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Lumberjacks cut down Birds 55-13 Sports The Dally Spectrum Sunday, September 4, 1988 Page 81 Rebels off to quick start, win big Gila Monsters endangered species in 44-0 romp from SUSC's 24. A pass from Carter to tight end Ron Clement for 11 yards and 17 more yards on three carries by Minefee put the ball at the Lumberjacks' 13. From there the T-Birds' top returning rusher. Thane Marshall, took a pitch from Carter and swept into the end zone with 6:47 remaining in the third quarter. However, the glory of the moment was dampened when Herkey Marxen's extra point kick hit the goal post and was no good, leaving NAU with a commanding 38-6 lead.

Northern Arizona scored on Micky Penaflor's second 42-yard field goal of the game to push its lead to 41-7. The T-Birds answered with another long drive featuring a 32-yard pass from Carter to wide receiver Dave Becerra. Passes to Clement and Marshall, and some short runs moved the ball to the NAU 4. Minefee scored his first touchdown as a Thunderbird on a sweep around the left end after taking a pitch from Carter. Marxen added the extra point and it was 41-13 with 2:08 left in the third quarter.

Minefee had 129 yards rushing on 24 carries to account for a good share of SUSC's 315 yards total offense. The offense was hurt by two pass interceptions and two lost fumbles. Poor field position throughout the game also put the Cedar City crew at a disadvantage. Northern Arizona racked up 548 yards on 304 rushing and 244 passing. The T-Birds' poor tackling aided NAU's total offense, according to Bishop.

Quarterback Greg Wyatt set two career school passing records in the game as he completed 14 of 22 for 191 yards. Another potent weapon for the Lumberjacks' offense was running by Chris J. Miller Staff writer THATCHER, Ariz. The Dixie Rebels burst out of the gates of the 1988 Western States Football League (WSFL), scoring on four of their first five possessions en route to a convincing 44-0 victory over the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters Saturday in the league opener for both squads. Rebel quarterback Brook Buhrley threw for two touchdowns and di-t rected a potent offensive attack that rolled over the stunned Gila Mona-ters.

Running back Shane Tafoya led a host of running backs who saw considerable action as Dixie rolled to a 27-0 lead and never looked back, giving all members of the squad playing time in the second half. "I'm very happy with the win, the shutout, everything. I can't say there were too many things that went 'wrong tonight. It's a good stepping stone for us going into the season. It really was a good opener.

But we need to build on it," said Rebel Head Coach Greg Croshaw following the shutout Three quarterbacks saw action in the contest, and although Croshaw feels Buhrley will probably continue as the starter in next week's game against Arizona Western, he was pleased with the play of backups Ka'iana Kapele and Scott Garrett. "Brook did a good job, but I tell you what, I'd still feel comforatble with Garrett or Kapele if he (Buhrley) stubbed his toe," Croshaw said. scalp Seminoles 31-0 Croshaw listed outstanding performances from the receiving corps and defensive secondary as surprising, but felt there were many outstanding efforts from his squad. "You want to get through the first game in good shape and we did that. But what impressed me was our intensity.

We made some mistakes, but we also made some awfully big plays," added Croshaw. With the win the Rebels picked up their 10th consecutive victory, just four short of a school record fourteen consecutive wins. The 1-0 Rebels own the best record in the history of the WSFL with a 20-5 record, while the 0-1 Gila Monsters have yet to win a conference game in three years. The Rebels forced a turnover just 35 second into the ball game as defensive tackle Jon Baker recovered a Eastern Arizona fumble at the Gila Monster 43-yard line. After the fumble Dixie struck quickly, as Teddy James plunged over from one yard out to cap a six play scoring drive.

The extra point attempt was wide, as Dixie led 6-0. After failing to score followng a Parker Ragsdale interception on the second series, the Rebels put together three impressive scoring drives of 66, 98 and 58 yards to out-distance the Gila Monsters. Tafoya bowled over from three yards out with 1:46 remaining the first quarter, with Frank Lemon adding the extra point. On the next series. Greg Stokes scored on a 12-yard draw play early in the second quarter for another Dixie touchdown.

