(Salt Lake City) Continuing with the list of most common scams to watch for in the coming year, the Securities Division ranked phony Homeland Security projects as number two. Promoters tell potential investors that they are buying into “secret” project to protect the country, and either refuse to show information about the project or provide false information.

Coming in as number three are hedge funds run by unregistered or unqualified advisors. Hedge funds often rely on risky speculative strategies. Many of those investing in such funds cannot afford to lose the money. The state is currently investigating a locally managed hedge fund that was sending money to the Mediterranean island of Malta where the money would simply disappear.

(DELTA) – The Millard County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help with a burglary in Delta. At about 5pm on Thursday, deputies responded to a home at 955 West 4500 South where a roll of red carpeting was ripped from the floor and four sheets of white FRP board used as a wall covering in bathrooms were taken. According to a sheriff’s report, witnesses said they saw a vehicle at the residence at about 6:00 the same morning but were not able to identify the vehicle. No suspects have been apprehended in the burglary. If you have any information, call the Millard County Sheriff’s Office.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-Tyler Hansbrough had 23 points and 13 rebounds and the #1 North Carolina Tar Heels remained unbeaten on the season with a 90-58 pounding of the Valparaiso Crusaders Sunday at the Dean E. Smith Center. Nevertheless, North Carolina received perhaps its strongest performance from Danny Green as he amassed 20 points while nailing eight of his 10 field goal attempts on the evening. The Tar Heels also got after it on the glass as they outrebounded the Crusaders, 47-31 while shooting 51 percent from the field. Jarryd Loyd had 24 points to pace Valpo, who fell behind 19-2 before going on a 27-2 run to make things interesting for a while.

DENVER-In a sporadic and inconsistent season for the Denver Broncos, time and time again, they’ve been able to rely upon their solid kicker, Jason Elam. Elam came through once again Sunday for the Broncos at INVESCO Field @ Mile High as he hit a 30-yard kick in overtime to lead the Broncos to a 22-19 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota came into the game with playoff aspirations until Washington procured the last berth in the NFC playoffs with a 27-6 pasting of Dallas. Nevertheless, the Vikings showed strong resolve in rallying from a 19-3 deficit in the fourth quarter with two Tarvaris Jackson (175 yards) scoring tosses to Bobby Wade. Despite this, Minnesota killed themselves with numerous turnovers as Elam’s game-winner (his fourth of the season) was set up by a fumble caused by Broncos DE Elvis Dumervil. Offensively, the Broncos also had a stellar performance as Jay Cutler (246 yards, two TD’s) made big plays in the passing game while receiver Brandon Marshall amassed 10 receptions, giving him 102 on the season and thus becoming only the third wideout to snare more than 100 passes in his second season joining stalwarts Isaac Bruce and Larry Fitzgerald. In other NFL action Sunday, Cincinnati smacked Miami, 38-25, Philadelphia humbled Buffalo, 17-9, Carolina surged past Tampa Bay, 31-23, Atlanta outgunned Seattle, 44-41, Chicago overpowered New Orleans, 33-25, Houston handled Jacksonville, 42-28, Cleveland gashed San Francisco, 20-7, Green Bay decimated Detroit, 34-13, Baltimore surprised Pittsburgh, 27-21, Arizona demoralized St. Louis, 48-19, San Diego stymied Oakland, 30-17, the New York Jets outlasted Kansas City, 13-10 in overtime, and Tennessee earned a playoff berth with a 16-10 win over Indianapolis.

SAN ANTONIO-The Penn State Nittany Lions overcame an early 14-0 deficit to make Joe Paterno’s 500th game a success as they handled the Texas A&M Aggies, 24-17 Saturday evening in the Alamo Bowl. Deon Butler, Evan Royster, and Daryll Clark each had touchdowns for Penn State, as the legendary Paterno won an NCAA-record 23rd bowl game on the evening. Additionally, the Nittany Lions ran for 270 yards, 143 of which came from Rodney Kinlaw. The win was exceptionally sweet for Penn State as earlier in the week, they had to endure taunting from a petulant Texas A&M student who said the Aggies’ win would be so impressive, that the 81-year old Paterno would have to leave the field in a casket. Obviously, this did not happen as the Nittanies used 413 yards of offense and stifling defense which surrendered only 328 offensive yards on the night to emerge victorious. In other bowl action Saturday, Wake Forest stonewalled #25 Connecticut, 24-10 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, while Mississippi State humbled Central Florida, 10-3 in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.-The New England Patriots’ quest for perfection continued on the same field where it began in Week 1. Although the Pats had to scrape and struggle much more for this one than they did on the season’s opening weekend against the Jets, the victory was sweet as they edged the New York Giants, 38-35 Saturday night at Giants Stadium. Tom Brady tossed for 356 yards and threw two touchdown passes, the second of which gave him an NFL record with his 50th touchdown pass of the season. Both of his scoring tosses went to Randy Moss (six receptions, 100 yards) who set his own NFL record with 23 touchdown receptions in a season. Nevertheless, the Patriots were forced to erase a 12-point deficit in the second half to gain the victory against a Giants squad which because of its locked-in matchup with Tampa Bay next weekend in the NFC playoffs had nothing to play for. Despite this, New York played to win and was nearly successful as Eli Manning (251 yards, 4 TD’s, INT) played one of the best games of his career thus far while Plaxico Burress (four receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD’s) proved to be a reliable target. In finishing the regular season spotless, New England became only the fourth team in NFL history to do so, joining the 1972 Dolphins, 1942 Bears and 1934 Bears.

PAROWAN, Utah-Robbie Tripp had 24 points and Nick Wood added 23 more as the Parowan Rams overpowered the Gunnison Bulldogs, 68-55 Saturday evening. Kevin Nay had 15 points to pace Gunnison in a losing effort, which dropped them to 4-4 on the season.

SALINA, Utah-The North Sevier Wolves outscored Bryce Valley 41-26 in the second half en route to a 65-47 victory over the Mustangs Saturday night. Tyler McEown had 22 points for the Wolves, while Vance Nelson added 14 more for North Sevier. The Mustangs were led by Curtis Mortensen’s 16 points.

COALVILLE, Utah-Drew Robinson and Caden Richins had 20 points apiece as the North Summit Braves raced to an early lead and never looked back in a 77-62 drubbing of the Millard Eagles Saturday evening. Michael Coats had 17 points for the Eagles while Josh Robison added 14 more in the loss.

KANAB, Utah-Landon Littlefield led all scorers with 25 points while Dequan Thompson added 14 more as Lake Mead (Nev.) pounded the Kanab Cowboys, 67-51 at the Cowboy Classic Saturday. Ty Bunting and Thomas Quist each had 15 points for the Cowboys, who fell to a disappointing 2-7 on the season.

KANAB, Utah-David Blackburn posted 27 points and 14 rebounds and Derrick Forbush scored a game-high 31 points as the South Sevier Rams pounded the Valley Buffaloes, 68-52 Saturday at the Cowboy Classic. Shaun Sharkey had 12 points to pace the Buffaloes in the defeat.

OAKLAND, Calif.-Allen Iverson scored 39 points, including a clutch jumper in the game’s latter stages and Carmelo Anthony chipped in with 30 more points as the Denver Nuggets edged the Golden State Warriors, 124-120 Friday night at the ORACLE Arena. Stephen Jackson had a team-high 32 points and Baron Davis added 29 more for the Warriors, who erased an 11-point deficit early in the game to tie things at 104-104 early in the fourth quarter. Nevertheless, the Nuggets were able to pull away primarily because of their proficiency from the foul line in the last stanza as they made 14 of 16 free throws down the stretch. Denver improved to 18-11 on the season, while Golden State fell to 17-13. In other NBA action Friday, New Orleans smacked Charlotte, 99-85, Orlando surged past Miami, 121-114 in overtime, New Jersey squeaked past Washington, 109-106, Detroit humbled Indiana, 114-101, Houston gashed Memphis, 103-83, Chicago handled Milwaukee, 103-99, Toronto derailed San Antonio, 83-73, Phoenix defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 94-88, Portland stymied Minnesota, 109-98, Philadelphia stonewalled Sacramento, 92-80, and the Los Angeles Lakers hammered Utah, 123-109.

FILLMORE, Utah-The Canyon View Lady Falcons surrendered no more than eight points in any given quarter as they defeated the Millard Lady Eagles, 37-28 Friday evening. The hard-fought win improved Canyon View’s record to 7-2 on the season, while the Lady Eagles fell to 6-5.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Utah-Tara Gehring had 16 points to lead all scorers as the Wasatch Lady Wasps humbled the North Sanpete Lady Hawks, 48-38 Friday. Krista May had 10 points to pace North Sanpete in the defeat.

(RICHFIELD) – A construction worker collapsed and died while doing roof work Thursday afternoon at the new Cedar Ridge High School in Richfield. At about 2:45pm, the Richfield Fire Department was called to the scene using an aerial truck to hoist the 25-year old worker from Orem off the roof. Emergency medical crews were also on hand to assist. According to the police department, the man was transported to the Utah Medical Examiner’s Office to determine cause of death and his name has not yet been released pending notification of kin.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-The #1 North Carolina TarHeels closed out the game on a 57-35 run as they obliterated the Nevada Wolf Pack, 106-70 Thursday evening at the Dean E. Smith Center. Tyler Hansbrough had 26 points for North Carolina, while Wayne Ellington added a career-high 23, but the TarHeels did suffer some significant adversity in the victory which improved them to 12-0. Junior guard Bobby Frasor tore the left anterior cruciate ligament with a little more than nine minutes in regulation which promises to be a difficult loss for North Carolina because of Frasor’s versatility which enables him to play either guard position while also playing solid defense. On a positive not for the ‘Heels, they exceeded 100 points for the fifth time this season. Armon Johnson had a career best 23 points for the Wolf Pack as they kept things close until late in the first half, when Roy Williams’ TarHeels proceeded to seize control en route to an easy victory. In other college basketball action Thursday, Drexel got past Rider, 73-66, North Carolina State humbled Seton Hall, 79-73, Utah smacked Idaho State, 68-51, Missouri decimated Coppin State, 72-38, Georgia Tech decimated Tennessee Tech, 83-63, Western Carolina edged Presbyterian, 60-57 and Texas Christian defeated Jackson State, 79-68.

SAN DIEGO-Despite just being the second best “Colt” to play in college football this season, Colt McCoy’s performance was good enough to lead the #19 Texas Longhorns to a 52-34 pasting of the #11 Arizona State Sun Devils, Thursday evening at the Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium. While he doesn’t possess the game or recognition of Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan as of yet, McCoy still did an admirable job as he tossed for 174 yards and a score. Additionally, star tailback Jamaal Charles had 161 rushing yards and scoring runs of 15 and 32 yards for the Longhorns in the rout. Texas also put forth a stellar defensive effort as they held the explosive Sun Devils to just 327 yards of offense while forcing four turnovers and receiving a stellar showing from cornerback Brandon Foster, who amassed two interceptions, a fumble recovery, and a tipped pass. The combined 86 points represented the fourth-highest total in Holiday Bowl history in a bowl which consistently has featured some of the more entertaining and logic-defying games in college football.

(Washington, D.C.) A Utah man has been sworn in as the Deputy Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Scott Burns has spent the last five years as the Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal Affairs at the O-N-D-C-P. Burns has also served as a U-S representative to the World Anti-Doping Agency. Prior to 2002 Burns was the County Attorney for Iron County. Mr. Burns is a graduate of Southern Utah University, and received his J.D. from California Western School of Law.

DENVER-For the first time this season, the Denver Nuggets are fully healthy, and potentially, that could spell a dark portent for the Western Conference. Carmelo Anthony had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Marcus Camby amassed a triple double and Allen Iverson chipped in with 24 points as the Denver Nuggets steamrolled the Milwaukee Bucks, 125-105 Wednesday evening at the Pepsi Center. Additionally, the Nuggets put up 68 points by intermission, including 40 in the second quarter en route to a lead that grew as large as 39 points in the third quarter. Mo Williams had 28 points to lead the Bucks, who fell to 11-16 on the season. In other NBA action Wednesday, Philadelphia humbled Miami, 96-85, Atlanta gashed Indiana, 107-95, Orlando smacked New York, 110-96, Washington edged Charlotte, 108-104, Detroit ripped New Jersey, 101-83, New Orleans smoked Memphis, 116-98, San Antonio demoralized Chicago, 94-79, Utah surged past Dallas, 99-90, Boston torched Sacramento, 89-69, and Golden State got past Minnesota, 105-101.

(JUNCTION) – Hunters from Sevier County found the body of a man who Piute County Sheriff’s Deputies say may have been a Texas man missing since mid-October. At about 3pm, Saturday, hunters were in the area near the south end of Piute Reservoir when they discovered the body. The body is believed to be 47-year old, Thomas Hinds (HYNDES) Jr. who had been camping and was reported missing. Sheriff, Marty Gleave along with Deputies, Matt Whittaker and Cordell Pearson, located the body which has been sent to the Utah Medical Examiner for an autopsy and identification. Sheriff Gleave specifically thanked Deputy Whittaker for his persistence and professionalism in his hard work on the case.

CINCINNATI-J.P. Prince came off the bench to score a career-high 23 points as the #12 Tennessee Volunteers came from behind to stymie the #24 Xavier Musketeers, 82-75 Saturday at Cintas Center. Although Bruce Pearl’s Vols built a 39-36 lead at intermission, the Musketeers caught fire soon thereafter as Stanley Burrell (18 points) hit several three-pointers to give a sellout crowd of 10,250 plenty to cheer about. Nevertheless, Prince was assisted by teammates Tyler Smith and Ramar Smith who combined for 21 points, many of which came in the second half as Tennessee outscored Xavier, 14-5 in the final three minutes of regulation. C.J. Anderson and Derrick Brown each had 12 points to pace the Musketeers. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #1 North Carolina demoralized UC-Santa Barbara, 105-70, #2 Memphis humbled #4 Georgetown, 85-71, #3 Kansas smacked Miami (Ohio), 78-54, #10 Michigan State edged #5 Texas, 78-72, #8 UCLA pounded Michigan, 69-54, #11 Texas A&M gashed UC-Irvine, 88-66, #14 Indiana bludgeoned Coppin State, 73-46, Mississippi surprised #15 Clemson, 85-82, #16 Villanova stymied Columbia, 72-56, #17 Vanderbilt held off Tennessee State, 83-74, #18 Butler surged past Florida Gulf Coast, 78-66, #19 Arizona handled San Diego State, 74-58, Oakland upset #21 Oregon, 68-62, and #25 Stanford outlasted Texas Tech, 62-61.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-Donovan Porterie threw for 354 yards and two scores and an interception as the New Mexico Lobos won their first bowl game since 1961 with a 23-0 gashing of the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday afternoon at the New Mexico Bowl. Notwithstanding the excellence of New Mexico’s offense, which amassed 548 yards in the absence of star tailback Rodney Ferguson, the true story of the game was the Lobos’ swarming defense. Osia Lewis’ unit surrendered just 210 yards to a Wolf Pack squad which came in averaging 36 points and nearly 489 yards per game. The shutout for Nevada was their first since 1980, and the first they’ve ever suffered since moving to Division I in 1992. Meanwhile, New Mexico finished a successful season with a 9-4 record, while the Wolf Pack will end with a 6-7 mark. In other college football action Saturday, #17 Brigham Young outlasted UCLA, 17-16, and #22 Cincinnati overpowered Southern Mississippi, 31-21.

ROOSEVELT, Utah-Brook Chappell and Kurt Nielson had 14 points apiece, Josh Eliason added 12 more and Spencer Stoddard chipped in with 11 points, as the Delta Rabbits improved to 10-1 on the season with a 64-56 win over the Union Cougars Saturday night. Casey Glines had a game-high 22 points for the Cougars, while David Gilbert added 15 more to pace Union, which fell to 3-7.

MINNEAPOLIS-Al Jefferson had 29 points and 13 rebounds, while Antoine Walker had 23 points and nailed six treys as the Minnesota Timberwolves overpowered the Indiana Pacers, 131-118 Friday night at Target Center. Although the Pacers took a 40-20 lead at the end of the first quarter by virtue of shooting 75 percent from the field. Nevertheless, the Timberwolves countered with a 40-15 surge in the second quarter and then dictated to Indiana throughout the remainder of the game. Mike Dunleavy had 30 points and six rebounds for the Pacers, but it wasn’t enough as Minnesota came out strong after being lampooned by a local newspaper as perhaps the worst team of all time. The win was just the Timberwolves’ fourth of the season, while the Pacers fell to 14-13 on the season. In other NBA action Friday, Boston gashed Chicago, 107-82, Utah blitzed Orlando, 113-94, the Los Angeles Lakers edged Philadelphia, 106-101, Atlanta humbled Washington, 97-92, Charlotte stymied New York, 105-95, Detroit smacked Memphis, 94-67, Dallas smoked the Los Angeles Clippers, 102-89, Portland defused Denver, 99-96, and Seattle outgunned Toronto, 123-115.

MANTI, Utah-Griffin Aste had 17 points and seven assists, while making seven of nine shots as the Manti Templars smacked the Millard Eagles, 64-41 Friday evening. Additionally, Tylan Jackson and Nick Brown combined for 26 more points, while making 13 field goals out of 18 attempts. The Eagles, despite leading 27-25 at intermission, amassed only 14 second half points as Manti won going away. Josh Robison had 14 points and seven rebounds for Millard, which fell to 3-6 on the season.

NEPHI, Utah-Haydn Jessup’s 13 points led the Beaver Beavers to a 46-45 victory over the Juab Wasps Friday night. The win for the Beavers improved them to 3-6 on the season, while the Wasps fell to 4-5 after an emotional victory against North Sanpete earlier in the week. Tyson Lynn and Russ Nielson had 10 points apiece to pace the Wasps.

VERNAL, Utah-The Delta Rabbits improved to 9-1 on the season with a 54-49 win over the Uintah Utes Friday evening. Spencer Stoddard had 14 points to lead the Rabbits, who maintained their lead throughout the ballgame, while Derek Bunderson led all scorers with 15 points for the Utes.

KANAB, Utah-Ty Bunting had a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds, but the Kanab Cowboys still fell to the Richfield Wildcats, 62-34 Friday night. The Wildcats benefited from balanced scoring, as five Richfield players scored at least seven points as they won their second game of the season against five losses. Meanwhile, Kanab fell to 1-6 thus far on the season.

BICKNELL, Utah-The Wayne Badgers put the finishing touches on a convincing win with a 19-7 run to close out the game in a 55-36 victory over the Duchesne Eagles Friday evening. Lance Peterson had 18 points and sunk four three-pointers to lead Wayne to victory. The Badgers improved to 5-1 on the season, while Duchesne fell to 4-4.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Congress has passed a one-year temporary tax relief bill that was originally designed to tax a small group of wealthy Americans to prevent other Americans from paying a larger tax bill. Sen. Orrin Hatch was a strong backer of the relief bill saying that 21 million Americans, including 100,000 Utahns, will not have to pay the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) for 2007. He said that had Congress failed to enact the bill, it would have been like putting a lump of coal in the collective stocking of the American taxpayer. The AMT was introduced into the U.S. tax law in 1969 in response to reports that 155 wealthy Americans paid no income tax. The law was orginally designed to affect only well-to-do taxpayers who availed themselves of various deductions and credits to lower their taxes but the AMT was never indexed for inflation and is now hitting millions of middle-income taxpayers which have not been affected by the law.

OKLAHOMA CITY-Longar Longar had 16 points and made the go-ahead basket for the Oklahoma Sooners as they upset the #20 Gonzaga Bulldogs, 72-68 Thursday night at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners’ stellar team effort offset a strong performance from Gonzaga’s Jeremy Pargo who had a career-high 28 points. The win improved the Sooners’ record to 9-3 while Gonzaga fell to 9-3. In other Top 25 action Thursday, #6 Washington State torched the Citadel, 67-45, #9 Pittsburgh edged #7 Duke, 65-64 in overtime, #15 Clemson obliterated Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 90-73, and #22 Miami (Fla.) pounded North Florida, 85-63.

ST. LOUIS-Najeh Davenport, filling in for the injured Willie Parker, amassed 123 rushing yards and two scores as the Pittsburgh Steelers inched closer to an AFC North title with a 41-24 victory over the St. Louis Rams Thursday evening at the Edward Jones Dome. The game was closer than the final score indicated as Marc Bulger (208 passing yards) tossed for three scores, one of which, to Isaac Bruce, gave St. Louis a 14-10 lead in the second quarter, while the Rams were within 31-24 in the third quarter when Bulger hit receiver Drew Bennett on a 23-yard scoring pass. Thankfully for the Steelers, despite Parker’s season-ending leg injury, Ben Roethlisberger (16-20, 261 yards, 3 TD’s) was prolific as he orchestrated six scoring drives, each of which enabled Pittsburgh to hold off St. Louis throughout the game. The Steelers finally slammed the door shut when cornerback Ike Taylor picked off Bulger’s errant pass, returning it 51 yards for a score as Pittsburgh survived.

PANGUITCH, Utah-Josh Bateman had 17 points and Trac Norris added 12 more as the Panguitch Bobcats edged the Escalante Moquis, 62-55 Thursday evening. The Moquis hung around primarily because they had five players with seven or more points. Nevertheless, Panguitch was able to dictate to Escalante because of their 21-8 surge in the second quarter. The Bobcats improved to 5-2 on the season, while the Moquis fell to 4-4.

ENTERPRISE, Utah-The South Sevier Rams improved to 5-1 on the season with a convincing 71-57 victory over the Enterprise Wolves Thursday night. Derrick Forbush had 18 points for the Rams, while Nathan Roberts paced South Sevier with 15 more points. Austin Moyle also had 18 points to lead the Wolves.

TROPIC, Utah-Matt Hoyt had a game-high 24 points and made 14 of 16 foul shots as the Valley Buffaloes smacked the Bryce Valley Mustangs, 66-47. The Buffaloes raced out to a quick start, and led 30-19 at intermission while the Mustangs were never able to sufficiently dent their deficit from that time on.

(RICHFIELD) – Richfield City is notifying the public concerning the appointment of a new council member to fill the unexpired term of Rick White, who is leaving to accept a position as president of The Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT). The appointment will be made at the regular city council meeting to be held Jan. 8, 2008 at 7pm. Those interested in filling the seat will need to submit an application by noon, Tuesday, Jan. 8 to be considered. Letters of interest with a brief statement as to why you want to be a councilmember and resumes will also be accepted. You also need to be a U.S. citizen, a registered voter of Richfield City and be a resident of Richfield City or a resident of a recently annexed area for 12 consecutive months preceding the date of appointment.

(DELTA) – A missing Delta man was found dead Wednesday afternoon at the bottom of a ravine in northern Millard County. Lt. Roger Young of the Millard County Sheriff’s Office said that at about 2:15pm, a UDOT worker found 88-year old, Ernest Clark still trapped inside the wrecked car near King’s Canyon. According to a sheriff’s report, the 1997 Toyota Camry was eastbound on U.S. Highway 6 and 50 when it went off the left side of the road. A missing and endangered report had been issued alerting the public that Clark was suffering from dementia and had also threatened to shoot some prominent people in the area. Sheriff’s Deputies removed all guns and weapons from Clark’s home in Delta while searching for the man. Investigators say they don’t know if the death was medical related or not.

LAS VEGAS-Jordan Hill had 16 points and 19 rebounds to lead the #19 Arizona Wildcats to a 52-49 win over the Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Rebels (7-3) led 40-32 with just over 13 minutes left in regulation when Nic Wise and Jerryd Bayless hit successive treys while Jawann McClellan gave the Wildcats a four-point lead with 26 seconds left when he hit another three. Wink Adams had 19 points to pace UNLV, while Joe Darger added 13 more. In other Top 25 action Wednesday, #1 North Carolina held off Nicholls State, 88-78, #2 Memphis humbled Cincinnati, 79-69, #10 Michigan State obliterated San Jose State, 85-45 in the battle of the Spartans, #11 Texas A&M decimated Detroit, 79-39, #12 Tennessee surged past UNC-Asheville, 86-73, #18 Butler pounded Bradley, 83-64, and #25 Stanford whipped Santa Clara, 74-48.

PANGUITCH, Utah-With the exception of the third quarter, the Bryce Valley Lady Mustangs held Panguitch to nine points or less per quarter in a 48-35 victory over the Lady Bobcats Wednesday evening. Hailey Orton had 15 points to lead all scorers for Panguitch, which fell to 5-3 on the season while Bryce Valley improved to 6-2.

JUNCTION, Utah-Kandace Gleave had 19 points and the Piute Lady Thunderbirds built a 32-14 lead at halftime en route to a 63-47 pasting of the Valley Lady Buffaloes Wednesday night. Melissa Maxwell’s 20 points led all scorers and kept Valley within striking distance.

(SIGURD) – Oil drilling continues to expand in Sevier County. Spokesman, Paul Spiering of Wolverine Oil, said that Covenant Field south of Sigurd, pumps out 4500-5000 barrels of oil per day. Spiering said that by this time next year, Covenant Field could potentially produce 10,000 barrels of oil per day. He said Sevier County gets about $500,000 in royalties and taxes through production of the oil and that most of the oil is trucked out to Salt Lake area refineries which accounts for approximately 10% of the total Utah oil production.

(Manti) The South Sanpete School District has spent the last couple of years looking into the possibility of placing resource officers in the Gunnison and Manti areas, a possibility that may soon become a reality. According to Superintendent Don Hill, the resource officers would perform multiple functions including emergency response, and teaching safety and prevention at all grade levels. The Board hopes to have a final decision on the issue in their February meeting. Funding for the officers would be provided by cities throughout the county.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Orrin Hatch spoke on the Senate floor Tuesday concerning Congress granting telecommunication companies immunity from frivolous lawsuits over cooperation with the intelligence community following 911. He said the lawsuits represent irrational fears of government conspiracy and seek to expose classified information. Hatch is the only Republican member of both the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence committees. He said that a bipartisan majority of the Senate Intelligence Committee earlier this year approved protection of telecommunication companies, but Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee oppose those protections. Hatch commented that Congress should not condone oversight through litigation.

AUSTIN, Texas-In a season where the #5 Texas Longhorns have scarcely been challenged, they received quite a scare from the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles before prevailing, 66-56 Tuesday night at the Erwin Special Events Center. D.J. Augustin scored 24 points for the Longhorns, who coming into this game had won nine of their first 10 contests by 15 points or more. Connor Atchley pitched in with 16 points for Texas, while Oral Roberts was led by Adam Liberty’s 12 points. In other Top 25 action Tuesday, #3 Kansas held off Georgia Tech, 71-66, and #8 UCLA smoked Western Illinois, 77-52.

CEDAR CITY, Utah-The Canyon View Lady Falcons went on a crucial 12-2 run in the second quarter to pound the North Sevier Lady Wolves, 46-31 Tuesday evening. Cassie Platt had 13 points for the Lady Falcons in the rout.

CEDAR CITY, Utah-The Cedar Lady Reds built an insurmountable 33-12 lead at intermission en route to a convincing 59-29 victory over the Kanab Cowgirls Tuesday night. The Lady Reds were also balanced in victory as six players had at least six or more points in the win.

DELTA, Utah-Four Hurricane Lady Tigers scored in double figures as they routed the Delta Lady Rabbits, 56-32 Tuesday evening at the Paladium. Although Hurricane nursed only a 23-22 lead at halftime, they proceeded to outscore Delta, 33-10 in the decisive second half.

SANDY, Utah-The Juab Lady Wasps blew open a tight game with an 18-4 surge in the third quarter in a 39-22 victory Tuesday night over the Waterford Lady Ravens. Kiz Farrer’s 12 points led the way for the Lady Wasps, who improved to 7-3 on the season.

MONROE, Utah-The South Sevier Lady Rams maintained their spotless record on the season with a 58-30 pasting of the Beaver Lady Beavers Tuesday evening. Jacie Curtis’ 12 points led a balanced attack for South Sevier while the Lady Rams blew the game open with a 20-4 run in the second quarter.

(SALINA) – Two coal trucks from competing trucking companies crashed head on up Coal Mine Road Monday morning. At about 8am, 23-year old, Chance Barton of Aurora, driving a Robinson Transport truck, was headed to the Sufco Mine in an empty trailer. His rig slid on the icy road and crossed the center line, crashing head on into 56-year old, Clark Wallis of Spring City, who was driving a fully loaded Barney Trucking rig. An ambulance was called to the scene of the accident and Wallis was treated and released. Barton was not injured. Sheriff’s reports say that an estimated $50,000 damage was done to each of the rigs and minimal damage to the trailers.

(RICHFIELD) – The Sevier County Commission held budget hearings Monday. In the meeting, the 2007 budget was opened and amended for funds used to repair the current administration building due to a fire last year. County Clerk, Steve Wall, said insurance money helped with most of the repair bills. A hearing on the 2008 budget was also conducted with the Commissioners reviewing funds to complete the high-definition TV project for upgrades in the area. Discussions were also held concerning work on the river and canal projects caused by flooding a few years ago and issues with improvements at the fairgrounds were also discussed. Wall said funds for the 2008 budget are in place and he hopes the current projects will be completed soon.

DALLAS-Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 of his 31 points in the crucial fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericks edged the Orlando Magic, 111-108 Monday evening at American Airlines Center. Although the Magic played from behind throughout much of the game, they still managed to hang close and pulled to within 107-106 with seven seconds left in regulation when Jameer Nelson hit a pair of free throws. Nevertheless, Nowitzki struck again with a rare three-pointer as the Mavs survived the close call. Additionally, Jerry Stackhouse had 21 points for the Mavericks, while Josh Howard contributed 19 points and six rebounds for Dallas. In other NBA action Monday, Atlanta surged past Utah, 116-111, Cleveland held off Milwaukee, 104-99 in double overtime, Miami edged Minnesota, 91-87, Indiana smacked New York, 119-92, Golden State outgunned Memphis, 125-117, Phoenix got past San Antonio, 100-95, and Portland humbled New Orleans, 88-76.

(SCIPIO) – A resource development draft plan that affects the six-county area was discussed at the 2008 Annual Planning meeting held in Scipio last Thursday. Panoramaland Resource Community and Development Director, Linda Lind, invited the public to comment on identifying needs and concerns related to development and conservation of our natural and cultural resources. She said that once all the input is gathered, the draft plan will be presented to heads of government. Lind said the RC & D is involved in a wide array of projects including managing over 1800 individual grants. Other projects include issues with Natural Resources, Energy, Community Development, Wildfire Protection and Communications/Outreach.

TUCSON, Ariz.-The #22 Arizona Wildcats used a 20-2 run to close out the first half in order to overcome a sluggish start as they hammered the Fresno State Bulldogs, 69-50 Sunday at the McKale Center. Freshman standout Jerryd Bayless had 21 points to lead the Wildcats while Chase Budinger added 16 while Jordan Hill contributed with 15 more. With the loss, Steve Cleveland’s Bulldogs fell to 5-5 on the season, but the former Brigham Young coach says he still feels confident in his team’s progression thus far. In other Top 25 action Sunday, #1 North Carolina smacked Rutgers, 93-71, and #12 Texas A&M ripped Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 64-37.

MIAMI-Greg Camarillo amassed three receptions for 109 yards and the game-winning 64-yard reception in overtime as the Miami Dolphins won their first game of the season with a 22-16 victory over the Baltimore Ravens Sunday afternoon at Dolphins Stadium. The win became all the more impressive for the Dolphins when they proceeded to erase a 13-3 deficit at intermission by holding the punchless Ravens to just three points the rest of the way. The victory was not only the first in the coaching career of Cam Cameron, it enabled the Dolphins, the winningest franchise in the NFL since the 1970 merger, to avoid the worst start to a season in league history. The Ravens had a shot to win the game in the extra session, but normally reliable kicker Matt Stover missed from 44 yards, setting the stage for Camarillo’s heroics. In other NFL action Sunday, Tampa Bay wrapped up the NFC South by crushing Atlanta, 37-7, Carolina upset Seattle, 13-10, Jacksonville got past Pittsburgh, 29-22, Green Bay steamrolled St. Louis, 33-14, New England doubled up the New York Jets, 20-10, New Orleans surged past Arizona, 31-24, Cleveland blanked Buffalo, 8-0, the first final by this score in the NFL since 1929, Tennessee overpowered Kansas City, 26-17, Indianapolis clinched a first-round playoff bye by defeating Oakland, 21-14, Philadelphia humbled Dallas, 10-6, San Diego decimated Detroit, 51-14, and Washington defeated the New York Giants, 22-10.

MIAMI-After a controversial week, Jamaal Tinsley scored 26 points, while Jermaine O’Neal added 24 points and seven rebounds as the Indiana Pacers edged the Miami Heat, 106-103 Saturday at American Airlines Arena. Udonis Haslem had 24 points and seven rebounds of his own for the Heat who stumbled to 6-17 on the season which obviously makes them one of the more underachieving teams in the NBA this season. In other NBA action Saturday, Atlanta blitzed Charlotte, 93-84, Memphis outgunned Orlando, 123-119, Washington gashed Sacramento, 92-79, Philadelphia got past Cleveland, 92-86, New York humbled New Jersey, 94-86, New Orleans humbled Phoenix, 101-98, Dallas defused Houston, 96-83, Milwaukee surged past Minnesota, 95-92, San Antonio handled Denver, 102-91, and Utah demoralized Seattle, 96-75.

PANGUTICH, Utah-Hailey Orton had 19 of her game-high 21 points in the first half as the Panguitch Lady Bobcats smoked the Escalante Lady Moquis, 63-18 Saturday night. Panguitch made quick work of the Lady Moquis as they built a 46-6 lead at intermission while cruising to the easy win in the second half.

ORDERVILLE, Utah-Despite the fact that Bryce Valley built a 13-6 lead after the first period, the Valley Lady Buffaloes came back to win a tight 40-37 game over the Lady Mustangs Saturday evening. Melissa Maxwell had 19 points to lead the Lady Buffs in the nail-biting victory.

RICHFIELD, Utah-Morgan Wood had 16 points to lead the Beaver Lady Beavers to a 51-32 thrashing of the San Juan Lady Broncos Saturday at the 2A Preseason Preview at the Sevier Valley Center.

RICHFIELD, Utah-Bailie Reynolds had a game-high 24 points but it wasn’t enough as the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs dropped a tight game to the Enterprise Lady Wolves, 44-41 Saturday at the 2A Preseason Preview at the Sevier Valley Center. Enterprise was greatly aided by a 15-7 run in the first quarter which enabled them to hold off Gunnison throughout the ballgame.

RICHFIELD, Utah-The Kanab Cowgirls relied upon a 13-4 run in the third quarter to oust the Rowland Hall St. Mark’s Winged Lions, 45-38 Saturday at the 2A Preseason Preview at the Sevier Valley Center. Samantha Cooper had a game-high 21 points to pace Kanab.

RICHFIELD, Utah-The Millard Lady Eagles went on a convincing 23-0 run in the first half to build a 27-10 lead at intermission which enabled them to gash Manti, 47-30 Saturday at the 2A Preseason Preview at the Sevier Valley Center. Sarah Wallingford had 20 points to lead all scorers in a losing effort for the Lady Templars.

RICHFIELD, Utah-A 14-2 run in the second quarter allowed the North Sevier Wolves to defeat the Juab Lady Wasps, 44-41 Saturday at the 2A Preseason Preview at the Sevier Valley Center. Dana Allred had 13 points to lead Juab in the defeat.

RICHFIELD, Utah-Five Richfield players had six points or more as the Lady Wildcats smacked South Summit, 47-30 Saturday at the 2A Preseason Preview at the Sevier Valley Center. Additionally, in this battle of Wildcats, Richfield earned the victory by virtue of a 29-13 run spanning the second and third quarters.

RICHFIELD, Utah-The South Sevier Lady Rams maintained their unbeaten season, as Gadie Parsons had 19 points in leading the Lady Rams to a 56-43 win over the North Summit Lady Braves Saturday at the 2A Preseason Preview at the Sevier Valley Center. The Lady Rams sealed the deal with a 19-6 surge in the third quarter which stonewalled a North Summit team which trailed only 29-24 at the half.

VILLANOVA, Pa.-Scottie Reynolds had 21 points, including 17 in the second half as the #18 Villanova Wildcats decimated the Hartford Hawks, 103-75 Friday night at the Pavilion. Jay Wright’s Wildcats not only improved to 8-1, but exceeded the century mark for the second time in as many games. The Hawks, who have played nationally-ranked Brigham Young and Louisville already this season were astonished at the athleticism the Wildcats possess in the words of coach Dan Leibovitz. Hartford remained within striking distance at 66-63 midway through the second quarter until Villanova used a 14-1 run to build an 80-64 lead, while the Hawks never challenged again. Joe Zeglinski had 20 points to lead Hartford in the loss.

OGDEN, Utah-Russell Christensen had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the North Sanpete Hawks got past the Ogden Tigers, 47-38 Friday night. North Sanpete seemed firmly in control in racing out to a 25-11 run at intermission, but the Tigers kept things close as the second half progressed, until the Hawks regained momentum and gutted out the tough victory. Dallin Laird and Ben Marcheschi had 11 points apiece to pace the Tigers in the loss.

PAROWAN, Utah-Tylan Jackson had 17 points and Griffin Aste added 14 more as the Manti Templars got back on the winning track with a 58-42 victory over the Parowan Rams Friday evening. The Templars used a key 16-9 surge in the third quarter to pull away.

DELTA, Utah-Spencer Stoddard had 11 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and the Delta Rabbits improved to 7-0 on the season while handing the Hurricane Tigers their first loss of the season in a 48-39 victory Friday night at the Paladium. The game was nip and tuck throughout, but Delta outscored the Tigers, 14-6 in the fourth quarter to earn the win.

GUNNISON, Utah-Derek Christensen’s 23 points and five three-pointers led the Gunnison Bulldogs to a convincing 72-63 victory over the Juab Wasps Friday evening. Kyler Jones had 21 points to lead the Wasps, but the Bulldogs’ 22-7 run in the second quarter enabled them to build a lead they would not relinquish.

SALINA, Utah-Michael Coats and Zach Robinson had 16 points apiece and the Millard Eagles decimated the North Sevier Wolves, 72-54 Friday night while nailing 26 free throws in the win. Tyson Leaming’s 26 points led all scorers in a losing effort for North Sevier.

BEAVER, Utah-Dillon Bishoff had 18 points and the South Sevier Rams built a 37-23 lead at intermission to cruise to a 56-43 victory over the Beaver Beavers Friday evening. Russell Nelson had 16 points to lead the Beavers in the loss.

ORDERVILLE, Utah-The Valley Buffaloes outscored the Kanab Cowboys, 31-20 in the fourth quarter to secure a 77-51 victory Friday night. Pete LarMore led all scorers with 19 points for the Buffaloes, while Matt Williams added 13 more via four three-pointers. Thomas Quist’s 14 points paced the Cowboys.

