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Show 35 Ohio State . . 50 Penn State . . 65 New Mexico. 6 Michigan. .. 14 Pittsburgh Utah State . . 28 So. Col 28 Kansas Utah UCLA 16 Missouri BYU 13 o rem, .. Tennessee . . 24 Arkansas. . . 42 Kentucky Texas ... 7 Arizona ... 14 Wyoming ... 7 9 21 ... 19 Tech.. Harvard Oregon State. 41 .. 0 Oregon 19 Wash. State . 24 . 0 7 California ... 29 Yale ... 20 Stanford 29 Washington Delta Claim State Orem Powerhouse Tops Provo 28-- 7 Halt Losing Streak By RAY SCHWARTZ Herald Sports Writer Hail to Orem High's Golden Tigers ! Hail to the Golden Tigers. champions of the Class A football in Utah for 1968. Win 35-- 6 lit bogged down but the main impetus of the drive was four BYU Penalties for a total of 4a M BYU N -ALBUQUERQUE . the Lobos life and yards . . gave. losing halted a seven-gam- e a fourth-dow- n and punt with streak Saturday afternoon situation. A field goal was a 35-- 6 victory over the New missed and the Cougars held a scant Mexico Lobos before a e 0 lead. 6,950 fans in the nearly empty BYU's third quarter touchNew Mexico 30,000-sea- t down was set up by a pass hv I.nrrv Frhn. intprrentinn The Cougar win extended the;hawk who returned it 37 yards Lobo losing streak to 19 games to our yar(j jjne In a contest which had been Waltzed For TD tabbed as ttie "injury bowl" On the next play Neil Bing' because of the 'many injuries nam waltzed through a wide suffered this year by both hole in the line without being teams. touched for the TD. Swanson added another PAT to make it Last For Lobos It was the final game of the season for the Lobos who fin- -' Ctiris Reading scored both record, and BYU fourth quarter touchdowns lshed with an final the be game of on runs oi one ana tour yaras. it mav An interference call against the year for the Cougars New Mexico on the three yard The threat of a boycott at line set up one of those touchnext San Jose State Saturday downs and a punt re- has put a "cloud of doubt" on to the by Farasopolous jjgiturn will whether the game KTai a4 IIH 4U UaVIM fA1fAM seven act rtiAiwv ut uic i,c" TtlnvpH other The "victory for the Cougars New Mexico Score averted a cellar finish in the put together a Conference! Western Athletic e waning H th Thos .irned that dis.!scorin d"ve " moments on a pass to tinction. Rick Beitler to Rene Matison Scores Scattered to the BYU 18 yard line and a The Cougars scored once in fourth-dow- n pass to Ace Hen each of the first three quarters who dricks the ball ly caught and added two touchdowns in on his back in the end ing final the quarter. zone with BYU defenders heaviThe Cougars were hammer ly defending the play. door at the many times, ing For Hendricks it was 10 re- threat ta! cePtions for to day to yards !. th. By JOE WATTS Herald Sports Editor .f VV V in the offensive and defensive lines, gave an performance Saturday as he repeatedly tnrew the key block to spring Crompton and other Orem backs loose for sizeable gains. The Johnson also made his presence felt on de fense, coming up with tackle after tackb in a truly inspira tional football performance. Creditable Performance Orem'. defensive line, led by the irrepressible Johnson and Randy Brinkerhoff, also turned in a highly creditable perform ance, holding Provo Highs ground gaining ace, Steve Ktger, to 21 yards rushing in seven all-sta- an estimated clean crowd of 16,000 fans, who watched the game in perfect football wea ther in the BYU Stadium. It was the largest crowd ever to watch the state championship games. fans, who watched the game in perfect football weather in the BYU Stadium. It was the largest crowd ever to watch the state championship games. Operating behind an offensive carries. line that fired out beautifully Orem's and Hocked superbly, Craig t ground game rolled 288 Crompton, an all everything net yards, while its air arm struck for 62 net yards for a -- total offense of 350 yards. Orem-Provo football The ; By comparison, Provo had I" game will be shown over 142 yards on the ground and 81 KBYU-TLRAIG CROMPTON (23), great Orem High halfback, is 11) Morrill (77), Scott Shields (86) and Val Miller (89) of