Fol save. Bill Caudill saved 36 games for the 1984 A's. The Yankees remained four game behind first-place Detroit in the AL East. MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) Jim Dwyer's two-run, pinch-hit single capped a six-run seventh inning that carried the Minnesota Twins to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Reliever Mark Portugal, 2-2, gave up one hit and struck out one in one inning for the victory.

Jeff Reardon worked the ninth for his 35th save. Royals reliever Jerry Don Gleaton, 0-3, gave up two runs on two hits without retiring a batter. TORONTO (UPI) Ranee Mulli-niks hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-4 victory over the Texas Rangers. Mullinks' homer snapped a 3-3 tie and helped reliever Tony Castillo, 1-0, to his first major league victory. Castillo pitched 2 1-3 hitless innings, surrendering two walks and striking out one.

Duane Ward worked 2 1-3 innings for his 11th save. Jeff Russell, 10-7, was the loser. CLEVELAND (UPI) The game between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox was postponed becasue of rain and will be made up as part of a Sunday double-header. Brewers bomb Detroit, A 's lowing the score the Rebels tried a two-point conversion, with Tafoya going in for the score. Buhrley connected with Kendall Smith on a nifty 34-yard scoring pass with 4:30 left in the second quarter.

Gambling on a fourth and nine, Buhrley found Smith for the score. The kick again fell wide, and the Rebels took a 27-0 lead into the locker room. The Rebels scored on the opening drive of the third quarter, when Buhrley and Daryl Davis combined on a 35-yard scoring play at the 12:59 mark. Lemon added the extra point. Lemon added a 36-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter and defensive back Nate Hansen ran back a' 47-yard interception for a touchdown for the final Rebel score.

The Rebel defense, led by linebacker Howard Reeve, completely dominated the Gila Monsters throughout much of the game. In the second half, Eastern Arizona had several good scoring opportunities but Sid Smith and Ragsdale led the Rebel effort in preserving the shutout. felt like the defense would be one of our strengths this year and tonight's game certainly bore that out, said Croshwaw. "It was a great team effort on defense." James, who started and looked good in the early going, left the game midway through the second quarter with bruises on the bottom of his feet. According to Croshaw, the problem is a new one, and concerns the staff because James has looked good when able to perform.

edge Yanks SEATTLE (UPI) Mark Langs-ton fired a three-hitter and Mickey Brantley doubled in a sixth-inning, run, handing the Seattle Mariners a 1-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The game lasted 1 hour, 45 minutes the shortest game in the major leagues this season. Langston, 11-10, pitched his sixth complete game and first shutout of the season. He walked four and struck out eight. Langston has three career two-hitters.

Rookie Juan Bautista, 6-12, pitched a four-hitter for his third complete game, walking none and striking out two. The Orioles have scored 16 runs in Bautista 's last nine starts. ANAHEIM, Calif. (UPI) Wally Joyner singled home the go-ahead run with twd out in the eighth inning, lifting the California Angels to a 2-1 victory over Boston and preventing the Red Sox from moving into a first-place tie in the American League East. The Red Sox missed a chance to move into a tie with Detroit for the second day in a row and remained one game back.

Boston has lost six out of nine on its road trip. Dennis Lamp, 6-4, was the loser. Mike Witt, 12-12, scattered eight hits, struck out six and walked two en route to his 10th complete game of the season. Gooden, Mets NEW YORK (UPI) Dwight Gooden and Randy Myers combined on a six-hitter Saturday to pitch the New York Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in a meeting of National League division leaders. Gooden gave up six hits, walked one and struck out five in eight innings.

Myers worked the ninth, striking out two, for his 21st save. John Tudor, 8-7, was the loser. CHICAGO (UPI) Nick Esasky hit a three-run homer to lead the Cincinnati Reds to their fourth straight victory, 6-4 over the Chicago Cubs. Jack Armstrong, 3-6, pitched into the seventh inning for the win. John Franco worked 1 2-3 innings for his NL-leading 31st save.

