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Show CHS: a disappointing season of Cedar's turnovers, for they generally had problems moving the ball around without errors. Cedar can look up as they look to next season, though. The leading scorer and rebounder, 6-5 Kevin Garrett, will be back next year, as will starting point guard Kevin Hunter. The Reds will lose just three senior players, though all three-Lee three-Lee Wood, Chad Carter and Glen Taylor-were at least part-time starters. uimmtjmmmmmmmmmmmmmm V. . 4 X ' i By LYNETTE SAWYER Record Reporter What most Cedar High basketball fans are waiting to see is the year the Redmen win their first five league games, so it won't be necessary to win their last five. As Cedar showed this i year, when a team finds itself having to win that many games down the stretch, it's a rare time they can come through and do" if. Halfway through the Redmen's regular league season, their record was just 2-3. But the team, the coach and CHS supporters sup-porters were optimistic. And why not? The games lost had been close and not once had the Redmen been "blown away" in a game. As CHS coach John Nielsen put it at that point of the season, "All of our games have been close, and the kids have played , well." He went on to say, "We've shown we can play with anyone." So, optimistically, Cedar faced its final five league games. The Redmen started the string by traveling to Carbon and defeating the region leaders. The next two games came against Spanish Fork and Payson, and CHS lost them both. Things now looked pretty grim for Cedar, but they still had a slim chance to claim the final state playoff spot.. Until Dixie, that is. The Flyers came to Cedar for Iheannual rivalry, and put together an impressive im-pressive fourth quarter to down the Reds on their home floor. With the loss also went any hopes for the playoff spot. The final encounter against Springville was a token game for CHS, and they went on to lose it easily. The Reds finished 3-7 in Region Six, with a four-game four-game losing streak and in fifth place among the six teams. The Cedar players talk disappointedly about their season, but aren't sure how to pinpoint their downfall. "It seems we would always play a close first half," commented one Redmen player, "but couldn't put together a good second half." This analysis proves true for most CHS games, although the Redmen characteristically had good fourth quarter comebacks. Usually, however, the comebacks most often came too late to achieve the desired effecta victory. Turnovers, particularly par-ticularly unforced errors, hurt Cedar throughout the season, as did the full-court full-court pressure opponents frequently chose to throw on them. The Reds generally lacked the speed and quickness to beat the press consistently, con-sistently, and were not usually successful when they attempted to apply the full-court press themselves. The Reds did not run as fast-paced a game as did most of the teams they faced, choosing, instead, a slower-paced, pass-the-ball-type game plan. That opened the way for a host Staff Sergeant Randy Cowan presents a a basketball to Bob Blackner for winning the Bantam Basketball Easter Seals Shootoff. Blackner took first by bringing in j77, second place went to Dave Bolton who brought in $70. The Cedar City competition brought in over $350 for Easter Seals. ..The basketball is autographed by players from SUSC and Dixie College. |