(Miami) Kyle Wright completed 21 of 26 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns and the Miami Hurricanes, in front of 55,000-+ fans and a national television audience smacked the #20 Texas A&M Aggies, 34-17 Thursday evening at the Orange Bowl. In what was one of the last national broadcasts at this historic stadium which the Hurricanes will vacate at season’s end, Miami leaped out to a 24-0 lead at intermission which they would not relinquish. Sam Shields added six receptions for 117 yards, giving Wright a prolific target in the passing game to help the Hurricanes consistently move the ball offensively. The Aggies were on the verge of getting shut out until kicker Matt Szymanski nailed a 32-yard field goal to cut their insurmountable deficit to 31-3. The win potentially can place Miami back in the national spotlight as it was only their second victory over a nationally-ranked team in their last nine attempts. As for now, the Hurricanes are 2-1 heading into ACC play as they host the Duke Blue Devils next Saturday.

Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Aggies..............  0  0  0 17  - 17       Record: (3-1)
Hurricanes..........  7 17  7  3  - 34       Record: (3-1)

Scoring Summary:                                                         TEXASA&M - MIAMIFLA

1st 03:29 MIAMIFLA - Graig Cooper 7 yd run (Francesco Zampo kick)
                                           18 plays, 79 yards, TOP 8:51         0 - 7
2nd 04:53 MIAMIFLA - Javarris James 1 yd run (Francesco Zampo kick)
                                            8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:18         0 - 14
    00:24 MIAMIFLA - Graig Cooper 12 yd pass from Kyle Wright (Francesco Zampo kick)
                                             1 play, 12 yards, TOP 0:16         0 - 21
    00:00 MIAMIFLA - Francesco Zampo 45 yd field goal
                                            3 plays, 12 yards, TOP 0:17         0 - 24
3rd 00:45 MIAMIFLA - Chris Zellner 7 yd pass from Kyle Wright (Francesco Zampo kick)
                                            4 plays, 64 yards, TOP 0:37         0 - 31
4th 11:41 TEXASA&M - Matt Szymanski 32 yd field goal
                                            9 plays, 50 yards, TOP 4:04         3 - 31
    08:03 TEXASA&M - Stephen McGee 1 yd run (Matt Szymanski kick)
                                            6 plays, 39 yards, TOP 2:12        10 - 31
    02:07 MIAMIFLA - Francesco Zampo 22 yd field goal
                                           10 plays, 34 yards, TOP 5:56        10 - 34
    00:05 TEXASA&M - Martellus Benne 33 yd pass from Jerrod Johnson (Matt Szymanski kick)
                                            5 plays, 54 yards, TOP 2:02        17 - 34
                                 TEXASA&M MIAMIFLA
FIRST DOWNS...................       14       18
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    34-95   40-127
PASSING YDS (NET).............      142      276
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  21-13-1  26-21-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   55-237   66-403
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     1-12      2-4
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    6-106     2-34
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0     1-25
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-34.0   2-24.5
Fumbles-Lost..................      5-2      3-3
Penalties-Yards...............     5-27     2-20
Possession Time...............    27:50    32:05
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     2-13     4-15

RUSHING: Aggies-Mike Goodson 8-36; Stephen McGee 19-33; Cornell Tarrant
1-12; David Latham 1-6; Chris Alexander 2-4; Jerrod Johnson 1-3; Jorvorskie
Lane 2-2; Yemi Babalola 0-minus 1. Hurricanes-Javarris James 21-62; Graig
Cooper 7-51; Shawnbrey McNea 7-18; Kyle Wright 5-minus 4.

PASSING: Aggies-Stephen McGee 12-19-1-109; Jerrod Johnson 1-2-0-33.
Hurricanes-Kyle Wright 21-26-0-276.

RECEIVING: Aggies-Mike Goodson 5-53; Martellus Benne 4-49; Kerry Franks
3-29; Joey Thomas 1-11. Hurricanes-Sam Shields 6-117; Graig Cooper 4-35;
Darnell Jenkins 4-34; Dedrick Epps 2-20; Javarris James 2-16; Chris Zellner
2-14; Lance Leggett 1-40.

INTERCEPTIONS: Aggies-None. Hurricanes-Colin McCarthy 1-25.

Stadium: Orange Bowl           Attendance: 65000
Kickoff time: 5:45      End of Game: 8:45      Total elapsed time: 3:00
Officials: Referee: Chris Fowler; Umpire: Craig James; Linesman: Doug Flutie;
Line judge: Erin Andrews; Back judge: Reece Davis; Field judge: Mark May;
Side judge: Kirk Herbstreit; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 89        Wind: Light     Weather: Clear

Aggies vs Hurricanes (Sep 20, 2007 at Miami)

SACKS (UA-A): Aggies-Misi Tupe 1-0; Alton Dixon 1-0. Hurricanes-Colin
McCarthy 1-0; Calais Campbell 0-1; Spencer Adkins 1-0; Vegas Franklin 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Aggies-Misi Tupe 7-4; Cyril Obiozor 3-3; Mark Dodge 2-4;
Henry Smith 3-2; Jordan Pugh 4-0; Devin Gregg 3-1; Arkeith Brown 2-1; Danny
Gorrer 2-1; E.J. Shankle 1-2; Red Bryant 0-3; Alton Dixon 2-0; Chris
Harringto 2-0; Cory Multer 1-0; Paul Freeney 1-0; Corey Gibas 1-0; Stephen
McGee 1-0; Lucas Patterson 1-0; Michael Corey 1-0; Kerry Franks 0-1; Kellen
Heard 0-1; Will Harris 0-1; Earvin Taylor 0-1; Chevar Bryson 0-1.
Hurricanes-Colin McCarthy 2-4; Randy Phillips 2-4; DeMarcus Van Dy 4-1;
Kenny Phillips 3-2; Willie Cooper 4-0; Chavez Grant 2-2; Vegas Franklin 1-3;
Calais Campbell 1-3; Carlos Armour 1-2; Eric Moncur 2-0; Khalil Jones 2-0;
Damien Berry 2-0; Spencer Adkins 2-0; Antonio Dixon 1-1; Bruce Johnson 1-0;
Allen Bailey 1-0; Teraz McCray 1-0; Dwayne Hendrick 0-1; Joe Joseph 0-1;
Courtney Harris 0-1; Ryan Hill 0-1.

(RICHFIELD) – Richfield City will soon have its first ever full-color electronic sign. Council member, Kimball Poulson, updated the council in last week’s city council meeting, on the progress of erecting the sign. He said the four-by-eight-foot full color screen will be located at the southwest corner of the Richfield City park and should be up and running by Nov. 1. The city purchased the sign from the Yesco Sign Company at a cost of $60,000. Participating partners include Richfield City, Sevier County, Sevier Valley Center and Snow College, the Sevier School District and Booster Club. Poulson said the sign should be a nice attraction to the city.

(RICHFIELD) – Richfield City continues to work towards completing a number of city improvement projects. In last week’s city council meeting, Business Administrator, Woody Farnsworth, said that the annual street painting and striping project is nearing completion. In other council action, Farnsworth reported on the septic tank disposal into the Richfield City wastewater disposal facilities. He said that a local disposal business wants the city to match the same rate as the City of Beaver for disposing waste. Beaver’s rate is $20-25 per load but Farnsworth said the dumping would be too great a load for the sewer ponds at that rate and said the city wants to keep it at $80 per load. Farnsworth said that it has been a long-standing policy that the rate remain the same for everyone who uses the disposal system.