GREEN RIVER, Utah-The Wayne Badgers bolted out to a 27-12 lead after the first quarter and held off a late Green River surge to sink the Pirates, 69-58 Friday evening. Lance Peterson had 27 points to lead all scorers for the Badgers, as their win over Green River kept the Pirates winless on the season.

ENTERPRISE, Utah-Tyler Stout and Austin Moyle each had 14 points, as the Enterprise Wolves outlasted the Piute Thunderbirds, 65-57 Friday night. Dallas Sylvester had a game-high 23 points for Piute in the loss.

SPANISH FORK, Utah-Josh Bateman had 41 points to lead all scorers, but it wasn’t enough as the American Leadership Academy Eagles drilled 14 three-pointers in an 81-69 win over the Panguitch Bobcats Friday evening. David Armendariz led the way for the Eagles with 29 points while sinking five treys.

(RICHFIELD) – The public is invited to attend the Sevier County budget hearings on Monday. County Commissioners will hold a 2008 budget hearing at 1pm immediately followed by a budget opening for the 2007 budget. Meetings will be held Monday at the Sevier County Administration Building at 250 North Main in Richfield in the basement conference room.

(Manti) The Department Of Workforce Services has released information on the economic health of the six county area. According to the Department, all but one county saw some job growth in the second quarter of 2007. Juab county was the only exception showing negative six percent non-farm job growth. The drop has been attributed primarily to the construction industry. Juab County saw impressive job growth through most of 2006. The rest of the counties had increases from one-point-eight percent to four-point-two percent. The state job growth average for the same period was four-point-six percent.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Bob Bennett was interviewed concerning outgoing SLC Mayor, Rocky Anderson saying that within the last eight years, Rocky has done much for the city but politically, went past people’s expectation of a mayor. He said that while he was growing up, J. Bracken Lee was the mayor and was just as colorful as Anderson to a point, but people’s reaction to Rocky has been wide and varied. Bennett said that Rocky will be long remembered as being the most colorful and controversial mayor in Salt Lake City in his eight years in office.

The annual Ephraim Middle School candelight ceremony was held last night (Thursday, Dec 13th) . After the schools orchestra’s, bands and chorus’ performed two members of the south sanpete community were honored. Receiving the first candle was Paul Fore of Ephraim. The other candle recipient was Caroleen Mackey Cavner of Manti.

CEDAR CITY, Utah-Cassie Platt nailed four treys en route to a game-high 16 points as the Canyon View Lady Falcons mowed over the Delta Lady Rabbits, 49-25 Thursday evening. The quick-starting Lady Falcons built a 29-6 lead at intermission and rolled to the easy win from there.

JUNCTION, Utah-Charlie Ott had 10 points and the Bryce Valley Lady Mustangs used a key 17-9 run in the third quarter to surge past the Piute Lady Thunderbirds, 43-38 Thursday night. Kandace Gleave had 10 points to pace Piute. Bryce Valley improved to 5-1 on the season with the victory, while the Lady Thunderbirds fell to 5-3.

MILFORD, Utah-The Milford Lady Tigers kept their unbeaten season alive with a 44-43 win over the Wayne Lady Badgers Thursday evening. Andrea Mayer’s 19 points led the way for the Lady Tigers, but it was Kaitlin Livingston’s (seven points) layup in the closing seconds which enabled Milford to pull away in the tight contest.

ESCALANTE, Utah-The Valley Lady Buffaloes went on a 17-4 run in the third quarter, and Malissa Maxwell scored 23 points in a 53-36 victory over the Escalante Lady Moquis Thursday night. The win improved Valley’s record to 4-4, while Escalante remained winless on the season.

(RICHFIELD) – Richfield City is in need of state funds to help with the growth of the community. In this week’s city council meeting, City Administrator, Woody Farnsworth, said the city needs to renew its application for an Enterprise Zone Designation to acquire necessary funds from the state. Farnsworth said with funds in place, Richfield City will be more competitive with urban areas of the state. Also, at the city council meeting, Farnsworth commented that the city had been approached by a developer with a request that the city finance traffic impact fees for a new development which the council refused. He said the city has had a long standing tradition that impact fees must be paid in advance because the costs are an immediate expense to the city’s budget.

(RICHFIELD) – The Sevier County Planning Commission last night approved a preliminary plan filed by The Sevier Power Company for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) to build a power plant in Sigurd. The vote was 3-2 in favor of recommending the preliminary plan to the County Commissioners. One member of the planning commission was absent, leaving five to vote on the issue. Prior to the vote, planning members discussed ash disposal in relation to its effect on a storm water channel area from the canyon to the west. They also discussed the protection of 60-acres of agricultural land owned by the Sevier Power Company as to using some of it for agricultural purposes. The Planning Commission also discussed the use of excess steam produced by the proposed power plant that could be used to supply energy to the Gypsum Plant near the proposed site. A work session will be held on Jan. 2 and a final vote on the PUD will be held Jan. 9 to either recommend or deny the application which will then go to the County Commissioners. The public is invited to both sessions.

PROVO, Utah-After a disappointing loss to Michigan State last Saturday, the #25 Brigham Young Cougars regained much of their confidence in an 88-66 pasting of the Lamar Cardinals Wednesday evening at the Marriott Center. Lee Cummard amassed 27 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Cougars, who won their 36th consecutive home game in the rout. Additionally, Trent Plaisted had 22 points and seven rebounds for Brigham Young against the Beaumont, Texas-based Cards. Lamar Sanders had 11 points to pace Lamar, which was outrebounded 50-34 by the nationally-ranked Cougs. In other Top 25 action Wednesday, #17 Xavier held off Cincinnati, 64-59 in the battle of Cincinnati, and #21 Vanderbilt held off DePaul, 91-85 in overtime.

NEPHI, Utah-Kyle Jones had a game-high 19 points to lead the Juab Wasps to a 61-56 victory over the Richfield Wildcats Wednesday night. The loss in the close game kept Rand Janes’ Wildcats winless on the young season, while Juab improved to 3-3.

ESCALANTE, Utah-The Escalante Moquis hit all 12 of their foul shots on the night in a 67-54 win over the Valley Buffaloes Wednesday evening. Kaden Griffin led a balanced scoring attack for Escalante with 16 points, while the Buffaloes were led by Shaun Sharkey’s 13 points in their first loss of the season. Meanwhile, the Moquis improved to 3-2 with the victory.

KAMAS, Utah-The South Summit Wildcats used a 22-9 run in the fourth quarter to hammer the North Sevier Wolves, 70-40 Wednesday night. Connor Peterson’s 22 points led the way for the Wildcats as they handed the Wolves another early season loss, which dropped them to 1-4 thus far on the season, while South Summit is now 5-2.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Utah-The North Sanpete Hawks outscored Gunnison, 34-18 in the pivotal second quarter to outgun the Bulldogs, 103-85 Wednesday evening. Russell Christensen amassed his sixth double-double of the season with 24 points and 15 rebounds, while Creed Ebell had 16 points to pace the Hawks. Gunnison’s Kevin Nay had 30 points to lead all scorers on the night in the shootout.

MONROE, Utah-David Blackburn and Dillon Bishoff had 17 points apiece as the South Sevier Rams held off the Millard Eagles, 57-47 Wednesday night. Although Millard led 13-12 after the first quarter, the Rams outscored the Eagles, 17-10 in the second stanza and were able to hold on for the victory. South Sevier improved to 3-1 on the season, while Millard fell to 1-5.

DELTA, Utah-Kurt Nielson had 12 points and Spencer Stoddard added 10 more as the Delta Rabbits remained unbeaten on the season by edging the Manti Templars, 50-47 Wednesday evening. Despite the close loss, Manti went on a 20-9 run in the fourth quarter to make things interesting. Tylan Jackson had 16 points to lead the Templars.

(RICHFIELD) – Richfield City Officials are moving towards changing the curfew ordinance. At the city council meeting last night, the discussion was over changing the ordinance for minors when they are not in school. Councilmember, Larry Lunnen, said the ordinance could be too confusing by changing curfew times too often. Lunnen said the tough curfew ordinance was due to problems 20 years ago. He said those problems are no longer a reason for the curfew to remain the way it is now. He said the best way to change the ordinance is to keep curfew times year around, instead of separate times for when school is in session and in recess. Lunnen commented that the curfew for 14 years of age and younger should be at 10pm on weeknights and 11pm on weekends year around and for 15-17 year olds, 11pm on weeknights and midnight on weekends, year around. Curfew would be an extra hour for 15-17 year olds. Members of the Richfield High School Law Enforcement Class pushed for the change and several parents supported it. The council decided to make the change in next month’s council meeting.

(RICHFIELD) – Two runaway girls from Wyoming were apprehended in Richfield Tuesday afternoon. Dispatch reported that the 15 and 14 year old girls were driving a white and green Dodge truck. According to a police report, the girls apparently tried to cash a check at Wal-mart in Richfield and then headed northbound on main street where they were stopped at 600 South Main at about 1:30pm. Officer Trent Lloyd was at the scene and after questioning, the girls admitted that they had run away from their home in Worland, WY. The 15-year old girl had no driver’s license and both were booked into the Juvenile Detention Center.

CLEVELAND- Larry Hughes scored 36 points and LeBron James added 22 more in limited action as the Cleveland Cavaliers humbled the Indiana Pacers, 118-105 Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. James, the NBA’s leading scorer this season had missed the five previous games and although he came off the bench, his presence in the lineup was able to resuscitate the reeling Cavs, who had lost all five of those games. Additionally, the Cavaliers were bolstered by the return of Anderson Varejao who made his season debut after issues with his contract as they built a 37-16 lead going into the second quarter and never looked back. Mike Dunleavy had 23 points and six rebounds for the Pacers, who fell to 10-11 with the loss. In other NBA action Tuesday, Toronto smacked Atlanta, 100-88, Washington ripped Minnesota, 102-88, the Los Angeles Clippers gashed New Jersey, 91-82, Detroit outgunned Memphis, 113-103, Chicago smacked Seattle, 123-96, Portland stymied Utah, 97-89, and Golden State shocked San Antonio, 96-84.

(RICHFIELD) – Attorneys representing the Sevier Citizens for Clean Air and Water and the County Planning and Zoning Commission met on Monday to discuss the order in which their cases will follow. Sevier Citizens attorney, Marcus Taylor, said this status conference was to determine how each procedure will be managed in order for the process to arrive at a trial date. He said the analysis should be complete in early January. Sevier Citizens have filed a lawsuit against the County Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission for various issues surrounding the proposed construction of a power plant in Sigurd.

(SALINA) – A vehicle reported stolen out of Colorado was found in Salina. At about 2pm last Thursday, Salina City Police officers were called to the Super 8 motel on the interchange for a suspicious vehicle. Officers discovered a 1989 Chevy van with Colorado license plates that appeared to have been abandoned behind the motel. Clerks reported that the owners of the vehicle were not registered at the motel. The vehicle belongs to John and Domenica Zumbo of La Junta, CO. Upon further investigation, police found that the van had been reported stolen out of Colorado Springs, CO. on Dec. 4. Officers processed the vehicle for fingerprints and other physical evidence and the van was held for Colorado authorities.

ORLANDO, Fla.-Josh Smith amassed 25 points and 16 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks improved to 10-10 on the season with a 98-87 win over the Orlando Magic Monday evening at Amway Arena. The Hawks won primarily because of their stout defense which neutralized the Magic’s effectiveness from the perimeter, while Atlanta led for all but the first 90 seconds of play. Joe Johnson added 24 points for the Hawks, while the Magic were led by Hedo Turkoglu’s 22 points. In other NBA action Monday, Philadelphia humbled Houston, 100-88, Dallas got past New York, 99-89, Miami outgunned Phoenix, 117-113, and Sacramento edged Milwaukee, 96-93.

(DELTA) – Two Utah County men were arrested for stealing copper wire from a construction site in Delta over the weekend. Millard County Deputy, Mike Turner, was on patrol at about 5:30 Sunday morning, and noticed a suspicious vehicle at the West Side Grading Construction yard, located at the east end of Delta on Highway 50. Deputy Turner stopped the vehicle as it was leaving the construction yard and discovered the theft. 35-year old, Richard Taylor of Spanish Fork and 42-year old, Joseph Taylor of Payson were charged with theft and possession of burglary tools and booked into the Millard County Jail.

MADISON, Wis.-Dominic James had 20 points and the #11 Marquette Golden Eagles battered their much-larger in-state rivals in an 81-76 victory over the #23 Wisconsin Badgers Saturday evening at the Kohl Center. Tom Crean’s Golden Eagles not only ended the Badgers’ 28-game home winning streak, but won their first game at Madison since 1997. Backcourt mate Jerel McNeal added 14 more points for Marquette which outrebounded the Badgers, 41-34 to pull out the game in the closing moments. Brian Butch had 17 points to lead Wisconsin. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #3 Kansas shelled DePaul, 84-66, #5 Texas hammered Rice, 80-54, #7 Duke smacked Michigan, 95-67, #8 UCLA held off Davidson, 75-63, #9 Pittsburgh survived against Washington, 75-74, #10 Michigan State surged past #22 Brigham Young, 68-61, Dayton surprised #11 Louisville, 70-65, Wright State humbled #13 Butler, 43-42, #14 Texas A&M crushed Texas State, 109-73, #15 Indiana derailed Kentucky, 70-51, #18 Oregon handled Utah, 75-64, #19 Gonzaga obliterated Cal-State Northridge, 85-59, #24 Arizona came back against Illinois, 78-72 in overtime, and #25 Vanderbilt pounded Lipscomb, 90-67.

DELTA, Utah-Haley Turner scored 22 points and the Delta Lady Rabbits surrendered no more than seven points in any quarter as they smoked the Uintah Lady Utes, 50-21 Saturday at the Paladium. Delta raced out to a 19-5 lead after the first quarter and coasted to the easy victory from there.

PROVO, Utah-Kandice Gleave and Amanda Bagley scored 15 points apiece as the Piute Lady Thunderbirds made quick work of the Meridian Lady Mongooses, with a 52-26 win Saturday. The Lady Thunderbirds built a 12-0 lead after the first quarter, and removed all doubt from the game’s outcome by increasing their advantage to 34-7 at intermission en route to the win.

MONROE, Utah-Aubrey Lindgren had 16 points and the South Sevier Lady Rams remained unbeaten with a convincing 55-37 victory over the Dixie Lady Flyers Saturday evening. An 18-6 run in the second quarter enabled South Sevier to build a comfortable lead which they were able to retain throughout the game.

KANAB, Utah-The Valley Lady Buffaloes improved to 3-4 on the season and won the Cowgirl Classic by edging their Kane County rivals, the Kanab Cowgirls, 45-41 Saturday.

MESQUITE, Nev.-Megan Clyde and Shanae Vaifanua each had 15 points and the Hurricane Lady Tigers hammered the Panguitch Lady Bobcats, 52-36 to obtain third place in the Mesquite Tourney Saturday. Hailey Orton had 21 points to pace Panguitch.

NEW ORLEANS-Esteemed for his selflessness, Chris Paul also showed that when he’s aggressive offensively he can make opponents pay a steep price. The swift-footed point guard scored a career-high 43 points including the game-winning layup with just over a second left in overtime as the New Orleans Hornets edged the Memphis Grizzlies, 118-116 Friday night at the New Orleans Arena. Additionally, Paul nailed five three-pointers (also a career best), while David West amassed 27 points for the Hornets and Tyson Chandler chipped in with 13 points and nine rebounds. Rudy Gay (31 points) nailed a trey to tie things at 116-116 in the extra session, but this only set the stage for Paul’s heroics. Pau Gasol added 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies who fell to 6-13 with the debilitating defeat. In other NBA action Friday, Chicago stymied Detroit, 98-91, Indiana surged past Orlando, 115-109, Philadelphia handled New York, 101-90, Phoenix ripped Washington, 122-107, Boston gashed Toronto, 112-84, Houston humbled New Jersey, 96-89, San Antonio ripped Utah’s hearts out, 104-98, the Los Angeles Clippers got past Sacramento, 97-87, Golden State scorched Miami, 120-113, and Seattle lowered the boom on Milwuakee, 104-98.

MANTI, Utah-Griffin Aste and David Hugentobler each had 17 points and six rebounds to lead the Manti Templars to a 71-53 pasting of the Beaver Beavers Friday night. Additionally, the Templars bolted out to a swift 22-7 lead after the end of the first quarter, while Beaver faced an uphill battle for the remainder of the game in trying to erase this deficit. Nick Brown also had a solid performance for the Templars as he amassed 12 points while nailing five of his six hot attempts, including a pair of thunderous dunks. Russell Nelson had 15 points to lead the Beavers, while Robbie Gurr and Stoney Wood combined for 19 points off the bench for Beaver, who is still searching for their first win on the young season.

DELTA, Utah-Spencer Stoddard scored 21 points and the Delta Rabbits used key surges in the second and third quarters to break open a close game as Delta remained unbeaten on the season with a 65-53 victory over the Ogden Tigers Friday evening at the Delta Paladium.

FILLMORE, Utah-Kyler Jones had a game-high 15 points as the Juab Wasps earned a hard-fought 50-49 victory over the Millard Eagles Friday night. Grant Barber had 12 points to pace the Eagles, who fell to 1-4 on the season.

PAROWAN, Utah-Robbie Tripp had 16 points, including a pair of three-pointers and Scott Hunter amassed 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals in an all-around stellar performance as the Parowan Rams edged South Sevier, 45-40 Friday evening. David Blackburn had a game-high 19 points for the South Sevier-based Rams who suffered their first loss of the season.

GUNNISON, Utah-The South Summit Wildcats bolted out to a 38-25 lead at intermission en route to a convincing 72-54 blowout of the Gunnison Bulldogs Friday night. Brayden Stembridge led all scorers with 25 points for the Wildcats, while Kevin Nay led the Bulldogs, who dropped their first game of the season, with 18 points.

RICHFIELD, Utah-The Manila Mustangs combined for 30 points in the first and fourth quarters, to offset just nine combined points in the other stanzas as they edged Bryce Valley in a battle of Mustangs, 39-38 Friday at the Sevier Valley Center. Kirk Johnson and Josh Olsen each had 12 points for the Manila Mustangs, while Kaden Chynoweth also had 12 points for the Bryce Valley Mustangs.

RICHFIELD, Utah-Josh Bateman had 17 points and the Panguitch Bobcats went on a 16-6 run in the third quarter to seize momentum for good in a 53-46 win over the Rich Rebels Friday at the Sevier Valley Center.

RICHFIELD, Utah-Dallas Sylvester and Tyson Westwood combined for 33 points as the Piute Thunderbirds smoked the Christian Heritage Crusasders, 61-47 Friday at the Sevier Valley Center. Tyler Cooper paced the Crusaders with 19 points, who were outscored 19-7 in the fourth quarter to make the Thunderbirds’ victory all the more convincing.

RICHFIELD, Utah-Shaun Sharkey combined for eight three-pointers and 26 points as the Valley Buffaloes drilled the Duchesne Eagles, 53-36 Friday at the Sevier Valley Center. The victory kept the Buffs unbeaten on the young season as they are 2-0.

RICHFIELD, Utah-Lance Peterson had 17 points and the Wayne Badgers won their first game of the season with a 43-35 victory over the Mount Vernon Patriots Friday at the Sevier Valley Center.

RICHFIELD, Utah-Byron Grant had 26 points and drilled five three-pointers to lead the Whitehorse Raiders to a hard-fought 75-73 victory over the Escalante Moquis Friday at the Sevier Valley Center.

CASTLE DALE, Utah-Joel Einfeldt amassed 22 points and seven assists as the Cedar Redmen made quick work of the North Sanpete Hawks, 76-57 at the Coal Country Classic. Additionally, Jeff Evans contributed 14 points and 11 boards for the Redmen, while Russell Christensen had 16 points and Tyler Daniels added 13 more for the Hawks.

DALLAS-Just 24 hours after playing a full 48 minutes and scoring 51 points against the Lakers, Allen Iverson played at a high level again as he amassed 35 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Denver Nuggets to a convincing 122-109 victory over the Dallas Mavericks Thursday evening at the American Airlines Center. The prolific guard nailed 12 of his 19 field goal attempts as well as 11 of his 13 foul shots. This was the sixth game on the young season where he scored in excess of 30 points, although this was his 30-point, 10-season game thus far in the campaign. Meanwhile, this was perhaps the Mavs’ worst game of the season as they committed a season-high 19 turnovers and surrendered 64 points in the first half, also a high on the season. Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points and 12 rebounds to pace Dallas. In other NBA action Thursday, Atlanta edged Minnesota, 90-89, and Portland outgunned Miami, 112-106.

BEAVER, Utah-Morgan Wood had 17 points and the Beaver Lady Beavers held off the North Sevier Lady Wolves, 41-39 Thursday evening. Despite trailing 16-9 after the first quarter, the Lady Wolves managed to keep the game relatively close throughout the remainder of the game.

PAROWAN, Utah-Bailie Reynolds had 19 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs improved to .500 on the season with a 50-40 victory over the Parowan Lady Rams Thursday night. Gunnison got off to a swift start and with a 27-14 lead at halftime, they were able to hold on to the victory.

PARK CITY, Utah-Lauren Deane had 22 points and hit the game-winning shot on an assist from teammate Carissa Crosby as the Park City Lady Miners squeaked past the North Sanpete Lady Hawks, 48-46 Thursday evening. The win was Park City’s second of the season, while North Sanpete fell to 2-4 on the young season.

RICHFIELD, Utah-Lindsay Card scored 15 points and the Richfield Lady Wildcats won their first game of the season while handing the Juab Lady Wasps their first loss in a 47-37 triumph Thursday night. Dana Allred had 10 points for the Lady Wasps, while Natasha Carlton added eight more.

TOOELE, Utah-The Tooele Lady Buffaloes built a 10-4 lead at the end of the first quarter which they retained throughout the game in a 45-41 win over the Delta Lady Rabbits Thursday evening. Merideth Nigh had 14 points to lead the Lady Buffs while Alexis and Corrine Bird each added 13 points apiece for Tooele.

(MONROE) – The Utah Department of Transportation will close SR-118 near South Sevier High School Dec. 10-21 while crews work to replace a box culvert under the roadway. Motorists will be detoured and encouraged to use 300 West, Pine Tree Lane and Brooklyn Road to get around the roadwork. Traffic access to South Sevier High School will remain open from the east.

MONROE, Utah-Derrick Forbush hit 10 of 13 shots and scored 24 points to lead the South Sevier Rams past the North Sanpete Hawks, 71-67 Wednesday evening at Monroe. Despite the fact that the lead changed hands numerous times in the fourth quarter, the Rams made several key three-pointers down the stretch (they nailed eight on the night overall) to pull away in the closing moments. Russell Christensen had a game-high 29 points and 12 rebounds by nailing 14 of 21 shots on the night, while Justin Curtis dished out 12 assists to go with his seven points for North Sanpete. Nevertheless, Forbush received much-needed assistance from teammate Nathan Roberts who hit six of eight free throws (including four in a row to ice the game) while adding 11 points and seven assists in the win for South Sevier.

NEPHI, Utah-Griffin Aste had 18 points and Tylan Jackson added 15 more as the Manti Templars used a key 16-6 run in the second quarter to edge the Juab Wasps, 50-47 Wednesday night.

PANGUITCH, Utah-Josh Bateman scored a game-high 27 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Parowan Rams closed the fourth quarter on a 24-7 run to get past the Panguitch Bobcats, 56-49 Wednesday evening.

GUNNISON, Utah-The Gunnison Bulldogs ran out to a 31-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and Kevin Nay scored 25 points as the Bulldogs remained unbeaten on the young season with a 77-69 victory over the Beaver Beavers Wednesday night.

DELTA, Utah-Kyle Hill nailed five three-pointers en route to a game-high 22 points as the Delta Rabbits gutted out a hard-earned, 48-38 victory over the Canyon View Falcons Wednesday evening at the Paladium.

KAMAS, Utah-Brayden Stembridge had 20 points, and the South Summit Wildcats, after building a 17-7 lead after the first period held on to defeat the Millard Eagles, 58-51 Wednesday night. Zack Robinson had 14 points and Grant Barber added 12 more to pace the Eagles.

(Salt Lake City) The Utah Department of Agriculture is offering grants to groups and individuals involved in the enhancement of specialty crop production in the state. This is the second year the program has been offered. The grants are aimed at improving the research, promotion, marketing and consumption of crops including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and nursery crops. The state has $103,000 dollars allocated for the grant program. The deadline for application is January 31st of 2008. The application packet is available online at ag.utah.gov.

Fairview city along with Milburn will have their power turned off tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 6th) starting at 9am. The power is scheduled to be off until 4:30pm that same day. The power turn-off is due to a major power pole that needs to be replaced. The pole has several lines connected to it which makes it unsafe to replace without turning the power off. This means that Fairview city businesses will be closed tomorrow (thursday) and the Fairview Elementary school will be getting out at noon. Students will be served brunch and then let out of school tomorrow (Thursday).

INDIANAPOLIS-Amare Stoudemire had 42 points and 13 rebounds and made 12 of his 13 free throws on the night as the Phoenix Suns outgunned the Indiana Pacers, 121-117 Tuesday night at Conseco Fieldhouse. Additionally, the Suns’ veteran guard Steve Nash made a huge three-pointer to give Phoenix a 118-117 lead they would not relinquish with 42 seconds left to play. Although the Suns excelled in their up-tempo free-flowing style of play, the Pacers were their equal throughout the ballgame as they erased a 12-point deficit primarily because of Phoenix’s numerous quick shots. Nevertheless, Stoudemire’s excellence down the stretch bailed the Suns out and prevented Indiana from victimizing yet another Western conference power as the Pacers have already beaten the Mavericks, Jazz, Warriors and Hornets this season. Jermaine O’Neal had 30 points while nailing 14 of his 20 field goal attempts for Indiana. In other NBA action Tuesday, Detroit got past Atlanta, 106-95, New Jersey smacked Cleveland, 100-79, the Los Angeles Lakers gashed Minnesota, 116-95, Sacramento stymied Utah, 117-107, and Milwaukee defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 87-78.

(Mount Pleasant) Mount Pleasant city has ammended their collection policy for delinquent utility payments. Until now residents had ninety days to pay before any action would be taken. But the city found that those who were ninety days behind were unable to come up with the amount needed to cover the back charges. From now on, the city will bill residents on the fifth of the month and payment will be due at the end of the month. By the fifth day of the following month, the bill will be considered delinquent, and if the bill is not payed by the 20th the utility will be turned off until payment is received. The city will also not reconnect utilities or receive payment after 5:00 PM.

(CENTRAL) – A 14-year old Central boy suffered head and shoulder injuries in a snowboarding accident Sunday evening. According to a sheriff’s report, the boy apparently decided to snowboard off the roof of his parents’ house and the snowboard caught the edge of the rain gutter, tossing him to the ground. He was taken by ambulance to the Sevier Valley Hospital.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Travis Outlaw had 21 points, including the go-ahead basket as time expired to lead the Portland Trailblazers to a 106-105 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies Monday night at the FedEx Forum. This not only won the game, but proved to be Outlaw’s second buzzer-beater of the night as in the third quarter, he drilled a 30-foot shot at the end of the period to cut Memphis’ lead to 80-78. Brandon Roy also had 26 points and nine rebounds for Portland, who shot 52 percent for the game, while LaMarcus Aldridge added 23 more to lead the Trailblazers to their first road win on the season. Rudy Gay had 30 points and eight rebounds to pace the Grizzlies. In other NBA action Monday, Atlanta handled Philadelphia, 88-79, Toronto blitzed Charlotte, 98-79, Dallas held off Chicago, 103-98, Utah humbled Miami, 110-101, and Orlando humbled Golden State, 123-117 in overtime.

COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO-This past weekend, Snow’s men’s basketball team ensued in its hot streak as they won three consecutive games at the North Idaho Tournament last week. The Badgers started things off on the right note last Thursday when they defeated the Grant MacEwen Griffins of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 99-57 as Venezuelan export Rene Farias amassed 24 points for the Badgers, while Rory Patterson added 18 more. The Badgers also torched the nets against the Griffins, making 67 percent of their shots while MacEwen connected on just 32 percent of their field goal attempts. The following evening, the Badgers held off the Green River (Wash.) Community College out of Auburn, Wash., 86-77. Farias once again led the way with 20 points and seven assists, while Ryan Brimley stepped up with 14 points which included four three-pointers for the Badgers. Finally, on Saturday, the Badgers completed their sweep in the tournament with an 84-67 pasting of Edmonds C.C. (Wash.), located in Lynnwood, Wash. Patterson was the Badgers’ statistical star as he scored 21 points and snared seven rebounds while the Badgers committed only 12 turnovers. Additionally, Snow’s defense rose to the occasion as they limited the Tritons to 36 percent shooting from the field. The Badgers, who have now won six of their last seven contests, including five consecutive victories will next travel to the Triniad (Colo.) Tournament Friday and Saturday Dec.7 and 8.

(KANOSH) – A Kanosh family escaped safely when their home caught on fire early Thursday morning. The Kanosh Fire Department was dispatched to the home of Bob and Emmaline Chevalier at 240 North 100 East at about 1:15am last Thursday to a fire that apparently originated in the garage. Scott Whitaker of Kanosh was driving home from work when he noticed flames coming from the south part of the home. He ran to the home and banged on the front door to awaken the family. The Kanosh Fire Department was assisted by the Meadow and Fillmore Fire Departments and were able to contain the blaze to the south part of the home. No information is available as to the cause of the fire.

LOS ANGELES-Rashard Lewis had 18 points and seven assists and Hedo Turkoglu proved instrumental in a key 9-0 run with a three-pointer in the fourth quarter which gave the Orlando Magic the lead for good in a 104-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night at Staples Center. The win was significant for the Magic as they had not won only nine of 30 matchups against the Lakers since making their NBA debut in 1990. Under new head coach Stan Van Gundy, the Magic are 15-4 to start the season, which matches the best start in franchise history set on two separate occasions in the mid-‘90’s. Lamar Odom had 19 points and 17 rebounds to pace the Lakers, but it was still their offensive deficiency, which doomed Los Angeles, as the Magic improved to 11-0 on the season when holding an opponent below the century mark. In other NBA action Sunday, Boston humbled Cleveland, 80-70, Indiana surged past the Los Angeles Clippers, 101-95, San Antonio smacked Portland, 100-79, Detroit hammered New Jersey, 118-95, Phoenix outgunned New York, 115-104, Denver smoked Miami, 115-89, and Golden State stymied Seattle, 109-96.

PHILADELPHIA-Lofa Tatupu amassed three interceptions, including two in the first quarter which set up a pair of short touchdowns as the Seattle Seahawks held on for a convincing 28-24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field. The weather conditions in southeastern Pennsylvania were rife with fog and rain, which bode well for the visitors from Puget Sound as Tatupu’s first two interceptions set up a touchdown pass from Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck to Bobby Engram and a two-yard scoring run by Shaun Alexander for a 14-10 lead for Seattle after the first quarter. In the second quarter, Hasselbeck ensued in his excellence as he hit Nate Burleson on a 43-yard scoring toss, while the Eagles countered when QB A.J. Feeley hit former Snow College star Kevin Curtis (six receptions, 111 yards, TD) for a 24-yard touchdown pass to keep things tight at 21-17 at intermission. The Seahawks regained the lead after falling behind 24-21 when do-everything tailback Brian Westbrook had a 29-yard touchdown run when Maurice Morris scored from 45 yards out and Tatupu obtained his third pick in the closing moments when the Eagles were in scoring position after Westbrook’s 64-yard punt return. The victory was crucial for Mike Holmgren’s Seahawks as they kept themselves in first place in the NFC West as they lead the vastly-improved Arizona Cardinals (whom they play next weekend in Seattle) by two games in the division and perhaps may be able to obtain a first-round bye in the upcoming NFC playoffs if Green Bay stumbles after Brett Favre’s injury sustained last Thursday against Dallas. In other NFL action Sunday, Tennessee got past Houston, 28-20, Indianapolis held off Jacksonville, 28-25, San Diego smacked Kansas City, 24-10, St. Louis battered Atlanta, 28-16, the New York Jets smoked Miami, 40-13, Minnesota obliterated Detroit, 42-10, Buffalo edged Washington, 17-16, Carolina ripped San Francisco, 31-14 as the Panthers quizzically won just their first home game of the season, Arizona surged past Cleveland, 27-21, Oakland gashed Denver, 34-20, the New York Giants humbled Chicago, 21-16, Tampa Bay demoralized New Orleans, 27-23, and Pittsburgh slogged past Cincinnati, 24-10. The Monday Night Football game this weekend features the New England Patriots battling the Baltimore Ravens.

BOSTON-Although the #19 Gonzaga Bulldogs have traversed great distances this season, Mark Few’s team continues to rack up the wins. In their latest win (their seventh of the season against just one loss), the Bulldogs received 23 points from Jeremy Pargo in an 85-82 win over Connecticut Saturday evening at the TD Banknorth Garden. Pargo made a triumvirate of clutch shots down the stretch, while clutch free-throw shooter Austin Daye also sank a pair of foul shots for Gonzaga in that span. A.J. Price had 24 points for the Huskies, who kept things close until the bitter end as they put forth a great effort for former UCONN star Ray Allen, who currently plays for the Celtics. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #2 North Carolina got past Kentucky, 86-77, #5 Georgetown handled Fairfield, 61-49, #7 Duke outlasted Davidson, 79-73, #10 Louisville held off Miami (Ohio), 47-44, #11 Pittsburgh sunk Toledo, 78-52, #13 Michigan State blitzed Jacksonville, 80-51, #15 Indiana humbled #22 Southern Illinois, 64-51, #16 Butler waxed Ohio State, 65-46, #18 Clemson surged past South Carolina, 85-74, #21 Villanova hammered Pennsylvania, 87-61, #23 Brigham Young smacked Portland, 78-54, and #25 Xavier decimated Belmont, 90-49.

SALT LAKE CITY-Beau Johnson amassed 236 yards on 29 carries and four scores as the #2 Butler Grizzlies became the unofficial national champions of junior college football as they embarrassed the #1 Snow Badgers 56-27 in the Tops of the Mountains Bowl Classic Saturday afternoon at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The game began under incessant snowfall as the yard markers were barely discernible in the first half. Despite this, the Grizzlies amassed 21 points as Johnson and fellow tailback Randell Bell had scoring runs while QB Mike Garrison (9-15, 233 yards, three TD’s) hit Wayne Bonner on a 23-yard strike for a 21-13 lead at intermission. Although the Badgers drew to within 15 points twice in the second half, costly mistakes and Johnson’s excellence (three touchdowns in the second half) enabled the Grizzlies, based in El Dorado, Kan., to breeze to the easy victory. The loss capped off what was a disastrous week for the Badgers, as three players were arrested and the team seemed uncharacteristically distracted and emotionally flat for much of the game. Niu Takai did have a solid performance for the Badgers, however, as he amassed 138 yards on 35 rushes.

Box Score

Box Score (4th qtr [00:53])
Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
----------    - - - -   ----
Grizzlies........... 14  7 21 14  - 56       Record: (11-0,6-0)
Badgers.............  7  6  7  7  - 27       Record: (11-0,8-0)

Scoring Summary:

1st 12:04 BUTLER - Beau Johnson 4 yd run (Grady Fowler kick), 5 plays, 45 yards, TOP 1:51, BUTLER 7 - SNOW 0
    05:46 SNOW - Niu Takai 1 yd run (Joe Phillips kick), 6 plays, 31 yards, TOP 2:53, BUTLER 7 - SNOW 7
    04:08 BUTLER - Randell Bell 7 yd run (Grady Fowler kick), 4 plays, 45 yards, TOP 1:38, BUTLER 14 - SNOW 7
2nd 12:02 SNOW - Peter Tuitopou 1 yd pass from Jon Eastman (Joe Phillips kick blockd), 15 plays, 65 yards, TOP 7:06, BUTLER 14 - SNOW 13
    08:39 BUTLER - Wayne Bonner 23 yd pass from Mike Garrison (Grady Fowler kick), 7 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:23, BUTLER 21 - SNOW 13
3rd 13:58 BUTLER - Beau Johnson 80 yd run (Grady Fowler kick), 2 plays, 84 yards, TOP 1:02, BUTLER 28 - SNOW 13
    11:07 BUTLER - Wayne Bonner 64 yd pass from Mike Garrison (Grady Fowler kick), 2 plays, 71 yards, TOP 0:47, BUTLER 35 - SNOW 13
    06:57 SNOW - Sam Thomas 2 yd pass from Jon Eastman (Joe Phillips kick), 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 4:10, BUTLER 35 - SNOW 20
    04:21 BUTLER - Sam Jacobsen 38 yd pass from Mike Garrison (Grady Fowler kick), 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:36, BUTLER 42 - SNOW 20
4th 10:05 SNOW - Niu Takai 1 yd run (Joe Phillips kick), 6 plays, 95 yards, TOP 2:39, BUTLER 42 - SNOW 27
    06:52 BUTLER - Beau Johnson 9 yd run (Grady Fowler kick), 1 play, 9 yards, TOP 0:06, BUTLER 49 - SNOW 27
    00:58 BUTLER - Beau Johnson 2 yd run (Grady Fowler kick), 9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 5:06, BUTLER 56 - SNOW 27
FIRST DOWNS...................       24       21
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   44-287   39-121
PASSING YDS (NET).............      233      243
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........   15-9-0  35-19-3
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   59-520   74-364
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      1-4      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     1-20     2-11
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    5-103    6-104
Interception Returns-Yards....     3-49      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   3-25.0   4-26.3
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-1      1-1
Penalties-Yards...............     6-37     7-66
Possession Time...............    27:14    31:48
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      2-8      0-0

BUTLER     SNOW

RUSHING: Grizzlies-Beau Johnson 29-236; Randell Bell 15-51.
Badgers-Niu Takai 35-138; Vili Soni Sotel 1-1; Jon Eastman 3-minus 18.

PASSING: Grizzlies-Mike Garrison 9-15-0-233. Badgers-Jon Eastman
19-35-3-243.

RECEIVING: Grizzlies-Andre Jones 3-45; Wayne Bonner 2-87; Sam
Jacobsen 2-46; Tyrece Gaines 1-29; Cole Bachamp 1-26. Badgers-Regan Buck
5-97; Joseph Sawyer 4-42; Kimball Burton 3-38; Sam Thomas 2-25; Adam
Frandsen 2-25; Niu Takai 1-9; Kyle Hatch 1-6; Peter Tuitopou 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Grizzlies-Shaunquez Powel 1-26; Dorian Williams 1-19;
4 1-4. Badgers-None.

