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Show The Salt Lake Tribune COLLEGE FOOTBALL Madsen MakesKeyPlays for Cougars BYU GAME REPORT GUISES uw BYU A—61,689. 7 798—31 02177—3% SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER we 8 3076 283 21364 139 3423 oo 22 24.18 Fast downs Rushes yards Passing Comp-Adt-int Return Yards Punts-Avg.. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession BY PATRICK|KIN AHAN Wyoming 7, BYU 0 TEAM U—Casey Bramict 3 ren STATISTICS ou x 46-172 0 31452 u 1-63 00 546 3542 STATISTICS Jones 5-41, Bradshaw 8-25, (Scott Parker hick). 13:14 PROVO Description: Quarterback draw nets easy Mi Drive: six plays, 80 yards, 1.46. WiiKey play. Brock Ralph 66 pass trom Bramiet on third-and-10, But for Michael Madsen, it meant just as much. ‘Two games ago, Madsenlosthis starting position to Jon Burbidge. Madsen had 2ND QUARTER Wyoming 7, BYU 7 started thefirst seven games, buta variety of BYU—Marcas Whales 6 run (Matt Payne kick), 10:57 injuries limited his effectiveness. Working his way back in the rotation, Madsen hadan interception and made a key play late in Saturday's game against Wyomingto help preserve BYU's 35-31 win. Himetelee Whalen powers his way up the Wi Drive: eight plays, 63 yards, 225. With Wyoming facing a third-and-7 in the final two minutes, Madsen’s hard hit on BYU 14, Wyoming 7 BYU—Nead 15 pass from Berry had to score, it id. Description: As BYU feared all week, Bramlt scrambles out of pocket and finds a wide open receiver down the lft sidetine Drive: five plays, 65 yards, 1:22 {Hi Key play: Leonard Jones 19 run to BYU 40. BYU 21, Wyoming 14 DEFENSE B Its hard to priklebinl coplnel 19 points. BYU's offense was responsible for other 11 points Wyoming scored. van ie paren the ine, as well as probably a bow! bid, the shufied out the Cowboys late in the fourth quarter. For the second consecutive game, BYU's run defense was outstanding (Payne kick), 3:27 W Description: Back-up quarterback cuts in over the right side. Wi Drive: six plays, 63 yards, 2:20, Mikey play: Reno Mahe 22 pass from on third and-3, SPECIAL IEAMS B Matt Payne had limited opportunities in punting and place kicking, He missed a 49 yard attempt and had one puntof63 yards. The kick receiving team did well on Wyoming's short kickots, BYU 21, Wyoming 17 WB Berry had his the Cowboys. Once he OF THE GAME ‘A simple &-yard pass usualy & not overly imnDotan, but the one Matt Berry completed to Spencer Nead in the fourth quarter was huge. On the vaneoutth gare oy, BYUS fess stumbled twice and watched Wyoming rally for a 31-28 lead. Onthe first pay of BYU's nest posses‘sion, Berry it Nead forthe gain. The pay seemed to fit the Cougars and they went on to score the winning touchdown, BYU’s secondary was instructed all week “They're going to be really toughnext year. Ihey te GOING BOWLING The Cougars need one more win to become bow! eligi ble. They have two more gamesthis season, at home agaitist New Mexicothis weekand then at Utah in two weeks, The Las Vegas Bowl has the second choice of Mountain Westteams. The winter, whichlikely will be Colorado Rick Egan/The Salt LakeTribune State, playsin the Liberty Bowl Air Forceis 7-3 and hammered BYUlast month, bul las Brigham Young quarterback Matt Berry throws a 21-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Ord in the third quarter. He com- Vegas Bovdl representativesstill could pick the Cougars pleted 31 passes for 360 yards. BYU and New Mexico each) are 5-5. Onetheory suggests BYUis Las Vegas-bound reqaid less of any other team’s accomplishments, provided the Cougars getthe minimumsix wins. UNLV must beat Colorado State and Air Force to, become bowl eligible The San Francisco Bowlgets the third pick of Mouity West teams. The Seattle Bow!picks fourth, assuming enoughteams qualify. The gameis played on Christmas Day position tonight to pull this one out, but it didn’t happen.