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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12, 2001 Sports 17 Cowgirls win Classic Heather Bistline and Melinda By Dennis Brunner The Kanab Cowgirls won their Button each scored four, while own tournament last weekend, Kortney Shelley had two points defeating the North Sevier to round out the scoring. Heather Wolves in the championship also was big on the boards, pullTournament MVP ing down six in the game. game, 60-4Amanda Cooper led the way wth South Sevier defeated Kanab 2 to claim third place in the 20 points, nine rebounds, four two four and steals tourney. The Lady Rams won assists, blocks. Katy Stirland helped out The game was close in the with 12 points, nine boards, two first half, with South Sevier up With assists and three steals. Sarah by five at the break, 23-1con2 also a score had the after three, the big game Cooper tributing 10 points, pulling down Rams outscored the locals 18-- 3 nine carooms, with two assists to win by 25. Sam Hamblin led and one steal. Jamie Hamblin the Cowgirls with eight points added eight points, including two and six rebounds. Stephanie dished out a team Brinkerhoff added seven points, five assists, while grabbing pulled down three rebounds and high one rebound and a steal. had two assists. Charlene Miles The Cowgirls jumped out to an netted four points, Nicole Moore early 13-- 3 lead midway through had three and Alexis Puffer two, the first period. After two baskets with Misty Meeks getting one. Kanab was forced to break by the Wolves, Kanab went on an 0 run to go up 21-- Amanda Coo- their team into two squads when per made three of the four bas- last years defending Classic kets in that stretch. A three at champions, the Panguitch Bob- i.M it t t f 11 ;i 1. 50-2- U & i . 5. 'iV . 8. 32-2- three-pointer- s, The Kanab Cowgirls defeated South Sevier on Friday, the championship of the 2001 Cowgirl Classic. points to lead Kanab 1 in their first game. Jamie Hamblin added 10, while Sam Hamblin and Katy Stirland popped in seven apiece. Heather Bisltine scored four and Kortney Shelley had two as the Cowgirls rolled the buzzerby North Seviermade cats, backed out at the last into the championship game. minute. Cowgirl coach Hal Besides MVP, Amanda Cooit 21-1- 0 after one. A jumpshot by Katy Stirland Hamblin tried to find a replace- per, those named to the and a layup by ment team, but when none was Team included Katy CowThe made it available, he broke the Cowgirls Cooper girls increased their lead to 30-1- into two teams. Hamblin didnt The Wolves went on a 0 know why Panguitch declined run before a Malinda Button to participate at the last moBy Dennis Brunner basket underneath broke the ment. Maybe they were afraid to The Kanab Cowboys were ice string. North Sevier added two put their unbeaten streak on cold shooting the basketball at more baskets to cut the halftime the line against the Cowgirls. on Friday, Hurricane last Wednesday In the semi-finalead to 10 points, 32-2Sarah Cooper hit a 15 footer North Sevier defeated Kanab 2, evening. After Mace Glazier 6 and Kanab 1 beat up canned a 15 footer and Clay :10 into the second half. She Nicole Moore Greenland bombed in a three-- , added two rebound baskets in South Sevier 5 the next minute and Kanab led led Kanab 2 with 10 points, pointer for a 0 lead, the Cow40-2An 18 footer by Jamie while Charlene Miles added nine boys didnt score again in the Hamblin with :15 left in the third and Sarah Cooper eight. first period as the Tigers led 5 made it 44-2- 8 with one quarter Stephanie Brinkerhoff netted after one. It wasnt any better in the left to play. A three by Hamblin five, with all of them coming in hit and a 15 foot jumper by Amanda the first half. Alexis Puffer and second stanza as Hurricane 12-to two first the baskets go up Cooper in the first minute of the Sarah Ramsay added two points, An McFadden free throw 49-2Andy 8 each. fourth gave the Cowgirls a , Amanda Cooper poured in 21 at the 5:5G mark ended a 12-- 0 lead and the game was over. Tiger run. Thirty seconds later Colt Niemann drilled a trey to cut it to 14-- After two Hurricane free throws, baskets by McFadden and Niemann cut the Tiger lead to 3 with 2:20 left in the first half. Hurricane scored the final six points of the quarter to take a 3 halftime lead. It took almost four minutes before Kanab wold score in the third frame and Hurricane led 7. 3. 