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Show Page 6—-THE HERALD, Provo. Utah, Friday, January11, 1980 Sports: What's happening on the national -scene, state and local sports, columns and opinions Atk Cougars, Utes to Battle for WAC Lead Saturday By MARION DUNN Herald Editor It’s BYU vs. Utah time again and Saturday's basketball meeting in the Marriott Center should serve as a great deterrent to the winter blahs. Actually, Saturday's popes will be a doubleheader. The BYU and Utah women's teams will meet on the Marriott Center floor at 5:15 p.m. with the men's teams taking over at 7:30 p.m. In the men’s battle, the game is always one of the most bitterlycontested in collegiate circles and Saturday's game should follow that pt- Utes swept their games in the forfeit. The two WAC winsare notinSouthwest portion of C. Thus cluded. both teamsare 2-0 in the conference The fact the Utes havetoforfeit five standings so the game will determine ames could be an incentive for coach which one remains atop the league. erry Pimm's team to come out even Thatis just one more bit of fue! that igher than usual for the Cougars. makes this game such a hot one every it neither team needs any extra incentive in this meeting. Last year the year. BYUis11-3 for the year and has a 7-2 Cougars swept both games with Utah record on the road which is most im- and went on to win the champioshi pressive. Utah is 10-5 vor the year but while the Utes finished second. Wit that will switch to 5-10 because the the way the WACstarted last week it Utes will hae to forfeit five games in a rs that a sweep in this series which star forward Danny Vranes could be vital to either team's champlayed while ineligibie. The WAC Pionship hopes. 4 turned down an appeal by Vranes and The Cougars are favored slightly the Utes and so those games are up for with the guard line believed to be the ame. : Malone,of Arizona State became the North's starting quarterback when Marc Wilson of Brigham Young developed a sore arm. And, when running back Billy Sims of Oklahoma decided notto play, it put added pressure on Malone’s passing. “We have no doubt Malone can get the job done,” said North Coach Bi Grant of the Minnesota Vikings. ‘‘He’s got a strong arm and is extremely mobile,” “T took Wilson to a doctor and he assured us there’s nothing really wrong with his arm. It’s just sore,” Grant said Thursday. “Although Wilson has not practiced, Grant pl to alternate him with Malone Saturday. “I can’t say how muchhe'll actually play, but we'll get him in as muchaspossible.” The withdrawal of Sims for ‘‘personal reasons”’ also could prove to be a break for his replacement, Rick Parros of Utah State. Parros will be a backup at tailback to Missouri’s Garry Ellis. Starting fullback for the North will be 220-pound Jewei Thomas of San Jose State. The starting South backfield will be quarterback Jimmy Jordan of Florida State and tailback Joe Cribbs of Auburn an¢ fullback Steve Whitman of Alabama. “The South has more quickness than the North,” said Grant. ‘Ray has little more offense than we have and that could be an advantagesince weare, by agreement, restricted desfensively in what we can do.” Grantsaid he kept the North offense simple because ‘nothing looks worse oe a lot of fumbles and other mis- 5.” The Senior Bowlis the first professional appearance for 66 of last season’s top college seniors, with members of winning team getting $1,500 each and the losers $1,250. Alabama center Dwighi Stephenson, whodro} out of the game when he injured his knee in practice Monday, got the good news Thursdaythathe will not have an operation. Perkins said the loss of Stephenson and the late arrival of Rice running back Earl Cooper,‘‘has madeour practices ragged in spots. We havetried to keepit simple, but put oe in to give them feel for playing in the