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Show peers SECTION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2004 344 2555 dhsportsher aldextra.com Genesis president aids black BYU players One play can Jason Franchuk DAILY HERALD Don Harwell walked into one of BYUs "August football practices unannounced, believing the struggling program would be wise to accept his support even before its Harwell feels black players are being treated wrongly by the general public and media and even by fellow students. "I wanted to help do something about it," he said. "This isn't about religion or trying to teach players about being LDS. That's the last thing this is about. This is simply about giving these kids someone to talk to who looks like them, and someone who understands what they're going through being black in Utah ' first game. More was at stake for Harwell than the team's win-los- s record. Harwell is black, and he wants to help black players on the team. County." President of The Genesis Group He took the direct approach to a support group for black Mormeeting the team and coaches: He mons and church investigators went to practice and started introFEATURE Harwell felt that perceptions of ducing himself. blacks in Utah have been tainted be- "I'm sure they're not used to seeing cause of a string of rape allegations ' a black man walk onto that field," that have rocked predominantly white BYU. Harwell'said, recalling his first meeting with He felt it was time to step into the fray "to coaches. "Not one who's in civilian clothes, support players against whom allegations anyway." were made. Most of them are black. An inciHarwell sees his group as a bridge bedent earlier this year involved consensual school and the mitween the church-ownesex with a woman who first made, then renorities who have chosen to play football there. The numbers are lopsided: Of 29,932 tracted, a rape charge. Another case involving other players is pending in 4th District , See GENESIS, B6 Court, but no charges have been filed. i change it all Breakdown of black students BYU Gray has a student population of 29,932. black students, blue football team. "This is simply 180 n Number at BYU Darnell Dickson about Really want to mess with a BYU football fan? Tell 'em they're just two plays from being A football game is made up of hundreds of plays that can turn the momentum or make a difference. But the agonizing truth for BYU fans, and the Cougar team itself, is this: Reverse the results of a missed Matt Payne field goal late against Boise State and a fumble late against UNLV. and BYU could have turned both of those games into victories. That's, where 24 could have been Here's a look at the first six games of the season and the key play that probably made the difference: 4-- giving these kids someone to talk to who looks like them, and someone who understands what " .. , ilae Jfi JOi d "I they're going through being black in Utah of team County." Members . Game 1: BYU 20. Notre Dame 17 with 223 left in t he Key Play: On third-and-calls max BYU game, protection and sends Todd Watkins out all by his lonesome on a deep pass pattern. Despite double coverage and defensive pass Don Harwell Number on team 8 Genesis president on helping black members of the football team See thought it was just sprained at first. crawled off the field and tried to walk on it and heard the bones pop. I Mitch Beck, American Fork running back on breaking three bones trv in fiis It MIDSEASON, B6 made me sick." foot his senior year r f fast - oaiin hi K.y p if " i' - w4 ,V' S :'.i.ir:,-,i.'ih- ' FRANK Mitch Beck, with a broken foot, Ryan Lewis, going; counter clockwise, Andrew Devey, Matt Beck (not of the American Fork football team giving their support to a fellow player who broke his foot. a brother), Dan Mangelson and on Mitch Beck's right, Robert Rufujko. All BOTT i'.i:v n".,M are member;; - , Team rallies around injured running back Neil K. DAILY Warner HERALD happens when on one play, in instance, everything you've looking forward to for the five years breaks into pieces? Everything is gone, packed away under-- , neath a plaster cast. For American Fork running back Mitch Beck, his senior year was going just like he'd pictured. There were team nights, dinner at a What . teammates house along with a pep talk from players like Luke Staley and Teag Whiting. Then there were game nights, the excitement of the crowd, the adrenaline during the game. It was everything he expected. The team recorded big wins over Lehi and rival Pleasant Grove, and what could be more enjoyable than beating Lone Peak? American Fork was winning and Mitch Beck had a lead role in the team's success. He scored on a rumble against Highland and also had touchdown runs against Lehi and Pleasant Grove. Through American Fork's first five games, Beck scored four touchdowns and led the Cavemen in rushing with 357 yards. All the work, the dedication and time had been worth it. Beck was having a blast in his ' ' senior year. , But all that changed in the early minutes of the fourth quarter in American Fork's Region 6 opener against Springville. American Fork had a 4 lead and the Cavemen were dri' ving. The play was called. "Splat It Was a running play, a quick dive up the middle designed to go to Beck. But when the Cavemen broke the huddle, fullback Matt Beck (no relation) was lined up in the position to get the ball. He realized the mistakeand switched spots with Mitch Beck. The play then went as planned. ' Mitch Beck rumbled up the middle for eight yards before running into a Springville 21-1- 25-yar- d See BECK, R5 Lieber shuts down Boston offense Ronald Blum THE KattiyWIIIeraAssociated Press starter Jon Lieber, center, hands off the ball to manager Joe Torre, left, as he leaves the game against Boston in the in the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium in New York, on Wednesday . N.Y. Yankees 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Pedro Martinez has a new "Daddy." His name is Jon Lieber. While the raucous crowd at Yankee Stadium taunted Martinez with booming chants of "Who's Your Daddy?" Lieber shut down the highest-scorin- g offense in the major leagues. A No. 5 starter pitching against a three-tim- e Cy Young Award winner, Lieber took a shutout info the eighth inning. John Olerud backed him with a two-ru- n homer in the sixth off the tiring Martinez, and the Yankees beat the Red Sox 1 lead in their AL Wednesday night for a 3-- 2-- 0 championship series rematch. WWW.HARKTHEHERALD.COM After Orlando Cabrera singled leading off the third and two outs in the eighth, just as he did third inning for Boston's first hit. Tuesday night when he jetted back Lieber retired 13 straight batters befrom a family funeral in Panama to fore David Ortiz singled in the seventh. preserve New York's opening win. Lieber needed just 45 pitches to get Rivera shattered Damon's bat on a foul ball, threw a called third strike through five innings Martinez threw 46 in just the first two innings. past him to escape trouble, then finLieber's biggest thorn was leadoff man ished for his second straight save and 32nd in postseason play. Johnny Damon, who kept fouling balls off before lining to center in a After a day off, the series resumes y YANKEES RED SOX with one out in the sixth. Saturday at Fenway Park, with Kevin After Trot Nixon singled leading off Brown pitching for the Yankees the eighth, Tom Gordon came in and allowed Ja against Bronson Arroyo. Boston headed home son Varitek's double and Cabrera's RBI unsure of the status of ace Curt Schilling, whose grounder. Mariano Rivera entered with a runner on See YANKEES, B3 ' 1 at-b- : CALL 375-510- 3 TO SUBSCRIBE LAD |
