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Show r t BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Sports i i Brigham City, Utah ting a smooth floor game and a Thursday, December 15, 1977 and found little difficulty moun total. ting a But in the second quarter they were good only twice in 12 attempts from the field and for the second half went as Box Brighton cagers bombed 8-- Erstwhile Utah State university football coach Chuck Mills once told an audience of Box Elder High athletes that he disliked the word potential." To him it meant only promise, not achievement. And often promise never fulfilled. This years Box Elder basket- ball team before the season began was labeled as having potential. But Tuesday night on the Bees hardwoods they converted it into something more as they dominated visiting 8 Brighton en route to a 4-- 61-4- feat the visitors from Salt Lake valley. Bengal Coach Duke Reid told Stewart after, We knew youd be good. Youve got good kids inside and good balance." His commentary was justified by the statistics which gave Box Elder a edge in rebounding. Leading the way were 8 Bob Day with 10 and 6 Curtis Munford with eight The Bees also enjoyed an advantage in shooting, hitting 26 of 53 attempts from the field for 49 percent. Brighton had to settle for 6 and 30 percent. And therein lies an interesting tale. The Bengals came on like the monsoon season in the first period. They had control of things cage victory. It was their fourth victory in five outings for the Hivers. And easily their toughest foe to date. The Bengals came into the record, having fray with a won victories over defending state titlist Skyline, View-moand Murray. Their only loss coming in was a narrow one to East High. And for the first quarter Tuesday, it appeared Brighton would add Box Elder to its list of n 1 GOAL 25-2- 6-- take-down- s. four-corn- it. By intermission, the Bees enjoyed a advantage. 20-6- lead. Turned Tables g But then it was time as Coach Tom Stewarts bunch switched on the after burners to catch, pass and de- table-turnin- This week, this writer had the opportunity to travel to Salt Lake City with Max Kosof to meet with Gene Fullmer, the former world middleweight boxing champion. Also on hand were Marv Jenson, Fullmers manager, and John Mooney, Salt Lake Tribune sports editor. The delight was real as the groups slapped backs and reminisced about the glory days of 20-1- 2 6-- victims. They outrebounded the taller Bees 20-1- 2 Turn in Tide , The turn in the tide came when Box Elder moved from a deficit to take the lead at Day popped in three quick fielders and four others scored during the second period to effect the reversal. Nothing Brighton tried seemed to work after that. They went offense with into a three minutes left before half and Box Elder scored twice off 40-2- 9 and while grabbing a Elder intimidated the visitors inside. At one point in the third period, they had four straight shots blocked around the. hoop with Day and Munford doing much of the handiwork. 6 Brighton seemed deflated coming back in the third period. At the same time Box Elder gathered poise and confidence. With guard Steve Yagi direc- - Fullmers career. Kosof, it seems, was one of Fullmers sponsors and also helped promote the West Jordan slugger. This was in addition to his bowling operation in Ogden. Tim out for Christinas fellow guard Kline Adams doing a little bit of everything in a dazzling performance. And with the inside trio of Marlin Jensen, Day and Munford putting up a Washington Monument defense and sweeping the boards. Box third-quartElder ran to a 4 lead. Despite missing a batch of tries underneath, the Bees kept their cool, cashed in on some cheapies against a trapping zone defense and were never really threatened. 50-3- UeigDes OdfggdCi er Went to Bench With the score at Coach Gary Rohmers Eagles take time out for Christmas after runing up a 1 record in preseason basketball, including two wins the past weekend. Wendover provided stiff opposition before falling 1 Friday. The Eagles swarmed over Raft River of Idaho 3 in a Saturday contest. The difference in the season thus far, says Rohmer, is his teams ability to stay mentally alert in the close games. Theyve not lost a close one this year and have won six straight. Fridays game was no exception. After leading by as many as 12 on three separate occasions, the Eagles had to see Wendover commit a turnover with five seconds left to preserve the victory. We lacked a little killer instinct, Rohmer said in analysis. Wendover the 7 but it was in the Eagles turnover department the locals were able to make up the difference. Wendover committed 37 turnovers to 21 for the Eagles. Jon Locklear had 10 boards along with 10 by Tom Querta for the winners, Irving Mack had seven. In scoring, Querta hit 17, Myron Oldbull 13 and Terrance Reed 11. It was a healthy first quarter that set the Eagles off on a Raft River romp. The Eagles led 10-- and ended the quarter at 16-- 5 to win going away. Ten players scored in the game, led by Quertas 22 and Oldbulls career high 19. Mack poured in 11. 