{"id":30450,"date":"2012-12-20T18:25:56","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T01:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=30450"},"modified":"2012-12-21T18:23:23","modified_gmt":"2012-12-22T01:23:23","slug":"poinsettia-bowl-san-diego-st-3-byu-0-1st-qtr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=30450","title":{"rendered":"BYU’s D Blooms in Poinsettia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Charter Oak standout Adam Muema rushed for more than 100 yards but it wasn’t enough to get the Aztecs past BYU.<\/p><\/div>\n

(San Diego) – BYU ran off three\u00a0consecutive touchdowns in the fourth quarter including two from the defense to beat San Diego State 23-6 Thursday night in the Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium.<\/p>\n

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Down 6-3 entering the fourth, BYU scored three times in just over six minutes.\u00a0First Kyle Van Noy\u00a0sacked Aztec quarterback Adam Dingwell in the endzone, forced a fumble and fell on the loose football for a touchdown.\u00a0After Dingwell was intercepted in his own end Jamaal Williams rumbled in\u00a0from 14 yards out for a 16-6\u00a0lead<\/p>\n

On the next possession, Van Noy locked up game MVP honors with a pick six.\u00a0He stepped in front of a Dingwell toss\u00a0and sprinted\u00a017 yards for the score finish\u00a0the 20-0 run and ice the 23-6 win.<\/p>\n

The Aztecs went up 6-0 in the first half on two Chance Marden field goals.\u00a0He hit one in the first quarter and added a 23 yarder with\u00a010:46 left in the second.<\/p>\n

Eric Pinkens then intercepted BYU quarterback James Lark\u00a0to set up the Aztecs at the Cougar 29 yard line late in the second quarter, but BYU’s defense held and forced\u00a0San Diego State to\u00a0punt to stay within six points.<\/p>\n

Justin Sorenson booted a\u00a023 yard field goal as time ran out in the first\u00a0half to get BYU on the board.\u00a0The three points was set up by a 38 yard pass from Lark to Devin Mahina down\u00a0to the San Diego State six yard line.<\/p>\n

Neither team managed\u00a0must offense\u00a0in the third quarter. San Diego State was forced to\u00a0punt\u00a0from the back of its own endzone to start the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Then Van Noy and the BYU D took over.<\/p>\n

Former Charter Oak High\u00a0School star Adam Muema rushed for 103 yards on 26 carries for San Diego State\u00a0but it wasn’t nearly enough.\u00a0The Aztecs turned the ball over five times – four by Dingwell with three picks and a\u00a0fumble.<\/p>\n

Lark completed\u00a023 of 42 for 244 yards for the Cougars but he also threw two interceptions. Cody Hoffman, who shared the MVP award with Van Noy,\u00a0caught 10 passes for 114 yards.<\/p>\n

BYU finished\u00a0the season at 8-5 and the Aztecs fell to 9-4.<\/p>\n

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