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Show Page 6--THE HERALD. Provo. Utah, Tuesday, January 1. 1980 Sports: What's happening on the national ‘scene, State and local sports, columns and opinions AT Purdue Outlasts Tennessee for Bluebonnet Bow! Win HOUSTON (UPI) — Purdue's Boilermakers saw a runaway game almost run away from them. but were saved by the last minute heroics of Big Ten record-holding quarterback Mark Herrmann and his surefire arm. Purdue hadbuilt up a solid 21-0 lead over Tennessee midway through the strike to Dave Young with 90 secondsto play and secured a 27-22 win Herrmann, voted the game's offensive star for his 303-yard three touchdown performance had teamed with junior split end Bart Burrell for 144 yards to establish the Boiler makers’ soon-to-be outmatched 21-0 third period of the Bluebonnet Bow! on lead New Year's Eve,then collapsed enough Purdue, which, at 10-2 became the to allow the Volunteers to puil ahead 22- first team in the school’s history to win 21 with jusi 3:42 to play. 10 games, scored first on Ben McCall's But Herrmann, a junior who holds 6-yard run with 5:01 to play in the first the Big Ten passing yardage record half. Herrmann then passed for a pair with 6,431 yards. drove his team 80 of 12-yard touchdowns to Burrell and yards before he lobbed a 17-yard TD Y. oung. The Vols, however surged back with 22 points in the final 18 minutes on Jimmy Streater's 8-yard pass to Glenn Ford, a 15-yard halfback pass from James Barry to Phil Ingram and Hubert Simpson's go-ahead run. a 1ya Tennessee's season ended with the Vols at 7-5. Tennessee was able to mount its second-half rally because of Purdue's inability to score in the first 20 minutes, despite driving deep into Vols’ territory on its first four possessions. Two missed field goals, a McCall fumble into the Vols’ end zone and big detensive piays by Tennessee's Steve Davis and Charles Gillespie kept Purdue from scoring. Purdue rolled up 495 yards offense, mostofthatin the first half, while Tennessee was held to only five first downs. The Purdue defense wasled by linebacker Keena Turner. Tennessee defensive back Roland James was voted the game's most valuable defender, and his 19-yard punt return with 4:42 to play carried the Vols to the Purdue 17. Three plays later, Simpson scored from 1 yard out to pull Tennessee to within one point. Arizona 78-60 sy United Press Interna: Karas is doing itsarn to climb back into the The Jayhawks, who batto Kentucky by one point earlier this season and were onceranked i led ing. Kansas Coach Ted Owens was pleased. “That's the best performance we've put on all year,” said Owens after Ricky Ross scored 16 points to lead Kansas. “Our players showed a lot of character by games on the and then into the home ballpark ofone of the toughest teamsin the country and winning.” The Jayhawks, who had lost to Pepperdine and Arizona State in the first it to 19, 46-27 early in the second hall. Darnell Valentine and Booty Neal, BAYLOR’S ROBERT HOLT(17) hauls ina pass from Bear ck Mickey Elam durin, Monday's Peach Bow! conttest. Clemton's Willie U: lerwood was unable to makethe defensive play. Baylor held on for a 24-18 victory despite a last-minute comeback bid by the Tigers. (UPI Telephots) highly-rated competition moved the women Cougars into national prominence. In 1979 national team statistics, BYU placed fifth in scoring (89 point average), fourthin field-goal percentage (‘ 1.7), and second in freethrow percentage (73.9). For the most part, the 1980 spotlight will focus on Tina Gunn, BYU's 6-5 senior center whose scoring average of Some Wishes for New Decade Happy New Decade! Okay, sports fans, up and at ‘em. Ready or not, here I come on this first day of the 1980s with some wishes I hope will come true for you sometimeduring the next 10 years: I wish you the chance tosit in the shade of a big rock ora tall tree and spend an entire morning watching Alaskan brown bears fish for salmon on one of that State’s exotic rivers. salmonandtheintent beige bears merging into an unforgettable kaleidoscope of a world most of us will see only in our day dreams. I wish you a few precious moments in the surf at LaJolla. I would have you in a wetsuit. I would make it just at dusk when the breakers form and rushat the rockycliffs in the cove. J would have you with or without 2 surf I would have you close enough to hear the sound of the rushing water, to hear the grunts and groans of the big bears as they pick and choose, hit and miss. and to hear them asthey spiash through the water. I would have you close enough to see for wishes prefer. But I would have the combers high and frequent. 