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Show Page IB Lakeside Review Thursday, February 12, 1981 in-- l rSSSSDOD U H Cougars Must Win Weekend Despite a flossy overall record of 17-Brigham Young Universitys basketball team finds itself with its back against the wall this week for the sunshine swing to Honolulu and San Diego. We know what it means to be down two games in the WAC race, explained Coach Frank Arnold of the And we also know that one loss this Cougars. weekend could drop us out of the running for the title. Obviously, BYU will be aware of the urgency of the situation when the Cougars face Hawaii Thursday night in Honolulu and San Diego State on Saturday. The team from Provo is currently third in the WAC ) record, trailing Wyoming standings with a and Utah (10-0)- . Arnold may have particular worries with the Rainbows, since BYUs last trip to the Islands ended slow-dow- n 3 in squeaker. Hawaii missed a desperation shot in the closing seconds of the game. That was last year, however, when the Cougars won all of their league games on the road. This time around BYU has already lost two WAC games on the to UTEP and a to road; a PROVO By CINDY SHY Staff Writer Despite an outstanding performance by Bonneville's Cory Sylvester, who chalked up an impressive 36 points, Clearfield surged from behind and denied a persistent Laker squad the critical victory 8 last as the Falcons squeezed by Bonneville, v , Tuesday. ' Clearfield clinched the number one spot in Region-- 1 as they employed a solid offensive attack, that left four men in double figures, and as they out rebounded the taller Lakers in the second half. "Leading the scoring attack for the Falcons was Troy Nye with 14, followed by Fred Cook with 13, and Dewey Pratt with 12 and Mike Johnson with 11. .Rebounding was the critical factor tonight, explained Falcon Coach Craig Hansen. We came out in the second half and completely reversed the situation. 7-- 2 34-3- 69-6- ' one-point- er one-rank- 'in the first half, the Lakers led by as much as 7 points, but Clearfield surged from the deficit to within one at the half, ending it The second half was tight until the Falcons capitalized on Laker turnovers to establish a 8 point margin. With 3:53 on the clock, the Falcons went into a stall. Bonneville could only foul and did so repeatedly. Yet, in the last minute, the trips to the charity stripe were not productive for the Falcons and Bonneville took advantage of the situation to charge back within one point. 30-2- 9. ( 7 6-- , e foCtwo. : : 7,' vvt, Even so, the Cougars charged back into the race last week with convincing wins over Nevada-La- s and the Air Force The win over Vegas (86-7the Air Force kept the Cougars alive in the WAC race which looks like it will go right down to the wire. Hawaii finds itself in a good position for a stretch kick, since the Warriors will play six of their seven remaining league games at home, which should assure a finish in the first division. San Diego State will benefit from the same schedule break, thus putting some heat on BYU and Utah this weekend. to Utahs only loss this season was a Drake in the Far West Classic. BYUs defeats came at the hands of number Oregon State, Utah, Tennessee and UTEP. ; While Coach Arnold js naturally concerned about the games with the Rainbows and Aztecs, he is also . optimistic about his teams potential., I honestly believe that our best basketball is still ahead of us, he admitted. While we have been able to play well most of the season, were capable of playing better. As usual, BYUs attack will be sparked by guard Danny Ainge, the highest scoring player in WAC history. The senior from Eugene, Oregon, pumped in 45 points over the weekend. He had nine assists in the game with UNLV, plus three steals, Equally effective in the weekend series was teammate Fred Roberts, the junior forward, who also had 45 points in the two games. Roberts had a combined total of 22 rebounds, seven assists and . three blocked shots for the Cougars. 7 Its very possible Ainge will set a new NCAA record Thursday night in Honolulu. Danny tied the NCAA record for most consecutive games in double-dig- it scoring, matching the mark of 101 set by Ronnie Ainge has had Valentine, Old Dominion (1976-80- ). only one game during his career at BYU when he did n in his . not score in double figures, Cal ; freshman year. , In last years game with the Rainbows, Ainge tallied 12 points, roughly a third of the BYU total for that game. But on the same swing last year, he scored 30 points in the Cougars 123-9- 1 win over San Diego State. Physically, the Cougars are in pretty good shape, Freshman forward Timo Saarelainen missed the game with Utah because of a foot injury, but appears to be ready for any reserve duty on the forward line. has been nursing an elbow Center Greg Kite in recent but it has not kept him out weeks, problem . of the lineup, The Cougar travel party is scheduled for a 7:30 a.m. departure from the Salt Lake City airport Wednesday, and will arrive in Honolulu at 12:35 p.m. (HST). A workout on the Neal Blaisdell Center Arena is scheduled for 5 p.m. Team headquarters will be at the Surfrider Hotel (808) (62-51- ). ended the first half with a miserly 7 boards