Show i 1 J 7 k R t. t c r a ice s a y I. I I I 1 ENNALS KURT CASE bounces the basketball by Duchesne's Dennis Cowart r Duchesne 4 4 The Panthers were defeated by Duchesne last Thursday 52 to 44 in i cirr bd Yr Y t fir rs rr u 4 y DUCHESNE'S JEFF ADD ADDLEY LEY 22 right tries to take the ball away from Vernal's Morgan Batty 12 t Duchesne cager defeat Verr Vernal l Panthers 52 44 The Vernal Junior High grade Panthers had the Duchesne Eagles under control in the early part of oC the contest as they outscored the Western Duchesne County school 11 to 8 In the first quarter However the Eagles bombed the 1 Panthers Panthers Pan Pan- anthers an- an in the next three quarters 44 to 33 to la win the hoop contest 52 to 44 The score at the end of oC the second quarter was Duchesne 26 and Uintah 20 WAYNE had 11 points for Cor Duchesne in the first half hair The top scorer for Vernal in the first half was Dave Allen with nine points Duchesne outscored Vernal 5 to 2 to take a nine point 31 to 22 lead with left in the third quarter Dave Emery and Dave Allen tossed in field goals to cut the Duchesne lead to five points 31 to 26 with left Inthe in inthe inthe the third quarter The Eagles scored three points to take a 34 to 26 advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage but Vernal came right back and cut the Duchesne lead to four points 34 to 30 with 1 49 left in the third quarter due to two free throws by Kurt Case and one field goal by Mark Mobley Duchesne scored three counters and Vernal tossed Inne in one ne field goal to make the score at the end of the third quarter Duchesne 39 and Vernal 32 DUCHESNE ACQUIRED the first field goal of the fourth quarter to make the score 41 to 32 Vernal gained its first points of the fourth quarter when Dave Emery tossed in a two-pointer two with left in the contest Emery flipped nipped in his second field goal in a row to cut the Duchesne lead to five points 41 to 36 with 5 18 left in the fourth quarter In the next few minutes Duchesne outscored Vernal 4 to 1 to retain an n 8 point 45 to 37 advantage Vernal narrowed the Duchesne lead to six points when Wayne Woodhouse and Mark Mobley fired in field goals Duchesne and Vernal both scored three points in the final two minutes of the contest The final score was Duchesne 52 and Vernal 44 Scoring for Vernal In the contest were Dave Allen 11 11 Kurt Case 7 7 Dave Emery 7 7 Wayne Woodhouse 7 7 Mark Maik Mobley 6 Lonnie Williams 4 and Rick Kick Robbins 2 2 The Panthers connected on 6 out of oC 15 free throws for 40 percent TilE THE HIGH scorer in the game was Wayne Hamberg Ramberg with 27 points Hamberg converted converted con con- 9 out of 14 free Cree throws inthe inthe in inthe the contest Other Eagles who gained points in the basketball clash were Tal Fabrizio 13 Jerry Sleight 8 and Blair Madsen 4 4 Duchesne connected on 12 out of 26 free throws for 46 percent Vernal has a 2 1 record In the Uintah Basin Dasin League and a 3 2 mark overall The Vernal Panthers will host Roosevelt Junior High on January 5 5 Other contests set for Cor January for Cor Vernal are West at Vernal January 12 Vernal at White Mountain January 14 and Vernal at Altamont January 26 Last Friday Vernal Junior Highs High's and grade teams hosted Rangely In hoop con con- tests Vernal's grade team defeated Rangely and Rangely's graders downed Vernal's grade squad Contests set for Cor January for Cor and grade teams in inVernal inVernal inVernal Vernal are Roosevelt at Vernal January 11 Vernal at White Mountain January 14 Vernal at Roosevelt January 25 and and grade tournament tournament tournament tour tour- in Vernal January 28 |