The Daily Herald from Provo, Utah • 11

rWithr' Sa nfa Clap1 ones Googairs Slit 1 Watts 0 BYU Loses Friday 80-75, But Gains 91-46 Reveng I IT JOE WATTS LirjiJ a tip in to give the Broncos a 70-67 lead and then stole a careless BYU pass for an easy By JOE WATTS Herald Sports Editor Ffiday night the 26 home Finished Third In Pass Receptions THE OFFICIAL NCAA statistics have been compiled for the 1967 football season and there are layup and a 727 lead witn 3: is remaining. game -winning streak of Brigham Young University came to That put the Broncos in com manding position and BYU in an abrupt halt as the Santa Clara Broncos put together a touring position. The -Cougars strong second half rally to gain several surprise finishes that have changed some- individual and team standings. 7 chose to foul the wrong man, however, as Bob Heaney sank an 80-75 victory and Saturday night BYU- went to work immediately to chalk up another six of seven foul shots in the final two minutes to insure the victory for the visiting Broncos. wining streak as the Cougars completely rushed the Branc- Marty Lythgoe was the big (i 7 os off the floor and captured gun for BYU and put on an ex- an overwhelmingly easy 91-46 triumps.

cellent display of outside shooting that carried BYU to a sub 8,631 fans witnessed the close stantial 45-36 haiftime lead and kept BYU in the game through ball game Friday in George Al out the second half. At inter mission he had hit 6 of 10 field bert Smith Fieldhouse, but only 6,636 returned to see the Cougars gain sweet revenge shots and finished the game with 10 of 20 from the field and high honors on the floor Both teams did an "about with 24 points. face" during the two weekend games. Karl Liimo and Lynn Parsons Where Santa Clara had been strong, well disciplined ball were toe only other doucie figure scorers for the Y. Liimo hit 5 of 9 from the field, had 15 points, and was top re-bounder for BYU with 12.

Par- club Friday night, the only resemblance to that performance Saturday night was strictly the uniforms. sons also shot well from the field, geting 5 of 10 shots and 14 points. And where BYU hadn't dis The Cougars shot a sizzling Phil Odle finished third in the nation in num-. ber of pass receptions with 77. He trailed Bob Goodridge of Vanderbilt who had 79 and Rick Eber ot Tulsa who finished with 78.

Ace Hendricks of New Mexico finished fifth, Emilio Vallez of New Mexico finished eighth, and Gene Huey of Wyom-' Ing finished 14th. Terry Stone of New Mexico the nation in passing with 160 completions. Paul Toscano of Wyoming was sixth, John Pappas of Utah State was 18th, and, Marc Lyons of BYU was 24th. In punting Rich Adams ranked 15th' with a 41.4 yard per punt average. In total offense Paul Toscano of Wyoming was sixth in the nation with.

1915 yards. Terry Stone of New Mexico was 19th, John Pappas of Utah State 23rd, and Marc Lyons of BYU 24th. Dennis Patera of BYU ranked fourth in the nation in kick-scoring. He had 62 points on 11 of 22 field goal attempts and 29 of 35 PATs. Jerry DePoyBter of Wyoming was second in the nation with 66 points.

DePoyster had the second longest field goal of the season with a 55-yard boot and Patera had the fourth, longest with a 53-yard boot 1 Patera also had the eighth longest with a 49-yard boot Vic Washington of Wyoming was the nation's second best punt returner with 565 yards in 53 returns. In kickoff returns Joe Casas of New Mexico wai first with 602 Charlie Smith of Utah was third with 544 yards and Altie Taylor of Utah State was seventh with 478 yards. Altie Taylor of Utah State had the best kickoff return average with a 31.9-yards-per-return Wes Plummer of Arizona State was third in the nation in interception retufns with eight inter-eeptions for 149 yards. Uobby Roberts of BYU was tenth with seven fftr 26 yards. .1 played great tenacity Friday night, the Cougars played very aggresive defense Saturday 54 per cent from the field in the first haK and generally played smooth ball in marching to a nine point intermission night a desire for possession of the ball, and showed a determination to score A points.

i lead, but the fine play eroded in the second half and they fin As the teams were remark mii ill- ml Wm ished the game with only a 43 per cent shooting mark. ably different, the results were likewise remarkably different. Irwasnt even a ball game Scott Warner sparked a BYU Scott Warner (behind lifano) is already moving down the floor. BYU lost Friday 80-75, but rebounded back Saturday with a more than convincing 91-46 slaughter. (Photo by Dean Ostlund, Herald staff photographer) KARI LJIMO goes high into the air to grab a strong rebound against Santa Clara in hoop action this past weekend.