Stadium: Rice-Eccles           Attendance: 2500
Kickoff time: 12:00     End of Game:           Total elapsed time:         
Officials: Referee: Mike Traina; Umpire: Jeff Erickson; Linesman: Doug Johnson; 
Line judge: Rick Pike; Back judge: Mark Anderson; Field judge: Doug Barton; 
Side judge: Bob Trythall; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 27        Wind: Sharp     Weather: Snowy               

Grizzlies vs Badgers (Dec 01, 2007 at Salt Lake City)

SACKS (UA-A): Grizzlies-Markus White 1-1; Tyler Jessen 0-1.
Badgers-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Grizzlies-Markus White 9-2; Chris Campa 5-5; Maurice
Gray 5-1; Zack Clark 3-3; Swanson Miller 1-4; Tyler Jessen 2-2; James
Schneider 2-2; Shaunquez Powel 2-2; J.D. Douglas 1-2; Mikhail Lindsay 1-2; 4
1-1; Jacoby Monroe 1-0; Wes Downing 1-0; Brice Vignery 1-0; Cole Bachamp
1-0; Kaleb Lawrence 1-0; Josh Haydon 1-0; Tywon Hubbard 0-1; Dorian Williams
0-1; Press Taylor 0-1; Kyle Woodall 0-1. Badgers-Andrew Rich 7-8; James
Freed 2-4; Joey Schrader 1-4; Chris Finch 2-2; Braden Frampton 2-2; Josh
Sharp 1-3; Josh Andersen 1-3; Stephen Paea 1-2; Shane Hunter 1-2; Coleby
Clawson 1-1; John Tauteoli 1-1; Jared Galvin 1-1; Jake Palmer 0-2; Chris
Romero 0-2; A.J. Van Valken 0-2; Skye Povey 1-0; Kyle Hatch 1-0; Regan Buck
1-0; Dejay Lester 1-0; James Aiono 1-0; Tevita Hola 0-1; Sefo Heimuli 0-1;
Sam Thomas 0-1.

(Ephraim) A recent rash of burglaries in Sanpete County has come to an end. According to the Ephraim Police, those responsible for the burglary and arson of the Splish Splash car wash in Ephraim have been taken into custody. Police have apparently also connected the suspects to burglaries at the Malt Shop in Ephraim, and the car wash in Manti as well as several others. More details are expected to be released next week.

(RICHFIELD) – The public is invited to a hearing concerning the management of public lands by the BLM. On Monday, officials will be accepting public comments on the Richfield Resource Management Plan at the Snow College Richfield Campus from 5-7pm. The meeting will be held in the Administration Building, rooms 147-B and E. The BLM is the middle of a public comment period which will end Jan. 23, 2008. Meetings will also be held in Manti Dec. 11, in Panguitch, Dec. 6, in Bicknell, Dec. 10, in Junction, Dec. 13 and in Salt Lake City, Dec. 12. Public comments can be mailed to the Richfield Field Office at 150 East 900 North or Richfield_Comments@blm.gov. You can also contact the Richfield BLM office for a copy of the Resource Plan.

BOSTON-Paul Pierce and Ray Allen had 21 points apiece and the Boston Celtics amassed their sixth-biggest win in the storied franchise’s history as they decimated the New York Knickerbockers, 104-59 Thursday night at the TD Banknorth Garden. Meanwhile, New York experienced its second-worst offensive performance since the advent of the shot clock, and only Nate Robinson’s desperation 37-foot three pointer enabled them to score more than the 58 points they scored against Utah in 2000. In perhaps the understatement of the NBA season thus far, Knickerbockers guard Stephon Marbury called the performance, “embarrassing.” In other NBA action Thursday, Golden State hammered Houston, 113-94, and the Los Angeles Lakers decimated Denver, 127-99.

BEAVER, Utah-Morgan Wood had 21 points and 20 rebounds as the Beaver Lady Beavers edged the Hurricane Lady Tigers, 42-40 Thursday evening, as Beaver improved to 2-1 on the young season.

NEPHI, Utah-Dana Allred nailed four three-pointers en route to 18 points and the Juab Lady Wasps avenged their upset loss in last season’s play-in game with a 50-26 victory over the Gunnison Lady Bulldogs Thursday night, as Juab remained unbeaten on the season with a 3-0 mark.

FILLMORE, Utah-The Millard Lady Eagles bolted out to a 13-4 lead after the first quarter and Kelsey Davis amassed 18 points and 15 rebounds in a 60-48 victory over American Leadership Academy Thursday evening.

SANDY, Utah-The Waterford Lady Ravens mixed solid defense with just enough offense to edge the Manti Lady Templars, 27-23 Thursday night. The tight victory enabled Waterford to remain spotless on the season as they improved to 2-0.

CINCINNATI-The #25 Xavier Musketeers used runs of 16-2 and 21-2 in the first half en route to a 93-68 victory over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Wednesday night at the Cintas Center. Josh Duncan had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Musketeers while Johnathon Jones had 17 points for the Summit Conference-based Golden Grizzlies out of suburban Detroit. In other Top 25 action Wednesday, #1 UCLA smacked George Washington, 83-60, #2 North Carolina got past Ohio State, 66-55, #4 Kansas decimated Florida Atlantic, 87-49, #5 Georgetown hammered Old Dominion, 66-48, #8 Texas smoked Texas Southern, 98-61, #9 Texas A&M humbled Alabama, 76-63, and #13 Michigan State shellacked North Carolina State, 81-58.

GRANTSVILLE, Utah-Russell Christensen had 26 points and 10 rebounds and the North Sanpete Hawks improved to 2-0 on the young season with a 60-54 victory over the Grantsville Cowboys Wednesday evening. Additionally, Carson Jorgensen provided an impressive spark off the bench for the Hawks as he made all four of his field goal attempts and amassed 11 points on the night. The Cowboys were led by Trevor Lujan, Alex Childs, and Joey Logan had nine points apiece while Logan Paulich added eight more.

PAROWAN, Utah-Kurt Nielson had 13 points and the Delta Rabbits hopped out to a 14-3 lead after the first period in a convincing 54-30 victory over the Parowan Rams Wednesday night.

NEPHI, Utah-Russ Nielson nailed several key baskets down the stretch and finished with 10 points overall as the Juab Wasps earned their first win of the season with a 49-39 victory over the North Sevier Wolves Wednesday evening. Vance Nelson led all scorers with 15 points for North Sevier in the loss.

FILLMORE, Utah-Grant Barber and Josh Robison combined for 27 points and the Millard Eagles won their first game of the season in a 45-42 victory over the Piute Thunderbirds Wednesday night. The Thunderbirds were led by Dallas Sylvester and Tyson Westwood who combined for 29 points of their own to keep things competitive until the end.

BEAVER, Utah-The Panguitch Bobcats used an 18-5 run in the second quarter to blow a close game open as they steamrolled the Beaver Beavers, 57-42 Wednesday evening. Josh Bateman had 19 points to lead the Bobcats while Trac Norris added 15 more for Panguitch. Russell Nelson had 16 points for the Beavers.

FREDONIA, Ariz.-The Valley Buffaloes ended the first quarter with a 20-4 run and Matt Hoyt scored a game-high 26 points as Valley decimated Fredonia (Ariz.), 68-37 Wednesday night. Just for good measure, the Buffaloes also outscored Fredonia, 14-2 in the fourth quarter to cement their convincing victory.

PANGUITCH, Utah-Hailey Orton had 22 points and nine assists, and the Panguitch Lady Bobcats used a key 17-7 run in the third quarter to get past the Parowan Lady Rams, 54-41 Wednesday evening. Krystal Taylor added 16 more points for Panguitch.

(Sandy) Memebers of Utah’s Farm Bureaus met in November to select leaders for the states largest farming and ranching organization. Edwin Sunderland was re-elected to a two year term on the Board of Directors. Sunderland is a dairy farmer and turkey producer from Chester. The Farm Bureau comprises more than twenty-one thousand families in Utah. The Bureau’s mission is to improve the income and quality of life for Utah’s farmers and ranchers.

Vern Hatch, 72 years old, of Gunnison city passed away last night(Tuesday, November 27th) on SR-28, the road between Levan and Gunnison, after a 840lb. bale of straw hit his van. At 7:55pm last evening a driver pulling a 5th wheel with secured bales of straw, had their strap break and two bales came loose into oncoming traffic. The first vehicle to come across the bales missed the first one, but the second bale fell onto the 96 chevy astrovan driven by Vern Hatch. Vern was killed on impact. His daughter,Maxine, age 46, was injured and taken to the hospital in Nephi. No current information on her condition is available.

MILWAUKEE-Andre Iguodala had 20 points and 11 assists as the Philadelphia 76ers blitzed the Milwaukee Bucks, 114-99 Tuesday evening at the Bradley Center. Iguodala also received strong contributions from fellow ‘Sixers Kyle Korver and Samuel Dalembert as the trio combined for 70 points on the night. This was a breakthrough win for Philadelphia as before they beat the Bucks, their three previous wins on the season had come against teams with a combined record of 14-27. This was the first loss at home for Milwaukee on the season as they’d already defeated the Lakers and Mavericks at the Bradley Center before this defeat. Michael Redd had 17 points and eight assists to lead the Bucks. In other NBA action Tuesday, Cleveland surged past Boston, 109-104 in overtime, Miami scorched Charlotte, 110-90, Memphis outgunned New Jersey, 110-103, Chicago smacked Atlanta, 90-78, Indiana edged Denver, 112-110 and the Los Angeles Lakers got past Seattle, 106-99.

(RICHFIELD) – The Richfield City Council adopted a water conservation plan today in a special session. At noon today, the council held a public hearing to gain input on water conservation in the city due to growth. After the hearing, officials adopted the plan. The goals include reducing the city’s per capita water use rate by at least 15% in the next five years, maintain a financially viable water system and improve the appearance of street landscapes, open spaces and yards. Another goal is to require future commercial and industrial developments to employ water-wise landscaping and irrigation systems. The city has already implemented water conservation efforts by showing water useage in monthly bills at each residence. The city has also replaced old meters with new, more accurate meters. City officials hope all water users within city limits will follow water efficiency guidelines to better serve the future growth in the city.

(CEDAR CITY) – Cedar City dispatch is notifying the traveling public today (Tuesday) that both lanes of I-15 between milepost markers 146 and 158 are closed due to a dust storm. UHP is diverting traffic through Kanosh and Meadow. Several road closures have occurred in that area recently because of the Milford Flat Fire that left miles of burned ash. Meteorologists say that when high winds occur, visibility is extremely poor. UHP says that visibility is 50-60 feet. I-15 will be closed in the affected area until further notice.

(RICHFIELD) – Two 17-year old Richfield boys were apprehended after a vandalism spree Friday night. Police officer, Trent Lloyd, said that at least five different places were hit with paintballs and a window was broken at the Sevier Valley Event Center in Richfield. Lt. Alan Demille asked the public for help in identifying the suspects. After several hours of investigative work, a victim came forward with identification of one of the suspects. The other juvenile had already confessed to the incident and sent a text message to his accomplice to turn himself in. Both juveniles have been charged and will face trial. Richfield Police thank the public for help in apprehending the suspects.

NEW ORLEANS-Marko Jaric had 21 points and Sebastian Telfair added 20 points and eight assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves amassed their second win of the season by defeating the New Orleans Hornets, 103-94 Monday evening at the New Orleans Arena. Minnesota swiftly turned their fortunes of the previous week around as they smashed a five-game losing streak and shot 52 percent from the field on the night. Chris Paul had 31 points and 11 assists for the Hornets, who fell to 10-6, while Peja Stojakovic added 17 points for New Orleans. In other NBA action Monday, New York humbled Utah, 113-109, Washington stunned Dallas, 110-98, Orlando smacked Portland, 85-74, Sacramento blitzed San Antonio, 112-99, Golden State outgunned Phoenix, 129-114, and Houston obliterated the Los Angeles Clippers, 88-71.

SALINA) – A Salina woman is in jail due to a dispute over the ownership of a coat. At about 11:15 Wednesday morning, Salina Police responded to a family fight. According to a police report, Justina Crane was involved in a dispute with her sister and mother over who owned one of the children’s coats. The dispute escalated into a fight where Crane assaulted her mother and sister. Police arrested Crane and booked her into the Sevier County Jail on charges of assault and domestic violence.

(Gunnison) A public informational meeting will be held in Gunnison this Tuesday to discuss progress being made on the clean-up of the Top Stop fuel spill. The meeting will be held at the city hall in Gunnison on Tuesday night at 7:00. The city attorney, Stirba & Associates, Lance Hess of Remedy Inc. and the city enviromental specialist will be on hand to provide information regarding the situation.

(AURORA) – The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens to be wary of fraud calls. 54-year old, Mickie McKenzie of Aurora, was called late last Tuesday night while she was asleep from someone claiming to be from the Census Bureau. The caller asked for her name, date of birth and Social Security number. McKenzie gave the information to the caller and notified the sheriff’s office. Officials said that the Census Bureau does not call during late night hours for information. They also warn people to be aware of fraud calls and scams during the holiday season and to not give out any personal information to anyone without checking with authorities first.

(KOOSHAREM) – A California motorcyclist suffered a broken leg in an accident Friday afternoon west of Koosharem. At about 3pm, 30-year old, Donald Rojas, was traveling on Monroe Mountain Road about 3-4 miles west of Koosharem when the accident occurred. A passing motorist noticed the injured man and called the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office. Rojas was riding a 2006 Honda motorcycle and blew out his left knee cap and had a broken left leg in the accident. He was concious when medical help arrived and was transported to the Sevier Valley Hospital by ambulance. No information is available as to the cause of the accident.

SEATTLE-After surrendering an astounding 64 points in the first half, the San Antonio Spurs got back to basics and limited the SuperSonics’ offensive opportunities in a 116-101 victory Sunday evening at Key Arena. Tim Duncan had 26 points, while Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker had 22 points apiece to lead San Antonio to a 12-2 start on the season, the best in team history. Despite the attainment, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich wasn’t impressed because as he stated, in previous seasons San Antonio has had excellent starts without finishing those campaigns with championships. Although Seattle shot 53 percent for the game, they were limited to only 37 points in the second half after their excellent start, while Wally Szczerbiak had 27 points to pace the SuperSonics and rookie phenom Kevin Durant added 25 points and six rebounds. With the loss, Seattle plummeted to 0-6 at home, their worst start in franchise history. In other NBA action Sunday, Toronto smacked Chicago, 93-78, Utah humbled Detroit, 103-93, Cleveland outgunned Indiana, 111-106, and New Jersey edged the Los Angeles Lakers, 102-100.

CLEVELAND-LeBron James keyed his third triple-double of the season with 37 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Toronto Raptors, 111-108 Saturday evening at Quicken Loans Arena. As is customary, James saved his heroics for the end of the game as he scored six points in the final minute of regulation while dishing out 12 points and 12 assists to round out his triple-double. Although the Cavaliers’ offense has struggled significantly at times this season, they managed to hit nine three-pointers in the pivotal second half. This was fortuitous as the Raptors, led by Chris Bosh’s 41 points forced Cleveland to need every point in order to escape with victory. In other NBA action Saturday, New York defeated Chicago, 85-78, Orlando torched Miami, 120-99, Golden State edged Philadelphia, 100-98 in overtime, Boston improved to 11-1 by squeaking past Charlotte, 96-95, Atlanta got past Minnesota, 94-87, Memphis outgunned Washington, 124-118, Houston obliterated Denver, 109-81, Milwaukee humbled Dallas, 97-95, and New Orleans stung the Los Angeles Clippers, 98-89.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-For the first time in school history, the #4 Missouri Tigers have clinched a BIG 12 North Division title. Perhaps as events unfold, they can obtain a lot more. Heisman-candidate quarterback Chase Daniel tossed for 361 yards and three scores as the Tigers upset the #2 Kansas Jayhawks, 36-28 Saturday evening at Arrowhead Stadium. This latest installment in the second-oldest rivalry in Division I college football was of transcendent significance to the BCS as both the Tigers and Jayhawks were highly ranked in the standings, although the dream remains alive for Missouri, while Kansas will have its fate determined within the next 10 days. Behind Daniel’s prolific decision-making and the clutch play of receiver Danario Alexander (8 rec, 117 yards, TD), the Tigers built a 28-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Nevertheless, Kansas proved they were far from dead as QB Todd Reesing (28-48, 351 yards, 3 TD’s, 2 INT’s) led a miraculous comeback which fell just short when Missouri recovered an onside kick in the closing moments, and when defensive tackle Lorenzo Williams sacked Reesing for a safety in the closing seconds. The victory places Missouri in the BIG 12 championship game next Saturday in San Antonio against Oklahoma and a win should for all intents and purposes place them in the BCS National Championship game in January. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #3 West Virginia decimated #20 Connecticut, 66-21, #7 Georgia humbled Georgia Tech, 31-17, #8 Virginia Tech got past #16 Virginia, 33-21, UCLA blanked #9 Oregon, 16-0, #10 Oklahoma whipped Oklahoma State, 49-17, #12 Florida obliterated Florida State, 45-12, #14 Boston College doubled up Miami (Fla.), 28-14, #18 Tennessee outgunned Kentucky, 52-50 in four overtimes, #22 Clemson squeaked one out against South Carolina, 23-21, #23 South Florida outlasted Pittsburgh, 48-37, #24 Cincinnati smacked Syracuse, 52-31, and #25 Brigham Young got the best of Utah, 17-10.

Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Tigers..............  7  7 14  8  - 36       Record: (11-1,7-1)
Jayhawks............  0  0  7 21  - 28       Record: (11-1,7-1)

Scoring Summary:                                                         MISSOURI - KANSAS

1st 00:29 MISSOURI - Martin Rucker 1 yd pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick)
                                           11 plays, 78 yards, TOP 3:59         7 - 0
2nd 09:21 MISSOURI - Danario Alexand 11 yd pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick)
                                           14 plays, 98 yards, TOP 5:14        14 - 0
3rd 10:36 MISSOURI - Jimmy Jackson 1 yd run (Jeff Wolfert kick)
                                            7 plays, 40 yards, TOP 2:01        21 - 0
    07:21 KANSAS - Todd Reesing 1 yd run (Scott Webb kick)
                                            8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:15        21 - 7
    01:19 MISSOURI - Derrick Washing 3 yd pass from Chase Daniel (Jeff Wolfert kick)
                                           13 plays, 69 yards, TOP 6:02        28 - 7
4th 13:02 KANSAS - Todd Reesing 5 yd run (Scott Webb kick)
                                           10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:17        28 - 14
    09:55 MISSOURI - Jeff Wolfert 43 yd field goal
                                           10 plays, 44 yards, TOP 3:07        31 - 14
    08:28 KANSAS - Dexton Fields 10 yd pass from Todd Reesing (Scott Webb kick)
                                            7 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:23        31 - 21
    03:31 MISSOURI - Jeff Wolfert 43 yd field goal
                                           11 plays, 50 yards, TOP 4:57        34 - 21
    02:03 KANSAS - Marcus Henry 5 yd pass from Todd Reesing (Scott Webb kick)
                                           11 plays, 63 yards, TOP 1:28        34 - 28
    00:12 MISSOURI - Lorenzo William safety
                                                                               36 - 28
FIRST DOWNS...................       28       23
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   40-130    22-41
PASSING YDS (NET).............      369      351
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  51-41-0  48-28-2
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   91-499   70-392
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     1-43     2--6
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     5-78     6-67
Interception Returns-Yards....     2-49      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-37.0   3-39.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-0      1-0
Penalties-Yards...............   14-135     2-26
Possession Time...............    37:25    22:31
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     2-22     2-13

MISSOURI   KANSAS

RUSHING: Tigers-Tony Temple 22-98; Jimmy Jackson 5-15; Jeremy Maclin 2-11;
Danario Alexand 1-4; Chase Daniel 8-4; Martin Rucker 1-1; Earl Goldsmith
1-minus 3. Jayhawks-Brandon McAnder 13-40; Todd Reesing 8-1; Jake Sharp 1-0.

PASSING: Tigers-Chase Daniel 40-50-0-362; Tommy Saunders 1-1-0-7.
Jayhawks-Todd Reesing 28-48-2-351.

RECEIVING: Tigers-Jeremy Maclin 9-70; Danario Alexand 8-117; Tommy Saunders
8-83; Martin Rucker 5-32; William Frankli 5-32; Chase Coffman 2-13; Derrick
Washing 2-11; Tony Temple 1-6; Justin Garrett 1-5. Jayhawks-Dexton Fields
8-116; Dezmon Briscoe 7-95; Kerry Meier 4-70; Brandon McAnder 4-24; Derek
Fine 3-29; Marcus Henry 2-17.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tigers-William Moore 1-0; Castine Bridges 1-49.
Jayhawks-None.

Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium     Attendance: 80537
Kickoff time: 6:00      End of Game: 9:46      Total elapsed time: 3:46
Officials: Referee: Brent Musburger; Umpire: Kirk Herbstreit;
Linesman: Lisa Salters; Line judge: John Saunders; Back judge: Craig James;
Field judge: Doug Flutie; Side judge: Jesse Palmer; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 36        Wind: Brisk     Weather: Cold

Tigers vs Jayhawks (Nov 24, 2007 at Kansas City, Mo.)

SACKS (UA-A): Tigers-Lorenzo William 1-1; Stryker Sulak 0-1. Jayhawks-Todd
Haselhorst 0-1; Sadiq Muhammad 1-0; James Holt 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tigers-Sean Weatherspo 7-1; Van Alexander 4-0; Castine
Bridges 3-1; Tommy Chavis 2-2; Del Howard 2-2; William Moore 3-0; Lorenzo
William 2-1; Justin Garrett 2-1; Brock Christoph 1-2; Carl Gettis 0-3;
Derrick Washing 1-1; Stryker Sulak 1-1; Jaron Baston 0-2; Evander Hood 0-2;
William Frankli 1-0; Tremane Vaughns 1-0; Darnell Terrell 1-0; John Ruth
1-0; Andy Loyd 0-1. Jayhawks-Joe Mortensen 8-10; Justin Thornton 5-6; Mike
Rivera 6-4; Chris Harris 5-5; Darrell Stuckey 3-7; James Holt 2-8; John
Larson 3-5; Aqib Talib 3-2; Sadiq Muhammad 4-0; Todd Haselhorst 0-4; James
McClinton 1-2; Stanley Redwine 1-1; Jake Laptad 0-2; Russell Brorsen 0-2;
Brandon McAnder 1-0; Kyle Tucker 1-0; Brian Seymour 1-0; Caleb Blakesley
0-1; Jeff Wheeler 0-1; Chris Heinz 0-1; Dakota Lewis 0-1.

WASHINGTON-Baron Davis had 33 points, 15 assists, and 11 rebounds, in amassing his first triple double of the season as the Golden State Warriors overpowered the Washington Wizards, 123-115 Friday night at Verizon Center. His heroics exceeded those of Washington’s Caron Butler, who had a triple double of his own with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Davis and Butler became the first opponents to gain triple doubles in the same game since Tracy McGrady of Orlando and Jason Kidd of New Jersey did so in February of 2003. Additionally, Antawn Jamison had 30 points and 12 rebounds for Washington, although Stephen Jackson’s contributions (28 points) enabled Golden State to pull away in the closing moments. In other NBA action Friday, Orlando blitzed Charlotte, 105-92, Boston humbled the Los Angeles Lakers, 107-94, Detroit eked out a win over Philadelphia, 83-78, Indiana outgunned Dallas, 111-107, Miami scorched Houston, 98-91, San Antonio smacked Memphis, 101-88, Denver held off Minnesota, 99-93, Phoenix singed the Los Angeles Clippers, 113-94, Utah battered New Orleans, 99-71, Portland edged Sacramento, 87-84, and New Jersey got past Seattle, 98-93.

(PANGUITCH) – The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office is urging motorists to be careful with cell phone use while driving this Thanksgiving weekend. Sheriff Danny Perkins says it’s important to remember that talking on your cell phone while you drive can make your drive more dangerous. Sheriff Perkins strongly suggests that if you choose to talk on a cell phone while driving, that you purchase a hands-free device for you phone so that both hands are on the wheel and you can drive more safely.

(RICHFIELD) – The plan for a new Veteran’s Memorial in Richfield continues to progress. In this month’s city council meeting, councilmembers approved a contract for the design of the project. Business Administrator, Woody Farnsworth, said that accepting a contract proposal with ArcDesign of Salt Lake City is one of the first steps in helping to gain funds for the building of the memorial. ArcDesign will perform at least five tasks in the process of designing the monument and surrounding areas. The first task will cost about $5,000 and Farnsworth said that’s an excellent price for an international design company. He said having ArcDesign on board is a benefit to the city in promoting the Memorial itself.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.-Well, they’re at it again. John Vaughan scored 21 points, while Folarin Campbell and Will Thomas added 18 apiece as the George Mason Patriots continued their penchant for upsets as they stunned the #20 Kansas State Wildcats, 87-77, in the opening round of the Old Spice Classic Thursday evening at the Milk House. George Mason started 4-0 for the first time in school history, notwithstanding another prolific performance from Kansas State’s stud freshman Michael Beasley. The 6’ 10” behemoth had 22 of his 30 points after intermission and hauled in 10 rebounds despite being mired in foul trouble throughout much of the game. Nevertheless, the Patriots built a 15-point advantage in the second half and was able to hold on despite Beasley’s explosion. In other Top 25 action Thursday, #18 Southern Illinois shredded Tennessee-Chattanooga, 63-41, #19 Villanova outlasted Central Florida, 76-68, and #14 Gonzaga survived against Western Kentucky, 74-71.

ATLANTA-Peyton Manning bounced back from successive poor showings by tossing for 272 yards and three scores as the Indianapolis Colts pummeled the Atlanta Falcons, 31-13 Thursday evening at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons bolted to a swift 10-0 lead when ageless kicker Morten Andersen hit a 34-yard field goal and speedy wideout Roddy White (six receptions, 104 yards) snared a 48-yard scoring pass from QB Joey Harrington. Nevertheless, in the second quarter, Indianapolis turned the tide as Reggie Wayne, Ben Utecht and Dallas Clark all hauled in touchdown passes from Manning, and for all intents and purposes, the Colts knocked out the Falcons heading into the locker room. By the time, Adam Vinatieri knocked in a 24-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, the deal was sealed and the Colts improved to 9-2, while the Falcons fell to 3-8, and in all likelihood are playing for next season. Still, there was silver lining for the Falcons in the loss as star tailback Warrick Dunn exceeded the 10,000-yard mark in the ballgame, while Manning passed Hall-of-Famer Warren Moon for the fifth-most touchdown passes in NFL history, while also surpassing fellow Colts great Johnny Unitas for 10th place in all-time passing yards. In other NFL action Thursday, Green Bay outgunned Detroit, 37-26, and Dallas decimated the New York Jets, 34-3.

MILWAUKEE-Michael Redd held Kobe Bryant to 1-5 shooting and six points in the fourth quarter, while scoring 26 points of his own as the Milwaukee Bucks surged past the Los Angeles Lakers, 110-103 Wednesday night at the Bradley Center. The Bucks, (currently at 6-4 on the young season) have been challenged repeatedly by new coach Larry Krystkowiak to turn up their defensive intensity, and in this game, Redd and his teammates did just that. Additionally, Milwaukee enjoyed an offensive spurt at the right time as they retained the lead for the remainder of the game after a 13-3 run midway through the final period. Bryant had 27 points overall on the night to lead the Lakers, while Andrew Bynum chipped in with 16 points and 13 rebounds for Los Angeles. In other NBA action Wednesday, Washington edged Charlotte, 114-111 in overtime, Boston smacked Golden State, 105-82, Dallas came back on Houston, 100-94, Atlanta held off Miami, 82-79, Indiana sunk New Orleans, 105-93, Detroit overpowered New York, 98-86, Cleveland humbled Minnesota, 97-86, Toronto outlasted Memphis, 95-89, San Antonio thumped Orlando, 128-110, Phoenix scorched Sacramento, 127-111, New Jersey defeated Portland, 106-101, and the Los Angeles Clippers stymied Denver, 101-90.

Utah vs. Brigham Young: At long last, the BCS conferences and their stooge (ESPN), have granted the underrated Mountain West Conference, a nationally-ranked team in the #25 Cougars. Of course, things will be anything but easy for Bronco Mendenhall’s squad as they host their bitter rivals, the Utah Utes this Saturday at noon (it can be heard on KMGR 102.7 and 95.9). The Cougars will be playing for their 15th consecutive conference victory (coincidentally, the last team to beat them was the Utes, in a 41-34 shootout in 2005). The usual suspects for these teams will be expected to play big roles as the onus for Brigham Young falls upon QB Max Hall (3,121 yards, 21 TD’s, 10 INT’s) and tailback Harvey Unga (909 yards, nine TD’s). The defense has been anything but sluggish as the Cougars surrender just under 19 points per contest. As for the Utes, their quarterback-tailback duo is equally as prolific with signal-caller Brian Johnson (1,492 yards, 10 TD’s, seven INT’s) and tailback Darrell Mack (1,072 yards, nine TD’s) being the offensive leaders for Kyle Whittingham’s squad. Additionally, of late, the Utes have decimated opponents as they’ve outscored their last three foes, 105-13, and are fresh off a convincing 28-10 victory over solid New Mexico. Because the Cougars seem to have a bit more firepower, they’ll find a way to come away victorious in a hotly-contested matchup. Call the final, Brigham Young 38 Utah 34, as the Cougars win the Mountain West title outright and get screwed by the comical BCS once again.

Utah State vs. Idaho: The Aggies, as improbable as it seems, are in good position, to win their second consecutive game as they travel to Moscow, Idaho to take on the Vandals. After an inauspicious start to the season, USU QB Leon Jackson III has turned things around, by completing 65 percent of his passes for eight TD’s against four picks, while speedy receiver Kevin Robinson has four of those touchdown receptions for Utah State. As for the Vandals, they’re led by tailback Deonte Jackson (1,100 yards, seven TD’s) and receiver Max Komar (15 yards per reception, four scores), but erratic quarterback play has doomed them to a disappointing season. I’m feeling generous in this holiday season, so I’ll give the Aggies a 24-10 victory, and perhaps Brent Guy’s squad can take some momentum into the 2008 campaign.

(RICHFIELD) – A controlled burn in Richfield on Monday afternoon got out of hand and burned some corrals. At about 12:15pm, the Richfield Fire Department was called out to Nolan Lyman’s property about a half-mile north of the Sheriff’s Office. Lyman was burning ditch banks when the wind kicked up and caught some of his corrals on fire. Fire department crews were able to quickly douse the flames.

DALLAS-Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points and seven rebounds while hitting four consecutive three-pointers in a span of 1:41 in the third quarter to help the Dallas Mavericks erase a 24-point deficit to defeat the Toronto Raptors, 105-99 Tuesday evening at American Airlines Center. This comeback marked the second time the Mavericks have come from 24 points down against Toronto, as they also did so in February of 2006. Devin Harris and Jason Terry added 19 points apiece for Dallas, while Josh Howard chipped in with 15 points. Chris Bosh, returning to his hometown, had 31 points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors, while Andrea Bargnani paced Toronto with 20 points. In other NBA action Tuesday, San Antonio stonewalled Atlanta, 95-83, Milwaukee outgunned Cleveland, 111-107, the Los Angeles Lakers steamrolled Indiana, 134-114, Washington smacked Philadelphia, 116-101, Golden State hashed New York, 108-82, Denver obliterated Chicago, 112-91, and Phoenix outlasted Sacramento, 100-98.

PANGUITCH) – Speed changes along Highway 89 can be frequent and abrupt. Garfield County Sheriff, Danny Perkins, says that speeds change due to many small towns along the highway. He says it happens quite a bit as people approach Panguitch City. Sheriff Perkins says it’s important to travel in Southern Utah knowing that 65 miles per hour can change to 30 and 35 miles per hour quickly and to be aware of the posted signs for your safety and the safety of all the Thanksgiving holiday travelers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-After a sluggish start, Drew Neitzel came up big when it mattered most for the #11 Michigan State Spartans. MSU head coach Tom Izzo’s Preseason All-American had 21 points and hit a crucial three pointer and two huge free throws to lead the Spartans past the Missouri Tigers, 86-83 Monday evening at the Sprint Center. The win was hard-earned for Michigan State as the Tigers, coached by Nolan Richardson disciple Mike Anderson implemented a modern-day version of the “40 Minutes of Hell” which led to an NCAA championship for Arkansas in 1994. Additionally, Missouri’s sharp-shooting Stefhon Hannah (20 points) hit a pair of three-pointers in the game’s final 90 seconds to keep the pressure on the Spartans. Nevertheless, the heroics of Neitzel and Raymar Morgan (19 points) propelled Michigan State to victory in the closing seconds. In other Top 25 action Monday, #1 UCLA humbled Maryland, 71-59, #10 Duke hammered Princeton, 83-61, and #13 Marquette took care of Chaminade, 74-63

DENVER-Jay Cutler completed 16 of 21 passes for 200 yards and a pair of scores as the Denver Broncos placed themselves back in the thick of the AFC playoff race with a convincing 34-20 victory over the Tennessee Titans Monday night at Invesco Field at Mile High. The Broncos seized momentum early on in the ballgame and retained it throughout the contest as they built a 27-10 lead midway through the third quarter when Brandon Marshall snared a 41-yard scoring pass from Cutler in the third quarter. After the Titans came within seven points at 27-20 after a 37-yard field goal from Rob Bironas, the Broncos applied the knockout punch when Andre Hall took a handoff 62 yards for the clinching score. Additionally, all four of the Broncos touchdowns exceeded 40 yards (Brandon Stokley had a 48-yard TD reception, and Glenn Martinez returned a punt 80 yards for another score). For the Titans, Vince Young had 379 all-purpose yards, and both of the Titans’ touchdowns, although two costly interceptions prevented Tennessee from making a long run. With the win, the Broncos improved to 5-5 and are atop the AFC West with the San Diego Chargers, while the Titans, at 6-4 are now two games behind division-leading Indianapolis in the AFC South. Because of these teams’ comparable records, this was a pivotal matchup and now for all intents and purposes, the Broncos hold any potential tiebreakers over the Titans in the playoff race. Additionally, with a 34-20 lead, the Broncos with the victory secure took a knee and thus showed more class and dignity than Bill Belichick’s Patriots. While this isn’t a column, it’s important that the Patriots do not receive any positive run from me because they don’t deserve any. If any Pats fans want to complain, my number is 340-0410, and feel free to debate. I could forget more about this kind of thing than any of you could ever know.

(KANOSH) – Debris from Utah’s largest wildfire in recorded state history is forcing the closure of Interstate 15. A highway patrol trooper reports visibility of approximately 50-60 feet along portions of a 13 mile stretch of the freeway. Both northbound and southbound lanes are affected. Authorities are re-routing motorists through the local towns of Meadow and Kanosh. The route adds approximately three miles for travelers along the route, but can significantly slow the flow of traffic. Recurring dust storms have become a problem in the area following a wildfire earlier this year which forced the closure of a 50 mile portion of the freeway at it’s peak. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City are forecasting winds at 15 to 25 miles-per-hour for several more hours gradually changing from the South and West to the Northwest sometime this evening.

(GUNNISON) – Clean up efforts continue at some Gunnison businesses due to the gas leak from the Top Stop gas station. The Casino Star Theatre had to be closed due to the fumes infiltating the ventilation system. Director, Diana Spencer, says the closing is only temporary. She says that with a 95-year history, the theatre won’t just lay down and die. Spencer says the foundation is investigating every possible remedy to get rid of the fumes and smell of gas. Scaffolding will be up next week to repair the facade of the building in preparation for re-stuccoing in the spring and Spencer says that has nothing to do with the gas leak. Lila Lee Apparel in Gunnison has closed indefinitely.

RALEIGH, N.C.-T.J. Worley knocked down a three-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in regulation as the New Orleans Privateers upset the #22 North Carolina State Wolfpack, 65-63 Sunday evening at the RBC Center. New Orleans managed to erase a seven-point deficit down the stretch and took a 62-61 lead when Bo McCalebb (20 points) knocked down a pair at the foul line. This was the Privateers’ first win over a nationally-ranked opponent since they defeated George Washington in 1993. J.J. Hickson had 22 points and 13 rebounds in the game for the Wolfpack. In other Top 25 action Sunday, #1 North Carolina demoralized Iona, 107-72, #6 Louisville hammered Jackson State,84-53, #8 Indiana took Longwood to the woodshed in a 100-49 win, #16 Texas massacred Arkansas-Monticello 100-52, #18 Arkansas held off Virginia Commonwealth, 70-60, and #23 Villanova held off Bucknell, 70-64.

HOUSTON-Mario Williams did all he could to silence skeptics who questioned the fact he was drafted ahead of Reggie Bush in the 2006 NFL Draft as he amassed a forced fumble and six tackles to help lead the Houston Texans past Bush’s Saints, 23-10 Sunday afternoon at Reliant Stadium. Additionally, the Texans were bolstered by strong showings from QB Matt Schaub (21-33, 293 yards, 2 TD’s) and WR Andre Johnson, (6 rec, 120 yards, TD). As for Bush, he had 104 all-purpose yards but lost a fumble as well in a less than stellar performance. Meanwhile, the Texans forced five turnovers overall, and won their fifth game of the season. Their 5-5 start represents the best start in the franchise’s history after 10 games. Depending on the outcome of the Broncos-Titans game tomorrow night, the Texans can possibly be within three games of the divisional lead in the hotly-contested AFC South. In other NFL action Sunday, Tampa Bay battered Atlanta, 31-7, Cleveland edged Baltimore, 33-30 in overtime, the New York Giants held off Detroit, 16-10, Philadelphia handled Miami, 17-7, as former Brigham Young QB John Beck got the start for the Dolphins, throwing for 109 yards, Minnesota overpowered Oakland, 29-22, Jacksonville outlasted San Diego, 24-17, Arizona outgunned Cincinnati, 35-27, Green Bay pounded Carolina, 31-17, Indianapolis gutted out a 13-10 win over Kansas City, the New York Jets stunned Pittsburgh, 19-16 in overtime, Seattle surged past Chicago, 30-23, St. Louis got past San Francisco, 13-9, Dallas sneaked past Washington, 28-23, and New England decimated Buffalo, 56-10. The Monday Night game once again will feature the Titans and Broncos in a matchup of hot shot quarterbacks in Denver.