1 would have you catch a big one and tremendous dexterity of those wild creatures. But I would haveyousituated in a safe place far enough away to be out of sight, sound and smell of the bears. 1 would haveit a private moment for you with the clear air, the cool climate, the rugged greenery, a bright sun, the wild river, the leaping silver of the Teas One 2 | 00 14 07 06— 27 Pi Call 6 ron (Seibel kick) ell 12° pass from Herrmann (Seibel Kick} Pur—Young 12 pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick) Reture, yards, Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards knee ligaments midway through the second period but Elam. a stumpylittle senior who started the first six games this year before being injured, came in and threw a 7-yard scoringpass to tight end Raymond Cockrell in the third period. ‘Teaff said the game turned on two blocked Clemson punts and outstanding punting by Baylor's Ron Stowe, who evened 44.8 yards a kick and contion. booted the Bears out of poor’ They got the invitation, and after tinually field position. Kyle spoke to his teammates before the Clemson scored in the closing segame they decided they needed to give _ conds of the game when safety Andy him something else — a victory. “We dedicated this game to Kyle Headen blocked a Baylor punt and Woods and wonit for him.”’ said Coach tackler James Robinson recovered on Grant Teaff after the game. Going to a the Baylor 1 to set up the final bowl game “‘was a goal of his and I touchdown. Tailback Chuck McSwain romised him thatif he rehabilitated dived 1 yard for the score with 20 seimself we would bring him to the conds left. Quarterback Billy Lott passed to fullback Jeff McCall for the twogame. This one was for him.” The Bears, three-point underdogs, point conversion to cut the margin to wore Lone with Woods’No. 23 on their 2+18. game. Woods Ciemson iovk a 7-0 iead inihe first ake to the team beforethe game and quarter on a one-yard run by tailback said the locker room “got pretty quiet Lester Brown. because they hadn't heard metalk ina Clemson's Obed Ariri kicked a 40pretty goodwhile. I think it really got an field goalto start the third period, to them ‘whatI said. “They reached their goal!butI'm still ut Baylor’s Robert Bledsoe countered with a 29-yarder minuteslater. working on mine,”’ he said. 014 100-24 Clemson jumped outto a 7-0 lead in 7038-18 lemson the first quarter and held the Bears par 1 run (Ariri kick) without a first down for the first 13 Clem--Brown Bay-Taylot 3 pass {fom Brannon (Bledsoe minutes. But two blocked punts and kick) Bay—Holt 24 passfrom Brannon (Bledsoe kick) clutch passing from quarterbacks Mike Clem--FG, Ari#0 Brannon and Mickey Elam gave the —FG Bledsoe 29 Bears the upset. BayCockrell pass from Elam Bledsoe kick) Brannon, a freshman who was named Clem-—MeSwatn Ir (McCall pass from Lott) the most valuable offensive Player. A-S7.371 BAY CLEM threw a three-yard scoring pass to First Downs 0 @ wingback Bo Tayloronthe first play of Rushes-Yards 45-082 15-067 im m4 the second quarter. then his wingback Passing Yards Return Yards OL O42 Robert Holt from 24 yards outless than 17-0 1-4-3 three minutes later to overcome the Passes Punts +07 F315 Fumbles-Lost 42 1-0 early Clemson lead. +n 1-0 Brannon wassidelined with stretched Penalties-Yards Y Women Cagers Openin Marriott Center Thursday The adage*“you can’t get something women. In pastyears, theyhave played for nothing” doesn’apply for area mostof their home gamesin the Smith basketbail tans this Thursday in Fieldhouse. Seven of the home games the Marriott Center, BYU's women’s this year will precede Cougar men’s basketball. team will open its home games. season against the University of lowa The Centeris a fitting showease for and admission is free. Coach Courtney Leishman’s team, The tipoff, scheduled for 7 p.m., in- noted forits fastbreak and high scoring augurates the 22,700-seat Marriott — the hallmarks of