Show 36 si Monday October 28 1996 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sports snapshot Aggies beat Idaho with trench warfare Before Saturday's buttle of Big West Conference unheulcns Utah State coach John I Smith predicted the key to the game would come in (he trenches He was exactly right The Aggie offensive line was able to protect quarterbacks Matt Sauk and Patrick Mullins for most of the game while the USU L) turned up the heat on Idaho quarterback Ryan l ien as (he game wore on It all boiled down to the Aggies emerging v 8 and in over the Vandals sole possession of first place in the league at 0 Those trenches got plenty muddy Saturday at Romney Stadium Up to seven 35-2- Wesley Person left of the Phoenix Suns tries to drive past Jeff Homacek of the Jazz Sunday in Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City Sports briefs Prep football playoffs focus comingandinto Mountain Crest have I ogun secured opponents lor the 4-- Stale I'oot-ba- ll playoffs while Sky View's postseason schedule is still in limbo Hie Mustangs will play Olympus Friday at 3 pm in Salt Iake City The Grizzlies meanwhile will play at No I Fust on Friday at a time yet to lie determined The Bobcats however won't know their fate until later today Ben Lomond and Ogden play at 4 pm in a game that was pifstponed from Friday due to heavy-snoIf the Scots win they'll play Sky View Tuesday afternoon That game is tentatively scheduled to be played at Mountain ('rest and start at 2 or 3 pm If Ogden knocks off Ben Lomond the Bobcats will play at Spanish Fork Friday A at 2 pm USU continued to batter Fien I David Gill who led the Aggies with 17 tackles finished the day with the Utah State's second sack “My head is still ringing" l ien said after the game “There were a couple of big hits" After a couple of mistakes eaily on the defense came up with some big first quarter the plays After a game was knotted at 14-- 1 4 After an interception Idaho got down line Then the USU to the Aggie defense came up big Rover Spencer Waggoner blitzed and hit Fien as he released a pass toward the end zone inches of snow in some places had been scrapped from the surface that morning “We (USU coaching staff) tried to impress on the guys that the team that in hung in and fought the longest would win" Smith said “The mud takes the skill out We just kept telling the guys not to quit and they didn't quit “We had some huge plays on defense They really stood up Ilie Imttom line is we hiid more pressure on the quarterback" The Aggie defense got to Vandal quarterback Ryan Fien several times in the first half but started to rattle the conference leader in total offense in the second half By Shawn Harrison sports writer AP photo Page 6 te rd Freshman defensive tackle Caleb Smith recorded the first sack on Fien 3-- Aggie cornerback Dwayne Nelson picked off his fourth puss of the season to stop the Vandal threat early in the third quarter That forced a field goal attempt that was no gixid Near the end of the first half the lead when Aggies had built a 21-1- 40-var- 2N-2- out backs weie against the The Utah State women's soccer team was shutout 0 at UC Santa Barbara Sunday afternoon The loss dropped the Aggies losers of four straight games to overall and 0--6 in Big West Conference play in the Utah Slate was oulshot 13-in first allowed and both (he goals game half Kenna Bertell scored the (iauchos' first goal and assisted on their second score The Aggies close out the regular 2-- 2-- 6 season with a home game Saturday against Weber State Jazz take third in Mexico MEXICO-CIT(AP) — Karl Malone scored 12 points in the fourth quarter to rally (he Utah Jazz to a victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday as both teams wrapped up their preseason schedules I'lie win gave Utah third place in the four-teatwo-da- y tournament in Mexico City's Palacio de los IX’porles leading the Jazz hack from a deficit Malone finished with 34 points lie scored from both the outside and inside including two backboard-shiverin- g dunks within a span in the final quarter 1 1 nt Sunday's scores NFL Philadelphia 20 Carolina 9 Washington 31 Indianapolis 16 Cincinnati 28 Jacksonville 21 New York Giants 35 Detroit 7 Pittsburgh 20 Atlanta 1 7 Baltimore 37 St Louis 31 OT San Francisco 10 Houston 9 Green Bay 13 Tampa Bay 7 Dallas 29 Miami 10 Denver 34 Kansas City 7 New York Jets 31 Arizona 21 Seattle 32 San Diego 13 New England 28 Buffalo 25 NHL San Jose 6 Chicago 2 N Y Rangers 6 Buffalo 4 Honda 3 Philadelphia 2 Calgary 4 Anaheim 1 IHL Chicago 3 Manitoba 2 Quebec 5 Phoenix 2 On television 7 pm ABC NFL Football Chicago at Mm nesota 8 pm PRIME junior welterweights ) vs MarK Lewis Carlos Gonzalez (14 welterweights Vince Phillips (33 2 0) vs Victor Perez (13 1 0) unior light) vs Jesus weights Goyo Vargas Hernandez (17-- 0) at Inglewood Calif Boxing (45-2-1- (33-5-1- Today's quote “(nve the Yankees irciln Ibcy played IijmiiIU flaw lcs baseball Thiv iksirvc wlii! ilit pi But we i