Show r pmrrriti wsww'iiaiaiiiEWW'w m ynt nm 'i iiiit "nrro awpwwoji Page 14 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday November 5 1995 Mistakes spell doom for Grizz Bears advance By Mike Ingraham sports editor 49-ya- rd GARLAND — “Mistakes” said Logan High end Brandon Stephens an epitaph for the Grizzlies’ farewell to the football season Friday Turnovers trouble in the trenches and plain old tiredness helped spell taps 21-- 6 for Cache Valley’s hope in the State quarterfinals at Bear River High School Small solace it may be to Logan fans — in fart it’s bitter — but the tournament is coming to town marching in over the dead bodies of Grizzlies (RIP at Sky View Bobcats and Mountain Crest Mustangs All Utah converges on Romney Stadium this Frisemifinals: Box Elder vs Spanish day for the Fork at noon and Bear River vs East at 3 pm The Bees stopped Murray on to prevail 4 at Brigham City while the Dons rallied against Olympus 5 Saturday East edged Timpview 7 Romney will also be the site of the championship Nov 17 “We’re as good as any of them” said LHS coach Perry Christensen Shutouts of both Bear River and West support that statement but unfortunately the 16-- 0 bombing of the Bears came two months ago Friday’s rematch was reminiscent only in that Logan did not score in the second half The Bears meanwhile broke open a 6 halftime edge with touchdowns in the third and fourth stanzas “I felt it would come down to which team got it done in trenches “ said BR coach Doug Parry “In long run we opened a few more holes for Nick Choumos than they did for Mike Anderson” Logan he added “did the best job of anybody this year of taking our running game away In the second half we were able to pop some things” The Grizz never recovered from blows in the third quarter First Bear River’s Jabez Burt fell on a Jake Jensen fumble and then BR’s 7-- 4) 4-- A top-rank- ed fourth-and-go- al 28-2- 28-2- 19-1- 7-- Mitch MascaroHoraJd Journal back-to-ba- Logan wide reciever Nick Palmer left hauls in a pass from Jared Johnon as Bear River's Jared White closes in for the tackle during Friday's State quarterfinals The Bears advanced with a 21-- 6 win Coby Reese rolling to his left eluded a blitz and hit Choumos all alone for a explosion “They just kind of lost me in there” said Choumos “I was looking around for somebody to dodge but there was nobody there so I just took ck off” “A big turning point for them” said Christensen “Our defensive end is supposed to pick up any filtering back But it’s really hard to read when he play fakes into the line of scrimmage and comes out They caught us in no coverage and they made the right guess” “They didn’t have the free safety” said Parry “If we could hold the rush out we could get behind them and that’s what happened” One flag against Logan and two plays later from the 2 Choumos was in the end zone for an unassailable 13-- 6 lead Joe Roy lance blocked the point-aftattempt but that would be about the last time Grizz fans smiled Sadly their moment had come and gone With three minutes left in the first half beginning on their own 32 Logan had sailed to the enemy 19 on three first downs One was the payoff from on a fake fourth down punt with the snap going to Anderson instead from the Bear 19 Johnson On rolled left and let fly towards the end zone “Cortney Jones got in front of me” said Stephens “so I just slipped behind him” But Logan was unable to pull even thanks to a bad snap on the point-aftattempt “”We were perfect at West and we weren’t perfect here” Stephens said “That’s what it was gong to take a perfect game” As a sorrowful Logan statistician closed her books she was told “you’ll get over it” “No I won’t” she said “I’m a senior” At least three other Grizz seniors deserved a more suitable sendoff than what they got The greatest er second-and-eig- ht er See GRIZZ on Page 20 Seven added to Aggie Hall of Fame Mourning trade changes look of the Miami Heat By Shawn Harrison sports writer Seven members were wel- - comed into the Utah State University Athletic Hall of Fame Friday night at the Taggart Student Center’s Sunburst Lounge The Class of 1995 included Tony Adams Jay Don Blake Karolyn Kirby Clark Miller Bill Staley Conley Watts and Glen This third class Worthington minus absentees Blake and Kirby was also honored at halftime of Saturday's football game USU athletic director Chuck Bell awarded each inductee with a Olympic-lik- e medallion “This is a real treat for me” Blake defeated Ohio State’s Hal Sutton in a playoff at the 1980 NCAA Golf Championships in win the national title He followed with a second-plac- e finish in the 1981 NCAA’s The e from St George was named Collegiate Player of the Year in 1981 He won 15 of 29 collegiate tournaments in which he competed finishing second five times and placing third four times Plane problems interfered with two-tim- an Kirby’s attendance She was returning a professional season in Europe Ralston earning All-Skyli- ne 1 record of career including 18-3-- ck trips to the Sun Bowl (1960) and Gotham Bowl (1961) He teamed with Outland Trophy winner Merlin Olsen to help USU lead the nation in rushing defense (508 yards allowed per game) and rank second in total defense (1393 yards) in 1961 “There is no question the highlight years of my life were in Logan” Miller said “We had the seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bcngals (1968-6and