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Show Friday, September 17, 34, eC'CTADO BYU STATE 1 W), THE DAILY HERALD, - Piuvo. Utah Pa;' 13 BYU r wIf t . Aha Continued from Bl BYU Kevin quarterback Feterik. Feterik had another outing. He went 28 of 37 for 310 yards and two touch- f ll J" t-- pass-happ- y downs. "We could have had at least 400, but we. cut back," Feterik said. "It's funny, because last year, it was like, '300 yards, holy V cow." Feterik received plenty of help from running back Luke Staley. The freshman celebrated his 19th birthday by running for 65 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries. He also had three catches for 35 yards and another touch- 1 ' - down. Colorado State, on the other hand, was forced to play without its best back. Senior Kevin ' McDougal missed the game with a groin pull. "We thought we'd have him coming into the ballgame," Colorado State coach Sonny Lubick said. "We were cautiously optimistic, to use our doctors' terminology. KEVLN "But they were stretching him out earlier this afternoon, and it wasn't getting any better. There was no reason to take a LEEThe Daily Herald Destination, end zone: Just two games into his BYU career, freshman running back Luke Staley has five touchdowns.. chance." BYU was disappointed it n't get to face the nation's did- sixth-leadin- Continued from Bl stepped forward to sniff out Feterik. Staley simply slipped behind Haggans into the end zone where Feterik an easy scoring strike for a 14-- Cougar lead. In the third quarter, Staley got the ball on a student-bodleft from five yards out and smoked Haggans and corner-bacErik Olson, dashing into the end zone behind a block by receiver Jonathan Pittman. It looked textbook. It was sensational. It was the kid. "He looked like a wily, old, veteran," running back coach Lance short-arme- d 0 y k Reynolds said. After being injured most of his high school career, Staley showed up at BYlTs summer football camp 14 months ago. and Standing nearly 220 pounds, he ran like a deer. BYU coaches were agog. "He was this big guy who could run 10.7 seconds for a hundred meters," Reynolds said. "That got attention quick." In Oregon's state playoffs a year ago, Staley averaged 300 yards and three touchdowns in three playoff games and was ranked as the No. 8 fullback in the nation by SuperPrep. IN COUGAR blue, he's only shifted gears in a new position on a new platform. "The only thing he's surprised me with is his poise." Reynolds said. his fluidity in using his body, changing his speed and keeping his balance. He's mature beyond his years and that's been truly amazing." BYlFs other freshman back, Granger High's Fahu Tahi, is another recruiting gem that's come on board and made an impact. Like Staley, he's got power, strength and tremendous balance. Both are hungry. And they're being fed. "I've been ready for this (playing in college) for awhile," said Staley following Thursday's game. "I've been. looking forward to it. v "I knew me and Fahu could carry a little bit of the load." But young Staley has stepped into the spotlight, and edged ahead in what was supposed to be a huge vacuum left by the departure of Ronney Jenkins and Junior Mahe. A year ago, Jenkins was BYlTs No. 1 offensive weapon outside of kicker Owen Pochman, scoring 15 touchdowns and 90 points in 13 games. In two games, Staley has scored 30 points on five touchdowns. He's of the Jenkins' to way point tying one-thir- g rusher. "He's stepped right in and has shown great poise, patience. He's surprised me in STALEY 0 "Every single big back we've played, we've beat," defensive tackle Chris Hoke said. "I was hoping McDougal would play, because I wanted to shut him down." Morris was a little more emphatic. "Even if they'd had Herschel Walker back there it wouldn't have mattered," Morris said. Colorado State's best linebacker, Rick Crowell, also missed much of the game with an injury. . ktVIN LEE Either way, it was clear from the outset BYU was the superior team. Colorado State went on its first possession. Following the punt, Feterik and his offensive associates picked up right where they left off against Washington. In other words, they once again moved up and down the