Show Balanced scoring has been the Uintah Utes trademark In its first two games of the season against Union and Alta Alta- Altamont Altamont mont this past weekend The Uintah Utes had five in double figures In their win over the Union Cougars Friday Forward Jeff Drollinger led the Utes with 31 points in the game with Union Friday Drollinger fired In nine field goals and hit 13 out of 18 free throws Drollinger pumped in 13 points in the se- se second second cond quarter on four field goals and five free throws He also scored three points in the second quarter Drollinger scored seven points In the third quarter and toss toss- tossed ed in in eight points In the fourth quarter However the win wasn't a one man show but was a complete team effort as Mike Weldon Brian McNamara and Cary Hamilton scored 11 points each and Kevin Montague pumped in ten counters to give the Utes five in double figures The Utes almost had a sixth Ute in double figures as Doug Bowen tossed In nine points The Utes followed their balanced team scoring theme song once again in the win over Altamont as five Uintah Utes scored in in double figures McNamara led the Utes with 18 points and tossed In seven field goals McNamara scored five points In in the first quarter and six points in the second quarter Uintah's McNamara was shutout In the third quarter but he scored when it counted as he poured in seven points to help the Utes defeat the Longhorns Drollinger Weldon and Montague add add- added added ed 11 points and Hamilton joined the dou- dou double ble figure club with ten points Other heros for the Utes in the fourth quarter were Montague who scored six points on two three point plays and Hamilton who fired In two field goals Weldon came off the bench and turned In an outstanding performance for the Uintah Utes He scored five points In the second quarter and six points in the third quarter to give the Utes a boost in the game with Altamont Union High Schools School's Brett Cramer Is famous now in the eyes of the Cougar fans for something that he wishes everyone would forget Cramer nabbed a rebound In the Union game with Duchesne Saturday and took look a shot at the basket However it was the wrong basket but the shot was no good and thus Cramer didn't become a Duchesne Eagle Cramer redeemed himself in the eyes of the fans and his coaches when he darted down the floor only seconds after the wrong basket shot and put in a two two- pointer at the right basket Uintah's junior varsity center Randy Hawks who is 66 received some pressure from Unions Union's 55 guard Mike Ross as Hawks almost turned over the basketball However he survived the pressure got the ball under control and put the ball through the hoop Fouls were the main item on the menu during the Union Uintah-Union basketball game at Altamont High School Friday hit 35 out of 55 free throws and Union hit 21 out of 38 free throws Ninety Ninety- three trips were taken to the foul line dur- dur during during ing the game Unions Union's hit 10 out of 13 free throws and Uintah's Droll Droll- Drollinger Drollinger inger tossed In 13 out of 18 free throws Uintah's Hamilton was five for nine and Bowen was three for eight Montague was six for 10 and Weldon was three for four McNamara was five for six Unions Union's Wayne Gingell was four for four and Rick Nielsen was five for six Doug Allen was two for four Many Uintah Utes and Union Cougars were in foul trouble in the game and Uintah's McNamara had four fouls In the first four minutes according to Uintah head coach Gary Weight who left the game with 4 52 left in the first quarter of Fri Fri- Friday's Friday's days day's game with Union due to three technical fouls 1 P Pv v e N K Kf L f L Lr r 3 t J wr UTE Doug Bowen left and Jeff Drollinger right I as well as an Altamont eager cager stage a midair mid clash for the basketball |