Greg Maddux, who was 15-3 at the All-Star break, fell to 16-7. PHILADELPHIA (UPI) Keith Moreland went 3 for 4 and broke a tie with a two-run single in the sixth inning to lead the San Diego Padres to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. San Diego starter Ed Whitson, 12-8, gave up eight hits, struck out five DETROIT (UPI) Jeffrey Leonard hit a two-run homer, Joey Meyer had a three-run shot plus an RBI single and Paul Mirabella sparkled in long relief Saturday night to give the surging Milwaukee Brewers a 7-3 victory over the slumping Detroit Tigers. Milwaukee built a 2-0 lead by the time rookie Steve Searcy, 0-2, had thrown his third pitch en route to pulling within five games of first-place Detroit in the American League East. The Tigers have lost 10 of their last 12 games.

The Brewers have won seven of eight, including five against the Tigers. OAKLAND, Calif. (UPI) Jose Canseco hit his major league-leading 35th homer and Carney Lansford ripped a pair of doubles to rally the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees. With the Yankees ahead 4-2, Stan Javier singled and Dave Henderson walked to start the Oakland eighth. New York Manager Lou Piniella visited the mound, but stayed with reliever Dale Mohorcic, 2-7.

Two pitches later, Canseco slammed a threerrun homer to give the A's a 5-4 lead. Eric Plunk, 6-2, worked 4 2-3 innings in relief of injured starter Bob Welch to record the victory. Dennis Eckersley pitched a scoreless ninth to set a team record with his 37th FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Gaining revenge for an embarrassing loss two seasons ago, the Northern Arizona University football team methodically disposed of Southern Utah State College 55-13 in the opening game of the season for both schools Saturday night in the Walkup Sky Dome. The Lumberjacks, picked to finish high in the Big Sky Conference standings this season, scored on four consecutive possessions after getting their first touchdown recovering a fumble in the end zone in the first quarter.

From then on it was certain they were serious about avenging the 27-17 loss to SUSC in 1986. Going into the game, Southern Utah State Head Coach Jack Bishop thought his team had a chance to make it two in a row over NAU. But after watching in disappointment as the Lumberjacks rolled up the score, he said, "We would have to play at a much higher level than we did tonight to beat them again. There were some things that went well, but there were a lot of things that didn't." One of the biggest shocks, he continued, was the poor play of the special teams. The T-Birds had two punts blocked, others that only carried a short distance, and missed an extra point.

The SUSC option offense was another weakness. "Early in the game, we didn't do anything to put pressure on the NAU defense," Bishop said. Rick Carter took over at quarterback for Brad Matthews at the end of the first half, and then, with the help of tailback Kelvin Minefee, got the offense moving in the third quarter. The T-Birds scored on two consecutive drives in the period. Minefee sparked the first drive with a 36-yard run on the first play Hurricanes The Miami Hurricanes showed they will be a tough team to overtake as national champion Saturday, opening the defense of their title with a 31-0 victory over top-ranked Florida State.

The triumph by fifth-ranked Miami will quickly send the national rankings into a scramble. Third- rated Nebraska and No. i Clemson built massive halftime leads Saturday en route to crushing victories on the college football season's first full weekend. No. 2 Oklahoma was idle.

"It's too early to worry about the rankings," Miami Coach Jimmy Johnson said. It wasn't too early for Johnson's Hurricanes to look like an elite team. At Miami, Steve Walsh threw two touchdown passes and Miami forced six turnovers and shut down Florida" State's heralded offensive attack. Miami, which lost 13 starters and both kickers from last year's 12-0 team, intercepted five passes and recovered one of three Florida State fumbles. Miami garnered its 33rd straight regular-season victory.

