The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah • 41

SUNDAY November 6 1994 0 SECTION Zig iII UitZtibunt its) -Abb bk orts COLLEGE FOOTBALL Page C4-5 NBA NOTES Page C-3 Foreman Captures Fight for the Aged BYU Makes Easy Look Hard Again Cougars Able to Beat Northeast Louisiana THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS With a blasting two-punch combination George Foreman erased the memory that has haunted him for 20 years "1 exorcised the ghost of Muhammad Ali once and forever" the 45-year-old Foreman said after knocking out Michael Moorer to win the 'BF and WBA heavyweight championships Saturday night For nine rounds Foreman looked like a battered old fighter whose hopes of regaining at least part of the championship he lost when he was knocked out by Ali on Oct 30 1974 could See FOREMAN Page C-12 1 i' 71 II '1' 14 ---'IS' e'41 41 I i jr- ---q4' -to'I've A 't -'1 44 '11 ii-4 et 4114-710-4-4 --'4'-' '-i' t' vP: l'' ti P'- :7: r- A V- i-4' I i If I 0" i f'' s140 itN-' 11 IN'kAto Jazz Dominate Sonics Except Down Stretch The Associated Press Mike McCoy manages to avoid the pressure of New Mexico's John Wingate but the Lobos handed the No 9 Utes a loss A Self 111111 cited Shocker instead of mistakes" Mistakes? You name it the Utes made it Utah Does It All To Help Lobos Get Upset Win By Joe Baird THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE PROVO Brigham Young continues to bring out the best in bad football teams However the No 25 Cougars did get back to winning Saturday fending off Northeast Louisiana 24-10 on a cold drizzly afternoon at Cougar Stadium "Nothing comes easy I guess" BYU coach La Vell Edwards said after watching the Cougs struggle for the third straight week against a losing team BYU squeaked past UTEP (3-6) two weeks ago and was atrocious in last Saturday's three-touchdown loss to Arizona State (3-6) The Cougars made the Indians (1-8) look pretty good too But they also played with a little fire moved the ball consistently scoring was another story and came up with three big plays on defense On this day it was enough "There was no finger-pointing this week" said receiver Bryce Doman "After Arizona State we had some people blaming each other But we had none of that this week We stayed together" "We made mistakes" noted offensive coordinator Roger French "But the kids battled They fought hard" They had to The Cougars (8-2) trailed 7-3 in the first quarter when NLU quarterback Raymond Philyaw hit the speedy Stepfret Williams with a 44-yard touchdown strike BYU rallied for a 10-7 advantage and never trailed again But the Cougars didn't finish off the Indians until John Walsh threw a 9-yard scoring pass to Hema Heimuli with 4:36 left "We played hard and we played well against a good football team" said NLU coach Ed Zaunbrecher "All we ask of our team is that they be in a position to win in the fourth quarter and we got close" Closer than you might imagine: Early in the second quarter the Indians were knocking with third-and-goal at the 3 Free safety Cory Cook picked off a Philyaw pass at the goal line Late in the third quarter NLU had third-and-goal at the 5 Cook burst through on a blitz nailed Philyaw for a 9-yard loss and forced the Indians to settle for a field goal With 12:41 left in the game Northeast Louisiana again threatened at the BYU 14 But cornerback Patrick Mitchell read Wil li- ii pita pow-: A '1 1 '-4- i fl --4 ti rifti I 1 -vv zs Gatti' 4 thlotit i Ekt'17 traA 'te'''' 0 r- Mt It" -Ille-S I Alsot relk OrCivta 4 norArz 1 -'71- 7: 7 1: i cs '1'' -7- 1 I A -i) 5: a A By Steve Luhm THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE TACOMA Wash The Jazz dominated the SuperSonics for 42 minutes Saturday night It wasn't enough Detlef Schrempf GAME SUMMARY scored 26 points Gary Utah FO FT It A PF TP Payton added 24 and Se- BOMA 37 3-8 1-2 9 0 2 8 attle used an 18-2 surge Malone 42 1361-21 31 151 3 297 in six minutes of the 3287 92434 5-11 41) 2 3' 27 fourth quarter to defeat Chambers 14 4-7 1-1 2 2 2 9 the Jazz 110-103 Crotty 20 0-3 5-6 1 2 4 5 Bond 12 1-2 0-0 30 5 3 The Sonics also cashed Russell 11 0-2 2-4 1 0 1 2 in at the foul line They 161 403 42 made 50 of 65 free Totals 240 3647 22-34 4021 41 103 throws setting a Jazz op- P31 P4-P: 11711 1 171 Pi: ponent record for trips S4empt 37 4-6 18-20 