Show Prep football 18 Valley View 21 Sunday October 26 1997 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Insido Aggies pour it on against Vandals streak that started five years ago "We wanted to win this one bad” Smith said "I guess it’s kind of fitting I want to thank the guys for going out and playing their tails off This was a very emotional one for me and my staff Smith even got a Gatorade bath near the end of the game as did assistant head coach Art Valero a former Vandal assistant under Smith "We didn’t think much about the streak” said USU quarterback Matt Sauk after passing for a 396 yards (sixth most in USU histocareer-hig- h ry) and three touchdowns "We just like going out and winning for our coaches What started out billed as a prize fight between two offensive heavyweights turned into a lopsided Mike Tyson-lik- e bout The built a 28-- 0 lead with 10 minAggies (2--0 4-utes still left in the first half The loud dome turned quiet for most of the second half as USU jumped up 49-1- 0 with two quick scores in the third quarter The only noise Smith wallops old employers 63-1- 7 By Shawn Harrison worts writer MOSCOW Idaho — So much for "The Streak” Utah State head football coach John L Smith returned to his former stomping grounds to end something he started The Aggies brought an streak end to the second-longe- st in the country by thumping the Vandals 63-1- 7 Saturday at the Kibbie Dome in front of 11103 fans Most of those were gone by the end of die The Cal Poly Mustangs galloped past the Utah State soccer team home-winni- Page 18 Friday Sporli brlofi ng 4) contest Utah thumps Portland PORTLAND Ore (AP) — Bryon Russell and Shandon Anderson each scored 16 points as the Utah Jazz beat the Portland Trail Blazers 98-7- 7 in an exhibition game Saturday night Jeff Homacek and rookie point guard Jacques Vaughn added 13 apiece for Isaiah Rider had 14 points Utah (4-for the Blazers who finished the preseason 3 Brian Grant added 10 points and 12 rebounds 3) 5-- Conman using Russell MIDVALE Utah (AP) — A man claiming to be a cousin of Utah Jazz forward Bryon Russell has allegedly conned three people out of $1300 by promising them a great deal on season tickets Midvale Police Sgt Tim Start said offers $230 a seat for each of the seven season seats he claims to have The suspect asks buyers to pay in cash to pick him up at a downtown Salt Lake hotel and drive him to an apartment complex in this suburb south of Salt Idaho (1-- 2 Big West Conference 4--4 overall) had won 21 straight on its own field second st only to Nebraska (40) Smith who is the coach in Idaho history (33-2had guided the Vandals to the first nine wins of the win-ninge- 1) See AGGIES on Page 24 Utah State running back Melvin Blue center la brought down by Idaho's Kevin HiX (42) and Whitney Mayer Saturday at the Kibble Dome Michigan takes out Spartans Tribe forces Game 7 Ogea and Co come through with 4-- 1 win Missouri hands OSU first loss MIAMI (AP) — One more chance For the Cleveland Indians to break their curse By The Associated Press Once again Michigan dominated with defense Wolverines The fifth-rankused six interceptions including two each by Charles Woodson and Marcus Ray to beat No 13 Michigan State 23-- 7 Saturday Michigan State's only points came on a fake field goal when holder Bill Burke threw a touchdown pass to Sedrick Irvin in the first quarter Michigan still hasn't given up a point in the fourth quarter this season For the Florida Marlins to write a fantastic finish For this World Series to ed redeem itself It all comes down to Game 7 Lake City He claims to be living with Russell but won’t reveal the apartment number saying he’s protecting Russell's privacy He then tells the buyer to wait in the car while he goes inside to pick up the tickets never comes back’’ "Of course-hStart said One Highland man waited more than 90 minutes for die man to return 22-ya- rd - The Indians forced a seesaw Series to a final game defeating Florida 4-- 1 Saturday night when Saturday! scores Chad Ogea became the first Cleveland pitcher in 23 years to World Series Cleveland 4 Florida series tied 1 3--3 drive in a run Ogea who had not gotten a hit since high school battled for a two-ru- n single early and later doubled and scored He lasted barely beyond the fifth inning but h was enough to beat Kevin Brown for the second time in die Serieg Now a week that has often lacked drama and been known mosdy for snow and sloppy play NCAA football Utah 8t 63 Idaho 17 Brigham Young 31 Texas Christian 10 Utah IS New Mexico 10 SW Texas St 218 Utah 7 NHL Anaheim 4 NY Wanders 2 Florida 5 Boston 4 Montreal 4 Ottawa 2 San Joee 4 New Jersey 3 Toronto 4 Calgary 3 Dallas 3 Colorado 1 St Louis 5 Washington 2 Pittsburgh 3 Vancouver 2 OT IHL 31-3- the Metrodome when Jack Morris pitched all 10 innings and led Minnesota over Atlanta 1- -0 AP photo See SERIES on Page 22 Cteveiancfs Chad Ogea singals for time Saturday as Florida shortstop Edgar Renteria looks on On television IfcSOajn TNN — NASCAR Auto Racing Winston 400 at Rockingham NC 11am ESPN — Men's tennis Eurocard Open champtanehip matoh at Stuttgart Germany Ags complete toughest stretch of their season (aamuday taps) FOX — NFL Football San Francisco st By Jeff Hunter eporte