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Show Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Wednesday, February 9, 2005 A9 Sanpete Messenger-Gunnison Valley Edition Templar boys in first, facing Templar girls pivotal games to end season hit .500 with wins last week By Sean Hales Associate editor BLANDING—The Manti High Templars played two games last week against two different teams and came away with two strikingly similar wins against Gunnison on Friday, 5342 and against San Juan on Saturday, 52-41. Against Gunnison, the Templars jumped out to an early 10-point lead, which they never relinquished. The Templars were able to fend off several surges by the Bulldogs, who were led by Wayne Young with a game-high 16 points, including four 3pointers. Gunnison was able to get the score within 8 points, 6-14 in the final seconds of the first, but by the end of the second the Templars had once again pushed their lead to 10. Impressive rebounding performances by Templars Josh Hugentobler and Devin Frischknecht—they combined for 18—gave Manti plenty of second chances offensively and limited the Bulldogs’ chances to score. In the end, it was the Templars’ speed and athleticism that did the Bulldogs in, as Tay- SEAN HALES / MESSENGER PHOTO Templars Travis Thompson and Taylor Salanoa force a bad shot from Bulldog Wayne Young. Manti was victorious in two games last week against Gunnison, 53-42 and San Juan, 52-41. lor Salanoa forced turnovers with lightning-quick hands, and scored baskets on reverse layups, while Hugentobler and Frishknecht lashed to the bas- ket or fired bullets to post-men for the easy 2. Travis Thompson led Manti’s scoring with 13, followed by Hugentobler with 10 With one minute and 41 seconds left in the game, the Bulldogs were down by 3. But they fouled Manti, and Manti was able to bring up their score with free throws. Coach Stewart Jensen chalked up the loss to missed free throws and too many turnovers. Teigan Jensen helped the Lady Bulldogs out in the end. Coach Jensen referred to her as “an instant boost in points.” She earned her team 9 points in the short time she played. The Lady Bulldogs had a game against South Sevier yesterday, and they go to San Juan on Friday. If the Gunnison team wins both games, they might have a chance to play against San Juan for a spot in the region tournament. Gunnison girls drop final home game to Templars By Patti Robertson Staff writer GUNNISON—The Gunnison Lady Bulldogs lost their final home game of the season against Manti last Thursday, 50-60. At one point the Bulldogs were down by 16 points but fought their way back up. Lady Hawks lose to Lehi and Emery By Scott Bagley Staff writer MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete Lady Hawks basketball team lost two games in a row last week against the Lehi Pioneers and the Emery Spartans. The first loss came on Feb. 1 against the Lehi Pioneers. It was a thrilling game, but Lehi was able to pull away in the fourth period with a final score of 50-46. Lady Hawk Jessica Aagard was, once again, the leading scorer of the night with a game-high 24 points. Laney Jacobsen and Skylar Dunn both finished with six points, Mandy Johnson made four, Aubree Poulsen made three, Holly Christensen made two, and Lacey Collard made one. The second loss came at Castledale against Emery on Feb. 3. This game was also a thriller, and sorrowfully enough, too, the Spartans somehow pulled away with a final score of 58-52. Emery’s Natalie Hansen scored 19 points in the game. For North Sanpete, Aagard was once again the leading scorer, with 24 points. Poulsen finished with 11 points. Dunn had five points in the game, and Collard had four. Christensen, Johnson, Jacobsen and Toni Garlick all finished with two points. The Lady Hawks went on the road against top-ranked Carbon yesterday. They will host the Delta Rabbits at home for their final season game on Thursday at 7 p.m. the Bulldogs fell to a young San Juan team two weeks ago, 4450. South Sevier is in a tie with Richfield for second place in region 12 and will most likely register a win over Gunnison, unless the Bulldogs play a stronger game than they have exhibited to this point in the season. So, the game against San Juan on Friday will likely be an exercise in going through the motions. Even if the Bulldogs win over San Juan on Friday, San Juan is not likely to drop its last game of the season against bottom-of-the-pile to North Sevier on Saturday, which will keep both teams at their current places in the standings. Bulldogs (continued from A8) 10, Frischknecht with 9 and Taylor Salanoa with 7. Gunnison ends the regular season with two home games next week: South Sevier on Wednesday and San Juan on Friday. 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Manti jumped out to a 5point lead in the first, which they extended to 12 points, 2816 by the end of the second. San Juan starting chipping at the Templars’ lead through the third and reduced Manti’s advantage to 7. The Broncos were able to get the Templars in their sights and within 6 points late in the fourth quarter, but that was the last San Juan would see of a 6-point deficit, as the Templars pushed their lead to 11 for the 52-41 victory. The Templars used a balanced scoring attack led by Thompson with 11, Andrew Clark with 10, including two 3-pointers, Hugentobler with 9 and Salanoa with 8. With the wins, Manti moved to 7-1 and took sole position of first place after Richfield was handed its second region loss at the hands of South Sevier. South Sevier’s victory put the team in a tie for second place with Richfield at 6-2. With the top three teams in Region 12 within one game of each other, the play-in picture is still unclear, especially since Richfield and South Sevier both have a chance to knock Manti down a peg this week. The Templars will face Richfield at home tonight and then South Sevier on the road on Friday. The Wildcats have been the only Region 12 team to give Manti a loss in a tight 1-point affair on Jan. 21. Richfield’s first loss was a surprise victory GUNNISON—The Manti Lady Templars are 4-4 in region play after defeating Gunnison and San Juan last week. The Templars came home from Gunnison with a 60-50 victory at the Bulldogs’ last home game last Thursday. Bulldogs seniors Kelcey Jensen, Laci Higgins, Jessica Despain, Alacia Satterfield and Kassie Brown were recognized with their parents