The Hurricanes are 6-0 in the 1980s against top-ranked teams. Miami has beaten Florida State four consecutive games. The Hurricanes completely dominated the game, holding Heisman Trophy hopeful Sammie Smith to 6 yards on 10 carries and chasing starting quarterback Chip Ferguson from the game in the third quarter. Ferguson completed 10 of 16 passes for 121 yards with two interceptions before leaving in favor of Peter Tom Willis. Walsh completed 18 of 37 passes for 235 yards.

edge Dodgers and walked none in hurling his second complete game of the season as the Padres won for the 12th time in their last 16 games and sent Philadelphia to its 16th defeat in its last 19 contests. HOUSTON (UPI) Nolan Ryan scattered four hits over seven innings and Kevin Bass drove in two runs to lead the Houston Astros to a 10-1 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals. Ryan, 10-11, walked two and struck out eight to boost his National League-leading strikeout total to 204. Ryan extended his own major legue record for 200-strikeout seasons to 12.

Larry McWilliams, 4-6, was the loser. ATLANTA (UPI) The game between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates was rained out and re-scheduled as part of a double-header Sunday. MONTREAL (UPI) -Nelson San-tovenia hit his second homer of the game, a two-run blast in the 13th inning that carried the Montreal Expos to a 6-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Marlowe is one of three team members not coached by Karolyi. Also training in Houston for the first time are Hope Spivey of Parkettes in Allentown, and Kelly Garrison-Steves of the University of Oklahoma.

Team members coached by Karolyi are 1988 national champion Phoebe Mills, Brandy Johnson and Chelle Stack. The team's two alternates, Rhonda Faehn and Kristie Phillips, also are coached by Karolyi, the former Romanian who was mentor to Olympic medalists Nadia Comaneci and, following his defection to the United States, Mary Lou Retton. "Everyone is bonding together and working together," said Garrison-Steves. "We're rooting and pulling for each other. This is a team effort, and that's the way we're looking at it.

No one individual sticks out." Only two csaches will be allowed on the floor during the competition in Seoul. While no official decision has been made, Rocky Mountain Gymnastics Coach Mark Lee said he believed the two would be Karolyi and Becky Buwick, who coaches Garrison-Steves. back Lavon Worley who carried the ball 14 times for 168 yards and two touchdowns. Neither team could move consistently early in the game, due in part to a rash of penalties, and they exchanged punts. Southern Utah State took the ball after a punt on its own 12.

Four plays later, quarterback Brad Matthews was grabbed near the goal line and stripped of the ball. It fell in the end zone and was recovered by linebacker Pete Jonovich for a touchdown. Penaflor's first of seven extra-point kicks made it 7-0 midway through the first quarter. That opened the gates for three more touchdowns and a field goal which gave the Lumberjacks a 31-0 lead at the half. Charles Matthews scored on a 14-yard run up the middle to put NAU up 14-0 in the first quarter.

Then Wyatt capped a long drive with a 34-yard touchdown pass to tight end Erin Motes early in the second quarter. Penaflor's first field goal, set up by NAU's first blocked punt, made it 24-0. Then Matthews wrapped up a short drive with a 2-yard dive into the end zone to complete the first half scoring with 3:42 left. Worley scored early in the second half on a 16-yard run right after NAU blocked a punt. Later in the quarter, Worley scored again on a 10-yard run.

The final touchdown of the game came with just over a minute left to play when David Lang scored from 1 yard out at the end of a 55-yard drive. The T-Birds will be on the road again next Saturday when they play Angelo State University, the 10th ranked team in NCAA Division II polls, at San Angelo, Texas. At Baton Rouge, Ron Sancho returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown, and Eddie Fuller and Victor Jones each added a touchdown for LSU. At Athens, Rodney Hampton rushed for 196 yards and two touchdowns and Tim Worley, returning after a year's absence for academic ineligibility, gained 142 yards to lead Georgia. Hampton, a freshman back-up last year to all-Southeastern Conference tailback Lars Tate, scored on a 43-yard run with 4:49 left in the first quarter and on a 2-yard leap over the middle with 6:35 remaining.

At Columbia, S.C., Todd Ellis passed for 290 yards and two touchdowns and Harold Green ran for two scores to lift the Gamecocks. Ellis completed 23 of 38 passes, including scoring strikes of 48 and 8 yards. Green, a junior tailback, gained 100 yards on 21 carries and scored on plunges of 2 and 1 yards. The Gamecocks scored the first 10 points of the game and never trailed to spoil the debut of Tar Heels Coach Mack Brown before a capacity crowd of 73,275. In other action: At Fort Collins, Greg Johnson ran for two touchdowns and Air Force survived a fourth-quarter scare to post a 29-23 triumph over Colorado State.

