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Show I 22 SPORTS Oct. 4, 1991 HJltop Tiir.es At rCfllCODTIS foil prey qY U M i by Gary Hatch Hilltop Times editor The Air Force Academy football team's grind-it-ou- t option offense ran out of options and nearly ground to a halt Saturday as Brigham Young University downed the Falcons 21-- in Provo. Coming into the game. Air Force boasted the fourth leading rushing offense in the nation. But a solid defensive effort by BYU and what Falexecution con coach Fisher DeBerry called sub-pa- r cut the usually potent Falcon wishbone to little more than a wish. "I am very, very disappointed simply because we felt we had a very good shot at this football team," DeBerry said. in the VVAC and The loss drops Air Force to overall. BYU moves to 0 in the conference and overall. The Falcons could muster only 209 yards of rushing offense on 55 carries for the game, 121 yards below their normal output. Meanwhile the Cougars, who netted 340 yards through the air, also rambled for 189 yards on 35 rushing attempts. Academy quarterbacks Rob Perez and Jarvis Baker combined to complete four of 12 pass attempts. BYU opened the scoring late in the second quarter when halfback Peter Tuipolotu bowled into the end zone from two yards out, dragging Falcon defenders with him. The play completed an eight-play- , drive that saw Tuipulotu pick up 38 yards on four 7 IS I 3-- 1 A-- x v' 1 i . I Move it! Reserve quarterback Jarvis Baker battles for yardage. 1 1-- 3 1-- pass-happ- y X ! 3-- 60-yar- l x 7" d carries. Early in the second quarter, BYU quarterback Ty Detmer found receiver Otis Sterling in the left corntouchdown pass. er of the end zone for a The Cougars wrapped up their scoring with touchdown pass in the another left corner that covered 11 yards. The Air Force defense stiffened in the second half and the Cougar offense misfired. However, the Falcons couldn't rise above the stalemate despite twice going to the bench to replace starting quarterback Perez with Baker, a shiftier runner. rd Detmer-to-Sterlin- i g De-Berr- y r- The Falcons missed a couple of scoring opportunitiesthey turned the ball over on downs in the seline and had a field cond quarter at the BYU goal blocked. Cougar safety Derwin Gray, with help from linebacker Rocky Biegel, stopped Falcon halfback Obasi line. Onuoha on a play at the 14-at the time. BYU led DeBerry defended his decision to go for a touchdown. "I thought it was a great call to go for it. If it had worked, it would have been the greatest play in America. I'm sure not going to second-gues- s rd v fourth-and-tw- o rd 0 W h :: r - myself." X, J; r" S Air force Phoos They also serve major, calls plays for drum and bugle corps while defensive tackle Tony Cates, above, rests during offensive action. Cadet 1 1C Kendall Lemley, left, AFA drum Midgets lose in overtime; Junior Pee Wees score big time It was one win, one loss for two Hill AFB youth football teams last weekend. The game ended in a tie, but Kaysville earned more yardage than Hill to win the game in overtime. Raymond Sandoval scored Hill's only touchrun. The extra point attempt down on a was no good. The Midgets came close to scoring again when Sandoval and Armando Gutierrez ran the ball down the field, but the Midgets were stopped at 6-- 6 14-yar- d line. the Kaysville Joey Hobbs had a big day for the Midgets with two key interceptions that stopped Kaysville drives and allowed Hill a chance to stay in the 15-yar- d game. f.lidgeifs The Hill Midgets dropped a heartbreaker to an undefeated Kaysville team Saturday. "Our team played very hard and could have won with a break here or there," Coach Larry Hunt said. Only a cosmetic touchdown with less than four minutes left in the game saved the academy from being shut out for the first time in more than a decade. The Falcons scored on a scamper around Banks. That run came one the right end by Antoine play after an interception by BYU's Derwin Gray line was nullified by a pass interinside the ference penalty. 16-yar- d rd Junior Pee Vccs Hill's Junior Pee Wee Team fared much better Saturday as they knocked off Lay ton 13-Jared Adams started the scoring on the Hill team with a touchdown run. Jared Tashro added the extra point. 7. 24-yar- d Chad Sandoval capped off a good Hill drive with quarterback sneak. "John Dunn and David Day had a great day blocking for us on the offensive line," said Junior Pee Wee coach Mike Sandoval. Sandoval also had special praise for Ronniel Her-ro- n who nabbed three interceptions and made numerous pass deflections to keep the Layton team off balance. The coach also praised Ryan Wattman and Ryan Bateman for their good defensive play in the Hill win. a one-yar- d |