MINNEAPOLIS-Peja Stojakovic had 22 points, Morris Peterson added 18 more, and all of the Hornets’ starting five scored in double figures as New Orleans improved to 9-2 on the season with a 100-82 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves Saturday evening at the Target Center. Although star guard Chris Paul was sidelined with an injury, the Hornets were still able to outexecute Minnesota as reserves Bobby Jackson and Jannero Pargo combined for 22 points and 12 assists in his absence. The Hornets hope that their fast start can lead to a playoff berth, although head coach Byron Scott admitted there’s still a lot of time left in this season, so they need to keep things in perspective. Al Jefferson had 20 points to pace the Timberwolves. In other NBA action Saturday, Indiana crushed Utah, 117-97, Washington ripped Portland, 109-90, Charlotte gashed Seattle, 100-84, Miami edged New Jersey, 91-87, Dallas held off Memphis, 108-105, Phoenix surged past Houston, 115-105, Milwaukee handled Atlanta, 105-96, Denver decimated New York, 115-83, and Chicago pounded the Los Angeles Clippers, 92-73.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-Brian McKenzie and Geoffrey McDermott amassed a combined 33 points and 15 rebounds, and the Providence Friars forced 32 turnovers on the afternoon as they stunned the #18 Arkansas Razorbacks, 67-51 Friday at the Puerto Rico Tip-off Tournament. Providence scored 34 points off of the ‘Hogs miscues, including 14 in the paint. This was significant because the Friars shot only 38 percent from the field for the game, while Arkansas head coach John Pelphrey also received a crucial technical foul in the second half which turned the tide toward Providence. Patrick Beverley had 14 points to pace the Razorbacks. With the win, the Friars will now battle the Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes for the tournament crown Sunday evening. In other Top 25 action Friday, #3 Memphis overpowered Connecticut, 81-70, #7 Tennessee handled Prairie View A&M, 89-75, #9 Washington State crushed Idaho, 74-43, #16 Texas hooked UC-Davis, 73-42, and #25 Syracuse gashed Fordham, 80-63.

RENO,Nev.-Dan Kelly hit a 45-yard field goal as time expired and Tyler Graunke filled in admirably for Heisman-candidate quarterback Colt Brennan as the #16 Hawaii Warriors edged the Nevada Wolf Pack, 28-26, Friday evening at Mackay Stadium. Graunke, a Tucson, Ariz., native, tossed for 356 yards and two touchdowns while running for another while Brennan was held out because of concussion symptoms he suffered in last week’s victory over Fresno State. Although Chris Ault’s Wolf Pack consistently controlled the clock, Hawaii’s quick-strike offense proved too much to overcome in the end as Graunke drove the Warriors 60 yards in 2:05 to set the stage for Kelly’s heroics. Taking a page out of the playbook of many NFL coaches, Ault burned both of his remaining timeouts before Kelly’s game-winning kick, but much like former Hawaii star, Jason Elam, (now with the Denver Broncos) he persevered and booted the kick as silence descended upon a stadium in which the Warriors had not won since 2000. With their improbable victory, Hawaii’s BCS hopes remain alive, although they must first defeat nationally-ranked Boise State next week at Honolulu, as well as Washington the following week if they are to keep their dreams intact. Luke Lippincott had 168 all-purpose yards, and two scores for the Wolf Pack.

Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Warriors............  5 14  0  9  - 28       Record: (10-0,7-0)
Wolf Pack...........  0 10 10  6  - 26       Record: (5-5,3-3)

Scoring Summary:                                                           HAWAII - NEVADA

1st 09:27 HAWAII - Dan Kelly 45 yd field goal
                                           11 plays, 50 yards, TOP 5:26         3 - 0
    03:24 HAWAII - David Veikune safety
                                                                                5 - 0
2nd 14:57 HAWAII - Jason Rivers 3 yd pass from Tyler Graunke (Dan Kelly kick)
                                            9 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:27        12 - 0
    13:13 NEVADA - Luke Lippincott 22 yd pass from Colin Kaepernic (Brett Jaekle kick)
                                            5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 1:44        12 - 7
    05:13 HAWAII - Tyler Graunke 7 yd run (Dan Kelly kick)
                                            4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:07        19 - 7
    00:53 NEVADA - Brett Jaekle 41 yd field goal
                                            9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 4:20        19 - 10
3rd 12:43 NEVADA - Brett Jaekle 42 yd field goal
                                            8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:17        19 - 13
    02:43 NEVADA - Colin Kaepernic 3 yd run (Brett Jaekle kick)
                                           17 plays, 90 yards, TOP 8:20        19 - 20
4th 13:35 HAWAII - Ryan Grice-Mull 22 yd pass from Tyler Graunke (Tyler Graunke pass failed)
                                           10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:08        25 - 20
    08:27 NEVADA - Luke Lippincott 5 yd run (Colin Kaepernic pass failed)
                                            3 plays, 51 yards, TOP 1:02        25 - 26
    00:11 HAWAII - Dan Kelly 45 yd field goal
                                           13 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:05        28 - 26
FIRST DOWNS...................       21       19
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    22-58   48-217
PASSING YDS (NET).............      370      133
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  48-34-0   20-9-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   70-428   68-350
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    5-108    5-121
Interception Returns-Yards....      1-0      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-38.0   3-38.7
Fumbles-Lost..................      3-1      2-2
Penalties-Yards...............     4-30      2-7
Possession Time...............    28:24    31:36
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     5-12     4-28

HAWAII   NEVADA

RUSHING: Warriors-Daniel Libre 6-40; Inoke Funaki 2-10; David Farmer 3-6;
Leon Wright-Jac 1-1; Tyler Graunke 10-1. Wolf Pack-Luke Lippincott 25-140;
Brandon Fragger 12-54; Colin Kaepernic 11-23.

PASSING: Warriors-Tyler Graunke 33-47-0-356; Colt Brennan 1-1-0-14. Wolf
Pack-Colin Kaepernic 9-20-1-133.

RECEIVING: Warriors-Davone Bess 12-137; Ryan Grice-Mull 10-79; C.J.
Hawthorne 5-111; Jason Rivers 4-26; Leon Wright-Jac 2-5; Aaron Bain 1-12.
Wolf Pack-Marko Mitchell 4-64; Kyle Sammons 2-32; Luke Lippincott 2-28;
Talaiasi Puloka 1-9.

INTERCEPTIONS: Warriors-Jacob Patek 1-0. Wolf Pack-None.

Stadium: Mackay Stadium        Attendance: 29964
Kickoff time: 9:00      End of Game: 12:40     Total elapsed time: 3:40
Officials: Referee: Sean McDonough; Umpire: Chris Spielman;
Linesman: Rob Stone; Line judge: Reece Davis; Back judge: Mark May;
Field judge: Bonnie Bernstei; Side judge: Lisa Salters; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 60        Wind: Brisk     Weather: Mostly cloudy

Warriors vs Wolf Pack (Nov 16, 2007 at Reno, Nev.)

SACKS (UA-A): Warriors-Siave Seti 0-2; Solomon Elimimi 0-2; Brad Kalilimoku
0-2; David Veikune 1-0; Adam Leonard 1-0. Wolf Pack-Kevin Basped 1-0;
Mundrae Clifton 1-0; Ezra Butler 1-0; Dontay Moch 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Warriors-Solomon Elimimi 6-6; Jacob Patek 4-3; Gerard Lewis
5-1; Adam Leonard 3-3; Mario Cox 3-2; Blaze Soares 2-1; Myron Newberry 2-1;
Siave Seti 1-2; Keala Watson 1-2; Brad Kalilimoku 0-3; Karl Noa 0-3; A.J.
Martinez 2-0; David Veikune 1-1; Amani Purcell 0-2; Ryan Keomaka 1-0; Joshua
Leonard 1-0; Erik Pedersen 1-0; C.J. Allen-Jone 1-0; Michael Lafaele 1-0;
R.J. Kiesel-Kau 1-0; Kevin Konrath 1-0; Erik Robinson 0-1; Timo Paepule 0-1;
Chris Leatigaga 0-1; Ryan Mouton 0-1. Wolf Pack-Ezra Butler 7-7; Paul Pratt
4-4; Mundrae Clifton 2-4; Devon Walker 2-4; Uche Anyanwu 4-1; Nick Fuhr 2-2;
Jerome Johnson 3-0; Kevin Grimes 2-0; Dontay Moch 1-1; Kevin Basped 1-1;
Justin Jackson 1-1; Matt Hines 1-1; Cameron Bayne 1-1; Nate Agaiava 0-2;
Chris Wellingto 1-0; Jonathon Amaya 1-0; Andy McIntosh 0-1; Jay Dixon 0-1;
Mike Samples 0-1; Kevin Porter 0-1; Adam Liranzo 0-1.

(SALINA) – Three Sevier County teenagers escaped serious injury in a single vehicle rollover south of Salina yesterday. At about 3:30pm, deputies and EMS were dispatched to a dirt road at 1960 East south of Salina. According to a deputy report, a 16-year old Redmond boy was driving a 1984 S-10 Blazer northbound with two juveniles from Aurora when he drove left of center, overcorrected and lost control of the vehicle. He crashed through a fence owned by Richard Wasden, hit a ditch, rolled and landed on the passenger side. The driver was ejected in the crash and received several injuries. He was concious when the deputy arrived. The two other juveniles sustained minor injuries and one refused treatment. Both injured teenagers were transported to the Sevier Valley Hospital. The deputy said that speed was a factor in the accident and cited the driver for failure to maintain control of a vehicle.

DALLAS-Josh Howard had 23 points and instigated runs of 17-1 and 11-0 as the Dallas Mavericks smacked the San Antonio Spurs, 105-92 Thursday evening at the American Airlines Center. Although San Antonio came into the Metroplex with a record of 7-1 and had won four consecutive games, the Mavs knuckled down and used their speed to make Tim Duncan & company look slow and unathletic. In fact, the 59 points the Mavericks scored in the opening half represented the most the Spurs had given in the first half thus far this season. Additionally, Jason Terry had 18 points for Dallas, while Dirk Nowitzki had 17 points and Devin Harris added 14 more. Manu Ginobili had 25 points and nine rebounds to pace the Spurs, who will have a shot to exact vengeance against the Mavericks on Dec.5. In other NBA action Thursday, Phoenix got past Chicago, 112-102.

(Manti) The Manti Improvement Business Association met recently to decide how to dispurse money earned from dinners served during the Mormon Miracle Pageant. After expenses, the Association netted over 17,600 dollars. The money will be spread between five different projects. Projects include concessions and restrooms at the Manti Highschool stadium, equipment and facility repair for city sponsored sports, improvements to the old Manti City hall, new restrooms at the city park, and a donation to the construction of the new fire station in Manti.

(Gunnison) A recent gasoline leak in Gunnison has attracted the attention of the Governor’s office. According to reports, more than nineteen thousand gallons of gas, enough to fill an average swimming pool, has leaked from the tanks at Top Stop in Gunnison. The fumes have spread into homes and businesses in the area. A number of top state officials toured the site today and held a news conference. According to those officials, the main goal of the state at this point is to improve communication with residents as to what is being done about the problem. They said that it is a process, and it could take a long time, even years to resolve, but steps are being taken to work towards a resolution. A number of residents have had to leave their homes due to the effects of the fumes.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Dozens of lawsuits are being directed to communication service providers who allegedly assisted the government with terrorist surveillance activities following the 911 attacks. Sen. Orrin Hatch spoke on the Senate floor today urging his fellow Senators to support legislation that would grant immunity to the service providers. Hatch said that there are currently 40 lawsuits pending in federal court costing communication service providers hundreds of billions of dollars in damages. He said that without immunity, these companies would refuse to help with necessary surveillance which could cripple national security.

CLEVELAND-Dwight Howard had 35 points and 16 rebounds and the Orlando Magic improved to 7-2, for the first time since 1999, on the young season under new coach Stan Van Gundy as they edged the Cleveland Cavaliers, 117-116 in overtime Wednesday evening at Quicken Loans Arena. In the latter stages of overtime, Howard made two clutch free throws after which Orlando’s Hedo Turkoglu tied up Cavaliers star LeBron James, which proceeded to seal the victory for the Magic. Jameer Nelson added 21 points and 11 assists for Orlando, as the Magic improved to an NBA-best 5-0 record on the road. James had 39 points, 13 rebounds, and 14 assists for the Cavaliers, and according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first to record this many points, rebounds and assists in a game since the legendary Wilt Chamberlain did so in 1968, while the “39-13-14” plateau has only been reached seven times previously in league annals, although Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson reached it in five separate instances. In other NBA action Wednesday, Atlanta surged past Charlotte, 117-109, Washington handled Indiana, 103-90, Utah edged Toronto, 92-88, Boston ripped New Jersey, 91-69, Seattle quenched Miami, 104-95, New Orleans stymied Philadelphia, 95-76, Milwaukee slipped past Memphis, 102-99, Minnesota snuck past Sacramento, 108-103, Denver smacked Portland, 110-93, the Los Angeles Lakers held off Houston, 93-90, Detroit outgunned Golden State, 111-104, and the Los Angeles Clippers squeaked past New York, 84-81.

Brigham Young vs. Wyoming: I’m not one to make light of obscene gestures, but Joe Glenn’s designation of Utah coach Kyle Whittingham as “#1,” after the Utes shelled the ‘Pokes, 50-0 last Saturday, was somewhat hilarious. Still, if the Cowboys can’t beat the Cougars at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo., this weekend, things won’t be so funny for Glenn. In order to become bowl eligible the Cowboys must defeat the surging Cougars, and after enduring a tough game against Texas Christian, Brigham Young won’t be deterred by traveling to a hostile environment on the front range. Much of the Cowboys’ struggles have come because of their horrific passing game as Karsten Sween has thrown for 1,607 yards but has four more picks than scoring tosses. Wyoming’s running game (145 yards a game) has been bolstered by Devin Moore (849 yards, four TD’s) although the onus is on the Cowboys’ defense to contain Cougars QB Max Hall (2,790 yards, 18 TD’s, 10 INT’s), a task in which many Mountain West conference foes have already failed. This should be a competitive game, but expect Brigham Young to pull away in the end. Call the final, Cougars 38 Cowboys 27

New Mexico vs. Utah: Even in their most successful seasons, the Utes have had perennial struggles against Rocky Long’s Lobos. Both of these teams have an outside shot at the Mountain West title, but realistically, they’re lobbying for position behind Brigham Young. After struggling in a season-opening loss to Texas-El Paso, the Lobos have found themselves offensively, behind the excellence of QB Donovan Porterie (2,239 yards, 12 TD’s, six INT’s), while tailback Rodney Ferugson (11 TD’s) has already exceeded the 1,000-yard plateau. The Utes continue to thrive offensively (393 yards per game) courtesy of QB Brian Johnson (1,327 yards, nine TD’s, six INT’s), while prolifically competing 67 percent of his passes, and tailback Darrell Mack (eight TD’s, he’s just five yards short of 1,000). While this has been an excellent season for the Utes notwithstanding their terrible start, I’ll go with the Lobos in this one on a hunch. Call the final New Mexico 35 Utah 31

Utah State vs. New Mexico State: In this battle of Aggies, the Las Cruces, N.M.-based edition should handle their counterparts from Logan, Utah quite easily. If for nothing else, Utah State is not only horrific defensively, their meager offensive output (18 points per game) has no shot against New Mexico State’s vaunted “Air Raid” attack, orchestrated by head coach Hal Mumme. NMSU QB Chase Holbrook (3,176 yards, 24 TD’s, 16 INT’s) is laying the groundwork for a Heisman run next season, while Utah State’s Leon Jackson II (1,269 yards, six TD’s, four INT’s) pales considerably. Both of these teams are out of bowl contention, but this will be a good opportunity for Holbrook to impress the national media as he torches USU for 450 yards and five scores. Call the final New Mexico State 48 Utah State 17

Weber State vs. Eastern Washington: Although Ron McBride’s Wildcats have done a nice job in fighting back to a respectable record of 5-5, they’re playing one of the Big Sky’s elite teams in Eastern Washington and must travel to Cheney, Wash., to do so. The Eagles (7-3 on the season) have been prolific offensively primarily because of QB Matt Nichols (2,869 yards, 26 TD’s, six INT’s) and receiver Aaron Boyce (1,194 receiving yards, nine scores). Although Weber State has proven they can hold their own in shootouts (especially when one considers their proficient performance against Jerry Glanville’s Portland State Vikings), the efforts of QB Cameron Higgins (1,721 yards, 16 TD’s, eight INT’s) and tailback Trevyn Smith (1,226 yards, six TD’s) may not be enough to defeat the high-soaring Eagles. Call the final Eastern Washington 41 Weber State 31

Southern Utah vs. Northern Iowa: The Thunderbirds are once again in over their heads in this one. This Saturday, they travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to battle the top-ranked team in Division I-AA in the Northern Iowa Panthers. The Panthers are led by QB Eric Sanders (2,031 yards, 13 TD’s, five INT’s) who completes an astounding 77 percent of his passes. Additionally, tailback Corey Lewis has run for 1,115 yards and 11 scores, thus making him one of the elite backs in I-AA. For good measure, Johnny Gray (14.5 yards per reception, five scores) has been excellent for the Panthers as well. Meanwhile, the Thunderbirds can draw upon their elite receiver Jeremy Edwards (19 yards per reception, five scores) and the fact that they’ve put underrated San Diego Chargers DE/LB Marques Harris in the NFL (he had a sack against Peyton Manning last week in San Diego’s win over Indianapolis). Then again, if we want to play the NFL recognition game, Northern Iowa boasts former Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner. Again, in the words of nationally-syndicated talk show host Jim Rome, “scoreboard!” Call the final Northern Iowa 55 Southern Utah 14.

(SALINA) – A California man suspected of a gas skip out of the Salina Express station was picked up on I-70 yesterday. At 4:30pm, Sevier County Sheriff, Phil Barney, was notified and spotted a truck traveling westbound at a speed of at least 100-miles per hour. Sheriff Barney chased the suspect and pulled over 23-year old, Brian Phillips, of Redding, California. Phillips could not produce any information as to who he was or who the truck belonged to. The truck came back as stolen on Monday out of Hutchinson, Kansas. After further questioning of Phillips, he claimed the truck belonged to his friend and he was on his way to California to trade the truck for a car. He also said he couldn’t pay for the gas he had stolen. Sheriff Barney arrested Phillips on charges of theft of services, speeding 100-mph in a 75-mph zone, no driver’s license and auto theft.

(Ephraim) The Malt Shop in Ephraim was burglarized recently according to the Ephraim city police. The breakin occured sometime after closing on November 8th and before opening on the 9th. According to officers, forced entry was made into the building and the cash registers were vandalized. An undisclosed amout of money was taken. The burglary may be connected to the breakin and fire at the Splish-Splash carwash in Ephraim on the same night. There are no suspects at this time, and officers are asking for any information the public may have about the incidents. Any information received will be confidential.

PHOENIX-Amare Stoudemire had 26 points and 12 rebounds, while four other Phoenix starters had at least 21 points as the Suns defeated the depleted New York Knickerbockers, 113-102 Tuesday night at the U.S. Airways Center. New York’s roster was rocked as earlier in the day, enigmatic guard Stephon Marbury left the team and apparently returned home, while coach Isiah Thomas was forced to pick up the pieces with a shorthanded roster. Notwithstanding the fact that Suns coach Mike D’Antoni was displeased with the Suns’ lack of energy, Phoenix still managed to build leads of 17 points in the second quarter, and 21 points in the last stanza. Jamal Crawford had 21 points to pace the Knickerbockers. In other NBA action Tuesday, Boston drilled Indiana, 101-86, Orlando crushed Seattle, 103-76, Charlotte humbled Miami, 91-76, Memphis got past Houston, 105-99, Dallas smoked Philadelphia, 99-84, San Antonio gashed the Los Angeles Lakers, 107-92, and Portland defeated Detroit, 102-94.

(Ephraim) Representatives from Senator Bennetts staff will be in Ephraim next week to meet one-on-one with residents who have question pertaining to federal agencies. The caseworkers will be available to assist with issues concerning the IRS, BLM, Social Security Administraion, Veterans Affairs, Forest Service, Medicare and Medicaid, and other federal agencies. The staff will be at the Ephraim City Hall on Tuesday November 20th from 2:30 until 4:30 PM.

SYRACUSE, N.Y.-Jonny Flynn had 28 points, which was a record for a Syracuse freshman making his debut for Jim Boeheim’s squad as the #25 Orange outgunned Siena, 97-89 Monday evening at the Carrier Dome. Flynn made 10 of his 13 field goal attempts (and hit six of seven three-pointers) to surpass the mark previously set by Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony. Additionally, Paul Harris added 14 points and 15 rebounds for Syracuse while Eric Devendorf had 19 for the Orange. Kenny Hasbrouck had 24 points to pace the Saints, out of Loudonville, N.Y. who gave the vaunted Orange all they wanted before Syracuse was able to pull away late. In other Top 25 action Monday, #2 UCLA pounded Youngstown State, 83-52, #8 Indiana smacked Tennessee-Chattanooga, 99-79, #10 Duke crushed New Mexico State, 86-61, #11 Marquette handled Utah Valley State, 66-55, #13 Oregon overpowered Western Michigan, 97-88, and #16 Texas smacked Texas-San Antonio, 58-37.

SEATTLE-Matt Hasselbeck completed 27 of 40 passes for 278 yards, two touchdowns and an interception as the Seattle Seahawks built a one-game advantage in the NFC West with a 24-0 pasting of the San Francisco 49ers Monday evening at Qwest Field. Early on, the Seahawks came out throwing the ball at will as Hasselbeck completed a 13-play, 89-yard drive when Hasselbeck hit TE Will Heller on a one-yard scoring toss on Seattle’s opening possession for a 7-0 lead. Later on, TB Maurice Morris had a six-yard scoring run in the third quarter, while Hasselback hit wideout D.J. Hackett on a 10-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter for the final margin of victory. The Seahawks defense also rose to the occasion as the 49ers amassed only 173 yards of total offense while they squandered three sojourns into Seattle territory in the third quarter as they scored no points despite their propitious field position. The loss capped off a debilitating week for San Francisco head coach Mike Nolan, whose father, former 49ers coach Dick Nolan, died this past Sunday. In addressing the media afterwards, he was withdrawn and stoic but he also mentioned that he coached the game on Monday because it was what his dad would have wanted.

(CLEAR CREEK) – A Monticello woman was cited for improper lane travel in an accident on top of Clear Creek Canyon Thursday afternoon. At about 3pm, 48-year old, Ann Hawkins, was driving her gold Ford Taurus westbound when she drifted into the lane of a Chevy truck pulling a flatbed trailer with another truck on it. The driver of the truck is 53-year old, Steve Scialla, of California. UHP said the crash caused the trailer of the truck to roll ending upside down on the highway blocking both lanes of traffic. The truck remained upright. Crews arrived to clean up the wreckage and no one was injured in the accident.

ATLANTA-Antawn Jamison had 23 points and 15 rebounds as the Washington Wizards won their first game of the season by defeating the Atlanta Hawks, 101-90 Sunday night at Philips Arena. All five of the Wizards’ starters scored in double figures and distributed the ball exceptionally well as Washington amassed 26 assists on the night while committing only 12 turnovers. The Wizards built a 19-point lead in the third quarter, and while the Hawks made a late rally, their lack of aggressiveness proved to cost them down the stretch. In other NBA action Sunday, Miami squeaked by New York, 75-72, New Orleans pounded Philadelphia, 93-72, Houston got past Charlotte, 85-82, San Antonio pounded Milwaukee, 113-88, Detroit snuck by Seattle, 107-103, and Cleveland surged past the Los Angeles Clippers, 103-95.

STILLWATER, Okla.- Marcus Henry had eight receptions for 199 yards and three scores and the #4 Kansas Jayhawks kept their dream season alive as they gashed the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 43-28 Saturday evening at Boone Pickens Stadium. The Jayhawks came into the game as one of only two unbeaten teams in Division I as Ohio State had been upset by Illinois earlier in the afternoon. Although Kansas fell behind, 14-10 early in the second quarter after a short touchdown jaunt from Oklahoma State’s Julius Crosslin, they wrested momentum shortly thereafter as tailback Brandon McAnderson scored on a four-yard touchdown run to build a 17-14 Jayhawks lead which Mark Mangino’s squad would never relingqish. Kansas signal-caller Todd Reesing (27-40, 313 yards, 3 TD’s) made numerous big plays in the passing game for the Jayhawks as they amassed 522 offensive yards en route to their first 10-0 start since 1899. With the shakeup in the Top 5 this weekend, the Jayhawks could easily rise to #3 in the polls if not higher, although they face stiff challenges against Iowa State and Missouri in the next two weeks. With the loss, Oklahoma State needs at least one more victory if they are to obtain bowl eligibility. In other Top 25 action Saturday, Illinois upset #1 Ohio State, 28-21, which was the Illini’s first victory over a top-ranked team since 1956, #2 LSU pounded Louisiana Tech, 58-10, #5 Oklahoma shellacked Baylor, 52-21, #6 Missouri evaded an upset with a 40-26 victory over Texas A&M, Maryland outgunned #8 Boston College, 42-35, #9 Arizona State edged UCLA, 24-20, #10 Georgia steamrolled #18 Auburn, 45-20, #11 Virginia Tech smacked Florida State, 40-21, Wisconsin ripped #12 Michigan, 37-21, Cincinnati stymied #13 Connecticut, 27-3, #14 Texas outlasted Texas Tech, 59-43, #15 Florida overpowered South Carolina, 51-31, #16 Hawaii kept their BCS dreams alive by holding off Fresno State, 37-30, #17 USC handled California, 24-17, #19 Virginia blanked Miami (Fla)., in the last game ever at the Orange Bowl for the Hurricanes, #20 Boise State crushed Utah State, 52-0, #21 Clemson decimated Wake Forest, 44-10, Mississippi State shocked #22 Alabama, 17-12, #23 Penn State stomped Temple, 31-0, #24 Tennessee whipped Arkansas, 34-13, and #25 Kentucky held off Vanderbilt, 27-20.

Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Jayhawks............ 10 10 13 10  - 43       Record: (10-0,6-0)
Cowboys.............  7  7  7  7  - 28       Record: (5-5,3-3)

Scoring Summary:                                                           KANSAS - OKSTATE

1st 06:35 KANSAS - Marcus Henry 5 yd pass from Todd Reesing (Scott Webb kick)
                                            7 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:52         7 - 0
    03:29 OKSTATE - Dez Bryant 18 yd pass from Zac Robinson (Jason Ricks kick)
                                            9 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:06         7 - 7
    00:37 KANSAS - Scott Webb 30 yd field goal
                                            5 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:42        10 - 7
2nd 10:17 OKSTATE - Julius Crosslin 1 yd run (Dan Bailey kick)
                                           12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:20        10 - 14
    07:17 KANSAS - Brandon McAnder 4 yd run (Scott Webb kick)
                                            7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:00        17 - 14
    02:24 KANSAS - Scott Webb 42 yd field goal
                                           10 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:20        20 - 14
3rd 12:33 KANSAS - Marcus Henry 82 yd pass from Todd Reesing (Scott Webb kick)
                                            3 plays, 89 yards, TOP 0:54        27 - 14
    08:57 KANSAS - Brandon McAnder 12 yd run (Todd Reesing pass failed)
                                            5 plays, 46 yards, TOP 1:56        33 - 14
    00:54 OKSTATE - Tommy Devereaux 39 yd pass from Zac Robinson (Dan Bailey kick)
                                            6 plays, 82 yards, TOP 1:30        33 - 21
4th 13:08 OKSTATE - Zac Robinson 3 yd run (Dan Bailey kick)
                                            4 plays, 89 yards, TOP 1:52        33 - 28
    08:26 KANSAS - Marcus Henry 4 yd pass from Todd Reesing (Scott Webb kick)
                                           11 plays, 89 yards, TOP 4:42        40 - 28
    05:31 KANSAS - Scott Webb 22 yd field goal
                                            5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 2:01        43 - 28
FIRST DOWNS...................       24       18
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   36-165   37-195
PASSING YDS (NET).............      357      276
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  41-28-0  37-22-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   77-522   74-471
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     3--3      1-1
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     3-77     5-99
Interception Returns-Yards....     1-12      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   6-31.3   5-48.8
Fumbles-Lost..................      0-0      3-3
Penalties-Yards...............     3-20     3-40
Possession Time...............    31:27    28:33
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     3-18      1-8

KANSAS  OKSTATE

RUSHING: Jayhawks-Brandon McAnder 25-131; Jake Sharp 6-44; Todd Reesing
5-minus 10. Cowboys-Dantrell Savage 18-106; Zac Robinson 13-86; Kendall
Hunter 2-6; John Johnston 1-1; Julius Crosslin 1-1; Seth Newton 2-minus 5.

PASSING: Jayhawks-Todd Reesing 27-40-0-313; Kerry Meier 1-1-0-44.
Cowboys-Zac Robinson 22-37-1-276.

RECEIVING: Jayhawks-Marcus Henry 8-199; Dezmon Briscoe 6-43; Brandon McAnder
5-23; Dexton Fields 3-53; Kerry Meier 3-26; Derek Fine 3-13. Cowboys-Dez
Bryant 8-155; Adarius Bowman 4-22; Dantrell Savage 3-6; Tommy Devereaux
2-41; Damiam Davis 1-26; Keith Toston 1-24; Brandon Pettigr 1-5; John
Johnston 1-2; Steve Denning 1-minus 5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Jayhawks-Aqib Talib 1-12. Cowboys-None.

Stadium: Boone-Pickens Stadiu  Attendance: 75000
Kickoff time: 6:00      End of Game: 9:44      Total elapsed time: 3:44
Officials: Referee: Brent Musburger; Umpire: Kirk Herbstreit;
Linesman: Lisa Salters; Line judge: John Saunders; Back judge: Craig James;
Field judge: Doug Flutie; Side judge: Mark Jones; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 74        Wind: Brisk     Weather: Pleasant

Jayhawks vs Cowboys (Nov 10, 2007 at Stillwater, Okla.)

SACKS (UA-A): Jayhawks-Mike Rivera 1-1; Matt Bouwie 1-0; Joe Mortensen 0-1.
Cowboys-Maurice Cumming 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Jayhawks-Darrell Stuckey 3-7; Aqib Talib 7-2; Joe Mortensen
5-4; James Holt 4-5; Mike Rivera 2-7; Kendrick Harper 4-2; Stanley Redwine
2-2; Justin Thornton 1-2; John Larson 0-3; Derek Spears 2-0; Caleb Blakesley
1-1; Russell Brorsen 0-2; James McClinton 0-2; Arist Wright 0-2; Jamal
Greene 1-0; Matt Bouwie 1-0; Dakota Lewis 0-1. Cowboys-Quinton Moore 5-9;
Donovan Woods 3-5; Ricky Price 2-6; Terrance Anders 2-5; Marque Fountain
4-2; Maurice Cumming 2-4; Jeray Chatham 2-4; Patrick Lavine 0-5; Jacob Lacey
2-2; Martel Van Zant 1-2; Andre Sexton 1-2; Rodrick Johnson 1-2; Perrish Cox
2-0; Al'Darius Thomp 1-1; Nathan Peterson 0-2; Derek Burton 0-2; John
Johnston 1-0; Dan Bailey 0-1; Tonga Tea Jr. 0-1; Paschal Smith 0-1; Tommy
Devereaux 0-1; Clint Coe 0-1.

INDIANAPOLIS-After a first half in which they surrendered 74 points, committed 13 turnovers, and shot only 41 percent from the field, the Denver Nuggets changed their fortunes in the second half as they defeated the Indiana Pacers, 113-106 Saturday night at Conseco Fieldhouse. In their comeback, the Nuggets received stellar performances from Carmelo Anthony (32 points, 10 rebounds), Allen Iverson (27 points, 10 assists) and Linas Kleiza (21 points) as they outscored the Pacers, 57-32 to maintain their momentum on their road trip which they began with a win at Washington on Friday night. Troy Murphy had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Pacers. In other NBA action Saturday, Phoenix surged past Orlando, 106-96, Boston remained unbeaten with a 112-101 win over New Jersey, Toronto hammered Chicago, 101-71, Utah obliterated Memphis, 118-94, Portland handled Dallas, 91-82, and Sacramento got past Minnesota, 100-93.

CEDAR CITY, Utah-Dallin Donaldson, Drew Robinson, Caleb Adams each had touchdowns for North Summit as the Braves raced out to a 24-0 lead at intermission en route to a 30-6 victory over the Millard Eagles Saturday afternoon in the 2A championship game at Eccles Coliseum on the campus of Southern Utah University. Zack Wilcox scored the sole touchdown for the Eagles on a three-yard run but by that time the outcome had already been determined. The win continued North Summit’s mastery over Millard athletically, as the Braves also defeated the Eagles for the 2A basketball title last February, incidentally just about 300 feet away from where they beat them Saturday, in the Centrum Arena.

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Drew Shiller scored 18 points, and #23 Stanford built a 63-28 lead at intermission, en route to a 111-56 victory over the Harvard Crimson, in a battle of superior academic institutions on the hardwood Friday evening at the Maples Pavilion. Anthony Goods added 17 points for the Cardinal as they improved to 9-0 all-time against Harvard in the laugher. The point total was the most Stanford had amassed since 1990 when they posted 117 against UC-Irvine, and the 55-point margin of victory was the third-most in school history. Evan Harris had 14 points for the Crimson in what was the first game at Harvard for coach Tommy Amaker who had previously coached at Michigan and Seton Hall. In other Top 25 action Friday night, #2 UCLA hammered Portland State, 69-48, #4 Kansas crushed Louisiana-Monroe, 107-78, #7 Tennessee ripped Temple, 80-63, #10 Washington State decimated Eastern Washington, 68-41, #11 Duke pounded North-Carolina Central, 121-56, #14 Texas A&M shellacked McNeese State, 73-50, #19 Arkansas shelled Wofford, 67-45, #20 Pittsburgh sunk Houston Baptist, 103-62, and #25 Villanova took Stony Brook apart, 86-64.

WEST POINT, N.Y.-Ray Rice had a career-high 248 rushing yards and two scores as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights smacked the Army Black Knights, 41-6 Friday evening at Michie Stadium. Additionally, reserve QB Jabu Lovelace added a pair of short touchdown runs, while Rutgers’ special teams also stepped up as Colin McEvoy returned a blocked Army punt 17 yards for another score. The outmanned Black Knights were outgained 444-150, and scored their sole touchdown on a 66-yard interception return by CB Josh Mitchell which made it a 7-6 game early in the first quarter. Nevertheless, it was all Rutgers from that point on as the Scarlet Knights and with their sixth victory of the season, they are bowl eligible for the third consecutive year for the first time in school history.

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Scarlet Knights..... 14 10  7 10  - 41       Record: (6-4,1-3)
Black Knights.......  6  0  0  0  -  6       Record: (3-7)

Scoring Summary:                                                          RUTGERS - ARMY

1st 11:32 RUTGERS - Jabu Lovelace 3 yd run (Jeremy Ito kick)
                                            7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 3:16         7 - 0
    09:46 ARMY - Josh Mitchell 66 yd interception return (Kevin Dunn kick failed)
                                                                                7 - 6
    03:23 RUTGERS - Colin McEvoy 17 yd blocked punt return (Jeremy Ito kick)
                                                                               14 - 6
2nd 11:50 RUTGERS - Jabu Lovelace 2 yd run (Jeremy Ito kick)
                                             3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 1:23        21 - 6
    02:51 RUTGERS - Jeremy Ito 23 yd field goal
                                           15 plays, 59 yards, TOP 7:47        24 - 6
3rd 03:30 RUTGERS - Ray Rice 18 yd run (Jeremy Ito kick)
                                            4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:19        31 - 6
4th 14:50 RUTGERS - Ray Rice 3 yd run (Jeremy Ito kick)
                                            5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 2:32        38 - 6
    08:46 RUTGERS - Jeremy Ito 38 yd field goal
                                            7 plays, 34 yards, TOP 3:35        41 - 6
FIRST DOWNS...................       28        7
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   72-402    20-96
PASSING YDS (NET).............       42       54
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........   13-4-1   24-7-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   85-444   44-150
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     5-58     1--7
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     2-67    7-122
Interception Returns-Yards....     1-10     1-66
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-32.5   8-38.1
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-1      5-4
Penalties-Yards...............     6-41     2-10
Possession Time...............    41:58    18:02
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     1-10      4-5

RUTGERS     ARMY

RUSHING: Scarlet Knights-Ray Rice 34-248; Mason Robinson 14-81; Jabu
Lovelace 24-73. Black Knights-Ian Smith 3-53; Kevin Dunn 5-22; Patrick Mealy
9-14; Wesley McMahand 1-5; Mike Viti 1-2; Collin Mooney 1-0.

PASSING: Scarlet Knights-Jabu Lovelace 3-9-0-33; Mike Teel 1-4-1-9. Black
Knights-Carson Williams 5-15-1-44; Kevin Dunn 2-9-0-10.

RECEIVING: Scarlet Knights-Kenny Britt 2-26; Ray Rice 2-16. Black
Knights-Jeremy Trimble 3-32; Carlo Sandiego 2-10; Justin Larson 1-6; Corey
Anderson 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: Scarlet Knights-Brandon Renkart 1-10. Black Knights-Josh
Mitchell 1-66.

Stadium: Michie Stadium        Attendance: 23000
Kickoff time: 6:07      End of Game: 9:18      Total elapsed time: 3:11
Officials: Referee: Sean McDonough; Umpire: Chris Spielman;
Linesman: Rob Stone; Line judge: Reece Davis; Back judge: Mark May;
Field judge: Bonnie Bernstei; Side judge: Robert Smith; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 36        Wind: Brisk     Weather: Cold and snowy

Scarlet Knights vs Black Knights (Nov 09, 2007 at West Point, N.Y.)

SACKS (UA-A): Scarlet Knights-Brandon Renkart 0-1; Gary Watts 0-1. Black
Knights-John Plumstead 2-1; Chris Landers 0-1; Frank Scappatic 0-1; Geoffrey
Hewitt 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Scarlet Knights-Ron Girault 4-1; Devin McCourty 2-3; Gary
Watts 0-4; Kevin Malast 1-2; Joe Lefeged 0-3; Jonathan Castro 2-0; Alex
Silvestro 1-1; Damaso Munoz 1-1; Davon Smart 1-1; Julian Hayes 1-1; Brandon
Renkart 0-2; Colin McEvoy 0-2; Jamaal Westerma 0-2; Ryan D'Imperio 0-2; Kyle
Kummer 0-2; Zaire Kitchen 1-0; Leslie Jackman 1-0; Jason McCourty 1-0; Ramy
Nubani 0-1; Vantrise Studiv 0-1; Pete Tverdov 0-1; Justin Francis 0-1;
Edmond Laryea 0-1. Black Knights-John Plumstead 7-9; Jordan Murray 3-6;
Frank Scappatic 2-5; Josh Mitchell 2-4; Nick Emmons 2-3; Michael Gann 2-3;
Brian Chmura 1-4; Caleb Campbell 3-1; Ted Bentler 1-3; Evan Williams 2-1;
Brandon White 2-1; Victor Ugenyi 1-2; Kevin Opoku 1-2; Dennis Cooper 0-3;
Matt Ridgeway 1-1; Stephen Anderso 1-1; Brandon Thompso 1-1; Ryan Brence
1-1; Geoffrey Hewitt 1-1; Chris Landers 0-2; John Wright 0-2; Stephen Jason
0-2; Tony Fusco 0-2; Jordan Trimble 1-0; Steve Hole 1-0; Alex Maszarose 1-0;
Adam Renkiewicz 1-0; Mark Myers 1-0; Jeremy Trimble 0-1; Joseph Puttmann
0-1; Matt Hernandez 0-1; Carson Williams 0-1; Brandon Cox 0-1; Fritz Bentler
0-1; Arlance Jenkins 0-1; Joe Paolini 0-1.

