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Show I Free Press - Thursday, December sports 1 6, 1 982 Pa ge - 1 1 Pioneers win in Payson e Lhi's Pioneers went hunting last weekend moving into Payson Lion territory for a notch on their victory belt and then tackling the Union Cougars on the Pioneers own hunting ground for another win. Uintah didn't travel clear to Lehi to mess around, they came to play ball. The Cougars proved to be a formidable foe for the confident Pioneers nearly upsetting Lehi's victory wagon. The outcome of the game was in doubt until the final seconds of the overtime contest. Uintah got the opening tip and scored a layup on their first possession. They went to ihe hoop again for two, before Lehi's big center, Ben Ford, sunk one from underneath. Jeff Burningham hit on a jumper from the corner but Uintah came back to tank one from the line. Even though it was just seconds into the game you knew it was going to be a tussle until the end. Ford, Barnes and Berry collected six points in a flurry, the score read 10-- 5 for the Pioneers and Uintah's coach called time out. Following the strategy session Bob Barnes came right back zeroing in with a jumper from the top of the key. Uintah shook off their jitters and collected two successive layups. Nattress hit one from the line but Uintah scored again. Bob Barnes sunk a layup but the Cougars fought back with two from underneath to tie the score 5 at the end of the first big-gam- 15-1- quarter. Ben Ford resumed the Pioneers charge by hitting two from the foul line. Uintah's fine little point guard hit one from the line but Barnes stepped to the free throw line and hit two for Lehi. Uintah evened the score with a jumper and two freebies. with 4:47 The scoreboard read to go in the second quarter. The Pioneers knew they were playing the toughest game in their n schedule. This dog-figgave Coach Ken Wagner a chance to see how the Pioneers would react to the pressure of a close game. Uintah took another jaunt to the free throw line, hit one, came right back after a Lehi foul and hit two more. Todd Berry, playing a great game, went to the line and hit both to keep Lehi in the closely contested game. Kevin Tuckett entered the game for Nattress who had to leave when he was decked after a rebound attempt. Todd Berry calmly sank two after being fouled, but Uintah came back with six unanswered points. Bob Barnes righted the situation by hitting six for Lehi, four on little jumpers and two from the line. After Uintah tanked a layup Berry went to the line again, hit both and the score read Lehi 33 Uintah 28 at the end of the first half. Uintah employed a tenacious pressing defense from the opening tipoff and their excellent passing kept pace with Lehi's explosive offense. The Cougars would pass the ball around the perimeter until they shook a man loose under the basket. They did not shoot from outside throughout the game. 19-1- 9 pre-seaso- Ben Ford and Brett Liston both sank layups after a Cougar foul shot and the score was tied The crowd went wild when Uintah went ahead once more on another one from the line. Coach Wagner called time out to give Uintah a chance to think things over but when play resumed they hit two more from the free throw circle. Nattress hit a timely layup. Bob Barnes promptly stole the ball back, scored and Lehi regained a one point lead with :44 to go in the game. Barnes went to the line and hit both, Jeff Burningham also got both from the lane and Lehi now took a four point lead. Uintah hit one, but Barningham tanked two more from the line. The Cougars came back with a corner jumper. Uintah got two points from the line and Lehi's lead was narrowed to a margin. Burningham again netted a lreebie, but Uintah, shooting accurately from around the circle, hit another for two points which tied the score at the end of regulation play. Uintah scored first in overtime but Liston slipped in for a nice layup. The Cougars hit a beauty from the lop of the key to take a two point lead. Burningham tied it with two from the foul line and Berry swished a lead with 40 layup to give