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Show f Scoreboard B4 Comics B9 Classified B10 Saturday, October 14, 1995 The Daily Herald raves push adv anfage to 3Hpptfer Reds layoff hinder BYU ' vs. ASU? X Sick Sidelines television's Prime Sports Network. Snyder literally lifted the OUni-versiof California from the dust in the late 80s and early 90s. For that accomplishment, Arizona State hired him to come to Tempe and perform the same miracles here in the desert. ASU, a once proud football powerhouse, had slipped into mediocrity. But after Snyder arrived and has been receiving a salary of ASU is $300,000-plu- s, over the past two seasons. For those who are not math majors, that is not even 50 percent. Last week ASU lost a heart-breakto Stanford here 30-2- 8 before a crowd of 40,000 in a 60,000-sestadium. Heap on more pressure. Snyder needs a win in a big way. He told a Phoenix radio station earlier this week his team was at a point where they needed to win a game to rebuild hopes and continue playing their schedule; or they could end up packing in the season, it was that hard to keep players and coaches up. The Sun Devils are 4 this in the Pac-1season and BYU as a team they They see dominated a year ago in Provo, and hope to win against here tonight. ASU fullback Ryan Wood airs his frustrations openly in a Phoenix newspaper Friday. Wood, a transfer from Youngstown State in Ohio, said his experience in Tcmpe has been a downer. "It's been hard on me here because I know what winning is like. I think guys who have never had a taste of it. who have never been there, don't know what they're missing. They don't have a hunger for it. "When you're winning ball games, it changes your whole perabout spective about the game practicing, about the coaches, lifting weights. It makes things so much belter. I just wish these guys could understand that." So does Snyder. With so much frustration on the line, expect the Sun Devils to come out fighting for their lives ly 5-- er at 2-- -3 1 - PHOENIX Arizona State and its fans are holding their collective breath. The Sun Devils have their backs to the wall. There is talk that former Utah State and California coach Bruce Snyder has his job on the line in Tcmpe. Tonight's game with BYU is crucial for the Sun Devils, for Snyder. Kickoff is 8 p.m. The game will be televised live on cable 4 k I By CHRIS SHERIDAN AP Sports Writer ATLANTA Greg Maddux finally pitched a Greg Maddux game in the postseason. Maddux, who had r ver pitched a great game in the playoffs, threw eight strong innings to lead the Atlanta Braves over the Cincinnati . 0. tonight. For the Cougars, it is a completely unknown situation emotionally for the Cougars who have played just one game in 28 days. That last game, a w in over CSU, had some similar feelings in the Cougar camp. While jobs were not on the line, BYU left for Fort Collins w ith a need for a WAC victory or face extinction from the league title chase. That feeling of urgency help the Cougars race to a 28-- 6 lead and appear dominating over the Rams through most of four quarters. But then came ihc layoff? What motivates BYU now? And w hat affect w ill another week off have on the Cougars. BYU's defense should maintain the intensity hatched since the UCLA game. But the offense could struggle w ith timing and execution as if it were the beginning of the season. believe we'll be O.K. if we can run the football." said quarterback Steve Sarkisian. "If we can run, that will make them play us more honest and take out some steam of their pass rush. And that would give us some roon to start executing with the pass." Reds 2 j ' , him i Friday night. Atlanta, which leads the series is one win shy of going to the World Series for the third time this decade. Maddux wasn't overpowering. He was, however, resourceful when he needed to be. He had it easy after the Braves scored on a three-ru- n homer by Charlie O'Brien in the sixth and a two-ru- n drive by Chipper Jones in the seventh. Cincinnati, which has scored only three runs in the series, was once again hurt by its failure to hit in clutch situations. Reggie Sanders struck out three more times, including once with the bases loaded in the third inning, to give him eight Ks in the series and 17 in the playoffs. The Reds wili try Saturday night to avoid becoming the first team since 1982 to be swept in an NL championship series. Tom Glavine for the Braves against Pete Schou-reNo baseball team has ever overcome a 0 deficit in the postseason. Maddux, who entered the game with a 6.62 ERA and 2 record in six career postseason appearance, struck out four, walked one and hit a batter. He retired the side in order just twice, allowing seven hits in eight innings. The Reds finally got a run in the eighth with three straight one-osingles. Mark Wohlers finished up, allowing a sacrifice fly to Thomas Howard. Cincinnati starter David Wells matched Maddux until the sixth when Fred McGriff led off with a double, his fourth of the series, and David Justice walked with one out. 3-- 0, k. 3-- 2-- AP Photo Atlanta Braves' shortstop Rafael Belliard, left, runs down Cincinnati's Barry Larkin in the third inning of their National League pennant game Friday night. The Braves beat the Reds, in to up their playoff mark to the best - of - seven series. 