| Show w k 1 ur 1 i S s jl t r r e to rt n r l 1 v A a T Tta Matl a a aTta r TOM v rs Ry uI Alf n H GRADE coach Kevin Dickson right looks on as Lee Schultz right takes a shot at the hoop during a free throw attempt Also in the picture is Shane Atkinson left Vernal Panthers to open season with games at Duchesne Dec 7 Vernal Junior Highs High's and grade basketball teams will open the season Tuesday Dec 7 with away games against the Duchesne Eagles The graders will clash at 1 pm and the graders will battle Duchesne at pm We are coming along slowly but we weare weare are Improving dally daily Duchesne has a pretty good crew They have at least four good players remarked Vernal Junior High grade coach Craig Mark Powell 62 is really looking good and Todd at and Jody Williams are looking good and Williams are first year players They wont won't start at first but could break into the starting line up later on in the season added Todd White has improved as much as anyone David Murphy has really improved over the summer and Daren Anderson 60 and Larry Bartlett have been looking good We box off well and we should be a good rebounding team even though we weare weare are smaller than we were last year We should be a lot more physical team this year stated Members of the grade team are Larry Bartlett Brant Jody Williams Corey Laing Brett Durrant David Murphy Todd White Todd Valton VaHon Daren Anderson Darin Merrell and Mark Powell The Panthers will battle Helper and Notre Dame on the road Dec 14 and will host Roosevelt Dec 16 and Altamont Dec 22 The Vernal crew will take on Orein on the road Jan 17 and will host Duchesne Jan 12 The Panthers will clash with the Rough Riders In Roosevelt Jan 26 and will host the Ver- Ver Vernal Vernal nal Invitational Jan 28 and 29 The Ver Ver- Ver Vernal nal team will host Orem Feb 2 and will clash with Altamont In an away game Feb 3 The Craig Tournament is set for Feb 12 1112 Games also might be scheduled ed with Mont Harmon and Rock Springs Members of the eighth grade team are Jimmy Bastian Jamie Childs Ken ny Mohar Mahar Colt Theron Mur Mur- Mur Murphy phy Lee Schultz Bart Taylor Karl Sharp Brett Weldon Jody Meadows Warren Williams Shane Atkinson Todd Shiner Eric Morrow Spencer Robbins Devin Southam Brian Smith manager and Brent Dillon manager Things have been going good In practice tice We have had a lot of hustle We have been working on fundamentals Their seventh grade coach Rulon Ewell did a good job with them They are arc sound In Inthe inthe the fundamentals We have been work work- workIng working Ing on offense defense and various other things We have mainly been doing shooting and dribbling stated staled grade coach Kevin Dickson The tallest Pan ther on the team Is Weldon at 60 d da a P t Pl P a at 8 t k a aR kP R 8 wt a h td sAdi q qa R I y yIt It r ae y p t t VERNAL PANTHER Jody Meadows right gets ready to send the basketball on a trip to the hoop during grade basketball practice at Vernal Junior High The Panthers will battle Duchesne on the road December 7 |