3-- A 5. 5. 5-- 6. 8-- 7. - 5. . , 9. 16-1- er 22-1- 29-1- 5 32-1- 30-2- er 37-2- 8. 35-2- 7. ): 6. 21-1- er 37-2- . 40-2- 6. 8, 32-1- pictured-Rebecc- 7. 10-1- 22-1- whenMace Glazier finally made a basket. The only other basket Kanab managed in the quarter was a McFadden double pump with :08 left. The. Cowboys trailed 7 heading into the final period. Kanab matched points with the Tigers in the final period, but they had just dug too big of a hole. A Niemann three on a nice feed from Greenland cut the lead to 1 with 4:30 on the clock. Less than a minute later Mace Glazier hit another three from Cowgirl Classic MVPAmanda Cooper (kneeling) along with the rest of the the top of the key. McFadden Team Taryn Story and Kristina Peterson from North Sevier, a Plotts stole the ball :20 later and laid it Katy Stirland and Jamie Hamblin from Kanab. Not in to make the score Less from South Sevier. Gla- 8. 48-3- 1-3- 46-3- 3 lowed that up :25 later with a to zier made two free throws rebound putback. After a Jack-so- n 40-2free throw, Quamberg nailed make it That was as close fell would as they another trey and it was 38-3get, as they 46-3- 3 to the Blake Doss came up with a big Tigers. Mace Glazier hit 10 points to steal and drove the distance for With lead the Cowboy scorers. Colt a layup to make it 38-3Niemann and Andy McFadden 1:21 left in the game, Doss made each netted eight points. Dane another steal. He made the layup Glazier managed four, while and was fouled. The missed free HurClay Greenland ended up with throw left the score 38-3three.- The Cowboy defense ricane ran the clock down to :12 wasnt too bad, but they wont when the Cowboys were forced beat too many teams scoring only to foul. The Tigers missed the 33 points. They didnt help them- front end of the bonus and Kanab selves from the free throw line, pulled down the rebound with a making only 4 of 13 attempts. chnace to win. They moved the The Cowboys host San Juan this ball upcourt quickly but were unable to get off a final shot. Friday at 7 p.m. The JV squad rallied from a Cody Brunner, JR Quamberg 16 point deficit but fell one short and Blake Doss all had seven 38-3as they lost a heart-breakpoints to lead a balanced scoring Kanab battled to a 0 tie attack. Toby Roundy added six, after one quarter of play. Hurri- Steven Gilberg five, Trevor cane scored the last six points of Glover four and Shaye Jackson the second period to lead 6 one. at the half. Hurricane got hot in The Cowboy sophomores and the third stanza, scoring the first freshmen hosted Hurricane at 10 points to go up ATrevor the middle school on Thursday. Glover bankshot halfway The sophomores played a close through the period stopped a 16-- 0 game all the way. After being Hurricane run. After the Ti- tied in the first period, they 8 at the gers went up by 19 points, 37-1- trailed by three, three-pointSteven Gilberg hit a half. They were two points back 8 to cut it to 1 with with one quarter left to 1:30 left in the third. A steal by play. A Derreck Coleman three-pointcut the lead to 40-3- 8 with Shaye Jackson ended up as a Cody Brunner layup and the 1:08 left in the game.. Hurricane score was 3 after three. Hur- scored the last five points of the ricane only-- managed one point contest to win, 45-3Kelly in the fourth quarter, but that Brown sored 12 to lead the young was all they needed as they hung . Cowboys. Brandon Brown added A three-pointon to win 38-3eight and Derreck Coleman six. JR 5:29 left with The frosh also lost their game. by Quamberg in the game cut the deficit to 10 The two younger squads host points, 38-2Quamberg fol Snow Canyon on Thursday. than a minute later Dane ls 2. (l-r- Hamblin, Kortney Shelley, Hurricane tops Cowboys 6-- . Miles, Kanab; Speed Dribble -Rebecca Plotts, South Sevier and Samantha Hamblin, Kanab (tie); Long and shorts - Katy Stirland and Amanda Cooper, Kanab; Three Point - Kortney Shelley, Kanab; Jerry West Drill - Sam -- ent 2. on Saturday to claim Charlene Miles, Jamie Hamblin, - Kristina Peterson, North Kanab; Coaches Free Throw Sevier; Spot Shot - Charlene Hal Hamblin, Kanab. er 25-1- 0. then toppled North Sevier 61-4- 0 5, Stirland and Jamie Hamblin from Kanab, Taryn Story and Kristina Peterson from North Sevier and Rebecca Plotts from South Sevier. The winners of the Olympic competition on Saturday morn- Jenna ing included: Lay-u-p Ware, South Sevier, Free Throw 8-- press-break- 51-3- . 8. er |