| just hope things workout entertaining. Using a no-huddle, the Cow- The Cowboys again are headed for last place in the Mountain West. They play host Quarterback Casey Bramlet is a chal. lenge for any Mountain West defense. Not counting points set up by turnovers, BYU's defense held the Cowboysto three scores. “I don't think it should have been a come-from-behind win,” Berry said. Point well taken. Koenning’s job, but Wyoming’soffense is boys can score quicklyand from anywhere. BRIEFLY Reno Mahehad the best excusefor blowing vif po game interviews, The senior receiver left shortly after the garnefor the hospital, where is wife. Sunny Mahe. was expectedto givebirthto a daughiter. Sunny Maheis taking a redshirt year as a memberof BYU's volleyball tear In the last two minutes, leading by four to Utah this week in a battle of the confer- OGDEN WeberState quarterback Tate Bennett and tail- back Nick Chournos returned Saturday after one week on the bench and joined a stubborn defensive effort to lead the Wildcats to a 20-14 victory over PortlandState (No. 13 in I-AA), ending a fivegame losing streak in frontofjust 4,344 fans at Stewart Stadium. Wildcat fans held their breath on the last PSU play, a er ‘likeseries of six laterals forward pass sath aie no on the clock that dangerous but, with the en: accounted for no yardWare than redemption, this victory brought relief. “It's been a rough five weeks,” said Chournos. getting tired of reading about the things | couldn't do.” He churned out a whopping 37 car- ries for 156 yards and a touch: down, often carrying two or three Viking for yardage. He also rushing. realized he had to run more. “The key was our defensive line establishing themselves Against PSU, Bennett kept the Viking defense honest with ninerushesfor 26 yards. On the touchdown pass to Peery, he was flushed from the pocket and scrambled toward theright sideline, when he spotted Peery shadowing him in the end zone and fired a side-arm prayerjust early against the run andlate against the pass,” said WSU head coach Jerry Graybeal. The key word here is “late.” In the first half, Viking quar- terback Juston Wood torched WSU for 220 yards and two touchdowns, including an 80yard bomb to wide receiver DeOnte Taylor to take a 147 lead with 1:43 remaining in the defe played a solid first half. “You can’t let that break your back.” The Wildcats responded by holding Wood to 98 yards in the second half, intercepting him la and holding PSU score In the third quarter, the Wild cats tied the game on an 1]-yard pass to Scott Peery and took the lead for good on Chournos’ 1 yard touchdownrun. Two weeks ago, Bennett and Chournos were the scapegoats of the Wildcats’ four-game los- before falling out of bounds. “T wasn't exactly throwingit away, but I wanted to make sure that only he could get to it,” Bennett said. Peery extended himself to make a miraculous diving catch with his toes just nipping the edge of the end zone. Weber State 20, Portland State 14 Portand State Weber State ou 00-4 0776-2 First Quarter PSU—Hester 22 pass from Wood (Cais i) 1348 WSU-—-Hale 10 pass from Bennet (Jotinsonhak) 643 PSU—Taylor 80 pass trom Wood (Cayah Wis ak) 143 Third Quarter WSU—Peery 11 pass from Bennett Johnson ck) 341 Fourth Quartes WSU-—-Chounos 1 run lick failed), 13:47 434 for last week's 38-20 loss to East- wou First downs “ Resyar 52-168 Paseng a Alt 2351 atm arts % 43 Forte 32 PenaYards 32 Tine of Possession aa points. had thrown ence by crowding eight defend LEADERS called “a ridiculous Fuge 11-27, Ruan = ers near the line of scrimmage. oe iecalled 1), Wood 6 Seca 12. WSU Fuqua, who entered the game amount of interceptions. 446, Bent9-6 On the bench, Bennett saw Choumos 37-152 Awan as the third rusher in nod ioeWe ben NCAA DivisionI-AA, was held how the enthusiasm of backup nt2335-257 six passes for 30 yards. “That's where | like to be,” Chournos said. “In the second half, it wears them down. You ern Washington. “ 1920 ae when they decided to sit me 1B362 down,” Bennett said. “But when we 531 you look back, how can you 22 blame them?” WSU had lost the 590 four itis By byan averageof 25 236 “I was a little disappointed to just 27 yards on 1] carries, all Parker Morrill in the first half. PSU (64, 33) fotaled just 20 net yards team’s spirits. “That's what | WU, Lew 7-131, Jackson 4-99, raised to do,” he said. He also em going to be oneof the better teams in the conference | don’t knowif he’s going to makeit through this, but they shouldgive hima shot.” Crowton alsosaid it was goodto see Utah beat UNIV Utah coach Ron McBride mayjoin Koenning on the uneni ployment line after this season. BYU—Reid 4 trom Berry points, the Cougarsstuffed Bramlet to seal ence’stwoworst teams. (Payne el) 328 “There is really a lot of sorrow in my the victory. 1H Description: Berry rls out to the right and could heart “We're really excited, said middleline for our players,” said coach Vic have run tin Koenning. “They certainly deserve to have backer Mike Tanner. Drive: 12 plays,64 yards. 