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Show SECTION FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 344-255- 5 2004 (tisportsOheraldextra.com HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL 7 1 Lone Peak defeats Timpview with ease Jarcd Lloyd r DAILY HERALD The Timpview volleyball team needed to find a chink in the attack of the tall, strong Lone Peak offense to have a chance at pulling the upset. Timpview found one early on: Get the Knights to serve the ball into the net. Unfortunately for the Thunderbirds, Lone Peak refused to cooperate for most of the match, as a scrappy defensive effort from Timpview wasn't enough to overcome the height and power of the Knights on Thursday night . Lone Peak won easily in three games, pulling away 25-1in each game to win The Knights got 12 kills from senior Paige Palmer, who hit .473. Senior middle IT . Sb JEREMY HARMONDaily Herald , 25-1- 8, past Timpview's Hea Wright (15) and Narisha Manu as the Knights beat the Thunderbirds on Thursday. Lorn Peaks Anna Lott spikes the ball 25-1- blocker Anna Lott also had a strong ter led Lone Peak with two kills. In Game 2, Timpview looked strong game, getting eight kills with no errors, early, using crisp passing and good placehitting .800 for the match. ment to keep up with the Knights. But . "I'm pleased with our middle," said Lone Peak s powerful serves Lone Peak head coach Deanna soon began to take a toll MisMeyer. "We did well getting handled returns stalled the Anna in the game. We've worked a lot in practice oh getThirds, as they were unable to get the ball to the middle to run ting her involved and tonight . she really did welL" their offense. "Timpview has had a lot of Early serving problems kept bad hick," Meyer said. "Coach LONE PEAK Timpview close in Game 1, as Yamada is doing a great job. the Knights made six service TIMPVIEW errors. But the risks the They've had a lot of good play ers get hurt and I hate to see Knights took also paid divithat happen. I wish them the best of dends, as Lone Peak picked up four aces. With the game tied at 10, the Knights hick." got their offense working and pulled C uni i cvdai i nts away to win. Sophomore Christie Carpen- HIGH SCHOOL BYU FOOTBALL Provo steps up hustle to win ametoCliow Former Cougar assistant back at BYU as USC offensive Jordan Jensen coordinator HERALD CORRESPONDENT off a blowout loss to Payson on Tuesday, the Provo Bulldogs were hungry for a win. And they satisfied that craving with a 1 come back victory over American Fork in Region 6 girls soccer action Thursday. Senior forPR0VO ward Jana AM FORK Davis, after ' scoring the 100th goal of her career on Tuesday, started on her second 100 by scoring the winning goal midway through the second half. She was &-- 2 . Coming Jason Franchuk DAILY He has parents who will rest there, forever and a home to sell soon, and that is all that remains between Norm Chow and 27 years where he lived and 2-- worked. i ' - i"?"-"""?!- , - ... V,.. ft fc . H. See SOCCER, C6 -- Face off to set tone for season Jared Lloyd ' 'i '' ' "., r ' v . m ,. i-- v . i rr r i I .1 l M .JLj V 4 -- ?f. r DAILY HERALD After four weeks of football, most teams are beginning to dis- eover where they fit in the football hierarchy. Sure, the games have generally for region play, but been tune-up- s observers can begin to see how good or bad a team will probably be this seasoa But how do you classify American Fork and Lone Peak, two enigmatic teams that meet tonight for focal bragging rights. f "We're winning most of our See Winning for a lifetime at BYU seemed possible. Rumors continue to swirl especially the past two seasons, as the Cougars prepared to meet their old colleague that the top ' coaching job was promised to ChowassoonasLaVellEd- retired. Plans changed and one politically, incorrect incident altered him. Norm Chow, offensive coordinator for the University of Southern California, talks with starting quarterback Matt Leinart during practice on the campus in Los Angeles last November. Chow left BYlin 1999. Tof the LONE PEAK AT AMERICAN FORK Today, 7 p.m. ; ' At American Fork High School American Fork leads Y 4-- 3' Last season, American Fork beat Lone Peak 15-8 at Lone Peak. ... American fork scored two touchdowns In me rounn quarter tu vuinp iium behind for the win In 2003. THE SKINNY: Tfin dlffarent Cavemen have : scored touchdowns this season. Lone Peak quarterback Matt fjahr Is only averaging four yards per pass, the third lowest aver-- v. age in the state. . AAQTlriTic , .. . V A : ,v DAILY HERALD ' s - SeV CHOW, C5 ', nirTnoT cnriirrlrYii7ri hoinn and against each other for the first time in their lives. They've both had to spend spare If there happen to be 20 or 30 fans time hunting down tickets for the at Saturday's game wondering Saturday showdown at LaVell Ed whether to cheer for BYU wards Stadium. A couple or USC or they end up v grandparents purchased BYU season tickets so they celebrating with both-j- ust would be guaranteed to know the double stansee the brothers face off. .; dard makes perfect sense. Odds are they're with The Notre Dame game was the Watkins party. Todd, a a nice perk in the package. But this is the one the PLAYER PROFILE junior wide receiver for . whole family has waited BYU, and Travis, a se-r for. That the game will be nior offensive lineman for USC, will be on the same fiek ( nationally televised on ESPN (8 for the first time since high school - pjn.) means nothing to the family. Jason Franchuk i .X ; 4 While his higMy touted offenses are known to frazzle minds that try to break them down, his words about Provo and BYU are as clear as a hand-of- f up the middle. He has great memories. He has moved oa Enough said. Chow and USC visit Saturday, marking his first professional return since he left the Cougars after the 1999 season amid a bizarre jumble of promises and lies. He's looking forward to the game, to trying to win at a place he knows so wel Even if be isnt particularly connected to the current Cougars. The fact is, I dont know a whole lot of people there anymore Chow sakL The people I hung out with are mostly retired or gone. I dont have any family there. It's a different era. My mom and dad are buried at Provo Cemetery, and I'll go pay respects to them when our team is there. "But it's not really a time to be sentiment aL It's another game. We want to win, just like BYU does." C8 FOOTBALL, HERALD have been Being there does. made, some vestige of pride on the line between the boys. "It's going to be fua'Travis said from Los Angeles, where the No. Trojans are preparing for their fist football trip to Provo. "When our schedule came out, that was the first time I realized that ; we'd have a chance to play each . other." Todd has certainly seen more headlines during his college days. A handful of major Division I pro-- . grajra tried to lure him from California's Grossmont Junior College. He's a skin position player, a very ' ; . y- - yx v r Todd Watkins Travis Watkins BYU player USC player good one at that, and leading the Cougars in catches (11 for 204 yards See WATKINS, C5 |