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Show Can BYU Stay in WAC Grid Race? By JOE WATTS games if we e: Herald Sports Editor Brigham Young PasTe igs ness eensuation in a contest that either forthe Cougars, andthat could starttaking its Web. Tee coed seals torts ageing, seh oonay the Cougars ar: 21 in play, a game and a half behind Arizona State at 40. A win for the Cougars over UTEP would move BYU's record to 3-1 and would add a great deal of importance to the game haveplayed only one common opponent. They both defeated V’yoming, the Cougars doing it by a 35-17 margin while the Miners had to settle for a 12-7 triumph last week. the following week against Arizona State in the game at Tempe the following week The Cougars are given a 50-50 chance of keeping their title hopes alive against the ference in scoring defense, having allowed interest. Going into the game the BYU secondaryhasstolen 21 passes on the season whiJ* the UIEP secondaryhas 20 thefts, Lose to lead WAC Stats ea Over Boston & ai Men’sP.E, 2a. tats _SALTLAKE CITY —‘The sat rte Writer Three Brigham Young Villanova who has had eight in Eiaghes, caught in a University football ares are interceptions in six games. pureSanates MARTIN LADER as leaders in vi 4 Pete Van Valkenburg, a BYU defeat at the hands of Denver’s WesternAthleticConference running back, leadsthe league in Spurs wiltry to breakout ofthe Winning a hockey game in Boston is such a monumental feat for the California Golden Seals that they earned the Golden Richards continues to Sting with a total of 48 points web Saturday night when they lead the conference in punt seven games. He has an 11 take <1 the San Diego Gulls in a Te Teraeaesri ards, While those Stae. individuals San Diego will be the first ap- theseof which have been for Were leading their respective pearance ofthe Gulls in the Salt categories, asa team BYU rated Palace this season. The Eagles couldn’t have come from a important person, ¢ As California entered its Co ee ele tele ele Clare Jere BYU WM ASU USU Utah Neb. Okla. Stan.) Ore. Ray Wa:ters BYU . Ariz. USU [Women’s P.E nn Valentine BYU Ciba 4 Be BB 10 1-0 $8 locky Long, UNM 150 860 5 a3 5.7 won't be too good. 724 9 103.4 3. leading the Western Hockey red Henry, UNM Bill Demory, Arizonz 6 115 58 $ 140 508 6 4 975 5.1 League with a 61 record, now 84.7 36 have beaten the Eagles three 7 191 Ben MalonASsu Gene Belczyk $ % a began to get my than Meloche, vaying, “Why, he looked like he'd been in the league for 10 years. I don't he was nervous, but I was.” Boston Coach Tom Johnson, suffering his second defeat in as manynights,gavefull credit to Meloche. “They had a pretty good goaltendin’ job,” he said. “We had great chances, especially Henry Sintay, Arizona Minnesota at Toronto New York at Pittsburgh Buffalo at Vancouver: Chicago at ‘os jeles Philadelphia at St, Louis . cmp, a Int, fat 4 4 3 13 7 Bs 445 47 x” & 5 5 2 ‘ 485 49 481 A 6 SST 7 70 52 4 At deirah 7 2 Straight times this searon and two of the Denver victories have been scored on Salt Palace ice. Game And that's quite an acNee TO Avg. 10 205.7 complishmentfor the Mile-High Ms 5 166.0 City icers, because winning 664 132.8 away from homein hockey is B24. 118A «(531 3 88.5 like winning on the road in Ml 1 65.2 basketball. It’s darn tough to do. 205 6 (49.2 Smothering Defense 3% 1 46.6 But Thursday night, the Spurs 29°07 43.8 literally skated the pants off the Salt Lakers and smothered the Eagles’ attack with an airtight RUSHING OFFENSE eden Actually, the Spurs, who are 818 11.4 80.2 5.6 Most yards: 335, by Gary Fox, Woriing, vs.