Show ports Newsfeatures Logan Utah Sunday November 5 Comics 1971 The Herald Journal -- 13 f Ags grab their share of PCAA crown By Steve Stout League leaders fall hard to USU scoring explosion sports editor It didn't take long for Utah State University to establish itself as a power in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association In fact it took only nine games The Aggies claimed at least a share of its first-eve- r PCAA football crown Saturday afternoon nulling out all stops before running away with a 4 decision over league-leadin- g Pacific at Romney Stadium The Tigers under Head Coach Chester Caddas were literally blown away in the first half ending Pacific's three-gam- e winning streak this year in the PCAA It also ended a string of six consecutive league wins for UOP The win was especially sweet for USU Head Coach Brace Snyder whose first winning season at the Aggie helm looks a little brighter with the share of the PCAA crown And while there are still two games remaining on the Utag slate the Ags have reached the goal of winning that title “This is the summit we ve been climbing to all season" Snyder said in reference to the championship “Now we are at the top of that peak “It's very unfortunate that some other teams can still get a piece of the title" he continued “But ran ean't take that share away from us We believe we are the best team in the league" Pacific became the fourth USU victim in the league raee (USU downed the Western Athletic hf 40-1- Hippie after hitting his first eight passes of the game finished the afternoon with nis fourth sterling performance in succession The Ag on 17 of 29 pass attempts for Sior connected including scoring tosses to Jimmy Bryant of three yards and a bomb to split end Ron Cassidy the longest pass play from scrim m age for USU this year screen pass to Kick penalty He did throw one interception to Pacific's Stan Shibata who sprinted 32 yards for the Tigers' second and last score of the afternoon Utah State erupted for 24 points in the opening stanza almost a repeat of what the Aggies did to San Jose State in scoring 21 points before claiming a victory Hippie began to mix the plays well in hitting Bryant and Cassidy for USU's first two scores kick to Then Steinke executed the USU's bench where Glen Rigsbee grabbed it Hippie had an Parros nullified d by an Aggie holding 31-2- 1 on-si- before Steinke's first field goal situation at the Faced with a fourth-dow- n Tiger 35 Hippie wheeled off the ground with another field goal hold and found fullbaek Norm Williams for a first down Cassidy normally holds for all USU placements That set the stage for a scoring burst by reserve tailback Jerry Copeny Copeny led all Aggie rashers with 74 yards on 19 carries rd The defense took center stage in the second quarter forcing a pair of fumbles that led to two more Steinke field goals The second a 24- - Long Beach has dropped two i though The win also u USU's season mark to 2 The Aggies wasted little time in deciding the outcome of the contest scoring the first six times it tonched the ball and utilizing almost every offensive weapoa in their arsenal On the other side of the fence the Ajsgfe defense was relentless in its harrassment Tigers' running and passing games usu 1 in total offense for outgained Pacific play 7-- 504-13- 45-yar-d pass back to Hippie for & first down Pacific sustained its only drive on the afternoon after that score as Parker hit three of four passes before capping the march with a score from the one Steinke with a field goal to break the school record and a scoring scramble by Hippie rounded out the bulk of the remaining Aggie points Steinke's four extra-poiconversion kicks maintained his 1971 streak at 21 without a miss USU’s other kicker punter Guy McClure 10-ya-rd rd rd nt UOP e First dewni Pasting 1127 0 60 109 109 Total plays Return yds FumMetlost Punts avg Penalties yds 32 413 7 S Pacific 0 U'lf! Stiff USU 26 S2 257 247 S04 20 303 ))1S HI Ul Rusftevyds Fusing yards Total odensc 32 0 0 6 9 ) 1 2 90 10 34S0 909 - 14 - - USU Jimmy Bryant J pass from Eric Hipplt (Stove Steinke kick) USU Ron Cassidy 54 pass from Hippie (Steinke kick) -USU Steinke 37 field goal USU Jerry Copeny 20 run (Steinke kick) USU Steinke 36 field goal USU -- Steinke 24 field goal Richard Phillips I run (Mike Colton pass UOP from Bruce Parker) USU Steinke 24 field goal UOP Sian Shibata 32 interception return (run failed) USU Hippie 21 run (Steinke kick ) - -- -- Hardcn2for10 USU - Copeny one touchdown for Robinson lor 49 Rick Parros II for 41 rtupi PCAA should solidify his top ranking in the PCAA stats after Saturday McClure connected on three punts for a average For the second week in a row the Aggies lost senior starter This time offensive tackle Kevin Powell received an injury to his right knee and is expected to miss the remainder of the schedule USU will play host to Weber State next week and Utah Nov 24 to close out the 1971 season TonntatNttcs UOP Colton 4hT)Pphm5H7!or 6 Parker S for one touchdown Levell Quiller 13 for 31 Steve 16 74 47 7 2 for 43 Hippie 6 lor 22 one touchdown Robbie Greg Marlin - UOP Parker 236 for 113 yards Donnie Moore 3 0 for M yards Hardin 01 0 for 0 yards 1 for 220 USU Hippie yards two touchdowns Craig Bradshaw 212 lor 19 yards Tony 1 for I yards Gipson : - I u 5 