Jeff Lund

Maybe it was the offensive line, the offensive scheme, or something about playing in Arizona stadium.

The numbers were usually there, but the W's certainly weren't for former UA quarterback Jason Johnson.

Once again in front of NFL scouts, Johnson showed why he has a chance to make it in the league. Splitting time with the AP Player of the Year and Heisman Finalist Brad Banks, it was Johnson that led the South team to victory in Saturday's Hula Bowl.

Johnson was 14 for 24 for 175 yards with one touchdown pass and no interceptions. Banks went 13 for 22 for 154 yards, with one touchdown and one pick, and he coughed up the ball, which lead to a score for the North. `

Led by Johnson, the South reeled off 24 unanswered fourth-quarter points to win 27-24.

"I think all in all it was an amazing end to my college career," Johnson said. "To have a game like we had, and to lead two scoring drives to help us win the game, it was quite an experience."

No kidding.

Everything seems different now for Johnson, not just the fact that the teams he quarterbacks are winning bowl games.

Given his current shape and recent growth on the field, he said that if he had the season to do all over again, there would be no reason Arizona would not have gone to a bowl.

Ah, what could have been.

Another side note: Johnson also had time to sit down and have dinner with former UA head coach Dick Tomey during his time in Hawaii ·

I don't know what happened, but when a baseball score reflects that of a football blowout, you gotta wonder.

I am not quite sure what adjectives to use to describe Arizona's 32-3 win over BYU. I think the stat I like most about the game is that Cougars had over three times as many errors (10) as runs.

Hopefully, the Wildcats didn't blow their wad all in one game ·

The good news about the women's basketball road trip is that it's over, and after a win against Oregon, the Wildcats managed to finish the three-state odyssey with a 2-2 record.

Freshman Shawntinice Polk posted her 15th double-double of the season, tying the school record for double-doubles in a season.

The Wildcats have seven more regular season games, and it doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out Polk will most likely set a new standard that might not be challenged for a while÷ well at least until next season, when she is a sophomore.

Can you say conference player of the year?

There is no player that is more important to its team in the Pacific-10 Conference than Polk. Stanford has proven it can win without all-American Nicole Powell. One would have to cringe at the thought of Arizona women's basketball minus Polk.

The Polk-led Arizona squad is now tied for third in the Pac-10 with a 7-4 conference mark, two games behind Stanford ·

In a 15-point loss to USC over the weekend, Oregon committed 25 turnovers.

Nasty.

Junior Luke Ridnour had six, and the Ducks slipped to 5-4 in the Pac-10 conference.

The rest of the Pac-10 couldn't have asked for a better regular season title defense.