NFL.” Old-Time Athletes To Honor Coaching Greats SALT LAKE CITY Six well-known formerhigh schoolbasketball coaches, including Dave Crowton of B.Y. High, will be honored by the Utah Chapterof the Old-Time Athletes next month. Crowton, WarrenAllsop of Bingham. Walt Brooks of Dixie, Floyd Slater of Weber, Jimmy Gilbert of South and Frank Klekas of Judge Memorialwill be Tovognlzed for their contributions to Utah athletics at a dinner meeting Feb. 13. The latter two are deceased. Stan Watts, former BYU basketball coach and athletic director, will be masterof two meetings. That's double the pleasure. ‘Springville 35-Spanish Fork 23 100-John Olsen, SF, dec. Trent Harmer. S, 9-0: Herald Sports Writer It was a crazy night in Region Six wrestling with Springville pulling a 3523 upset over previously unbeaten Spanish Fork, the Pleasant Grove at Carbon meet was cancelled because Soldier Summit was closed by the weather and Timpview was handed a 29-28 win after all the wrestling was 107-Kendall Wilson, S, pinned Bernie Gonzales, SF. 2nd per: 114-Bruce Jenkins, S, pinned Mike Hun: saker, SF, 3rd per: 121-Scott Harmer. S, pinned Russ Gardner, SF, 2nd per 128-Terry Briondley, SF, dec. Mark Wilson, S, 133; 134Jason Hanks, SF, dec. Glen Fisk, §, 21-4 140-Danny Duncan, S, dec. Mark Curtis, SF. 640 147-Dan Bradford, SF, dec. Steve Wilson, S, 13-2 187-Clint Harris, SF, dec. Richard Puckett, S,121; 169-Mike Creer, SF, tied Pete Knight, S, 1414. 181-David Doty, 3,pinned Steve Griffith, SF, 3rd per; Hwt-Jeff Roylance, S, pinned Gil Bearnson. SF,Ist per. Provo 34-American Fork 26 100-Dorin Lytle, P, pinned Terry Allman, AF. ‘2nd per; 107-Billy Henderson, AF, tied Victor Shorty, P, 88; 11¢Jess Christen, P, pinned Ma White, AF, 2nd per; 121-Wayne Lytle, P, dec. Jeff Hanson, AF, $-2 1zeJohn Boley, AF, by default over’ Mike Storms, 2nd per; 13-Lynn Kitchen, AF. pinned John Woolsey, P. 3rd per; 140-Jordan Kimball, P, dec., Kurt Fraughton, AF, 4-2: 147-Timo Hoggard, AF,tied Taft Rogers, P, 4-4 157-Dean Kitchen, AF, dec. Kelly Duke, P, 12-4; 169-Steve Way, AF, pinned Mike Bascom, P, per; 187-Dan Johnson, P, pinned Russ Nelson, AF, Ist per; Hwt-Scott Gardner, P, pinned Jay Turner. AF, 3rd per. pview 29-Payson 28 100-Keifer Takasaki, T, pinned Rex Roberts, P Ist per.; 107-Robert Clegg, T, dec. Denny Watchman, P, 205: l¢Jeff Schramm,P, dec Ryan Robison, T, 104; 12i-Bret Rowley, P. dec Bill Walton, T, 21-0. 128-Doug Aitken, P, pinned Craig Smith, T, 3rd per; 134-Spencer Blake, T, over. In other mat action Thursday night Dixie beat southern neighbor Cedar City 33-14. In Region Eight Juab defeated Richfield 30-25. In Region Two Alta thumped visiting Orem 31-19. The league-leading Vikings stand alone with their unblemished mark after blizzard conditions, described by the Highway Patrol as some of the worst in 20 to 30 years, closed Soldier Summit and prevented their dual with the Dinos in Price. But while it was freezing in the mountains around Utah Valley, the southern end of the county was exriencing a rather heated battle in ayson with the Timpview Thunder- birds. After thefirst seven matches it was tied 17-17. Then Timpview won at 147 followed by a turn-around with the Lions jumping outto a 29-20 lead going into the final two matches. The T-Birds to score a pin and a regular decision to even tie the host team. T-Bird Bret Burr gained a 3-0 win at 185 and the pressure was on the heavyweights in a mustsituation for Russell Meldrum of Timpview to even tie the meet. Meldrum finally got a pin over Payson’s Quinn Rich in the second Period and it seemed the tie was secured but then the Payson heavyweight threw his headgear and the Lions were docked a team point after the match to give the Thunderbirds a 29-28 win. It was a hard lessonin sportsmanship for Payson’s Rich and a costly one for the Lions. Asked if he liked