Bad Ogden, of Santa Clara, seems to be watching in amazement, and Cougars Dong Howard (25) and Lynn Parsons, (behind Howard) are getting ready to put the fast break Into motion. spurt with five minutes remaining in the first half as he Saturday as the Caugars quickly ran up a 17 point lead and increased it to a victory margin of 45 points, nearly doubling the Broncos. scored a tip in, a hook shot, and a wheel around layup as the Cougars chalked up nine straight points and grahjbed a Coach Stan Watts emptied the 38-30 lead which increased to Cougar bench as all twelve players saw liberal action. Eastern AFL i t- Cop 45-36 at haMtime. Santa Clara did likewise, but BYU had a cold spell at the desperately grabbing for straws Oilers Grown beginning of the second half to find a combination mat would that carried for nearly four full click.

minutes without a ooint as With 41-10 Win The two weekend games indi cated that Marty Lythsoe, jun Santa Clara- cut the margin. Fisticuffs broke out late in the ball game as Scott Warner of BYU and Dennis Awtry of ior forward rrom. axv, nad come of age. He poured through MIAMI (UPI)-IIoyle Gran Western Division titlist, the touchdown with a 64-yard burst I touchdown, then dived over the 24 points Friday night in a con- Santa Clara carried an elbow battle Jto full extension. Both ger and woodie Campbell ran Oakland Raiders, Dec.

31 for middle on a one-yard scoring aistant effort and then pumped around end in the second period, then put his own marks Houston to the Eastern inviaon the AFL championship and the in 19 points Saturday and set pusa players were ejected from the contest, but it was late in toe in the scoreboard the third much of toe second naif on the championship of the American Football League Saturday night, Cambell, a rookie halfback from Northwestern, scored on quarter to send Miami's upset bench. He had scored 15 by game and was not a decisive Wyoming Tops In Rushing Defenso team statistics Wyoming was first in the nation in rushing defense as the Cowboys allowed only 42.3 yards per game. Arizona State was seventh, with 78.9 yards, Utah State was ninth with 80i8 yards, and Brigham Young was 12th with scoring two touchdowns apiece hopes out of reach, factor. runs of two and 14 yards in the chance to meet the National Football League champion in the Super Bowl at Miami Jan. Granger, a 225-pound fullback, set up Campbell's second haiftime in leading BYU to a 17 point haiftime advantage as the Oilers downed Miami The second-year pro caught a urstnatf.

Saturday Night 43-yard pass from quarterback Adding to the Houston rout of the Dolphins before a chilled The Oilers will meet the Pete Beathard for his first Big 6-H Jim hometown crowd of 25,982 in the turned in his finest parorm-1 Saturday night was scoring of of ance the season Saturday Orange Bowl, John Whittenborn Bud Ogden. Where he had tal converted five extra points and night, which might bring some Christmas joy. to the BYU booted second half field goals of holiday season. He hauled down 29 and 38 15 rebounds in the first naif Houston defensive back Ken Houston, turning a record Saturday night and sepnt much of the second half on the performance of Miami's Bob bench because of the walkaway Griese into misery, intercepted good time BYU was having. two Dolphin passes and turned the second into a 30-yard spurt He otherwise might have estab lished a fieldhouse rebounding tor a touchdown.

Griese fired a 37-yard screen record which is 26. He finished with 19. pass to halfback Jack Harper in PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UtAH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1967 tne third period for Miami's While Santa Clara was responsible for: breaking up a 26 only touchdown. Booth Lusteg, home court winning streak of BWa, BYU was responsible who put the Dolphins on the scoreboard with a 48-yard field To Clash North, South for handling Santa Clara its goal with only seconds lied 22 for Santa Clara Friday he managed, only two points Saturday, and was completely shut out from the field on some fine defensive play by BYU. Ogden also spent a great deal of toe time on the bench, and all the Santa Clara players obviously tired from their all out Friday performance.