12 4 4 26 to the foul line Utah Gill Ins 4-3-1121 71343-10 41 meanwhile made 22 of '46 1 4 01 211 its 34 attempts McMillan 21 1-3 0-0 3 4 4 3 "Obviously we didn't mrin cc2 Le 3 guard anybody" said Totals 240 2769 80-65 3913 28 110 30 23 26 24 coach Jerry Sloan rat11 27 21 30 32 "They shot that many Shooting percontagos Utah field free throws That shows at 48 itcpercent lg ooi gods 3r mpe7cwesnriT7eePegenrowts how bad we are defen- 769 Percent' Throent shooting Utah 474 persively obviously" cent Seattle 353 percent The key stretch start- tenTecseh2nical cooct CanK101171aizol cde egal ed with nine minutes defense 3 left The Jazz owned an Mrckettrcerr Utah Seattle 7 Kerr 3' 13e12'aia: 87-84 lead Then how- RA'ron): ever they converted st So 27 lenc110 K8getre 2' 13 (Payton2' only one of their next 12 4 McMillan 3 Askew 2 Schrempt 2 GM Ken MOWS Utah 24 (Benoit 6 Stockton 5 When the drought fi- beKeetrsec4rorcer 3 N21aolon(K 2 a4Cham- nally ended the Sonics son '2 Schesmpt 2 Askew had turned a game-long ma0Mciarclui is Mike is v1d Jones deficit into a 98-89 lead IommY Wood Although the Jazz ral- 7Al21t24 lied to within three in the final seconds they had lost their chance to spoil Seattle's season opener Utah fell to 1-1 in a game lasting 2 hours 35 minutes the longest in Jazz history Asked about the Sonics' critical surge Sloan said "We played into their hands We only shot four or five free throws in the fourth quarter We didn't give ourselves a chance When a team is making a run at you you've got to get inside You can't rely on your outside shooting" For the Jazz who limited the Sonics to 39-percent shooting Karl Malone and John Stockton finished See JAZZ Page C-14 It didn't seem to matter in the game's first 22 minutes The Utes took a 21-3 lead on a 56-yard bomb to Kevin Dyson and two scoring bursts by tailback Charlie Brown But then the Utes displayed a self-destructive streak that Dennis Rodman would envy The (partial) rap sheet: Three drive-killing turnovers all in Lobo territory Two were Mike McCoy interceptions after the Utes had marched 30 and 65 yards the other a Rob Hamilton fumble after a 37-yard drive "You just can't fumble You do whatever you have to do wrap the ball up to not fumble" said McBride "We should have scored at least field goals" on all those possessions The Lobos by contrast had no turnovers but probably should have A Kareem Leary interception was negated by pass interference (the Lobos scored a touchdown on the drive) and safety Harold Lusk failed to fall on a Pearlman tumble instead fumbling himself while trying to scoop the ball "I can't blame nobody but myself" Lusk admitted "That could have been one of the game's turnarounds" The Utes failed to convert a pair of third-and-short plays in the third quarter against the NCAA's third-worst defense Passes fell incomplete both times allowing UNM to dominate the quarter A 29-yard fourth-quarter field goal try "just a simple extra point" according to McBride went awry when the snap was bounced to holder Jason Jones The kick sailed wide left New Mexico did distinguish itself in the third quarter holding the ball for See UTES Page C-15 By Phil Miller THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ALBUQUERQUE NM Wait till the football pollsters hear the news: The Utes have finally beaten a Top 10 team Themselves The Utes' game plan worked to perfection Saturday but the New Mexico Lobos executed it and stunned ninth-ranked Utah 23-21 Using a ball-control offense a sturdywhen-it-counted defense and an exhaustive string of Utah mistakes the 4-6 Lobos shut out the Utes in the second half scored the game's final 20 points and electrified the second-largest crowd in University Stadium history (30743) In the end the goalposts came tumbling down and with them the 8-1 Utes' Top 10 ranking and dream of a perfect season But the Utes might as well have helped tear the posts down they were convinced they had handed UNM perhaps its biggest win ever "If we play our best and they beat us that's different" said a somber Luther "But we didn't play well at all that's what hurts" "It's not so much what they did it's what we didn't do" said a hoarse coach Ron McBride who met the media with his face buried in his hands "We had so many opportunities to win the game" But only the Lobos could seize