Show 1 p. p J I 1 I I. I z 14 I J c Braves raves Lose Opening Game Gathe 37 35 See Early Point 13 Lead Fade as American Fork Pulls It Out After building up a 13 point lead and dominating play in the first half bait the North Summit Braves Draves lost a hear breaker to American Fork pork 37 to 35 36 In the opening game of or the Class Claa B D State tournament ment Wednesday Coach Larry Maxwell Maxwell's s boys boya led ed 19 to 7 I at the first quarter 25 to 15 16 at the half halt and stretched the lead to 28 to 15 before AF AP tightened tighten tighten- ed cd the defense and began whittling ing at the lead The third quarter was 30 to 25 and the Braves Draves I were overtaken 31 to 30 with about four sour minutes remaining I Early Lead The Braves Draves leaped Into Inlo an early parly load lead controlling both boards boara AndI and nd out out-husti out hustling the The I Summit two ono two one two defense kept AF far outside and they could not hit lilt the long ones I It was II n. Brown Drown with a foul shot c G. G Brown with the first fielder Pace with a foul II n Brown Drown with Ith a field goal goat and foul toul i and 7 to 1 before A AF hit from the field Then Pace with two quickies quick Quick- ies lea Bullock Dullock with his first O. O Brown again and the score was wn 16 to 6 5 Pace and G C G. G Brown Drown scored to end the quarter 19 to 7 and the game was actually one sided American Fork rork clo cloned ed the ga gap a aI I little In the second qu quarter rt r It was 21 to 11 before Bullock Dullock hit twice from the field followed by a slowdown slowdown slow slow- down down which saw the hall half end 25 to 15 i Tighter Defense I I The Cavemen brought out a tightened defense l in bi the second half and the Braves Draves cooled off Pace scored a free throw and a fielder and then AF F slashed in inI I with three goals and two free freo I throws and suddenly it jt was 28 2 to 22 The ball balt was ended H. H Brown fouled out In the third quarter quartet and was wn replaced by Brooks Drooks There was an mont merit resulting In a technical foul fouland fouland fouland and the Braves still led 30 to 25 as 8 the third quarter ended in tn a flurry of ot North Summit shots which did not connect Two free treo throws at the expense lot of G. G Brown Drown Bullock k and one field goal goat made mado it 30 to 29 and the Braves Draves took time out But Dut they could cope with the half half- court coun press preas and the tho spark of ot Herrera Her Her- herrem rera rem and the Utah County lads went ahead on two free throws G. G Brown Drown came back to put the Braves ahead 33 to 32 and it was wOoS I tied again with three minutes to go gu Time hime Runs nun Out The Braves Dravos missed on nix all at at- tempts no temptS no cripples while cripples while tho the Cavemen Cl scored twice more G. G Brown Drown cI closed ed tho the gap with a fielder 37 to 35 36 as os time ran rail out I It was a bitter defeat for tor tho the Braves because of ot their early l 1 supremacy but they lost bat t to a good team and the lots loss did not detract from their popularity I G. G Brown Drown led lod the tho scoring with 14 H p points followed by Pace with 12 Bullock Dullock 6 II H. Drown Brown 3 Judd was outstanding on the back back- boards Ball Bali and Brooks Drooks played very well in reserve status |