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Show UK-es gamer "3 s? place croiyf wivfo 2nd Eialv explosion The Uintah High School Girls' basketball team was behind by 16 points, 27-11, early in the second quarter and the chance of victory over the Altamont Longhorns seemed quite bleak. However, the L'tes came back from the dead in the basketball world as they outscored the Longhorns, 45 to 18 and toppled the Altamont crew, 54 to 43, for first place in the Uintah Tournament. Tour-nament. Saturday in Vernal. Altamont jumped out to an 11 point lead of 15 to 4 in the first quarter on eight points by Gina Jessen (three field goals and two free throws), three point play by Cheryl Birch, a field goal by Sabra Barton and two free throws by Mindy Thompson. Chris Mott fired in Uintah's first four points on two field goals and Pennie Murray cut Altamont's lead to nine points with a field goal late in the first quarter. However, Ginger Nelson and Thompson Thomp-son connected on field goals to make the score at the end of the first quarter, Altamont, 19 and Uintah, 6. The Longhorns continued to put points on the scoreboard as Nelson, Thompson, Michelle Pedro and Birch struck for hoop paydirt in the form of successful field goals, which gave the Altamont crew a 27 to 11 lead. Uintah High School's girl cagers were buried in a deep hole, but a three-point three-point play by Lynnette Merrell and a number of in-bound errors by the Longhorns gave tne uies new me in uie game as they outscored Altamont, 13 to 4, in the rest of the quarter on field goals by Merrell. Mott, Jodene Merkley, Teresa Smith and free throws by Pennie Murray, Lisa Jorgensen and Merrell to cut the Altamont lead to seven points, 31-24 at the end of the second quarter. Smith popped in one free throw to narrow Altamont's lead to six points, but Jessen put in a field goal to give the Longhorns' an eight point advantage. However, Mott connected on two field goals and Jorgensen tossed in one free throw to make the score, 33 to 30, in favor of Altamont. Birch fired in a field goal for a five point lead, but Merkley tossed in one free throw, Darian Abegglen fired in a field goal, Merkley stole the ball and popped it in to tie up the game at 35-35 with 2:41 left in the third quarter. Altamont regained the lead when Birch connected on a field goal, but Murray tied up the game once again with a successful two-point attempt. Uintah appeared to have broken the tie when Murray put the ball in the hoop on a free throw attempt, but the referee took the charity toss away from the Utes when he ruled that Murray had . her fool on the line. However, the Utes made up for the error when Mott put in a field goal after three misses by the Utes and Murray connected on a two-pointer two-pointer to make the score at the end of Ihe third quarter. Uintah. 41 and Altamont. 37. The Longhorn crew couldn't miss in the first quarter, hut in the fourth quarter they couldn't buy a basket. Uintah poured in nine straight points on two field goals by Mott and free throws by Abegglen and Murray for a 12 point lead of 5(1 to 37 before .lessen gained the first points in the fourth quarter for the Altamont crew on a field goal. Uintah and Altamont scored four more points to make the final score, Uintah, 54 and Altamont, 43. Mott was the top scorer for Uintah with 18 points on nine field goals. Murray tossed in 12 points. She hit 6 out of 10 free throws and connected on three field goals. Also scoring points for I'intah were: Abegglen, 9; Merkley, 6; Smith, 4; Merrell, 3 and Jorgensen, 2. Uintah put in 18 field goals and converted con-verted 16 out of 37 free throw attempts. Jessen was the high scorer for Altamont with 12 points on five field goals and two free throws. Birch put in ten points. Also scoring points for Altamont were: Thompson, 7; Sally Bird, 6; Nelson, 4; Barton, 2 and Pedro, 2. Altamont hit 5 out of 13 free throws and connected on 19 field goals. The Utes downed Carbon, 38 to 32 and Union, 42 to 32, in order to advance into the championship game. Uintah had an 11-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 22 to 18 lead after two quarters of action. Uintah poured in 16 points in the third quarter for a 38 to 24 advantage. The Utes tossed in four points in the final quarter to make the score, Uintah, 42 and Union, 32. Abegglen was the high scorer for Uintah with 18 points. She fired in six field goals and hit 6 out of 9 free throws. Also scoring points were: Merkley, 4; Murray, 4; Mott, 3; Jorgensen, 3; Smith, 3; Merrell, 2; Chantae Julius, 2; Rhonda Rhodes, 2 and Heidi Green, 1. Uintah put in 12 field goals anH, " otof 36 free throws. ScoTiV,: Union were: Lori Powell , V I Ashton, 10; Diane Hicken 4 Kent, 4; and Karmin Eldridse' 11 " put in 13 field goals and hit 6W ' free throws. l When asked to comment on ih first place title in the UinhT nament, Uintah coach ' Bowthorpe, remarked, "i'm tf over. I told them (Uintah) thev'i play defense and rebound "i; wanted to control the gamefhm control the ball." "We worked hard and earned showed those Longhorns that L works," said Darian Abegglen it's great that we (Uintah Altamont by more than one point Pennie Murray. The Altamont Longhorns, a school, were nipped by Union t,. point in overtime in the first ' they defeated 3-A school, Carbo. A school, Union, to advance r' championship game against -i 3-A school. Uintah High School will W -Altamont Longhorns, Thursda p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and will t Rock Springs in Vernal on Do ' . Uintah will battle Grand Juncli,, 12; Rock Springs, Dec. 18 and , River, Dec. 19 on the road i ' BASH I ' iWrif ' - - .:-' ! 1 J .' . ; ; i ' ' t - . ' f- - "r "' . ? ;; v "'.' . ' , t ; ' A .Jf? THE UTES' Jodene Merkley, right, fires the ball toward th;H sc hoop. Also in the picture are Altamont cagers, Sabra Barton, 10 Rjc Ginger Nelson, and Uintah's Pennie Murray, 20. I v |