prior to the game. The game started out fast paced, as the Templars acquired a sizeable lead against the Bulldogs in the first half, 30-18. Sili Hafoka scored 12 points in the first half alone, 4 of those points scored on of fensive rebounds. Kelsie Johnson lead the Templars with three assists in the first half. In the second half, Gunnison pulled their 6-foot 1inch freshman, Teigan Jensen, from the bench to team up with center Laci Higgins. With two 6-foot post players playing at the same time, the Bulldogs dominated both the offensive and defensive boards, resulting in a quick catch-up to within 3 points early in the second half. The Templars managed to keep the lead by only a few points until late in the fourth quarter, when they finally pulled ahead on foul shots a l o n e . T h e Te m p l a r s f o u l shooting was outstanding, es- pecially under the pressure of the tight game and Bulldogs fans chanting “air ball” and stomping their feet. Kassie Tucker made 10 of her 12 points on foul shots late in the game. Lori Johnson and McKenzie Whipple also iced their foul shots when the Templars needed them most. Whipple led the Templars with 18 points for the game and Andrea Litteral sunk two 3-pointers. On Saturday, the Lady Templars hosted San Juan, and all three Manti teams were victorious. The varsity played a closer game but came away with the win, 56-51. The Templars stayed well ahead of San Juan most of the game, but with only three minutes remaining, Manti’s stall cost the Templars two quick turnovers and allowed San Juan to catch up to within 1 point. But once again, the good foul shooting of the Templars brought them ahead for the win. Hafoka had the game high of 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals and 23 points. Tucker had 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 13 points. Lori Johnson had 3 rebounds, 1 assist and made 2 out of 2 free throws. Whipple had 2 assists and came away with 12 points. Candalyn Kjar had 3 rebounds and 1 assist. Karen Johnson had 1 point and Litteral had 4 points for the game. The Templars traveled to Richfield yesterday. They will host South Sevier on Thursday for their final games of the season. Winters scored 10 and 21 points in the games respectively, and Conner Nielsen was a big help off the bench both nights with 13 points on Friday and 10 on Saturday. Conspicuously absent from Snow’s list of scoring leaders was Brandon Sholly, who seemed to struggle a bit against the Cardinals. Uncharacteristically, Sholly made only one basket for both games. The rest of his 13 points for both games came from free throws. Snow has a bye this weekend but will play against Air Force Prep tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Snow College Activities Center. By Karmal Mandel Staff writer Badgers (Continued from A8) Snow from going into intermission with a deficit. Dan Henry contributed his usual scoring leadership as well, tallying 23 points on Friday and 24 on Saturday. He was also the most assertive rebounder for Snow, pulling down 10 per game. Templars second in region wrestlers head for state By John Hales Staff writer RICHFIELD—Region 12 high school wrestlers, including those from Manti and Gunnison Valley high schools, met at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield on Thursday, Feb. 3 to determine who would attend the state tournament this weekend at Utah Valley State College in Provo. Manti placed second in team results at the region meet, and will send 13 wrestlers to the state meet. Gunnison ended up in last place at region, but eight of the Bulldogs will wrestle in Provo this weekend. Manti wrestlers who placed at region were Austin Pieper (103), first place; Steven Fowles (112), second place; James Madsen (119), first place; Danny Sorenson (130), sixth place; Ryan Fowles (135), second place; Preston Bown (140), second place; Mark Hedelius (140), sixth place; Brandon Wilkinson (145), fifth place; David Scott (160), fifth place; Chans Lund (171), third place; Andy Larsen (215), first place; Ammon Boorman, (215), fifth place; Richard Newton (275), second place; and Russell Peterson (275), fifth place. Gunnison wrestlers qualifying for state at the region meet were Bret Yardley (125), third place; Mark Wilson (130), fourth place; Herman Hogue (135), sixth place; Jay Bartholomew (140), fourth place; Zack Winters (145), third place; Guy Mellor (152), second place; Huston Graham (171), sixth place; Andy Bartholomew (189), fifth place; and Chad Satterfield (215), third place. I figured out that drill teams work and compete just as hard, and in many ways, are just like any sports team. It’s just the finished product that looks different. I will probably never understand dance—or more specifically—dance competitions. They’re too subjective. (And I will probably always think that figure skating would be more enjoyable if they dumped all the monkeys, giraffes, otters and raccoons from the local zoo on the ice while the skaters performed.) However, I will always appre- ciate what those performers can do and the work they put in. I also appreciate that the girls compete as fiercely as any athlete on any sports team. And I unquestionably admire the dedication, support and sacrifice not only of the Templarettes but also of their supervisors, parents and the community, which helped them achieve four years of being the best. So, congratulations Templar-ettes. You may not have created a fan, but you’ve earned an admirer. Sidelines (Continued from A8) However, the quality and quantity of my appreciation soon changed. When I was writing the story about the Templarette’s victory, I spoke with the team’s supervisor, Mary Ann Thomson. She told me of the hours the girls committed to make sure the dances were visually appealing and that every move was executed to perfection. She extolled virtues of the drill team: dedication, sacrifice and teamwork—which sounded to me like the championship virtues in any sport. CORRECTIONS: A picture published in the Messenger last week of the Gunnison girls’ basketball game incorrectly identified the Gunnison player as Kassie Brown. The player pictured was Jessica Despain. We regret the error. The lead headline in last week’s Gunnison Valley Edition said that cross-country runner Justin Hyatt hoped to race in New Zealand. Hyatt is actually hoping to run in Australia as stated in the article and caption. |