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The Herald journal Insido : be a Husker A good night to B2 football fan 7 ' 7: SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One night after looking hopelessly sloppy in yet another loss on the road the Utah JaZz woe perfectly crisp back at home The Jazz shot better than 60 percent 7 through three quarters and cut their turnovers nearly in half from the prev- ious night in a 106-9- 7' win Monday over the Philadelphia 76ers “We realized that those types of things can't happen every night if we're trying to win ballgames" said Raja Bell who had 16 points off the bench ugainst his former : team “I think tonight we were a little more on not turning it over and really concentrating from the free throw line" The Jazz committed 23 turnovers and from the free-thro-w were just line Sunday in a 98-8- 9 loss at Sacramento On Monday Utah had just 12 turnovers and went from the line translate into higher field looks '“Open goal percentages” Bell said “When you're running helter skelter and you don’t know where your shots are coming ' Sportsbricfs earn Trio of Bobcats state golf recognition te 22 ' ranks There was afirst team second " team and honorable mention listed Ar total of three Bobcats were recognized Dan Smith who was the 4A state golf champion earned first-teahonors while Josh Griffin was tabbed to the second team Nate Nyman was named honorable mention East who took the team title last : fall and Pleasant Grove were the : ‘ only other schools to have three alh- letes honored with at least one making the first team Box Elder (Brandon Broadhead Nate White and Shaun Killpack)also had three ' golfers named but no first learners took second View as team a : Sky " I at state ' - A ry it's'a little harder to on knocking ' ' shots down” Former Six$r Matt ' Harpring scored 19 points ' and reserve point guard ' Raul Lopez had 13 points ' and 10 assists Carlos Arroyo had 19 ' points and seven assists and Andrei Kir-llenko had 15 points seven rebounds and four blocks for the Jazz who swept the season series against Philadelphia for the second time- in three years ' "Wb let them make shots in die begin-focusning and they got confidence” said Glepn Robinson who led Philadelphia with 25 points “It seemed like everything they threw up they made especially their little guards They’re quick and they’re crafty” V Utah finished (56 percent) from the floor and won for the first time when scoring 100 or more points The Jazz had been 0-- 3 when topping 100 : ' ed 31 The Deseret Morning News recently released its Prep Golf Team and the Sky View Bob- cats were well represented in the 4A All-Sta- om- - ' 40-for-- See JAZZno : AP pinto Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko (47) loses a rebound to Philadelphia B2 76ers guard Eric Snow left in the first half Monday 0B'p(§)n m ' ’’ : USU improves to 19-- 0 in Gossner - y ' i s- NFL By Jeff Hunter sports writer There wks a brief moment in Utah State’s game against San Francisco Monday night when one couldn’t help but wonder if the Aggies were about ' to allow another big second-ha- lf comebacks ' After being doubled up at halftime (38-1the "Dons pulled to within 14 points oh a by Alvin Broussard with 16 min-utto go and appeared to have the momentum with them' But unlike last week’s near loss to Brigham Young the v '7 v Aggies made a stand before 7 '' things got out of hand vf !The hosts Scored 10 of the next v 13 points to right the ship then'poured it on down the stretch oo their way to a 74-4- 8 victory in die second game of the lOth annual Gossner Forxfs Classic “I was encouraged coming pff the Christmas 7 break” USU head coach Stew Morrill declared ' “After only acouple days of practice we came out and executed pretty well and played hard ' “We had a lot of guys contribute off the bench and they brought a lot of energy All of those coaches get axe Dave McGinnis Gregg Williams " and Dick Jaiiron learned Monday 7 just how precarious NFL head v ' ' coaching positions are t All three were fired the day after r disappointing seasons ended with ' was McCiinnis records losing released by the Arizona Cardinals after going ’ Buffalo Bills es ' : ' go of Williams after a 7 record' while the Chicago Bears dismissed Jaiiron who was 9 this 6--10 7-- season Left dangling was Oakland’s Bill Callahan less than one year' after he led the Raiders to the SuperBowl And Washington's Steve Spurrier 7 luri not yet committed to returning to the Redskins even though owner Daniel Snyder said he expects the ol’ ballcoach to be back The three firings Monday meant five head coaches are out of work: Dan Reeves was fired by Atlanta and Jim Fassel by the New York ' Giants during the season : 9) - v - - ' thingsare encouraging”: Utah State (7-will face former Big West and ' future Western Athletic Conference rival New Mexico State in the champioriship game of the Classic today at 