The Daily Spectrum from Saint George, Utah • 11

Section Inside Today I Prep football Enterprise wins, Dixie and Snow Canyon lose state playoff games. B5 I NFL Preview Champ Bailey, Terrell Owens matchup when Broncos face Eagles today. B6 Sunday October 30, 2005 13 On the Sideline Bruschi eligible to play today The New England Patriots activated BOD D(D to SUUi 1i. 7 T( ITS Jd Jerel Harris The Spectrum SUU's Shaley Ipson (15), left, talks with teammate Sutton Cherrington (25) about their 1-0 victory over Valparaiso Saturday afternoon. Davis shuts down Crusaders in SUU's 1-0 victory North Dakota State's Tyler Jangula (25) rushes past SUU's D.J.

Senter for a first half of play Saturday. The Bison beat the Thunderbirds 37-21. Jerel Harris The Spectrum touchdown during the By BOB HUDSON bhudsonthespectrum.com CEDAR CITY Goalkeeper Holly Davis and her Southern Utah University soccer teammates knew they were in a must-win situation. They needed a victory over Valparaiso to earn a spot in next weekend's Mid-Continent Conference tournament. "We knew we had to win," said Davis, who had five saves in a 1-0 victory over the Crusaders on the Thunderbird pitch Saturday.

"When we know we have to do something, we do it." Davi Lavigne scored the game's only goal unassisted in the 35th minute. The (. Thunderbirds had 14 shots, including seven on goal, to Valpo's 10 with five on goal. Lavingne hit the far post from 20 yards away less than a minute into the match and the Thunderbirds continued to press the attack all afternoon. Valpo took six shots in the second half, three of them off comer kicks, but Davis made a couple of saves.

The Crusaders were also high on another shot. "They had a couple of shots that were a little nerve-wracking," Davis admitted. "But it's all about confidence." Davis recorded her fourth shutout win as the Thunderbirds finished unbeaten at home. The Mid-Con tournament will be at Oral Roberts in Tulsa, next weekend. The win was Southern Utah's first over Valpo after losses the previous four years.

"It has always been a one-goal game," SUU coach Brian Stock said of the previous matches against the Crusaders. T-Birds fall to l-2lnGWFC play, 1-6 overall By RICH JOHNSON rjohnsonthespectrum.com CEDAR CITY Turnovers cost Southern Utah a chance for its first back-to-back wins of the season. The Thunderbirds gave up 20 points directly off turnovers throwing two interceptions and losing two fumbles and the defense was on the field nearly 1 1 minutes longer than the offense as North Dakota State beat SUU 37-21 at Eccles Coliseum on Saturday. SUU fell into a 13-0 hole in a matter of 13 seconds after two turnovers deep in T-Bird territory, fought back to take a 14-13 lead in the second quarter, only to see another turnover set up a Bison touchdown to help North Dakota State build a 27-14 halftime advantage. "We had those turnovers and they were just at critical times," SUU coach Wes Meier said.

"As soon as we got back in the game we had another turnover They had great field position all night, it seemed. You can't turn the ball over and have the penalties we had and spot them 13 points and expect to hang in there and For the second straight week, the Thunderbirds (1-6, 1-2 Great West Football Conference) gave up more than 200 yards on the ground, this week giving up a total of 220 rushing yards 149 coming from Bison (5-3, 1-2) running back Kyle Steffes. Steffes carried 35 times en route to his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season, scoring two touchdowns along Tedy Bruschi from the physically unable to perform list on Saturday after Bruschi noon, making him eligible to play in Sunday night's game against the Buffalo Bills. Coach Bill Belichick has said that once Bruschi was on the active roster, he would be treated like any other player. Whether Bruschi starts is expected to be determined by the Bills' offensive lineup for the first series.

Bruschi has not played since February, when a minor stroke three days after the Pro Bowl put his career in jeopardy. The two-time defending Super Bowl champions put him on the reserve-PUP list, which left open the possibility of his return after the sixth week of the season. He had to be activated by 4 p.m. Saturday to be eligible to play in the Patriots' (3-3) game against Buffalo (3-4). Bruschi, 32, said this summer that he planned to sit out the entire year.

But he continued to attend meetings and his recovery went well enough for him to come back early; he was cleared by doctors and back at practice Oct. 19. "It's out of my control -now," Bruschi said before practice on Wednesday. "I'm back. I'm a player.

I'm a member of the team. So I've trusted my coaches ever since I was in high school." Belichick said this week that Bruschi hasn't suffered any setbacks in practice, but he was behind his teammates because he missed so many. "His instincts are still there and that's what separates him from other linebackers," linebacker Chad Brown said. "He's just got a great feel for what everyone on the defense is doing, how the offense is trying to attack him. And couple that with his great instincts and that's why he makes plays." Almanac Quote of the day "He's what every manager and team and fan base hopes for.

