Show B8 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday September 29 2002 position on a long pass down the field Panther Anya Saxton capitalized kicking the ball in the goal to leave the score at 1 heading into halftime Both teams came out determined in the second half But the defensive battle ended late in the second half when Gamble scored off another deflected shot to put the game Girls Continued from B3 -0 away Panthers 7 Indians 1 The Preston boys struggled against a' very talented Snake-Riveteam The Panthers came out fir- ing early taking shot after shot at the goal and building a 4-- 0 advantage in the first half The Indians were back on their heels but played yery aggressive as they tried desperately to get back into the game “We played hard” Preston coach Doug Higley said “We didn't play bad They've got a great team They’ve got a lot of speed — that's hard to compete with — and they’re ranked No 1 in the state We had some opportunities to score but just couldn’t seem to get it in”-The second half was more Panther dominance as they After Gamble's score the Indians went on a rampage taking a flurry of shots Mindy Murdock fearlessly rushed the goal and scored off of a block by Panther goalkeeper Lyndscy Mathews Preston maintained the pressure and the ball rarely made it across midfield the remainder of the contest With 10 minutes left in the half Preston's Annette Jensen scored off of a great pass by Murdock to push the Indian lead to two scores The Panthers would battle back late in the first half catching the Indians out of : y1 ' : a touchdown receiving for the Top 25 Hokies(5-0- ) The Virginia Tech defense allowed just 35 yards rushing and linebacker Alex Marko-giannak- is a senior making his first start returned a fumble recovery for a score' Suggs’ second touchdown was the 40th of his career ting a Big East record trailed The Broncos (1-only 0 late in the second quarter when Virginia Tech broke the game open by scoring two touchdowns in a span No 6 Ohio SL 45 Indiana 17 " ' At Columbus after missing a week to have a knee operation Claret! ran for 104 yards and scored three times on short first-ha- lf runs to lead (he (5-Buckeyes Clarett had arthroscopic surgery Sept 17 to repair tom cartilage in his right knee There was some bleating around the incision at halftime but doctors stitched him back up before he went back onto the field In the Big Ten opener for both teams Indiana (2-kept it somewhat dose thanks to quarterback Gibran Hamdan for 210 who was aTD and yards No 7 Florida 41 Continued from B2 Hawkeyes settled down in overtime from the line Penn State quar- terback Zack Mills threw to Tony Johnson 2 yards out on the left sideline but Johnson was ruled out of bounds Two plays later Mills7 final pass attempt hit one of his offensive linemen and fell to the ground to end the game ' Niltany Lions coach Joe Paterno was incensed about the officiating After the game he ran and grabbed an official spun him around and ' yelled at him In the Big Ten opener for both teams Brad Banks passed for 261 yards to lead and his throw to Iowa (4-Jones in the overtime was his fourth touchdown pass Mills completed 23 of 44 399 passes for a school-recor- d (3-State' lead Penn to yards No 19 Iowa SL 36 No 20 Nebraska 14 At Ames Iowa State won its fifth straight game the first time that's happened in 22 years The Cyclones (5-- 1 2-- 0 Big 12) did it by scoring 17 points off turnovers and Nebraska 0-(3-- 2 had five in all The Comhuiikers only had 81 yards rushing Mike Stuntz replaced an ineffective Jammal Lord at quarterback Lord’s only hightouch- light was a down pass to Ross Pilkington in the second quarter Wallace scored on runs of 1 and 7 yards and he hit Lane touchDaniclsen for a down pass Wallace finished for 220 yards and two interceptions Michael Wagner added 107 yards rushing No 2 Oklahoma 31 South Florida 14 ' At Norman Nate Hybl threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns and Antonio Perkins returned a punt 82 yards for a score to lead Oklahoma who The Sooncrs (4-were idle last week punted on their first four possessions before Perkins got them going with his punt return 4 minutes into the second quarter Hybl added his TO passes later in the quarter each time after South Florida turnovers The Bulls (2-- lost two of their three fumbles had a pass intercepted and were penal- ized 15 times for 124 yards No 3 Texas 49 Duane 0 At New Orleans Chri Simms passed for 176 yards ' and two short touchdowns and Selvin Ypung had tw6 short TD runs after returning a punt 71 yards for a score td lead Texas Cedric Benson added 88 touchyards and a down for the Longhorns (4-who handed Dilane (2-- its first shutout since 1995 when the Green Wave lost to Southern Miss 45-- 0 No 5 Virginia Tech 30 second-and-- 8 3) 3-- 0) 1) 1) 3) 16-of-- 26 Kentucky 34 Wildcats Keiwan Ratliff returned an interception for a touchdown and scored 2 points on a defensive conversion to help the Gators (4-- 1 2-- SEC) overcome their own mistakes and Derek Abney’s two specia- 90-ya- rd 0) 2) 15-ya- rd 0) 3) Western Michigan 0 At Kalamazo Lee Suggs and Kevin Jones each ran for a touchdown and Suggs added ' (1-- ''- school-recor- 4) 1) 58-ya- id 1) pom-plainin- !' 