STORRS, Conn.-A.J. Price had a career-high 24 points and Stanley Robinson added 10 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks as the Connecticut Huskies stomped the Buffalo Bulls, 82-57 in the first round of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Thursday evening. The Huskies will now meet the surprising Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs next Thursday in the second round of this tourney at Madison Square Garden. Greg Gamble had 13 points to lead the Bulls. In other college basketball action Thursday, Morgan State defeated Ohio Valley, 77-66, Denver edged East Central, 76-75, and Oklahoma smacked San Francisco, 71-55.

OAKLAND, Calif.-Josh Howard and Jason Terry had 24 points apiece to key a balanced attack, while Dirk Nowitzki added 22 points, including eight in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericks avenged their loss against the Golden State Warriors in the 2006 playoffs with a 120-115 victory at Oracle Arena Thursday evening. Although the game was competitive throughout, the Warriors killed themselves at the foul line as they made only 16 of 30 free throws as opposed to the Mavs’ prolific shooting as they made 50 percent of their field goals and 87 percent of their foul shots which assisted them as they pulled away. Baron Davis had 37 points to pace Golden State while Kelenna Azubuike added 27 more in the loss. In other NBA action Thursday, New Jersey erased a 20-point deficit to edge Washington, 87-85, and Chicago held off Detroit, 97-93.

(AUSTIN) – An Elsinore woman crashed her vehicle yesterday in an accident in Austin. At about 11:30am, 45-year old, Sandra Mills, was traveling northbound along SR-118, when she drifted into the guard rail on a bridge. She then ran across both lanes and hit the guard rail on the opposite side of the road, overcorrected and came back across both lanes again, crashed through a barbed wire fence and ended up hitting the tire of a hay baler. Mills’ vehicle sustained heavy damage and the sheriff’s report had no information as to whether she was injured or not or why she crashed. There was no damage to the hay baler or any other vehicle.

SALT LAKE CITY-Paul Millsap had a career-high 24 points while making seven of his eight field goals and Deron Williams hit a layup with 1.3 seconds left for the final margin of victory as the Utah Jazz outlasted the Cleveland Cavaliers, 103-101 Wednesday evening at Energy Solutions Arena. Additionally, Carlos Boozer had 23 points and 12 rebounds for Utah who came into the game leading in the NBA in scoring with 113 points per game. While they were a little below their average, they dictated to the slower-paced Cavs throughout the game, forcing Cleveland to play up-tempo throughout much of the fourth quarter. The intensity increased in the latter stages of the game when LeBron James (32 points, 15 rebounds, 13 assists) hit a three to tie the score at 101-101 which set the stage for Williams’ heroics. In other NBA action Wednesday, Atlanta stunned Phoenix, 105-96, the Los Angeles Clippers pounded Indiana, 104-89, Philadelphia decimated Charlotte, 94-63, Orlando humbled Toronto, 105-96, Boston sabotaged Denver, 119-93, San Antonio got past Miami, 88-78, Memphis surged past Seattle, 105-98, and Portland edged New Orleans, 93-90.

Last week, we experienced some technical difficulties with our NFL predictions, but for the record I went 9-5 for the third consecutive week. Thus, I’m well above .500 so that’s definitely nothing to be ashamed of. As we hit the midseason, I’m definitely in good shape to continue to get most of my picks correct, so here goes this week’s selections…

St. Louis vs. New Orleans: The Saints have arisen from the ashes in just four short weeks and now look like a team that can repeat last season’s excellence and perhaps exceed it. The architect behind New Orleans’ resurgence has been none other than QB Drew Brees as after throwing for 445 yards last week against the Jaguars, he has now tossed for 2,175 yards and 12 scores on the season and is as lethal as ever. Additionally, Marques Colston has regained his rookie season form by snaring five scoring receptions from Brees. With their fourth-ranked passing offense, to go along with the sixth-ranked squad in total offense in NFL annals, the Saints are able to easily dictate to their opponents as New Orleans builds large leads early in games, thus forcing foes to get out of their game plans in order to catch up. While the Saints’ defense is anything but an elite unit, they rank an impressive 10th against the run (only 97 yards per game given up), so the opposition must throw to move the ball, which doesn’t always work out that well. This week, as they entertain former divisional foe St. Louis, the Rams come in, obviously winless, but uncharacteristically as a punchless team offensively as well. St. Louis is dead last in scoring offense as they have mustered only 12 points a game thus far, and with the exception of pass defense (which may bode well for them against Brees and the high-octane Saints), they rank 16th or worse in every statistical category, whether it be offensively or defensively. With all of this said, I refuse to give the Rams a chance in this one. Call the final New Orleans 38 St. Louis 16

Buffalo vs. Miami: The Bills are a perfect example of perseverance as notwithstanding the horrific losses they’ve faced this season and the quarterback controversies they’ve endured, they’re shaping up to be a pretty good team and may determine how playoff seeds are handed out in the AFC yet this season. As hard as it is to believe, the Bills are 4-4, and travel to South Beach with a shot to be over .500 in November. Not even the most loyal of NFL fans in western New York could have possibly hoped for that when one considers how the season started. Much of their excellence stems from offensive weapons, rookie TB Marshawn Lynch (690 yards, five TD’s) and receiver Lee Evans (16.6 yards per reception, two scores) who have been consistent even amidst the quarterback carousel which has seen both Trent Edwards and J.P. Losman get significant playing time at signal-caller in the season’s first half. Statistically, the Bills are an average football team except for in scoring defense where, again, despite the numerous injuries they’ve faced, they surrender only 19.5 points per game. As for the Dolphins, their season has been mired in frustration and disappointment as not only is the 1972 Dolphins’ unbeaten record now greatly in danger of being eclipsed by the classless Patriots, the current installment has yet to win a game. The denizens of the Florida Keys are greatly anticipating the advent of rookie QB John Beck into the lineup as the offense is going nowhere with the accident-prone Cleo Lemon. The season is obviously lost, so it’s debatable whether or not the Dolphins will even put forth a concerted effort in this one. Because the Bills are a hated rival, I have no reason to doubt that Miami will get off the mat and do their best. Nevertheless, they’re just not equipped to defeat a team coming into Dolphins Stadium riding the wave of momentum that Buffalo is. Call the final Bills 28 Dolphins 14

Jacksonville vs. Tennessee: The Jaguars are among the league’s most resilient teams. Nevertheless, Marcus Stroud’s four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy will leave a huge gap (no pun intended) in their defensive line. In that vein, the bad news is, the Titans come into this game with the third-ranked rushing offense in the league at nearly 150 yards per contest. While he hasn’t been flashy this season, QB Vince Young (855 yards, 3 TD’s) continues to find ways to win, as the Titans, if the season ended today, would be the league’s most dangerous wild card squad with a 6-2 record. Furthermore, while Jacksonville QB Quinn Gray had a magnificent game against the Saints last Sunday, he undoubtedly will struggle against the Titans because their defense ranks second in scoring and total defense in the NFL and is first against the run, which is the strength of the Jags offense (139 rushing yards per game). Since both of these teams excel when they run the ball effectively, it’s of utmost importance for the winner to establish the run early and prevent the opposition from gaining any comfort in that department. Since the Titans are superior in both of these areas and because Jeff Fisher can outcoach Jack Del Rio any day, (this is not a slight to the classy Del Rio who often wears a suit during games), I’ll go with Tennessee in a classic, grind-it-out affair. It becomes expedient for the Jaguars to defeat their AFC West opponents (thankfully for them, they’re 2-0 in such games already this season) in order to procure the fifth or sixth spot in the playoffs because the Titans will have the head-to-head tiebreaker due to sweeping the Jags. Call the final, Titans 21 Jaguars 10

Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh: Along with the Detroit Lions, the Cleveland Browns are one of the pleasant surprises in the NFL this season. It’s remarkable to think that as recently as training camp this past August, coach Romeo Crennel had no hope at quarterback as Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson were keeping the seat warm for project Brady Quinn, who was supposed to return the Browns to their glory days. In a sudden change of events, Frye was traded to the Seahawks while Anderson was commissioned to be the Steve DeBerg to Quinn’s John Elway (sorry, Browns fans, I couldn’t resist the comparison). Nevertheless, Anderson (2,108 yards, 17 TD’s) has proven to be much like Drew Brees was in San Diego in Philip Rivers’ rookie season, as he has engineered an offense that ranks fourth in scoring and total offense in NFL annals. Anderson’s major weapons in the passing game have proven to be WR Braylon Edwards (17.5 yards per reception, nine scores) and TE Kellen Winslow Jr. (15.6 yards per reception, three TD’s) who as a tight end is more like a wideout in terms of quickness and explosiveness. It’s been propitious for the Browns that the offense has been so prolific because defensively, the Browns have more holes than Swiss cheese. A Cleveland defense that ranks dead last in total defense and ranks no higher than 27th in any defensive category. This formula has resulted in numerous shootouts which are fun to watch for fans like me but must be grating for a defensive purist such as Crennel. The challenge they face this weekend at Heinz Field as they battle the underrated Pittsburgh Steelers. Not only has the Pittsburgh offense thrived under the guidance of new offensive coordinator Bruce Arians (fifth in scoring offense and second in rushing offense), the Steelers defense is first in scoring defense (12 points allowed), total defense (238 yards per contest), and passing defense (only 162 yards per game given up) and fourth in rushing defense. Thus, Anderson will be tested as he never has been before in his fledgling career, but obviously Edwards and Winslow will be difficult for a potent Steelers defense to contain. This is strength on strength but because Pittsburgh seems to be more of a complete team at this juncture, I’ll go with the Steelers in what should be a fun game. Call the final, Steelers 31 Browns 24

Philadelphia vs. Washington: The Eagles are a team at a crossroads. After a debilitating defeat in prime time last Sunday evening to Dallas, Philadelphia plummeted to 3-5 and now must travel to one of the toughest venues to win at in the NFL in FedEx Field to battle the stout Redskins. Every other time that Philadelphia has stared death in the face in the Andy Reid era, more often than not they’ve risen to the occasion, but this has been a particularly frustrating season thus far. As always, the Eagles are led by QB Donovan McNabb (2,044 yards, nine TD’s) who has had his moments but regrettably has also had a season worth forgetting in many regards. Free agent acquisition and former Snow College star Kevin Curtis (17.1 yards per reception, four TD’s) has been a dependable threat down field but other than in the Detroit game wherein the Eagles exploded for 56 points, they have failed to exceed the 17-point plateau. Eventually, this kind of futility will even affect a defense which for Philadelphia has been excellent (they’re 12th in NFL annals defensively). Meanwhile, the Redskins after edging the new-look Jets with Kellen Clemens, on the road, are supporting QB Jason Campbell (1,520 yards, six TD’s) with the NFL’s ninth best rushing attack, spearheaded by Clinton Portis (629 rushing yards, six scores). Nevertheless, the Eagles are stout against the run (92 yards per game) so if Philadelphia can contain the ‘Skins rushing attack, they’ve got a shot to steal this one on the road. When the Eagles are on the ropes, they bounce back. Thus, I’ll go with the Eagles in a 20-17 nailbiter as David Akers wins the game with a 45-yard field goal.

Atlanta vs. Carolina: In this day of NFL football in HD, when the networks refuse to show a game in this format, (as FOX has done with the Falcons and Panthers), you know the teams involved are anything but highly thought of. Although the Falcons have been anemic offensively, they did muster enough offense to defeat pathetic San Francisco, 20-16 last week. Amidst a morass of disappointment, the ATL has received a breakout performance this season from wideout Roddy White (16.3 yards per reception, two scores), although quarterbacks Joey Harrington and Byron Leftwich have had their struggles. Defensively, the Falcons have held their own but offensive futility often results in less than stellar seasons in this modern era of the NFL. As for the Panthers, their rushing offense ranks a respectable 11th overall (123 yards per game) but the lack of continuity at quarterback and the inability to have any semblance of offensive consistency has doomed Carolina to a season rife with mediocrity. However, they should oust the Falcons in this one and I’ll give them the win in a 24-10 decision. Denver vs. Kansas City: Yes, my Broncos have had a season well below my (and their) expectations, but the truth of the matter is they have a lot going for them heading into this game at Arrowhead. For starters, the Chiefs’ star tailback Larry Johnson will not play in this one, which should help against their statistically sordid rushing defense. For all intents and purposes, it appears that Jay Cutler will play at Kansas City, so this bodes well for the offense. As always, the Broncos’ fortunes rest in capitalizing on red zone opportunities. Because the Denver offense ranks 13th or higher in every offensive category except scoring, I think that the Broncos will play like they did in the game against the Steelers wherein they had four sojourns inside the Pittsburgh 20 which resulted in four touchdowns. If Cutler doesn’t play, regrettably, I have to say most of these bets are off, but again our stud from Vanderbilt should be available. The Chiefs, on the other hand, are an average statistical defense (despite this they are an impressive eighth in scoring defense) and abysmal on offense as they amass only 286 yards per game. With all of this said, based on raw data alone, the Broncos are the superior team. Although we have traditionally struggled at Arrowhead, the Chiefs have had their setbacks at home as well. As the game progresses, the cries will percolate for young signal-caller Brodie Croyle to replace the less than stellar Damon Huard (1,683 yards, eight TD’s). By this time, the outcome will be a mere formality as I like the Broncos in a 28-10 win. Of course, as Chiefs coach Herm Edwards stated earlier this week “I don’t think the wild card’s coming from the West (the AFC West) this season.” I have to agree, Herm so this Broncos win will place us in a good position to wrest the division from San Diego because they have to play Indianapolis this weekend (more on that later).

Minnesota vs. Green Bay: This has the potential to be one of the great games of the weekend. The Vikings, after shellacking the Chargers, have every right to be a confident team as much like the Tennessee Titans, they can run the ball exceptionally well (183 yards per game, first in the league) and can stonewall their opponents’ rushing attacks (70 yards, second in the league). As has been customary this season, the onus is on the Vikings’ passing offense to alleviate the pressure placed upon their star tailback Adrian Peterson (1,036 yards, eight touchdowns). Even as Minnesota’s passing offense struggles (except for a few brilliant plays courtesy of talented receiver Sidney Rice), so does their pass defense (276 yards per game) struggle which bodes well for Brett Favre and the Packers’ offense (290 passing yards per game). Nevertheless, Favre, notwithstanding his success against the Broncos and Chiefs, often follows stellar performances with somewhat lackluster ones. I expect him to make several silly plays against the Vikings while Peterson and running mate Chester Taylor, will make the Packers rush defense (only 93 yards a game allowed) pay, although this is once again strength on strength. If the weather’s horrific (this is a distinct possibility), Minnesota will not be fazed by questionable conditions, and Favre turnovers will prove to be the Pack’s undoing. Call the final Vikings 24 Packers 14

Cincinnati vs. Baltimore: The season is on the line for the Ravens in this one. While the Bengals have been anything but an elite team, QB Carson Palmer (2,193 yards, 16 TD’s) has had uncommon success against what traditionally has been a dominating Ravens defense. Meanwhile, the Ravens know the importance of this game as a loss here represents a sweep at the hands of the Bengals, while they have not yet amassed any divisional victories in the AFC North. As LB Ray Lewis articulated Monday evening after a shellacking at the hands of the Steelers, turnovers are the great equalizer in the NFL. Thus, if Baltimore rallies around its home crowd and plays up to its potential defensively (they rank no lower than 13th in any defensive category), I get the distinct impression that Lewis, being the consummate leader he is, shall will his fellow defenders to several key turnovers in this one that can turn the tide. Nevertheless, if the Ravens are to emerge victorious, they must get some assistance from their offense. Sadly, this probably means Steve McNair is out at quarterback, while Kyle Boller is in. Boller (683 yards, three TD’s) seems to grasp the offense better, so I think he should be the man. As for the outcome, I’ll go with the desperate Ravens. Call the final, Baltimore 27 Cincinnati 21

Detroit vs. Arizona: Things have become so serendipitous in Detroit (at least appertaining to the Lions, anyway) that perhaps they can return to Glendale, Ariz., (wherein they play the Cardinals this Sunday), in February to represent the NFC in this season’s Super Bowl. While the Lions have been a dynamic team offensively this season (sixth in scoring offense, 12th in total offense) and QB Jon Kitna has been a majestic leader (2,000 yards, 10 TD’s), the defense is the true story. While statistically, they’re anything but an elite unit, they have amassed a +24 turnover ratio (this means they have 24 more turnovers than their opponents) and have scored 90 points on these thefts. Both of these results lead the NFL. With the re-advent of Kevin Jones in the backfield (four touchdowns and 343 yards in limited action this season), the Detroit running game is also ready to roar. It’s so nice to see the Lions back in contention in the NFC as they’ve been down for far too long, just ask devout Detroiters. With all of this said, despite their less than stellar record (3-5), the Cardinals are anything but chopped liver as they’ve defeated upper echelon teams such as the Steelers and Seahawks (their record may not reflect it but Seattle will catch fire sooner rather than later), and gave the Redskins all they wanted on the road earlier this season. Surprisingly, Arizona’s calling card (no pun intended) has been their defense, (they’re seventh in passing defense and ninth in total defense). Additionally, QB Kurt Warner (1,055 yards, six TD’s) has had a resurgent season and will keep the Cardinals in it until the end. Still, I’ll go with the Lions because they have better leadership at quarterback, and as I stated previously, they don’t turn the ball over, they just get turnovers. Arizona will make several key mistakes down the stretch and the Lions will capitalize upon all of them. Call the final Lions 34 Cardinals 27

Chicago vs. Oakland: If this is the game your television market(s) are making available in your area: my condolences. The analysis will be brief and succinct because there isn’t much to say as both of these teams are statistical bottom feeders in both offensive and defensive categories (except for the fact that the Raiders rank fourth in both rushing offense and passing defense, how eclectic). Of course, since they’re the Raiders, they’ve not parlayed this into anything of significance. The Raiders’ season can be surmised thusly, kicker Sebastian Janikowski could have made NFL history when he nearly made a 64-yard field goal against the Texans, but naturally, it clanged off the crossbar and fell mercilessly to the turf. That’s how I feel about the Raiders. Because the Bears have previous experience winning (even though they’ve not done much of it this season), I’ll give Chicago a 16-13 victory.

Dallas vs. New York Giants: Well, what a change a few spaces can make, we instantaneously go from the worst game of the weekend to one of the best. The Cowboys, while they appear to be the elite team of the NFC East, must play this tough game at the Meadowlands against the G-Men, while two games remain against the hated Redskins. Tread softly, Tony Romo. Speaking of which, despite his stupid ESPN SportsCenter commercials, Romo has given objective football analysts (such as myself, except when it comes to the Broncos, of course) virtually nothing to complain about with his 2,308 yards and 19 TD’s thus far this season. Additionally, the Dallas offense has amassed 33 points a game and 406 yards per contest, each of which rank second in NFL annals, behind the Patriots’ numbers. Still, the Cowboys’ defense is almost as good as its high-octane offense as they rank eighth in total defense and fifth against the run. Now, we go to the Giants: when this team was 0-2, (one of those losses was a 45-35 defeat handed to them by these same Cowboys) all seemed lost and the heat under the magnifying glass that is Gotham became quite incessant. Nevertheless, as the season has progressed, the Giants have slowly, yet surely become one of the NFL’s better teams. Much of this has to do with QB Eli Manning, who while maligned during much of his tenure as the Giants’ signal-caller has done a marvelous job of late (1,584 yards, 13 TD’s). Currently, New York is sixth in rushing offense, and seventh in scoring offense thus far on the season, while their opportunistic defense ranks now lower than 14th in any defensive category. With all of this said, I think the Giants, fresh off of a bye, are primed and poised to knock off Dallas in this one. Call the final Giants 33 Cowboys 24

Indianapolis vs. San Diego: NBC was fortuitous to snare this game after missing out on the Pats-Colts bout last week. This week, the Colts are in the peculiar position (for them anyway) of coming off a loss. In this game at San Diego, they will face a Chargers squad that is obviously desperate after being surprisingly smacked by the Vikings, 35-17. Going into that game at the Metrodome, San Diego finally seemed ready to piece things together, but Minnesota had other plans. A defense which just gave up in excess of 500 yards to an offense which had previously struggled (such as the Vikings’ did) does not need to face the Indianapolis Colts, but those are the dire straits in which the Chargers find themselves. While the Colts are gentlemen, they are unhappy gentlemen who have just for all intents and purposes forfeited home field advantage to the Patriots. In what should shock no one, the Indianapolis offense is once again an elite unit as they rank third in both scoring and total offense, while they check in at seventh in rushing offense (uh oh, Chargers) and eighth in passing offense as Peyton Manning (2,058 yards, 14 TD’s) is doing what he usually does during the season. Incidentally, as I’m typing this, I’m listening to San Diego sports talk (the Internet is such a marvelous work and a wonder) as the broadcasters are articulating the importance of a Chargers victory. Nevertheless, if San Diego is to have a chance, Philip Rivers must throw for more than the 196 yards the passing offense has averaged on the season thus far. LaDainian Tomlinson (657 yards, seven TD’s) will get his, but if the Colts’ pass defense (174 yards per game surrendered, third in the league) can make Tom Brady look foolish, imagine what they can do to Rivers. Well, with all of this said, the Chargers have the divisional lead on the line (either the Broncos or Chiefs will win, because they’re playing each other) so they’ll be desperate. Regrettably, for them Tony Dungy’s Colts are also desperate as if they lose again, according to the naked eye, they have no shot at home field advantage in the playoffs, because of the Pats’ current string of excellence. Thus, the game will go down to the wire and will prove to be the game of the week, just as the Peacock Network hopes. Clutch kicker Adam Vinatieri will win it for the Colts as time expires. Call the final Colts 38 Chargers 35. Just what we need from the Colts, a classic shootout!

San Francisco vs. Seattle: The Seahawks have much to prove. After unexpectedly losing to the surging Browns last Sunday, this is a national television opportunity for them to confirm to the masses just how good they really are. So long as Matt Hasselbeck is the Seahawks’ signal-caller, Mike Holmgren’s offense (and incidentally, my fantasy team) are in good hands as his numbers (2,023 yards, 13 TD’s) continue to impress, especially since the Seahawks’ receiving corps generally remain in flux. With Shaun Alexander’s continual struggles in toting the rock, look for Maurice Morris to get more opportunities to be the Seahawks’ feature tailback in this one as well. Additionally, an anemic 49ers offense (dead last in total offense, 224 yards per game) should have a hard time scoring points against Seattle (only 17 points per game surrendered, good for sixth in league annals. So, with all of this said, I fully expect the Seahawks to break out. Call the final Seahawks 38 49ers 13. Enjoy the games this week!

(RICHFIELD) – Progress on the Quitchupah Road Agreement continues to slowly move towards completion. The Sevier County Commissioners met in session Monday to consider and approve a public road easement right-of-way. According to the county commission, the road was originally planned by Sufco Mine Co. for easier access to Highway 10 and I-70. The process started 10-12 years ago at a cost of $7-million. Today, that cost is $20-million. The permit to build the road is in place until 2009 at which time the county commissioners will need to renew it. The long process in completing the road agreement is due to constructing the road on forest land and Indian archeology sites.

LEXINGTON, Ky.-Even amidst the legends of the past who have roamed the sidelines in Lexington, Billy Gillispie still managed to accomplish an amazing feat during his first game as Kentucky’s coach. The 22nd ranked Wildcats were able to hold the Central Arkansas Bears to 20 percent shooting for the game in the 67-40 win Tuesday night at Rupp Arena. Mark Coury had 13 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Wildcats, while Durrell Nevels had 10 points to pace the Bears. In other Top 25 action Tuesday, #3 Memphis blew by the Richmond Spiders, 80-63.

(Manti) After more than a year of discussion and controversy, the decision on the Sanpete County Court Building Bond has come down to just a few votes. At the final count Tuesday night, there were six more votes in favor of the bond compared with those against. The fight isn’t over though as there are still a number of absentee ballots that haven’t been received yet, and several hundred provisional ballots that need to be verified and counted. Absentee ballots are allowed in a number of situations where the voter is unable to vote in person. Provisional ballots are used in cases where the deadline for registration is missed, but the voter is a legal resident. If the voter submits the necessary changes and provides proof of residence, they can vote provisionally. Provisional ballots are then checked for validity. The final numbers won’t be available until the final canvas at a later date.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Orrin Hatch joined a bipartisan majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee today in approving the nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to be Attorney General of the United States. Hatch said he appreciated the support in the nomination process but questioned Democrats as to why it’s taken almost seven weeks before a vote by the full Senate. Hatch said that Judge Mukasey will be a strong and independent Attorney General and he urged Democratic Senators to apply the same standards that they applied to past Democratic nominees to Mukasey as his nomination advances. The Senate committee voted 11-8 in favor of Mukasey’s nomination.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Utah BLM along with farmers, ranchers, citizens and environmentalists have released a five-year Draft Resource Management Plan and environmental impact statement for public review. In his monthly radio conference, Sen. Bob Bennett commented on the plan saying that some are trying to move the 90-day comment period past the next presidential election for political reasons. The draft plan has been a culmination of a cooperative effort between the BLM, local governments and communities in the six-county area. Public hearings will be held prior to the comment period ending on Jan. 23, 2008. The hearings will be held in Richfield, Manti, Bicknell, Panguitch, Junction and Salt Lake City.

(Ephraim) Parts of the Sanpete valley were shaken by an earthquake at 2:48 Monday afternoon. The quake was centered about three miles directly west of Ephraim. Initial magnitude was set at three-point-nine on the Richter scale, and was later confirmed by seismologists. Anything under five on the Richter scale is considered minor. The tremor was felt in Ephraim and Manti and lasted only a few seconds. There haven’t been any reports of damage from the shaking. An after-shock was also recorded at 5:38 Monday night with a 2.4 reading on the Richter scale.

DALLAS-Jason Terry had 31 points and continued to excel in his new role as the Mavericks’ sixth man as Dallas defeated the Houston Rockets, 107-98 Monday evening at American Airlines Center. When Mavs stars Dirk Nowitzki and Josh Howard were saddled with foul trouble in the third quarter, he ran off seven consecutive points while in the fourth quarter, he personally erased a five-point deficit to the Rockets with 10 consecutive points to give Dallas a five-point advantage. Howard added 21 points for the Mavericks while swingman Jerry Stackhouse had 16 more for Dallas on his 33rd birthday. This was Houston’s first loss of the season, but the Rockets still received a stellar performance from their star Tracy McGrady as he scored 35 points and dished out eight assists, but made only 12 of his 31 shots while Yao Ming pitched in with 21 points and 11 boards for the Houston.

(MONROE) – Sevier County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for suspects who vandalized a track hoe in Monroe over the weekend. Friday at about 9:30am, a report was received of a window that had been broken out on the track hoe and other items had been thrown out on the ground near the track hoe. The track hoe had been parked at 3000 South Jones Road in Monroe for the weekend. No suspects have been found. The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone for information concerning the vandalism.

Three local Sanpete County residents were life-flighted to Wasatch-front hospitals after a roll-over on a mountain road Northeast of Fayette last night (sunday). Gary Carlson, Darla Montoya and Ron Boyer were seriously injured when the Chevy S-10 Blazer they were riding in rolled in the Mellor Canyon area. Apparently the driver lost control of the vehicle on a dugway and rolled. The Sanpete Sheriff’s office, Sanpete County Search and Rescue along with Sanpete County Urban Search and Rescue teams and Ephraim EMS wer involved in the Search along with three helicopters. A call for help was made with a cell phone. The rescue took until 2am this morning before authorities could locate the accident in the darkness. The conditions of the three injured is not known at this time.

MINNEAPOLIS-Adrian Peterson had 30 carries for an NFL single game record 296 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-clinching score on a 46-yard jaunt as the Minnesota Vikings stunned the San Diego Chargers, 35-17, Sunday afternoon at the H.H.H. Metrodome. Still, this was not the only record set in the game as San Diego cornerback Antonio Cromartie returned a missed field goal 109 yards for a score which not only gave the Chargers a 14-7 lead at intermission, it set NFL history as the longest return in league annals. Perhaps the biggest story of the day, though, was the Vikings’ stout defense against the run. Minnesota came into the game as the top-ranked run stopping defense in the league and they proved their merits once again as star San Diego tailback LaDainian Tomlinson amassed only 40 yards on the ground while the Chargers only ran for 42 as a team. Additionally, rookie receiver Sidney Rice hauled in a 40-yard scoring pass from QB Brooks Bollinger in the rout. The loss was disappointing for San Diego as they fell to 4-4 in the defeat, and must now travel back home to battle a solid Indianapolis team in primetime next week, while the Vikings (3-5) can get back in the NFC North race as they travel to Green Bay, Wis., to battle the Packers. In other NFL action Sunday, New Orleans smacked Jacksonville, 41-24, Washington edged the New York Jets, 23-20 in overtime, Tampa Bay got by Arizona, 17-10, Atlanta humbled San Francisco, 20-16, Buffalo surged past Cincinnati, 33-21, Detroit took Denver to the woodshed, 44-7, Tennessee dominated Carolina, 20-7, Green Bay outgunned Kansas City, 33-22, Cleveland mildly shocked Seattle, 33-30 in overtime, Houston handled Oakland, 24-17, New England slipped past Indianapolis, 24-20, and Dallas obliterated Philadelphia, 38-17. The Monday Night game this week features the Baltimore Ravens squaring off against the Pittsburgh Steelers. November 5 is also the 75th anniversary of the Steelers, and they will wear throwback uniforms during the game consequently.

LAWRENCE, Kan.-Todd Reesing was 30-41 for 354 yards and a school-record six touchdowns as the #8 Kansas Jayhawks built their profile in the eyes of the national media by embarrassing the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 76-39 Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks punted on their first possession, but then proceeded to score touchdowns the next eight times they had the ball in the rout. The 76 points was the most the Cornhuskers have ever surrendered in their 117-year history of playing football, which for the most part has been full of success and national championships. However, for Reesing (who now is the KU single-season holder with 23 touchdown passes) and the upstart Jayhawks, they maintained their shot at a national championship by laying the lumber to the hapless ‘Huskers. Up next for the Jayhawks will be a nationally-televised game at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla., wherein they will battle the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Additionally, with several high-profile teams losing once again this weekend, Kansas is one of three unbeaten teams left in Division I, with the others being Ohio State and Hawaii. In other Top 25 college football action Saturday, #1 Ohio State mowed over #21 Wisconsin, 38-17, Florida State shocked #2 Boston College, 27-17, #3 LSU came back against #17 Alabama, 41-34, #5 Oregon dominated #4 Arizona State, 35-23, #6 Oklahoma ripped apart Texas A&M, 42-14, #9 Missouri obliterated Colorado, 55-10, #10 Georgia outgunned Troy, 44-34, #12 Michigan defeated Michigan State, 28-24, #13 Connecticut doubled up Rutgers, 38-19, #15 Texas got by Oklahoma State, 38-35, #16 Auburn pounded Tennessee Tech, 35-3, Cincinnati mildly shocked #18 South Florida, 38-33, #19 USC humbled Oregon State, 24-3, #20 Florida hammered Vanderbilt, 49-22, #22 Boise State crushed San Jose State, 42-7, #23 Virginia outlasted #24 Wake Forest, 17-16, and #25 Clemson decimated Duke, 47-10.

DRAPER, Utah-Clancy Mortensen ran for touchdowns of 74 and 13 yards and scored on a 25-yard pass reception as well as the Millard Eagles blanked the South Summit Wildcats, 31-0 in the 2A semifinals at Juan Diego Catholic High School Saturday afternoon. Additionally, Zack Wilcox had a two-yard touchdown run for the Eagles while Freddy Alcala had a 25-yard field goal. Millard will now face the North Summit Braves, who were 24-10 victors over Grand in the 2A Championship game which will take place at the Eccles Coliseum on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City next Saturday.

WOODS CROSS, Utah-Levi Vincent caught touchdown passes of 80 and 13 yards and added a 35-yard scoring run as the Kanab Cowboys exacted vengeance against the Duchesne Eagles with a 42-22 victory in the 1A semifinals Saturday afternoon at Woods Cross High School. The Eagles defeated the Cowboys handily in last season’s 1A title game, but with their victory, Kanab gets a second shot at a championship while Duchesne will fall short. Additionally, Logan Mazzettia had a pair of short touchdown runs while Justin Orton caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Craig Brinkerhoff for the Cowboys. Kanab will battle Rich, 20-7 winners over Enterprise for the 1A title which will take place at the Eccles Coliseum on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City next Saturday.

LAS CRUCES, N.M.-Colin Kaepernick had 378 all-purpose yards accounting for all five of Nevada’s touchdowns and Luke Lippincott rushed for 144 more yards as the Nevada Wolf Pack held off the New Mexico State Aggies, 40-38 Friday night at Aggie Memorial Stadium in a game which featured a combined 1,038 yards of offense. The win drew the Wolf Pack to within one victory of bowl eligibility but it was a hard-fought fight until the end. New Mexico State was led by QB Chase Holbrook who in his proficient performance (34-48, 408 yards, 4 TD’s) kept the Pack defense on their heels throughout the evening. Early on, it looked as if Nevada would blow the game open as they took a 20-10 lead going into the locker room at halftime. However, in a madcap second half, the lead changed hands six times until Nevada finally wrested it back when Kapernick hit wideout Mike McCoy on a 31-yard strike with a minute left in regulation. The Aggies still had a pulse as Holbrook adroitly used the clock and swiftly moved them into field goal range. Nevertheless, their hopes were dashed when Paul Young missed a 44-yard kick horrifically with three seconds left in regulation. With the win, the Pack now have a bye to prepare for nationally-ranked and potential BCS buster Hawaii, whom they host in two weeks at Reno, Nev. A win over the Warriors would for all intents and purposes ensure the Pack a berth in a bowl game.

Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Wolf Pack...........  6 14  0 20  - 40       Record: (5-4,3-2)
Aggies..............  0 10 14 14  - 38       Record: (4-6,1-4)

Scoring Summary:                                                           NEVADA - NMXICOST

1st 07:19 NEVADA - Brett Jaekle 34 yd field goal
                                            9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 4:17         3 - 0
    03:42 NEVADA - Brett Jaekle 41 yd field goal
                                            6 plays, 19 yards, TOP 2:38         6 - 0
2nd 08:09 NEVADA - Adam Bishop 5 yd pass from Colin Kaepernic (Brett Jaekle kick)
                                           14 plays, 65 yards, TOP 6:14        13 - 0
    03:25 NMXICOST - Paul Young 37 yd field goal
                                           13 plays, 57 yards, TOP 4:44        13 - 3
    01:57 NEVADA - Marko Mitchell 64 yd pass from Colin Kaepernic (Brett Jaekle kick)
                                            3 plays, 69 yards, TOP 1:28        20 - 3
    00:32 NMXICOST - Tonny Glynn 6 yd run (Paul Young kick)
                                            8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:25        20 - 10
3rd 07:25 NMXICOST - Kenneth Buckley 35 yd pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)
                                             1 play, 50 yards, TOP 0:07        20 - 17
    00:46 NMXICOST - A.J. Harris 8 yd pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)
                                            9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:29        20 - 24
4th 14:47 NEVADA - Colin Kaepernic 31 yd run (Brett Jaekle kick)
                                            5 plays, 53 yards, TOP 0:59        27 - 24
    10:06 NMXICOST - Kenneth Buckley 21 yd pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)
                                            2 plays, 66 yards, TOP 0:22        27 - 31
    07:13 NEVADA - Colin Kaepernic 35 yd run (Brett Jaekle kick)
                                            7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:53        34 - 31
    03:38 NMXICOST - A.J. Harris 32 yd pass from Chase Holbrook (Paul Young kick)
                                            2 plays, 30 yards, TOP 0:52        34 - 38
    01:00 NEVADA - Mike McCoy 31 yd pass from Colin Kaepernic (Brett Jaekle kick failed)
                                           10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:38        40 - 38
FIRST DOWNS...................       25       29
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   47-292   31-101
PASSING YDS (NET).............      237      408
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  28-15-1  48-34-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   75-529   79-509
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     2-39      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     6-87     6-88
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      1-9
Punts (Number-Avg)............   2-22.5   4-43.5
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-1      2-1
Penalties-Yards...............    10-93     8-65
Possession Time...............    33:12    26:48
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     3-15      2-6

NEVADA NMXICOST

RUSHING: Wolf Pack-Luke Lippincott 30-144; Colin Kaepernic 12-141; Brandon
Fragger 2-5; Vai Tua 3-2. Aggies-Justine Buries 14-67; Tonny Glynn 8-28;
Jeremiah Willia 2-11; Weston Neiman 1-2; A.J. Harris 1-0; Chase Holbrook
5-minus 7.

PASSING: Wolf Pack-Colin Kaepernic 15-28-1-237. Aggies-Chase Holbrook
34-48-0-408.

RECEIVING: Wolf Pack-Marko Mitchell 6-132; Mike McCoy 3-56; Adam Bishop
2-20; Luke Lippincott 2-6; Kyle Sammons 1-18; Talaiasi Puloka 1-5.
Aggies-Derek Dubois 10-86; A.J. Harris 9-127; Kenneth Buckley 5-115; Chris
Buckner 3-28; Brandon Allen 2-22; Nick Cleaver 2-9; Weston Neiman 1-18;
Justine Buries 1-3; Spencer Diaz 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Wolf Pack-None. Aggies-Davon House 1-9.

Stadium: Aggie Memorial Stadi  Attendance: 12000
Kickoff time: 6:00      End of Game: 9:46      Total elapsed time: 3:46
Officials: Referee: Sean McDonough; Umpire: Chris Spielman;
Linesman: Rob Stone; Line judge: Erin Andrews; Back judge: Lisa Salters;
Field judge: Bonnie Bernstei; Side judge: Reece Davis; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 65        Wind: None      Weather: Nice and pleasant

Wolf Pack vs Aggies (Nov 02, 2007 at Las Cruces, N.M.)