5:31 Party on, Cougars. some success. We were sitting in a great (Key play: Mate 15 pass from Berry. BY CHAD NIELSEN SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE “It's the game of football. “We've got a lot of guys why are very ca! ble and doagreat job.” ing to build a really good tea for 42 yards. ’Cats Defense Claws Vikings Saturday Crowtontook a mild shot at Wyoming athletic director Lee Moonfor supposedly saying Koenning had to win a certain number of gamesto keep hisjob. “They are a good team,” Crowtonsaid. “| give Vie alot of credit. That guy's only beenthere three years, he's Sturt for our coachesand our players.” It probably will not be enough to save and three touchdowns. He also scrambled WEBER STATE20, NO. 13 PORTLAND STATE 14 after and other guys rte Knowing the same thing, BYU coach Gary Crowton defended Koenning after the game more than the 31 completions for 360 yards Two interceptions stuck in his mind YU 26, Wyoming31 shirt Even Koenning realizeshe is toast after this season Afterward, Crowton gushed over Berry's potential. “He's getting better,” Crowton said. aHe's going tobe pretty good. I’m excited.” Now, if somebody wouldonly tell Berry. Typical of his personality, he seemed unfazed by his best game in four college starts. ‘Armah 3 run (Malcom Floyd pass from Bramlet) 9:10 Description. A basic of-tackle play puts Cowboys ahead. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards. 4:54 Keyplay: Jovon Bouknight 22 pass trom Bramlet ‘on seoond:-and-18. sweat game. I faced someinjuries playing well,” he said. its ownis about to lose his job Brigham Young's 35-31 over Wyoming on Saturday dropped the Cowboys to 2-8 this season. In Vie Koen ning’s three years as coach, Wyoming is 5-27 score to Reid. 4TH QUARTER Columbine FOOTBALL NOTES Faced with thefirst real pressure situation of his young career, Berry responded. He ran twice and completed three passes during a 12-play drive, capped by a 4-yard Description: Finn steps in front of Bery’s lazy pass intended for Gabriel Reid ago for a shooting rampage. Madsen wore 1 The coaching fraternity becomestight-knit when one uf drive. 1 Description: erry scrambles and dumps a short ‘pass to Ord, who weaves his way into the end zone. Drive: nine plays, 68 yards, 3:48. Key play. Curtis Brown 6 pass trom Berry on thirdand5, a game played in his native state. Madsen, who is from the Denver suburb of Littleton, graduated from Columbine High, » school that made national news a few year CROWTON DEFENDS KOENNING Jacque Finn stepped infront of Reid and raced past BYU's lumbering defenders for a 100-yard interception return. Suddenly, the Cougarswerein a game. After Berry crossed the line of scrimmage on a pass attempt another rookie mistake BYU had to punt to the Cowboys. Wyomingthen tookthe lead with an impressive 10-play, 80-yard touchdown of second halt ‘coming out party against lead. during practice to stay with the receivers when Bramlet decided to scramble. Not Matt Berry took too longto deliver a potential touchdown pass to tight end Gabriel Reid. OF THE GAME Matt Berry BYUquarterback receiver Ryan McGufley forced an incomple- that would have iced the game. But again showing his inexperience, quarterback (Wi Drive:six plays, 16 yards, 2:41 ly, [thought he hada step on me, but the ball hung up there alittle long.” Overthe courseof the season, Madsen has suffered shoulder anda injur something. In the second quarter, with the scoredtied 7-7, Madsen got interception that gave BYU theball on its 45-yard line. The Cougars marched the 55 yardsin six plays totake the ahead 28-17 and driving for a touchdown UW—Parker 21 FG, 12:09 Parker converts after Cowboys Sorae oa fyats toate0. Madsen madeup ground and wrestled the ball awayfrom Bouknight “Their quarterback is really dangerous when theplay breaks down,” Madsensaid. “I just did mybest to stay with my guy. Honest it,” said Madsen. “I figured I'd better do something.” At that point, he already had done @ Continued from C-1 3RD QUARTER taking the bait, Madsen hung with Jovor Bouknight when Bramilet began to roll. Casey Bramlet took a 4-yard loss and then scrambled for 7 yards. On third down, McGuffey appeared to have made thecatch for a split second. But Madsengot on him quickly. “Luckily, I was able to get a good read on Cougars Berry Delivers TD With Late Drive REPORT CARD Haye ‘outnumber the mistakes. When the offense “Hecanclos cause he’s gotthespeed,” said BYU coach Gary Crowton. After BYUtook thelead for good, the Cow boys gottheball back on their 14-yardline with 3:17 left in the game. Quarterback Jong