three-and-o- "Now, Brighton will run out of the T formation but we'll also see them spread the field with five receivers." Rehrer said that game films have shown that Brighton quarterback Colin Kent, a junior, has the ability to read defenses and get the ball to the right receiver. Tve seen improvement from various areas on our team over the past three weeks," Rehrer said. "Well need it all against Brighton. They have so many good athletes." One of those athletes is tight endlinebacker Lawrence Cowan, who recently committed to BYU. r Brighton ripped school Riverton 59-- in its first game but has struggled to win the last two weeks. According to Rehrer, his team can't discount the emotional factor of Brighton dedi-- . eating the season to its former coach, Lynn Freestone, who died in an auto accident this All-Sta- te summer. COPY If 77-yar- 67-yar- d d Flrat Qunrtar BYU mo (Pochman hick). Staley 7 00 Sceonrf Quarter BYU 7 Staley It 30 BYU Dabney 1:01. TO Pochman 38. 2 S2 Slaley 5 run (Pochman kick). CS 1455 BYU pass from Fotenk (Pochman kick Third Quarter BYU BYU CS pass from Fetenk (Pochman kir k). 15 40 Fourth Quarter Rebstock 30 pass from Newton (Hurst kick). FG Pochman 43. 6 10 Davis 40 pass from Newton (pass failed), 3.1 d CSU First downs 20 289 Comp Att-lReturn Yards 0 3 29 0 . Fumbles-Los- t 11 Penalties-Yard- Time BYU 22 106 310 41 Rushes-yard- s ot Possession 99 2321 INDIVIDUAL 129 4 46 8 2 II 90 36 3? STATISTICS 28 Ruff 4 t ; St Sanders Newton 1(nnus 14) BYU, Staley Stout Tahi6 25. Atua3-11- . Doman 18 Kelley Dab -- v Snowden Stems (minus ' Engemann RUSHIr-Colora- do 1. Feterik 7 (minus 15), PASSING Colorado St.. Newton 26 44 3 289. FetenU 310. HECIVIrG--eokrarJSt Davis 5 85. Rice 5 28 o Rebstock Ochoe SandcrF Cuppari Svoboda 20. Wool3t.enhuime2-18- . Ueland Atuoia Hooks 5 72. Horton Stali Di.i..-Weaforook 35. Tahi 3 28. Pittman 5. O'ahengaua 9. 4. Nuno (' J : ftf.b $m irtirasG We could teli you how good our Long Distance Service is. how much money youll save and all its advantages. d total. That, folks, is big time. And BYU stole a diamond. Hovi:GVcrjp-2- Dick Harmon is The Daily Herald's executive sports editor. Reach him via at ; thought it would be better 8 jiyou : it yourself. FREE. Get your First Month Free. Last year Alta won 32-- but Timpanbgos will be going for its third victory in a row. OREM AT HILLCREST fe'y "in&tism (Millie Call: ' ,i $ " 888.448.4626 t ill or register online: y www. webtel . net Orem tries to rebound from its loss to Mountain View with Mike Barney at quarterback. ' . -i- MMin immimnimmuumMmmtvumMwmtwavmmmimmmmmimmail'" , PLEASANT GROVE AT TIMPVIEW A hot PG squad battles with Class 4A's No. team. AMERICAN FORK AT SPANISH FORK , Ck3m:ho 'in. November: first-yea- 0 I 11 TIMPANOGOS ATALTA Continued from Bl that turned out to only be a slight distraction. After BYU got the ball back again, Feterik finished off a touchdrive with a down pass to Staley with 11:30 left in the first half. After the teams exchanged punts, Feterik led a scoring drive. This one finished with a pass from field at will. Feterik to Jaron Dabney with Feterik threw for 73 yards on 1:01 to go in the half. the first drive. Staley finished In the second half, the BYU touchthe deal with a defense came up with three down plunge with seven minmore turnovers. Hoke recovered utes left in the first quarter. a fumble caused by Frisch, and Jeff Holtry thwarted CSUs Setema Gali and Jared Lee next drive by intercepting a both made picks. pass thrown directly to him by added his third touchStaley CSU Matt down, and Pochman made his quarterback Newton. first two field goals of the The Cougars couldn't capitalize as Owen Pochman's field O 0 Colorado St. 13 13 14 10 3 34 goal attempt was blocked. But 8YU OTHER GAMES TO WATCH SHOWDOWN llu Hie Daily got the bail! BYU linebacker Jeff Holtry lived every defender's dream, intercepting a Colorado State pass and returning it for good yardage during the first half. I You can stick a "Fork" in the loser of this game in the Region 6 playoff race. NORTH SANPETE AT DELTA Brett Johnson leads feated North Sanpete into Rabbit country. unde- '. '' Jth Hidden Cha'' '' 4 , i fec$ St, Georq3 Park City ' No fwlteh vcar current pl,t , , eeiftftny mm Ml |