them Trailing 21-20 with four minutes remaining quarterback Stoney Case led The Associated Press A sign of respect for the Utes: New Mexico fans tear down the goal posts after the upset Saturday the Lobos on the game-winning drive culminating in Nathan Vail's third field goal a 22-yard chip shot with 32 seconds left Most galling to McBride was that the Utes seemed to have New Mexico stopped on its own 27 But on fourth down and 3 Case hit Gavin Pearlman with a short pass in the left flat The senior wideout who had a career-high 123 receiving yards broke two tackles and streaked to the Utah 17 "If we just make one play we win" said McBride "We gotta make one play II See BYU Page C-15 STATavomvErA HAmetoNsHIR Finally! Eagles Win Elusive State Title Sky View Dominates The 'Real' Title Game Te 4- -7' "'t ti''--'' I 4 1 11 I 1 1 4 I 7 -t ott- ck 4 :7: ti 41 i 3- 1 i 1'4 -L i A'kt k'4 7 i-i i 1 4 hi 0 1- 1 'i -1 i li ti4No i i I 1 1 7 i i 5 1- 114 tlik 1 i 7 N''0 1 A 1 FF Ii 1 t4 k4 i 4 l' Yr' 'fi 14' 42 -1" 4'''' ''''-'f By Jill Johnson THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The Skyline Eagles proved they deserved their No 1 ranking by beating the Bingham Miners in two games Saturday for the Class 5-A state volleyball championship at 5-A Alta High School "We knew we would have it this year" said Skyline coach Joan Burdett whose team was ranked No 1 by The Salt Lake Tribune for the last three years and finally won its first title since 1987 The Eagles downed Bingham 15-3 15-3 The Miners surprised most observers as they advanced to the championship match by MountaM View 15-13 15-5 in the semifinals "You have to trust us" said Bingham coach Esther Halliday whose team won three straight crowns from 1989-1991 "We're like a player with a piano wire who sneaks up from behind" But this year it did not matter whom the Eagles played as they took early leads in both games to easily win the match "We could have beaten the University of Utah" 111 See 5-A Page C-10 By Bruce Smith THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The Sky View Bobcats and Woods Cross Wildcats will tell you they won their championship matches Saturday But only Sky View's counted Woods Cross's semifi- 4-A nal upset of two-time defending champion Spanish Fork will be remembered as the best match of the tournament Trouble was it took too much out of the Wildcats Sky View dominated the "real" title game winning 15-1 15-1 Senior Mari Burningham led the way with 14 kills The match started 45 minutes late due to pregame ceremonies Sky View then took 34 minutes to win Despite not having to play the toughest opponents like Spanish Fork and region rival Logan Sky View coach Calvin Jensen said his team deserved the title The Bobcats "played last year in the state basketball championship and didn't win it" Jensen said "They had the experience "We played in front of 1000 fans or more every home game Our kids are used to it They Woods 11 See 4-A Page C-10 Rick EganThe Salt Lake Tribune Cami Howell Sara Shakula Ginny Watts and Sarah Stohl celebrate Skyline's long-awaited 5-A championship The Eagles beat Bingham helping offset two straight years of disappointment 11 lill Utah 45 CS-Northridge 20 Noon Tennis Paris TV Sports Montana St 44 New Mexico 6 Arizona 44 Cal Poly-SLO 21 Open (taped) Dallas 112 New Jersey 103 Golden State 108 Denver 104 Portland 112 LA Clippers 95 tftEl (ESPN) (4) 4 1 pm Running New York City Marathon (taped) WAC Air Force 10 Army 6 Nevada 62 Fresno St 35 Colorado St 35 Wyoming 24 6 am Auto Racing Formula One Japanese Grand Pi-ix CZ) 11 am NFL Football Chargers at Falcons Cirl) 11 am NFL Football 49ers at Washington (2) 2 2 pm NFL Football Broncos at Rams NBA Seattle 110 Utah 103 Orlando 122 Philadelphia 107 Cleveland 115 Charlotte 107 Detroit 114 Atlanta 109 (OT) Indiana 112 Boston 103 Houston 115 Minnesota 85 Washington 100 Chicago 99 (OT) Milwaukee 97LA Lakers 96 4 2 pm Golf Kapalua Big West Oregon St 24 Pacific 12 New Mexico St 24 San Jose St 21 Illinois 38 Arkansas St 16 SW Louisiana 28 UNLV 27 LA Tech 38 NW Louisiana 28 Big Five New Mexico 23 Utah 21 BYU 24 NE Louisiana 10 Wash 49 Utah State 31 Weber St 40 Idaho St 6 Big Sky Boise St 38 Montana 14 RIC 11:30 am Golf Gene Sarazen World Open ILIU3 I ES PN 6 pm NFL Football Raiders at Chiefs Idaho 21 Iowa 12.