“avis 10- 16 et Play: 82, by Gary Fox to Jerry Gadlin, Wyoming, vs. Arizona, Bia v4 8"hve pay defense,as they led 2-0 at the end layer, Schoo! 3. vs eh Woodrow Green, ASU 5 108” 670 aioe Fred Henry, UNM 3 ia 505 8 $1 RockyLong, : 8 | HEeaWL rocky Long, UNA 8Gene Belczyk, Utah & b4 466 § 7.7 §5 Rich Diller, UNM 6 94 452 1 75.3 48 Frosty Franklin, Wyoming 7 125 493 2 70.4 39 awrence McCutcheon, CSU 619 @) 703 35 j. joe Petroshus, Arizona 34 2 $2.8 47 Fob Mecall/arizons s 37 0 61.4 4.1 Ostyards: 214by Woody Green, ASU, vs. Utah, 9.25 Longest rush. 87 by Ben Malone, ASU vs, CSU, 1¢-9 TEAM OFFENSE SCORING DEFENSE ame Team Pts. Ava. Team Plays Yds. Avg. UTEP 96 137 ASU ie on oe Arizona a ee UNM a0 2486 ar 355.1 ASU 7 -2 Wyoming 54) BYU W767 Utah 443 2064 3440 Wyoming 163 23.2 Arizona 433-1738 (289.7 Utah 151 25.2 TEP 486 1898-273.) UN W70 283 ¥. csu 447 1526 254.3 CSU BYU 452, 1761 251.6 PASS RECEIVING, Player, Sch¢ . Yds. TEAMDEFENSE Seerenubh Be Ta jame Ken Hustad, Wyo. Hy 2s Team Plays Yds. Avg. ScottFreeman, Wyo. 25 482 Nee ee Me ae Charlie isSoke Ariz a a .6 Joe Petiy, ASU oe 44) 2007 3345 Jerry Gadiin, Wyo 15 YU 560 2379 339.9 Greg Stemrick, CSU 20 290 deh 438 2069 3448 Gene Belczyk, Ulai 183 1.8 Leo Gibby, Ut an Wyoming 499 2496 356.6 L. McCutcheon, CSU zig, UNM 419 2193 365.5 Most catches: 9 by Charles WeKee, Ariz., vs. Washington State, 9-18 RUSHING OFFENSE on the powerplay. We did more of everything ... skating, 7am checking, hitting. Everything UNM but scoring. We had the Arizona chances for eight or nine goals one eehe Just wouldn't let us have Uta Wyoming tae Ferguson scored what proved the decisive goal at 15:26 of the opening period and Mickey Redmond gave Meloche someinsurance with a third-period goal. Cesare Maniago turned aside % Pittsburgh shots in registering his second shutout of the season and Bill Goldsworthy and J. P. Parise scored the goals for Minnesota, which now has won seven andtied one of nine starts to close within a single point of first-place Chicagoin the West Division, NHL Standings East W. L, T. Pts New York 61214 Montreal 51212 Boston $310 Toronto 2337 Vancouver S732 Buffalo 3706 Detroit 2704 West W. L. T. Pts, Chicago 82016 Minnesota 71115 Pittsburgh $4.0 Philadelphia 4408 California 3528 ft. Louis 3606 Los Angeles re at turday’s Games Detroit at Montreal en teOonunan core ame ary Fox, W\ Gordon sngStan Simi U arr Kertniey,‘UTEP B re ®Dan“i White, ASU Bill August, BYU 7 1 6 ee ame ‘i of the first Boe one) at the conclusion of the second session, the ages ‘thi came tack move to within one goal of the Spurs (3-2) at the 13:10 mark of the third period and breathed i is New hope into their fans for a comeback win, but then the -adoat aes = oeass Lae 8 of theperiod. Pon Buchanan pulled off the i PI hat trick as he scored three of the Denver four ‘ goals, " including the game-clinching one. Milan Marcetta got the other goal for the Spurs. cal 15 Salt Le .e’s goals were scored by Francois Lacombe and Bob Jones. ‘ Buchanan gave Denver a1-0 lead at 6:49 ofthefirst period on 1 & 2-foot slap shot fromthe left point on assists by Billy Plager and Fran Huck. The Spurs wentout to a 240 lead at 13:34 of the opening gesi as LetheStain Pe INTERCEPTIONS on an assist trom Hay Larose. Player, a No. Yes, Ave. Lacombe got the Salt Lakers inson, 3971970 . Wallace,Ariz 303-988 328.3 1647 JB.Chapman, UTEP 55 5 65 53 09 0.7 othe Second Se period with tity a footoe slap ale a dettymen ayy 13) os shotfrom theleft point on assists 4 DanHansen,BYU 4 , 2 327 1012 1446 E Washington UTEP 3 \4@ oa om Jerry Mazur and Ted 346 1005 143.6 AlKimball, UTEP 3 22 0.4 Hodgson. 39) 881 N15 Most interceptions; 3 by Dave But back ame the csu RUSHING DEFENSE ae Atkinson, UTEP u N 8S ‘| a. Grate. 