BYU had five men in the double figures Saturday with Lythgoe high with 19, Kari Liimo with 15, Doug Howard with 14, Randy Schouten with 13, and Jim Eakins with 12. The -Cougars didn't shoot as well Saturday, hitting only 36 percent, but they managed 15 more shots than Santa Clara, and the Broncos hit a miserably cold 24 percent. Where the ball game was even in the rebounding department Friday night' the Cougars' manhandled the Broncos 'on the boards to the tune of 7047 Saturday night. Eakins led toe way in that department, but scrappy guard Doug Howard also grabbed ten takedowns. SATURDAY BOX SCORE BRIGHAM YOUNG first loss of the season Santa remaining -m the first naif, Clara is now (-1 and BYU is made the conversion.

now 44. Griese, who finally suffered Shrine Game Monday In five interceptions in the second Friday Night It was a thrilling ball game half, threw his 123rd pass of the season without an interception Friday night with the teams MIAMI IIIPIMVq. fleets of. to erase a one-season mark of not- being separated by -more Cheshire of Baylor wlllbe the flanker." Anchoring the offensive line 103 "8etm'1961byBostMi's At flanker will be John Wright of 9.7 sprinterr The defensive wall will sport 29 college All-Stars will knock heads Monday when North than five points throughout most of the second half. The meets South in the annual Butch Songin.

However, Son-gin's two-season record of 28 straight throws without a steal gouatns like Notre Dame's Chandler of Georgia and Rick Stotter of Houston at the guard slots. Heading the defense will Shrine charity football game in Kocky Rosema, a 220-pound lead changed hands ten times and was tied at 2, 4, 19, 21, 48, 51, 57, 61 and 63. remained intact the Orange Bowl. ena, and Z25-pound tackle Curtis be 6-6 Vi John Naponik of Miami end Jack Clancy Jones of Missouri. Both teams boast a liberal list Santa Clara grabbed toe lead Virginia, 255 pounder expect caught seven passes for of All-Americas together with Bud Neswiaoheny of Army and Bill Dow of Navy, along ed to see action born ways.

Don yards to become the record brawny linemen and power- at 68-67 with 3:22 remaining and the never could regain toe lead. 87.4 yards. In total defense Wyoming ranked third with an average yield of only 185.2. 1 In total offense Arizona State ranked fourth with an average of 414.8 yards per game. BYU was sixth with 396.2 yards per game.

Texas Western was eighth, Utah State 21st, and Wyoming 24th. In forward passes Texas Western was first, I New Mexico fourth, Brigham Young seventh, Wy-' oming 10th, and Arizona State 12th. In scoring Texas Western was first with 35.9 points per game and Arizona State was second with 35.0 points per game. Wyoming was ninth in scoring defense allow- ing only 9.9 points per game. 7'' 77.

Letter Urges Prep Re-Alignment We recently received a letter from a high school fan from Springville urging re-alignment of "Region FourrHis letter is as follows along with a lot of other people, had a feeling of loss, sadness, and regret when I read in the Herald that the church has decided to eliminate BY High School. The school had a great and proud history. It will not be forgotten. "The elimination of BY High means there will have to be a new alignment in high school athletic competition. For a long time I have felt there was a great need for a new alignment in Utah Valley.

Provo High and Orem High should be aligned with schools of comparable size, talent, and population. If -Provo and Orem were aligned with schools of comparable size, talent, and population they would find their championships harder to come by. They would find they would have to step up to equal strength and power to gain their laurels rather than always having a bunch of patsies to walk on and build up their perpetual "The great majority of BY High School students will be assimilated into the Provo High School. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. "Distance, or, sending Provo and Orem, High Schools into Salt Lake is not a legitimate excuse.

It is as far from Payson aftd Spanish Fork to Lehi and American Fork as it is to Salt Lake And what about the distance Utah Valley schools have to travel to play Carbon? "American Fork, Lehi, Pleasant Grove, Springville, Spanish Fork, Payson, and Carbon would make a tough league. Far more equal in size, and population than at present "Let'i have new alignment with malice a (favoritism) toward none, and justice (equal opportunity) for aiL" 4 Richard M. Conner rookie to become in league his witn Biu- Anders of Ohio State Giordano of Florida 229 and Ed Harmon, 64, 235 lbs. of running backs that earned all-conference titles this year. and Bill Fritz of Wisconsin will tory with 67 catches for the sea Bud Ogden led the Bronco Louisville will be at the be me offensive ends.