winning a meetthat way, T-Bird coach Joe Martinez said “no,it’s like kicking a dead dog.” As for the Devils’ win over the neighboring , it seems that the “sleeping giant’ finally awoke. Springville is loaded with veterans this season but they haven’t alwaysjelled. Thursdaynight the Devils scored five pins, a decision anda tie while the Dons failed to score a fallall night. Saturday some of the matches might be re-played when many of the same men could meet in the Nebo Invitational, conducted this year by Springville. The Devils will entertain Spanish Fork, Lehi, Payson, American Fork, Cedar City, Carbon and Morgan in action that is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. followed by the championship semifinals at 1 p.m. and the finals at 7:30 p.m. Alsoin action Saturday Provowill be at North Sanpete while Wasatch travels to the Viewmont Tournament. 157-Ron Ashton, P, pinned Dee Oldroyd, T. 2nd per; 169-Danny Smith, P, pinned Bob DeMotte, T, HwRussell Meru, T, pinned uinn Rich, P, per.a ‘Srd per; 187-Bret Burr, T, dec. Kevin Clark, P, 3-0; (One team point deducated from Payson, unsportsmanlike conduct) Juab W-Richfield 25 100-Drew Kay, J, by forfeit; 107-Herman Begay, R,pinned John Johnson, J, ist per; 114-Brian Warsten, R, dec. Nathan Memmott, J, 5-0; 121Blair Kay, J, dec. Wayne Christensen, R,2-0. 128-Chris Johnson, J, by default over Barry Christensen; 134-Russ Hall, J, dec. Dave Barney, R,64; 140-Kerry Lynn, J, dec. Wayne Larson, R, 12: Mt-uss Beliston, J, de. Wayne Whit, R, 16 157-Me Hummell, R, dec. Mark Greenwood, J, 13-4; 169-Corey Christensen, J, dec. Neil Porter, R, 11-2; 187-Frank John, R, pinned Kelly Coombs, J, 3rd per; Hwt-David Jensen, R. pinned Guy Ingram,J, Ist per Alte 31-Orem 19 100-Mark Reynolds, A, dec. Matt Nelson, 0, $-1; 107-Alta by forfeit; 114-Steve Baer, A, dec. Ron Zobel, 0, 40; 121-Gary Twitchell, 0, dec. Kurt Harvey, A, 10-0. 128-Richard Baum, O, dec. Paul Gillespie, A, 50; 14-Chris Humphries, 0, dec. Dave Whitehead, A, 83; 140-Brad Findlay, A, dec. Alan Taylor, 0,8 4; M7J.5. Jiminez, 4, dec. John Whited, 6-3 187-Robert Kresge, 0, dec. Charlie Smith, 8-1; 168-Stewart Smith, A, pinned Lanny Shurtleff. 0, 3rd per; 187-Jim Bowman, A, pinned Milan Detweiler, O, 2nd per; Hwt-Bret Richardson, 0, pinned Mark Langdorf, A, 1st per Dixle 33-Cedar City 14 100-Brian Beesley, D, dec. Greg Robinson, CC, 149; 107-Barry Blake, D, dec. Clarence Gray. CC. 74; 114-Darl Kuhn, D, dec. Gaylen Matheson, CC. 9-1, 121-Alan Caplan, D, pinned Dana Boren. CC. Istper. ¢ 126Ron Rampton, D. dec. John Davis, CC. 2-0; 13-Keith Pierce, D, dec. by Brian Spencer, 3-2: Mt-Jim Lee, D, pinned Shannon Comp, CC, 3rd per, I?-Larry Reynolds,D, dec. Shane Bags. CC 157-Todd West, D, dec. byDirk LaPour,CC,42 169-Clair Larsen, D, dec. by Dave LaPour, CC, 182; 187-Kimball Moore, D, dec. by Rock LaPour, CC, 10-4; Hwt-Tim Stamper, D, pinned Bob Miller, CC,‘ard per. (One team point deducted from Dixie, unsportsmanlike conduct) —— —_— TRENT FLETCHERof Timpview,left, pries apart the hands of Payson’s Mark Slanec and gains an escape during their Thursday night match at 145 pounds. Fletcher's escapes and two takedownsgained him a 62 win over Slanec. The T-Birds won the match 29-28. Tour Youngster Shares Hope Classic Lead PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (UPI) — YoungBob Proben,playing westof the Mississippi for the first timein hislife. shot a 4-under-par 68 Thursdayto tie Jerry Pate and Keith Fergus for the opened with a 70 at Indian Wells, a round which included an aceon the par3 sixth hole. Mostof the low scores wereshotat Indian Wells, rated the easiest of the four tournament courses. Gil Morgan, Scott Simpson, Mark Hayes, Lee Elder, and Lindy Miller all had 69s at Indian while Lon Nielsen shot a 69 at La Quinta andCraig Stadlerhad a 69 at El Dorado. A total of 