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Show roiTS SECTION jDnittt$Jfrrol& SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2007 SPORTS EDITOR l Darnell Dickson BYU VOLLEYBALL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Vikings make a statement Pleasant Grove pounds Provo Jeff Mathewson The Pleasant nationally-r- Knights last week and a quick bucket by Provo's Kyle Collinsworth (16 points) . to start the game against the Vikings, Provo had its mind set on another big road vickings. The Vitory. However, thanks to an kings made a loud energetic Viking squad, that mindset quickly became an PL. GROVE 85 statement against afterthought. 61 PROVO Pleasant Grove clamped defending down its defense and lit it up state champion Provo, domi offensively to start the game, nating the Bulldogs on both ends of the floor to cruise to making five of their first six blowout victory. shots and scoring 16 unan the CORRESPONDENT HERALD After defeating the anked Grove The administration up at Lone Peak High School may not want to clear more room in the trophy case for another Region 7 championship and possible state title just yet. If Friday night is any indicator, another team from the Knights' region is more than ready to compete for both prizes. Vi- 85-6- 1 ddicksonheraldextra.com 344-255- 5 Cougars swered points against the Bulldogs. "5 "That run was huge for us," said Viking head coach Randy McAllister. "Our defensive effort all night was the best effort as a team that I have seen from this group in two years. They were very energetic on See VIKINGS, earn sweep, advance to next round C6 Pleasant Grove's LeSean elevates over a Provo defender to score Friday. UTAH JAZZ voids tie Filling triple-doubl- ' ' . . ' ' ASSOCIATED 30-2- 30-2- accordingly." In recording their first NCAA sweep since 2003, the Cougars (22-7- ) ad vanced to the second round for the second straight year and play today at 7 p.m. MT against the winner of the Friday evening match between Washington and Mis- BYU ' t : I ole sixth-seede- miss d souri. "We felt a lot more comfortable having been here the last three years," Watson said. "We know better what to expect and how to prepare. The challenge tomorrow is to build on what we did Doug Alden THE The BYU wom- SEATTLE en's volleyball team opened up the 2007 NCAA Tournament with a 4 sweep of Ole Miss in the first round, its 12th three-gam- e win of the season. "I thought we definitely got better as the match progressed," said BYU head coach Jason Watson. "We were able to identify some things during the match that needed to be upgraded and responded Wilcox 30-2- e AK's leads Jazz, down two starters, past the Lakers HERALD DAILY MARK JOHNSTONDaily Herald PRESS SALT LAKE CITY Andrei Kirilenko had his third career e and Deron Wil35 liams scored a career-hig- h points to help the Utah Jazz overcome injuries to two starters and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-9- 6 on Friday night. Kirilenko finished with 20 points, 11 tonight." Senior Chelsea Goodman reof corded her 22nd double-doubl- e the year and 56th of her career with 17 kills and 13 digs, leading the way for BYU in both categories. Senior Erica Lott also posted double-digi- t kills with 13 while Ashton Hansen tallied nine blocks to lead the Cougar defense. BYU setter Amy ScWauder helped the triple-doubl- rebounds and 11 assists, along with six steals and four blocks. See C4 VOLLEYBALL, Williams 120 had more L.A. LAKERS 96 turnovers than assists, but was from the floor and the Jazz won without leading scorer Carlos Boozer (ankle) and center Mehmet Okur (back UTAH ' spasms). Kyrylo Fesenko added six points and seven rebounds in his NBA debut just hours after he was called up from Utah's affiliate ui Orem. Kobe Bryant had 28 points to lead the lackluster Lakers, who were flat one night after beating BYU BASKETBALL ., STEVE C. WILSONAssociated . Press to drive past Utah Jazz guard Ronnie Brewer during the first half of a See JAZZ, C3 Friday in Salt Lake City. The Jazz beat the Lakers, 120-9Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) tries RLEAssociated Press BYU's Jonathan Tavernari and the No. 21 Cougars are traveling north Kirilenko returns to form with triple-doub- le Fith Mehmet Okur and Carlos Boozer out of the Utah Jazz lineup with minor injuries, what the Utah Jazz really needed was the Andrei Kirilenko of old when they hosted the LA. Lakers on Friday national TV. r. The They needed AK the one that made blocked shots worth of SportsCenter air time and put the excitement in the steal Jazz fans have missed the Andrei of old, who has managed to disappear at times in the shadow of All-Sta- his max money. He recorded a triple-doubBoozer and Deron Williams, looking and in true Kirilenko fashion, nothing like the guy who was named e in 2004 when he averaged he got the off an offenan sive rebound as he helped the Jazz 16.5 points, 8. 1 rebounds, 3. 1 assists roll to an easy 120-9- 6 win over the and 2.7 blocks per game. Welcome back; Lakers. His official line for the night was AK 47 reloaded. Now armed and 20 points, 1 1 rebounds, 1 1 assists, six dangerous. He showed why Jazz owner Larry H. Miller considered steals, four blocked shots and zero him untradeable. Why the Jazz opted turnovers. This was vintage AK. It was like a not to move the disgruntled forward after pouting and popping off in the replay on ESPN Classic. le All-St- triple-doubl- summer. For one night, Kirilenko earned to take on Portland. Neil Warner On the Jazz Portland excited to play ranked Cougars See WARNER, C3 Jason Franchuk DAILY TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS BOWL Snow playing for JC national championship today Neil K. Warner DAILY HERALD There is no BCS controversy here. It's No. 1 versus No. 2. Today at noon, College, who Today's game Snow is the No. 1 ranked SNOW COLLEGE (NJCAA) team, will meet No. 2 Butler VS. BUTLER CC Community College Noon, at the University of Stadium Utah's -- in the NJCAA top five. Butler has won four NJCAA football championships most recently in 2003 and is playing in a title game for the seventh time. Snow won 5s only appearance in an NJCAA title game in 1985. The game marks the second time Snow and Butler have met. Snow defeated Butler 4 in the 2005 Top of 17-1- the Mountains BowL Rice-Eccl- Radio: 1320 AM See SNOW, C4 es Stadium for the national championship. - The game match- es up a pair of undefeated teams who have spent the entire season ranked PORTLAND, Ore. Playing a nationally ranked team, even at home, is a challenge. One Portland head coach Eric Reveno will gladly take, because he felt like the previous time the BYU Pilots had such a chance, the Chiles Center crowd and, Today, 8 p.m.. ultimately, his at Portland A TV: BYUTV 1 7 team were at their best. RADIO: 1160 AM BYLTs status as the 2 1st best team in the country, leveraged upon a 1 record that includes a win 6 Louisville and a against then-Ndown-toloss against North Carolina last weekend in Las Vegas, means that the Cougars know everyone is out to get them. -- 5-- Rice-Eccl- TV:KJZZ HERALD -t OREO DARTSnow College Snow running back Niu TakaL right, and the Badgers will play Butler Community College for the national championship today. he-wi- See top-rank- BYU HOOPS, C4 |