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Show THE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL · SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY • MONDAY,' OCTOBER 26, 1998 9IB3ITIBJD) §JF(Q)IB.ir§ 0 n3) Thunderbirds beaten by Bengals on the next Idaho State possession of the ball. Just when the ' Birds looked like they were set up for another scoring drive, they lost a fumble at the Bengal 39-yard line. The Bengals then scored on a 50-yard field goal, followed by two more before the SUU's Thunderbirds were handed a 50-33 defeat during Saturday's game against the end of the quarter, and took the lead, 22-21 at the end of the third. Idaho State Bengals. The game looked like a possible victory for the 'Birds when they SU started the fourth quarter seven yards from the endzone, hut suffered the most dramatic turnover of the game. Just as they were set to score, Idaho State's Rufus took the lead in the closing minutes of the half, but the Bengals took the 'Birds to task during the fourth quarter, scoring three snared the pass in the end zone and streaked all touchdowns in the final period. the way down the sideline for a TD. Cannon, not to be outdone hy Rufus, ran the Idaho State now holds a 2-5 record for the b;lll in 43 yards to score a touchdown on the next season, while SU is at 3.4 _ ~They don't get a lot of wins up here, but they SU possession. The 'Birds cried for a two-point conversion play to tie up the game, hut came up seem to always get one against us," said SU Head short, bringing the score to 29-27 in favor of the Coach Ray Gregory. SU ran into trouble w ith turnovers, losing the Bengals. hall three times to fumbles, and once to a On the next Idaho State possession of the hall, Bengal DeRonn Finley scored on a 60-yard pass, devastating interception. The interception was and scored another after an unsuccessful drive hy made by the Bengals' Jacorl Rufus inside the 'Bird "'.._ the 'Birds. The 'Birds tried to make a comeback end zone, and was returned for JOO-yard "" with a 15-yard dash into the endzone hy running touchdown , the longest interception return in Idaho State's history. The previous record was 98 back Terry Rose, hut after a second fa iled twoyards, set in 1948. point conversion attempt hy SU, Idaho State drove in the final touchdown with I :53 left in the Idaho State took the lead early in the first quarter game. with a 74-yard drive on its first possession to score Rose made one las\ effort to score for SU with a touchdown . SU was unable to answer the 31 seconds left in the game, but the play was touchdown by the Bengals, who scored two field blown dead because of a holding penalty. With goals before the first quarter ended with them leading, 13-0. six seconds left, the.'Birds didn't have a chance to shorten the 27-point gap in the score. It was late in the second quarter that SU started While Idaho State dominated the scoreboard, to shine. Quarterback Man Cannon rumbled in for SU out gained them by 109 yards and 16 firsr a touchdown with 1:28 left in the half. Then 'Bird ~ downs. . defense forced the Bengals to punt the balJ with 40 seconds left in the half. SU wasted no time in i "This was a really weird game. I have no scoring. Wide receiver Kam Brown caught a 5 explanation for it,". said Gregory. The game Cannon pass, and pushed his way to the en{lzone ii proved to be a huge yardage game for Cannon , ~ who had 184 yards rushing, and 189 yards with just three seconds left in the half, which ended with the 'Birds leading 14-13. • 1 through the air. Fullback Rod Madsen gained 127 "When we got the momentum back hefore the ~f1J',fl~~.ut~~1" ~ yards on the gro und . ' • :;~ Q. Next up for SU is a trip to Normal, Ill. to face off end of the half, I though that was it," said Gregory. SU opened the third quarter with another 'Bird running back AnthonyJeffries ran for 36 yards against the against the TUinois State Redbirds. The game will touchdown hy Cannon, bringing the score to 21- Idaho State Bengals Saturday. Despite outgaining the Bengals in played at 1:30 p.m. and w ill be broadcast live on KBRE FM 94.9 and AM 940. 13. 