Show rVi 2B Standard-Examin- Nov 18 1989 Saturday er Sports USU UNLV fight to Standard-Examine- i Two with fcUTAmSTATETatlUNLVj 3:30 pm today Channel 4 1490 AM630 AM I UTAH STATE 2 RECORD: Big West Conference I UNLV RECORD: 2 Big West Conference I LAST MEETING: 1988: Utah State 17 Nevada-La- s Vegas 10 I SERIES RECORD: Series is tied 4 I KEY MATCHUPS: Emotionally both teams are coming off bitter losses and both will be trying to use this game to get back on track Nevada-Ren- o spanked the Rebels 45-- 7 while Utah State was falling on the short end of a 33-- 7 battle against San Jose State Running back Tommy Jackson who gained 121 yards against the Aggies a year ago will lead the Rebels' offense while Utah State's running corps has been depleted by injury Fullback Brett Payne is out for the season and several others are hobbling around with various ailments I NOTEBOOK: The Rebels rank above the Aggies in most Big West team statistical categories UNLV ranks fourth in the Big West in total offense (3977 ypg) and total defense (3994 ypg) while USU is seventh in both categories (2826 ypg total offense 4829 ypg total defense) This is the second team from Utah to play in Las Vegas this season the Rebels 2 on Sept 9 The Aggies are hoping to break edged Weber State a three-gam- e losing streak in the Silver Bowl 3-- 3-- 4-- 16-1- staff r teams records in the Big West Conference meet today at 3:30 pm at the Las Vegas Nev Sam Boyd Silver Bowl — not two particular good teams but not too overly bad teams either Both Utah State 6 and Nevada-Las 5 have been Vegas blown out by opponents but have also managed to beat the weaker sisters in the Big West — Pacific and New Mexico State “Going into the season 1 felt that we had a legitimate shot at the conference championship” said UNLV Coach Wayne Nunnely who is still trying to explain a 45-- 7 thrashing at the hands of rival Nevada-Ren- o “Going out there Saturday afternoon I felt we were ready to play and as things progressed we 3-- KICKOFF: shed yoke of mediocrity middle-of-the-roa- d 2 3-- 4-- did not execute very well did not tackle very well and Reno did a real good job of executing their offense and playing hard on defense Our guys just weren’t ready to perform as well as we expected” However UNLV has had the injury bug Most of the offensive line and running back Darin Brightmon are out with injuries “We’ve had about 18 starters who have missed games at one time or another It's kind of depleted our roster of quality players" said Nunnely who in the last year of his contract is reportedly under fire to retain his job "The games that we have won have been a credit to our staff and to our players who have gone out to win those games when we have not had some of our top guys in the lineup" From IB Kearns’ last two points came on the final play of the game came when Davis quarterback Jon Rhodes fell in the end zone while attempting a desperation The Cougars’ cost them early as Davis established good field position on its very first drive aided by several offsides penalties by the Kearns lineman Late in the first quarter Davis’ Justin Beard knocked the ball loose from Jeremy Castro and teammate Kasey Cullimore line smothered it at the Eight plays later Kynaston bulled over from 2 yards out then added the extra point to give Davis the 0 lead After holding Kearns on the next possession Davis drove nearly the length of the field but failed to score as Kynaston’s field goal attempt pulled left of the goalpost just Meanwhile the Darts defense led by Cullimore Beard and Brad Jackson continued to throttle the vaunted Kearns’ wishbone attack limiting the Cougars to just 72 yards in offense in the first half However just like last week when the Couga-- s scored 2i second-half points to beat Bonneville in the semifinals the second-hal- f belonged to the green and gold clad Kearns over-anxiousn- 3-- A "We felt we were good enough to win” said Logan Coach Perry Christensen “We looked at everything we thought they could do against us and thought we had enough weapons to counter it” Logan's winning formula was as simple as its theme Have quarterback Blair Hodson throw often to wide receiver Richie 33-ya- rd Geertsen and stop Wildcat running back Kitt Rawlings dead in his tracks Hodson who is being courted by a year’s Anne 75-poi- nt WSC From IB win in a football season — the first home game the final home game and the last game of the season" he said “Losing your last game leaves a bad taste in your mouth that takes a long time to forget" The Wildcats have lost their season finale in each of the last four seasons Idaho State has its own reason for winning Picked to finish dead last after a winless 1988 campaign the Bengals have exceeded even their own expecta- r t just 3 of 8 passes for the game “We knew this was going to be a situation of who runs over the top of who" said Dickson whose team finished the year 3 with a record and earned a share of the Region I title along with Roy and Bonneville 10-- aboard KC25 Skoal Bandit while Sherod spurred SI 07 Dodge k Country into his winning share of $48216 Feild leads After two the average in bareback riding with 151 points and is also tops in saddle broncs with 52 on two head Feild is currently fifth in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association standings with S68S47 and will ride in his ninth National Finals Rodeo next month in Las Vegas Farmington’s Lance Robinson 33 who didn’t qualify for the NFR despite having a banner year which saw