9.10; and byJackie Wallace, itespressible Buchanan, who me Ariz,, vs. gunned une homefrom in front Gene ae. ‘CORING a ame of the Salt Lake goal after takint A Arizona tah 280 1044 174.0 Don Exstrand, ASU 325 1369 228.2 FredH 32 359 13 154.1 player, Sehuol pts, Avg, abehind-the-net pass from Gary 1150 164.3 p.VanVaikenberg, BYU 48 69 Venneruzzo at 10:56 of the 7 82 period 36 60 h Wyoming 366 1628 232.6 457 i 307185 2588 Gene Nae meCall Belczyk,UNM Utah csU ‘ 301 Steve Halon,wilt 1463 243.8 Joe Petty, ‘eam Wyoming 214 106-15 1495 185.5 Sackie Wallace,Ariz ASU YU UNM M0. 52. q 473 ‘m4 WD. 354s 57-9 402 7s2 4 Gree Arizona Elaine Michaelis BY) NM PASSING DEFENSE PAPC. 1. Pet.wAVG. 106. 47. 4 .443 101.0 Vi2- 52. 6 .464 109.7 i 55: ; 414 116. 52. 426 119.7 ia 5) ; - 124. 160- 71-12 444 160.5 BYU 201. 7 229.10630 478 165 92.21 458 175.¢ SCORING OFFENSE Pts. Avg 203-33| BYU Utah UNM ene. UTEP Arizona csu oe 139 ww 2 m4. 234 ae eu ; ORs4 92 5. 3 8 ASU USU Utah Neb. Okla. USU Utah Neb. a Okla. ee Stan.) WSU OSU Stan. A . | Educat . Sica e WSU ucad Ore cens ion e Ic S rl (Jerry) and Brownson (Van) am es with Humm,too,if they needed him. Oklahoma has Pruitt; they This week The Daily Herald matter in the BYU physical iehemes!'s physical education have Rogers. Oklahoma has Wylie; they have Kinney and teachers on the men’s physical In fact, surprisingly enough ne game which brought the Dickson.It's the samesituation education staff at BYU against ,unity'psreeoverinto othe, greatest indecision westGe at every position on both some of the teachers on the games on the predicting agenda. Oregon at Washington Stat platoons, But I think the thi women’s physical education ed game. Four picked Oregon wile mostimpressive about Nebrasstaff. All eight forecasters agreed foe picked Washington State. ka is its oadefense. They’rs i ‘ unanimously on the winner in Representing the men are gi. of the nine games, In ad- Pas rieSeerane the best defensive team in colant le former athletic director Eddie dition to being unanimous on lege football.” Kimball, Steve Heiner, Cla;yne BYU over UTEP, the eight Arizona games also were about After a cheery report like Jensen, and Ray Watters. predictors also were agreed on evenly divided. Five favored that, Coach Crowder may do a Predicting for the women are Arizona State over Air Force, Oregon State over Stanford Phyllis Jacobson, Ann Vallen- Utah over Wyoming, Nebraska while five favored Arizona over lot of crying trying to get bis team for its toughest tine Linda Rowland, and Elaine over Colorado, and Oklahoma New Mexico. Well, it will be interesting to challenge of the season. Michealis. over Iowa State. see if those trained in physical All eight of the predictors In other games Saturday, The Utah State at Colorado education can do better than Princeton is 13 over Brown, favored BYU over UTEP, which was notin the last bit surprising, State game almost brought other groups who have been Wake Forest is three over predicting the games, such as unanimous agreement, but sinceall the predictors work for Clemson, Dartmouth is nine BYU. Now you can say they did Steve Heiner felt an upset in the pro and amateur golfers, doc- over Yale, Purdue is five over lawyers, bosses, Michigan State, North Carolina it because they felt obligated, or wind andpicked Colorado State tors, they can say they did it because over the Utah State Aggies. secretaries, bankers, stock State is one over Virginia, they know BYU will win. Heiner, sticking his neck out, broxers, policemen, and Syracuse is seven over PitWhatever, there’s unity on the could win the contest or lose it firemen. tsburgh, and Cornell is 