Show Section Saturday November 15 2003 Page The Herald Journal 1 Jazz notch first road win Insido lead Utah to its first road win this season 85-7- 7 Friday night over the sluggish Minnesota Timberwolves ' “I’ve been given an opportunity to get minutes and I have to take advantage of it" Arroyo said "I’m trying to be really aggressive pushing the ball up the court” Arroyo drops in career-hig-h 30 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Arroyo always knew he could score even when he aver-age- d a minuscule 28 ' points and 65 min- utes last season V That’s what hap pens when you’re the third point guard on a team with John ' Stockton and Mark Jackson Arroyo frnally getting a chance 30 points to scored a career-hig- h helps Nets avoid another B3 embarrassment : Sports briofs ( ' ' Kidd ’ 4 And through the net Arroyo’s previous high was 18 points in Utah's season opener' against Portland He tied that mark ! by halftime with a mix of short- - and medium-rang- e jumpers and a 'few!'' nice drives to the basket ' - ' us He penetrates he's very aggres- -' sive! He had a great game tonight” The point guard from Puerto Rico who also has played for Toronto and Denver was from the foul line with four assists ' land three steals With Stockton and ‘Jackson gone Arroyo is settling into the spot of floor leader for the Jazz! A summer spent leading the Puerto ' Rican national team to a bronze medal in an Olympic qualifying tour- nament also helped develop his game’ “I felt every shot was going iri for me" he said Friday "I was open a lot and didn’t force any “Carlos is going to have a very good future for the Jazz” Andrei Kir-- ! ilenko said “He will be a big force for ' AP photo'' Utah's Carlos Arroyo (30) drives past Minnesota's Keith McLeod on Friday : SeeJAZZonBU : Collegiate wrestling returns to Utah OREM(AP)— College wrestling returned to Utah when Utah Valley State madeits NCAA debut by beating North Idaho College 23-1- 8 No state school had a wrestling program since Brigham Young just east of UVSC in Provo dropped the sport ' threeyears ago until the Wolverines hit the mat Thursday night "I hope that people look at this and see that we started out with some Utah Valley State coach Cody Sanderson said “I hope they want to be involved with it I hope the coaches 'around the state are excited about having a college program and that they have a place now tosend their Bjg men lead the way in rout over Hawai’ i-- By Jeff Hunter sports writer suc-cess- ?’ Thanks to a big run in the first half the Aggies cruised past their visitors from the Big lsland ' ' " Friday night at the Spectrum - Mitch Morgan opened die new era for the Wolverines by jxhning Jaime Garcia in 2:48 into tte first period at " 149 pounds Morgan had the only pin ' of the night for Utah Valley State: Erkin Tadzhimetoy (I33)'wori by technical fall and Wayne Watts and Tanner Cowan both won major decisions Hilo'21-- ' and-a-ha- ' ' v : Big 5 basketball Utah State 94 ' 70 Hawai'i-Hil- o -5 NBA Boston 91 Cleveland 82 Indiana 101 Seattle 78 Miami 105 Washington 101 i OT J v£ New Jersey 85 New York 80 l ' '' Utah 85 Minnesota 77 Antonio 96 100 San Philadelphia Houiston90i Phoenix 85 " Sacramento 94 Toronto 64 ' Denver 106 Orlando 101 LALakers 94 Detroit 89 LA: Clippers 104 Goiden State 98 & : ’ : : v Boston 4 Columbus 0 Tampa Bay 5 Washington 2V' Pittsburgh 2 Buffalo T OT Phoenix 3 Dallas 3 tie Detroit 4 Chicago 3 OT - ’ On television AUTO RACING 1 &of-l6Hsh- 0 am -7 NBC — ' NASCAR Busch Series Ford 300 at Homestead Fla - BOXING 7:45 pm HBO — Champion Marco Antonio Barrera vs Manny Pacquiao (37-2:forlBPfeatherweight cham- pionship at San Antonio COLLEGE FpOTBAU 10 am ESPN — Minnesota iat Iowa ESPN2 — Mttrigan State at Wisconsin Noon KJZZ— Sari Diego State at Col: ' orado State ' 12:30 pm NBC — BYU at Notre Dame (57-3-- 0) 1) 1:30pm State at Nebraska at Georgia ESPN — Michigan at Northwestern ABC — Kansas CBS — Aubunrt : 4:30 pm KJZZ— Wyoming at Utah 5 pm ESPN2 — Pittsburgh at West Virginia FOXSN— Texas Tech at Texas ' TBS — Southern CaMomia at Arizona 5:45 pm E$PN — LSU at Alabama GOLF 11 am ABC — PGATour-WG- C World Cup third round at Kiawah Island SC CBS — PGA Tour Franklin Temple- ton Shootout second round at tape) Naples Fla (same-da- y Noon TGC— LPGA Mobile Tournament of Champions third round at Mobile Ala NBA S:30 run ' WON — Seattle at Chicago TENNIS 130 pm ESPN2 — ATP Tennis Masters Cup Houston semifinal (seme-da- y tape) pjn ESPN2 —ATP Tennis Masters Cup Houston semifinal (same-da- y