compared to Bonnevilles 19, yet in the second, they hustled for position and surprisingly reversed the figures, grabbing 19 to Bonnevilles 7. X We won it as a team, and we deserved to win, remarked Coach Hansen. He also commended his bench for the fine job they had done, coming in and performing well in the clutch. I But the needed bucket didnt come as they snot twice and missed, and finally Clearfield came out of the muddle in possession to clinch the victory. ; Coach Hansen was concerned about stopping Sylvester stating, We kept fresh guys on him, trying jo tire him, but he had a spectacular performance. He put, on a clinic out there. Another cause of concern for Coach Hansen was (books acrobatics. Late in the second half, Cook drove in for a layup and while trying to force it up he Was undercut, he completely inverted to hit the floor - " on his head and shoulders. four-point- er two-point- er Utah. t Clearfield Coach Hansen respected Bonnevilles efforts, later stating, They really didnt have a right to be in it in the last seconds, but I have to commend them for putting themselves in that position. We missed foul shots down the line and that hurt us, he, added. I 'With less than 40 seconds on the clock,-thLakers deflected a pass to take possession. Down by one. they put a patient offense into motion and ran down the clock. At the 11 second mark they too tossed it up (8-2- (40), from Clearfield, battles for a KEVIN BITTON ROBERT KIRKWOOD storms around the key against Layton as the Royals beat the Lancers in a Region-- 1 contest played Tuesday night. staff Photo by Ban Miller crucial rebound against Bonnevilles Robb Hunt. The Falcons hung on to win the game and take first place in Region-1- , - . , State-Fullerto- League Standi ngs ball-contr- (6-1- Luckily for the Falcons, he was merely stunned and came back to finish the game. With the win the Falcons take sole possession of first place in Region-- 1 with a glossy 1 record. Their next game will be against Weber at Clearfield. In' terms of the Region Crown, the Falcons are in control of their own destiny; 7 5-- 922-311- Vikings Still on Top SALT LAKE CITY Despite losing to West in overtime last Friday, the Vikings are still holding on to a two game edge in Region-with a record of Last Tuesday, the Vikings collected their second straight win over Woods Cross 6 and assured themselves of a playoff berth as both West and Highland are two games back with just two games to play. Throughout the season, Viewmont has usually been satisfied to play along with their competition and never put the game away until the final moment. , But against West, the Vikings found themselves down 18-- 3 in the first quarter, and on the verge of a blow. out. As usual . however, Viewmont kept pressing and used its overall height advantage to the fullest to send the game into time when Kyle Morrell hit a jumper with 25 seconds left jn regulation. The strong comeback must have takenall the energy the Vikings had to offer because West breezed to a 2 win in the extra period. 5 7-- 58-5- THE ROY HIGH School Lettermans Club honored Douglas Kay Shaw posthumously. The Roy Booster Club honored the late Douglas Kay Shaw, Friday night, by presenting his parents Bernlece and Woodrow Shaw a special basketball game. The plaque read, plaque at halftime of the May we never forget your smile; your radiant, friendly personality and your loyal participation in our athletic programs. But more importantly we thank , you for the example you set for us in accepting the challenge to always go first ' class and the responsibility to represent Roy High with dignity and respect ; for no man is bigger than the way he treats his fellow man and in our eyes you are ten feet tall God Bless You. The capacity crowd gave the Shaws a five minute standing ovation as they came onto the floor to accept the plaque from '! Bruce Odow, Club Secretary. ld ! 57-5- Leading the scoring for the Panthers were Duncan. Miles with 17, Jeff Nemelka with 15, John Grant with 13 and Cedrick Walker had 10. Walker was the main key in the Panther defense as he made several crucial steals to slow down the explosive Viking attack. The Vikings will be hoping to wrap up the Region-- 5 crown Friday night when they host cellar dwelling South. Game time will be at 7:30 Pn.. Tie in Region-- 4 Friday was a night of upsets in the 3A division and Region-was. no 4 exception. Brent Hatch from Davis led his team to a 0 win over Logan with a game high 18 points to move the Darts into a three-wa- y tie for first place with Ogden and Box Elder at The tie was brought about when unranked Ben Lomond shocked fourth ranked Ogden Ben Lomond will travel to Davis to play the Darts this Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Provo Also Upset In a Region-- contest, the stats number one team, Provo, lost its 8 first league contest to Mountain View. The Bulldogs, which often employ a slow up style of offense were burned by their own game. Provo held the ball the entire third period in which only one shot was taken. 62-5- 5-- 44-4- 6 19-1- VIEWMONT SENIOR Guard David Peterson does all he can do for this rebound against West. Peterson got the board, but the Vikings lost their first league , , , game in overtime. |