him earn a combined $66489 in steer wrestling and calf roping but not finish in the top 5 in either event placed second in Friday's bulldogging run and al- with a fine 1 45-seco- tions “We’ve enjoyed a turnaround of having won three games and our team is hungry enough to want more" said Hall “The progress we’ve made is basically we’ve just hung in and played hard each week and got lucky enough in the fourth quarter to dig out a win" Hall credits two reasons for his team's better fortune — an improved attitude and the play of quarterback Jason Whitmer “You know the saying about winning breeding good things” three games you really want to said Hall J And then there is Whitmer a 6-- 1 195-pou- junior who al- “We did a good job in the first half but you also have to play the second half” Davis 0 7 7 0 — 14 ton kick) Kaams 0 0 3 23 — 26 Davis — Kynaston 2 run (Kynaston kick) kick) kick) r in calf ropso finished runner-u- p ing in 94 seconds He finished just one-tent- h of a second behind Brock Andrus (44) of St George in the steer wrestling and was only three-tentof a second behind Ogden’s Craig Kosoff (91) who in calf won the second hs go-rou- nd roping "He was a pretty good steer a good honest steer The steers that were out tonight know some tricks and they're not fresh ones so if you get by the tricks you’re OK" Robinson said “I was real tickled to draw him and Jack (Hannum) got him hazed over which gave me a real good shot You know the hazer either gets cussed out or nobody notices him when he does a good job But he’s just as important as the horse you ride" output of the likes of past Bengal notables Mike Machurek Paul Peterson and Vern Harris Whitmer has thrown for a career total 6596 yards and 43 touchdowns going into tonight's game “Jason has a great field presence" said Hall who coached the likes of Marc Wilson at BYU and Tony Adams at Utah State "He knows where his receivers are and people respond to him" Besides winning the Wildcats have individual motives Tight end Peter Macon it ready to bee leadcome the Wildcats’ needs and ing pass receiver only three catches to reach that all-tim- i Kearns — Scott 6 run (Gordon kick) 7-- mid-fiel- Kearns — Scott 6 run (Gordon Kearns — Scott 32 run (Gordon Kearns — Safety Davis’ Rhodes fell in end zone Kearns — Gordon 32 field goal Davis — Kynaston 16 run (Kynas ready has surpassed the statistical f RaupStandard-Examine- Davis QB Todd Heath looks for a receiver as Kearns’ Chuck Brady bears down on him 1 K-- 77-poi- nt the Grizzly line and provided the game's main momentum swing Hodson jarred the ball loose and teammate David Duce fell on it to maintain Logan’s early 0 advantage Logan scored on its first possession of the game following Brian Nagle’s short punt to d Five plays later Geertsen burned Woods Cross comerback Marcus Rhoton on a TD toss from Hodson Three plays after Rawlings’ 10-ya- rd ds cowboy plus bareback and saddle bronc champion took another step toward winning those three titles again with his performances Friday He won the second go and $57691 in saddle broncs with a marking on Ethyl and split first place in bareback riding with Pleasant Grove's David Sherod as both riders scored rides Feild earned his bareback score col- e yards It was Rawlings’ fumble that killed a game-tyin- g drive inside bare-bac- Circuit Wilderness big-nam- Grizzly defense kept perfect its record of not allowing an oppos- ing runner to get 100 yards Rawlings was limited to 55 champion along with Granger improved its overall record to 10-- 2 on the season For Davis Kynaston finished the night with 92 yards but much of that came in the first half Hill added 50 yards rushing but Rhodes and Todd Heath who split quarterbacking chores on the night completed last number of leges found his favorite receiver four times for TD passes As for defending Rawlings the squad On the night Griffiths rushed for 110 yards an even 100 coming in the final half Kearns which finished as Region 3 co- Feild r 28-1- 7-- The one-bac- won-los- 3-- A 27-ya- rd Spike Arena coached against in this league “What you have to do is contain their skill and make them inconsistent in what they do” The Aggies have no choice but to experiment at running back in today’s game Payne is out Paul Trette and Todd Richardson — both recovering from injuries — are available but haven't played for a while DC Coleman (once a redshirt candidate) will start and finally Demetrius Brown will suit up but is nursing a are “They (the Rebels) highly bruised lower leg talented as usual” Shelton said “Right now we are considering k offense" Shelton “They have been struggling as in- some s record said dicated by their Shelton also has to reach deep They have beaten the same peohis motivational bag to get into now we beaten have They ple have Tommy Jackson back (but his team ready for this one connot at a 100 percent) a runner I sidering the goals of a winning have thought was one of the two season and league championship or three best runners we have are now unattainable SALT LAKE CITY — The theme of the 1989 Logan High School football team going into football Friday’s State championships has simply been “Just do it" 4 The Grizzlies did it over Woods Cross at the University of Utah’s Rice Stadium It was the school’s second championship straight State Da- go-rou- However both coaches are hyping the “moments of brilliance" they have seen from the other team By DALE BUBLITZ vis From IB dends for him in Friday night’s second of the Wilderness Prorodeo