13 over Columbia. Pi Crisp Passes After being set up by a couple First Blast of Winter Georgia Tech is seven over Duke, Kentucky is three over Virginia Tech, Ohio State is 14 over Minnesota, Northwestern is 12 over Illinois, Wisconsin is 13 over Iowa, Oklahoma State is two over Kansas, LSU is 17 epic will begin again in Utah’s over Mississippi, Southern CaliStadium,featuring the two top fornia is six over California, Stanford is seven over Oregon passers in the WAC in Wyoand Houstonis five over ming’s Gary Fox and runnerup State Florida State. Scooter Longmire of Utah, Both quarterbacks have outGeorgia is 14 over South standing receivers led by the Carolina, Penn State is 20 over Redskin’s Fred Graves and West Virginia, Auburn is 21 Wyoming’s Ken Hustad, but over Florida, Texas 21 over Utah hopes to tip the scales on SMU, Alabama 24 over Missisthe strength of all - America sippi State, Arkansas 28 over kicker Marv Bateman’s toe and Texas A&M, Oklahoma 28 over the running of Gene Belezyk, Towa State, Tennessee 21 over whois averaging 5.5 yards per Tulsa, Michigan 30 over Indiana carry. and Notre Dame 38 over Navy. ied State’s Bobcats will still be looki:., for their first Big Sky Conference win when they arrive in Boise. Boise State’s Broncos are unbeaten at home and should stay that way. Coach Tony Knap’s team has the most balanced attack in the Big Sky, lead by poised Eric Guthrie, and should prevail over the Bobcats’ injuried Zoonie To Clear for Football By RALPH WAKLEY United Press International Thefirst blast of winter will just be clearing away Saturday over Idaho and Utah in time for the weekly football wars — but two of the area teams will following ducks and geese to a warmerclimate. Brigham Young heads for a night game against Western Athletic Conference foe TexasEl Paso while the Big Sky’s Idahotrav. s to Las Cruces and an encyunter wiui New Mexico State. The BYU-UTEPcontestin the Miner’s Sun Bowl, only a few miles fro.n the Mexican border, appeares to be a toss-up, with both clus entering the fray with identical 4-3 records. At game time, the battle shapes up as BYU’s rushing game against UTEP’s morebalanced attack, and with the Miners leading the WACin defense against scoring they seem to have the edge. The Vandals, disappointing so far this season, are headed for another rough battle Saturday night in their game with New Mexico State’s Aggies, lead by Joe Yisarcik — 10th ranked NCAA quarterback. Besides Pisarcik, the Vandals will have to defend against Ron Po” James at halfback andfullback Ralph Brown, in what looks to be a long night for Idaho, In other area action, the an- nual “Cowboys and Indians” Utah Stars to Battle Pacers in Salt Palace SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — All of the elements of top-notch, explosive basketball will greet 3° 32 of crisp passes by Lacombe q and fans in the Salt Palace tonight 24 4g Paul Terbenche, Jonesrifled one - i period. i Utah; i io Mark ofthethird 4.0 “sty tare. MEST REINSPY ers ed named the game's top star, aos130-at ag 63- 5 .485 125.0 Team CSU UNM Utah ASU Wyoming Arizona UTE 65.0 Okla. : as the Utah Stars take on the my homefrom thepointat the 13:10 Indiana Pacers in American Basketball Association action. But then Buchanan, who was The Stars, who beat the Pacers for the western division a vs. UTEP, 10-9; and Rock)y 9, UNM,vs. San ey State, camethrough with the shot that title in the championshipplayoffs ieUe put the game outof reachfor the last spring, dropped to Coach Longest Liljenquist, : mark. i Bee Vs,FG:No. SLby Texe,oeState, 9.10 Eagles at the 15:18 “Slick” Leonard’s club, 125-122, Although Salt Lake out-shot