Chicago Bears (1970-71-) Presently he works with dis- Curbed children Watts was a two-yeletterman in basketball for Coach Dick Romney earning and honors as a senior in 1933-3- 4 The forward was widely considered as the national leader in developing the set shot He later coached high 9) said Friday's master of cere- monies Craig Hislop “I grew up ar watching some of these guys play" Adams is the first quarterback to go in the Hall He was a three-yestarter from 1970-7- 2 and still holds or shares 16 singlen and career game records at USU His career pass- all-sta- ar school basketball for 11 years (seven seasons at South Cache High and four years at Davis ing totals include 456 of 867 (526) for 6226 yards and 52 touchdowns The Riverside Calif native accounted for 6587 total yards career and during his three-yea- r k helped the Aggies to 3 records as a junior and senior Adams thiew for a d 561 yards and five touchdowns in USU's 6 DraftUtah in 1972 over victory ed by the San Diego Chargers in 1973 he spent four years with the Kansas City Chiefs 1975-7- 8 He lives in Kansas City where he's an entrepreneur Blake is playing in the Kapalua International in Hawaii on the PGA tour “That's how he makes his money staying on tour" Hislop said “He sends his best" Blake's 54th on the PGA earnings list pocketing S333551 in 26 back-to-bac- 8-- school-recor- (30-of-4- 3) 44-1- te one-hand- ed single-seaso- “Coming back has brought back fond memories" Adams said “I had some great times I will never forget I look forward to the Aggies returning to how they once were I don't think that is far away" an during his back-to-ba- starter Staley was a three-yeat defensive tackle from 1965-6- 7 and was named to several teams after recording 132 tackles as a senior “Our attitude was ‘we’re not going to lose just run out of time’” Staley said “We put our whole heart behind the team I had some special times here and tried to play every game like it was going to be my last” honStaley earned ors in track after finishing third in the discus in the 1967 NCAA Championships He played four ar Eight honors as a senior in 1961 He helped USU to a combined Mitch MascanVHaraid Journal Fame inductees were honored at halftime of the Utah State football game Saturday From left to right they are Bill Staley Tony Adams Hall of Barbara Watts (wife of inductee Conley Watts) Florence Worthington (wife of Glen Worthington) and Clark Miller e AIAW Kirby was a at USU volleyball and led the Aggies to three straight Top 10 national finishes from 1979-8- 1 She helped USU to a combined record of 106-3-8 (736) two-tim- an during her including a three-yea- r career finish in the 1979 AIAW Nationals at 35-- 5 second-plac- e A member of the Women's Professional Volleyball Associa- tion Kirby teamed with Liz Masakayan to dominate the tour winning 23 of the 26 circuit events in 1993 and 1994 Kirby and Masakayan also won the title at the 1994 Goodwill Games in St Petersburg Russia Miller was a two-yestarter at defensive tackle for coach John ar administration that decided to put Utah State on the map and that is what the current administration is trying to do “I want to give a special thanks to (team doctor) John Worley I hurt my knee my senior year In those days a knee operation was serious I played 11 years after that and had to quit when the other knee went out but not the one John Worley worked on He is one of the greatest Aggies of all time” Miller spent nine years in the NFL playing for the San Francisco 49ers (1962-68- ) Washington Redskins (1969) and Los Angeles Rams (1970) He lives in the San Francisco Bay area where he owns food franchises High) and was named Utah prep coach of the year in 1942 A native of Rexburg Idaho Watts served as president of the USU Alumni Association from 1955-5- 7 and also was a member of the USU Board of Trustees He died on July 26 1976 at the age of 65 His wife Barbara Watts and 22 family members were on hand to accept the honor “Con was such a great story teller I wish he was here” she said “He loved Utah State and Logan” Worthington earned 10 varsity letters at USU in football track and basketball from 1926-2- 9 He served as basketball team captain for Coach Dick Romney during the 1927-2- 8 season He won the gold medal in the track meet in 1927 and 1928 and finished second in 1926 and 1929 He died on Feb 8 1967 at the age of 62 His wife Florence was on hand to receive the award Inter-Organizati- “If Glen was here he would start talking and we would be here all evening” she said “He was a wonderful person” MIAMI (AP) — Construction crews were working on the Miami Heat offices when Alonzo Mourning arrived from Charlotte It seemed appropriate since coach Pat Ruey had just rebuilt the Heat roster An outright giddy Riley introduced Mourning to the Miami media on Friday “as tme of the great players m this league” and immediately christened him the Heat’s franchise player “I think he has answered my prayers without a doubt’ Riley said Yet Riley seemed more like a gambler blowing on dice at the crap table To get to the e All Star center Riley two-tim- traded to Charlotte prolific shooter and fan favorite Glen Rice guard Khalid Reeves and brcVup cen’ ter Matt Geiger 7" jrnets also get Miami’s draft pick in 1996 The Heat get Mourning — a player who could pack up as soon as next season when he is a free agent — and two reserves: guard Pete Myers and