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Show Page 8 THE HERALD, Provo. Utah. Thursday. November 22. 1979 BYU's Fi'fiaga Likes It Hoi, Morgan Likes It Cold backs or running backs either as a tandem or in solo but it always sends a thrill through the big crowd in the stadium and the two have become crowd favorites this fall. By MARION DUNN Herald Sports Editor BYU football fans have grown accustomed to watching No. 73 and No. 77 knock down rival quarter X But they came close, oh. so dose, to not being here at all. No. 73 is worn by Pulusila "Junior" Filiaga of American 77 is worn by Mike Morgan of Salt Lake City. Filiaga played his high school football in Hawaii and wanted to say "home" and play for the Rainbows where the Samoa. No. i 1 weather is mild and the living easier. Morgan played for Brigham High School and wanted to stay "home" and play for Utah and g spend his winters skiing and in the Greatest Snow on Earth. And both are on the BYU defensnow-mobilin- sive line. How did it happen? Well, it was tmsaway... Filiaga played four different line positions at Kakuku High in Hawaii team. and was named to the BYU assistant coach Norm that game. He watched Filiaga play, was very impressed and opened negotiations. "I wanted to stay in Hawaii and play for the University of Hawaii. I love to surf and I love warm weather. I didn't want to go anyplace where they had snow and freezing weather," he said. "But I visited Hawaii and the players didn't seem to be together like a team. They went on parties a lot and the only time they would see each other or speak was at practice or the games. I didn't want to do that so I decided against Hawaii." Chow says, "I watched him in ti e game and was really impressed. We wanted him and went to work and he decided to come to BYU." "I'm learning to snow ski and I tried water skiing on Utah Lake last summer. When I finally got up that was fun. I'm glad to be at BYU. The feeling here is very good, we are a team instead of a bunch of players each doing his own thing. It isn't just a matter of winning. We know when we play good and it is a good feeling. I think my quickness helps me most. I try to get to the ball before the other guy can get me," Filiaga ad All-St- Chow-scoute- $0 All-St- i Mike Morgan buries an opposing quarterback. By ROGER PLOTHOW Herald Correspondent Pleasant PLEASANT GROVE Grove basketball head coach Keith Allred faces what could be termed a rebuilding year with only one returning starter from last year's team, but he is still optimistic. The Vikings, who placed fourth in the region last year with an 8 record, will start a young and comparatively small team this year. "We've had a good week of practice, and I feel better now than I did earlier," Allred said. We're stronger in our forward position than I had anticipated and we've got quite a bit of - By PAT EDWARDS The Cougar football team is planning its own Thanksgiving feast. They won't partake of the whole banquet until after. the fiT 'J They started preparing for the 'feast last year right after the game with Navy in the Holiday Bowl. They planned the menu, as- sembled the ingredients and began the preparations. The banmeal: quet included an 0 season. in other words a That's a tall order for any cook, but the ingredients were there and the chefs were experienced. Methodically the plans were formulated. For the meal to be successful it had to be well balanced and nutritional. This meant having a strong offense, a strong defense, and a strong kicking game. The Cougars are the No. 1 offensive team in the nation. The defense dominates the four WAC defensive categories, and the kicking game is solid. Following is the recipe for the Cougars' banquet. Cougar Football Recipe Heaping quantities of condition. The players reported into fall camp in better condition than they have ever been in. Stir in: Pride and determina- '. I ' , 6-- players. And after the way he has played this year, rival coaches might put raw fish on the training table at the other WAC schools. 238 and a freshman Morgan is having red shiHed last year. BYU wasn't in his original plans, either, but he is glad he is here. "I grew up thinking Utah but they didn't recruit me very hard, it was off and on. So it finally came down to Utah State or BYU. I wanted to stay in Utah where I could get home in 30 minutes and where my family could watch me play. Besides I love the outdoors here, skiing, 6-- "yt J 0 "O snow-mobili- and hunting and fishing. Fred Whittingham recruited me and I'm really happy to be at BYU," Morgan said. Talking about this year's team, Morgan said: "I'm glad I red shirted last year. It gave me time to learn the defense and get it down to whert all I needed was experience. I'm getting that now and learning every game. I don't get trapped often now, I stay at home and do what I'm supposed to do. It isn't "hard to discipline yourself that way. If you don't, you don't play. It's that simple." Morgan said his big adjustment at BYU was academically. He praised