17 players weretied at 70. eight of them turning in the 2-under score at Indian. Johnny Miller hoping to make a comebackthis year after a nearly four year slump, reinjured a neck muscle but managed to finish with a 73 at Bermuda Dunes. He later withdrew from the tournamentandwill rejoin the Tour next week for the Phoenix Upen. Proben wona spotin the Hope, which is an invitational tournament, by surviving the cut in the Pensacola Open, the final event of the 1979 Tour. The 25-year-old former Michigan amateur champion had completed eight holes on the hack side when play was halted Wednesday. Hefinished up onthe 18th hole for a 33. then played the Aggies Trim Fresno State, 78-65 . with a 16 points per gameaverage. So, basketball fans who comeearly canplanon eing treated long and late to great basketball. It always is that way when BYU and Utah meet and Saturday there will be Springville Stuns Spanish Fork, 35-23 By PHIL SHURTLEFF first-round lead in the rain-delayed $304,500 Bob Hope Desert Classic, ceremonies. Tickets for the function, which will opening event of the 1980 PGA Tour. Probenhaddifficulty describing his be at Prudential Plaza, 33 SouthState, round and was so nervous his hand will be availablelater. In a Thursday meeting the Old-Time shook while hetried to recall most of his shots. | Athletes selected Floyd (Tally) Pate, a former U.S Open champion, Stevens,anall-conferenceend at Utah, as chapter president. Occie Evans was and Fergus, who joined the top 60 elected first vice-president with Watts moneywinners last year. had no such LOGAN, Utah (UPI) — UtahState selected as second vice-president. problemsastheytied for the lead with University got its revenge against Richard (Dick) Ball was retained as four rounds to go in the 90-hole tourna- Fresno State Thursday night as Rich secretary-treasurer. Officers serve a ment, nearly washed out on Wednesday McElrath scored 21 points to lead the by heavy rain. one-year term. Preven, who won his PGA playing Aggies to a 78-65 win in PCAAaction Directors elected to three-year which opened the season's conference terms include Ladell Anderson, card last spring. shot his 68 at the host Douglas S. Borg, Frank (Humpy) La w:tinta course. Pate had his 68 at In- Play. McElrath scored five the the Aggies’ Gilbert, Hal Hardcastle and Mel Wood dian Wells and Fergus his 68 at El first six point on a pair of layins and a Dorado. j The best score at Bermuda Dunes, free throw putting USU aheadearly in the game — lead they never lost. the fourth course used in the tournaThey were ahead 44-25 just before the ment, was a 70 by Howard Twitty. Defending champion John Mahaffey, endof the first half. playing with an amateur threesome of” ~ THe Bulldogspulled within 3 points at former I'resident Gerald Ford, Hope 10 thinutes into the second half with LAS VEGAS, Nev. (UPI) — and Nathaniel Crosby. son of the late three straight buckets by Rod Higgs Freshman center Sidney Green scored Bing Crosby, managed a 70 at Indian But McElrath came in again and scored four of the Aggies’ next 6 points 27 points Thursday night to lead the Wellsto lay two shots off the lead. Arnold Palmer, who has won five and keyed the USUrally to put them University of Nevada-Las Vegas to an 87-78 non-conference victory over Hopetitles. but none since 1973, also out ahead 76-63 with less than a minute to go in the game. Hawaii. las Vegas Blasts Hawaii The women's game will be special treat for Cougar and Ute fans. The ame is also a biter rivalry. The ‘ougar coeds are coached former men’s assisiant Courtney. Leishman and features 6-5 All-American center Tina Gunn who average 30.6 points and 14.9 rebounds per game. Utah's leading player is Jane Quimby Prep Wrestling Roundup Wilson ‘Sore’; Malone Gets Senior Nod MOBILE, Ala. (UPI) — Mark Malone cameto the Senior Bow! expecting to take