center LeRon Ellis “This is a leap of faith” Riley said “I believe this is a long-terrelationship” Mourning echoed: “I came here with the intention of being here for the rest of my career” The Heat had already been clearing room under the salary cap in anticipation of signing a free agent when the season ends The Mourning said he will not talk about contract until the end of the season In the meantime he will get S435 million this season for the final year of his current contract nd m big-na- The trade ended days of speculation and rumors after Mourning rejected a seven-ye- Mourning reportedly turned down an llth-hooffer from Charlotte that was worth $112 million per season “He had no interest in it’ said Charlotte owner George Shinn said Friday “He said ‘No you’ve got to get closer to my money’ And it just broke my heart” Mourning had also rejected a trade with the Heat earlier this week but changed his mind Thursday night Riley said he made the deal at 3 am “I was ready to get on with the season” Mourning said “I didn’t want to start the year off in Charlotte knowing that I could be out of a Charlotte uniform every other hour I didn’t want to play under those circumstances” Mourning 25 led the Horur nets with 213 points 99 rebounds and 29 blocks per game last season It was obvious Riley — who was hired this summer — expects to rebuild the Heat around Mourning “I think this team needs a building block a cornerstone I had th opportunity to coach Kareem Abdul-JabbPatrick ar Ewing and I think the only place we can build a team is from within” Riley said Mourning will be in the line- up for the Heat’s opener against Cleveland tonight The Mourning-les- s Hornets lost their season opener to Chicago on Friday night but were without the new players When Mourning wss asked what Riley expected of him in Miami the center said the two hadn’t discussed the matter USU swept by Roadrunners Jazz rip Sonics Shane Frazier sports writer The scoreboard stood at 12-- 6 Saturday at the Spectrum The Aggies were ahead of New Mexico State in the third game of the second match in as many days This game w as theirs But then two Roadrunner momentum breakers who had meant trouble for the Ags all night did their thing First Marie Roth had a monster kill Patty Zubiate followed with one of her ow-Roth then d responded with a dirk and soon the score was tied The Roadrunners relied on several Aggie mistakes to win bx three points and sweep the 1 match for the second night n well-place- 15-1- 15-1- 1 15-1- 2 Utah State volleyball has been after night They don't want to victimized all year starting with accept that We're young but one player quitting after tlx first that's no excuse” The scores show the winless day of practice Several others who had been counted on to Ags have heart even w hile in a produce were injured and two slump others transfered “Even if we’re not w inning “It’s been a rollercoaster of a we're working hard and improvseason” senior middleblocker ing every day in practice” assisJayme Hendrian said “We all tant coach Lcanne Zeek said believe in each other and we “They’re playing optomistic and believe our next win will be the playing well We dominated next game we play” New Mexico State in that third Hendrian as well as freshman game — we just shot ourselves standout Niki Conner put up in the foot” But the Ags who travel to Cal impressive hitting numbers The two combined for 26 kills on the State Fullerton next didn't look night with a 314 percentage quite so enthusiastic Friday “They kept us in there” coach against the Roadrunners dropGinnv Alexander said of the ping three straight games 15-- 4 duo “They’re leaders They hit 15-- 7 15-- 9 as well as I've seen them hit all A paltry 184 hitting percentyear age versus NM's 363 and 16 1 don't thinkftbe players) are hitting errors were too much for satisfied with being close night the Ags to overcome m season opener SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Karl Malone's lousy for preseason turned into a brilliant season-openhim and the Utah Jazz er The perennial missed easy jump shots turned the ball over with alarming frequency and averaged 14 points barely half of his scoring average last season He woke up just in time however finishing with 26 points 11 rebounds and eight assists in a 112-9- 4 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics “I've had better preseasons” Malone said “This wasn't one of them Tonight we started playing better individual defense That was a problem in the All-St- ar pre"ason” Jeff Homacek scored 19 points in the sixth-ma- n role backing up new Jazz acquisition Chris Morris who scored 11 points in his regular-seaso- n debut John Stockton had 17 points and nine assists Dctlef Schreirpf scored 24 points Gary Payton 16 and Sam Perkins 14 for the Sonics while Shawn Kemp had just eight points in 20 minutes Kemp was hampered by foul trouble and fouled out in the fourth quarter APpholC Seatt'e Supersede Gary cant shaa Payton (20) Utah Jazz gjrad Je7 Homacek Ltah used a 20-- 0 run midway through the second quarter to open a 9 lead with 5:16 left in the naif Stockton scored seven points and Homacek bit two pointers m the tun We really shut them down in the second quartet started focusing on running our offense" said form obtained bv Utah in September as a free from 47-2- agent ar $70 million contract from the Hornets On Thursday New Jersey 0 |