Andy Smith carried 13 times for 111 of Air Force's 356 rushing yards. At Annapolis, quarterback Alton Grizzard rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown and Ted Fundoukos kicked two field goals to lead Navy to a 27-14 victory over James Madison. Taylor concluded a 71-yard march with a 15-yard TD run off a quarterback draw with 3:59 remaining in the half. On Nebraska's next possesion. Taylor connected on passes of 29 and 34 yards to Richard Bell and Dana Brinson, respectively, before hitting Bell with an 11-yard scoring strike 44 seconds before halftime.

Utah State's deepest penetration into Nebraska territory in the first half was the cornhuskers 21-yard line. Snyder hit Patrick Newman with a 1-yard pass to end a 73-yard, 15-play march in the third quarter and connected with Kendal Smith for a 15-yard sconng pass in the fourth. third quarter set up by a 37-yard pass from Taylor to Bell. Clark's back-up, Terry Rodgers, scored on a 2-yard run later in the third period. Huskers back-up quarterback Gerry Gdowski threw a 6-yard TD pass to Ken Devall on the first play of the fourth quarter following a blocked punt by Chris Caliendo.

Quarterback Mickey Joseph's 8-yard TD run and a 1-yard sneak by Gdowski later in the fourth period rounded out Nebraska's scoring. Miami scored on a 39-yard Carlos Huerta field goal, Walsh passes of 19 yards to Rob Chudzinski and 5 yards to Leonard Conley, a 2-yard run by Cleveland Gary, and a 17-yard pass from Craig Erickson to Pee Wee Smith. The Seminoles suffered their first shutout in 12 years, failing to score for the first time since a 47-0 loss to Miami in 1976. At Clemson, S.C., Joe Henderson ran for two touchdowns and Clemson scored on five straight first-half drives in a 40-7 triumph over Virginia Tech. The Tigers defense had two interceptions, a fumble recovery and seven sacks totaling 60 yards.

"We can get better," said Clemson Coach Danny Ford, whose team plays Florida State Sept. 17. "At times, I didn't think we looked like we had enough intensity on defense." Henderson and Terry Allen combined to run for 158 yards, leading the Tigers' 261-yard rushing attack. Henderson scored on a 41-yard run with 3:22 left in the first quarter to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead. Clemson scored on its next four possessions to grab a 31-7 halftime edge.

In other Top 20 action, No. 13 Louisiana State blanked No. 6 Texas 27-0, No. 9 UCLA played San Diego State, No. 11 Iowa played at Hawaii, No.

14 Georgia downed No. 17 Tennessee 28-17 and No. 18 South Carolina downed North Carolina 31-10. No. 7 Auburn, No.

10 Michigan, No. 12 Notre Dame, Nos. 15 Michigan State and Penn State, No. 19 Alabama and No. 20 Texas were idle.

No. 8 Southern California defeated Boston College 34-7 Thursday night. a- Sports Briefs LINCOLN, Neb. Nebraska's Willie Griffin (right) throws Utah State quarterback Brent Snyder for a nine-yard loss during second quarter action. Nebraska breezed past the overmatched Aggies 63-13.

(UPI) Nebraska axes Aggies Meetings set for fall leagues ST. GEORGE The St. George Leisure Services Dept. is currently accepting team entries through Sept. 16 for three fall adult recreation programs.

The three programs are the Under. Six Foot Basketball League, Women's and Men's Volleyball Leagues and the Men's Flag Football League. Entry forms and information on rules and fees for these and other programs may be obtained at the Recreation Office, 86 S. Main or by calling 634-5860. Participants must be under six feet tall to participate in the "small-man's" basketball league.

A team manager's meeting will be held Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. Volleyball, touted as the sport of the 90s, is one of the fastest growing team sports in the country. women's league will hold a team manager's meeting Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.

while the men's league meeting will be on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. A meeting for the seven-man football teams will be held on Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. Kentucky may forfeit 26 games LEXINGTON, Ky.

