Show V Down by the end zone Dickson is dynamite By Bill Macriss e goals and he knows the kinds of things he nas to do to be successful” effort is Christensen said that Dickson’s all-obehind sat he “As his success to another key yet Pendleton I knew that anytime I put him cm the field he would do well” said Christensen “Heck he would play hard in the junior varsity games “He would play as if he were playing in a varsity game — he'd really go all out He took pride in being the best junior varsity running back we had a year ago” Dickson's ability to see holes in the line and react to blocks are two reasons why he has been so effective as a running back this year Dickson prefers to give the credit to those people making those holes in the lines and the blocks that free him “The blocking of Chris Bates — there aren’t words to say how good it is" said Dickson “If he gets hurt he keeps playing He gets the job done The linemen really do a good job too It’s really a whole team effort to get yards” down-rang- sports writer ut Who says dreams don't come true? “I've always dreamed about playing at Rice Stadium ever since the eighth grade" said Logan High School running back Eric Dickson “I used to come watch Logan when I was a little kid In fact I watched them that year they won state (1978) It has been kind of like a little kid’s dream tor me to play at Rice” The dream turns into reality Saturday 2 pm as the Grizzlies square off against Dixie High School at Rice Stadium in State 3A semifinal football action Dickson’s efforts in the Logan backfield have had a lot to do with the Grizzlies’ success this season Through last week's matchup against Murray Dickson kept himself in line to break the barrier in rushing yards having run for 955 so far His 20 touchdowns this season are the most scored by a player under Head Coach Perry Christensen in the last nine years and just might be an all-tirecord for the school Such numbers aren’t bad for a kid who wasn’t even sure he was going to start on offense this season “Towards the end of last season Brad Jones went in for Chris Bates when he got hurt and he did a good job" recalled Dickson “It made me a bit worried about starting with him there I knew I had to work if was going to get that staring position “I knew that I wasn’t a fast as a Bobby Pendleton (last year’s starting running back now playing for Utah State) so 1 tried to work on my speed as much as I could” Dickson joined the track team last spring and his sprint training helped him achieve his goal of increased velocity "I know Eric worked hard during track last year” said Christensen “He went out for track to make himself a better football player He is motivated that way He has 1000-yar- d Several years of playing with these same blockers especially Bates nas made the blocking schemes that much more effective “I’ve run with him (Bates) since we were in the fifth grade so I know what he’s going to do and I can expect it” said Dickson “I think Chris knows that the reason we’re successful is because he blocks as well as he does" said Christensen “And Eric flies into the line of scrimmage when when Chris Bates is ahead of him It gives him all the confidence in the world” Dickson said the team’s overall talent at the skill positions has taken a lot of the offense pressure off of him this year “Last year they keyed on Bobby (Pendleton) and figured if they could stop Bobby they could stop the team “This year with all aspects — receivers tight i See DICKSON on page 14 NFL suspends Aggie Garner By UPI Hal and TheHJ Garner the former Logan Grizzly and Utah State Aggie now playing linebacker for the Buffalo Bills has been suspended for 30 days by the NFL for substance abuse Houston Oilers nose tackle Doug Smith in the middle of his best pro season has also been suspended for 30 days Smith and Garner were the 21st and 22nd players suspended by the NFL this season for violations of the substance abuse rules Garner who had been taking injections for knee problems was not at his home in New York and was unavailable for comment The Buffalo News quotes unnamed NFL sources as saying Garner was given a suspension after testing positive a second time for one Of the substances prohibited by the league Garner would be the third Bills player suspended this year for violating the league's 30-da- y substance abuse policy Running back Robb Riddick was suspended during the preo defensive season and end Bruce Smith was suspended and missed four games Garner joined the Bills in d 1985 as a draft pick from Utah State This season he has backed up starting outside linebackers Cornelius Bennett and Darryl Talley The 1 Bills were expected to replace Garner by activating All-Pr- - third-roun- 9-- rookie linebacker Carlton Bailey from their injured-reserv- e list Garner had been taking injections for knee problems but was not available for comment on the suspension NFL spokesman Joe Brown in New York declined to identify the substance involved but said the testing followed a positive test by both players during training camp Smith was involved in a in early Sep- controversy tember when he had two consecutive unexcused absences from practice Buy from the factory representative this Friday and Saturday! 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