a back seat to a couple of All-Americas, but fate has vaulted him into the limelight for Saturday's key to BYU's favored role. Shots at New Mexico. Durrant and r coach Frank Arnold has a Roberts are polished beyond their years and each turned in strong games 6-2 Steve Craig and 6-1 Scott Runia all in the openers last weekend Starters. Craig replaced Runia as Pimm will go with the 6-7 Vranes and starter a few weeks ago but Runia has 6-7 Karl Bankowski at forwards, 6-9 turned in excellent performancesin the Tom Chambers at center, 6-2 Donnie pee oepe and could be starting Rice and 6-0 Leonard Johnson at turday. But Arnold frequentlyuses a guards. three-guard offense with Ainge, Runia Vranesis one of the nation’s premier and Craig in the lineup together. forwards and Bankowski was the late Certain starters for BYU at 6-10 hero in the Utes’ close win over New center Alan Taylor, and sophomore Mexicolast Saturday. forwards Devin Durrant, 6-7, and Fred Rice is solid at guard and shows Roberts, 6-10. Taylor is off to a stiper flashes of brilliance and Johnson has start in his senior year and last week been strong enough but most experts set a school record by blocking nine give BYU the edgein this position. strong guard line with 6-5 Danny Ainge. USU coach Rod Tueller said, “The defense against Fresno State’s (Art) Williams was the key to the win." Williams has been a leading player for the Bulldogs averaging 13 points a game this season. But Thursday against the Aggies he scored only 2 points andhit only oneofninefield goal attempts. scoring 16. The high scorers for the Bulldogs were Art Higgins with 14 followed by Paul Reed with 12 and Brian Lumsden with 11 FRESNOSTATE (63) Higgins 7 0-0 14 Williams 1 00 2, Verhoeven 2 3-4 7, Tagliotti 3 0-1 6, Mason 0 0-0 0, Bradley 5 O14 Anderson 0 0-0 0, Davis Weatherspoon 2 0-1 4, Last year Fresno State beat Utah 2 0-1 4, 5 0-0 10 T. Anderson State three times — 54-49 in Logan, 64- Lumsden 0-0 0, Reed 6 0-0 12. Totals 31 62 in Fresno and 81-74 in th PCAA Tour- 3-8 65 nament Championship finals at Ana- UTAH STATE(78) Hunger 7 2-3 16, Jackson 5 1-1 heim. Cunningham 1 6-8 8. Hood 5 Coming into the game Fresno State 511, 2 12, McElrath 8 5-6 21, had been the leading rebounding team Wickliffe 5 0-0 10 Washington 0 0-0 0 Totals 31 16-20 in the conference but the Aggies out Fresno State 27 38 — rebounded them 41-29. Utah State 44 34 — 78 Brian Jackson of the Aggies had 11 Fouled ut —_ None. No reboundsfor the high of the game. He Technicals. Total Fouls: Fresno picked up 11 points with Dean Hunger 19; Utah State 13. Att: 7,449. next nineholesin 35. Proben madea 15-foot putt for a birdie on the first hole. chipped in from five feet for a birdie on the fifth and two-putted from 45-feet for a birdie on the sixth. That put him 6-under but Proben three putted the eighth and ninth holes for bogies. “I’m more nervous being in here,” Probensaid, referring to the interview room,‘than I was onthe golf course. I'm happyto be here andI'm having a great time. “T never saw a mountain until I stepped on the golf course here. It’s the first time I’ve ever been west of the Mississippi River.” Pate won $193,707 last year although he failed to take a title. However, he had 10 finishes in the top 10. including three seconds. He seemed reasonably pleased with his opening round of the year. “T didn't drive it all that well but I made some good putts,” said Pate. “I'm going to work harder on my putting this year because it's been 15 monthssinceJ last won a tournament. Pate also started at the 18th hole whenplay resumed Thursday. He chipped in from 25-feet for a birdie on that hole, two-putted from 20-feetfor a birdie onthe fiftn, tapped in on the eighth for a third after missing a 10-foot try for an eagle,then closed out the round with a 20-footuphill putt for a birdie |