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Show A14 • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 orts SP a Guardian of Your Community New Dons get revenge over Salem M .-4 Chad Vest STAFF WRITER Salem got off to a fast start Friday night at Spanish Fork. After their threepoint home victory over SF in previous weeks, the Skyhawks raced to a 12point lead (28-16) in the second quarter with some high percentage shots due to great inside play from junior Jordan Robles and hot shooting from London Simonson, who had 10 points in the first quarter. The Uof-U bound football star was a beast down low, grabbing every rebound in sight. With no answer for the big man, the Dons inserted 6'5" sophomore Kayden Porter to help slow him down midway thru the second. "They came out pretty hot," said Coach Cook. "Kayden did a great job of pushing [Robles] around. Kayden was big and strong enough to take away some of their easy plays down low." After midway thru the second, SF finished out the quarter outscoring Salem 17-6 to knot it at" 30. The Skyhawks put up a good fight to begin the third, but the Dons' Ren Williamsen caught fire and continued to scorch the Scoreboard with big shots to cruise to a 77-61 victory in the Don Dome. Some big boards down low and easy shots helped Salem go on a 6-0 run for a 14-8 advantage in the first. After leading 16-13 in the second, the Skyhawks began to soar with some aerial assaults from downtown. Joseph Mohrman helped his team go on an 8-0 run with two treys and a deuce to force an SF timeout at the five-minute mark with the score at 26—16. After being down by as many as 12, the Dons came alive with great defense and shooting from a trio of players: Hales, Still, Williamsen. Salem lead 30-27 with three seconds before intermission, but Williamsen was fouled on a trey ball and evened the score at the break. Jake Skinner soared to the rim for a beautiful alley-oop lay-in to begin the third and keep pace with the home team. However, the red and gray went on a 9-2 run with several big treys from sophomore Hayden Nielsen and Williamsen. Later in the quarter, the senior sharp-shooter had a chance for a four-point play as he nailed a three-pointer with a man in his face. After missing the freebie, SF increased its lead by 12 at 49-37 to finish the third. The Skyhawks converted a three-point play to begin the fourth and grab back some momentum, but the Dons began to run away with this one, knocking down shots with most of them coming from the charity stripe in the final minutes. For Salem, three players were in double figures. Skinner and Simonsen scored 18 and 15, respectively. Mohrman also ended up with 10. Spanish Fork finished the night with four players in double figures. Williamsen led with 23. Travis Still and Gavin Shane Marshall / The Sentinet Hales finished with 15 and i 14 points, respectively; and SLIP 'N' SLIDE: In a stance more typical of baseball than basketball, Salem's Tyler Hardy dives to save the ball from ;| Nielsen added 11. going out of bounds. Barry Dalton / The Sentinet, REGION CHAMPS: Local region champs included Spanish Fork's Kaleb Ashworth, above left, also named heavyweight outstanding wrestler; and Salem Hills' Philip Sorensen, j above right. « 2H Region wrestling tournament held at MMHS Jeril Bills STAFF W R I T E R The Region 8 wrestling tournament was held on Friday and Saturday at Maple Mountain High School. Maple Mountain placed the highest among schools in the Sentinel coverage area, at third place, while Salem Hills finished fourth and Spanish Fork found themselves in last place at sixth. Each of the three local schools had one wrestler with a region title. Span- ish Fork's Kaleb Ashworth was named heavyweight Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament after defeating Uintah's Zach Blackham 17-2 in the final. For Maple Mountain, Britain Carter at 103 defeated Chase Wilson of Salem Hills, 3-1 for the region title. Salem Hills' region champion was Philip Sorensen at 189, who manhandled his Payson opponent 16-0 in the final match. Team results: 1. Payson 581; 2. Uintah 474.5; 3. Maple Mountain 331; 4. Salem Hills 290; 5. Springville 234.5; 6. Spanish Fork 172.5. Maple Mountain: 1st place: Britain Carter (103); 2nd place: Brennen Hyatt (152); 3rd place: Brandon George (103), Logan Kinross (135); 4th place: Colton Killian (112), Grant Lamont (119), Josh Searle (125), Jace Kelly (145); 5th place: Mitch Kay (119), Jordon Argyle (160); 6th place: Austin Rowley (112), Jesse Carlisle (125); 7th place: Boone Lambourne (285); 8th place: Alec Garcia (130), Alex Phillips (285). Salem Hills: 1st place: Philip Sorensen (189); 2nd place: Spencer Davis (103), Chase Wilson (112); 3rd place: Dallin Gividen (140), Jake Petersen (160), Mason Morganson (189), Derek Mangleson (215); 4th place; Sam Rohbock (103), Craig Findlay (130); 5th place: Taylor Thorpe (125), J.T. Atkinson, (171); 6th place: Austin Zobell (119), Mckayd Gordon (135), Derek Sorensen (145); 7th place: Braiden Wilson (112), Tyler Argyle (145); 8th place: Nathan Peck (125), Scott Isaacson (140), Nate Jellum (152). Spanish Fork: 1st place: K | leb Ashworth (145); 2nd placff Traven Gardiner (130), Cody can (215), Blake Dennin (285); 4tH place: Riley Sutch (160); 5th place*] Dalton Fausett (112); 8th place: Ha"i gen Thomas (112), Riun Andreasen (119), Hadlee Gardiner (135). M Academic All-Region: Maple Mountain: Brennen Hyatt; Span* ish Fork: Dalton Fausett, Riun; Andreasen, Tyler Johnson, Glade! Johnson, Kaleb Ashworth, Houghton. |