Provo (Channel through the air lanes for a total shown going for yardage during Saturday's game nlth Provo and Allen Tippetts (54), Ron Cox (32) and Dive Affleck (17) Monday at 8 p.m. of 223 yards. of Orem. Orem won the game 28-- 7 and with it the state High. Moving in on Crompton from behind is Provo's Jeremy it just wasn't Although Simmons (74). Other players in the picture include Stewart Class A championship. Provo's day, the Bulldogs stlU two first quar had their halfback, scored heroes, especially in ter touchdowns to lead his Orem the opening moments of the footA Class second to team its when they gave every ball championship In the game indication that they had come s school history, to play and actually appeared The Golden Tigers won their to carry the fight to first Class A crown in 1962 and ready Orem. Lincoln High, the forerunner of Atkinson was the big ground Orem High, won the Class B for the Big Green with gainer crown in 1947. 46 net yards running from Satisfying Triumph to go along with his 7 But the title victory Saturday scrimmage 1 81 on passing. probably was the most satisfy Starred On Defense SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1968 ing triumph for Coach westSteve Lewis, a defensive half By WENDELL RIGBY over in his coaching career back, made several tackles s Herald Sports Writer en Not only did the victory Delta Rabbits picked ud their able the Golden Tigers to sweep did George Gourley and Chuck Jerome Bedura cam up third state football champion through a season un Giles. with a pair of tumbw recov their second In three defeated hut also brought tnem erles. ship, PSift 1.12 remaining in years, as they downed Millard their second win of the canv But after Orem scored Its fcagles 35-- 7 in an All Region paign over the Bulldogs, their two first Mst of the fYW yardage was gBYU quarter touchdowns the game with' 30-PoiSeven playoff Saturday after- most keen Region rivals ana with nt i 299 and dispatch, Prove sLv.3 ,ormma ground yards speed run bv,n.,he noon in the Brigham Young a team completely dedicated to In the sock and it never rustling with Rick Jones run- was 14Lobo to die Ron Wakely university stadium. defeating Orem Saturday and recovered sufficiently to make 3 0 3 but the play was nlii?Hr0ll",Ki f,ti0I Play 0i( Brigham Young University, In the intersquad game that Davis yard-linThe game was played under thus avenge a regular season a real battle of It again. 1 0 2 nullified by a penalty. !L L, . P y ,held its annual Varsity vs. followed the "Whites" romped Dresser perfect weather conditions with toss to the Fengals. The Tigers' first td. was set : ui 1 (W) 2 a 5" uajr. win nvw Miller in an aso SLS2 haskpthnll nnpnur Frpchman Penalty Nemesis "v dry turf and sunny skies that For Coach Dick Hill's super up on a ' " r . 1 1 1 BYU gallop by Ron ' BYU the a Liimo with Frosh "Blues with Kan were more than satisfactory to charged Big Green, which was Later in the quarter "v Saturday night pac Cox on the third play after UNM v v gv v u -- J Cton UToHc' V CV.,V, 21 50 the drive carried to the Lobo Ing the winners with 10 and underdog to Provo's Doug Kiger had puntunusually large crowd of a BYU-Wa- kley 7 run Tracy kick Blues 5 where a penalty, a and 7 in the two Steve Kelley leading the losers into the cham- ed out of bounds filled the that lower spectators the sity going Tigers, on the Orem IS. ding 36 run 9 seats on both sides 4 3 halves that were played. with nine points. Kelley BYU nemesis all day, broke of the Cou- pionship tilt, it was the end of Swanson kick Hole Another Big 8 4 Barron outstandAn an "Impossible Dream" the gar Stadium. In each case the Frosh had Box Scores: up the momentum. ham 10 run Three plays later, Compton, 2 Scar-be- r 0 0 Clark as Sam The dream dared Lobo had Rabbits domdefender, Bulldogs Whites a ing pretty well spot so that the Swanson kick behind the blocking of 3 9 inated 9 0 6 Vainio 3 Intercepted a pass to stop actual scores were play throughout the they assumed the Cinderella running and;Lythgoe 2 run cut tivough another Johnson, 1 0 0 role Hillcrest, Dowling the scoring threat. past that sweeping 