m l hiliiic it" — AiLiniii nulla hit r Ran Kit vio ropes” Robinson said “I think the key was we got a lot of picssurc on the quarterback" See AGGIES on Puge 7 to stick it Boys Jimmy Jerry’s 143 yards for Philadelphia Niners hold off Houston Denver rips Kansas City By The Associated (5-3- rd three-touchdo- Press (7-1- For one day at least Jimmy Johnson wished he never drafted Troy Aikman for the Dallas Cowboys Aikman had a spectacular day at quarterback Sunday completing 33 of 41 passes for 3h3 yards and three touchdowns as in the the Cowboys won 29-I- t) 1 Baltimore avoided the first NFI tie in seven years when Viiiny Tesluverdc threw a iouchdown puss to Michael Jackson with 10 seconds left in overtime 'Hie Ravens (3-won 22-ya- rd Much of the focus ol the matchup Deion Sanders despite never playing for Johnson predicted that heads would roll today ‘I’d he scaled if I was in that other locker room" Sandcis said "There's no telling who's going to gel cut oi fired tomor- row If wouldn't was over llicie lie able to sleep” I I Jones tried to gel coach Barry Switzer to score a ruh-it-itouchdown as lime ran out but Switzer convinced him ii wasn't worth it Oulgaining the Dolphins 482 yards to 221 was domination enough “This was a big win and it was a little nicer because it was the Miami IXilphins and Jimmy Johnson" Jones said " Ibis leit like a Super Bowl hum my n perspective" twelve of Aikniun's complc- - extending its winning 3) long-anticipat- ed between the two teams was on Dallas owner Jerry Jones and Johnson the Dolphins coach who was fired by Jones after two Super Bowl victories Jones and Johnson themselves downplayed the reunion but few doubted how much they wanted to win It was really no contest especially after halftime as Dallas oulscored the Dolphins 20-- 0 in the last two periods “We got heat by a better team" said Johnson who look only a few questions at his postgamv news conference “We played well for a half but couldn't luild on lor the second half” ) streak lo seven a loser of Indianapolis (5-three of four after a 4-- 0 start had 185 yards and 13 points at halftime but only 13 yards and a field goal in the second half Ravens 37 Rams 31 against Miami Dallas' (6-- 2) Ricky Walters averaging 107 rushing yards was limited to 33 But he did ) by Carolina score the Eagles' other touchdown on a run Redskins 3 1 Colls 16 Terry Allen rushed for 124 yards and hud his second consecutive game and Brian Mitchell returned a punt 71 yards lor Washington “Battle of the Fgos" game Aggie soccer shut out 4 d Idaho lined up for a field goal aiiempt Freshman Donald Dicko got a piece of the kick that fell short leaving USU on top at the half Idaho used two quick scores to take a I lead and had the ball on the USU I I first and- It) when the Aggie I) came up big again USU end Danilo Robinson hit Idaho limning baek Tom Puce causing a fumble in a pile Die Aggies came up with the lull “ The defense played real well when 5) four committing despite turnovers and missing (wo field goals and a conversion Giants 35 1 Jons 7 New York snapped Detroit’s home winning streak by forcing six turnovers ’The Giants secondary picked off live passes and helped hold Barry Sanders of Detroit (4-to 47 'The 16 carries Giants on yards also recovered one fumble ) and blocked a punt for a safety Slrclers 28 Falcons 17 For the second straight week Atlanta came close to knocking olf one of Ihc best teams in the NI L only to fall short in the fourth quarter Norm Johnson d field as time kicked a ran out giving Pittsburgh (6-10-ga- Dallas receiver Michael Irvin (88) hauls in a pass as AP photo Miami cornerback Terrell Buckley defends 4) (3-5- lions lor IS6 yards went to Michael Irvin who tied his career high for receptions 49m 10 Oilers 9 Steve Young got a concussion on (he third play of the llouston-SaFrancisco game ‘and was replaced by Jeff Brohm who completed a touchdown pass to Terrell Owens with 4:27 left n 2(1-yu- id n Defensive end Chris and the rest of the 49ers' Dolc-nvi- defense kept them in the game until Brohm came through Dole-mahad a third-dowsack and an interception on the Oilers' final offensive play The Oilers (5-led 3 on Del Greco's field goals of 3K 5(i and 39 yards had until Brohm finally got the 49crs ((-d comgoing with a to pletion limning back Icriv Kirby selling up the scoie Brohm connected with from Owens on a ihird-and-- 7 the Houston 2(1 “I think Jeff Brohm showed what a great system and personn 9-- 3) 49-yar- go-ahe- nel they have" said Oilers coach Jeff Fisher “Our defense played hard but the 49ers made two big plays to heat us” Brohm a free-agesignec nt who had attempted just four passes this season was forced 5:28 to play Bnincos 34 ( ’liiefs 7 louclukiwii pass vv ilh John Elway llucw lor 2Nfi yards and lliiec touchdowns two to Shannon Slinpc as Denlook command of the ver (7-1) into the game because Elvis Grhac the 49crs' backup quarterback was inactive with a AFC' Wist against division rival The L'hicfs' Kansas City (5-- shoulder injury Vanover’s Packers 13 Buccaneers 7 Green Bay already without top receivers Sterling Sharpe and Robert Brooks had to rely on its ground game against 'Tampa Bay after Antonio Freeman broke his left forearm an injury that will sideline him 4-- 6 weeks Brett Favrc who leads the NFL with 21 touchdown pass- es didn't throw for a touchdown for the first lime in 17 games including the playoffs lie for 178 yards was just and an interception hut Edgar Bennett rushed 20 times for 93 yards for the Packers (7-The Bucs (1-closed to 13-- 7 when Trent Dilfcr hit light end Dave Moore with an II yard 3l 1) 7) -- lone score came on Tnmurick 97-yar- kickoff d return in the first quarter Jets 31 C'linlinals 21 Adrian Murrell rushed for 9 yards including a 78- aider lo the 2 that set up the clinching touchdown as New Yoik won for the (list lime in nine tries this season and snapped a losing streak overall I he Jets also got a strong game from rookie Keyshawn Johnson who had seven catches including a a scoring reception fell to 5 Eagles 20 Panthers 9 Ty Delmcr passed for a - 12-ga- Aii-zon- 34-ya- rd 3-- career-hig- h 342 ynds and a touchdown while living Fiyar who caught eight iasses for 116 yards and four touchdowns last week hud seven receptions for 20-yar- 2) the victory and sending the winless Falcons to their eighth straight loss itengals 28 Jaguars 21 Jeff Blake threw a touchdown a Carter run lot pass and two scores in Bruce Coslet's coaching debut for Cincinnati broke their Ilie Bcnguls (2-season-lon- g pattern of folding at the end scoring 21 fourth-quartpoints in Coslet’s first game since replacing Dave Sliula Sea hawks 32 Chargers 13 6) er Scanlc which forced eight luiuovcis in the first seven games intercepted lour pusses from Sean Salisbury and recovered a fumble The live turnovers resulted in 23 points lor the Sea-haks (3-5- ) who won for the fust time in tour home games Fate fortune team up to bring Yankees title NTY YORK (AP) Their starters staved even with Ailinlj's aces and their bullpen pitched better I hex made the key plays in the oullicld when the not and they managed to get more timely Biivcs did hits All that said did the New Yoik Yankees have something else on (heir side in the Woild Seiies? Did you believe your team was destined lo w in Joe 'Lorre? “I guess I did but I wouldn't let it happen because once you think ii's fate you stop working” die manager said utter Saluiday night's ilineliing 2 win over Atlanta in Game 6 “What made it happen wuc people like John Wcltclund and Beinie Williams and Cecil 3-- fielder "I veiybodv has a piece of it We wmt through series and even player on our tosier helped us win a a sine how many Icumscun say dial” game Not toil many teams have accomplished what the Vinkccs did liilie r f hey became just the ihild club in 92 World Series to win the championship alter losing the fust two games at home It was ihe 1 mkeeV neon! 23rd title and fust since I ni not 97v Iheir viclon over ihe defending champion Biases piml1 e'el a Imcc pilcup el Yankees on the AP photo Wade Boggs of the New York Yankees rides a police horse around the field Saturday after the Yankees defeatin Game 6 of the Wortd Senes ed the Braves 3-- 2 e mound lollowi g the final out Wade Boegs roife aronnel the oullicld on a police hots and the p!av e rs 0 lo' e's snppi s' ion to ik a victory lap “A tnnniidous iefea it was" said Series M T John Wwtti land “When you don’t think it gets any better then that lap around Ihc f ield seeing the Yankee fans as loud as they ever go'" ('mainly a lot of those funs were rooting for lone He'd lost his brother Rocco to a heart attack this season He'd finally made it to the World Scries after 4272 games as a player and manager Ihe longest such drought in major league liistmy His luotliei Frank had undergone a desperately needed lieait tiunsplmt at a New York hospital a day hcfoic Game 6 His sister Sister Matguerile is a principal at a Catholic grade school in nearby Queens The Yankees weie sentimental lavoriles no doubt Manager Bobby Cox and the Biaves already had won fast year's title and wuc appealing lor Ihe fourth lime in the last five Woild Seiies “I think the thing with my brother passing away and my hiolhcr I lank has taken Ihe game and put it more on a pcisinil playing Held” Imre said “1 think maybe this hiimiMicd the game “I think it s iinlminnile for Bobby Cox because we seem to have mmc people piaving hu us The siory is about m ue tli tn wins md hoses and has a bit more bum in mletesi in it " boy in right Siuely lie catch In that fie Id din ing Game I ol the AI championship series against Bihimmi seimed to indicate luck was in the Yankees' cm ru Yet al'ci losing i !i two games to Atlanta at home 12-- and 4 it tluy nccdid mmc than just goml fortune New V ik in it hid up well with Ihe Braves' Divnl ( one beat lorn Clavinc Andy gici! starters TiMiin Ii in ii iil'n Smoltz and Jimmy Key d ‘W i il ( g MtdJu "V i r I lie t ina i tliii c games 1 i - 1 POOR |