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Show Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday February 24, 1988 Page 4 Bruin cagers come from behind for 53-49 overtime tourney win 5 By Cathe Owens A fourth quarter charge saved the Bruin game Saturday, giving Mountain View an overtime period to ;sink the Cyprus Pirates 53-49 in the first round of state tournament play. P After trailing most of the game :the Bruins climbed back in the fourth quarter, trimming Cyprus' 41-30 lead in the final six minutes of regulation play to tie the game with a Dallas Tebbs bomb. Brad Gentry started the sprint with a free throw then Tebbs pulled down an offensive rebound and went back up for a bucket. Seconds later Tebbs stole a Pirate pass and fed Ty Allen on the fast break to trim the margin to 41-35 at the five minute .mark." Brad Rammell hit three of - four charity tosses to stretch the lead again to nine points, 44-35 for Cyprus. Ken Cooper sparked the next 'Bruin spree driving the lane for a basket, and drawing a foul on the play. He sank the toss to cut the lead to six points, then Tebbs drew a tharging foul on the other end to put the ball back in Bruin hands. Gentry hit a short jumper for a 44-40 score with 4:17 on the clock. After another minute ran off the clock Cooper stole the ball and put in a fast break lay-up. Brent Lamb hit one of three charity tosses before Tebbs hauled down a rebound to give Mountain View the ball. With 1 : 46 remaining in regulation, Tebbs hit the three-pointer that tied the score at 45. The Pirates stalled for the last shot, but Jeff Obryan's shot bounced off the side of the rim, then two attempts at-tempts to tip the ball in were unsuccessful, unsuc-cessful, sending the game into overtime. - In the extra period Cyprus got the tip and Rammell quickly hit a three-pointer three-pointer for a 4845 lead. " Tebbs took the long shot again midway through the overtime period and hit it to tie the score again. "I yelled three times for him to shoot it," said Bruin Coach Joel Gardner. With 1:24 on the clock Scott Cusick bucketed Gentry stolen pass to go ahead for the first time since a brief stint in the lead in the second quarter. Lamb went to the line for Cyprus at the 1 : 07 mark, and hit the front of a bne-and-one, but his second shot was no good and Charlie Anderson snatched snat-ched the rebound for the Bruins. A delay .offense forced Cyprus to foul, sending Charlie Anderson to the line with 27 ticks remaining. He coolly swished two free throws for a 52-49 lead, then when Rammell's despera- The Bruin bench intensely streak that tied the game. The Mountain View LAURI PENDRAY Junior Lauri Pendray was a dominant part of the Mountain View girls' swim team's third-in-state finish last week. Lauri brought home the gold in the 100 meter Breaststroke, and took second in the 200 meter Individual Medley. The Athlete of the Week receives free pizza from Little Caesar's. Sponsored by..... The Athlete of the Week : the Mountain View High department'. . - - and .". ' ,",'Jl1' " ' ' ' Charlie Anderson concentrates before sinking one of three free throws that iced the Bruin overtime win Saturday. - Cathe Owens photo tion three-pointer fell short, Anderson pulled down the rebound and was fouled foul-ed again. . This time Anderson only hit the front end of the one-and-one, but it was enough to seal the Bruin win 53-49. - . . "We haven't been a great comeback com-eback team," commented Gardner; "and after we were down ten and made a good run, they came back and I was a little worried. We got a cou watches the game as Mountain View begins the come-back Bruins won the game in overtime, 53-49. Cathe Owens photo Athlete of the Week is selected by School athletic - ple breaks off the press, and the three-pointers three-pointers help you come back faster," he explained. The noisy Cyprus crowd wasn't a major factor in the game according to Gardner, "They've played Orem with that much noise." Gentry led the Bruins with 18 points, and Tebbs added 10; The Bruins play at 6:30 tonight against Clearfield, 73-57 winner over Bingham. Orem High KRISTEN TATE Senior Kristen Tate broke the game open last week with nine points in the second quarter against West Jordan. According to Tiger Coach Paul Clark it could be Kristen's best , home game ever with aggressive play that led Orem to the 58-43 win, and an 18-1 overall record. The Athlete of the Week receives free pizza from Little Caesar's. Sponsored By . mtts The Athlete of the Week is selected by the Orem High School athletic department. Orem girls avenge Hillcrest loss to tie for Region Two cage lead By Cathe Owens A big home win last Tuesday moved the Lady Tigers into a tie for the region lead, topping Hillcrest 44-40. Orem's