5 game, proving by 1 4 8 their for ttie Varsity. Scott Ruffner Swanson kick hole over big 0 6 5 right tackle and and Farain the quarterfinals win over the Eaeles Moments later Chris 8 Maughan 4 Warner was high point shooter Howard 4 run ding dashed 17 yards to pay dirt In the his then was no first fluke. Roy, edging game Swanson kick for the Varsity with 12 points Liimo 5 10 sopolous, playing They tallied a semi-fina14 32 touchdown in the first of the state play Dave Schofield booted the exat defensive halfback, recov- UNM Hendricks 17 and Gary Radunich paced the Parsons 7 1 3 period, s from tra point and Orem led pass offs. ran two Li ered a Lobo fumble on the Stone wr the second quar4 Frosh with an even 12 points. Warner 0 run failed over which won Cyprus, Later in the same period, UNM 33. Five plays later ter, rested up for one period, Orem, Varsity 21-In and Orem drove 92 yards in five the on a in then crashed quarterfinals, broke the tape into the Wakely 2 3 8 Lythgoe Zl-me plays for a touchdown, with the in defeated Skyline, run for the first score of 7 end zone for two scores in the 2 Liimo sprinting Crompton barrelling end the 144 led at addsemifinals, Dana final and tiie game Tracy period, Jim Walker, who 10 5 0 Rufner of the first quarter of the cham- for 70 yards of it on one play. ran like all ed the PAT. a scared day 3 2 8 jack Parsons battle and 14--7 at half- - Crompton once again went Cougars got good field posi0 2 rabbit, rushed for all five ex- pionship Howard through a huge hole opened up time. tion in the second quarter on 3 3 9 tra points for a perfect day Davis by the right side of his line Coached Superbly the from d Lobo the line. a short punt against 4 2 and cut for the east sidelines. Maughan Delta wasted little time in Coming back after the Inter wind. Two plays later Chris 12 5 Warner It appeared as if Crompton the ' superbly mission, Tigers, and tackle a Reading broke 5 11 (See DELTA TIPS, Page 16) 1 Dresser would go all the way on the his and Westover coached by ripped 37 yards for the second GardMiller chief assistant, Charlie Dine, play, but Provo's Reed touchdown of the day. Dave 0 2 Barron 23 ner, who had the angle on him third the touchdown in scored a Swanson added the PAT. 0 and appeared to be carried 0 Clark period and another in the fourth Lobo Threat along on the flying wings of inwin to going away. New Mexico had a scoring 5 77 30 . spiration, managed to get a two In addition to Crompton's threat late in the second quarFreshmen one of 17 hand on one of the Orem halfdashes touchdown ter on a drive which started back's ankles and trip him up 3 2 6 Tollestrup yards and the other five yards at the 22. on their own 20 yard line after 1 7 7 Atwood Golden Tigers also scored the a pur.t by Rich Adams. Orem Leads 14--0 3 Christenso m 0 smash by Ron 6 on a The New Mexico drive peneasrial from Four plays later Crompton 4 12 Cox and a four-yar- d Radunich 44 trated to the BYU six before . --. Kent Peterson to Paul Hardy. boomed into the end zone from 4 2 Wilson : . i Provo's lone touchdown came five and when Schofield booted 2 4 Barb TUCSON, Ariz.-- The Univer- in the second quarter on a 22- - his second extra 4 Cruzo 8 (Ml point of the sity of Arizona took over the from led Orem quarterback Sheen 3 6 2 game, pass yard lead of the Western Athletic Dave Atkinson to Dale Kemp 0 Martin 0 0 Pounding down the field early Conference Saturday night with on the e play that in the second quarter, urem Gustafson 2 0 24 a h- - victory over the Wyom- hreathed new hone into the appeared headed for another ing Cowboys. 20 8 55 Big Green fans and enabled the touchdown but Badura stopped The victory gave the Arizona Bulldogs to trail uie Tigers oy the drive at the Provo 15 when team a 0 conference record a single touchdown at halftime. he recovered a fumble. 