the ball The Kanab offense continued to away, and the Cowboys Jercm i ah though, at the end of the first while the Bulldogs were just Church recovered on Virgin on dive. a one stall, yard quarter, Kanab would waste two plays warming up Virgin Valley drove Valley's 29 yard line. on their ensuing drive before and scored on their next possesAlthough Kanab couldnt capiSea yesr Pclm's BrinkerhofT found tight end sion. a three yard dive by fullback talize, they would gat the ball back tig ssvhgs Scott Rhees on a third and long Montgomery, to go up 15-1when an errant snap went over ATV ea Fer At the end of the third quarter the Bulldog punters head and for a 22 yard pass. The Cowboys XpJorer 5CQ features: drove all the way to a score, on a and start of the fourth, the Cow- Church sacked him. On the next Powerful, liquid-coole- d drive. play, Brunner ran akeeperag&inst 16 yard scramble from boys attempted a e BrinkerhofT. But that play was A late hit gave Kanab the ball at a spread Virgin Valley defense, shaft drive negated by a holding penalty the Bulldog 15 yard line, but a and scored from 11 yards out Automatic transmission and Kanab gave up the ball. The Cowboys would get the penalty and a quarterback sack Fully independent suspension The Cowboy defense made a pushed the Cowboys back to the ball back quickly, and score Full floorboards stand as the first half was wind- 35. Virgin Valley took over on again, when Brunner found Jim Whether hunting or harvesting, ing down, including a sack by downs with 9:01 left in the game. Barnes streakingdewn the sidePolaris has the ATV for you. Brandon Allen and Scott The Bulldogs scored on a two line for a 82 yard touchdown Johnson. Then Kanab began yard run on 4th and one with bomb. Brunner ran the sneak in Loose Wheels Service another drive. BrinkerhofT ran 1:23 left, after a long drive, to for the two-poiconversion, to 21-1for an 18 yard scramble into put the game out of reach at Duck Creek Village, Utah put the Cowboys ahead 22-McFadden Kanab a but The Bulldogs would score at it began drive, Bulldog territory. carried for 12 yards to the 37. proved to be too little, too late. the end of the third quarter, and Ii BrinkerhofT finished the day drove to the Cowboy 16 before BrinkerhofT then found wideout Jeremy Franklin on an 18 yard with 158 yards passing on 9 running out of downs v.nth 3:38 RIDE THE BEST looked left in the game. Kanab'sbigplay pass on fourth and five to keep and 36 rushingyards, and OM (04 m hm. m to u S a mn.ni Pam ten the drive going. On the very next impressive when given the time. in the second half, a 40 yard --" m cte Mm . m 1U M ite AT(ti N play, BrinkerhofT found Johnson But the senior quarterback was scamper byChrisMcDonald, was Mm, Mu ww rw tMum for the Cowboys lone touchdown sacked six times, five coming in called back on a clippingpenalty. of their opening game from 15 the decisive second half. Virgin Valley's freshmen team rewas defeated out Franklin the tie to the Cowboys 40--0 on the at yards leading game Kanab defensive lineman ceiver with 7 catches for 74 yards. Thursday afternoon in Kanab. W wears down Kanab JV starts off fast against Bulldogs 8. KaGOuK A nt dealer go-ahea- iad:!s! c:ay 0. d four-valv- e, Four-whe- four-strok- el nt 0. 0. 601-682-25- 17-2- n 7-- 7. i 26 excr!a: |