writer Cup AC-Del- co Atlanta NBC — NFL Football Jacksonville at Daks ftSOpjn ' ABC — Major League Soccer Soccer Cup 97 Colorado at DC Spun ' NBC— NFL FootbaM 3 Denver at Oakland pjn ESPN — PGA Golf Las Vegas tional final round at Las Vegas pm TNN — NHRA Drag Racing Houston NaSonate at Houston gpju — FOX ABL Basketball Columbus at San Jose NBC — Major League Baseball World Series Cleveland at Florida game 7 SpJB TNT— NFL Football Atlanta at CaroSna Today's quote “Everybody will look a lot smaller bow" — Utah Stott volleyball coach Giruty Alexander following the Aggies’ third straight lou to a nationalfy-nmk-et opponent Saturday afeta PROVO Utah (AP) — After seeing his team stumble to a dismal 3 tie against winless Texas Christian at halftime BYU wide receiver Ben Cahoon couldn't wait for the third quarter Neither could third-strin- g quarterback Drew Miller who marched the Cougars to three touchdowns in the period — one to Cahoon and two set up by his catches — en route to a 0 victory over the Homed Frogs “It was a relief in the second half” Cahoon said “We established a rhythm We had people open in the first half The difference was the receivers were making plays in the second” Six of his 10 passes for 142 yards came in the third including his touchdown catch Miller a freshman playing in place of starter Paul Shoemaker and injured backup Kerin Fderik hit 16 iff 26 passes for 180 yards for the Cougars (3-- 2 overall 3--1 Western Athletic Conference) After just 96 offensive yards in the entire first half BYU rolled up 203 on the Homed Frogs (0-- 7 0-- in the third period Besides Cahoon’s score Brian McKenzie plunged 2 yards and Aaron Roderick pulled in a pass in the quarter "We came out and finally decided to play in the second half” MMi MascaraHamM Jounwl said BYU coach LaVell Edwards "Our inability to make score Utah State's Jennifer Gracen attacks the bal against make plays and then we dropped four or five passes in the first Long Beach State setter Misty May (5) Saturday half cost us In the second half we caught some passes of die take them out of their ball control They're a very unbelievable variety” d TCU had opened the scoring cm Michael Reeder’s average or poor ball control team and we made BYU's Own field Pochman first late in die look that them goal got the quarter great With the offensive weapons boot early in the second UOP has on die frontline if you give bail control Cougars even with a 42-yA controversial play ended a promising TCU drive at BYU’s you're not going to beat them” later LaDainian Tomlinson fumbled and Pacific (7-- 2 14-hit 262 as a team and got I yard line nine kills from Danielle Shinn while outbiocking die Cougars’ Jason WUker recovered An Associated ftess pho -5 The Tigers’ strong net play tograph showed that Tomlinson had crossed the goal line before Utah State the fumble but officials ruled he had not "I most definitely got in” said Tomlinson See UTAH ST on Page 21 3-- 31-1- Like a runaway train Long Beach State ran right over the Aggies Saturday night at the Spectrum But much to Utah State’s delight with the departure of the Niners came the proverbial light at the end of tunnel The Aggies’ 13-- 8 13-- 3 13-- 3 loss to LBSU stretch ci finally brought an end to a three-matnationally-ranke- d opponents In addition to the second-ranke- d 49ers Utah State was beaten by No 9 UC Santa Barbara last week and 13th ranked Pacific Friday nighL "When you play three ranked teams in a row it gets kind of depressing” USU head coach Ginny ch Invita- See NCAA mi Page 20 Freshman leads B YU past Frogs 49ers pound on Utah St ABL Phtadelphla 87 Seattle 82 tough time blocking them when we tried to run the ball and we had a tough time blocking them when we tried to throw it” Brian Griese and Chris Howard ran for touchdowns as the Wolverines (7-- 0 4-- 0 Big Ten) moved closer to a Nov 8 showdown against No 2 Penn State The Spartans (3-- 2 lost their second in a row after opening the season with five straight wins While defense was the story at Spartan Stadium there was a wild offensive show at Stillwater Okla where Missouri handed No 12 Oklahoma State its first 0 in double overtime loss “We have been involved in overtime games but one that wild I don’t know if I have ever been involved in one of those” 2-- 2) has the ultimate — the first World Series Game 7 since 1991 that memorable night in Qndnnali 5 Chicago 1 Grand Rapids 3 Michigan 2 SO Long Beach 3 Quebec 1 Houston 3 Manhopa 1 Fort Wayne 3 Milwaukee 2 Kansas CRy 5 Indtanapolis 1 Las Vegas 5 San Antonio 4 SO ' “Their defense is just outstanding” Michigan State coach Nick Saban said “We had a Alexander admitted "I wish you could spread them out somehow but you can’L” Long Beach State (9-- 0 in the Big West 18-- 1 overall) took just over an hour to dismantle the on Saturday but Alexander Aggies (2-- 8 13-1- 2) was much more pleased with her team’s performance against the Niners than she wu with Friday’s 15--4 15-- 9 15-- 2 loss to the Tigers "We served really well and took them out of their middle game" Alexander said Their middles are really strong players and we did a good iob of takint them out of there "We didn’t serve well against UOP and didn’t M m a a rd 4) 10-ya- rd 20-yar- ud 5) 12-to- ----- MM Mi |