his high school coach Steve Danger-fielsaying he runs about the same kind of program that BYU's LaVell Edwards does. His father is in heavy construction and Mike and some of his teammates, including Filiaga, and guard Tom Bell, worked with him in construction last summer. "I've been playing football since I was eight. It's the way I grew up," Mike said. He said he almost went to Judge Memorial High, but it is a school and his dad wanted him to have the exposure brings so he Junior Filiaga closes in on Utah's Floyd Hodge. here because he likes the snow, The real winner is e BYU foot- ball program which came up with a pair of first class defensive linemen and two great young men. enrolled at Brighton. "It was a good move. I'm glad I did," he said. So, Junior Filiaga left the tropical climate of Hawaii to come to snow country and Mike Morgan stayed 4-- depth." The only returning letterman fro Pleasant Grove is 3 forward Craig Giles. Giles averaged eight points a game last year for the Vikings, and will be expected to provide a good portion of the scoring this season. "Craig is very good from the outside and plays very intelligent basketball," Allred commented. A possible weak spot for Pleasant Grove is the lack of a tall center. The post spot will probably be taken by 3 Justin Bone, a junior. Allred doesn't anticipate any drastic changes in the Viking offense to compensate for the apparent height disadvantage and said 6-- 6-- "Justin will have to be a work-horsand we'll have to get a team effort on Allred explained. He anticipates less use of the fast break this season, since all five players will be going for the the boards." Pleasant Grove should have a solid back-coucombination with last year's junior varsity guards, Wayne Whitley and Kim Walker. "We're going to give everybody a look," Allred said, referring to deciding on the starting five. Another possibility at the guard slot is Scott Kohler. Vying for the other forward spot along-sid- e Giles are 0 Kevin Allredge, 2 Dan Debenham, and Craig Cottle. "We're just going to have to avoid turnovers and play a control offense." defensive rebound. rt "Provo should win it hands down," Allred said a about the race for the Region championship "After Provo and American Fork, we've got as good a shot as anybody." The Vikings sufto their chamfered two set-bac- pionship hopes during the when two of their top jv players moved to other high schools. The Vikings open the season this Friday in Salt Lake City against Judge Memorial. 6-- 6-- 6-- 3 - Improved Much Be Lions to son Expect Pay the Wyoming Cowboys Stir in: New Mexico to m- crease the taste for winning. Add: A bit of lamb (Colorado State's Rams) to the broth and 54-1- 4. By ROB WAKEFIELD Herald Correspondent PAYSON With two starters returning from last year and five talented' seniors battling for berths in the lineup, stir. Stir Slowly: As the 11th ranked team invades Long beach. Season: With emotion and technique and beat Utah. Prepare: Thoroughly game plan for the Aztecs. Whip them. For the frosting on the cake advance to the Hobday Bowl. Beat: The batter into stiff peaks with a victory over Indiana. The frosting on the cake has had many high peaks this football season. The latest is Marc Wilson's receiving of two All American honors. The Cougars have enjoyed preparing for their Thanksgiving banquet and they have been points for a victory over Texas A&M. Delectable to the taste. It made the Cougars want more. Beat: Weber State, UTEP, and Hawaii. Let simmer. Prepare: Defensive effort to attack Utah State. Bring to a boil. The taste of victory was sweet. Add: One gigantic snow storm, so that Marc Wilson could have his wish and play one game in the snow before he graduated. Cover . - PAT EDWARDS tion. Add: The decision to go for two 3-6- -9 8-- i Spit 11-- 240 and a sophomore. His father is a businessman in Samoa but he hopes to go into law enforcement. He said he loves to eat raw fish, calling it the healthiest food possible for football Filiaga is Pleasant Grove Faces Rebuilding Year Cougar Gridders Plan Their Own T - Day Feasf game Saturday. ded. Payson basketball coach Dave Tervort believes his club will be much improved over last year; "Last season we depended on one player for all our scoring," Tervort said "but this year we are stronger on the boards and we have better shooters, so I expect to see more balance." "Of course, we know that Provo, Timpview and American Fck will be the class of our region, but we heps to be competitive and gain a berth in the tournament come March," Trevort n. much-neede- lan, Ga-tFelix, Tad Weight and Mike Miner. Herald Correspondent As mentioned earlier, Springville SPRINGVILLE Height, in basketdoes not have dominant size. In fact. ball, is often viewed as the quintessenJordan noted, the starting quintet will tial element of success. However, acElliot coach to probably average six feet even. But, hoop Springville cording Jordan, his small team this season will the veteran coach added "What our combine