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Show Sportstacularaslrs some more local personalities about their sports lives - - SPORTSTACULAR has once again captured a few cherished sports experiences and have brought them home to our readers. No matter who you are, we feel youve had some kind of experience that everyone would be interested in. If by chance we dont personally contact you, please feel free to write or phone in your memorable sports experience. Hie address is 5388 South 1900 West Roy, and ask for Keith or Utah, 84067 or phone Glen. 825-16- Peggy Jensen Sportf information socrotary for Wobor Stato Col logo My most memorable sports experience occur ed back in 1972 when Harmon Killabrew came to Ogden to give a baseball clinic to little league baseball players. I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with him for a while and also got his autograph. William M. Reese Principal of Roy Junior High and Bishop of local Roy IDS Ward The two sport experiences that I remember most both took place in 1972 while I was principal of Heidleberg Germany American High School. They both occured during the basketball season. Hie first was when my son, Rick while in Junior High School, set a new scoring record for the league. Hie second experience was watching our high school team play. It was probably the best high school basketball team I have had the opportunity to be associated with. They won the conference championship but lost the last tourgame for the championship in the nament. The team scored over 100 points six times that year and one member mqved to the States and became an All American the following year. Richard Kirkwood ' Roy City manager The most memorable sports experience in my life was the year I coached the Espada Colts. The Espada Colts was a name given a group of boys in 1974 for a Roy Recreation basketball season. These particular boys were in the 6th grade struggling to learn the game of basketball. We were a group between and below the railroad tracks. As the season progressed we became better and better. We were lucky at times but at times just because we wanted to win we won games. As the season approached its end we found ourselves in contention for first place. We were in the playoffs for the sixth grade. It was necessary to beat a team that had more experience than we. We were certainly out coached since the coach then is now one of the high school coaches, Dan Sheffer. But we wanted this game. This particular game was an all or nothing game. Each boy was asked if they wanted to play in this game or go out to win. . Because of that I let them pick who was to play or not. They all agreed on the starting five and asked me to allow them to play without substitution unless I felt there needed to be. As the game progressed we were nip and tuck all the way. The clock ticked down in the final quarter and the score was 43 to 40, with our team trailing. We had less than a minute to play. The other team had possession of the ball and it seemed like it was all over. The crowd was standing and totally involved in .the game with parents from both sides yelling for their boys to win. The two guards, Robert Kirkwood, my son, and Kenny Tulane, put on a full court press against the opposing guards as the ball came down. My boy, Robert, stole the ball and went down to score a lay-u- p while being fouled in the process. He needed to make the foul shot in order to put us in overtime and give us another chance to win the game. I was on my knees telling him to not be too excited, but to settle down and make the shot. Here I was yelling this when I knew that if I were out there, Id probably have choked and my knees would have felt like rubber. As be released the ball, the way his body took that little twist while his knees bent, I knew without looking no-na- RICHARD KIRKWOOD KIN HICKS CONTMUK) ON PAG! 12 Finallook at Big Sky football statistics with each team The following are a list of individual and team football statistical leaders for the 1979 season. For further information see enclosed stats in this release. TOTAL OFFENSE Boise State junior quarterback Joe Aliotti - led the Big Sky in this department. He averaged 210 yards a game in 11 contests. His 338 plays averaged 6.8 yards per play. He was responsible for 23 TDs. PASSING OFFENSE Again its BSUs Aliotti who averaged 13.1 completions a game and had an NCAA rating of 159.7. He passed for 1870 yards and 19 TDs while hitting on .658 percent of his passes. He only threw 7 interceptions all season. RUSHING OFFENSE Nevada-Renfullback Frank Hawkins established a new Big Sky single season record with 1683 yards. He