UOP Mike House 6 for 73 Steve Click 2 for 31 Rob Wilson I tor W Paul Schreiner I for 10 USU Cassidy 6 for 106 one touchdown Bryant S for 37 1 touchdown RkhMaihcney 2for II ATTENDANCE: 11264 - vt theday e Utah State even pulled out the old kick trick late in the first quarter that led to a Steve Steinke field goal of 37 yards his first in a school-recor- d day of four “What we do best is Snyder said “We perform the worst when I become conservative as a coach “We showed some things we haven't showed before" he continued in reference to a halfback pass to quarterback Eric Hippie the kick various screen passes and reverses and a fake field goal used during the course of Saturday afternoon “Those 'trick plays' really turn our team on" he said "We expected a shootout and the team responded" on-sid- three-pointe- wheel-and-dea- rs l" on-si- Utah State tailback Jerry Copeny follows the Mock of a teammate and eyes the Romney Stadium end zone enroute to a scoring Hurst during the first quarter of Saturday afternoon's game against PCAA leading Pacific But the guns of Pacific were filled with blanks Three different Tiger quarterbacks including Bruce Parker who ranked second in the nation with 15 touchdown passes hit only 11 of 27 attempts for 131 yards while Pacific running totals were hell1 to a total of 15 yards because of a number of quarterback sacks UOP managed a mere nine first downs for the entire contest The Aggies secured at least a share of the league crown with a thrashing of the Tigers their first loss of the year (Herald Journal photo by Mike Lift) 40-1- Utah State gals defeated in coast quarterfinals - said “But now we know the adjustments we need to make for the national tournament’' Admitting that his team was flat in the second game Pepperdine Head Coach Mike Bright attributed the win to his team's ability to keep the ball deep in USU's court "That was our plan for the match" he said The tournament format called for the best e The Aggie women dropped a games to advance in the 5 to brackets something USU Coach Marilyn quarterfinal set which faced Hawaii in the tourney McReavy felt was detrimental to the Ag title game Utah State dropped to 25-- on the cause season '‘One of the keys was our competition "Pepperdine pushed us out of our game during the regular season" McReavy said plan by keeping the ball deep in our back “It's hard to stay sharp for these kinds of row" USU Head Coach Mary Jo Peppier competitions" The nation's Calif ranked women's volleyball team Utah State University suffered its first setback of the 1971 season Saturday losing to ¥epperdine College and taking fifth place in (lie National Invitational Volleyball Tour1 nament held on the UCLA campus LOS ANGELES number-on- e three-gam- 5 15-1- 2 12-1- It wasn't supposed to happen Murray had been everyone's pica for thtUtah '3-- high school football title siace the Spartans took home the title last year But it happened A cool Logan High Grizzly team came out on their own fitld Friday afternoon and gave the Spartans a taste of their own medicine in taking a surprisingly easy 4942 win in the quarterfinals of hijgh-scori- thoS-- playoffs Hurray in finishing second to Judge Memorial in Region Five had its fun duping the course of the regular season hr running up scores against hapless opponents week after week A' h winning the Region Four title outright and not losing a game in nine before playoff competition Logan had to fight for everything it got all year Mere than once this year the Grizzlies have had to come from behind before winning Murray only trailed in two games all year losing once to Judge in Its region-opene- r last September That's why they lost Those kids arent used to being behind" said a Mel Galli the Logan head kqed-ucoach afterwards “Our kids have bees competing each week They had their toils off aU year while Murray only had two tough games" It didn't start out looking like it was going to be easy for the Grizzlies may who are making their strongest bid for Logan’s first football state championship in the school's p k for the first down Then the Logan defense went to work shutting off toe vaunted Murray offense ulibari fumbled the ball on Murray's next possession and Logan's Shawn Mecham fell on it on the Gi 40 The third quarter saw Logan put Murray out its misery with two touchdowns and another on the first play of the fourth quarter Jardine sewed once on a one-yasneak after Scott Hlavaty and Allred caught key passes that pat Logan on the one Then Logan returned to its razzle-dazzoffense after Murray held the Grizzlies on downs on the Spartans 15 Wilfe Beecher came in to try a field goal bat when the ball was snapped to Janune who was holding on toe try the senior quarterback stood up and rifled an pass to Nelson line putting Logan on the four-yar- d On the next play fullback Brian Pella who had garnered 24 yards earlier on the same play blasted into the end zone on a draw for another Logan score Loiigan's last score was set up by sn interception by Mecham his second of the game which he returned 44 yards deep into Murray territory Bat a dipping call on Logan pat the ball back to midfield Jardiae was then ineffective with the pass and Allred was to punt for toe first time But on Murray's first play Ulibari fumbled and Jardine immediately found Allred