(UPI) The University of Kentucky may be forced to forfeit 26 of its 27 basketball victories and 1987 Southeastern Conference championship if sophomore Eric Manuel is declared ineligible by the NCAA for alleged cheating on a college entrance exam, officials said Thursday. Sunday, University President David Roselle told head coach Eddie Sutton and Athletic Director Cliff Hagan evidence has been gathered about Manuel's exams that jeapordizes his eligibility, United Press International reported Wednesday. A source close to the university's investigation of alleged recruiting and other NCAA rule violations told UPI university officials are reviewing the possibility the school will have to forfeit all the games Manuel played in as a freshman. Wheelchair athlete participants ST. GEORGE The wheelchair basketball season is nearing in Utah and the Ogden Outlaws are looking to create more teams to include in their league.

The group encourages the people of southern Utah to create a team of their own. The Ogden Outlaws said they would look forward to the chance of coming to Color Country to play, both league and exhibition games. To qualify for a team a person need not necessarily be confined to a wheelchair as any physical disability of any nature that prohibits one from playing in college-type basketball is the requirement. If interested in forming a team or for further information please write to The Wheelchair Athletes of Utah-Ogden Outlaws at 581 40th Ogden, 84403. Spurs sign Anderson SAN ANTONIO (UPI) The San Antonio Spurs Friday night signed first-round draft choice Willie Anderson to a four-year, $2 million contract, putting Anderson in position to join the club as soon as the Olympics end.

Anderson, a 6-foot-7 guard and forward from Georgia, and the Spurs said all four years of Anderson's deal are guaranteed. "I'm happy to get it done before going to Seoul," said Anderson, who should start at the Olympics along with 1987 Spurs No. 1 pick David Robinson. "I didn't want any distractions." Anderson, who previously had hinted of holding out after the Olympics, added, "I'm happy now. And I play better when I'm happy." The two-month long negotiations ended Friday night when Spurs President Gary Woods traveled to Los Angeles to iron out final details of the contract.

Gymnast conroversy subsides LINCOLN, Neb. (UPI) Quarterback Steve Taylor rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another to help No. 3. Nebraska build a 28-0 halftime lead Saturday en route to the Cornhuskers' 63-13 trouncing of Utah State. Taylor completed seven of nine passes for 143 yards and ran for 74 yards on nine carries in playing just over two quarters.

The Cornhuskers, 2-0, amassed 590 total yards, 421 rushing and 169 passing. I-Back Ken Gark gained 90 yards on 12 carries to top Nebraska's rushing attack. Utah State quarterback Brent Snyder finished 21 of 39 for 187 yards and two touchdowns, but the Aggies had just 19 yards rushing. Nebraska rolled to a 28-0 halftime margin with Taylor rushing 73 yards and connecting on six of eight passes for 106 yards. Taylor, who exited after one series in the third quarter, capped an 80-yard drive on Nebraska's first possesion with a 22-yard TD run.

Nebraska's Sam Schmidt scored on a 6-yard run in the first quarter set up "by Cartier Walker's fumble recovery at the Utah State 30 after a low snap to Utah State punter Louie Aguiar. HOUSTON (UPI) Controversy that has surrounded the women's U.S. Olympic gymnastics team appears to have subsided, with all team members training together in the final days before heading for Seoul. The six team members, plus two alternates, and their coaches are working out at the gym run by Bela Karolyi, who was at the center of a dispute over how the team would be coached. That dispute led to the resignation several weeks ago of U.S.

women's gymnastics team Coach Don Peters, and a decision by the United States Gymnastics Federation to allow team members to be trained and accompanied to Seoul by their individual coaches. "The1 fighting was between the coaches, not us, Melissa Marlow, a member of Rocky Mountain Gymnastics in Salt Lake City, said Wednesday. "The coaches take care of. their problems, and we take care of ours. "We've all known each other for a long time.

We competed with and against each other, and we all get along great. We're going to go and do a good job.".