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Show Eagles turn on, come up with first WHL win Clwketts Deseret News sports writer Is the quality that was predicted now starting to show itself? most everyone associated with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles forecast an improved team over the 1972-7group that finished second in the Western Hockey League and lost to Phoenix in the Lester Patrick Cup finals. 3 After all, the 3 team had U rookies and was very untested. This seasons edition has only five rookies and 11 returnees from last seasons team. Most of those returnees are still youngsters, but had good seasons last year and should be improved with expener.ee. Despite the forecasts of improvement, however, the Eagles looked anything but improved m their first two outloss at home to ings, an Denver and a road loss to San Diego. 72-7- n 6 3 Eagles manager-coac- h general Rollins hadnt hit the panic button yet pnor to Saturday nights Salt Palace contest with the Portland Buckaroos. But the normally imperturbable Eagles mentor was concerned. Deseret News sports writer FT. COLLINS Utah State football coach Phil Krueger has said all season that the Aggies have the potential to score but until Saturday no one would believe him. - Among newcomers to the Totems is none other than last seasons Eagles team captain Dave Amadio. Reports are that the big blueliner has played well for the Totes in the early going. Seattle will record and carry a second-plac- e standing into the 2 contest. Portland scored first and last in the Saturday game with the Eagles. Veteran Art Jones, drew Headley out of position and lit the lamp for the Bucks at 18:31 for the only goal of the first stanza. The Eagles got away some good shots during the penod, but Buck'- netminder Dave Kelly made some acrobatic Dave on stops, notably Hrechkosy and Brent Meeke. He couldnt fend off the relentless Eagles in the sandwich session, however. - Four Gary R. Blodgett By playoff spot the final night of the season. By Brent m-.c- Ags get rolling different Eagles scored in the period, and it was the first goal of the season for all four. Against Colorado State here under afternoon, Saturday balmy skies and a huge homecrowd of 27,103 coming (second largest in USU history), the Ags finally put it together and walloped the Rams 34-1- But that isn't to say that the Utags didn't falter offensively at tunes, they did. Both teams made far too many miscues for such a fine football day. In fact, it was the Aggie deRam fense that caused runners to cough up the ball three times. And the Aggie secondary picked off four pass two by rover interceptions Alan McMurray all of which were vital to the Aggie win. But the important thing is. Utah Stags offense did score four touendowns and two field goals. Thats only one field goal shy of the total points tallied by USU La its first four games. Ags now have a season mark and the Big Blue machine appears to be rolling. It was game anyone's through three quarters as both teams displayed a real defensive battle. Going got so that the despite rough turnovers the two teams punted 16 times, USU leading the parade with nine 4-- It was the kicking that kept fie other m trouble. CSUs seven boots averaged 47.0 yards per kick whue Gutierrez USUs Gunther kicked seven times for a 43.7 Several punts by average. dead both kickers rolled within the opponents 10 yard line. Offensively, both teams had their problems. Aggies picked up only 164 yards rushing but did manage 110 yards passing. Rams were held to 83 yards net rushing but quarterback Jan Stuebbe threw 18 pass completions in 37 attempts for 234 yards as Rams outdistanced the Aggies 317 to 251 total yards. Ram Coach Sark Arslanian didnt say much about it postgame, but he was disappointed in some of the officials calls. Rams were twice j LET THE Aggie in history to break 1,000 yards m career pass receptions He wa.-- Tom Wilsons pnme receiv or Saturday, pulling down four finally called for pass interference, once for face guarding, and once for oftensive face mask-mIn all. Rams were penalized nine times for 131 yards while the Aggies had seven fouls for 77 yards. Utah State talked m each quarter, marking the first time in five games the Ags have scored in the second half. CSU's Herman Morales field goal in booted a the first penod and Rams tallied two touchdowns and a t conversion in the third quarter to stay well within reach of the Aggies. two-pmn- fot the 8 With the score Ags early in the fourth quarter, Utali State put the game drive in on ice with a only nine plays, including pass completions of 10 and 22 yards to fullbaci. Jerry Cox and flanker Craig Clark respectively. Rick Martin recovered a with Ram fumble on the less than two minutes left in the game. With 17 seconds 20-1- R-1- 4 remaining in the game Cox plunged over from the four in the final score. both teams looked at times, there impressive were no long gains from the Perhaps scrimmage. biggest thnll came on a kickoff return by little Louie Giamonna who b ok the ball three yyds deep in the endzone and scampered to the Ram 40 before being hauled down from behind .Although Clark USU-CS- became U GLASS AND GLAZING SERVICE : SCREEN WIRE His total of 78 yards gives the lanky receiver 1,016 with six games remaining. Defensively, McMurray had five unassisted tackles and tw,. assisted takedowns besides two pas., interceptions. AND SCREENING SERVICE Sfpvnimiiiifi the stats First downs rushing First downs ppjMnQ First downs penalties Total tirst downs Yards goint d ru hing Yat ds lost rushira Net va'd. rush mj Passes ott crn'D Passes hod intercepted Not yords do sing Total offense Yards int return-Puntove Punts ret yards Net ret yards Kirkotti, ret Penolues vot ds Fumbles lust Scoring vord FG CU. Morales US(, Cox 7 yord rv,n (Knapp PAT) USU, Knapp yard FG USU Knapp 31 vC'Cl FG USU. Clark U yord oass from Wilson (Knapp PAT) CSU. MacLochtm run (Morales PAT) CSU Jm $ yard run (Stuebbe 2 point con ) USU, Cox yard run (Knopp PAT) USU, Cox 2 yard run (Knopp PAT) Score tty quarters. 7 6 7 14 -- 34 Utah State 18 3 0 15 0 Colorado Stote PROS DO IT A1 Ron Huston stole a pass and beat Kelly on a breakaway at 5:16 for the first goal. Larry Patey then bounced in a rebound of Ron Serafinis slap shot at 9:53 on a power play. Hrechkosy scored the third We went undefeated both goal from the slot at 15:44 last year and this year in ex- after a picture perfect pass e hibition games, he said and from Lyle Bradley, This Saturday. year blueliner Barry Cummins conwe came from behind in a nected after a o couple of games in almost pass from Gary Coalter at TIRES MOST SIZES INCH SNOWS 30 Im . still impressed with the people we have, but we are going to have to start eliminating mistakes defensively and play with more consistency and discipline Rollins team then went out and did that to a large extent in gaining its first WHL win of the season, a 2 success over the Bucks before 4,002 fans. 4-- MM On. lining 4 Wheels give-and-g- storybook fashion. I think maybe some of our guys are getting the idea they can turn it on whenever they want and win without going game. strong the whole Theyve found out differently. MOKE Brake Overhaul pre-gam- lum Drums System Check 16:35. Rood Test Andy Kebenton scored Portfinal goal at 11:28 of the final period. Not noted for his goal production, Cummins drew a few e ribs from his 40,000. mile Guarantee lands post-gam- teammates. Weve got a new Bobby Orr here, Hrechkosy chided. Cummins Youre close, retorted. If I keep up the pace Ill get 26 goals for the season. The fiesty blueliner had only four last season. The defensive lapses of the first two games were eliminated and Phil Headley turned in a good game in goal in his start for first regular-seasoSalt Lake. The Eagles put together one of the strongest second periods of their history by firing 20 shots and connecting for four goals in a n span. The victory was a particularly important one for the Salt Lakers, since it comes before a prolonged road trip of five games in six nights starting Tuesday. The Eagles will now take some momentum with them on the trip. 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