24-- 7 while the loss was the first an elusive runner Later in the same period, aftCrompton, It suffered by Wyoming in seven If there ever was one, was er Doug Kiger had punted out starts. Orem's big workhorse, as be of bounds on the Orem eijjht, NOXVILLE, Tenn. (UPI) No further details on the Game-Sco- re: game B pounded over the stadium tun Provo got a big break when u b a b Wyche Quarterback werme available at presstime. for 187 vards on 29 carries. His Badura came up with another threw three touchdown passes dash fumble recovery on the Orem longest run a 100-- 6 1 Saturday, two of them to speedy wnicn 22. second t.d. set Orem's up wingback Lester McClain, to On the next play, Atkinson was scored with 2:18 to play in Tenner pace the eighth-rankeHOUSTON Housthe first (UPI)-The period. passed to Kemp, who was wide-ope-n see Vols to a 21-- 7 victory over ton Cougars, behind a magnif Washington St. 24 Washington 0 8 Honors Hero on the goal line, for a Shares the Kentucky Wildcats. As spectacular as the 165- - touchdown. Gil Thompson bootleant performance from injured SMU 33 Baylor 17 Kentucky scored first in the Paul Gipson, became the first Oklahoma 47 Nebraska 0 pound Crompton was Saturday, ed the conversion point and game, but Wyche put the Vols Arkansas 42 Texas Tech 7 in he had to share the nero s non Provo was back in the ball team football major college ahead in the second period with TCU 24 Rice 14 with Orem's offensive line, game. ors to hit the mark century years 7 and 36 touchdown passes of Ohio St. 50 Michigan 14 was tremendous, espeel which Gaylen Buckley intercepted in the demoralized crushing yards to McClain and, after Cincinnati 23 Miami, Ohio 21 in the early part of the an Atkinson pass on the Orem 100-- 6 Tulsa hurricane ally Saturday Karl Kremscr kicked a North Texas St. 44 Wichita St. 6 fame. 38 early in the third period and night. third period field goal, capped Michigan St. 3l" Northwestern 14 That offensive forward wall, returned it to the Provo 38 and 100 The the scoring with a points easily eclipsed Purdue 38 Indiana 35 pass which earlv in the contest the Tigers were on the prowl the most points scored by a Minnesota 23 Wisconsin 15 to tight end Ken Delong in the threatened to chew up Provo again. fini'l period. major college team this year. Iowa 37 Illinois 13 vaunted defensive for Crompton, assuming his workHigh's Houston had the previous high The scrappy but crippled St. 21 Oklahoma St. 14 ward wall, was composed of horse role again, sparked a Kansas 1 1 41 this year of 77 in a 77-- 3 romp West t Wildcats, finishing the season Virginia 23 Syracuse 6 Larrv Aiken, Bruce Prince ana drive that carried to the Provo In Southeastern over Idaho last week. , Conference North Carolina 25 Duke 14 Dave Stanley at ends, Gary 20, before two great defensive The 177 points in two games Florida St. 42 Wake Forest 24 Points and Dale Johnson at plays one by Jeremy Simcompetition, took the short-live- d - ' "- if i ait was " iiTrr itiii n n ii.in i.i.iii.i. lead in the first period wr n EiJIf tiin .mi tt niii ii -- " ii.i Penn 26 Dartmoutah 21 thought to be a modern-datackles, Paul Badger and How. mons and the other by Robert quarterback Dave Bair passed BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY'S Chris Far a opulos (19) goes up for a pass in the Courecord, but no individual team Columbia 46 Brown 20 stopped the Tigers. ard Lewis at guards and Allen Johnson to winback Faul Martin for the gars' 35-- 6 romp over New Mexico. Lobo De fenslvo End Don Snyder moves in for a possiBut the Bulldogs were in trou-(Sscoring records are kept by the Holy Cross 27 Connecticut 24 Tippetts at center. ble tackla. (Uerald-UP- I touchdown. OREM Paga 16) NCAA. Telcphoto) South Carolina 7 Ciemsoa I Johnson, a tower of strength V , half-tim- 14-- 1 Titles G rid BYU Cats With ... 58 Colorado ... 35 Air Force em-ou- 21-- i.Ta.i 0 t ! 1 ! H V t H f I 'I 5 Delta Tips Millard in sr !! II 1! -; . Game 35-- Frosh Beat Hoop Varsity 85-7- 7 With Spot 12-sa- 3-- e, I.J. i 0-- 111 8-- 44-3- 85-7- BYU-Rea- 0-- 0 BYU-Bing- 0-- 35-2- BYU-Rea- 3-- 8 0-- ding 0-- 77-5- mid-seas- 0-- 0-- 18-1- 3, 0-- 0 BYU-Rea- 6--0, 0-- 0 4-- ls 7-- 4-- 6 six-yar- d 7, 2-- e, 3-- 3 0-- 2-- 2 3-- two-yar- 0-- 0 3 . .2 0-- Arizona 0-- 0 17-2- Defeats - 0-- i i i Cowboys 0-- 2 0-- 2 Vols Defeat 14-- 2-0-- tackle-eligibl- Kentucky Tilt In 1 i : i ' I 15-2- Yeah, Was A Grid Grid Scores d 0--7 ft i s r '- y m .1 |