5 The Eagles led after 4 an elated Coach Stewart went to his bench. He was jubilant after. His men had met the test. And what a birthday present! The cage mentors son Corey observed his foruth anniversary of life Tuesday, a fact for which his coaching father was grateful and happy. The hoop victory added substantially to the occasion. Jensen, who ought to wear a parachute he jumps so high, was top man in scoring for the night with 18 points. Adams had 14 and Day 10 to be the other Bees in double figures. Best for the Bengals were guards Brad Heaps and Robb McCleary whom Coach Reid called as good a guard line as any in the state. He noted that Todd Tovey who was a starter last year, cant crack the starting five this season, the other two are that good. In other statistics, Adams was credited with four assists and six rebounds and Yagi had three steals. Box Elder will see its next action Thursday, Dec. 22, when Granger comes to town for a 7:30 p.m. duel. The box score : 61-4- 62-6- 74-5- 47-3- Brighton fm-f- a fg Hekking Urry Heaps Tovey McCleary Tapp Weiss Katter Steinke During Fullmers rise to the top, Kosof was always there at ringside. He developed a long and lasting friendship with him, as well as with Jenson and Mooney, who covered the Utahns fights. 4 0--0 4 6 0 6 0-- 2 14 2 0--0 4 0 0 0 2 2 0--0 0 8 14 2 04) 20 The stories were humorous and listeners at Fullmers Celebrity Restaurant chuckled along with the rest. Jenson pointed out that Kosof has always been involved in Utah sports and was a true backer of athletics in the state, from bowling to boxing to P 2 0 3 2 1 48 raarfi ujOCud 0 56-3- three quarters and reserves played most of the final quarter. Box Elder fm-f- fg Day Jensen Munford Adams Yagi McQuivey Gray baseball. The name Kosof is synonymous statewide with sports. It was gratifying to hear these men, who travel in upper echelon cricles and among the common man, speak highly of Kosof. They were utterly delighted to be invited to help the nearly fowler with his upcoming benefit for needy children. 5 04) 8 2 p 10 18 1 5 5 6 2 14 3 6 0-- 1 8 2 4 0 20 12 61 4 26 31 34 50 48 61 Nothing In Common Why do you want a divorce?" We have nothing in common. We dont even hate the same people! Jis V, ihi b 4 70-yea- ld One Night bnde of three months complained to her mother about her grooms drinking habits. "If you knew he drank, why did you marry him, she was asked. I didnt know he drank until one night he came home sober. A young Mack had a season high 13 rebounds in the game to go with his 11 counters. Oldbull had six rebounds, six steals and six assists as well. 0 0--1 26 Brighton Box Elder a . I Locklear had seven rebounds and Querta five in the category. Intermountain will see its players go home for Christmas, and come back to school in time to prepare for a Jan. 4 game with Westside ip Idaho. League action starts Jan. 6 at Morgan. Here are the box scores : I Laj I v n.uin Bitter Berry The American Indian name for cranberries was or, bitter berry. The Pilgrims, noticing the berries were a favorite food of cranes, called them craneberries and, eventually, cranberries, . iMmtrrir-tm- n "i-bi- , bit.- - pi Its no secret Maxie has had to work hard to keep the Brigham Bowl going. Its no se- cret that some have not liked some of his policies. His diplomacy sometimes has fallen into the prose of a ghetto kid from New York. Despite that, hes afflicted with a soft place in his heart to help those citizens of our area who cant help themselves, the needy children. Since 1972, he has raised money for the children with his bowling benefit He has footed the bill for the bowling and party. refreshments afterwards. It comes to a great deal of money. under-priveleg- ed But Kosof cant do it without you. He once said, Sure, I could give the kids more money i? I just wrote them out a check, but thats not the spirit of the program. We all need to help out and we can all have fun doing it. It means so much more when everyone has the chance to participate. It gives more cohesiveness to the the rim, drawing some close contact from Brighton's Brad Bengals in Brigham victory over the and Munford Steve Curtis (44) McQuivey (45) prepare to rebound. For City Tuesday night. MARLIN JENSEN is up above Heaps (22) in Box Elder's 61-4- 8 grease. in mi ii ii in Maxie has built a name in promotions. It was in his blood back in the 1940s when he rolled 212 consecutive games for the USO 100 straight for War Bonds. 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