just last week in Salt LakeCity. UNT RETURNS. Denver during the last two (Minimom otper game) Now,Indiana is one-half game the Spurshad a total of up on ‘the Stars in the division on goal compared to 24 race, and tonight’s gamewill for the Eagles, thanks to a big17 either leave the standings where 7 first period bulge. they are or create a new diviScott Robbins, Utah 12 71 Western Hockey League KICKOFF RETURNS By United Fress International sional leader in Utah. (Minimum of1,5 per game) The spectacle of the sport on gf ga Player, Schoo! Yds. Avg. Denver 6 10 12 25 19 the court itself, however, will ve Odom, Utah 19 471 248 San Diego 420 8 2% 1: compete with the spectacle of C. Pittman, Ariz 195 24.4 Portland 3217% M2 McCutcheon, CSU 1) 247 22.5 Phoenix the sidelines for some fans. 331 7 26 18 Jake Green,C 164 20. Salt Lake 350 67 3) Leonard, widely known ad a Nate McCall, UNM 11 220 20.0 14 “nice guy” off the court, has G.Richards,BYU 11 204 186.5 Seattle Thorsday's1702 Results an explosive temper cume Denver 4 Salt Lake 2 PUNTING Player, School No. Avg. San Diego 7 Seatrie 0 gametime, andheoften lets his Friday's Schedule Mary Bateman, Utah 36. «49.3 emotions at referess and offiGary Keithley, UTEP 5341.3 San Diego at Denver J.Liljenquist, BYU 45 39.7 Phoenix at Seattle cials alike. “PC. 1. .467 Pet. 210.6 Cal Racky Longvison, —214-100-15 Utah Tea ASU 30 PASSING OFFENSE Woodrow Green, ASU paect petite: Gary niethieyUr UTEP ASU Neb. breaking their losing streak football contest pits some of the education department. $12 go { 149 6) Mostyards: SuabyGary Fox, Wyoming, a Bvu, tors PASSING OFFENSE 1 Spurs or their chances of ce ary Ke cee confidence.” Stasiuk was more excited EPiniasahhOe ies ja’ e Frameyee: TOR Save, Avg. ordenLamar,ah snots WM Utah USU Utah Neb. Okla. OSY Ore. SES! Stott Picks Grid G vi ime Awesome Scouting reports usually act as a good indicator to pregpare one team for another but the information Colorado Assistant Coach Larry Kennan brought back about No. 1 Nebraska may just scare the Buffaloes right out of their football shces even before the two big-eight rivals meet Saturday. The following is a dispatch given to Colorado Head Coach Eddie Crowder by Kennan after he saw Nebraska destroy Oklahoma State 41-13 last Saturday; “Nebraska is tic finest college football team I have ever seen, They’d do well in the NFL. They have everything. Like where Oklahoma has Jack Mildren they have Tagge Linde Rowlond BYU Ariz. ASH USU Utah Neb. Okla. OSU WSU The Western Athletic Con- frightening for the Gulls. TOTAL OFFENSE ASU . "Phys Jacobson BYU Ariz. ASU ia mecerinBae BYU Ph ener Setar es 2] t2/8s/s. earetieeiea gs #3 ee a s = F/ = 8 * [s#/#8/ #65 [se Scouting David Atkinson, BYU cor- ow in the statistics. Arizona will thowa party for porbacker, holds a substantial State, leading the league with a Pe ree rma eae passes in seven games for & 1.1 = Seweneinee THRU Ariz. ASU CSU Utah Neb. ovla.| osu WSU Report Eddie Kimball i i per gameinterception average. ference statistics as released Opening Face my in aeyee Paesvine ae mee Ae ene winning streak to six games by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 24, and in the only other National Hockey League gane, the Philadelphia Flyers edged the Varicouver Canucks,3-2. gure goalie Gilles Meloche, by California one wok ago from Chicago, turned back 34 Boston shots, including 15 in the first period, and said later that the game wasn’t as hard as one he played in the minors against Fort Wayne when he was bombarded by 61 shots, “This one was a little easier,” the 21-year-old goalie said. “I wasn’t too nervous it and after two or three ‘ §/2/2/28/5]_ e721 2121 8 g = 2 = ny Genes Utah will be favored over Wyoming in a gamein Salt Lake Saturdayat 1:30p.m. Both teams are 2-2in leagueaction andif they buth aren't alreadyoutof the race, the loserwill be after Saturday's game. A little side battle between the defensive secondaries of the two schovls will also be of “We will have to play one of our better Three Couga iS games only 13.” points per game. “UTEPhas the best personnel of any team we haveplayed so far this season," Hudspeth noted during workouts earlier this week. Seals Gain 2-0 Victory Other confi have New Mexico atArizona in a keybattle in the WACstandi , and Wyorning at Utah. Non-conference Its will have Arizona State hosting the Air Force weeny and Colorado State hosting Utah Stat Seeplay and needs a win over the tough| Lobos (2-2) to stay in the WAC race. Arizona is 33 overall while New Mexico is 2-2-2. Utah will be favored over Wyoming in a gamein Salt Lake Saturdayat 1:30 p.m. Both team in the league and is tops in the con- UTEP Miners, but Coach Tom Hudspeth is very worried about the contest, Saturday night when the Cougars play at week. BYU will beatfullstrength fr the Miners. UTEP has already lost three WAC games and is out of the runninz. The Miners lost to becomes just another ball game. Eagles have more chances at interceptions this Arizona 14-6, Arizona State 24-7, and Utah 3210, three teams that BYU has yetto face. UTEP ranks as the second best defensive However, if the Cougars lose to UTEP,then yards, and will be in the starting lineup BYU, anv othe BYU dedenderswill probably Tt will mark the fourth straight road game the UTEP Miners ees RES Ae ape ae= or smashes DAN BOWERS, tight end for the BYU ogce igen elcid the Cougars. He has caughteight passes tor 79 UTEP throws the ball slightly more than to come home with a victory this weekend,” he added. University ieft in PU Ue eSKy McLean or backupsignalcaller Larry Eyer. In another Big Sky encounter, in Ogden, it will be the battle In the Salt Palace alone, Lec- of the wishbone — wishboneoffenses, that is, as Weber State nard has dropped a bundle in fines for technical fouls, plus hosts Montanain a collision behas been kicked out of three tween the NCAA College Division’s two top rushing clubs. gamesagainstthe Stars. Although both teams have ‘two Last week's Stars-Pacers en- of the biggest offensive lines in counter was a defensive battle the country — Weber's averbetweenthe league’s two tough- ages 237 pounds to Montana’s estdivisional foes, and tonight’s 241 — the Wildcats have the ad- . gam. should be no exception. vantage on passing, and they A key matchupwill be Indi- are undefeated, ana’s Roger Brown and Utah's Independent Utah State Ag: : Willie Wise, two of the ABA’s gies travel to Ft. Collins to most create ball players. meet the WAC’s ColoradoState « Also, a confrontation between for the §Sth time, Stars center Zelmo Beaty, cur- hopes to reverse a losing trend rently the sixth leading scorerin against the Rams, wno have the ABA with 26 points per taken the last four encounters gameaverage, and Pacers cen- between the two clubs by seven ter Mel Daniels always attracts points orless, ek has Jake Green and Lara lot of attention, 'y McCutcheon in the Ram Knee injuries are bothering backfield healthy and ready to both clubs. Indiana’s Bill Keller go, but their mistake-proneofmay see limited action, while fense doesn’t have the power to Utah's Red Robbins and Mike pick upits first win uf the seaButler still are not at full son at the expense of the Agscrength, gies. UNC eo ee) ory Pn) Kn FINE86 PROOE KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURON WHISKEY |