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Show Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday, December 2, 1992 I HMIWIWIIIKIItm.Kji.M,, :!:. W jmmmmn, . Orem High Football Team receives Booster Awards at Banquet Sophomore Player of the Year - Randy Lamoreaux J.V. Player of the Year - Barrett Stratton Best Offensive Lineman - Scott Nielsen Best Receiver - Matt J ackman Best Offensive Back - Matt Harper Best Defensive Lineman - Trevor Miller Best Linebacker - Darren Gardner Best Defensive Back - Jake Roberts Defensive Player of the Year - Jake Roberts Best Specialist - Richard Robbins Best Conditioned Athlete - Troy Winward Hit Man Award - Darren Gardner Most Improved Player - Brett Ragozzine Most.Inspirational Players -Matt Jackman and Troy Winward Most Valuable Player - Matt Harper Academic Awards for 3.7 GPA or higher -Matt Jackman, Darren Gardner Troy Winward Matt Harper, Andrew Dixon, David Brown Trevor Miller, Craig Colyar, Kenny Maughan By Ron Richardson BEST TEAM EVER: This year's edition of the BYU basketball team is the best team the Cougar's have ever had -EVER! Even better than the Danny Ainge Era, and the team Danny took to the final 8 in the NCAA Tournament. True, there were some fine players on those Ainge teams: Fred Roberts, Devin Durrant (that tandem broken up by Durrant's mission), Steve Trum-bo, Trum-bo, Greg Kite, etc. But when Ainge was in his prime, the above players were still developing, so Ainge carried that team to the final 8 on his back. This year, there is no one carrying car-rying anyone. This year, there are no weak spots, even in the inexperienced inex-perienced back court. True, Ryan Cuff has had a slow start. It has been a real struggle for Ryan to get himself back into the playing shape he needs to be in. But toward the end of the season, and during tournament tourna-ment play, when the time for Cuff to be counted on, Ryan Cuff will be a "counter." So far, the team has been playing quite well without returning forward, Kevin Nixon, out for the first part of the season with a stress fracture of his ankle. Hopefully, again, when the time counts, Kevin will be well and healthy. Since the one thing a teem needs to really move ahead in any tournament situation situa-tion is experience, Kevin Nixon has it, the one ingredient that some of our other big time players are still in the process of getting. Still, without Nixon, this is the best BYU team that has ever been put on the Marriott Center floor. With Kevin Nixon there, it will be even better. BACK TO THE FUTURE; THE ROBBY REID STORY I told you last week ho "iffy" it was that Robby Reid, one of the five or six best high school guards int he country this year, would be playing for BYU, and his own father, Head Coach Roger Reid. The following evaluation of Lady Bruins drop preseason opener The Olympus Titans managed to squeak past the Lady Bruins, 59-51, in the Bruins preseason opener last Wednesday but the win wasn't without ifs share of controversy. con-troversy. The two teams battled back and forth through much of the j game and Mountain View had bat-' bat-' tied back from a six point deficit and edged ahead by a point with four minutes left when Houle drew his third technical of the evening. Game officials sent Houle packing pack-ing and by the end of the quarter, Olympus had outscored the Bruins 14-8 and closed the book on the state's longest unbeaten streak. 'We just didn't play well," said Houle, "we threw the ball away 32 times in the contest and had two players with four fouls a piece in the first quarter and it was just too COUGAR COMMENTARY the situation is from an interview which I had with Randy Reid, currently cur-rently the startingpoint guard for the Cougars, and Robby's brother. "Robby is the single most independent in-dependent son my parents have," Randy theorized. "He's the one son most likely to want to show that he has something to prove somewhere else in this would besides be-sides in a valley, and in a town just 11 miles up the road from where he grew up." Randy went on: "Still for me and my house, there is not a better bet-ter school int his world for my brother than right here at Brigham Young University; for the school, for our family, for Robby's sake, and for the team, it is my dream to play on the same basketball court with my brother as we fight for our Dad, and for the School, and for a national Championship at BYU." Randy did confide in me that, "I honestly don't know at this point exactly how my father feels about this unique situation. But even if having two sons playing together on the same team - his -team, might be a little awkward for Coach Reid at times, how can a coach - father or not - pass up on a player of Robby's abilities." Just think of the P.R., folks. There has never been two blond headed brothers, two son's of the Head Coach in the same back court playing for a national championship cham-pionship in the history of basketball. basket-ball. It's a chance of a lifetime for BYU, and the odds of the possibilities pos-sibilities of it ever happening again are astronomical. The anticipation an-ticipation gives me chills. I do know that Robby's mother wants him to come to BYU. Badly. Forget the coach, Robby. Listen to your mother. Mothers always know best. And if it comes down to flipping flip-ping a coin, heads, it's BYU tails, it's BYU. If it lands on its edge, then go somewhere else. But as far as all of you fans are concerned, con-cerned, on the day of that flip of the coin, pray for wind, pray for a whole lot of wind. No. Make