tape) I senior had his way inside against the smaller Vulcans who simply couldn't match his size and ath- leticism "It's going' to be that way in a lot of games 1 play in" said ' Ahmad who redshirted last sea: son "I'm a big guy and they get foe in the weight room all the time to keep me strorig" A couple of other Aggie big men Utah State outscored Hawai'i- 0 oyer the final eight- lf minutes oftheopening half to provide the majority of the ' difference in its 94-7- 0 exhibition - had big nights as well Junior ceri: ter Ian McVey who is also Corning rout of the Vulcans "As a whole I think we did a off a redshiit year went ' from the floor on his way great job defensively to' 12 pdrits and sopho- USU MEN’S USU center Mike Ahmad said "There BASKETBALL more forward Nate1 Har- - ' ris added seven points were nearly 10 minutes Aggies 94 iiind seven rebounds there where they didn't ' Vulcans 70 ' score They stayed at Inthebackcourt v senior shooting guard :25 points and we just' Cardell Butler totaled 14 points tbokcare of them at that point" ' " from3-poir- it while going Just a week after losing to Global Sports by two points Utah range and sophomore point guard ' Chns Huber delivered eight points v State held Hawai'i-Hil-o to oniy outand eight assists Huber’ssolid : -: and 406 percent shooting boardedthe Vulcans by a43-tor2- 5 performance was particularly r inasmuch senior as Stew coach Head Momli noteworthy margin ' wasn't exactly pleased that Hilo point guard Mark Brown had to sit his second in out straight exhibition managed to score 45 points the second half but he was excited Cgame with a pulled hamstring ' ”He hasn't practiced in 10 about his team's effort ‘ "I thought we played with a lot days and we'll gi ve him a couple more days off and see what hap- -' more enthusiasm tonight thaii we "Morrill Global pens " Morrill said of Brown didagainst " ‘ : ! "We'd like to have him back noted I thought We were more V y obviously but Htiber did a much aggressive dirfensively Wie were V better job 'T was really encouraged by : kind of timid last week and weren't anticipating But tonight - his play: He was much ' ' We were getting up and getting improved:" 'after 'em1! The Aggies who played the Divisional Vulcans in a real Offensively Utah State for- Vwarid last year at the Hilo knocked Nelron game Spencer ! Shootout got off to a great start : from the down " field and thpnks to perfect execution on a -' teampair of plays which led to 3: aftempts pnhis way foa Ahmad while firi: 19 pointers from Butler and Huber points high But after going up 9-- 0 Utah ished with T7 points and nine Mitch MascaroHeraJd Journal 23 minutes Alex Cabagnot Friday rebounds in just " : See AGS on B3 240-pouThe : V Friday's scores ' Hilo Utah State's Calvin Brown right defends the shot of night atthe Spectrum Hawai'i-Hilo- 's free-thro- w nd Unbeaten Trojans up next for Bucs Wendell won first meeting with WS By Jason TUmar sports writer win to beat a team that's undefeated and " he said "And it would also mean we would As gratifying as last Saturmove on to the (state) champiday's overtime victory over onship which would be only Firth was for the West Side the 'second time since 1983" ' ' ' football team it's Defeating the Trofenny how thC Pirates jans would also be West Side were rewarded sweet revenge for the football Their reward? Pirates West Side A state 2A semifiwhich last played in nal matchup against the state champia 10-- Wendell onship game in 2000 squad that has hamdropped its only home mered opponents by game of the year to die average score of Wendell— a 4 45-- 9 this season West Side vs decision on Oct 2 On the other hand Wendell 1 pm As frustrating as it a win over the was to lose on his mighty Trojans would be home turf Henderson can take extremely meaningful to the solace in the fact that his team (7-head coach Lyle Pirates Wendell closer than played said Henderson Henderson other this season And any and the Bucs will get their that includes a North Fremont chance this afternoon at 1 at Holt Arena in Pocatello Idaho See BUCS on B14 "It would be a tremendous 10-0- - 0 28-1- : 3) " ‘ Preparing for battle Brant StsvsntHerald Journal The Utah Stats football team follows leader David Fiefia (39) in the haka a pregame ritual the Aggies have adapted this year The team surrounds Fiefia in a half circle end goes through soma chants and body movements to psych themselves up for the gams The Aggies host Troy Stats today at Romney Stadium at 1 pm in the final home game of 2003 |