only loss came at the hands of the Lady Huskies, so the win was an emotional one. The Tigers defeated West Jordan Friday for a 18-1 record, 12-1 in region play. Mountain View sprinted past the Lady Hawks 62-39 in Tuesday's game, and fell to Hillcrest 67-49 Friday. Jeanine Utley led Orem with 18 points, ten in the fourth quarter, to spur the Tiger efforts. The game was tight all the way with the Orem leading by a narrow 16-15 margin at the half. After three quarters of play Orem led the battle 28-25, and with two buckets from Kara Kennedy and three from Jeanine Utley, the Tigers spread the lead to 38-29 with just over three minutes remaining. Hillcrest came back with a 6-0 spree that trimmed the lead to 38-35. Utley hit four crucial free throws, surrounding a Hillcrest behind-the-rainbow bomb for a 42-40 Tiger lead The Bruins want As the Mountain View Bruins came down the home stretch, running out the final seconds of their first home game the enthusiastic crowd started chanting "We want state, we want state!..." Whether it was a forecast of the skill of the Bruin squad, or simply a desire to get a piece of the action that surrounded Orem High's championship champion-ship football season wasn't clear. But now, with Mountain View standing at 11-4 in the championship end of the state tournament scale following a tie for the region lead, the dreams of those fans seems almost in reach. In the final few games of region play the chant changed as the confident confi-dent crowd yelled, "We're number one, We're number one! . . ." as the last seconds elapsed. State championship is a lofty goal. Many schools go for years without ever taking home the victor's crown. Mountain View, on the other hand, has had a strong athletic program pro-gram throughout the schools' eight-year eight-year history. The Bruins are no strangers to the winner's circle. A winning tradition began in the first year, with the girl's volleyball team taking the 3-A gold. The cross country team has always been strong, and has developed a winning tradition that names them the undisputed cross country leader with four consecutive state championships. The Bruin basketball team under the tutelage of Joel Gardner also started a strong tradition that first year breaking Provo's year-and-a-half long winning streak with an emotional emo-tional win over the 3-A powerhouse in a narrow 19-18 stall-game. The Bruins went on that year to contend for the title against the same Provo team, but ended up with second place. Mountain View's strong program continued, however, and with the help of the Pollard's, Allen 6'10", Carl 7'2", and Mark 6'10 12" taking their turns inside, the Bruin team rose to new heights. They claimed the state title in 1982, and for seven consecutive years (including the last year at Orem when the Tigers lost the championship cham-pionship game in three overtimes) Coach Gardner's team has been in the final four in the state. For four consecutive con-secutive years they played in the championship game, bringing home the gold in one. Without a Pollard in the key for the first time in six years, the Bruins have had to adjust their game a little this year, and it actually makes for a stronger team. "We're able to moved mov-ed the players in and out of the post positions better without the big man, Athlete of the Week and ( with 12 seconds L play. Hillcrest brought down the rebound re-bound on an Orem missed free throw, but a foul sent Kristen Tate to the line with four seconds remaining. Tate hit both free throws to seal the win. Friday against West Jordan Orem turned on the heat in a sizzling second quarter, breaking away from a 12-12 tie with a 20-6 scoring sprint. Kristen Tate started the spurt with an eight-foot jumper, then fueled the drive with two more field goals and three-for-three from the charity stripe for a commanding 32-18 lead at the half. The Tigers put the game away with relative ease maintaining at least a 12-point lead throughout the remainder re-mainder of the game. "We were a little sloppy," admitted admit-ted Orem Head Coach Paul Clark, "but I expected that after Tuesday's game." "Kristen had her best home game ever," commented Clark, complimenting com-plimenting her aggressive play. Tate finished with 17 points, while Jeanine Utley added 16. Kristy Johnson and Rachele Winn were also in double State, but that's Cathe Owens Sports Writer and we're able to apply more pressure defensively." An even scoring attack, with four players frequently gracing the double figure column, gives Mountain View a well-rounded team. With Cooper and Cusick on the guard line the Bruins are strong on ball-handling and free throw shooting. Cooper, according to Gardner, "is one of the outstanding guards in the