tear: unity, court "smarts", kids lack in size they more than make up for in comraderie, savvy and agility and unlimited hustle in atwe will be tempting to better its sixth place finish quickness." If nothing else, in Region Six last season. fiercly competitive and certainly fun to watch." The Red Devils open their senior, figures to Weight,, a schedule Friday, "against Region Five's be man the the and, although underneath, following evening Cyprus, and play much he will be have at doesn't Both varsity ex Lehi. games against 7:30. at Springville Mark Averett, a senior and two-yeletterman, is the only returning starter for the Devils, but he is a dandy. The snapshooting guard can look for assistance from Paul Whiting and Mike Bulow, both of whom saw action last season, and returning seniors John Al By SEAN FRANCIS culinary skills with the fans. The Cougars have set a new attendance record at their .football this season. Any way you !!ames it, the meal has been and it has left a pleasant taste in the mouths of those who partook of it. wel-cook- Tournament Begins Today - 6-- cle under the boards for the Lions, and David King, who will be joined by received good experience coming off the bench last year. This added height will make the Lions more competitive on the boards than they have been in several seasons. The other seniors pushing for starting berths are 1 Kirk Holt, Frank Brimhall, and a pair of 8 guards, Benson Tommy and Alan Page. "These four are all about equal right now," Trevort said. "Kirk has excellent shooting ability, but he is not quite as quick as the other three." Regardless of who gains a starting slot, however, Trevort feels that the team will lose quickness this vear. "We are not as quick as some of the 6-- 4 6-- we had speedsters more composed offense," the second-yea- r mentor said. "If we accomplish that, we will be a much better team." Coach Tervort is looking forward to competing in the newly aligned division of Region Six with American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Spanish Fork, and 1 Dixie. "I think the new divisions will create more fan support. They will be more interested in watching teams battle for first or second in the division than fourth in the region," Tervort speculated. Donald Young in B division and Crissy Jensen in C division. Smith rolled 798 to Connie Doyle's 754 to win his division. Cherlynn Tsy'or was third with a 747. Young had a 686 to win his division while Wyatt and Jenny Lyn Wadley shared second place at 680. Jensen rolled 605 to win her division with Valorie Colledge rolling 584 for second and Justin Owen taking third with a 577. and he perience, his potential is great, is constantly improving. A new scheduling system is in order this year, as Region Six expanded to 10 teams. Only 14 games will be played by each team in the Region, with five teams being played twice and the remaining four once. Springville's schedule includes two games with powerhouse and a twin set with contender Timpview. The Red league Devils open up their Region Six season on Dec. 7, when they meet Spanish Fork. Captains this year are Averett and al Felix, and they lead a squad of 15 players. Jordan was, as is customary, a bit reserved in the predictions department, but did tab Provo as his favorite for the Region Six crown. He also mentioned American Fork. Timpview and Dixie as darkhorses. but said "the league will be balanced this season, and we will take every game one at a time, fighting the best we can." So. though perhaps a Region Six championship is somewhat idealistic, a state berth for the Devils is well within reach. CM SPECIAL SflTlBBflV Reg. $19.95 Saturday Price J16" Standard 1. Makes Doors ! 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State IS mlmrtei ppceilmatery SUPPLY tilt lath Stall, ton last season. we ran out of control at times, and this year we must run a However, Devils Will Use Hustle To Combat Lack of Size generous in sharing their AMERICAN FORK The 10th an-- ; nual men's bowling tournament will begin at Jack & Jill Lanes today. The tournament will conclude Dec. 2. Squads will bowl daily with competi- tion from noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. For further information on the tournament, call Jack & Jill Lanes. tournament winners inJunior cluded Kerry Smith in A division, continued. The Lions lost three starters from last year in Jeff Mattinson, Dale Rowley and Kirk Kimball, but the scorer they relied on, guard David Hiatt, is back along with 3 center Gary Stewart. These two provide the basis for optimism in the Payson camp. "David averaged 14 points a game for us last year and led the team in other statistics, and he finished as seWe know that he cond team can get the job done for us in the clutch, but we plan on having some others pick up some scoring slack from last year and help him out," Trevort explained. Stewart, who is the along d mus with Hiatt, provides No appointment necessary This offer i good every Saturday until Pec. 29, 1979. |