on the run once more for a touchdown toe making margin 49-1- 4 with 11 minutes left Murray did get one more score rd On the first play of the second arter Jardine hit Keith Nelson on run with a touchdown pass and Logan was off and running After the Logan defense buckled Id lurray on four plays sin Jardine tried a draw to fullback ris Hatch and a sweet to Nelson that netted nothing So on a third and 10 situation Galli in an unexpected (ul the Spartans off guard Jardine dropped back rolled out and threw to aisprmtia Allred who took toe ball 37 irdsforia touchdown putting Logan on top 21-- 7 “When yon are down two touchdowns you ask yourself 'who do you to?'" Galli said “We've been in So situation four of five times But I don’t think Murray knew what to do" Well they knew enough to score once more before the half after Smart :ked off another Jardine pass on K‘ line But once gan's own they got to the Grizzly four Logan’s defense again answered the call and held Murray away from the goal-lin- e Still Murray wanted one more score and got an ideal opportunity when Jardine threw to Trailer who in turn Taam tried to pitch the ball to a sprinting L S 13 First downs Nelson But the lateral was low ana Rushes wards 32131 37130 Ulibari recovered for Murray 306 Fussing yards it Then with 45 seconds left u the halt ' Total wards 196 430 16 30 2 6 II I Fasting Murray kept R a bailgame when 129 43 Ulibari hit Jeff Rogers in toe corner of Return wards 129 3 3377 toe end zone on n option pass and toe FumMesiott 33 63 Fenaities-wd343 630 speedster made a fingertip catch to close the gap to 4 22 0 113 6 46 But Logan still had some trickslo Logan show Murray and with no time left on M Brian Haieigrcn 4 run (Haidgrcn the clock AUred looked to Trailer on kick) Tann Tudier a gats tram Brad JarL an option pass from Ms flanker dine (W:llie Beecher kick) position and Trailer found a handle on L Keith Nelson 21 pats Worn Jardine toe ball after it was tipped twice by (Beecher kick) L Lee Allred 37 pan from Jardine Murray's Rogers and slipped into toe (Beecher kick) endzone M Jett Regers IS pass from Rockw “We had to keep the pressure on the Ulibari (Nateigren kick) L Tueller 34 pass from Allred (kick whole game" said GafJ in explaining (ailed) his strategy “We wanted L Jardine ) run (Beecher kick) to keep their secondary confused so L Brian Pela (kick failed) L Allred 30 pass tram Jardine (kick they'd come out in the second half failed)' confused” le 21-ya-rd a 29-va- 30-ya-rd Funis-averag- 0n (be third play of the game Logan narterback Brad Jardine threw an uterceptfon to Murray's Doug Smart Wine plays later fullback Brian Baselgrea scored for Murray on a tour-yarsweep and toe Spartans verenp7-But Logan was not phased Following toe Murray kickoff that tailed out of the endzone Jardine d directed the Grizzlies on an d Irjfre that culminated in a scoring strike to Tann Trailer who was standing free in toe end zone Keying the drive was a third-dow- n pass to Lee Allred from Jardine that covered 29 yards more than enough d 0 10-yir- six-yar- 21-1- - - - last-secon- d -- 06 — Ulibari I run rwipari runt -- two-of-thr- Pep-perdi- 1 renders IfDougMcCultoch ifprtswriffer p helpless when against the Logan Ulibari scored omone-- y ard but with three minutes left it was only elementary In recording its first quarterfinal win in several years Logan played with no holds barred Gain pulled up all stops using every trick in his play second-tea- i book “We opened up more today than we did against Ben Lomond and Davis" he said 'They gave us a lot and we took advantage of it every time me when I call People second-gues- s those ‘garbage plays But you got to run it when they feast expect it There's a time for that stuff" The list of Logan stars could be endless But not to be left out are the performances of Jardine Alfred Trailer Pella Nelson Mecham and Bart Button Jardine had one of his best days in his senior year as he connected on 15 of 27 passes for 254 yards and four touchdowns Alfred caught three of those scores while catching six passes for 194 yards He also threw two passes hitting the one to Trailer for 54 yards Trailer totaled five receptions for 13 yards and two scores Nelson Logan's leading rusher e season with 975 through the 79 yards in 20 to held was yards carries But that was against toe most defense in the state nine-gam- highly-toute- d Though he scored once and had a big only carried the ball twice But his forte is not on offense All afternoon Murray had one too many people in its backfield as Pella stopped the Spartans several times twice for play Pella losses Mecham ended the day with two interceptions and a fumble recovery while Button broke loose with a 43-ya- rd punt return that set ) up Logan's on its toes third score and kept Murray the whole day Credit has to be given to the entire Logan defensive unit for Friday's win Murray was held to 19J yards total offense almost half its average while Ulibari could only pick up 79 yards way below his average Jett Rogers Murray High safety and wide receiver tips a pass intended for Logan's Tann Tueller who is awaiting the ball Rogers did not deflect the ball enough however as Tueller was still able to make the catch and score for Logan giving half time lead the Grizzlies a (Herald Journal photo by Mike Lift 27-1- 4 |