Cougartradition. Center as the homefloor of the Cougar Last year’s 20-8 record against Marion Dunn yourself the awesome strength 1 ATLANTA (UPI) — The spark that drove payer to a 24-18 upset of Clemson in the Peach Bow! ony was sitting in a ercaineee ‘on sidelines. Kyle Woods, a freshman defensive back, broke his neck in preseason practice. He has been fighting to jin the use of his limbs since then, and Coach Grant Teaff promised him a trip to a best game if the Bears gotan invita- since 1974 Mondaynight, a 78-60 drubb- Craig Watts led the Wolfpack with 14 wh including 12 in the first half. DiBenedetts paced Davidson, 4-6, with 20 points, while Todd Haynes . finished with 18. Junior Randy Smithson scored 15 points and keyed a first-half spurt to help Wichita State hand Abilene Christian its first defeat. Wichita, 7-2, led by only a point, 14-13. when Smithson nited a 14-2 burst for a 28-15 lead with 8:27 left in the first half. Cliff Levingston added 14 points for Wichita while Mooreled Abilene with 18. pass and a 14-0 lead. Injured Teammate Sparks Baylor Win Kansas Drubs off the bench, added 14 points apiece for Kansas, which evened its record at 5-5. Arizona,7-4, was led Frank Smith with 13 points and Ron Davis with 11. Freshman Leon Wood came in to pump in 10 second-half points for Arizona, which trailed 41-27 at the half. On a quiet New Year’s Eve, North Carolina State topped Davidson 66-63, Wichita State beat Abilene Cristian 75-58, Nev 86-73 and‘ren fool cere Wayland Baptist 94-84. Derrick Whittenbur scored 12 points, including two key free throws in the final seconds, te lead North Carolina State past Davidson. North Carolina State ledby 14 points with four minutes to play in the first half, but Davidson outscored the Wolfpack 8-1 in the first three minutes of second half to take a 35-34 lead. Tenn—Ford 8 pass from Streater (pass Streater rolled to the right on the extra-point play and passed to Simpson failed Tenn—Berry 15 pass from Ingram for two points and the lead Simpson run) Vurdue scored two quick touchdowns Tenn—Simpson | run (Simpson pass in the final five minutes of the second from Streater) quarter. A fumble recovery by safety Pur—Young 17 pass fram Herrmann Tim Seneff at the Vols’ 35 gave the op- pass failed portunity for Herrmann'’sfirst scoring your tent while a rising wind whipsthetentflaps, messes your hair and reddens your face. I would you marvel at distant lightning and shudder at the accompanying thunder. I would have you catch just a glimpse of a deer moving upthehillside in long jumps. And I would have the rain fall as you stand there. I wish you the chance to play a you love to beat. I wish you the experience of going all out to win. I wish you the pleasureof a well-played rivalry in which winning proaucesa specialthrill. And,finally I wish you the pain of losing. I would have you knowthefeeling that comes when you give something your best shot and fail. below the deep waterto the west so that you ride to shore emblazoned in crimson great golf course. It could be in California or Florida, or Ireland or Great Britain. But it should have man-made and natural hazards. It should reward good strokes and penalize mistakes.It should be in good companyandit should end with candlelight and roses andtasty food and with you tears of defeat because I think you must know how to lose in order to know howto win. I know, few will agree with me, but I think there is much to learn from losing. So I would have you know what it feels like to be realizing that you have been away, to be bowling and have the I would have you walk away after the final ride, climb on a bicycle and ride it to a room or a home somewhere on the beach where you could sit with good companionsandre-live that wild ride until every detail is etched on your mind forever I wish you a walk along an ocean beach. 