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die Aggies to become an indepenBen Lewis attempts to score during Saturday's game in Preston dent last year Since Kermit Hall took over late in the second half off a scored three more times off of as USU president relations penalty kick by Michael Cole great passing and ball hanhave improved Hall is well but that’s as far as the Indian dling of by Sun Belt comthought comeback got Preston did get on the board missioner Wright Waters “Our relationship is much better (with the Sun Belt) than 100 yards and the Scarlet threw for 438 yards — 17 three years ago” Pugmire took a 14-- 7 halfd short of his Knights total — and three touchdowns said “President Kermit Hall time lead before Washington has done a great job When rescued the Volunteers (3-as the Huskies went away does from the option attack coach After setting up two touchhappen I’m something confident we’ll be a part of it" downs with long receptions Rick Neuheisel said he wantIt also helps that the Aggies ed to improvp Washington finally scored on sustained are already playing some Sun a Washington (3-pass play from Belt schools both this year a setback when standout Casey Clausen early in the ' (Louisiana-Monro- e fourth quarter that put the Vols receiver Reggie Williams didNew ahead to stay n’t return after spraining his Mexico State and Middle Tenleft knee early in the second No 13 Washington 41 nessee) and next (North Texas Idaho and New Mexico State) Idaho 27 quarter but he’s expected to At Seattle Cody Pickett' Cal That week next would make scheduling play against ' Hit At Gainesville in a game full of big plays big mistakes and huge momentum shifts the Gators somehow came out with a victory over the revived 1) J- J : r hard" 1 Continued from B1 schedules set" Pugmire said “But no date has been set That doesn't mean we’re not working and concentrating on that because we are” Rumors are flying about the Sun Belt Conference and an upcoming announcement in October that would have USU joining in 2003 But according to Pugmire that is all they are Rumors 3-- blasted one into the net to put the Indians up Gamble was one of the gifts Cobum hud singled out for a little chastisement and she responded well with her teammates quickly following her lead “Allison is such a leader" Cobum said “When she's playing hard she gets four or five girls around her playing On Aggies easier since most schools have dates with opponents set years in advance Other Sun Belt football members are Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayet- te Scheduling has been tough for Pugmire as USU is one of just six Division I independents Originally the Aggies had 12 games this year but were scrambling to fill 11 dates when South Florida and Central Florida backed' out of games Idaho State and Con- necticut have already backed out of games that were set for' the 2003 season but that ' could work in USU’s favor should the Sun Belt call “I knew it would be brutal (to work out independent schedules) but it has been extremely tough” Pugmire said “When you are in a league there are a couple of schools to deal with that may want to change As a independent there is the possibility of 11 wanting to change” Besides that recruiting is going to get harder USU head g coach Mick Dennehy isn’t but Pugmire said there is no doubt other schools are using the fact die Aggies are not in a league against diem “We’ve got to do something to help football” Pugmire said While the Sun Belt is the most talked about conference the WAC is not out of the pic-- ’ ture Pugmire said the most important thing is to get in a league with some regional rivals Both the Sun Belt and WAC have former Big West schools ' Should the Aggies join the Sun Belt it would probably be for football only at first Other sports would follow in the ' ‘ future Pugmire said Rex Grossman threw for 375 yards and two touchdowns to Taylor Jacobs but on this day hardly anyone noticed There were too many other crazy things happening Florida’s Matt Leach had two extra 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