SACKS (UA-A): Wolf Pack-Mundrae Clifton 1-0; Ezra Butler 1-0; Dontay Moch
1-0. Aggies-Rhyan Anderson 0-1; Jared Naylor 0-1; Sioeli Fakalata 0-1;
Michael Brewer 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Wolf Pack-Jerome Johnson 5-6; Ezra Butler 4-3; Kevin Basped
3-2; Kevin Porter 3-2; Justin Jackson 3-1; Devon Walker 3-1; Paul Pratt 2-2;
Andy McIntosh 3-0; Ryan Coulson 2-1; Shannon Sevor 2-1; Uche Anyanwu 1-2;
Mike Gallett 2-0; Nick Fuhr 2-0; Matt Hines 2-0; Mundrae Clifton 1-1; Jeremy
Engstrom 1-0; Dontay Moch 1-0; Greg Hall 1-0; Kevin Grimes 0-1; Mike Samples
0-1. Aggies-Dante Floyd 5-4; Brandon McKinne 4-3; Alex Bernard 4-3; Chris
Nwoko 2-5; Derrick Richard 4-2; Sioeli Fakalata 2-2; Michael Brewer 0-4;
Derek Hinkley 2-1; Skyler Sargent 1-2; Maurice Murray 1-2; Jared Naylor 0-3;
Davon House 2-0; Chris Woods 1-1; Kramer Winingha 1-0; Jamar Cotton 1-0;
Ryan Jastram 1-0; Spencer Diaz 0-1; La'Auli Fonoti 0-1; Rhyan Anderson 0-1;
Ray Manumaleuna 0-1; Boyblue Aoelua 0-1; Scott Galland 0-1.

ATLANTA-Sean Glennon completed 22 of 32 passes for 296 yards and two scores while running for another as the #11 Virginia Tech Hokies smoked Georgia Tech, 27-3 Thursday evening at Bobby Dodd Stadium in ACC action. The Yellow Jackets didn’t do themselves any favors as they committed six turnovers including four interceptions from starting QB Taylor Bennett. The Hokies also resuscitated their anemic running game as Branden Ore and Jahre Cheesman each had over 80 yards on the ground. The win was crucial for Virginia Tech as the win over the Yellow Jackets erased the debilitating loss to Boston College last Thursday and brought them into a first-place tie in the ACC’s Coastal Division with cross-state rival Virginia. James Johnson had seven receptions for 134 yards for the Yellow Jackets.

Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Hokies..............  3 14  7  3  - 27       Record: (7-2,4-2)
Yellow Jackets......  3  0  0  0  -  3       Record: (5-4,2-4)

Scoring Summary:                                                         VRGNATCH - GATECH

1st 09:07 GATECH - Travis Bell 24 yd field goal
                                            7 plays, 42 yards, TOP 2:05         0 - 3
    01:27 VRGNATCH - Jud Dunlevy 28 yd field goal
                                           16 plays, 64 yards, TOP 7:40         3 - 3
2nd 13:52 VRGNATCH - Sean Glennon 2 yd run (Jud Dunlevy kick)
                                            6 plays, 58 yards, TOP 2:35        10 - 3
    05:30 VRGNATCH - Justin Harper 40 yd pass from Sean Glennon (Jud Dunlevy kick)
                                             1 play, 40 yards, TOP 0:06        17 - 3
3rd 04:22 VRGNATCH - Josh Morgan 71 yd pass from Sean Glennon (Jud Dunlevy kick)
                                            6 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:18        24 - 3
4th 12:44 VRGNATCH - Jud Dunlevy 28 yd field goal
                                            6 plays, 45 yards, TOP 3:12        27 - 3
FIRST DOWNS...................       20       14
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   47-182   25-102
PASSING YDS (NET).............      296      165
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  32-22-0  29-12-5
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   79-478   54-267
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0     4-42
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     2-21     4-71
Interception Returns-Yards....     5-65      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   7-46.9   6-42.3
Fumbles-Lost..................      2-1      1-1
Penalties-Yards...............     5-34     4-28
Possession Time...............    38:19    21:41
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     2-24     8-29

VRGNATCH   GATECH

RUSHING: Hokies-Branden Ore 19-86; Jahre Cheeseman 6-83; Kenny Lewis Jr.
6-13; Josh Hyman 1-6; Kenny Jefferson 1-minus 1; Sean Glennon 14-minus 5.
Yellow Jackets-Jonathan Dwyer 10-67; Josh Nesbitt 4-32; Jamaal Evans 6-10;
Taylor Bennett 5-minus 7.

PASSING: Hokies-Sean Glennon 22-32-0-296. Yellow Jackets-Taylor Bennett
12-27-4-165; Josh Nesbitt 0-2-1-0.

RECEIVING: Hokies-Josh Morgan 6-104; Justin Harper 4-77; Josh Hyman 4-26;
Eddie Royal 2-45; Andre Smith 2-22; Greg Boone 2-14; Carlton Weather 2-8.
Yellow Jackets-James Johnson 7-134; Mike Cox 3-22; Correy Earls 1-9; Jamaal
Evans 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Hokies-Victor Harris 2-minus 1; Cam Martin 1-9; Brandon
Flowers 1-34; Kam Chancellor 1-23. Yellow Jackets-None.

Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium    Attendance: 55000
Kickoff time: 5:45      End of Game: 9:10      Total elapsed time: 3:25
Officials: Referee: Chris Fowler; Umpire: Craig James; Linesman: Doug Flutie;
Line judge: Erin Andrews; Back judge: Reece Davis; Field judge: Mark May;
Side judge: Bonnie Bernstei; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 67        Wind: Slight    Weather: Clear

Hokies vs Yellow Jackets (Nov 01, 2007 at Atlanta)

SACKS (UA-A): Hokies-Orion Martin 0-1; Purnell Sturdiv 0-1; Jason Worilds
0-1; Brett Warren 0-1. Yellow Jackets-Michael Johnson 1-3; Vance Walker 0-2;
Darryl Richard 0-2; Darrell Roberts 1-0; Gary Guyton 0-1; Adamm Oliver 0-1;
Jamal Lewis 0-1; Iain Vance 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Hokies-Brandon Flowers 5-1; Cam Martin 4-1; Xavier Adibi
4-1; Kam Chancellor 3-1; D.J. Parker 3-1; Brett Warren 1-2; Purnell Sturdiv
1-2; Zach Luckett 2-0; Nekos Brown 1-1; Jason Worilds 1-1; Orion Martin 0-2;
Barry Booker 0-2; John Graves 0-2; Victor Harris 0-2; Jonas Houserigh 1-0;
Jahre Cheeseman 1-0; Dorian Porch 1-0; Chris Ellis 1-0; Cody Grimm 1-0;
Carlton Powell 0-1; Chris Drager 0-1; Andre Smith 0-1. Yellow Jackets-Darryl
Richard 6-3; Michael Johnson 3-6; Gary Guyton 3-6; Adamm Oliver 4-3; Philip
Wheeler 1-6; Jahi Word-Danie 3-2; Jamal Lewis 3-2; Vance Walker 1-4; Djay
Jones 3-1; Avery Roberson 1-3; Shane Bowen 2-1; Morgan Burnett 1-2; Darrell
Roberts 2-0; Iain Vance 1-1; Kyle Jackson 1-1; Elris Anyaibe 1-0; Taylor
Bennett 1-0; Martin Frierson 0-1; A.J. Smith 0-1; Tony Clark 0-1.

(Manti) The Manti city council has passed an amendment to the organic recycling ordinance establishing fines for those who abuse the recycling center. According to the council, they continue to have problems with people leaving prohibited items at the facility north of town. There have also been reports of dumping by people living outside of Manti, which is prohibited. Signs have been posted, and now a seven-hundred-and-fifty dollar fine will be levied against those who are found leaving unauthorized items.

(BEAR VALLEY JUNCTION) – The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help for information on locating stolen seismic testing equipment. The equipment was stolen last weekend at the culverts in the Bear Valley Junction area on SR-24. Deputies describe the items as two non-descript aluminum data capture boxes that look like car stereo amplifiers along with some cords with sensors on them. One cord looks like a long orange extension cord and the other cord has some spikes set at intervals along the cord. The value of the equipment is set at about $21,000 and is specific to seismic equipment. If you have any information on the stolen equipment, you’re asked to call the Sheriff’s Office.

NEW ORLEANS-After an NBA season a year ago in which the New Orleans Hornets played all of their home games in Oklahoma City, returning home was a red letter occasion. With league commissioner David Stern on hand to address a crowd of 15,188 spectators, the Hornets stung the Sacramento Kings, 104-90 Wednesday evening, giving former NBA All-Star, New Mexico State coach and actor Reggie Theus a loss in his NBA coaching debut. Chris Paul had 22 points and 12 assists in the victory for the Hornets, while New Orleans torched the nets by shooting nearly 51 percent from the field on the night. John Salmons had 22 points, nine assists and three steals for the Kings who made a late surge to make the final margin of defeat respectable, but Sacramento’s lack of depth proved to be a stumblingblock toward their success, Theus said. In other NBA action Wednesday, Indiana surged past Washington, 119-110 in overtime, Orlando smacked Milwaukee, 102-83, Toronto got past Philadelphia, 106-97, New Jersey humbled Chicago, 112-103 in overtime, Dallas decimated Cleveland, 92-74, San Antonio edged Memphis, 104-101, and Denver rolled over Seattle, 120-103.

(RICHFIELD) – The Sevier County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to gain comment concerning changes in managing certain public lands. According to the planning commission, several townships in the county are up for review according to land use and changes in the general plan will need to be made. The public is invited to comment Nov. 14 at 6pm in the Commission Chambers of the Sevier County Administration in Richfield. Another public hearing will also be held Nov. 19 at 1pm to consider those changes.

OAKLAND, Calif.-Carlos Boozer had 32 points and 15 rebounds while Deron Williams chipped in with 24 points as the Utah Jazz steamrolled the Golden State Warriors, 117-96 Tuesday evening in the NBA season opener for both teams. The Jazz also made a respectable 46 percent of their shots in the ballgame, while outrebounding the Warriors, 56-37. Baron Davis had 25 points and 10 assists for Golden State in a losing effort. In other NBA action Tuesday, San Antonio got past Portland, 106-97, and Houston held off a late Los Angeles Lakers’ surge to prevail, 95-93.

(GUNNISON) – A Richfield truck driver cited for rolling an oil tanker on SR-28 north of Gunnison on Oct. 6, has been cleared by a court. Michael Patey was driving a 2000 Peterbilt tanker truck when he pulled to the right of the highway to allow another vehicle to pass him. The pup on the back of his trailer hit the gravel, broke loose and rolled over on its side. UHP Trooper, Lance DeGraw, cited Patey for unsafe lane travel but Patey pled his case before the Sanpete County Justice Court, saying the other vehicle cut him off, causing him to pull too far over to avoid killing them both. The court agreed and dismissed the violation. Patey was fired from the trucking company because of the accident and is now working for another company. He claimed he had a perfect driving record with the company he was working for.

(RICHFIELD) – The Richfield Interagency Fire Center has announced a prescribed burn south of Cove Fort in the Cove Creek drainage area. The burn may last for three days and may affect approximately 1000 acres. Smoke may also be visible from portions of I-70 around the Cove Fort area.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Joe Phillips nailed three field goals, each of which were crucial to victory as the Snow Badgers remained unbeaten on the season with a hard-fought 22-9 victory over the Scottsdale Artichokes Saturday evening. The Badgers received their stiffest test of the season against the Artichokes as SCC surrendered only 210 offensive yards to an offense that came into the contest averaging 462 yards per contest. Snow broke the game open when Tu Tui blocked and recovered a punt in the Scottsdale end zone which gave the Badgers the final margin of victory. As for the Snow defense, they only allowed 185 yards to an Artichokes squad which lost its starting quarterback, Cody Bruns to injury in the third quarter but still remained competitive until the end. Next week, the Badgers host the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters in a game which has both WSFL and national championship implications. Kickoff takes place at noon on Saturday Nov.3 at Stoddard Field at Badger Stadium in Ephraim. The game can be heard on KMTI-AM 650 or online at www.kmtiradio.com

Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Badgers.............  9  3  0 10  - 22       Record: (9-0,6-0)
Artichokes..........  0  6  3  0  -  9       Record: (5-4,3-4)

Scoring Summary:                                                             SNOW - SCTSDALE

1st 10:46 SNOW - Troy Cummings 14 yd pass from Houston Erbstoe (Joe Phillips kick failed)
                                            3 plays, 14 yards, TOP 0:46         6 - 0
    03:53 SNOW - Joe Phillips 22 yd field goal
                                           10 plays, 26 yards, TOP 4:18         9 - 0
2nd 14:47 SNOW - Joe Phillips 32 yd field goal
                                            6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:50        12 - 0
    00:17 SCTSDALE - Warren Johnson 33 yd pass from Cody Bruns (Kynan Donahue kick failed)
                                            2 plays, 32 yards, TOP 0:52        12 - 6
3rd 01:52 SCTSDALE - Bryan McShane 23 yd field goal
                                           13 plays, 60 yards, TOP 6:41        12 - 9
4th 13:01 SNOW - Joe Phillips 22 yd field goal
                                           11 plays, 59 yards, TOP 3:51        15 - 9
    11:16 SNOW - Tu Tui 0 yd blocked punt return (Joe Phillips kick)
                                                                               22 - 9
FIRST DOWNS...................       17       15
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   40-114    38-85
PASSING YDS (NET).............       96      100
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  27-11-1   19-8-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   67-210   57-185
Fumble Returns-Yards..........     1-27     1-14
Punt Returns-Yards............    7-173      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     3-54     5-75
Interception Returns-Yards....     1-41      1-2
Punts (Number-Avg)............   3-42.0   9-32.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-1      2-1
Penalties-Yards...............   11-176   11-120
Possession Time...............    27:11    29:46
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     6-49      2-8

SNOW SCTSDALE

RUSHING: Badgers-Niu Takai 16-75; Vili Soni Sotel 20-52; Houston Erbstoe
4-minus 13. Artichokes-Tony Sims 6-37; Kevrick Brown 20-28; Stuart Andrews
1-11; Cody Bruns 11-9.

PASSING: Badgers-Houston Erbstoe 11-27-1-96. Artichokes-Cody Bruns
8-17-1-100; Kevrick Brown 0-2-0-0.

RECEIVING: Badgers-Regan Buck 3-10; Peter Tuitopou 2-23; Troy Cummings 2-17;
Vili Soni Sotel 2-6; Adam Frandsen 1-29; Kimball Burton 1-11.
Artichokes-Chris Soto 2-35; Calvin Roberts 2-19; Warren Johnson 1-33; Travis
Brewer 1-9; Tony Sims 1-8; Tyler Gibbons 1-minus 4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Badgers-Stephon Thrash 1-41. Artichokes-Bobby Wuertz 1-2.

Stadium: Artichoke Field       Attendance: 500
Kickoff time: 7:00      End of Game: 9:43      Total elapsed time: 2:43
Officials: Referee: Mike Traina; Umpire: Steve Coburn; Linesman: John Hunter;
Line judge: Jasen Ah You; Back judge: Justin Decol; Field judge: Gary McKenzie;
Side judge: Bob Trythall; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 85        Wind: Slight    Weather: Nice and pleasant

Badgers vs Artichokes (Oct 27, 2007 at Scottsdale, Ariz.)

SACKS (UA-A): Badgers-Coleby Clawson 2-0; A.J. Van Valken 0-1; James Aiono
0-1; Nate Pope 1-0; Josh Sharp 1-0; Josh Andersen 0-1; Skye Povey 0-1.
Artichokes-Aaron Rink 1-1; Bobby Wuertz 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Badgers-Josh Sharp 4-6; Shane Hunter 2-4; A.J. Van Valken
3-2; James Aiono 2-3; Josh Andersen 1-4; Skye Povey 2-2; Casey Davis 0-4;
Coleby Clawson 3-0; Jake Palmer 0-3; James Freed 2-0; Tevita Hola 1-1; Jared
Galvin 1-1; Joey Schrader 1-1; Braden Frampton 1-1; Andrew Rich 0-2; Nate
Pope 1-0; Stephon Thrash 0-1; John Tauteoli 0-1. Artichokes-Bobby Wuertz
4-4; Michael Stevens 5-2; Ramont Marion 4-2; Brock Knight 3-3; Roderick
Richar 2-3; Rodney Shaw 1-4; Xavier Stover 2-2; Aaron Rink 2-1; Kyle Watkins
1-2; Jesse Kinlon 2-0; John Callinan 2-0; Steven Coard 1-1; Lyall Harrison
1-1; Cody Croasmun 0-2; Ralph Campasano 0-2; Chris Mitchell 0-2; Sean
January 0-2; Will Donahue 1-0; Lorenz Stefan 1-0; Jeremy Jasso 1-0; Snary
Dorce 0-1; Richard Biers 0-1; Willie Jones 0-1.

MOAB, Utah-Clay Cowan caught two touchdown passes and Gordon Garrett had a 75-yard scoring run as the Grand Red Devils defeated the Manti Templars, 21-7 Friday evening in the 2A quarterfinals. David Hugentobler had the sole score for the Templars on a three-yard touchdown run.

HURRICANE, Utah-Curtis Eliason scored the sole touchdown on the night as the Delta Rabbits edged the Hurricane Tigers, 6-0 Friday night in the opening round of the 3A playoffs. Next week, the Rabbits will meet the Logan Grizzlies who defeated Park City, 24-23 on Friday.

FILLMORE, Utah-Clancy Mortensen had 165 yards and two touchdowns as the Millard Eagles blew past the Juab Wasps, 21-12 Friday evening in the 2A quarterfinals. Kyler Jones added two scores for the Wasps.

CEDAR CITY, Utah-Pat Gardner had two touchdown runs , Kai Eldridge returned a punt 92 yards for a score and Taylor Sams added a 34-yard scoring run as the Cedar Redmen decimated the North Sanpete Hawks, 34-12 Friday night in the opening round of the 3A playoffs. Russell Christensen and Reggie Clawson each caught a touchdown pass for the Hawks off of the arm of Teejay Clawson.

DUCHESNE, Utah-Tyler Reinhardt had 199 yards and four rushing touchdowns as the Duchesne Eagles doubled up the North Sevier Wolves, 26-13 Friday evening in the opening round of the 1A playoffs. Cody Weber and Tyler McEown had touchdowns for the Wolves.

KAMAS, Utah-Conor Peterson had 159 rushing yards and Brayden Stembridge rushed for 76 more yards, adding a pair of scores as the South Summit Wildcats blew past the Richfield Wildcats, 34-9 Friday night in the 2A quarterfinals. J.D. Michaelsen had a three-yard TD run for Richfield on their sole score of the game.

KANAB, Utah-Rhees Jackson caught two touchdown passes and Ty Bunting, Bryce Hafen, Thomas Quist, Kolton Perkins, and Justin Orton all scored touchdowns of their own as the Kanab Cowboys crushed the Altamont Longhorns, 45-8 Friday evening in the opening round of the 1A playoffs.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-Rodney Ferguson had 42 carries for 150 yards and two scores as the New Mexico Lobos took sole possession of second place in the Mountain West with a 34-31 victory over the Air Force Falcons Thursday night at University Stadium. The Lobos’ opportunistic defense also forced five turnovers which resulted in 18 New Mexico points. Still, the Falcons were in it until the end primarily because of the excellence of do-everything tailback Chad Hall who amassed 175 all-purpose yards and a pair of scores. Next weekend, the Lobos seek to retain their current success when they travel to Fort Worth, Texas to battle the Texas Christian Horned Frogs. New Mexico QB Donovan Porterie also threw for 172 yards and two scores in the win.

Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Falcons.............  7 14 10  0  - 31       Record: (6-3,5-2)
Lobos............... 10 11  7  6  - 34       Record: (6-2,3-1)

Scoring Summary:                                                         AIRFORCE - NWMEXICO

1st 10:21 NWMEXICO - Rodney Ferguson 1 yd run (John Sullivan kick)
                                           11 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:39         0 - 7
    05:52 AIRFORCE - Chad Hall 1 yd run (Ryan Harrison kick)
                                            4 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:27         7 - 7
    02:45 NWMEXICO - John Sullivan 43 yd field goal
                                            7 plays, 21 yards, TOP 3:07         7 - 10
2nd 13:06 AIRFORCE - Ty Paffett 21 yd run (Ryan Harrison kick)
                                           12 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:39        14 - 10
    11:09 AIRFORCE - Chad Hall 18 yd run (Ryan Harrison kick)
                                             1 play, 18 yards, TOP 0:07        21 - 10
    02:47 NWMEXICO - John Sullivan 20 yd field goal
                                            9 plays, 44 yards, TOP 4:23        21 - 13
    02:44 NWMEXICO - Chris Mark 12 yd pass from Donovan Porteri (Chris Mark pass)
                                             1 play, 12 yards, TOP 0:05        21 - 21
3rd 09:17 AIRFORCE - Ryan Harrison 28 yd field goal
                                           14 plays, 58 yards, TOP 5:43        24 - 21
    04:41 NWMEXICO - Rodney Ferguson 3 yd run (John Sullivan kick)
                                            4 plays, 12 yards, TOP 4:03        24 - 28
    02:14 AIRFORCE - Jim Ollis 8 yd run (Ryan Harrison kick)
                                            7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:27        31 - 28
4th 12:29 NWMEXICO - John Sullivan 32 yd field goal
                                           12 plays, 64 yards, TOP 4:45        31 - 31
    10:10 NWMEXICO - John Sullivan 36 yd field goal
                                             4 plays, 8 yards, TOP 1:39        31 - 34
FIRST DOWNS...................       18       18
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   49-212   48-154
PASSING YDS (NET).............      109      172
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  18-11-0  28-16-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   67-321   76-326
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     1--2     2-36
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    7-141     4-68
Interception Returns-Yards....      1-7      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-42.5   4-38.3
Fumbles-Lost..................      5-5      2-1
Penalties-Yards...............     2-20     8-45
Possession Time...............    23:34    36:26
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      2-7      2-5

AIRFORCE NWMEXICO

RUSHING: Falcons-Chad Hall 22-109; Jim Ollis 8-26; Shaun Carney 8-25; Ryan
Williams 7-22; Ty Paffett 2-21; Savier Stephens 1-6; Todd Newell 1-3.
Lobos-Rodney Ferguson 42-150; Paul Baker 4-11; Donovan Porteri 2-minus 7.

PASSING: Falcons-Shaun Carney 11-18-0-109. Lobos-Donovan Porteri
16-28-1-172.

RECEIVING: Falcons-Chad Hall 6-66; Travis Dekker 2-26; Mark Root 2-9; Ryan
Williams 1-8. Lobos-Marcus Smith 7-86; Travis Brown 5-57; Rodney Ferguson
1-16; Chris Mark 1-12; Jermaine McQuee 1-2; Paul Baker 1-minus 1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Falcons-Aaron Shanor 1-7. Lobos-None.

Stadium: University Stadium    Attendance: 38634
Kickoff time: 7:00      End of Game: 10:18     Total elapsed time: 3:18
Officials: Referee: Joe Beninanti; Umpire: Glenn Parker;
Linesman: Mike Roberts; Line judge: Dave Walsh; Back judge: Greg Wrubell;
Field judge: Paul James; Side judge: Bill Marcroft; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 55        Wind: Brisk     Weather: Cloudy

Falcons vs Lobos (Oct 25, 2007 at Albuquerque, N.M.)

SACKS (UA-A): Falcons-Ryan Kemp 1-0; Hunter Altman 1-0. Lobos-Michael Tuohy
1-0; Blake Ligon 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Falcons-John Rabold 5-3; Jared Marvin 2-4; Aaron Shanor 4-1;
Ryan Kemp 3-1; Chris Thomas 3-0; Hunter Altman 3-0; Garrett Rybak 3-0; Josh
Clayton 2-1; Drew Fowler 2-1; Jake Paulson 2-0; Reggie  Rembert 2-0; William
Keuchle 2-0; Ben Garland 1-0; Nathan Smith 1-0; Clayton Bryant 1-0; Boston
McClain 1-0; Todd Newell 1-0; Devin Hart 1-0; Patrick Henness 1-0; Matt
Markling 0-1. Lobos-Cody Kase 3-5; Michael Tuohy 2-5; Glover Quin 3-2; Blake
Ligon 3-2; Zach Arnett 1-4; Wesley Beck 2-2; Ian Clark 1-3; Jeremiah Lovato
0-4; Frankie Solomon 3-0; DeAndre Wright 1-2; George Carter 1-2; Nicky
Lawson 2-0; Clint McPeek 1-1; Kevin Balogun 1-1; O.J. Swift 1-1; Seth
Johanneman 1-1; Stephen Hutchis 1-1; Brett Madsen 1-1; Herbert Felder 1-1;
Kendall Briscoe 1-0; Matt Barnard 1-0; Travis Brown 1-0; Phillip Harriso
0-1; Tyler Donaldson 0-1; Major Mosley 0-1; Jake Bowe 0-1.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Orrin Hatch has joined a majority of his fellow Senators in voting to confirm Judge Leslie Southwick to the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Hatch said that Southwick’s nomination has been stalled since January and commented that Judge Southwick should have been given better treatment. Hatch said that enough Democrats voted with Republicans to overcome a procedural hurdle, with a 62-35 vote, to enable the Senate to give Southwick a straight up-or-down vote of 59-38. He said that Judge Southwick is one of the finest judges he’s seen in his entire career in the Senate and hopes the up-or-down vote will indicate a trend of fairer treatment toward judicial nominees.

Utah vs. Colorado State: What a difference an elite quarterback and a consistent running game makes. While Brian Johnson wasn’t at his best last week against Texas Christian, the Utes still won going away against the Horned Frogs because Darrell Mack had 100 rushing yards and pounded TCU repeatedly with his tough running. This week, they travel over to Fort Collins, Colo., to battle the Rams who are coming off their first win of the season against Nevada-Las Vegas. However, the Rams aren’t good enough to knock the Utes off as Caleb Hanie (1,490 yards, 11 TD’s, 12 INT’s) has not been consistent enough to make the CSU offense explosive. This won’t be much of a game as I expect Brian Johnson to reassume his customary excellence by tossing for 350 yards and a pair of scores as the Utes win going away, 44-24.

Louisiana Tech vs. Utah State: The Bulldogs, while not world-beaters have taken Hawaii to the limit and were extremely competitive against Boise State last Saturday, while the Aggies approach Halloween without a win to their credit. Nevertheless, USU gave the potent Nevada Wolf Pack a good game last Saturday before bowing, 31-28. Kevin Robinson (11.4 yards per reception, 377 yards) remains the Aggies’ most viable offensive weapon, while Louisiana Tech’s duo of QB Zac Champion (1,200 passing yards, 8 TD’s, 5 INT’s) and TB Patrick Jackson (five rushing touchdowns) have been excellent this season and are the primary impetuses of keeping the Bulldogs competitive. The Aggies have pride, so they’ll find a way to prevent getting blown out but ultimately, I expect La Tech to prevail in a 38-28 win.

Weber State vs. Portland State: Two of the more eccentric and famed football coaches, Ron McBride of Weber and Jerry Glanville of Portland State, lock horns in this Big Sky grudge match. Currently, Glanville seems to have more explosiveness offensively as QB Brian White has completed 63 percent of his passes for 2,171 yards, 10 TD’s and nine INT’s, while tailback Olaniyi Sobomehin has averaged five yards a pop while scoring six touchdowns. For good measure, receiver Kenneth Mackins has three scoring receptions while amassing 18 yards per catch. Thus, the Wildcats will have their hands full containing this Vikings’ trifecta of firepower. As the season progresses, Weber QB Cameron Higgins continues to excel, as he’s thrown for 713 yards, five TD’s and four INT’s. Nevertheless, the Vikings appear to be the better team here statistically and since I never have the opportunity to gauge I-AA teams otherwise, I’ll give PSU a 34-20 win in this one. Perhaps Glanville will even leave tickets for Rick James this time.

Southern Utah vs. North Dakota State: As I preface this prediction, let me say to my alma mater that I’m extremely sorry about this but the Thunderbirds have no chance. The Bison are the #1 team in Division I-AA and have decimated Division I foes Central Michigan and Minnesota. The Thunderbirds, of course, remain winless although they have played well several times, especially in close losses to Montana State and Youngstown State. For the Bison, QB Steve Walker has completed 74 percent of his passes for 1,415 yards 13 touchdowns and six interceptions. Meanwhile, tailback Tyler Roehl ran for nearly 300 yards on the BIG 10’s Golden Gophers last Saturday and averages 7.1 yards per pop while amassing 14 rushing touchdowns. Additionally, Roehl is just five yards short of the 1,000-yard rushing plateau. With all of these elements stacked against Southern Utah, a blowout seems inevitable. For the Thunderbirds, receiver Jeremy Edwards has had a successful season as he averages nearly 19 yards per catch and has scored three touchdowns. Nevertheless, this will be a long trip to Fargo, N.D. for SUU and an even longer game. Call the final North Dakota State 64 Southern Utah 12

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Orrin Hatch offered his support on an alternative to the Farm Bill currently before Congress. The Farm Ranch Equity Stewardship and Health Act (FRESH Act) addresses past farm programs which focus on a few crops such as corn, wheat, rice, soy and cotton while leaving out other crops, that are important to Utah, such as fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops. Hatch said the new emphasis will produce a more smarter, equitable way to support American farmers. He said that Utah’s orchards should receive the same kind of protection as Iowa’s cornfields. Hatch also commented that the Fresh Act would establish a county-based revenue protection program to mitigate the damage of risks the farmer can’t anticipate such as droughts or floods. The Fresh Act adds an additional $6-billion for important environmental and conservation programs that the farmers can use to prevent soil erosion, improve water quality, create wildlife habitat and reduce greenhouse gases.

(RICHFIELD) – The Sevier County Clerk’s Office wants to remind registered voters that early voting will continue until Nov. 2. County Clerk, Steve Wall, says that early voting will be from 10am to 3pm, Monday through Friday at the Administration building in Richfield. He also said that absentee ballots can be done on Nov. 5 and general voting will be held Nov. 6 at various precincts in the local communities.

(RICHFIELD) – The Sevier School District Enrollment Report was presented to the Board of Education in this month’s meeting showing an increase in total number of students. Superintendant, Brent Thorne, said several schools saw increases as well as decreases. He said the district has 105 more students this year than last year with Monroe Elementary showing the largest increase at 43 more students. Thorne also said that North Sevier High School continues to see a decline in the number of students which has been going on for years. The total enrollment for the Sevier School District now stands at 4568. Business Administrator, Pat Wilson, commented that the new construction and increased staff at Monroe Elementary was planned well in advance of the student influx.

BOSTON-While many New Englanders are rejoicing in the Patriots’ dominant start to the NFL season, the Celtics’ instantaneous collection of All-star talent and Boston College’s magical college football season, the Red Sox are giving sports fans in the region something else to cheer about. Dustin Pedroia amassed five RBI, including a two-run homer as the Boston Red Sox smacked the Cleveland Indians 11-2 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series Sunday night at Fenway Park. The victory places Boston in the Fall Classic for the second time in three years as they prepare to host the Colorado Rockies in Game 1 Wednesday Oct.24 at 6:00 p.m. MDT. The comeback from a 3-1 deficit wasn’t difficult for the Red Sox as back in 2004 they erased a 3-0 deficit to the New York Yankees en route to a World Series triumph over St. Louis that season.

TUCSON, Ariz.-Niu Takai had 18 carries for 163 yards and two touchdowns as the Snow Badgers decimated the Pima Aztecs, 58-21 Saturday afternoon at Ampitheatre High School. The Badgers swiftly built a double-digit lead as QB Houston Erbstoesser hit receiver Adam Frandsen on a pair of touchdown tosses to help build a 21-7 lead early in the first half. From that point on, Soni Sotele (162 rushing yards and three scores) and Takai spearheaded a rushing attack which led to 383 rushing yards on the game. Overall, the Badgers amassed 518 yards of offense but once again the #1 team in the land’s stout defense defined their excellence as while they allowed 208 passing yards, they only surrendered 155 net yards because of their effectiveness against the run. Because of various sacks and high snaps, the Badgers’ defense held the Aztecs to -53 net rushing yards. Next week, Snow hits the road once again as they battle the Scottsdale Artichokes at Scottsdale, Ariz. Kickoff will take place at 7:00 p.m. MST (8:00 Utah time) and all the action can be heard on KMTI-AM 650 or online at www.kmtiradio.com.

Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Badgers............. 14 24 13  7  - 58       Record: (8-0,5-0)
Aztecs..............  7  0 14  0  - 21       Record: (1-8,0-6)

Scoring Summary:                                                             SNOW - PIMA

1st 11:21 SNOW - Adam Frandsen 20 yd pass from Houston Erbstoe (Joe Phillips kick)
                                             1 play, 20 yards, TOP 0:04         7 - 0
    05:26 SNOW - Vili Soni Sotel 12 yd run (Joe Phillips kick)
                                            9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:22        14 - 0
    00:00 PIMA - Malcolm Shepher 17 yd pass from Armando Pena (Leandro Pienhei kick)
                                            5 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:25        14 - 7
2nd 11:18 SNOW - Adam Frandsen 8 yd pass from Houston Erbstoe (Joe Phillips kick)
                                            9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:42        21 - 7
    06:26 SNOW - Niu Takai 1 yd run (Joe Phillips kick)
                                            4 plays, 56 yards, TOP 3:40        28 - 7
    03:26 SNOW - Vili Soni Sotel 34 yd run (Joe Phillips kick)
                                            2 plays, 38 yards, TOP 1:11        35 - 7
    00:26 SNOW - Joe Phillips 49 yd field goal
                                            9 plays, 34 yards, TOP 1:26        38 - 7
3rd 08:43 PIMA - Bryson Harringt 4 yd pass from Ryan Morgan (Leandro Pienhei kick)
                                           12 plays, 77 yards, TOP 6:11        38 - 14
    07:40 SNOW - Vili Soni Sotel 2 yd run (Joe Phillips kick)
                                            2 plays, 15 yards, TOP 1:03        45 - 14
    03:19 SNOW - Niu Takai 3 yd run (Regan Buck rush failed)
                                            6 plays, 45 yards, TOP 2:46        51 - 14
    00:53 PIMA - Bryson Harringt 7 yd pass from Ryan Morgan (Leandro Pienhei kick)
                                            7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:26        51 - 21
4th 04:32 SNOW - Tanner Brown 3 yd run (Joe Phillips kick)
                                           13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 7:41        58 - 21
FIRST DOWNS...................       30       12
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   53-383   24--53
PASSING YDS (NET).............      135      208
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  25-12-0  32-15-3
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   78-518   56-155
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     3-23      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    2-105     7-99
Interception Returns-Yards....      3-0      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   2-44.0   7-36.4
Fumbles-Lost..................      3-1      1-0
Penalties-Yards...............   12-111    10-89
Possession Time...............    37:21    23:28
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     6-48     2-25

SNOW     PIMA

RUSHING: Badgers-Niu Takai 18-163; Vili Soni Sotel 15-162; Tanner Brown
13-75; Rudy Brooks 2-6; Regan Buck 1-4; Mike Jensen 1-minus 1; Houston
Erbstoe 3-minus 26. Aztecs-Bobby Ybarra 5-8; Andrew Johnson 1-7; Armando
Pena 4-0; Alejandro Leon 8-minus 6; Ryan Morgan 6-minus 62.

PASSING: Badgers-Houston Erbstoe 11-22-0-128; Mike Jensen 1-3-0-7.
Aztecs-Ryan Morgan 12-21-1-162; Armando Pena 3-11-2-46.

RECEIVING: Badgers-Adam Frandsen 3-48; Regan Buck 3-39; Vili Soni Sotel
2-21; Troy Cummings 1-8; Travis O'Brien 1-7; Peter Tuitopou 1-6; Kimball
Burton 1-6. Aztecs-Malcolm Shepher 5-104; Bryson Harringt 3-36; Bobby Ybarra
2-15; Benjamin Minor 2-10; Andrew Johnson 1-19; David Spencer 1-18;
Alejandro Leon 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: Badgers-Andrew Rich 1-0; Stephon Thrash 1-0; Skye Povey 1-0.
Aztecs-None.

Stadium: Friedli Field         Attendance: 350
Kickoff time: 2:00      End of Game: 5:01      Total elapsed time: 3:01
Officials: Referee: Mike Traina; Umpire: Doug Johnson; Linesman: Lute Olson;
Line judge: Mike Stoops; Back judge: Bill Baker; Field judge: Sonny Dyche;
Side judge: Jim Livengoo; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 90        Wind: Slight    Weather: Marvelous

Badgers vs Aztecs (Oct 20, 2007 at Tucson, Ariz.)

SACKS (UA-A): Badgers-Coleby Clawson 2-1; Josh Sharp 2-1; James Aiono 0-1;
Joey Schrader 0-1. Aztecs-Aaron Richardso 0-1; Dustin Pope 0-1; Victor Umeh
1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Badgers-Josh Sharp 6-6; Coleby Clawson 4-2; A.J. Van Valken
2-4; Braden Frampton 3-2; Joey Schrader 1-3; James Aiono 1-3; John Tauteoli
1-3; Jared Galvin 2-1; Josh Andersen 2-1; Andrew Rich 1-1; Tysean Thrash
0-2; Shane Hunter 1-0; Nate Pope 0-1; Stephon Thrash 0-1; Skye Povey 0-1;
Joe Phillips 0-1; Niu Takai 0-1; Jake Palmer 0-1. Aztecs-Killion Kolter 6-4;
Kade Creviston 4-5; Aaron Richardso 2-5; Delbert Gallego 5-1; Patrick Medina
4-2; Victor Umeh 3-3; Joseph Frias 1-4; Joseph Bangali 3-1; Jesse Colter
2-1; Dustin Pope 1-2; Darrick Johnson 2-0; Marcus Brown 1-1; Mike Rademacher
1-0; Leandro Pienhei 1-0; Dieu Gibenson 1-0; Kevin Keeton 1-0; Robert
Rodrigue 1-0; Bubba Clement 0-1; Rusty Stanton 0-1; D'Narryl Austin 0-1;
Chris Stamps 0-1; 25 0-1.

(SALINA) – Richfield and Salina ambulances were called out this morning to two separate accidents on I-70. The first happened at about 8:40 this morning involving seven people from California traveling eastbound in a Dodge Minivan east of Salina. According to UHP Trooper, Nick Bowles, 28-year old, Deseree Eccles, fell asleep at the wheel and rolled several times. One boy and six girls, ranging in age of 12-17, received minor injuries and all were transported to Sevier Valley Hospital. The other accident occurred at about milepost marker 19 and 20 on I-70. No other information is available at this time.

Juab 47 South Sevier 14:

Juab ran over the Rams with Cody Keisel scoring two TDs. The defense forced six turnovers resulting in 20 points for Juab.

North Sanpete 47 Carbon 12:

Tyler Daniels & Jordan Walker each passed the 1,000 yard mark in the win over the Dinos. Jordan Walker had 154 yards and three touchdowns putting him at 1,055 yards, and Tyler Daniels had 61 yards making his total 1,034 yards. A three way tie will be broken Friday morning at 9:15am when Emery, Delta, and North Sanpete hold a coin flip to decide the Region 8 #2, #3, and #4 seeds.