5-- 2 3-- 0 ut O'Brien, who had a career-hignine homers in the regular season, fouled off two pitches with a h 2-- CLEVELAND (AP) Randy Johnson couldn't finish off the Cleveland Indians, so Jay Buhner did. Buhner's second home run of shot off Eric the night, a three-ru- n Plunk in the llth inning, atoned for a critical eighth-innin- g error and gave the Seattle Mariners a 2 victory Friday night. The Mariners took a 1 lead in the best-of-- 7 AL playoffs. The victory was huge for the 5-- 2-- Mariners because it guaranteed they'll get at least one more game 2 count before yanking a belt-hig- h fastball over the wall in left. The fans responded with their first inspired tomahawk chop of the night. homer in Jones added a two-ru- n eattle gets the seventh off Xavier I lernandez. with The Reds ended up runners in scoring position, makin the series. No ing them one is struggling more than Sand3 in the cleanup ers, who is and a pair strikeouts with eight spot of infield singles. at the Kingdome. even if they lose the next two at Jacobs Field. It was also pivotal because they need two more wins to advance to the World and Johnson can make Series another start if he's needed. The Mariners are 30-- 3 in games Johnson has pitched in this year, and they are 1 at the dome in the 4-- postseason. Cleveland, which had tied the game thanks to Buhner's error, lost for the first time in 15 extra-innin- g games this year. Norm Charlton got the victory By BOB HUDSON Assistant Sports Editor The Daily Herald SPANISH FORK Spanish Fork quarterback Garrett Johnson and receiver Chris Anderson hooked up for a couple of big plays 4 in as the Dons beat Payson 37-1- Region Eight Friday. Before the game, Payson coach Bart Peery noted that he had seen more big plays on film of the Dons than from any other team the Lions had faced. So, the Dons quickly added to his nightmares. Johnson and Anderson got touchdown together for a bomb on the Dons' first possession. After Payson went the duo linked up before the game was two minutes old. They later got together on a strike after a penalty had put Span68-ya- rd three-and-ou- t. 32-ya- ish Fork in a tion. fourth-and-2- situa- 2 of 36 Johnson completed 308 for and three yards passes touchdowns. He also rushed for a score. Anderson had six catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns. "We started doing some good things here and there," said Span 16 ish Fork coach Everett Kclepolo after the victory. "I thought it was a good overall effort. I was very impressed with Chris Anderson and our other receivers. They all made some big plays. "Garrett did a nice job because our line gave him time." Kclepolo continued. Spanish Fork dominated the game in the first hall". By intermission Johnson had 204 yards passing while the Lions had just 16 in total offense. touchdown That fourth-and-2- 2 with 4:19 left in the first half had given Spanish Fork a 21-- 0 lead. They had marched 68 yards in 10 plays for their second touchdown, run by Kyle Wilson. a five-yar- d Payson had just 3 yards passing and 29 rushing at that point. The Lions got things clicking well enough to march 79 yards in six plays with Jake King hauling in a pass from Nate Martinson for a touchdown. But. their extra point attempt was wide. Spanish Fork started quickly in the second half, too. Johnson hit d Brent Harward with a strike on the second play of a d march. The Dons 1 40-yar- 66-yar- with three scoreless innings in relief of Johnson, ending Cleveland 14-- 0 record in extra innings this Indians had just four hits The year. in the game. Julian Tavarez, the third of Cleveland's five pitchers, took the loss. He allowed a leadoff single Special to The Daily Herald AMERICAN FORK In a game that was uncharacteristic on both sides of the ball, the American Fork Cavemen used a stiff defense and a clutch offense to beat Orcm 27-1- 3 Friday night in a Region Four matchup. In what was expected to be a battle between American Fork's offense against high-power- Orem's vaunted defense, it turned out to be the exact opposite. American Fork coach Davis Knight knew that his offense didn't play that well, but his team accomplished their basic game plan. "We wanted to force them to pass." said Knight. "We knew that we had to take ihier fullback away." That is exactly what they did. Orcm spent the first quarter and a half trying to find their usual 1th. and Cora the by Joey Cora stole second with two outs. Plunk walked Tino Martinez, intentionally, and Buhner homered to right center, his third homer of the series. Cleveland entered the eighth in in 1 37-- 1 4 their way into the end zone after that with Anderson getting in from the one. And, after Josh Andrews intercepted a Martinson pass, he caught a touchdown pass from Johnson for a 34-- 6 lead with 4:37 left in the third quarter. Early in the fourth quarter. Paul Frandsen kicked a field coal to push the Dons' advantage to 37-nicklc-and-dim- 13-ya- 27-ya- rd 6. Payson made things respectable in the final moments. The Lions marched 59 yards (actually 68 after a Mike Larsen sack to start the series) in 2 plays w ith Das id Mard vin catching a touchdown Frank Montague then scored pass. the two-poiconversion. The Lions recovered the ensue kick and moved to the ing Don before stalling. After a short punt, they had one last chance from the Spanish Fork 30, but couldn't get anvthine going. Andrew s and Harvard each had five catches. Marvin had six catches to pace Payson. Martinson was for 135 yards. Montague rushed for 115 vards for the Lions. 