that a hurricane. much to overcome." Houle had no comment on either the technical or game officials. offi-cials. Raegan Scott led the Bruins scoring with 17 points in the contest. con-test. TIPS We want the scoop on what's happening in Orem. Call in news tips. Orem-Geneva Times 225-1340 ""'Hill II IM A Orem High School football players receive recognition for Roberts, Brett Ragozzine, Sott Nielsen and Randy Lamoreaux. Receiving recognition for outstanding achievements are, front row, left to right: Matt Harper, Kenny Maughan, Craig Colyar and David Brown. Back row: Troy Winward, Matt Jackman, Trevor Miller, Andrew Dixon and Darren Gardner. Tigers drop season openers By Gina Clark The Tigers went on the road this week but came away empty handed after losses to Weber and East. Orem came close to a season opening victory at Weber, but fell one point short. A tough East team overwhelmed the Tigers by a ten-point margin. At Weber, the Tigers started the game with a 15-2 run and led at halftime. However, by the second half the Warriors' offense had warmed up. In the fourth quarter Weber took the lead from the Tigers, who would not see it again. With thirty seconds left on the clock, Weber held a three-point three-point lead and started to stall. Orem's Rhett Rhees batted a Weber pass into the hands of Shane Foster and on the ensuing fast break Jacob Hawkins laid it in to cut the Weber lead to one. After an Orem timeout, the Tigers sent Weber to the free . throw line with four seconds remaining. Weber missed both free throws, but killed Orem's hopes by intercepting a last-second last-second pass. Foster led the Tigers with 10. Matt Harper and Jacob Hawkins each added 9. The East High Leopards were a little too much for the .inexperienced .inex-perienced Tigers to handle Friday. Compared to Weber, "East was more physical; overall a better team," Louder said. Led by all-state center Nate Gardner, the Leopards kept Orem on the run all night. However, Orem had its moments of brilliance. A tough press allowed the Tigers to out-score out-score East in the second and fourth quarters. Unfortunately, the Tigers were trying to play catch-up most of the game. The end of the first quarter found Orem in a 13-point deficit. They battled back with the press to end the half within four points of a lead. The second half was more of the same. Point guard Shane Foster again led the Tigers with 13 points. Jacob Hawkins contributed con-tributed 11, and junior Eric Crow had 8 off the bench. After two preseason outings the Tigers "have a lot to learn," commented Louder. The season opening road trips may leave Orem 0-2, but also give them some direction for the rest of the season. The Tigers' chance for redemption came Tuesday when they met the Brighton Bengals at home. Another home game follows on Friday when Orem meets Cedar City at 7:30 p.m. When the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938, the minimum wage was set at 25 cents an hour. outstanding achievements are, Back row: Barrett Stratton and I) ITT As might be expected, things are pretty grim in the Jazz locker room these days. A trip to the showers more closely resembles a visit to a mausoleum than anything any-thing else. Last year, after each game, the press waited outside the locker lock-er room to snag a few quotes from an upbeat Jerry Sloan then rushed into get some quotes from the losers. Guys like Jordan, Har-daway, Har-daway, and McHale. Then, back through the bowels of the Delta Center we ran to get the winners perspective from the excited, but tired victors. Walking into the locker room Karl Malone's CD boom box blared Janet Jackson as he soaked his ankles in buckets of ice water, a battery of assistants helped Jeff Malone pack ice on his shoulders, and Mark Eaton sat with stately nobility in his directors direc-tors chair. There were smiles, laughter, and even an occasional high five. . Jhose were the good old days; and days of a 37-4 home season. Now, at 1-4 in the house that Larry built, like Deseret News Jazz reporter Brad Rock said on a local radio talk shqw, "the Jazz have more problems than the Royal Family." Inside the locker room the Malones still ice down and Stockton Stock-ton continues to dodge the hoard of reporters but the attitude is much different. It's an "what hit us?" perspective that none of the players can explain. "We're in a slump that I don't understand," said Jeff Malone fol front row, left to right: Jake Richard Robbins. lowing last week's loss to Mister Robinson and the Spurs. It seems everyone has a opinion on the dismal home performance. per-formance. A survey of fans, ushers, and coaches has revealed several possible (but not too plausible) explanations. They range from a curse or hex placed on the team by a much alive Elvis to the sinful evils espoused by the Jazz dancers. Sooner or later (hopefully sooner rather than later), the Jazz will turn up the heat and the spell will be broken. And when that happens, the Jazz will hang a No Vacancy' sign on the door and perhaps the grim reaper can pay a visit to Drexler, O'Neal or Worthy for a change. Jazz Trivia: Last season Jeff Malone had the highest free throw percentage on the team. Last week, against San Antonio, he missed four of five from the line. Which former Jazzman recorded the highest number of free throws in Jazz history? Answer to last week's question: ques-tion: Michael Jordan's 23 fifty point (or more) games pales in comparison to Wilt Chamberlain's Chamber-lain's NBA record 118. 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