incompletion. The Cougars then ran out the clock. tion. On fourth down, the Cowboysthrew a (Payne kick), 7:35 |W Description: Berry connects with tight end deep in right side of end zone on third-and-goal. I Drive: six plays, 55 yards, 2:35 Key play: BYU safety Michael Madsen'sin Teen Aree OFFENSE B The Matt Berry Evolution Process continues. The redshi freshmanquarterback passed for 360 yards and two touchdowns, but he stil madeseveral ‘stakes. But the good thing for BYU is hisKo The change atstarting free safety did not generate muchpublicity, like what happens when Brigham Young switches quarterbacks. touchdown, Key play: Spencer Nead 23 pass trom Matt Berry. Mate 1-7, Brown 5-3, rd 1-0,team 2-(minus 3). PASSING—Wyo, Bramiet 21-36-1 283; BYU, Berry 31-45-2 360, , Bouknight 9-96, Vines 321, Ralph 2-76, Ammah 2-45, Bradshaw 2-8, MeGultfey 1-24, Floyd 1-9, Jones 1-4; BYU, Mahe 6-80, Nead 6-72, Whalen 4-25, Ord 3-68, Brown 345, Kukahiko 3-28, Shrisenen 9-17, Asn - Sunday, November10, 2002 Reno Mahie. whoplayed througha toe injury. had six receptions for 80 yards. He moved into 10thplace on BYU'sall-timereceiving yardslist with 2.067 Patrick Kina | Montana Rallies, Ties Record With Win THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mon. MISSOULA, Mont. tana matched the NCAA Divi. sion I-AA record with its 24th straight victory Saturday,rally. i 197 yards. Blankenship was 23 fur 43 BIG SKY for 222 yards. Ryan Johnson rushed for ie to beat Sacramento State an Edwards passed for 282 yards and three touchdowns as fon 14: At Bozeman, Mont.. the defending national cham pion Grizzlies(10-0, 5-0 Big Sky) tied the record set by Penn from 1992-95. Edwards led Montana's rally from a 21-14 deficit after Sacra. mento State’s Kendal] Riley scored two third-quarter touch downs, the second on a 37-yard run at the 7:4] mark. Edwards hit Rory Zikmund with a S-yard pass with 1:57 left in thethird quarterto tie at 21 Sacramento State (3-7, 24) took a 24-2] lead on a 43-yard field goal by Bret LeVier Edwards hit Tate Hancock on a 13-yard scoring pass with 6:47 left in the game, and Chris Sny der sealed the victory with a 34 yard field goal with 52 seconds remain) The Grizzlies, who wereslug: gish on offense throughout the 142 yards and caught four passes fur another 57 yards to lead the MSU offense. first time in 13 games. IN OTHER GAMES: Montana State 25, Eastern Washing. defensive end Adam Cordeiro returned a fumble 76 yards for a touchdown with 1:08 remaining to seal Montana State's vie: tory over Eastern Washington. With the Eagles(5-5, 2-4) threatening to score, Cordeiro batted downa lateral pass from EWU quarterback JoshBlan: kenship, picked up the ball on the bounce, and ran untouched to the end zone. Montana State (5-5, 3-2) rallied trom a 14-6 halftime deficit and held Eastern Washington to just 79 yards in total offense and no scoring in the second half The Bobcats pulled within 14-12 on a 10-yard touchdownpass from freshman Travis Lulay to Aaron Hili with 6:45 left in the third quarter Lulay picked up his first rushing touchdown on a 2-yard run on a quar terback keeper to give MSU ai) 18-14 Vead with 11:45 remaining Lulay completed 21 of 33 passes for Idaho State 46 Northern Arizona 20 At Pocatello, Idaho. Doug Bauchmar threw for 350 yards and three touch downs as Idaho State defeated Northern Arizona The Bengals (6-3. 5-2 Big Sky) got a few early breaks and used them to pull away quickly. ISU finished with 463 total yards while holding Nortlier Ari zona (5-5, 3-4) to 170. The Lumberjacks also had four t overs. allowed five sacks and gave uj) a 75-yard punt return for a touchdown ty Emery Beckles Bauchman was interceptions. His first was off a deflection and fell into the hands of a wide open Brett Fowler tora 7-0 lead Northern Arizona (5-5. 3-4) th ther behind when Mark Gou was blocked by Erne James safety Rory Carrington made it 15-0 Ida State with a 2-yard touchdown run, wit 6:44 still remaining in the first quarter first half, got on the board first when Shane Macintyre blocked Paul Kerr's punt and Brent Mey. ers scooped up the ball and ran 10 yards for a touchdown with 7:21 toplayinthefirst quarter. Montana took a 14-0 lead with 4:35 left in the half when Edwards connected with Jefferson Heidelberger on a 22-yard scoring play. The Hornets’ first score came on a l-yard run by Garrett White with 7 seconds left in the half. Sacramento State outgained Montana 415-322 yards in total offense. 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