Juan Diego 14 Delta 6:

Juan Diego’s Joshua Rude had two interceptions, while Delta’s Curtis Eliason made it close with a touchdown, but in the end, Juan Diego wins the Region 8 title outright with the victory.

Judge 63 Uintah 13

Park City 49 Emery 6

Parowan 24 Layton Christian 12

Wasatch 24 Union 21

(PANGUITCH) – The Sierra Club wants more federal funding in protection of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument along with the Red Rock Wilderness Area. Sierra Club Representative, Myke Bybee, said the Monument still faces many threats. Garfield County Commissioner, Malloy Dodds, said the the Sierra Club is wrong in road designation in that area. Dodds said the county has not added any new roads since Congress passed a “no new road designation” in 1976.

(Fillmore) The B-L-M will begin several prescribed burns this month near Fillmore and Scipio. The plan is to burn pinion and juniper slash piles beginning as early as Monday. The piles are the result of fuel clearing projects that have been ongoing for several years. One burn will include three hundred acres near Pioneer Canyon between Fillmore and Holden. The other will take place as a joint effort between the B-L-M the Fishlake Nation Forest and will cover twenty-one hundred acres southwest of Scipio. Weather conditions should help keep smoke to a minimum, but surrounding communities could still see some effects of the fire.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Orrin Hatch participated today in the Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing of Judge Michael Mukasey, Pres. Bush’s nomination to be Attorney General of the United States. Hatch questioned Mukasey about how the Department of Justice can ramp up its prosecution of obscenity and pornography cases. Hatch said that Mukasey has given almost 40 years of service in America’s legal system and has an extensive background in terrorism issues and cases that make him specifically qualified to serve as Attorney General.

(RICHFIELD) – The Richfield Chamber of Commerce held a Meet Your Candidate breakfast at the Quality Inn this morning. The candidates vying for four-year terms are Rick White, Mike Turner, Dan Chidester, Richard Barnett and Mayo Jacobsen. Nahna Rappleye and Larry Lunnen will retain their seats for two more years. Current councilmembers, Kimball Poulson and Jack Peterson will not run this year, leaving two positions open. White is the only incumbant running for office. White and Turner were in attendance at the breakfast while the others had prior committments. Barnett and Chidester sent statements which were read at the meeting. Each candidate stated their qualifications to be on the city council and discussed some of the things they would like to do in helping Richfield be a better place to live, work and enjoy. Municipal elections will be held Nov. 6 at various polling places in Richfield.

(KOOSHAREM) – The Koosharem Town Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to accept comments on setting minimum land space for a family dwelling and land use. Comments will also be taken concerning a new subdivision ordinance in Koosharem. The meeting will be held Monday, Oct. 22 at 4pm at the Koosharem Town Hall at 100 North Main. Officials will also hold a public meeting on Nov. 8 at 7pm concerning a street master plan. The public is invited to attend all meetings and to offer comments.

ATLANTA-Eli Manning completed 27 of 39 passes for 303 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions as the New York Giants pounded the Atlanta Falcons, 31-10 Monday evening at the Georgia Dome. Behind a raucous crowd, the Falcons swiftly took a 10-7 lead in the first quarter as ageless kicker Morten Andersen hit a 47-yard field goal, and tailback Jerious Norwood had a 67-yard touchdown run. Nevertheless, before the quarter had ended, the Giants built a lead they would never relinquish when tailback Reuben Droughns scored from a yard out to cap off a six-play 82-yard drive. The Giants increased their lead to 11 points when Manning hit wideout Plaxico Burress (six receptions, 97 yards) on a 43-yard scoring toss, giving them a 21-10 lead at intermission. While the Giants offense amassed 491 offensive yards in the evening, other than Norwood’s scoring run, the defense was also up to the task as they surrendered only 284 total yards to the Falcons. The win improved the Giants’ record to 4-2 as it was their fourth consecutive victory, while the Falcons fell to 1-5 on the young season. Interestingly, this victory for New York marked the 12th consecutive time in this series that the road team has won.

(RICHFIELD) – The Richfield City Council passed an ordinance last week on a 3-2 split vote changing commercial property to residential. The property is located at 801 South Cove View Road in Richfield and is owned by Dave and Beverly Urie. Their desire is to build multiple family residential housing and requested the city change the ordinance. Councilmembers Lunnen, White and Peterson all voted in favor of the ordinance change with councilmembers Poulson and Rappleye voting against. Lunnen said that he had spent more time on this ordinance change than anything he had done in the council and questioned movement of people and mixed zoning in a commercial area. Peterson said he couldn’t figure out why the property was commercial in the first place. Councilmember Poulson said he was concerned about the safety factors with family dwellings in a commercial quadrant of the city.

TAMPA-Matt Grothe had 312 yards of total offense and was responsible for four touchdowns as the #5 South Florida Bulls annihilated the Central Florida Knights, 64-12 Saturday afternoon. Just 15 years ago, the South Florida football program had not yet been created and now, in a college football weekend where both of the top two teams fell, the Bulls have a chance to rise even higher in the polls, and perhaps of greater importance may be highly ranked in the first BCS standings which come out in the next couple of days. Additionally, the Bulls’ defense allowed only 145 yards to the Knights who have the potential to be explosive as against nationally-ranked Texas, they amassed 326 yards about a month ago. The tests keep coming for USF as next Thursday they must travel to Piscataway, N.J. to battle Big East foe Rutgers in front of a national television audience. However, little has daunted the Bulls this season as under coach Jim Leavitt, the program ensues in its meteoric rise. In other Top 25 action Saturday, #17 Kentucky stunned #1 LSU, 43-37 in triple overtime, Oregon State astonished #2 California, 31-28, #3 Ohio State smashed Kent State, 48-3, #4 Boston College handled Notre Dame, 27-14 in the Catholic game of the day, #6 Oklahoma got past #11 Missouri, 41-31, #7 South Carolina held on against North Carolina, 21-15, #9 Oregon decimated Washington State, 53-7, #10 USC squeaked past Arizona, 20-13, #12 Virginia Tech blitzed Duke, 43-14, #14 Arizona State hammered Washington, 44-20, Louisville upset #15 Cincinnati, 28-24, Iowa shocked #18 Illinois, 10-6, Penn State obliterated #19 Wisconsin, 38-7, #20 Kansas pounded Baylor, 58-10, #22 Auburn edged Arkansas, 9-7, #23 Texas crushed Iowa State, 56-3, #24 Georgia got by Vanderbilt, 20-17, and #25 Tennessee outgunned Mississippi State, 33-21.

EPHRAIM, UTAH-Houston Erbstoesser had his best performance as a collegiate quarterback, as he completed 19 of 28 passes for 239 yards and four touchdowns as the #1 Snow Badgers decimated the #10 Glendale Gauchos, 45-14, Saturday afternoon at Stoddard Field at Badger Stadium. As is customary, the Badgers’ defense also rose to the occasion as they surrendered just 186 offensive yards to a Gauchos team which came into the game averaging 320 yards and 32 points per contest. Additionally, receiver Adam Frandsen (4 rec. 113 yards, 2 TD’s) had a solid game, while the running game was excellent as well as Soni Sotele amassed a touchdown and 92 yards on 21 carries. The Badgers seek to maintain their winning ways as they go on the road this upcoming Saturday, Oct. 20, to Tucson, Ariz. to battle the Pima Aztecs. Game time will be 3:00 p.m. (MDT) and all of the action can be heard on KMTI-AM 650 or online at www.kmtiradio.com

SALINA, UTAH-Tanner Larsen threw two touchdown passes and Tyler McEown had touchdown runs of 12 and 73 yards as the North Sevier Wolves crushed the Altamont Longhorns, 45-0 Friday evening. Additionally, Zach Frazier, Zach Wilcox and Kendall Sorenson each had touchdown runs for North Sevier while Wyatt Mason also returned an interception 22 yards for another score for the Wolves in the rout.

COALVILLE, UTAH-Dallin Donaldson had touchdown runs of 26 and 63 yards and amassed 134 yards on just six rushes as the North Summit Braves capped off an unbeaten regular season by smacking the Gunnison Bulldogs, 38-14 Friday night. Heston Neal continued his magnificent season for the Bulldogs as he rushed for 137 yards and a pair of scores for Gunnison.

CASTLE DALE, UTAH-Colby Snow ran for 131 yards and a score while Gordon Gee returned an interception 98 yards for the clinching touchdown as the Emery Spartans blitzed the North Sanpete Hawks, 47-21 Friday evening. Jordan Walker had two touchdown jaunts, and Tyler Daniels added a 62-yard scoring run for North Sanpete in the loss.

MONROE, UTAH-Gordon Garrett had two rushing touchdowns and 144 yards and Derick Eddy had a 29-yard touchdown run as the Grand Red Devils handed the South Sevier Rams, 20-9 Friday night. For the Rams, Zach Dustin had a one-yard touchdown run, while Dillon Bishoff had a 23-yard field goal for South Sevier.

BEAVER, UTAH-Clancy Mortensen and Corwin Charleson combined for five rushing touchdowns and nearly 200 yards on the ground as the Millard Eagles headed into the playoffs with an unbeaten record by pounding the Beaver Beavers, 40-0 Friday night. Quarterback Grant Barber also added an eight-yard touchdown run for the Eagles.

BLANDING, UTAH-Landon Nielson caught two touchdown passes and J.D. Michaelsen snared a 70-yard touchdown reception from Travis Tuttle as the Richfield Wildcats surged past the San Juan Broncos, 27-21 Friday evening. Kohler Black added two touchdown runs for the Broncos.

KANAB, UTAH-Logan Mazzettia had three touchdown runs on just seven carries as the Kanab Cowboys waxed the Milford Tigers, 47-6 Friday night. The Cowboys finish off their regular season next Friday against the Enterprise Wolves and can clinch the region championship with a victory.

(DELTA) – Millard County Sheriff’s Deputies have apprehended a suspect involved in an aggravated assault in Delta the night of Sept. 30. Deputies learned on Oct. 5 that 26-year old, Edgardo Gonzalez, would be attempting to pick up his pay check from a local dairy and surrounded the area. In an attempt to arrest Gonzalez, he fled the area. The Sheriff’s Posse was called to assist in securing a perimeter around the dairy to stop the escape. Deputy Peacock and a K-9 dog eventually located Gonzalez in a corral behind the dairy, concealed on the other side of a fence. Gonzalez was safely arrested and booked into the Millard County Jail for aggravated assault, burglary of a dwelling and other charges. Gonzalez is a suspect in the attack of 24-year old, Tyler Overson, the night of Sept. 30 while he was sleeping at the Delta Manor apartments. Gonzalez had apparently entered the apartment through a kitchen window and went upstairs to the master bedroom and attacked the sleeping victim. Overson sustained head injuries and was transported to the Delta Community Medical Center and Gonzalez fled the area until his arrest in Delta.

MANTI, UTAH-Griffin Aste completed seven of eight passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 66 more yards and another score as the Manti Templars decimated the American Leadership Academy Eagles, 53-13 Thursday evening. The Templars’ offense was unstoppable on the evening as they amassed 488 offensive yards and were forced to punt only once. Additionally, the Manti defense also rose to the occasion as they surrendered only 175 offensive yards and held the Eagles scoreless until quarterback Seth Weber scored on a naked bootleg from 16 yards out midway through the 4th Quarter. David Hugentobler once again had a stellar game for the Templars as he ran for two touchdowns and caught a 38-yard strike from Aste, while Colter Lund, Nick Brown, Chase Stevens, and Russell Hugentobler (Dave’s younger brother) all scored touchdowns as well for Manti. As the #3 seed in the 2A North region, Manti is slated to host Beaver next week with a date yet to be set, although Manti officials believe the kickoff will take place around 5:00 p.m. on either Friday Oct.19 or Saturday Oct.20. Whenever the game occurs, it can be heard on KMTI-AM 650 or online at www.kmtiradio.com, while Beaver fans can tune in on KCYQ 97.7 FM or online at www.midutahradio.com/kcyq.

Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Eagles..............  0  0  0 13  - 13       Record: (1-8,0-5)
Templars............ 12 15 19  7  - 53       Record: (6-3,3-2)

Scoring Summary:                                                              ALA - MANTI

1st 05:33 MANTI - Nick Brown 6 yd pass from Griffin Aste (Eric Ostler kick failed)
                                           10 plays, 87 yards, TOP 4:54         0 - 6
    00:12 MANTI - David Hugentobl 4 yd run (Griffin Aste pass failed)
                                            9 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:07         0 - 12
2nd 07:09 MANTI - Chase Stevens 2 yd run (Eric Ostler kick)
                                            7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:25         0 - 19
    00:55 MANTI - David Hugentobl 38 yd pass from Griffin Aste (Colter Lund rush)
                                            5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:15         0 - 27
3rd 09:05 MANTI - David Hugentobl 2 yd run (Eric Ostler kick failed)
                                            7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:55         0 - 33
    06:51 MANTI - Colter Lund 7 yd run (Joe Kim Olson kick failed)
                                              1 play, 7 yards, TOP 0:05         0 - 39
    04:17 MANTI - Griffin Aste 27 yd run (Joe Kim Olson kick)
                                            4 plays, 43 yards, TOP 2:05         0 - 46
4th 10:44 MANTI - Russell Hugento 25 yd run (Joe Kim Olson kick)
                                            4 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:20         0 - 53
    08:00 ALA - Seth Weber 16 yd run (Mack Morelli kick failed)
                                            5 plays, 29 yards, TOP 2:44         6 - 53
    03:03 ALA - David Armendari 63 yd pass from Seth Weber (Mack Morelli kick)
                                            3 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:58        13 - 53
FIRST DOWNS...................        8       24
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    25-82   45-376
PASSING YDS (NET).............       93      112
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........   14-6-1    8-7-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   39-175   53-488
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0     3-16
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    6-126     3-61
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      1-2
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-36.8   1-23.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      0-0      0-0
Penalties-Yards...............     8-61     4-20
Possession Time...............    20:52    27:08
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0      1-3

ALA    MANTI

RUSHING: Eagles-Seth Weber 9-46; J.J. Warren 8-35; Peter Pulu 2-12; Micah
Keeno 3-6; Lane Edmonds 1-3; Chanson Miller 1-1; Mack Morelli 1-minus 21.
Templars-David Hugentobl 11-120; Griffin Aste 4-66; Callan Jones 6-59;
Colter Lund 8-37; Russell Hugento 3-36; Chase Stevens 6-25; Jens Howe 3-19;
Matthew Olson 1-11; Devan Fowles 1-2; Colton King 2-1.

PASSING: Eagles-Seth Weber 6-14-1-93. Templars-Griffin Aste 7-8-0-112.

RECEIVING: Eagles-David Armendari 5-82; Lane Edmonds 1-11. Templars-David
Hugentobl 2-58; Nick Brown 2-23; Jens Howe 1-18; Tylan Jackson 1-8; Callan
Jones 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Eagles-None. Templars-Tylan Jackson 1-2.

Stadium: Templar Field         Attendance: 3500
Kickoff time: 7:00      End of Game: 9:12      Total elapsed time: 2:12
Officials: Referee: Kelly Woodbrey; Umpire: Russel Carter;
Linesman: Scott Hampton; Line judge: Ty Wendel; Back judge: Jess Cornwell;
Field judge: Ian Eagle; Side judge: Lisa Salters; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 57        Wind: Calm      Weather: Overcast

Eagles vs Templars (Oct 11, 2007 at Manti, Utah)

SACKS (UA-A): Eagles-None. Templars-Griffin Aste 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Eagles-Brandon Eyre 7-2; Tony Pulu 4-4; Ezra McMullin 4-2;
Thaddeus Thomps 3-2; Chanson Miller 3-1; Lane Edmonds 2-2; Peter Pulu 2-2;
Michael Way 2-1; Kaiana Miller 1-2; Micah Keeno 1-2; Yauncey Finkent 1-1;
Steven Kitchen 1-1; Beau Lindsey 0-2; Seth Weber 1-0; David Armendari 1-0;
J.J. Warren 0-1; 44 0-1. Templars-Jackie Brown 5-2; Devan Fowles 2-3; Tylan
Jackson 2-2; Jens Howe 1-3; Griffin Aste 1-2; Tucker Daniels 1-2; Chase
Stevens 2-0; Nick Brown 2-0; Callan Jones 1-1; Matthew Olson 1-1; David
Hugentobl 1-1; Colter Lund 1-1; Chris Olson 1-0; Nestor Corona 0-1; Josh
Bleazard 0-1; Chase Boshardt 0-1; Jeremy Tuimalea 0-1; Nate Heywood 0-1;
Colton King 0-1.

(Ephraim) The Addition to the Ephraim Middle School is officially complete. The South Sanpete School Board attended the dedication of the new facility before their regular meeting this week. The project has been a long one and in the end cost more than the original building. The middle school was built in 1986 for two-point-two million dollars, while the addition, twenty years later cost two-point-four million dollars. The addition has new classrooms, a computer lab, technology room, and a band room.

Beaver 7 Richfield 0: The Beavers’ Chamaya Kia led all scorers with 4 goals and 2 assists. Stacy Roberts scored once and had 4 assists for the Beavers. Also scoring for Beaver were Dayna Joseph, & Alicia Roberts. The shutout was recorded by Rachel Sawyer & Jenn Christensen.

South Summit 5 South Sevier 0

Canyon View 3 North Sanpete 0

Uintah 2 Delta 0

Brigham Young vs. Nevada-Las Vegas: Fresh off of a bye week, the Cougars return to Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas for the first time since their 38-8 shellacking of Oregon in the Las Vegas Bowl and seek to win their third Mountain West game of the season against the Rebels. Cougars QB Max Hall (1,760 yards, 12 TD’s, 5 INT’s) is sixth in Division I in total offense, an impressive feat for a player who before this season had not played competitive football for four years. The Rebels, meanwhile, have received strong quarterback play from Travis Dixon who has thrown for 1,259 yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions. Still, the Cougars should romp in this game and I’ll take Brigham Young in a 45-23 victory.

San Diego State vs. Utah: The potential exists for offensive fireworks in this one as both the Aztecs and Utes average more than 360 yards and 25 points per game. The Utes, under the direction of QB Brian Johnson, really are a better team as they stonewalled the Big East’s Louisville Cardinals last Friday behind Johnson’s excellent performance (nearly 350 yards of total offense). San Diego State counters with QB Kevin O’Connell, who is completing 61 percent of his passes, while throwing for 1,333 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions. O’Connell’s primary target is receiver Brett Swain, who averages 22 yards per reception and has snared three scores already this season. Still, I’ll take the Utes because Johnson has proven himself to be virtually unflappable, but once again this will be an exciting offensive shootout. Call the final, Utah 41 San Diego State 38

Weber State vs. Northern Colorado: The Wildcats are riding high, as after winning their first game of the season last Saturday against Sacramento State, they now get to face the winless Northern Colorado Bears at Greeley, Colo. The Wildcats are led by QB Cameron Higgins (495 passing yards, 4 TD’s, INT) who threw for 245 yards and four scores last week against the Hornets and have received 408 rushing yards on the season from Springville High product Trevyn Smith. The Bears counter with QB Mike Vlahogeorge, who has thrown for 606 yards and three touchdowns on the season, against just one interception, and receiver Ryan Chelsa (298 receiving yards, four touchdowns). Still, the Bears are down this season and since Higgins has taken over as the Wildcats’ quarterback, the team seems to be playing better football. Thus, I’ll take Weber in a 28-20 victory.

Southern Utah vs. Youngstown State: First of all, I give all the credit in the world to my alma mater for giving the Montana State Bobcats a really great game in Bozeman, Mont. last Saturday as they only fell 7-3. Nevertheless, they still remain winless and a loss is a loss whether you lose by five or 50. Their next opponent, the Youngstown State Penguins, recently gave Ohio State a pretty good game as in the opening week of the season, they fell, 38-6 to the mighty Buckeyes in a game that was closer than the score indicated. The Penguins are led by Tom Zetts who has completed 61 percent of his passes for 872 yards, but has thrown four interceptions to go with his four scoring tosses, while tailback Jabari Scott has run for 304 yards and three touchdowns on the season. If the Thunderbirds are to have any chance of hanging in the game with the Penguins, QB Wes Marshall must perform better than he previously has this season (one touchdown against nine interceptions) while TB Johnny Sanchez (5.1 yards per rush) must maintain his recent excellence for SUU. Still, it’s too difficult to go to Youngstown, Ohio (virtually to the Ohio/West Virginia border) and expect the T-Birds to pull one out, especially when one considers how accident-prone Marshall has been. Thus, I’ll take the Penguins in a 33-14 victory. Perhaps one of these weeks, SUU can get in the win column, but this isn’t one of those times.

After a bounce-back 10-4 week, my record has improved to 38-36, so I guess I know what I’m doing. This, of course, only comes when I take time to correctly analyze the NFL and am able to effectively make predictions. Here goes this week’s prognostications.

Carolina vs. Arizona: Both of these teams have had significant injuries at quarterback. Thankfully, each squad has a servicable option to rely upon at that position. The Panthers have David Carr, a former #1 draft pick who languished in Houston for many years. Nevertheless, with more talent around him in Carolina, he has thrown for 330 yards and two touchdowns in limited action while rookie Matt Moore, an established winner at Oregon State serves as his backup. The Cardinals’ two-quarterback system is now over as Matt Leinart is out for the season with a collarbone injury. Thankfully for the Cards, Kurt Warner has experienced a resurgence, throwing for 580 yards and four touchdowns on the year. However, the Cardinals are playing outstanding football right now and are 10th in total offense and 14th in total defense. Defensive tackle Darnell Dockett has already amassed five sacks this season and I expect him to terrorize the Panthers’ offensive line throughout the game. Carolina receiver Steve Smith will have a huge game, but it won’t be enough as the Cardinals improve to 4-2 on the season with a 26-14 victory as Warner tosses for 280 yards and a pair of scores.

St. Louis vs. Baltimore: The Rams, while much improved offensively, under Gus Frerotte last week against the Cardinals, will in all likelihood regress as they must face a Ravens team that perhaps has regained its edge after a tough win last week against San Francisco. While the Baltimore defense hasn’t been as stout through the season’s first five weeks as it was last season, the Ravens are surrendering just 66.6 yards on the ground per game. With rookie tailback Brian Leonard carrying the load in the Rams’ backfield, it all adds up to a dark portent for St. Louis. Meanwhile, the St. Louis defense has been horrendous against the run, as they allow 146 yards per game on the ground. Thus, the Ravens will be able to run, setting up numerous opportunites for QB Steve McNair to throw the ball downfield to receivers Mark Clayton and Demetrius Williams and TE Todd Heap. The Ravens’ offense has struggled in the red zone, but this is a great opportunity for them to do well. Call the final Ravens 31 Rams 14

Cincinnati vs. Kansas City: The enigmatic Bengals, after a bye week which came off the heels of a blowout courtesy of the Patriots have a chance to get right back in the AFC North race if they can beat the Chiefs at Arrowhead. While the Cincinnati offense has been magnificent under the leadership of Carson Palmer (282 passing yards per game), this has been overshadowed by a defense which surrenders 403 yards a contest. Additionally, the suspension bug has hit the Bengals once again as CB Johnathan Joseph was kicked out of the next two games for being caught with the chronic. Thus, a team depleted of nearly all of its linebackers must also deal without a starting cornerback. The Chiefs, meanwhile, average 12 points per contest, which is second to last in the NFL. Thus, if Palmer can operate an offense which scores 20 points or more Sunday, the Bengals should win going away. In the NFL, the name of the game is scoring more than your opponent, and since Cincinnati’s fully capable of this, I’ll take the Bengals in a 30-13 win.

Miami vs. Cleveland: The Dolphins, like it or not, are a team in transition now, and after attempting to block Texans DT Travis Johnson with his head, for all intents and purposes QB Trent Green’s career is over. Thus, while ex-Brigham Young QB John Beck will probably get a start or two later on in the season, for now, coach Cam Cameron is placing his trust in Cleo Lemon. The Browns, on paper, should win this game as the Dolphins average only 19 points and 318 yards per contest, while the Browns average 25 points and nearly 400 yards per game. However, until Cleveland can stop opposing offenses (they give up well over 30 points a game), while they’re exciting, they won’t be able to lay a winning foundation. The X-factor in this game could be Dolphins tailback Ronnie Brown, who under Cameron’s guidance is becoming the east coast’s version of LaDainian Tomlinson as he has more than 700 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns, meaning he’s averaged a touchdown a game. The Browns, as a young team, are not ready to win consistently, so in a mild shocker, I’ll take the Dolphins in a 24-21 win.

New England vs. Dallas: Both of these teams seem to be legitimate Super Bowl contenders, but the Indianapolis Colts lurk in the shadows as a team no one’s talking about at the moment. Nevertheless, the combined record of the Cowboys and Patriots is 10-0, and the stage is set for an offensive shootout as Dallas averages 35 points and nearly 430 yards per game. Meanwhile, New England checks in with 36 points and 428 yards a game. The problem for the Cowboys is Tony Romo’s recent trend of turnoveritis. Dallas is really fortuitous to be unbeaten coming into this game as Monday night at Buffalo, Romo amassed five turnovers and the Cowboys had to recover a late onside kick and have kicker Nick Folk drill a 53-yard attempt to win the game. Against the Pats, such luck will not be available and the Cowboys will have to play their best game of the season to have a shot. New England is just too good at this moment to fall to a team which is improving but in no wise elite. Call the final, Patriots 38 Cowboys 24

Washington vs. Green Bay: The Redskins, after holding the high-octane Lions to 144 yards of offense last Sunday are the real elite team in the NFC East, but they’re not getting any love as of yet. Their next three games, starting here at Green Bay, Wis. against the Packers, may change their current state of indifference in the national media. What we learned about the Packers Sunday night, was while the team is stocked with young talent, when the screws tighten they panic and are unable to function at the high level they’ve shown many times early on this season. The Bears are not equipped to return to the Super Bowl, but Washington is poised to step out of the clear and assert themselves as a legitimate contender. In his first season as a full-time starter for the ‘Skins, Jason Campbell has thrown for 869 yards and four touchdowns, while the aforementioned defense is fourth in scoring defense and third in total defense. The Packers will get their points, but the versatility of the Redskins, which Campbell provides, will send the Pack to their second consecutive loss heading into their bye week. In a competitive game, call the final Redskins 34 Packers 27.

Houston vs. Jacksonville: This, in all likelihood, is the game of the week in the NFL as the Texans continue to defy expectations with every passing victory. The Texans traditionally have owned the Jaguars as they’ve defeated them more consistently than any other NFL team. The AFC South is cutthroat, as the Jaguars, only loss (against three wins) was to divisional foe Tennessee. The Texans continue to torch secondaries with the consistent excellence of Matt Schaub, who has thrown for 1,299 yards and five touchdowns. Because the Jaguars’ defense (surrendering just 15 yards per game) should keep things close, this game should come down to which kicker can deliver in the clutch. Last week against the Dolphins, Kris Brown nailed three field goals in excess of 50 yards, including the game-winner from 57 yards out. Thus, I expect Brown to come through in the clutch once again as he’ll boot the Texans to a 23-20 victory as the Jaguars’ frustrations ensue at the hands of Houston.

Minnesota vs. Chicago: So, the Bears rose to the occasion against the Packers. Big deal. As Lovie Smith’s troops learned last Sunday night, the Packers truly were overrated as not even a first half in which they amassed 341 yards of offense could lead them to victory over the punchless Bears. That victory will prove to be a cruel joke on the Chicago faithful as a look back at Brian Griese’s career in Denver, Miami and Tampa Bay, has no previous playoff appearances. There’s no indication that this sordid streak will come to a halt. The Vikings, while 1-3 have suffered their triumvirate of losses by a combined 13 points. Adrian Peterson (76 car, 383 yards, five touchdowns) is for real and while Kelly Holcomb was servicable at quarterback, the athleticism that Tarvaris Jackson brings to the position should enable Minnesota to throw the ball downfield effectively. Rookie receiver Sidney Rice appears ready to bust out in the Vikings’ offense after scoring his first touchdown against Green Bay two weeks ago and possesses enough size (6’4”, 202 lbs.) to give the Bears’ secondary trouble. This will be a tight game, but I think the Vikings will squeak out a 27-24 victory over the Bears, and once again the scrutiny upon the Bears will intensify at Halas Hall.

Philadelphia vs. New York Jets: This is a game earmarked for St. Patrick’s Day (both of these teams are primarily green) but it will be played in October. The Eagles, coming off a bye, are in better shape than teams with 1-3 records usually are. That’s because with a coach like Andy Reid and a quarterback like Donovan McNabb, panic is something that the Eagles rarely ever delve into. They’ve been in comparable holes to this in the Reid era and have emerged to have successful seasons every year, with the exception of 2005. History is on the side of the Eagles as well, as they are 7-0 all-time versus the Jets. Of greater importance, however is the fact that Brian Westbrook should return to the Philadelphia lineup. Westbrook is averaging nearly six yards a carry for the Eagles and this should bode well against a Jets defense that is giving up nearly 128 yards a game on the ground. I like the Eagles to win, 41-21, and as for whether or not they’re ready to contend in the NFC East once again, let’s just say that the Jets are anything but a good litmus test for a squad, so give Philly another week to make such judgments concerning them.

Tennessee vs. Tampa Bay: The Buccaneers, despite a great start to the season are in a world of hurt in their backfield. With Michael Pittman’s injury last week at Indianapolis, they must now rely upon Earnest Graham to be their featured tailback. Meanwhile, the Titans are third in the league against the run, allowing only 72 rusing yards per contest. Still, the Buccaneers, behind the play of seemingly ageless QB Jeff Garcia (914 passing yards, four touchdowns) should be able to have success passing the ball against the Titans, and I think the Bucs have just enough offense to squeeze out a home victory. Call the final, Buccaneers 22 Titans 17

Oakland vs. San Diego: After shellacking the Broncos, 41-3, the Chargers are back. The Raiders, while somewhat successful this season, are not ready to win the AFC West. As the season plays out, we know just how pathetic the Dolphins are, while the Raiders needed a fluke blocked field goal to beat the Browns for their other victory. Those who were unfortunate enough to watch the Broncos-Chargers game Sunday also realize that San Diego just looked like a different team than they did in all of their previous games on the season. I expect LaDainian Tomlinson to go for 190 all-purpose yards while the Raiders are once again embarrassed and sent back to the bay area with a tremendous loss. Call the final, Chargers 45 Raiders 17

New Orleans vs. Seattle: After horrifically trying to censure the NFL for picking Chicago vs. Green Bay to be on NBC’s Sunday night list, I learned my lesson as it proved to be the game of the week. Thus, while the winless Saints look anything but stellar and the Seahawks are a solid team, I won’t pass any judgments on this one until the game actually occurs. With that said, I still like the Seahawks to win big. Notwithstanding his struggles against the Steelers last Sunday, Matt Hasselbeck is still having an excellent season, as he’s thrown for 1,148 yards and seven touchdowns, while the Seahawks’ passing game (221 yards per contest) is good for 13th overall in NFL annals. As for the Saints, their defense failed to improve from last season, and their offense musters only 12 points a game, after being among the greatest in the league just a year ago. The Seahawks are equipped for a Super Bowl run, and the Saints are not, but because this is a national spotlight game, I still expect New Orleans to rise to the occasion. Call the final, Seahawks 38 Saints 28, although the game won’t be as close as the score indicates. I like Hasselbeck to go for 325 passing yards and four scores in the win.

New York Giants vs. Atlanta: The Giants are back from the dead. After a less than stellar start to the season, New York has ripped off three consecutive wins and against the anemic Falcons, this should become a four-game winning streak. Sadly, for Atlanta, Joey Harrington has regressed to his old ways and an opportunistic Giants defense should have little trouble keeping the Falcons in line. It will be interesting to see if the already magnificent chemistry between QB Eli Manning (1,076 yards, nine touchdowns) and WR Plaxico Burress (24 rec, 410 yards, seven touchdowns) becomes even stronger against an Atlanta defense which ranks 11th against the pass. I think Manning and Burress will be just fine as the Giants roll, 34-19.

(SEVIER) – A California truck driver rolled his trailer on I-70 Tuesday afternoon. 44-year old, John Rodriguez, was traveling eastbound in a white Chevy Suburban pulling a 25-foot box trailer, when he ran off the road, overcorrected and rolled his trailer near the emergency truck escape lane about a mile from the Fremont Indian State Park. UHP Trooper Kelly Roberts was called to the scene and had Rodriguez transported to the Sevier Valley Hospital with unknown injuries.

(RICHFIELD) – Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a possible suspect in an armed robbery who stole a car out of Colorado and may be headed west on I-70 to California. The suspect is described as a 5-foot-seven-inch Hispanic, with a shaved head and scars, weighing approximately 150-pounds and driving a stolen white 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix with red pin stripes on the sides. License plate number is 959-NVU. He apparently left Colorado on Monday. If the public has any information about the suspect, please call 9-1-1.

(RICHFIELD) – A New York man was arrested for transporting marijuana on I-70 Sunday afternoon. UHP Trooper, Rob Nixon, pulled over a 2008 Hyundai rental car out of New York for a traffic violation at about 5pm two miles east of Richfield. The suspect, 24-year old, Carlos Martinez, gave Trooper Nixon permission to search his vehicle with a drug dog and 30-pounds of marijuana was found in the trunk. Martinez was booked into the Sevier County Jail and is awaiting trial.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance last week approved a Permanent Agriculture Disaster Fund. Sen. Orrin Hatch is a member of the committee and said that if the legislation is enacted, it would provide farmers with sustainable funds in disasters instead of ad hoc disaster bills year after year. He said that even under extreme weather conditions, farmers will be able to continue to grow food, fiber and energy we need to keep America strong. Hatch commented that in years past, ad hoc disaster relief bills often get buried in a circus of legislation and farmers must wait years before any relief comes their way. He said the permanent funds will streamline and expedite the process and help cover losses not currently covered by crop insurance.

(MONROE) – Two men and a 17-year old boy, all of Richfield, have been arrested in a fiber optic cable theft in Monroe. On the night of Sept. 28, the men were seen using a chain saw and cutting some wire off of a wooden spool at the junction of SR-118 and Brooklyn Road in Monroe and loading it into their vehicle. South Central Communications of Panguitch had left a large spool of fiber optic cable at that location to run under the road and into a junction box. The following day, Deputy Franco Aguilar, saw a vehicle matching the description of the one seen the night before and arrested 31-year old, Charlie Adams, 22-year old, James Johnson and the juvenile, all of Richfield. The boy was also found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia at the time of his arrest. 38-year old, David Ross of Richfield, was with the men at the time of the theft but claims he was not involved and is currently out of town. Deputy Aguilar is in contact with the suspect with a pending arrest. The suspects had thought the cable was copper wire and took it to Worth Recycling in Sigurd to sell but only received $6.30. Worth Recycling was suspicious about the cable being stolen but the juvenile had been bringing in other items for recycling several times during the past few weeks. South Central Communications now says the fiber optic cable is too short to extend to the junction box and will have to replace the entire spool at a cost of between $20,000 and $30,000.

(KOOSHAREM) – The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office and UHP Troopers are asking the public to be on the lookout for a dangerous man out of Colorado and two juveniles who escaped from Sorensen Ranch in Koosharem. In the first case, a Hispanic male stole a Pontiac Grand Am in Colorado and may be headed westbound on I-70. The second case involved two 17-year old boys who were found missing at midnight last night from Sorensen Ranch. One was out of Florida and the other from Pennsylvania. These are the same two juveniles who escaped last month, stole a car in Koosharem and were eventually found in Piute County. Officials hope the public can assist in apprehending the individuals involved in both cases.

(REDMOND) – An Aurora man was killed in a single vehicle rollover Friday morning. At about 7am, 32-year old, Jared Bastian, was headed eastbound on Sheep Lane north of Redmond, when he overcorrected as he came up over the hill. According to a sheriff’s report, Bastian was unable to regain control of his vehicle and hit a dirt bank and rolled. He was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. Sevier County Deputies were called to the scene and said that speed was a factor in the accident.

Indianapolis- What do you give a selfless man who hardly seems to retain anything but compassion for those around him? Well, if you’re the Indianapolis Colts, a win for Tony Dungy is always a good way to start. A day after his 52nd birthday, Dungy’s Colts defeated his former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 33-14 Sunday afternoon at the RCA Dome. Although tailback Joseph Addai and wideout Marvin Harrison were sidelined with injuries from last week’s win over the Broncos, their replacements filled in adequately to say the least. Kenton Keith, a one-time Saskatchewan Roughrider in the CFL, ran for 121 yards and two scores, while Harrison’s absence wasn’t missed as Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark each snared a touchdown pass from QB Peyton Manning, while rookie Anthony Gonzalez also had seven receptions for 71 yards. The underrated Colts defense also rose to the occasion as they only allowed 177 offensive yards to a Buccaneers offense which has found new life under QB Jeff Garcia. While Garcia threw for 143 yards and two touchdowns, it wasn’t enough as Indianapolis won easily. With the win, the Colts improved to 5-0 for the third consecutive season, and have now won 12 consecutive games at the RCA Dome. In other NFL action, Arizona got past St. Louis, 34-31, Baltimore squeaked by San Francisco, 9-7, Carolina edged New Orleans, 16-13, New England doubled up Cleveland, 34-17, San Diego shellacked Denver, 41-3, Washington decimated Detroit, 34-3, Chicago surprised Green Bay, 27-20, Houston held off Miami, 22-19, Jacksonville humbled Kansas City, 17-7, the New York Giants smacked the New York Jets, 35-24, Pittsburgh blanked Seattle, 21-0, and Tennessee defeated Atlanta, 20-13. The Monday Night game features the Dallas Cowboys on the road against the Buffalo Bills.

