Show Section 00 Inside TVO Saturday September 14 2002 Determined Ags ready for Bengals ( i USU goes after first win There is no beating around the bush Today's game is important — in more ways than one First the Aggie football team desperately needs a win after tough losses to Utah and No 8 Nebraska especially with Iowa Boise State and BYU next on the schedule has someSecond Utah State (0-believe Tiro to they Aggies thing prove are a better team than today’s Division opponent — Idaho State (1-The Bengals have come to Romney Stadium the past two years and embarrassed USU in front of its fans beating the Aggies in 2000 and holding a lead until late in the fourth quarter last year - Third it’s time the offense started clicking It came to life at times last week against Nebraska but sputtered on 2) I-- Aggies blow out Thunderbirds in soccer action :B2 Sports briefs Trappers top Stingers 2002 27-2- 0) Dane Kid- answered USU place-kickman when asked what halftime was like last year “We were all in shock We er See AGS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Justin Momeau had four hits and drove in two runs to lead the Edmonton Trappers to a 6-- 4 win over the Salt Lake Stingers Friday night Edmonton now has a 2-- 1 lead in Pacific Coast ' the best-of-fiLeague Championship Series TheTrappefs led 2--1 in the fifth inning when Salt Lake starter Lou struck out the first two batPote (1-ters Javier Valentin kept the inning alive with a double to right and Jay Canizaro followed with a walk Momeau who spent the entire regular season at double-- A hit a pitch down the right field line to score both runners Four of Edmonton’s six runs came after there were two out with nobody on base Lew Ford drove in two runs for the Trappers with an RBI single in lead the second that gave them a and a sacrifice fly in the seventh that closed out Edmonton’s scoring ' Brad Thomas (1-gave up two runs on eight hits over five innings to pick up thf win while Juan Rincon in other drives “This is a big game” USU head coach Mick Dennehy said “We’ve got to get that old feeling back get a bit of swag- ger back The only way to do that is get a win” Idaho State has given the Aggies fits the past two years Sure the 2000 joss came after a heartbreaking setback at Boise State which was for the Big West Conference title USU was flat and could never get going in that 4 loss But last year should have been different Still penalties turnovers and a lethargic offense in the first half saw the Bengals build a 27-- 0 lead at halftime “A lot of guys were very angry” By Shawn Harrison sports editor on B5 Idaho State Utah State None KVNU 610 AM KVFX 945 FM 0 Idaho State Record: overall Big Sky Utah Stata Racord: 2 overaN Sarias Record: Utah State leads 10-- 2 Last Meeting: 2001 Utah State 28 Idaho State 27 Kay Matchups: Norrafy the Bengali ara a passing team but mshed lor 257 yards in ttto opener two weeks ago Idaho Stated pass for 254 yards as welTha Aggie defense must keep an aye on a variety of running backs while watching tor screens as veteran 06 Doug Baughman can be wry accurate The Aggie offense wi face a defense that picked off three passes but didn't record a sack against NA1A Western Montana That is welcome since USU has given up nine sacks so tar but the Aggie 04ns must keep an eye on DE Jared Alien and LB Audto Attar a UCLA transfer ' Aggie Notes: OS Joss Fusnles (5953 yards) needs 169 yards of total offense to pass Eric Hft WR Kevin Curtis (6121) lor second on the USU career total offense chads (1731 yards) needs 68 receiving yards to move into 10th place on the USU career 1st Ha also needs 10 receptions to move into 10th tor career receptions P Slavs MuKns has recoded at least one 5&yard punt r13 consecutive gamre and has the longest tush from scrimmage Ws season £4 yards) Mutins average of nine punts a game ranks as the second most in to In the past two meetings with ISU USU LB Jesse Busta has recorded combined country USU had 10 afferent players catch passes against Nebraska to most since the 29 tackles 0-- 1) 1- -1 1- -0 1) allqwedjiisiiuneaniednmover the last two innings for the save Friday's scores AL Baltimore 8 Boston 3 Toronto 5 Tampa Bay 2 Cleveland 12 Minnesota 5 ' Detroit 4 Kansas City 2 (10) Chi White Sox 13 NY Yankees 2 Anaheim 3 Texas 2 Oakland 5 Seattle 0 NL Montreal 11 NY Mets 8 Florida 13 Atlanta 3 Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 3 Chicago Cubs 7 Cincinnati 6 St Louis 3 Houston 2 (10) Colorado 5 Los Angeles 4 Milwaukee 8 Arizona 4 San Francico 10 San Diego 3 PCL playoffs Edmonton 6 Salt Lake 4 On television COLLEGE FOOTBALL 10am ESPN — Georgia Tech at Ctemson ESPN2— CaHomia at Mkftigan State ’ 12:30 pm NBC — Michigan at Notre Dame IdOpjn— Washington State at Ohio State Southern Cal at Colorado or Mississippi at Texas Tech CBS — Georgia at South Carolina ABC - 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At press time records were unavailable but Sky View coach Perry Christensen said it’s the first time in his four-yetenure the Bobcat offense had been so prolific “The scoreboard looks like it’s tipping a little bit” Christensen non-regi- from the Trojans’ 10 Riley Olsen rolled right and hit Jere-my Bennett for the score Rory Patter- son’s extra-poiattempt was blocked leaving the seme 7-- 6 in favor of the first-arid-- 10 ! ' See GRIZZ on B3 See BOBCATS on B3 me ! nt Mustangs come up just short By Wade Denniston staff writer SALT LAKE CITY — It has often Jbeen said football 43-2- (4-0- a score “It was a pretty good game for us I guess” noted Rich fullback Sim Weston who Rebels 43 Pirates 20 ! Ttojans at the end of the half “Realistically we should have scored three times in the first half and El LuceroHerald Journal Kris linebacker tackled Adam Christensen after he by Logan Egbert gets Morgan's Intercepted the bal during their game Friday 7-- managed ! The contest was over shortly after it started because Sky View outclassed Kearns at just about every position on the field didn’t enter the game overconfident and mental errors J“st By the end pf the first quarter the Bobcats led 21-- 0 At halftime they were up 35r6 At the end of three quarters they increased the advantage to 39 points DAYTON — A year ago it took just 1 3 poiqts but all 48 minutes to decide foe gridiron showdown between West Side and Rich In Friday night’s rematch foe Pirates and Rebels combined for 63 points in a game that was all but decided in the first quarter Rich avenged last season’s 6 loss at Randolph with a Weft Side 0 stomping of West Side football at Lyle Henderson Field The Rebels led 35-- 0 at half) time and 43--0 before foe (1-- 2) ! 'joked By Jeff Hunter staff writer Pirates ! ar Rebels roll over Pirates FOX — Chicago White Sox at NY Yankees or Baltimore at Boston FOX — Seattle at Oakland or Texas at Anaheim 1 Friday night lights am 2pjn 1- -0 0-- ve 2pjn KSL-B- Pagel The Herald Journal See ROLL on B3 ' Mitch MascaroHerald Journal is a game of inches That's how close foe Mountain Crest Mustangs came to pulling off what would have been an incredible road win at Skyline Fri- day night But after seeing their Mountain Crest football Eaglet 20 Mustangs 17 lead of 17 dwindle third-quart-er West Side quarterback Kevin Beckstead (3) breaks for daylight ahead of a Rich defender Friday night In Dayton See STANGS on B5 c a v I H ’it |