1 wish you a camping trip in Utah’s high country. I would have you standat the entrance to tested and gave it your best. I wish you the chance to compete at play with your children or yourparents. The gamecan be of your ownchoice. It can be tennis or bowling or racquetball or volleyball or softball or touch foothail or shuffle board or chess. I would just have you share with them the thril! of friendly competition. I wish you also a similar chanceto compete with someone pocket andleavethe1-10 split, to play tennis and nit an overhead on the wood, to shank a shortclip shot, to drop a pass in the end zone, to miss a sure-fire place kick, to fumble the ball when in the open, to let a grounder go through your legs with the winning run on third These things I wish you sometimein the 80s. Have a Happy New Decade. board, as your own talents and just as the sun dips halfway I would have you feel the salty fishing and have the big one get ball hook away from the 1-3 30.9 points per gamelast year wassecond highin the nation. She wasthird in the nation in rebounding(13.yiand fifth in field-goal percentage (62. Gunn set a school record ‘ points last January against Nevada-Las Vegas,hitting 22 of 27 fieldgoals and 12 of 15 freethrows. After 13 games this season, she averages 30.6 points per game and 15.2 rebounds. Her highesttotal so far is 45 points scored against UCLA last week — an output that set a Pauley Pavilion record. Sharing the center stage with Gunnis Jackie Beene, a 6-1 sophomore, former Utah state champion sprinter, whose pees at forward or guard triggers the ‘ougar fast-break. Beene is averaging nearly 19 points a game. The Hav seyes are coached by .Judy McMullen, in her first year at Iowa “We don’t have anyone on the teamtaller than six feet, so we run lot," she said. “We play tough defense.”” The Hawkeyes,18-11 last season, are paced by senior Cindy Haugejorde, 6-0 center-forward, who averaged 24 points per gamelast year. “She's the one to watch,”’ said McMullen. Since the action of collegiate women’s basketball is accelerated by the use of a 30-second shotclock, running and shooting are paramount. As a result, spectators are spared prolonged stalling tactics. Coach Leishman sums up Cougar women's basketball by saying, “When le hear the words ‘ basketll,’ fast-break, high scores, and excitement cometo mind. Winorlose, we will follow that great tradition.” SCHEDULE FOR WOMEN'S, MEN'S COUGAR. BASKETBALL Jan. 12 Womenvs Utah (5:15 pan! Men vs Utah (7-35 pm Jan 18 Womenvs Wyoming (5:15 p.m 1 Menvs Wyoming (7:35 p.m.) Jan. 19. Women vs Colurado State(5:18 pm) Men vs ColoradoState (7:35 p Jan 31 tomesisUTEP (3/13pm Men ys 35 p.m) : Wo one Stathem Utah G18 pms Men vs Hawaii (7:35 p.m. March 1. Women vs Weber State (5:15 p.m.) Menvs San Diego State (7.35 p.m.) Rebels Rip Utes 86-73 LAS VEGAS,Nev. (UPI) — Michael Burns scored 16 points Monday night. including 10 free throws in the second half, to lead the University of NevadaLas Vegas to an 86-73 victory over Uta jh. The Rebels. wholed by as many as17 points in thefirst half, saw a 49-35hallttime lead slip away as the Utes out- scored UNLV 20-4 during a five-minute span in the second half. Utah, now 53, was led by Tom Chambers with 24 points while Coby Leavitt added 20. Both fouled out with about two minutesleft in the game. Larry aura added 15 points for UNLV,now6- Prep Women CagersFace Busy Week Seven area girl's basketball teams will be busy this week with practice games and two region matchups. Wednesday AmericanForktravels to Woods Cross for a 7 p.m. game. The next night Wasatch and Lehi squareoff on the Pioneer court for a 7 p.m. Region 9 game. Also on Thursday, Orem entertains Murray at 7 p.m. and Payson goes to Spanish Fork for a preseason game although a time has not been set. Oremopens Region2 action by enter- taining Alta 7 Friday at 5:30 p.m. Timpview puts in a final practice game Saturday at Ogden in a 5 p.m. game. Provo will be featured in an exhibition game with Ben Lomond at the University of Utah Special Event Center Saturday. Provo coach Hetty Clark said the team is going to be receiving exceilent treatment from the Uand “‘it will raea fun opportunity for the kids to see whatit’s like to fo big time.” The gameis at 5:15 p.m. Big Gates NEW YORK (UPI) — National Football League paid attendance topped 13 million for the first time during the 1979 regular season and the per game average was the second highest in league history, it was announced Thursday. An NFL spokesman said the un- audited total for the 224-gameregular season reported to the ‘league office was 13,182,039. anall-timerecordtotal. and anincreaseof3.2 percent over the previous ae of 12 771,800 set last year when the league went to a 16égame regular season schedule. |