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Show SECTION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2004 dhsportsOheraldextra.com 344-255- 5 BY I 20. NOTRE DAME 17 WatMis saves Star receiver's grab late in fourth seals game for BYU 37-ya- rd ft : ?A Still ft ' SiffifS Darnell Dickson DAILY HERALD Needing a first down deep in the fourth quarter, BYU went to its new playmaker. And Todd Watkins responded. His acrobatic catch from Matt Berry on with less than two minutes to go a gain with a Notre Dame desealed fender wrapped around his waist 7 BYLTs victory on Saturday night in front of 65,251 fans at LaVell Edwards Sta- II 3rd-and- 37-ya- r 20-1- dium. "All this is a good start," BYU coach Gary Crowton said. "This was a great atmosphere, a wonderful environment our fans created for our players. We hung in there and our defense was very sound. Matt Payne and our punt coverage team gave us a chance to win down at the end." Watkins, who caught five passes for 115 yards in his debut, also contributed a d gain on BYLTs first possession, which set up the Cougars' first touchdown. BYU " led from beginning to end and overcame the loss of starting quarterback John Beck and most of a 20-- 3 third quarter lead for a huge , win over Notre Dame, its second in the See WATKINS, v B9 Jason Franchuk The Front Row 4 1 Mr PAYNE WAS HERO OF GAME FOR COUGARS Tt's l and still a Iong;way to go for BYU, hfcft showed improvement while some-- . wsfti 0 JLhow being repetitive. Brady Poppinga can still hunt down a quarterback. A LaVell Edwards Stadium crowd can still get strep and a headache while critiquing quarterback Matt Berry, or the coach's Oh, yeah, BYU can still find a way to win a season opener at home. This time, 20-1-7 against Notre Dame on Saturday night. ''i . play-callin- See FRANCHUK,' B8 " u.., JEREMY HARMONDaily Herald BYU wide receiver Todd Watkins caught five passes for 115 yards, including a 37-yar-d grab late in the fourth that sealed the win for BYU. Mtn. View Former U.S. the and at Open ecstasy Agony Southern QB helps Pierce upsets Sharapova on fifth day of competition r Walker g Ben THE ASSOCIATED PRESS front of her dress, in memory of the more than 340 people nearly half of them children killed in a hostage-takinin her country this week. "There are a lot more important things going on in the world than my toss," Sharapova said. "Ifs just an example of what can happen in life and that my loss doesn't mean any; thing." . ; The Pierce, a former Australian Open and French Open champion, kneeled down near her changeover chair after it was over. "Just a little prayer. Thanks for this opportunity," she said. Little Olivier Rochus pulled off another big surprise, oustCarlos Moya ing , Maria Shara-pova- 's drive to win another Grand Slam title got dashed Saturday when tennis' newest Photo by RICHARD DREWAssociated Press "It" girl lost to Mary Pierce 6-6--3 in the third round of the Maria Sharapova, left, reacts during her loss to Mary Pierce, 6-US. Open. right, who celebrates after defeating Sharapova, 4-Wimbledon The .winner lost the final five includlead in the final set.. with 14 double-fault- s, games, worn down a bit by ' The seventh-seede' Russian her third straight three-se- t ing two in the game when wore a black ribbon on the match. Sharapova hurt herself Pierce broke her to take a NEW YORK 4-- 2, 6, 6-- 2, 4. third-seede- d d 5-- 3 See U.S. OPEN, B5 Utah hold off Weber Neil K. Warner DAILY HERALD OGDEN It was quickly becoming a habit. After each Southern Utah touchdown drive in the SO. UTAH 34 first half, a WEBER ST. 31 Weber State assistant coach would sit the defense down on the bench, take out a white board and discuss what had just happened, v The topicof discussion was undoubtedly how to stop South- ' ern Utah quarterback Casey Rehrer. Weber State tried blitzing, - , but that didn't work. The Wildcats tried dropping defenders in coverage. That didni work either. Anyone got any ideas? Rehrer connected on passes for 173 yards and three: ; touchdowns in the first half. By the time Rehrer cooled off in the second half , it was too late; Southern Utah had enough ; breathing room to hold off We-- ; ber State 1 Saturday night in Ogdea "He really only made one mistake on the night. Other than that he was flawless," said ; Southern Utah offensive 34-3- '.' See REHRER, B7 |