8:05 pm ' The New Mags (64) beat UT-Sa-n Antonio 62-5- 3 in (4-The and Dons Roadninneis Monday's e1y game (8-will play in the consolation game at 5:30 pm With Monday's victory die Aggies 'improved to ' all-ti19-- 0 in the Classic and the tourney hosts have now won 26 straight home games in the ' 7 7 month of December : Junicir forward Spencer Nelson led the way against San Francisco going 7of-- 8 from the field line on his way to a from free-thro-w and seasonhighO points in just 26 minutes Although Nelson was the only Aggie to rerich double figures 1 1 different players sciareti as USU : shot 558 percent from floor and racked up 21 assists against a season-lonine turnovers 1) -- 7) 6) "Beehive basketball Utah State 74 San Francisco 48 Utah 78 Southern Utah 45 Troy State 79 Weber State 59 Idaho State vs BYU late ' 7' v77NBA' -6 ’ Indiana 94 Memphis 86 New York 1 1 4 Orlando 86 ' Detroit 108 New Orleans 99 Portland 91 New Jersey 87-- ' Miami 90 Chicago 83 Seattle 87 Houston 86 Utah 106 Philadelphia 97 Phoenix 113 LA Clippers 105 Boston 100 Golden State 91 ' - 7 NHL v : r : El LuceraHwald Journal Utah State forward Spencer Nelson (32) takes a shot after being fouled by Bari Francisco's Tyrone Filey win Monday nigtrt during the Goeaner Foods Classic Nelson had 2Q points in the Aggies' 74-4-r 8 7 v- i f f ‘ ' ' ! ' w See AGGIES on B2 USU womrin aftrir1 : m a— boston o Iti wasnmgtpn i Carolina 2 Buffalo 1 r Toronto 4 Florida 4 tie r St Louis 3 Columbus 2 ' NY Islanders 3 New Jerseyl Anaheim 2 Tampa Bay 0 Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 0 v Montreal 2Atianta 1 Philadelphia 2 Dallas 2 tie 7 V Minnesota 2 Calgary 2 tie 7' NYRangers 3Phoenix 21OT Vancouver 3 Colorado 2 7 $an Jose 5 Nashville 2 W to - :Y- -7 r Alamo Bowl v were averaging at the i t time In the next two ' contes ts —-- at Western " V In the the team’s offense Michigan and Indiana begindirig i Aggie woman’s Purdue-For- t Wayne was nowhere to found Then it came : basketball : they would seme 65 7 out of hiding' 7 and 74 respectively' '7 ' Now the search is on for a defense - “It seems to be a constant teeter-to- ton Yet that Great Lakes road trip : 7 theirdefense Utah baskettoll women's State ter” regressed Western Michi- -‘ coach Raegan Fcbley said " Your gan — one of the best foams USU will 7 face this season — put up 116 points defense looks really good but then IPFW— with only one win entering focus on your offense sucks Then you the contest — scored 83 in its victory and thedefense drops youroffense : The Aggies (0-- have yet to put “We need to create that balance” With a few exceptions USU’s defense together a complete game but they get one more chance to do so before Big ' solkL Had five first games was during its West Conference play begins Toniit ': the offense been at least average in those at 7 at contests die squad might have a regular- - USU takes mi Weber State (2-in Events the Dee Crater Ogden season win by now 7 “I think if we have a win against Against Utah Vislley State on Dec Weber State We’ll go into die confer--" 7 16 (an exhibition) the Aggies begu to Cnee with jgood confidence (uiowing 75 scored their points strideTbey fpt 11 times and turned the ball over just See CQMPLETE oo B2 7 which was about 171ess than they ' By Dnvfd Cordero v sports writer e 3 No 22 Nebraska 17 Mfchigan I Oh tolovisiori " : I: COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2s30 Bailie-ESPN -- Houston Bowl Navy vs Texas Tech pm see I' hwj nONGsy bowl Wasntnyion tqrN— San Texas W I at State vs Diego 8:30 pm- ESPN2 —Silicon Valley Classic UCLA vs Fresno State at San Jose Cam 7 "'NBA '": V 7pjn FOXSN— Toronto afDenter S 7) 7) r By Thomas Manning sports writer Logan 8) In Logan pme thus far After' a nine-da- y break for the v ' holidays the Logan Grizzly boys basketball team returned to action at the 4A5A Challenge in West 7 Mori- Valley City at the 7 day afternoon' The Grizz faced atoughNorth- ridge Knights team who were coming off a convincing victory i over Mountain Crest just before Christmas The Knights showed 7 no indication of slowing down as they toppled the much improved Grizzlies 74-6- 8 It was the sev- rath straight loss for Logan (1-’ The Grizzlies did make a stated ment with tough intense play and an offense that clicked despite a slow start Logan was in die game most of the way proving its abili- ty to play with one of the tougher teams in the state’ 77 v m preSeason play and defi- -' nitely seems to ' be heading in the rigid (hrec- tion with iegipn Knights 74 Grizzlies 68 ' 7 play just around the comet "If the kids keep a positive atti-tuand stay after it we'll be ready" said Logan coach Jeff Brimhall on 610 KVNURadio in : interview a post-gam- e : ' Logan straggled to get things ' going early and the Knights (6-took full advantage jumping out to a 7-- 0 lead Northridge main- the pressure with amazing ' patience on offense and by out s de 2) Sm GRIZZ on B2 |