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Show mm 2 SECTION 2mltj&Hcrali FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2007 SPORTS EDITOR BYU 70, AIR FORCE Darnell Dickson ddicksonheraldextra.com 344-255- 5 40 Cougars use tight defense to ground Falcons Jordan Christiansen HERALD stress all the time in practice "We stress all the time in practice defense so to defense so to look up at the score at halftime and see six look up at the score at halftime and see six points points that doesn't happen every day, for sure." that doesn't happen every day, for sure." CORRESPONDENT BYlFs win over Air Force Thursday night was so beautiful it was ugly. In arguably the best defensive half of basketball in BYU BYU got most of its offensive output from inside the BYU's Melinda Johnsen paint. Senior forward Dani On holding Air Force to a 33-score at halftime Wright had a doubledouble, scoring 21 points to go with 1 1 rebounds and two blocks in only 20 minutes of play. John-se- n added 10 points and had 6 at the break after Shawnee for a half. Slade's 3- - pointer at the buzzer three steals for the Cougars, The Falcons scored three who were even able to play put an exclamation mark on quick baskets, then were held -used walk-on- s without a point for 16:38 of the Cougars dominating play. Amy Alletto, "To me it felt like the biggest Jaime Ribera and Kaitlyn Rice. play, including the last 15:36 In all, 12 players scored for the of the first half. The Cougars relief," said BYU forward Mewent on a 28-- run to go up 33- - linda Johnsen. "It felt good. We Cougars, whose 70 points was 6 women's basketball history, the Cougars held the Falcons to just six count 'em, SIX points in the first half en route to demolishing their MWC foe, 7040. The six points were the fewest number of points ever allowed in a half by BYU. It was also a new record in futility for Air Force or any MWC team little- the most BYU has scored in a conference game this season. "It was pretty obvious our size and strength were the big differences in this game," said BYU coach Jeff Judkins. "And it was good to get a lot of the players in the game, too, tonight. A lot of those walk-on- s and eighth or ninth men have worked so hard. I think you saw flashes of each kid and how they can be pretty good in this program." Air Force's leading scorer, Alecia Steele, was held to four points, 10 below her season See BYU, C5 lxwc women's standings Team Conf 8-- 1 TCU 7-- 3 Utah 7-- 3 14-- 9 6-- 3 15-- 6 Wyoming New Mexico vv JllllUD SDSU UNLV 4-- 6 10-1- 2 Colorado St. 2-- 8 5 Air Force 0 7 7 NFL ish flay (01 lL t cr .. w fv HERALD With Mountain Crest, Box Elder and Springville in a three-wa- y battle for the team title at the 4A state tournament at the McKay Events Center at UVSC, RON Wade Phillips makes every win is important. Thus, as the seconds ticked away in the scoreless HEFUNAP a statement after being named head coach of the Dallas Cowboys during a news conference on Thursday. 130-pou- KPimifinal rnn- - M i test Detween Kea uevu A 16-11-1- 0 Jared Lloyd A 17-- 7 4-- 6 Springville wrestlers won five semifinal matches on Day 2, 25.5 points behind Mtn. Crest DAILY 17-- 5 6-- 4 5A4A STATE WRESTLING w Overall BYU The 'Boys find their man in Wade Phillips Petersen and West's Marcu Mayeda, the Springville side was getting a little nervous. "1 really wanted to win that match," Peterson said. "I've been nervous about it all day, visualizing what I needed to do. I knew he (Mayeda) was a so I worked my strategy around that and tried to fight tough." Neither of the two grapplers could find a way to score in the first two rounds and it appeared it might go to overtime as the clock ticked under a minute. Peterson, who had selected the down position to start the final Stephen Hawkins ASSOCIATED PRESS THE Wade IRVING, Texas Phillips was hired Thursday to coach the Dallas Cowboys, providing the club with an r, experienced replacement for Bill Parcells and someone in the 34 defense. The seventh coach in team history, Phillips is only the second to arrive in Dallas with previous head coaching experience. The other was Parcells, who retired Jan. 22 after four seasons with the Cowboys. well-verse- d COBB CONDIEDaily Herald on pinning Spencer Knight of Olympus during the 4A state wrestling tournament on See 4A, C4 Thursday at UVSC's McKay Events Center. Riley Sullivan of Lehi, above, works v, LP's Mangumjust happy to be in finals Phillips, defensive coordina- tor at San Diego the past three seasons, has a 4842 head coaching record over three seasons with Buffalo, two with Denver and season-endininterim stints with New Orleans and Atlanta. The t g son of longtime Hous- Rjjsjj.ynian DAILY HERALD reactions, nobody had a better time than Lone Peak's Blake points to take a lead. Mangum eventually opened Mangum. up a 3 lead, but Ross kept fightfor After dropping heartbreaking ing. Ross had two semifinal matches the near-fallbut Mangum's great last two years, he finally earned a reaction time and dogged determination prevented him from givplace in the finals by wrestling a match. ing up points in either instance. "It's amazing, it's what I've Mangum got the monkey off his back by staying off of his always wanted," said a bloodied back. He struck first by getting Mangum. "Just one more match a takedown against Weber's to go and I'm a stale champion." COBB CONDIEDaily Herald So how was Mangum able to Aaron Ross. After an escape, Ross nearly had him on his back, stay off his back during multiple Lone Peak'i lane MendenhalL above, wrestles but Mangum was able to turn the Northridge's Nick Lofthouse in a 145 pound match tides and put Ross on his back for See 5A, C4 at the 5A state wrestling tournament at UVSC. three near-fa- 5-- 1 ll 7-- It was the best of times, it was the worst of times at the 5A State Wrestling 5A Championship. Several local wrestlers drew one step closer to achieving a lifelong goal, while others watched their championship aspirations slip away. Judging solely by post-matc- h s one-poi- s, near-perfe- ton Oilers coach Bum Phillips has been in the NFL for 30 of the last 31 seasons. Wade Phillips joins Tom Landry and Jimmy Johnson as the only Texas natives to be in charge of "America's Team." Landry and Johnson both won two Super Bowls in Dallas. "It's great to have these cowboys boots back in Texas," Phillips said, showing his boots from the podium, where his father sat to his right. "I'm excited about it." See COWBOYS, C6 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Mountain View Zuke gives everyone double Jeopardy re you like iA basketball team, on the Springville's m wrong end of an overtime score? Do you remember to enter the Beat the Zuke contest Saturday morning when you're reading the scores of all the games from Friday night only to say, "Hey, I would have picked Spanish Fork over Pleasant Grove?" " For those of you down on your hick, chipper up Zukeites. There is hope. I really don't know how v you feet, but I know someone to who does. Send your fUoyrt?heraldextra.com. Maybe you all can form therapy group. For aQ of you a little down on your luck, I'm of fering double Jeopardy this week. In other words, every game is worth two points. Now is your chance to make a move in the standings. Come on, Chad "Ding Dong" DaybelL You can do it. Hey Aces Anderson, are you having a bad --Vyear? Now s the time to make your move. Last week, I polished off Jay niXDtr HarakJ son "Lucky" Gucssman, I mean Th Zukt tyt then art posters Cheesman. Like all the other guest of Timpanogx$' Skyler Halford in the mute, but that won t be See ZUKE, C4 enough to tafe care of P.G. :, football coach resigns Neil K. Warner DA4Y HIRALD The personal tug of war has ended Mountain View High School football coach Doug Meek said on Thursday he's decided to step down. "It's combination of things, but mostly family reasons," Meek said. "Obviously the last couple of years wore on me. I'm not planning on leaving the school now. I will try to help the new coach if he -- See MV COACH, C4 |