Circuit Finals Rodeo being staged in the Golden pride” Standard-Examine- pass Rodeo flip-sid- Grizzlies ‘Just do if’ by 28-1- 4 Darts The first half belonged to e are the Aggies On the “I have some concerns about how well we will react to the two football games that are left” said Utah State Coach Chuck Shelton who is trying to get his team to rebound from a 33-- 7 disaster at the hands of San Jose State “It becomes a question of personal Robinson missed his calfs leg when he tried to flank it and that cost him some valuable time “I missed the front leg so I had to slow down and grind it out on my tie I didn't get him tied as fast as I would have liked The faster calves struggle a little bit" he said “I should have been eight seconds on him but there were a lot of other guys that could have been eight (seconds) too if their calves would have let them" While there were no sub runs during Thursday's first of calf roping there were five on Friday Craig Kosoff 25 had the night’s fastest time a 91 while older brother Kyle caught and tied his calf in 98 seconds “I was 3 (seconds) on my first go-rou- nd 1 BYU one (Thursday) because it kicked a little bit Tonight I had a better calf and it sure feels good to win a check ($56397)" said Craig Kosoff go-rou- nd The younger Kosoff brother said he wasn't concerned by the other ropers’ quick runs “You just go out and make the best run you can You can’t think about what the others have done" he said “I couldn’t get a hold of the (pigging) string once I got him flanked I grabbed for the string I was just twice and missed it clumsy" Older brother Kyle who broke the barrier Thursday night when his horse “took the bit and broke out of there (the box) and I couldn't stop him" changed bits on Friday “I put the old bit back in his game From IB Coach Jim FasscI said of Richmond a 0 sophomore who's thrown 23 passes this year “He's going to step up and do some things to help us He’s been an outstanding backup now he'll get his chance against 6-- 19-ya- rd 193-pou- BYU" Of course as anyone familiar wnh the two teams hastens to point out even with Mitchell the Utcs were expected to struggle against the Cougars BYU is the top offensive team in the Western Athietic Conference running up an average of 5176 yards a a Utah’s defense meanwhile is last in the WAC — giving up a total of 5127 yards a game The Utes are also last or in rushing defense passing defense and scoring defense Plus the Utes aren’t as balanced as BYU’s offense which complements Detmer with tight end Chris Smith (49 catches 843 yards four TDs) halfback Matt Bellini (38 catches 650 yards five TDs) and a ground game geared around senior running back Fred Whmingham (85 carries 472 yards four scores) “I think BYU is better than last in year" said Fassel who is his four meetings with the Cou- next-to-la- st -3 4 fumble the Grizzlies made it 14-- 0 Hodson changed the play at the line of scrimmage and n lofted the ball to a Geertsen for an scoring play “The play from Perry was suppose to be a short flat pass but I looked up to see Richie smiling because they were in man coverage” said Hodson The duo clicked on Logan’s TD next possession on a toss making it 21-- 0 before Woods Cross was able to get on the scoreboard The Wildcats wide-ope- 85-ya- rd 1 scored on Rawlings’ run But Hodson retaliated by rundrill to perning the fection Geertsen beat the defense on a deep curl route and Hodson found him all alone in the end zone from 18 yards out to give Logan a 28-- 7 halftime two-minu- te lead Hodson completed only one more pass Facing third and long line he from the Logan went down on the turf after delivering an incomplete pass “Blair tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee” said team physician Marlowe Goble “He will get scoped Saturday and then probably face a complete reconstruction of the lig33-ya- rd ament" Hodson finished the day completing 11 of 15 passes for 259 yards 7 21 0 0 — 28 Logan Woods Cross 0 7 7 0 — 14 Logan — Geertsen 19 pass from Hodson (Gunnell kick) Logan — Geertsen 85 pass from Hodson (Gunnell kick) Logan — Geertsen 17 pass from Hodson (Gunnell kick) Woods Cross — Rawlings 8 run (Clapham kick) Logan — Geertsen 18 pass from Hodson (Gunnell kick) Woods Cross — Rawlings 2 run (Clapham kick) mouth just to change it I don’t know why that’s what I was asking myself" said Kyle Kosoff who turns 27 later this month “My calf got around me when I went to flank him but luckily I got him and got him tied I'm just in this thing now for the I’m just trying to win them by just letting it roll Now that these calves have been roped once they’re a little easier to get to" Kyle was also glad that younger brother Craig got to the pay window winners Friday’s other were Dec Pickett of Caldwell Idaho and John Brimley of Lehi in team roping 68 seconds: Plain City’s Judy Johnson in women's barrel racing 1414 seconds and Scott Mendes of Reno Nev with a 75 in bull riding go-rou- gars “I don't think they have a glaring weakness that can be exposed The biggest difference is the play of Detmer and (tight end) Smith" But both Fassel and Edwards know is a slightly different breed of ball game Utah-BY- U “We know that the game with Utah will be a very emotional exciting game" said Edwards whose Cougars defeated Air 5 Force in Provo last week “We are healthy and playing for the (WAC) championship I'd settle for a victory over the Utes so we can start worrying about San Diego State (BYU's nal opponent)" 44-3- one-poi- nt fi- regular-seaso- n 4 |