Ephraim, Utah-Soni Sotele and Niu Takai combined for 311 rushing yards as the Snow Badgers maintained their #1 ranking with a 33-13 pasting of the Phoenix Bears Saturday afternoon at Stoddard Field at Badger Stadium in WSFL action. Although the offense suffered some uncharacteristic turnovers and was somewhat sluggish to start off the game, the Snow defense under the direction of defensive coordinator Justin DeCol was stout and withheld scoring opportunities from the Bears. In his second start for Snow, QB Houston Erbstoesser threw for 187 yards in an efficient performance. Additionally, the Badgers amassed 493 yards of offense, and had 24 first downs to Phoenix’s six. The frigid conditions in south central Utah were also a problem for the Maricopa County-based Bears as they coughed up two fumbles which resulted in Snow scores. Next week, the Badgers continue their homestand in Ephraim as they battle conference foe Glendale, which is also ranked in the Top 10 of the NJCAA polls currently. Kickoff will be at 1:30 p.m. and the action can be heard on KMTI-AM 650 or online at www.kmtiradio.com

Louisville, Ky.-In the latest exhibition of what has been a Jekyll and Hyde season for the Utah Utes, Kyle Whittingham’s squad amassed 582 yards of offense against an embattled Louisville defense in a 44-35 win over the Cardinals Friday evening at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. This was only the latest twist in a season for the Utes which has seen them decimate #11 UCLA 44-6, only to lose their first two games in Mountain West play, including a 27-0 defeat at the hands of Nevada-Las Vegas. Brian Johnson, in his second consecutive start after suffering a separated shoulder in the season opener at Oregon State threw for 312 yards and a touchdown for the Utes while Darrell Mack amassed three rushing scores as well for Utah. For the Cardinals, their Heisman-candidate QB Brian Brohm was brilliant in defeat as he threw for 467 yards (361 of which came in the second half alone) and four touchdowns although the deficit was too insurmountable to overcome as the Utes led by 20 points twice in the course of the game. Kicker Louie Sakoda iced the game for the Utes when he nailed a 46-yard field goal with 1:13 left to play in regulation and for the second time this season, the Utes got the better of a BCS opponent. Interestingly, Utah has scored 44 points in each of those instances. Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Utes................ 14 13  7 10  - 44       Record: (3-3,0-2)
Cardinals...........  0  7 14 14  - 35       Record: (3-3,0-1)

Scoring Summary:                                                             UTAH - LOUSVLLE

1st 05:59 UTAH - Bradon Godfrey 7 yd pass from Brian Johnson (Louie Sakoda kick)
                                            9 plays, 97 yards, TOP 3:09         7 - 0
    01:55 UTAH - Darrell Mack 4 yd run (Louie Sakoda kick)
                                            7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:34        14 - 0
2nd 13:29 UTAH - Corbin Louks 16 yd run (Louie Sakoda kick)
                                            5 plays, 53 yards, TOP 1:40        21 - 0
    10:38 LOUSVLLE - Trent Guy 11 yd pass from Brian Brohm (Art Carmody kick)
                                            7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:51        21 - 7
    01:58 UTAH - Darrell Mack 3 yd run (Louie Sakoda kick failed)
                                           10 plays, 44 yards, TOP 4:12        27 - 7
3rd 09:29 LOUSVLLE - Patrick Carter 3 yd pass from Brian Brohm (Art Carmody kick)
                                            8 plays, 79 yards, TOP 2:44        27 - 14
    05:06 LOUSVLLE - Brock Bolen 4 yd run (Art Carmody kick)
                                            7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:58        27 - 21
    01:55 UTAH - Brian Johnson 25 yd run (Louie Sakoda kick)
                                            7 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:11        34 - 21
4th 12:14 UTAH - Darrell Mack 3 yd run (Louie Sakoda kick)
                                            7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:39        41 - 21
    05:48 LOUSVLLE - Gary Barnidge 30 yd pass from Brian Brohm (Art Carmody kick)
                                            3 plays, 46 yards, TOP 0:28        41 - 28
    03:33 LOUSVLLE - Trent Guy 29 yd pass from Brian Brohm (Art Carmody kick)
                                            6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:16        41 - 35
    01:13 UTAH - Louie Sakoda 46 yd field goal
                                            6 plays, 18 yards, TOP 2:20        44 - 35
FIRST DOWNS...................       30       24
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   49-260    17-26
PASSING YDS (NET).............      322      467
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  33-25-0  58-39-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   82-582   75-493
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      2-9      1-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     4-67    8-156
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   5-42.6   7-37.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      4-1      0-0
Penalties-Yards...............     5-26     1-15
Possession Time...............    34:06    25:54
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     3-14      1-7

UTAH LOUSVLLE

RUSHING: Utes-Darrell Mack 33-162; Brian Johnson 7-36; Elijah Wesson 3-26;
Corbin Louks 2-20; Jereme Brooks 1-9; Marquis Wilson 3-7. Cardinals-Brock
Bolen 9-42; Bilal Powell 1-1; Anthony Allen 4-minus 3; Brian Brohm 3-minus
14.

PASSING: Utes-Brian Johnson 24-32-0-312; Bradon Godfrey 1-1-0-10.
Cardinals-Brian Brohm 39-58-0-467.

RECEIVING: Utes-Bradon Godfrey 6-78; Derrek Richards 5-78; Brian Hernandez
3-50; Freddie Brown 3-37; Jereme Brooks 2-36; Dallin Rogers 2-17; Matt Sims
1-10; Colt Sampson 1-9; Marquis Wilson 1-6; Darrell Mack 1-1.
Cardinals-Patrick Carter 9-154; Gary Barnidge 9-100; Scott Long 6-77; Trent
Guy 6-69; Sergio Spencer 3-11; Scott Kuhn 2-25; Brock Bolen 2-20; Chris
Vaughn 2-11.

INTERCEPTIONS: Utes-None. Cardinals-None.

Stadium: Papa John's Stadium   Attendance: 42000
Kickoff time: 6:00      End of Game: 9:35      Total elapsed time: 3:35
Officials: Referee: Sean McDonough; Umpire: Chris Spielman;
Linesman: Rob Stone; Line judge: Lisa Salters; Back judge: Reece Davis;
Field judge: Mark May; Side judge: Trevor Matich; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 76        Wind: Slight    Weather: Clear

Utes vs Cardinals (Oct 05, 2007 at Louisville, Ky.)

SACKS (UA-A): Utes-Martail Burnett 0-1; Kenape Eliapo 0-1; Koa Misi 0-1;
Stevenson Sylve 1-0; Alex Puccinelli 0-1. Cardinals-Rodney Gnat 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Utes-Steve Tate 8-3; Koa Misi 2-3; Gabe Long 1-4; Robert
Johnson 3-1; Joe Jiannoni 2-2; Brice McCain 2-1; Martail Burnett 1-2; Sean
Smith 1-2; R.J. Rice 2-0; Mychal Robinson 2-0; R.J. Stanford 2-0; Kenape
Eliapo 1-1; Stevenson Sylve 1-1; Malakai Mokofis 1-1; Alex Puccinelli 1-1;
Marquis Wilson 1-0; Greg Newman 1-0; Jamel King 1-0; Nai Fotu 1-0; Tyler
Cahoon 1-0; David Cravens 1-0. Cardinals-Lamar Myles 8-3; Johnny Patrick
6-4; Willie Williams 3-2; Bobby Buchanan 3-2; Deon Palmer 2-3; Earl Heyman
2-3; Rodney Gnat 4-0; Deantwan Whiteh 4-0; Johnathan Russe 2-2; Malik
Jackson 2-1; Terrance Butler 2-0; Trent Guy 2-0; Brandon Cox 1-1; L.D. Scott
1-1; Preston Smith 0-2; Mozell Axson 0-2; L.T. Walker 1-0; Johnnie Burns
1-0; Adrian Grady 1-0; Brandon Heath 1-0; George Striplin 1-0; Stephen Garr
0-1; Hunter Cantwell 0-1; Chris Vaughn 0-1; Aundre Henderso 0-1.

Manti 4 Richfield 3 (OT): Emily Olsen scored three times, while Sarah Scott netted one for the Templars. Richfield’s goals were scored by Chenelle Busk, Sarah Curtis, & Ashley Smart.

North Sevier 2 South Sevier 0: Lauren Jensen scored both goals for North Sevier as the Wolves beat the Rams. Courtney Blomquist recorded her first career shutout in goal for North Sevier.

Millard 5 Grand 0: Loriana Aleman scored a hat trick, and Valerie Ortega found the back of the net twice for Millard as they remain undefeated at 16-0. Kelsey Davis got the shutout in goal for the Eagles.

Beaver 8 Gunnison 0: Rachel Sawyer and Jenn Christensen scored two goals each. Also scoring for Beaver were: Kerstin Fails, Dayna Joseph, Chamaya Kia, & Stacy Roberts 1.

(Fillmore) The B-L-M is making some changes to the way Christmas tree permits are distributed at the Fillmore field office. In the past there have been about 250 permits available by mail or in person, but this year there will only be one hundred permits offered and they must be purchased in person. There will be seventy-five for the Keg Mountain area and twenty-five for the Mountain Home area. No permits will be sold for the Tintic or Eureka areas due to stewardship programs. Permits will go on sale the 13th of November at the Fillmore field office on a first come-first served basis.

(ELSINORE) – Elsinore Town officials held a public hearing at Tuesday night’s council meeting concerning beautification issues. The council wants to pass an ordinance requiring garages be built on new homes and not carports for the purpose of avoiding a build up of household items that can be seen from the road. Several residents expressed concern that stick-built garages cost more than a carport on a modular home while other residents said that garages would add value to a home. Town officials said that new homes in subdivisions have garages and they want to make the ordinance uniform throughout the town. The ordinance will be decided on in future council meetings. The council also wants to update the land use code to conform with state code.

(FILLMORE) – A lost hunter was found Monday night east of Fillmore. 37-year old, Leon Huntsman of South Jordan, was hunting near the Bald Ridges area about 13 miles east of Fillmore when he became separated from his party. The East Millard Sheriff’s Posse was called out to find him. Searchers maintained contact with Huntsman by two-way radio and finally reached him. Authorities used trucks, off-highway vehicles and foot patrols to get to the man. Huntsman was not injured and was safely taken off the mountain.

Utah vs. Louisville: In the current jacked-up BCS era in which we now live, this is a noteworthy occurrence as a Mountain West team (the Utah Utes) will be on ESPN in this Friday night special. The Utes, when Brian Johnson (completing 62 percent of his passes, 378 yards, three touchdowns, two interceptions) is playing, are a much better team and I fully expect Utah to give Louisville a good game. The Cardinals are their own worst enemy as one needs look no further than the Syracuse game two weeks ago in which Louisville surrendered 423 passing yards to Andrew Robinson of the Orange. Still, they responded positively by smacking North Carolina State, 29-10 last weekend and should be ready to evade upset against Utah. This will be a shootout as Cardinals QB Brian Brohm (1,948 yards, 16 touchdowns, four interceptions) should throw for well over 400 yards in this one. Call the final, Louisville 41 Utah 38, although if it goes into overtime, all bets are off.

Utah State vs. Hawaii: Much like their brethren to the south, Utah State has a tall order in facing an explosive offense on the road. The #16 Hawaii Warriors are seeking to promulgate an unbeaten season in which they evaded a close call against Louisiana Tech several weeks ago. Hawaii star QB Colt Brennan is seeking to maintain his usual excellence as last week he uncharacteristically threw five interceptions against Idaho. The Warriors amass 540 yards per game which is good for eighth in the nation and I fully expect Brennan (1,631 yards 15 touchdowns, six interceptions) to regain his stride against the hapless Aggies. Because of the weakness of their opponent and the late hour, no one on the east coast will care about this but I’ll take Hawaii in a 63-7 laugher.

Sacramento State vs. Weber State: The Hornets and Wildcats have combined for one win on the season, so you could call this the “pillow fight of I-AA.” The Wildcats are going nowhere fast, although Springville High product Trevyn Smith (75 car, 298 yards) is proving to be a viable tailback for the Wildcats. While the Hornets have struggled, offense definitely isn’t their problem as QB Jason Smith has thrown for 552 yards and three touchdowns against four interceptions on the season, while wideout Ryan Coogler has amassed 257 receiving yards and two scores. Because Sacramento State seems to have more firepower, I’ll take the Hornets in a 28-17 win.

Southern Utah vs. Montana State: The Bobcats have won two previous games against Utah-based colleges and the Thunderbirds should become victim number three. Jack Rolovich has been excellent as the Bobcats’ quarterback as he’s thrown for 911 yards and six touchdowns against three interceptions. Montana State has also had a consistent threat in the running game with Demetrius Crawford (who has averaged 7.4 yards a carry while scoring two touchdowns). While the Thunderbirds are fully capable of going into Bozeman, Mont. and giving the Bobcats a good game, they’re not quite ready to win these kinds of games and I expect MSU to win going away. Call the final, Montana State 45, Southern Utah 28

Well, I must confess that this week hasn’t been so great. My record was 5-9 which drags me below .500 at 28-32. The NFL is hard to handicap, but I feel that this will be a bounce-back week for me. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell should be pleased with me because, my mediocre record confirms that parity has even affected me as a prognosticator, albeit an amateur one. Anyway, here’s this week’s foray into the unknown:

Arizona vs. St. Louis: The Cardinals are 2-2, which is their best record after four games since the franchise came to Maricopa County from St. Louis 19 years ago. Thus, why is QB Matt Leinart complaining about sharing snaps with Kurt Warner? Leinart needs to remember that in the NFL, winning transcends all and in the words of national talk show host Jim Rome, head coach Ken Whisenhunt “should keep on doing it (employing the two-quarterback system) until other teams key in on it.” The Rams, right now, are in no way able to stop the Cardinals, regardless of what they do. St. Louis signal-caller Marc Bulger is too beat up to play this weekend, so backup Gus Frerotte will come in in his stead. The NFC West was intriguing this offseason in the regard that no one could project who was ready to contend with the Seahawks for the divisional title. As of right now, this team seems to be the Cardinals, and if they continue to shut down the run like they did against the Steelers last weekend (Willie Parker was held to 37 rushing yards by the Cards) this is a serious contender for a wild-card in the NFC playoffs. Ken Whisenhunt’s system works and Cardinals fans may openly rejoice. Call the final in this one, Cardinals 28 Rams 17

Atlanta vs. Tennessee: Joey Harrington is finally turning the corner in his career and while not as athletic or breathtaking as his dog-fighting predecessor, Michael Vick, he seems to be doing an impeccable job in leading the Falcons. His stats last week (23-29, 223 yards two touchdowns) confirmed that he is capable of excellence. The only question is, can he keep this up? This week, he’ll be hard-pressed to do so as the Titans defense ranks ninth in the league in total defense, and second against the run. If Atlanta is to have any success in this ballgame, Harrington must replicate his previous two performances against the Panthers and Texans, and if possible, exceed them. The Titans, behind the athletic Vince Young are also second in the NFL in rushing offense as they average nearly 174 yards per game on the ground. The Titans are the home team and they have a propensity for winning close games. The more and more I think about it Vince Young is the new John Elway, which means if it comes down to it he can pull out a comeback. Call the final, Titans 23 Falcons 20, and despite the loss, the ATL will rediscover what it’s like to play with passion.

Baltimore vs. San Francisco: This should be a good way for the Ravens to get well after they were ambushed by the Browns last Sunday. Steve McNair did throw for 307 yards against Cleveland in Baltimore’s shocking upset, but the Ravens, with their lack of explosiveness, aren’t built to win those kinds of games. Willis McGahee did rush for 104 yards last week for the Ravens, and if he can experience comparable success against the 49ers, Baltimore can control the clock and run at will. Meanwhile, the Ravens defense should easily contain a 49ers offense which ranks last in the NFL and must now go with reserve signal-caller Trent Dilfer, once a Super Bowl-winning QB with the Ravens. This one won’t be close, call the final Ravens 34 49ers 6.

Carolina vs. New Orleans: Can the Saints do it this week? Drew Brees is my fantasy quarterback, and his less than stellar start has cost me a few games. Thus, I’m not feeling too good about the Saints right now. The Panthers are also a hard team to get a feel for, so let me call this the toilet game of the week. Still, it’s New Orleans that shall be flushed in this one. Call it, Panthers 24 Saints 10

San Diego vs. Denver: Again, the Broncos played the Colts close, but Indianapolis had too much firepower and pulled away at the end. Notwithstanding the criticism they have faced (the Jaguars and Colts are both honorable teams to lose to), they’re far from dead. If the loss at Indianapolis can be surmised in one thing, it’s the fact that the Broncos settled for field goals in the red zone rather than touchdowns. The Colts only outgained the Broncos, 419-354 and Peyton Manning failed to throw for 200 yards. Nevertheless, the Broncos did surrender 266 yards on the ground, which should have Chargers’ standout LaDainian Tomlinson licking his chops. However, while it’s hard to quantify on paper, the Chargers are not right and the Broncos will finally assert themselves on their home field once again. I like the Broncos, 38-24 in this one as Jay Cutler exceeds the 300-yard plateau once again.

Detroit vs. Washington: This underrated gem should be a magnificent game. While the NFL Fact and Record Book is a marvelous resource, and one of my favorite books regardless of genre, it’s not in the Lions’ best interests to read it this week. That’s because they are 0-20 all time at Washington, and they travel to Redskins territory once again this weekend. Nevertheless, these Lions are much different than their predecessors primarily because of the resiliency of QB Jon Kitna (his 1,227 passing yards lead the NFL) who willed the Lions to victory in Week 2 against the Vikings and has been an outstanding leader thus far. The Redskins are no slouches, either as QB Jason Campbell has thrown for 621 yards and two touchdowns this season, while tailback Clinton Portis has amassed three rushing touchdowns. This is shaping up to be a magical year for the Lions, and I think Kitna will set Detroit history as the franchise wins their first game ever in our nation’s capital. Call the final, Lions 31 Redskins 30, in a loss for which Washington should have nothing to be ashamed of.

Miami vs. Houston: I’m not going to lie to Utah-based sports fans in these words. My sojourns into online radio have led me to Miami and Dolphins coach Cam Cameron says he’s not going to pull Trent Green in favor of former Brigham Young standout, John Beck, just yet. However, with every passing loss, this becomes more and more of a possibility all the time. The Dolphins are hating life after Daunte Culpepper, whom they thrust out, accounted for five touchdowns against them last Sunday as the Raiders gashed the Dolphins, 35-17 at South Beach. We spoke of the Lions never winning in Washington, but the Dolphins have never beaten the Texans anywhere as they trail them 2-0 all-time. Matt Schaub’s excellence only continues to increase for the Texans as even without new best friend Andre Johnson in the lineup last week, he threw for over 300 yards against his former Falcons teammates and wasn’t the reason for the loss. He currently has 1,005 passing yards and five touchdowns. By the end of the game, his numbers should be around 1,300 passing yards and nine touchdowns in the air for the season. Call the final Texans 38 Dolphins 20

Jacksonville vs. Kansas City: Good luck to the Chiefs. This is a big step for me in sharing goodwill with my enemies, as obviously the Chiefs are bitter AFC West rivals to the Broncos. Nevertheless, I know just how efficiently the Jags can demoralize an opponent after they smacked the Broncos at INVESCO, 23-14 before their bye week two weekends ago. The Chiefs seem to be flashing signs of being a dominant defense but they must get the Jaguars off the field on third down whenever possible lest they become exhausted from chasing the dynamic Maurice Jones-Drew (33 car., 100 yds, three touchdowns this season) up and down the field at Arrowhead. David Garrard (630 passing yards, three touchdowns thus far) hasn’t been flashy, but he manages the game much better for Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio then Byron Leftwich ever did. I like the Jaguars in this game because they have playoff potential and in all honesty, the Chiefs don’t. I like Jacksonville in a convincing 27-10 win.

Tampa Bay vs. Indianapolis: This is the game of the week. Jon Gruden deserves a lot of credit for resuscitating what was swiftly becoming a moribund franchise on the gulf coast of Florida. Nevertheless, the adroit signing of Jeff Garcia from the Eagles (771 yards, two touchdowns thus far) and his chemistry with fleet-footed wideout Joey Galloway (256 receiving yards, two scores) have made Tampa Bay relevant in the NFC South once again. Cadillac Williams is out for the season after an injury incurred against Carolina last week, but veteran Michael Pittman (30 car., 170 yards) is fully capable of toting the rock for the Bucs. However, they must visit former coach Tony Dungy and his magnificent squad in the RCA Dome where a passionate crowd will be behind their beloved Colts. Again, Peyton Manning is putting up impressive statistics (1,066 yards, eight touchdowns) while tailback Joseph Addai (407 yards, five touchdowns) is quietly becoming one of the NFL’s best backs. Dungy, the ever-classy gentleman will graciously beat the team that gave him his first shot at head coaching in the NFL once again, although Tampa Bay will give them a really good game. Call the final Colts 41 Buccaneers 31 as Manning rips out the hearts of the Bucs as he has so many other opponents.

Cleveland vs. New England: It would be so nice to see the Pats take one on the chin this weekend. The Browns, after smacking Baltimore, can no longer be considered a bottom-feeding NFL team. They’re not a playoff squad, but they have already proven how capable they are of being an annoyance to the AFC’s elite teams. Romeo Crennel, the impetus of the Pats’ Super-Bowl winning defenses (we have no record of the Patriots cheating in their glory days, but the reasonable mind suggests it’s possible that it occurred) will try to stymie Tom Brady and company at Foxboro, Mass. and because of his familiarity with Belichick’s coaching schemes, he may have a great chance to do so. I desperately want to pick the Browns in an upset, but I lack the courage to make the call. However, the Pats will sweat for it before they prevail, 20-17.

New York Jets vs. New York Giants: These co-tenants of the Meadowlands will deal with circumstances comparable to daily life appertaining to the NFL in the Big Apple. This means it’s just as well that the Jets are the road team because when compared to the Giants, they really are second-class citizens in Gotham. The Giants have every reason to feel good about themselves after amassing 12 sacks against an Eagles offensive line which was as pathetic as I’ve seen in 18 years of being a devout NFL fan, (this excludes the two years spent on my mission in case you were wondering). Plaxico Burress (286 yards, six touchdowns), amidst an offense of inconsistency, has been the one constant Eli Manning can rely upon. The G-Men are getting more out of their running game of late as Derrick Ward (73 car, 353 yards) is finding his stride. The Jets, meanwhile were defeated by an NFL quarterback, Trent Edwards, who had never taken a snap in the league before last week in a loss to Buffalo. Thus, I’m not high on the Jets right now, I’ll take the Giants in a 24-10 win.

Seattle vs. Pittsburgh: It’s payback time. The Seahawks, victimized by questionable officiating consistently in Super Bowl XL (a 21-10 Steelers win) have finally picked up the pieces from that debacle and are much better than the Steelers currently. Much of this has to do with the excellent play of QB Matt Hasselbeck (1,032 yards, seven touchdowns) and the resurgence of TB Shaun Alexander (91 car, 353 yards, two touchdowns) who have returned to their 2005 forms. The Steelers are doing well under Mike Tomlin, but they are not quite an elite team in the NFL just yet. The Seahawks are and to the tune of 340 passing yards from Hasselbeck and three touchdowns, while Alexander runs for about 85 yards and another touchdown Seattle should win, 38-30.

Chicago vs. Green Bay: It sucks that flexible scheduling hasn’t kicked in yet because if it had NBC could have selected Buccaneers vs. Colts, Seahawks vs. Steelers or Lions vs. Redskins, each of which would be excellent matchups. However, while the Packers are holding up their end of the bargain, the Bears are not. It doesn’t matter if the Bears have blocked five kicks in four games (an impressive feat for any NFL team) or that Brian Griese played better than Rex Grossman has, the Bears are still losing and now that Griese’s been placed in the lineup, things probably aren’t going to change. Congratulations to Brett Favre for setting the all-time touchdown pass record, but until Green Bay can run for more than 54 yards per game, they’re not a serious contender. They’ll beat Chicago, but it won’t change the fact that they’re still a mirage. Call the final Packers 24 Bears 17 as Favre guts out yet another win.

Dallas vs. Buffalo: See that flexible scheduling lamentation in the Chicago vs. Green Bay game. The Cowboys are explosive, the Bills are not and Tony Romo (1,199 yards, 11 touchdowns) is torching those pathetic secondaries who have faced him and his awesome weapons which include Terrell Owens, (19 rec, 362 yards, three touchdowns) and Marion Barber (6.4 yards a carry, four touchdowns) are running amuck. Who’s going to stop them, the Bills? Judging by Buffalo’s defense (which surrenders 430 yards per game, good for last in the NFL) the answer is no. Call the final Cowboys 41 Bills 14. After all of this meticulous analysis, surely I’ll do better than 5-9.

(DELTA) – A Delta man sustained head injuries after being attacked while he was sleeping Sunday night. At about 11pm, Millard County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Delta Manor apartments where 24-year old, Tyler Overson, was attacked by 26-year old, Edgardo Gonzalez. According to the sheriff’s report, Gonzalez had entered the residence through a kitchen window and went upstairs to the master bedroom and assaulted the sleeping victim. Overson was transported to the Delta Community Medical Center. The suspect left the area prior to deputies arriving at the residence. Two other male Hispanics were in the parking lot at the time of the attack and were questioned by deputies. 18-year old, Guillermo Madera and a 17-year old juvenile were arrested for possession of concealed dangerous weapons. Madera was booked into the Millard County Jail and the juvenile was referred to juvenile court. The attacker is still being sought.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – MSHA officials were questioned by U.S. Senators yesterday on Capitol Hill concerning mine safety across the country. Sen. Orrin Hatch participated in the hearing and questioned MSHA Head, Mike Strickland. Families of the victims of the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster were also in attendance and met with Hatch after the hearing concluded.

Denver- Matt Holliday scored the winning run on a controversial ruling at home plate as the Colorado Rockies defeated the San Diego Padres, 9-8 in 13 innings in a one-game playoff which places Colorado in the postseason for the first time since 1995 and for only the second time in franchise history. The Rockies will now face the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia Oct.3 at 1:00 p.m. (MDT) in a best-of-five series. In other playoff series in the major leagues, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs will face each other in the othe National League series with things slated to start at Chase Field in Phoenix at 8:00 p.m. on Oct. 3. In the American League, the Boston Red Sox will host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oct.3 at 4:30 p.m. for Game 1 while the Yankees and Indians will begin their series Oct.4 at 4:30 p.m. at Jacobs Field in Cleveland.

(MONROE) – An early morning fire Saturday at a Monroe dairy was doused quickly by fire crews. At about 3am, The Monroe Fire Department responded to a fire at the corrals of the Warm Springs Dairy at 1860 South Bohman Road in Monroe. According to a sheriff’s report, the dairy had a fire in a burn pile earlier Friday and fire crews determined that wind had blown embers into the corrals which caught manure piles on fire. No other damage to the dairy occurred and no injuries were reported as a result of the fire.

(Richfield) Authorities are offering a $1000.00 reward for information that could lead to the conviction of whoever started a fire near Salina last month. The Bureau of Land Management Richfield Field Office says the fire began during the afternoon September 21st northeast of the stone quarry near Salina and burned approximately 14 acres before crews arrived to douse it. Anyone with information regarding the fire should contact BLM law enforcement ranger John Bier, at (435) 896-1553 or e-mail John_Bierk@blm.gov.

(Mesa, Ariz.) Even in a game when they were without the services of their #1 quarterback, Snow College didn’t miss a beat as the top-ranked Badgers ambushed the #12 Mesa Thunderbirds, 48-17 Saturday evening at Riggs Stadium. Houston Erbstoesser, in his first-ever collegiate start completed 16 of 24 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns for the Badgers who behind a stout defensive effort (they only surrendered 221 offensive yards to Mesa) built a lead early and coasted to the win. Additionally, Tu Tui scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery in the Mesa end zone while Soni Sotele and Niu Takai each added touchdown runs for the Badgers. Snow, which in all likelihood should retain its lofty ranking atop the national polls, improved to 5-0 and will entertain the Phoenix Bears this upcoming Saturday, Oct.6 at 1:30 p.m. at Badger Stadium at Stoddard Field. The game can be heard live on KMTI-AM 650 or online at www.kmtiradio.com. Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Badgers.............  7 14  7 20  - 48       Record: (5-0,2-0)
Thunderbirds........  0  3  7  7  - 17       Record: (4-1,1-1)

Scoring Summary:                                                             SNOW - MESA

1st 05:01 SNOW - Houston Erbstoe 10 yd run (Ryan McNamara kick)
                                            7 plays, 60 yards, TOP 4:07         7 - 0
2nd 12:15 MESA - Dominic Gamboa 37 yd field goal
                                             4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 1:03         7 - 3
    09:50 SNOW - Tu Tui 0 yd fumble recovery (Ryan McNamara kick)
                                                                               14 - 3
    02:52 SNOW - Adam Frandsen 6 yd pass from Houston Erbstoe (Ryan McNamara kick)
                                           10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:56        21 - 3
3rd 04:37 SNOW - Vili Soni Sotele 1 yd run (Ryan McNamara kick)
                                           11 plays, 73 yards, TOP 6:40        28 - 3
    03:35 MESA - Terrance Moore 61 yd pass from Brian Libby (Dominic Gamboa kick)
                                            2 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:02        28 - 10
4th 14:38 SNOW - Sam Thomas 48 yd pass from Houston Erbstoe (Ryan McNamara kick)
                                             1 play, 48 yards, TOP 0:09        35 - 10
    10:22 SNOW - Troy Cummings 8 yd pass from Houston Erbstoe (Ryan McNamara kick failed)
                                            6 plays, 40 yards, TOP 2:10        41 - 10
    09:34 MESA - Ronald Young 62 yd run (Dominic Gamboa kick)
                                            2 plays, 58 yards, TOP 0:48        41 - 17
    06:56 SNOW - Niu Takai 21 yd run (Ryan McNamara kick)
                                            5 plays, 63 yards, TOP 2:38        48 - 17
FIRST DOWNS...................       24       13
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   45-241    25-68
PASSING YDS (NET).............      192      153
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  24-16-1   23-9-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   69-433   48-221
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      2-2     2-11
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    4-117    8-119
Interception Returns-Yards....      1-0      1-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-41.5   7-38.7
Fumbles-Lost..................      0-0      3-2
Penalties-Yards...............    12-99     9-88
Possession Time...............    35:00    19:51
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     6-26      1-7

SNOW     MESA

RUSHING: Badgers-Vili Soni Sotele 25-154; Niu Takai 10-67; Tanner Brown 5-16;
Houston Erbstoe 3-6; Mike Jensen 2-minus 2. Thunderbirds-Ronald Young 3-68;
Jay Leal 12-25; Kevin Morris 1-2; Wallace Lebrane 2-0; Brian Libby 7-minus
27.

PASSING: Badgers-Houston Erbstoe 16-24-1-192. Thunderbirds-Brian Libby
9-22-1-153; Jay Leal 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Badgers-Adam Frandsen 6-55; Joseph Sawyer 3-35; Kimball Burton
2-34; Sam Thomas 1-48; Niu Takai 1-9; Troy Cummings 1-8; Peter Tuitopou 1-6;
Vili Soni Satel 1-minus 3. Thunderbirds-Terrance Moore 4-101; Brice Wilkins
3-33; Spencer Perkins 1-15; Raymond Rivera 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Badgers-Andrew Rich 1-0. Thunderbirds-Devon Cox 1-0.

Stadium: Riggs Stadium         Attendance: 4500
Kickoff time: 7:00      End of Game: 10:07     Total elapsed time: 3:07
Officials: Referee: Mike Traina; Umpire: Bob Trythall; Linesman: Gary McKenzie;
Line judge: Gary Chidester; Back judge: Jason Ah You; Field judge: Mike King;
Side judge: John Hunter; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 88        Wind: Breezy    Weather: Clear

Badgers vs Thunderbirds (Sep 29, 2007 at Mesa, Ariz.)

SACKS (UA-A): Badgers-Shane Hunter 2-0; Coleby Clawson 1-1; Tevita Hola 0-1;
Nate Pope 0-1; Josh Sharp 1-0; Skye Povey 0-1. Thunderbirds-Michael Darring
1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Badgers-Josh Sharp 4-2; Shane Hunter 3-2; Coleby Clawson
2-3; James Freed 1-3; Tevita Hola 1-2; Braden Frampton 1-2; Andrew Rich 0-3;
Jake Palmer 1-1; Jared Galvin 1-1; Skye Povey 0-2; John Tauteoli 0-2; A.J.
Van Valken 1-0; Chris Finch 1-0; Weston Sampson 1-0; Joey Schrader 1-0; Tu
Tui 1-0; James Aiono 1-0; Nuku Fevanga 1-0; Aaron Doolin 1-0; Stephen Paea
1-0; Mike Price 1-0; Sam Thomas 1-0; Tysean Thrash 0-1; Casey Davis 0-1;
Josh Andersen 0-1; Nate Pope 0-1; Dejay Lester 0-1. Thunderbirds-Nick
Anderson 6-4; Alex Matthews 5-4; Michael Darring 4-3; Jamichael Hall 5-1;
Gabe Hernandez 3-3; Devon Cox 2-3; Dariel Haynes 3-1; Avery Fennell 0-4;
Joseph Dozier 3-0; Andrew Centner 2-0; Forest Washingt 1-1; Marcos Esquivel
0-2; Dominic Gamboa 1-0; Julian Hunsaker 1-0; Terrance Moore 1-0; Michael
Kush 1-0; Jeremy Hernande 1-0; Jason Lopez 1-0; Diego Romero 1-0; Terence
Rainey 0-1; George Allums 0-1; Rudy Perez 0-1; Stephen Wily 0-1; Gannon
Conway 0-1; Zach Hernandez 0-1; Preston HaleIII 0-1; Brice Williams 0-1.

(Boulder, Colo.) Kevin Eberhart hit a field goal from 45 yards out as time expired and the Colorado Buffaloes celebrated homecoming with a 27-24 victory over the #4 Oklahoma Sooners Saturday afternoon. This was a lackluster performance by the Sooners from the beginning as 14 of their points came after a duo of interceptions by cornerback D.J. Wolfe which put Oklahoma within the Buffaloes’ 20-yard line both times. Furthermore, the Buffaloes outgained the Sooners, 373-230, while Colorado tailback Hugh Charles amassed 104 yards against a solid Oklahoma run defense. This was also the Buffaloes’ first victory against Oklahoma since 1999, which was Bob Stoops’ first season in Norman, Okla., while Colorado coach Dan Hawkins beat the Sooners for the first time in his career. The loss puts the Sooners’ once-lofty national title hopes in serious jeopardy and next week, they must battle the powerful Texas Longhorns. As for Colorado, the traditional national power has a signature victory for the first time in the Dan Hawkins era.

OKLAHOMA COLORADO
FIRST DOWNS...................       12       21
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   27-119   46-159
PASSING YDS (NET).............      111      214
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........   19-8-2  35-21-2
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   46-230   81-373
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     3-27     4-79
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     3-69    5-124
Interception Returns-Yards....     2-57      2-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   7-42.9   5-42.6
Fumbles-Lost..................      2-1      0-0
Penalties-Yards...............     5-42     7-47
Possession Time...............    21:04    38:56
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     3-20      1-7

RUSHING: Sooners-Allen Patrick 17-95; DeMarco Murray 6-20; Sam Bradford 2-4;
Chris Brown 2-0. Buffaloes-Hugh Charles 24-104; Byron Ellis 6-36; Demetrius
Sumle 12-34; Cody Hawkins 4-minus 15.

PASSING: Sooners-Sam Bradford 8-19-2-111. Buffaloes-Cody Hawkins
21-35-2-214.

RECEIVING: Sooners-Juaquin Iglesia 2-15; Joe Jon Finley 1-43; Jermaine
Gresha 1-21; Allen Patrick 1-11; Manuel Johnson 1-11; Ian Pleasant 1-9;
DeMarco Murray 1-1. Buffaloes-Hugh Charles 5-49; Patrick William 4-42;
Kendrick Celest 3-29; Dusty Sprague 2-35; Josh Smith 2-34; Tyson DeVree
2-13; Byron Ellis 2-8; Scotty McKnight 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Sooners-D.J. Wolfe 2-57. Buffaloes-Daniel Dykes 1-0; Ryan
Walters 1-0.

Stadium: Folsom Field          Attendance: 53750
Kickoff time: 11:30     End of Game: 3:00      Total elapsed time: 3:30
Officials: Referee: Joel Myers; Umpire: Dave Lapham; Linesman: Jimmy Knox;
Line judge: Michael Eaves; Back judge: D'Marco Farr; Field judge: Bob Stoops;
Side judge: Dan Hawkins; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 76        Wind: Brisk     Weather: Mostly cloudy

Sooners vs Buffaloes (Sep 29, 2007 at Boulder, Colo.)

SACKS (UA-A): Sooners-DeMarcus Grange 1-0; Gerald McCoy 0-1; Auston English
1-0; Reggie Smith 0-1. Buffaloes-Jordon Dizon 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Sooners-Curtis Lofton 6-6; Nic Harris 9-2; Reggie Smith 5-4;
Ryan Reynolds 5-3; D.J. Wolfe 5-1; Alonzo Dotson 4-0; Lendy Holmes 3-1;
Lewis Baker 2-1; Gerald McCoy 0-3; Marcus Walker 2-0; Juaquin Iglesia 1-1;
Brian Jackson 1-1; Auston English 1-0; DeMarcus Grange 1-0; Joey Halzle 1-0;
Cory Bennett 1-0; Alan Davis 1-0; Brett Bowers 1-0; Demarrio Pleasa 1-0;
Darien Williams 1-0; Michael Cohen 1-0; Keenan Clayton 1-0; Joe Jon Finley
0-1; Steven Coleman 0-1; Derek Shaw 0-1. Buffaloes-Jordon Dizon 5-4; Brad
Jones 4-2; Jeff Smart 4-2; Alonzo Barrett 2-2; Benjamin Burney 2-2; George
Hypolite 1-2; Lionel Harris 2-0; Ryan Walters 1-0; Tyler Eberhardt 1-0;
Gardner McKay 1-0; Tyler Polumbus 1-0; Justin Drescher 1-0; Shawn Daniels
1-0; Brandon Nicolas 0-1; Drew Hudgins 0-1.

(RICHFIELD) – Richfield City has hired their first-ever Zoning Enforcement Officer in an attempt to clean up vacant homes in the city. Charles Billingsley of Central Valley was introduced to the city council by Mayor Ramsey in Tuesday’s council meeting and said that many complaints have come before the city but officials have never enforced the ordinance. Billingsley said that the ordinance will be enforced through a series of steps and the worst offenders will eventually be cited with fines and liens on property. He commented that the city’s intention is to have the property cleaned up before any legal action is taken. Billingsley has been hired on a part-time basis working approximately 20 hours a week.

(SEVIER CO.) – Two 15-year old Illinois girls who ran away from home were found in Sevier County Wednesday. In a sheriff’s report, the girls had taken a car belonging to one of their mother’s along with blank checks and a credit card. No other information is available as to why the girls ran away. They were taken to the Youth Detention Center in Richfield.

(RICHFIELD) – A mother and her two children escaped serious injury when she rolled her vehicle on I-70 this morning (Thursday). 32- year old, Deborah Utterback of Beaver, was traveling eastbound on I-70 at about 9am, when she fell asleep at the wheel, overcorrected and rolled her 2003 Hyundai just south of the Richfield interchange. Her four-year old daughter and two month old son were strapped in seat belts as well as Utterback and only received minor cuts and scratches. UHP Sgt. Wayne Gifford was at the scene and the three were transported to the Sevier Valley Hospital where they were treated and released.