Show a c t tt f t 1 r t tr r I 4 a MITCH PHILLIPS 33 right Vernal flies through the air air with the basketball Another airborne Vernal eager is Brent Stagg 20 Also in the picture are David Good 10 Vernal and Jim Daggett 5 Vernal 3rd Vernal defeated Vernal 3rd 53 to 38 for first place in the Explorers' Explorers division of the regional meet in Vernal last Thursday and Friday Vernal thumps Vernal 3rd Vernal 3rd Ward had a point one-point lead of 11 to 10 at the end of the first quarter but Vernal outscored Vernal 3rd 43 to 27 in the next three quarters to win the championship contest 53 to 38 36 last Friday at Vernal Junior High Vernal garnered first place in the Explorers Explorers' Explorers Explorers Explorers' Ex Ex- division at the regional basketball tourney in Vernal Vernal 3rd place second RICK mCK BIRCH tossed in a field goal to give Vernal 3rd an 11 to 6 lead late in inthe inthe inthe the first quarter Vernal scored four unanswered points to cut the Vernal Verna 3rd advantage to one point at the end of the first quarter David Good popped in a two-pointer two to give Vernal a point one-point lead at atthe atthe atthe the mark of the second quarter Vernal increased its lead to seven points with left in the second quarter Vernal 3rd scored its first points of the second quarter at the mark Vernal 3rd cut the Vernal advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage to three points but Vernal scored four points to take a lead of 22 to 15 Vernal 3rd outscored Vernal 6 to 3 in the final two minutes of the first half to make the score at the end of the second quarter Vernal Verna 25 and Vernal 3rd 21 Behind the scoring of David Good Brent Stagg and Mitch Phillips Vernal leaped out to a point 15 advantage of 36 to 21 with left in the third quarter Vernal scored the first 11 points of the third quarter Vernal 3rd 2 mw gained its first points when it popped in ina a field goal at the mark of the third quarter RICK mCK BIRCH fired in a field goal for Vernal 3rd to make the score at the end of the third quarter Vernal 36 and Vernal 3rd 25 Vernal tossed in 17 counters and Vernal 3rd popped in 13 points in the fourth quarter to make the final score Vernal 53 and Vernal 3rd 38 Scoring points for Vernal were Mitch Phillips 18 David Good 15 Brent Stagg 14 Ron Stagg 4 and Jeff Good 2 2 Other members of the Vernal team are Brian Okland Brad Okland Mark Carpenter Ray Perry and David Wallis Vernal popped in 5 of 13 free throws for 38 percent GAINING POINTS for Vernal 3rd were Jim Daggett 14 Rick Birch 13 Brad Shumway 9 and Rod Hod Powell 2 Other members of the team were Robert Hobert Madsen Rod Hod Powell Steve Davis Eddie Blandford and Glen Huns Hunsaker ker Vernal 3rd fired in 4 of 6 free throws for 66 percent Vernal will clash with the Provo North Region team in the Explorers Explorer's area tournament in Provo March 16 at 8 pm p.m. Vernal captured the sportsmanship sportsmanship sportsmanship sport sport- award at the regional tourney in Vernal last Thursday and Friday |