Lehi a seconds to go. Uintah went to the line to hit one but Barnes drove in for a layup making the scoreboard read However, the Cougars' harrassing defense did not cause the Pioneers to lose their cool or their poise. The tip went to Lehi when the second half began and Ford headed for the basket only to be fouled. He hit the first two points of the half and then came right back with a nice layup. Four more points were chalked up to Uintah's ledger as they scored on a jumper and a layup. The score was now 37 Lehi, 32 Uintah. The tally got closer when Uintah swished a fastbreak layup. With 5:18 to go in the last half Uintah had narrowed Lehi's lead to one measly point. Iiehi lost the ball on a traveling call 7 and Uintah tied the Pioneers then went ahead on two foul pilches. The Pioneers missed the aggressive play of Jeff Burningham who had three early fouls and had to sit out awhile. The ball was swiped away from the Cougars by Barnes who scored on the play and the Pioneers tied it up Uintah regained the lead with some accurate foul pitching and after a jump ball Todd Berry hit a jumper. The Cougars avenged by scoring a lead. layup to keep a The Cougars scored two more from the line but Ben Ford, playing great ball, tipped one in to make the score Uintah 45 Lehi 43 at the end of the third quarter. After Uintah had scored three more points Burningham retaliated by hitting a corner jumper for two. Uintah hit for two more but Barnes came to the line, hit both and Uintah had 50 to Lehi's 47. 1 37-3- jitters. Lehi lost the ball twice in as many possessions but Nattress stole the ball, got fouled by Worthen and hit one of his freebies. Payson had a 1 lead when Burningham snapped the strings on a layup. Another Lehi turnover cost Lehi as Payson took advantage of the opportunity to hit a jumper. Liston finally got things going for Lehi when he hit a pretty layup. Barnes jind Nattress .scored field goals and then Barnes scored again on a layup. Payson, determined to beat this one, hit a goal and the score read Lehi 11, Payson 10. Burningham converted a corner jumper, Bob Barnes sliced in for a layup, Liston got two from underneath the basket on a good Nattress feed and the score was 0 Lehi, at the end of the first quarter. 6-- 17-1- quarter began with from the top of the key, hitting Berry Ford maneuvering for a layup and Nattress sinking one from the corner. The Pioneers kept Payson from scoring in that flurry of action. Liston stepped to the line, and hit one of two foul tries. Lehi's Burningham and Payson exchanged layups but a wild scramble on Lehi's end of the court ended up in a tip-i- n for Ben Ford. Lehi led 2 with 3:24 to go in the second quarter. Burningham slipped in with a layup and the score read a big 30 for Lehi and a paltry 12 for Payson. Phewwww! Payson's coach called time out but it did no good as soon as play resumed the Lions suffered a turnover. . Finally Payson scored on a layup. Burningham tanked a jumper but the Lions retaliated with two from the The second 39-3- 28-1- line. Todd Berry got into the act by sinking one from the corner, Payson pitched one in and the half ended 34 Lehi 18 Payson. The second half started with Lehi getting the tip but a jump ball was -- 68-6- 6 LEHI 70 Burningham 2 8 11, Barnes 8 8 24, Liston 2 0-- 4, Ford 5 5 14, 14, Nattress 1 4 3, Berry 3 8-- 7-- 4-- 5 8-- 9 Smith 0 UINTAH 70 0, Totals 21 28-3-3 68 McNamara 4 7 12, Bowen 0 4, Hamilton 3 2 14, Weldon 5 14, Montague 5 2 12, Swim 1 0 2, Griffith 1 0 2, Totals 22 1 68 0-- 0 4-- 4-- 4 4-- 4 2-- 0-- 0-- 22-3- Lehi Uintah 17, Barnes 6 2 Burningham 14, Liston 1 5 3, Smith 1 0 2, Nattress 5 2 11, Ford 7 1 15, Berry 3 2 8, Totals 30 6 70. PAYSON 59 Wright 7 4 17, Hiatt 4 0 8, Worthen 7 0-- 14, Cook 4 3 10, Wilcocks 0 0--0 0, Sorenson 2 4 8, Jensen 1 0-- 2, Totals 25 1 59. Lehi Payson record intact I( BSS""N , Jj I v Tues., Wed, Thurs only (excluding Dec 23) Members only 123182 Expires OVJUINUO tMOT E. 200 Barnes, 1 I 1 1 I I I I I 11 I I l l l i t l f cuss - AM. FORK i.tS Am.FwkGjmmstics 5 " " 454 A. 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