'Bird defense then held the Bengals to a punt yardage, the 'Birds-lost the contest 50·33. By D.W. ANDERSON JOURNAL SPORTS EDITOR ~~;11111~ Flag football c oncludes Linksters go south By SEAN FITZSIMONS JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The regular intramural season of flagfootball came to an end last week, but intramural football w ill continue w ith the post-season tournament. The tournament began last Wednesday and will continue until Thursday. The tournament consists of 18 men 's teams and six coed teams. The teams' records were used for seeding, b ut every team gets to play in the tournament. "It was a great regular season, the weather was in our favor most of the time, and we had a good overall turnout of teams, " said Ken Nielson , director of recreational sports. The overall best team in the league was Wed. Strikes Back, followed by Project DX, Goin Deep, Noodles, and rounding out the top five was CRD. The next five were T. Wackers, Delta Boys, Regulators, Sigma Nu, and the Buckeyes. The final eight consisted of Fingash, AD Chont, Hello Nasty, Dough Boys, Banshees, 1st & Ten, Sandwich Action, and Grumpy Old Meo. These 18 teams were in three separate pools in the regular season, with all bracketed into one for the single-elimination · tournament. "We had a lot of good competition this year, there were many old rivalries renewed, as well as new ones staned" said Nielson. "It was great to see many new faces out there competing and getting involved. " Nielson said that this season bas been a success and encourages other students to come out and participate in other intramural sports. The coed league will start its tournament on Oct. 28. The coed league was at times just as competitive as the men 's league, according to Nielson. Teams such as Boomers, Dry Lemons, and]. Crew showed how coed football can be fun and exciting, said Nielson. In first action games on Wednesday, teams . squared off in the cold rain all day. Teams that won included: 1st & Ten, who defeated Grumpy Old Men. Noodles beat Hello Nasty, Regulators beat Sigma Nu. Goin Deep defeated Dough Boys, T. Wackers beat Fingash, and Delta Boys beat the Buckeyes. Games will continue through Thursday. All games are played on the field west of the Centrum Arena, or on the upper field behind Eccles Coliseum, just above the 'Bird football practice field. "I am pleased with the overall sportsmanship that all students have shown tWs year," Nielson said. "This season is one of the best we have had as far as disciplinary actions taken toward p layers is concerned. " There is a schedule of alJ tournament games ,posted outside the SUUSA offices, in the Sharwan Smith Center. Nielson said that anyone interested in participating In upcoming intramural activities should contact him at 586-7774, or come to his office located next to the Student Body Fitness Center. Upcoming activities include volJeybalJ, and softball. VolleybalJ teams must register by Oct. 29. Registration forms are available in Nielson's office. After over a month off from competition, SU 's men 's golf team hits the links this week, p laying in New Mexico State's 15th Annual Herb Wimberly/ Coca-Cola Classic at the University Golf Course in Las Cruces, N.M. The course plays at par-72 and covers 7,040 yards. The 54-hole event began with a practice round on Sunday, and continues with 36-holes of play today, and 18-holes in the final round tomorrow. Seventeen schools will compete in the tournament, including Air Force, Oral Roberts, Mississippi , San Diego State, Texas-El Paso, Washington State and the host Aggies. SU last competed in the Grand Canyon University/ Oak Craft FalJ Classic in Phoenix, Ariz. on Sept. 21-22, were the 'Birds finished eighth out of 17 teams. Sophomore John Busby was SUU's top performer, finishing the 36-hole event at +13 (229) placing him in a tie for 25th individually. Junior Dave Loughton finished a shot behind Busby at +14 (230) and tied for 27th. "The p layers have started to play better," Head Coach John Evans said. "We started out bad at Grand Canyon , but we improved as we got going." The 'Birds have had their struggles in recent '£iSils to New Mexico. In 1996, SU finished a disappointing 17th in the 17· team field. Last season , the ' Birds finished 20th out of 21 teams. Evans said that he hopes to change the trend of 'Bird struggles in Las Cruces. "We w ill face a cough field and if we play well , we will finish in the middle, " Evans said. "We've got some good players. If we have someone step up in the first round, we should be alright." Joining Busby and Loughton on the travel squad will be seniors Rob Kaas and Todd Mullen and junior Tyler Barlow. The two most famous winners of ttie Herb Wimberly/ Coca-Cola Classic are three-time U.S. Open champion Hale Irwin ( '66) of Colomdo and Sports Illustrated senior writer Rick Reilly ('79) of Arizona. S~ will complete the 1998 fall schedule: at the Utah Challenge on November 9-11 at Sunbrook Golf Course in St. George, which will feature teams from the five in-state schools. 7J I I. |