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Show I . lis' f. ' : 1 ' BASKETBALL BOUNCER, Marty McCarrel, right, drives down the court and chasing after the Ute eager is Union's Clay Harrison. Ufes massacre Lehi Pioneers The Uintah Utes gained their first victory in the 1979-80 season when they thumped the Pioneers in Lehi, 90 to 78 Friday. The score at the end of the first quarter was: Uintah 27 and Lehi 19. Uintah put in 21 points for a 48 to 32 lead after two quarters of action. Uintah had a 69 to 52 lead at the end of the third quarter, and the Utes added 21 more points in the fourth quarter to make the final score: Uintah 90 and Lehi 78. Lehi is a 2-A school. The Utes had five cagers in double figures. Burke Buckalew and Brent Labrum fired in 18 points each. Derrin Gardiner flipped in 14 counters, and Ron Gardner added 12 points. Ron Ellis scored 11 points. Also scoring points for the Utes were: Clark McClellan,'9; Joe Gardiner, 4 and Marty McCarrel, 4. Uintah hit 32 field goals and converted 26 out of 37 free throws for 70. Free throw marks for Uintah were: Buckalew, 6-10; Gardiner, 0-4; Ellis, 3-8; Labrum 8-8; McClellan, 1-1 and McCarrel, Mc-Carrel, 4-5. Four Lehi Pioneers, Kirkham, 19; Greenwood, 19; Burningham, 16 ai Cardon, 14, were in double figures, he put in 35 field goals and tossed in 8 out 19 free throws. The Uintah Utes . will battle B Elder, Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in the fir round of the Box Elder Tournament Brigham City. Games will also played on Friday and Satruday. B Elder, Uintah, Viewmont, Bear Rive Tooele, Granite, Roy and Layton w compete in the tourney. Uintah will he Grand Junction Central, Thursda December 20 and will take on Unic December 28 and Green River, Wyoi ing, December 29 on the road. The fii region game will be against Cyprus Magna, January 4. "Box Elder has a good basketb; team with speed, size and goi jumpers. They have 6'4" Hill, who one of the premier basketball players the state. We will have to be at our be: but I am confident that we will win, a: I'm glad we have two wins under o belt," stated Uintah hoop-coach, R Moore,. , TP D ' Mrt ' - THE UTES' Burke Buckalew tosses the ball toward the hoop as Joe Gardiner, 32, Uintah; Kary Eldredge, 42 and Steve Ferguson, 50, Union, look on. Uintah flipped in 24 field goals and hit 22 out of 29 free throws for 75. Derrin Gardiner made 7 for 7 at the foul line. UINTAH'S RON GARDNER, left, wrestles tor the basketball wit Union eager, Steve Robb. Ron Ellis keeps both eyes on the tub ing action. |