1 one-yar- nt on-sid- 14-34- American Fork clips Orem, BY SHAWN BANDLEY Wells had the first hit of the night off Maddux, an opposite-fiel- d drive down the line with one out in the third. Howard walked on four pitches and Ron Gant was hit on the wrist by a pitch, loading the bases for Sandhe short ers. With the count left-fiel- d 2-- 2. ened his swing and fouled off four straight pitches before whiffing on a high fastball. Pinch-hittLenny Harris had a two-osingle in the seventh to put runners on the corners, but Maddux got Howard to ground into a force at second. er ut homer, heats Indians 11th-innin- g Spanish buries Payson, "1 So the stage is set in the desert. ASU is d or die. The Cougars arc just glad to have a game in one month. 5-- r"jr 13 2-- left-hand- first-roun- left-hand- Edwards, Furyk top field at bunched-u- p Las Vegas golf LAS VEGAS (AP) Vegas Hilton Country Club, have Edwards and Jim pack of moving Day id past a golfers Furyk f97. into the lead at the lead, but there is only one A stroke back was Bill) certainty after three rounds of Ma fair, while second-roun- d the Las Vegas Invitational: It leader Bob Tway was another will take a lot more birdies to shot behind after shooting w in the SI .5 million ey ent. 69 at the Las Vegas Edyvards shot a Tinder-pa- r 64 and Fur) k had a 65 Friday to Country Club. 'If the w ind stays down, it's become the third set ol.aders in as mans days on theuser-friendl- y going to take some low scores fairways and greens of to win it." May fair said. The w inds, which had picked three desert coif courses. , In a tournament where ccn up briefly Friday morning. calmed in the afternoon as the par didn't even come close In pros continued their relentless making the cut. however. 12 w ithin five shots6"' assault on par. were golfers of the lead and manv others"''' Among them was Paul Azin-wer- e lurking within a few more01 cr . who shot his third straight !? 6 to'puli to w ithin lour shots of shots back." "There will be a lot otir- - the lea'd'io his best performance since returning to the tour alter dies on the weekend. Eflw ards said. "I hope I make'me of '"battling cancer, ' in ,Sf' them." . Azinner needc . oniv J4 ;ht one-putt- s ridav plus an easzlc on the LaJ' "on the front side. u t; Warriors get past Jazz, AL.BL'Ql'I RgUE. N.Vf. (AP) Rookie Joe Slnith scored 12 points in his NfJA debut, leading offense, which is the run. But they the Golden .Sane Warriors to a exhibition victory over the couldn't because the Cavemen 103-9Jazzrw'FridaT Utah night. kept stuffing it, forcing Orcm into who lett Mar)land last Smith.', down third situations. long Down by 13 points with time spring attdr his'vophomorc season, was thejNo. I pick in last June's running out in the first half. Orem draft. Hfas in the starting lineup coach Paul Clark all but abannnd plJod 24 minutes, including doned his patented option running theertiw third period. attack and let quarterback Dcvcn from the field Smith was McCann start throwing. McCann He added tftot-line. the from and led his Tigers down inside the five ' five Rebounds, thtcc assists and three blocked shots. (See CAVKMEN, Page B4T 27-1- 3 POOR COEY hitters this hits by Lofton. them three of by year, Johnson was making his first start in a week, a rest interrupted only by his three innings of relief d in the clinching game against the Yankees on Sunday. The gave up two runs and four hits in eight innings, walking two and striking out six. The loudest cheer of the night erupted wfftn meager Lou Piniella walked to the mound and pulled him just before the start of f I the ninth. ning trailing 1 . and w ith Johnson rested and sharp as ever, the outcome seemed inevitable. But Buhner, who had homered earlier, opened the door for Cleveland by turning Alvaro Espinoza's one-ou- t fly ball into a two-bas- e error. Buhner backpedaled to the warning track and then simply missed the ball, letting hspinoza scamper to second. Kenny Lofton then drove in pinch runner Wayne Kirby'with a single to left. Lofton's second hit of the game. Johnson has allowed 6 9 103-9- 6 Smith was one of tiye Warriors Chris Mullin led Golden State with 18 points, infrom range. cluding in double figures. The highest-scorinrookie wasn't Smiih but Utah center Greg Cstertag. The Jazz's pick from Kansas. led Utah w ith 3 points and g first-roun- Os-tert- d 1 six rebounds. All-StKarl Malone suffered a dislocated middle finger on his right hand in the first quarter when he tried to block Smith's shot. He returned in the second h If w ith his finger taped. |