(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.