He's exceeded expectations with his play, he knows his place in the room, he respects his teammates and coaches. We just hope he never changes because he's been perfect." Washington Capitals GM George McPhee on rookie Alexander Ovechkin, whose two goals in Washington's 4-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Friday night gave him 13 points in 1 1 games. On this date 1977 -Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears rushes for 205 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-0 triumph over the Green Bay Packers. Today's question Which NCAA football player was the first to pass for 300 yards and rush for 200 yards in the same game? Answer on B2 '--am DSC kicks to 2-1 soccer win over NIC No. 2-ranked Gauchos roll over Dixie State 3) The Spectrum SALT LAKE CITY Brianna Robison didn't score any of Dixie State's goals in Saturday's 2-1 victory over North Idaho College in the NJCAA Region 18Avomen's soccer tournament.

She didn't score any in a 15-0 rout of Colorado Mountain College either. Despite that, Robison was the coaches' pick as Most Valuable Player in the region tournament and Player of the Year in the Scenic West Athletic, Conference. "She's an incredible defender," DSC coach Linda Huddleston said of from Brockwell. Dahley capped the drive with a four-yard run. He added a one-yard run after Brian Gronewald set things up with the first of five Glendale interceptions.

By the time they had played 12 minutes, the Gauchos led 21-0. 'They deserve a lot of credit," said Dixie State coach Greg Crowshaw. "They outhustled us and outhit us right from the start." The Rebels (4-3 WSFL, The Spectrum GLENDALE, Ariz. Sean Dahley rushed for three touchdowns and Johnny Sanchez scored on a run and on a pass as No. 2-ranked Glendale defeated No.

12 Dixie State 54-17 Saturday night. The Gauchos (7-0 in the Western States Football League, 8-0 overall) marched 79 yards on their first possession of the game. Sanchez caught a 21 -yard pass from Tim the way. Meier said the T-Bird defense, which was on the field for almost 36 minutes, played with its back, to the wall several times because of the turnovers. "They were expending a ton of energy, and you're looking at, a team in North Dakota State where their deal is to run the ball," Meier said.

"They've got; those big offensive linemen and running backs and that's what they want to dp and and what they're good at. They'll wear a smaller defensive line down." See SUU on B3 6-3) put together a nice drive early in the third quarter, moving from their 16 to. the Glendale six before' a quarterback sack forced them (o settle for Blake Noseworthy's 42-yard field goal. Glendale responded with a one-yard Sanchez touchdown and a 19-yard Flores field goal to lead 31-3 at intermission. At the start of the second half the Gauchos marched See DSC on B3 Air Force had the eighth-ranked defense in the nine-team Mountain West entering the game and another poor defensive performance was too much for the offense to overcome.

The Falcons scored a touchdown on the final play of the third quarter and three more TDs early in the final period including a blocked punt Garrett Rybak returned 10 yards that cut BYU's lead to 41-20. Fitch got Air Force within 48-27 with an 8-yard See BYU on B4 Brown rushes, Beck passes Cougars past Air Force, 62-41 5 If f3 Brockwell and Steve Flores added the point after, making it 7-0 with 12:10 left in the first quarter. Glendale marched 98 yards on its next possession, with John Means picking up 54 on a pass Four touchdowns in the fourth quarter weren't enough to rally the Falcons (3-6, 2-5) from a 34-point deficit. Air Force also committed five turnovers and extended what was already a long week for DeBerry, who apologized Wednesday for comments he made about black players' speed. The Falcons have two games remaining and the best they could do is match last season's 5-6 record.

It will be just the fourth losing season in 22 years at Air Force for DeBerry. Air Force quarterback Shaun Carney left after the the diminutive freshman from Orem. "She's tough. She doesn't let the other team have anything." Beth Storey scored the Rebels' first goal off assists from Nicolette Trickey and Shantae Adams while Heidi Bushman had an unassisted goal. North Idaho's goal came in the final 10 seconds of play when Dixie State goalkeeper Lindsay Tanner slipped after trying to send a goal kick upfield.

"This was the best the team has played soccer the way we want them to," Huddleston said. With the win, Dixie See REBELS on B3 All far Onlv a sr; tf4 s- first quarter with a cut to his left hand and Adam Fitch threw for five touchdowns in relief. But the Falcons couldn't recover after falling behind 41-7, although they did get within two touchdowns twice. Brown had 25 carries and topped his career rushing record by 2 yards in his fourth 100-yard game of the season. Beck was 3 1 -for-43 with one interception, which was tipped, and helped the Cougars to their highest points total since a 63-33 victory over Air Force in 2001.

ByDOUGALDEN AP Sports Writer PROVO, Utah Curtis Brown had career highs with 219 yards rushing and four touchdowns Saturday to lead Brigham Young past Air Force 62-41, guaranteeing consecutive losing seasons for the Falcons for the first time under coach Fisher DeBerry. John Beck passed for 383 yards and three touchdowns and BYU (4-4, 3-2 Mountain West) gained 684 yards while beating Air Force for the second straight year. St. Georqe ROCK Douglas C. Pizac AP Brigham Young running back Curtis Brown takes the ball into the end zone for his fourth touchdown rr ir-9 game against Air Force, during the fourth itrtftr Saturday in Provo, Utah.

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