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Show Vernal girl hoopsters nip Roosevelt The Vernal Junior High girl hoopsters hoop-sters improved their Uintah Basin League record to 3 wins and 0 losses when they edged Roosevelt, Dec. 22 by the score of 29 to 27. Vernal jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the first quarter on two field goals by Cindy Anderson and field goals by Tia Liebhardt and Marcie McNeill. The Panthers had a 12-4 lead after two quarters on two field goals by McNeill. Vernal bombed Roosevelt 16 to 6 in the third quarter for a 28 to 16 lead. Liebhardt and Kim Drollinger drilled the hoop for three field goals each and McNeill and June Anderson added two points. Roosevelt bombed Vernal 17 to 1 in the fourth quarter to make the final score Vernal 29 and Roosevelt 27. Drollinger scored the only Vernal point in the fourth quarter on a free throw. Liebhardt and McNeill were the top scorers for Vernal at eight points each on four field goals. Drollinger tossed in three field goals and a free throw for seven points. Cindy Anderson scored four points and June Anderson put in two counters. The Vernal boy cagers will battle Altamont on the road Thursday. The eighth grade game will begin at 1 p.m. and the ninth graders will battle at 2:30 p.m. Vernal will host Craig Saturday at 1 p.m. and will take on the Rough Riders in Roosevelt Jan. 13. |