state." His ball-handling is sensational sensa-tional with behind-the-back and between-the-legs dribbles coming off like clockwork. Cooper is also strong on defense, and is consistently one of the top two or three Bruin scorers. His clutch free throw shooting has also been an important part of the Mountain Moun-tain View offense. Cusick leads the Bruin team in foul shots with 81 percent. He has also played a critical part as a defensive stopper, and does a good job with ball-handling. ball-handling. After Anthony Beutler suffered a knee injury against American Fork he underwent arthroscopic knee surgery, and wasn't expected to play in the tournament, but he was released releas-ed from medical care Thursday, and with the help of a knee brace was able to play for about four minutes in Saturday's game. "We've really missed his offensive production," Gardner commented, explaining that Beutler has been a leading perimeter shooter. "We hope he's stronger for Wednesday." Charlie Anderson, 67" gives some inside muscle while his outside shooting sparks the Bruin offense. I i J During Mountain View High School Chocolate Week, door-to-door sales people will be selling chocolate bars as a fund-raiser. By supporting these sales you can help put lights on the Bruin football field. figures with 11 and 10 points respectively. The Lady Bruins exchanged the lead with Alta several times in the first half of play last Tuesday, but they broke the game open in the third quarter with a 15-8 spurt, fueled by two buckets and f our-f or-six from the line from Stephanie Henry. The Bruin domination continued in the fourth quarter with two Kim Snarr goals, and another Henry shot to jump out to a 42-29 lead with six minutes remaining. In the final 1:40 Mountain, View went to the line nine times for six more free throws to seal the win, 62-39. ;--:-r.-,---'-r";V:;:-iw:' On the Husky home court, Mountain Moun-tain View played Hillcrest closely for the first quarter, ending with a 17-16 Hillcrest lead, but in the second quarter the Huskies broke the game open and ran away with the game 67-49. Region play concluded Tuesday with the cross-town battle between Orem and Mountain View. The state tournament will be the week of February 29 through March 4. no surprise "He's our leading rebounder inside," said Gardner, "He's had a good year." Brad Gentry, 6'5", has an intensity inten-sity that never quits. When he's in he's on, and he gives everything he's got every game. "He's a bonafide all-stater," all-stater," Gardner expressed, complimenting com-plimenting Gentry's strong play, scoring over 20 points in almost every game. "He's been an emotional leader for the team." Some early bouts with injuries and illness were a hidden blessing for Mountain View. When Cooper was out with the strep-throat, and replacement replace-ment guard Ty Allen was removed from a game with injuries. Dallas Tebbs, a forward, came off the bench and performed admirably at guard. Just that kind of versatility and depth on the bench will prove to be a strength as the Bruins continue state tournament play. "Tebbs is a good pressure-player," pressure-player," Coach Gardner remarked. Dallas played a crucial part in the Bruins' first-round win against Cyprus bucketing ten points, including in-cluding two three-pointers, one to ti the game and send it into overturn and the other to put the Bruins ahea in the extra period. "He's not afral to play no matter how big the game or how big the crowd," Gardnei explained. Ty Allen has come off the bench with consistent play, and stable ball-handling ball-handling to add depth to the team, and David Hancock, 6'9" has played special roles for the Bruins when they needed size inside. Another strong player off the bench is Paul Sorenson who has added stability and versatility. versatili-ty. "He's consistent off the bench," Gardner stated of Sorenson, who has played at small forward and large forward, and has done some good things for them with rebounding. The character and skill of the team, merged with the enthusiasm of a supportive crowd put the Bruins in a good position for state tournament play, and the winning tradition that has highlighted Mountain View sports could put Mountain View on top again but the trip will not be easy. Defending state champion Bonneville, Bon-neville, as well as Brighton, fifth place finisher last year were still in championship bracket play after the first round, and the "best of the best" state tournament standard make the trip to the top a tough one, but the Bruins haven't said die yet, and they don't plan on it. , Catch The Spirit! Help Turn On The Lights At Our Athletic Field by supporting the Mountain view High School Chocolate Week March 7 through 13 What A "Sweet" Deal! |