son Head coach Bump Elliott of Proceeds from the game will Michigan for the North and scoring attack and also paced toe rally that spelled doomsday to the wining streak. He got linebacker posts. Double Duty Lythgoe Eakins Houston 7 7 Miami 0 3 7 0-10 Baylor coach John Bridgers of go to tne variety Children's hospital Miami, where the the South have- spent the past Scoring: week moving some players into Parsons Howard Also pulling double chores will be Eldridge Dickey of Tennes husky players visited early last week to meet the kids they HOU-Campbell 2 run, Whitten FRIDAY BOX SCORE unusual slots to make up for the born kick' SANTA CLARA Schouten on overall lack of manpower on the 6-15 6-15 4-11 34 4-9 3-11 04 04 1-3 1-2 0-1. 0-1 28-76 3-3 74 6-7 7-9 04 2-3 0-1 2-2 2-2 -04 3543 4 9 19 2 10 4 2 8 4 0 3 0. 70 15 19 12 8 14 13 0 2 2 4 2 0 91 would be playing for Christmas.

see All, a talented passing quarterback who will also run HOU-ampbell 14 run', Whit Schneider urns, Defensive backs have tenborn kick Heaney Warner flanker duty. become ends and quarterbacks MIA FG Lusteg' 48 -7 8-7 44 (MJ 8 16 10 4 B. Ogden Quarterback' for the Yankee were moved, to running 5- 11 6- 16 4-9 1-4 HOlMJranger 43 pass from unit will be passing whiz John The result is a pair of teams Awtry Diffley Eagleson Davis Dresser Fisher Barron TOTALS that are capable of playing 60 8 CartwTBjftt of Navy. The North running backs will be Bob Balzell of Purdue and 201-pound World Judo Tourney Owes Utah $10,000 minutes of tough football to celebrate Christmas Day. Kick- Dwight Lee of Michigan State, 4-7 5 1-1 2-3 1-4 1-2 04 14 0-1 1 2 I 0 SANTA CLARA R.

Ogden O'Brien Poksky -Dempsey Stackey TOTALS: time is 2:15 p.m. EOT. Flock Of Scouts Among the interested SALT LAKE CITY (iFD-l Heaney spectators at the game will be 2844 24-31 49 B. Ogden Tne University of Utah says Collegiate Hoop Scores the flock of pro football scouts that have been on top of all Awtry Eagleson Beathard, Whittenborn kick HOU-Granger 1 plunge, Whittenborn kick t'- -w. MIA Harper 37 pass from Griese, Lusteg kick HOU-FG Whittenborn 29 HOU-FG Whittenborn 38 HOU Houston 30 pass interception, Whittenborn kick 7.

Statistics of the Miami-Houston football game: HOU MIA First Downs 15 16 Rushing Yardage 247 106 Passing yardage 79 7 250 Runback yardage 178 118 Passes 5-12-0 17-42-5 BRIGHAM YOUNG North and South practice Thomas fiu.ouo owed to it in connection with the World Judo Champion-shipa last summer hasn't been paid. The bill is for board and sessions from the start. Many Liimo 5-9 54 12 15 Kentucky 88 South Carolina 66 of the athletes who will see 1-7 44 4 6 04 24 4 2 6-11 1-1 5 13 04 24 6 2 14 24 2 4 2- 9 34 7 7' 1- 5 2-7 3 4 14 2-2 0 4 0-1 04 4 0 2- 5 04 3 4 0-2 0-1 0 0 0-2 04 2 0 1441 18-31 47 46 action here will be on the draft Memphis St. 65 TCU 61 R. Ogden Stuckey Diffley O'Brien Dempsey Pokxsky lists of the pros.

room which the university provided for contestants during the August meet. The Dixie team vol be Lythgoe Eakins Parsons Schouten Howard Warner TOTALS 10-20 4-5 7.24 24. 1-2 5 5 5-10 44. 14 14 0-1 4 2 3-10 2-2 18 3-10 1-7 9 7 2949 17-30 47 75 Kansas 68 St. Louis 64 ebraska 82 Wyoming 74 Drake 97 Oklahoma 85 Wichita St.

90 Michigan St. 80 Evansville 109 fielding an all-Texas backfield, headed by Mike Livingston of SMU at quarterback. Tom A spokesman said the money was collected from the athletes, at the time of the tourna Donahue TOTALS Smiley of Lamar Tech and Jim Augustana S.D. 97 ment but as yef has not been Punts Haiftime score: BYU 41, Santa 444 0 25 2 0 paid to the university to satisfy Haiftime score: BYU 45, Santa Clara 36 Attendance: 8,631 uara 24 Hagle of SMU will be the running backs' and George Kent St. 79 Akron 70 Army 70 SMU 66 Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized mat oent.

Attendance: 6,686.