broke the old record of 1526 yards set last season by Boise States Cedric Minter. Hawkins had 293 attempts this season, just six short of the Big Sky recof-d-. He averaged 5.7 yards a carry and had 13 TDs rushing. ALL PURPOSE RUSHING Again its Renos Frank Hawkins with an average of 164.1 yards a game. He had 1683 yards rushing, 123 in pass receptions and zero yardage in punt and kickoff returns. RECEIVING The 1979 Big Sky title goes to Montana wide receiver Jim Hard. The Grizzly senior had 47 receptions for 722 yards and seven TDs. He averaged 4.7 catches a game. SCORING OFFENSE UNRs Frank Hawkins is the top man here again. He had 90 points (on 15 TDs) in his 11 games this season. Thats an average of 8.2 points a game. FIELD GOALS Nevada-Reno- s Fernando Serrano averaged 1.18 field goals a game to lead the Big Sky in 79. His effort last Saturday against Northern Arizona boosted him into the league lead on the last weekend of regular season play. He finished the regular season in 11 games for a .590 percentage made. PASS 1N- - TERCEPTIONS Two Big Sky players tied for the league lead with six each, but Montana States Stu Dodds is given the nod due to per game average. Dodds had his six interceptions in 10 games (a per s Lee Fobbs had his six game average of .60) while interceptions in 11 games (a per game norm of .54). PUNTING Montana States Stu Dodds edged Idaho States Case deBruijn for the Big Sky title. DeBruijn was defending conference champion. Dodds averaged a booming 45.6 yards a kick while DeBruijn was at 44.6. PUNT RETURNS Montana States Mark McGrat is the Big Sky leader in 1979 with a 10.1 yard average on 37 attempts. KICKOFF RETURNS Pete Mandley of Northern Arizona is the 79 winner with an average of 25.0 per return on 22 attempts. In team statistical leaders: TOTAL OFFENSE In the first of three departments they won offensively in 1979, the Boise State Broncos averaged 431.5 yards a game in total offense. BSU averaged 6.0 yards per play in 11 games. RUSHING OFFENSE Wolf Pack snuck in to break Boise States The Nevada-Rendomination here. UNR averaged 261..9 yards a game. PASSING OFFENSE Boise State was the league leader with 181.3 yards a game including 21 TDs and just 11 interceptions. SCORING OFFENSE Boise State averaged 31.5 points a game scoring 347 points. TOTAL DEFENSE) The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks were the top'total defensive team in the league according to league stats. NAU allowed 269.9 yards a game for a 4.2 yard per play its NAU. The Lumaverage. RUSHING DEFENSE-Ag- ain berjacks allowed just 125.1 yards a game and just seven TDs. NAU allowed their opponents just 3.3 yards per play. PASSING DEFENSE Boise State was the league leader picking off 22 enemy aerials and allowing 108.5 yards a game through the airways. The stout Bronco defense allowed just four TDs passing in 1979. SCORING DEFENSE Again its BSU. The Broncos allowed just 140 points in their 11 games this fall for an average of 12.7 o three-for-thr- Nevada-Reno- o AND SPEAKING OF STATISTICS . . . Northern Arizona was the most penalized team in the league in 1979. The Lumberjacks were hit with 80 flags for 883 yards. . . Boise State was right behind with 85 flags for 878 yards . . . The least penalized team in the league was Montana State. The Bobcats were called for infractions 35 times for 385 yards . . . The next least penalized team was Montana at 599 yards on 51 calls ... In the time of possession department Northern Arizona was the league leader with an average of 34: 10 a game while allowing their opponents In third down conversions Nevada-Ren- o 25:50 a game had the highest third down conversion rate with a .447 percentage The Wolf Pack also allowed the least number of third down conversions for a .301 percentage . . . Nevada-Ren- o 414.0 a averaged yards game in total offense this season ? . . In and Boise State had 21 TD passing offense both Nevada-Ren- o passes . . . Boise State and Montana State led the league in TDs In addition to rushing as team with 25 and 21 respectively Northern Arizona two other Big Sky teams allowed their opponents under 300 addition to Northern Arizona two other Big Sky teams allowed their opponents under 300 yards a game in total offense. (270.5) and Boise State (290.5). . . Nevada-Reno- s They were Nevada-Ren- o QB Larry Worman led the league in TD passes with 20. BSUs Joe Aliotti was right behind with 19 . . . The Big Sky had three 1,000-yarrushers this fall they were: Frank Hawkins (1683); Willard Reaves (1084); and Cedric Minter (1012). Idaho's Glenn White had 889 yards while NAU's Mike Jenkins; MSUs Mike ... ). ... d CONTMU8DONPAG812 t t |