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Show POET Despite hard hitting offense and defense, neither Orem nor the State Playoffs. (Photos: Kevin Young, Geneva Times Staff) Foster leads Orem Tigers Mtn. View Bruins in rival By Kemari G Rawlings Shane Foster may not be the tallest or the biggest man on the Orem Tiger team, however, Friday evening he proved to be the most valuable man as he scored 23 points to lead the Tigers past the Bruins 89-73. Foster began putting points away early in the first period as he gave the Tigers the lead 20-15 in a 11-5 run, sinking three consecutive con-secutive shots consisting of two jumpers and a perfect lay-up. Mountain View bounced back as Heath Jolley put up two to ignite a Bruin run that tied the score 24-24. Both teams were playing relatively equal until the Bruins found themselves in foul trouble and Orem took the lead again with Gardner rebounding Harper's . missed free throw to go up 27-24. The Tiger lead continued to grow and the Bruins grew cold until Bruin Coach Kline Adams pulled his entire starting five and sent in some back up from the bench. Gary Thornton went to the line to shoot two in an attempt to fire up the Bruins. He sank one of two to pull Mountain View within six 32-26. Foster went to work again for the Tigers nailing an outside shot Lady Tigers The Bingham Miners defeated the By Gina Clark Two wins over Timpview last week put a ticket to post season lay in the hands of the Orem igers. Orem wrapped up region play on Tuesday, beating the T-birds T-birds after a fourth quarter comeback. come-back. In Thursday's playoff, the Tigers maintained a steady lead. In their final home game Tuesday, the Tigers started sharp with several breakaway lay-ups and a press that kept Timpview stifled early. The T-birds T-birds recovered from their sloppy start with hot outside shooting and deep outlet passes to break the press. The combination was enough to give Timpview a 15-9 first quarter lead. Timpview was strong offensively offen-sively in the second quarter as well, this time working the inside and forcing Orem fouls. The T-birds T-birds held a five point lead for most of the quarter while the lady Tigers struggled to find the bottom bot-tom of the net. Finding themselves behind 23-28 to begin the second half, Orem perked up offensively. A three-point bucket from Jill Martin, Mar-tin, followed by two points from Sherrie Rasmussen tied the to erase any Bruin comeback attempt. at-tempt. Thornton would not back down as with 2:48 to play before the half sank a three pointer to bring the Bruins within five, 36-31. 36-31. Mountain View was called for two team fouls in a row and the Tigers went to the line to again boost their lead 40-31 with 1:52 to play in the second period. Jamie Jeffords re-entered the game and rallied for the Bruins to lead the scoring just before the half with five points yet it still wouldn't be enough to overcome the Tiger run that would earn them a 49-36 lead at the half. David Mitchell started the ball rolling again for the Tigers in the third period as he went on a 10-0 run scoring six points. Nate Chappell checked back in for the Bruins to strike back with a three point shot to pull the Bruins within 20, 59-39. The Tigers held the Bruins scoreless until just before the close of the third period when McCandless broke the ice with two to make the score 63-41. Mountain View would score only five more points before the final period as Orem's lead monopolized monopo-lized 71-46. In the Middle of the fourth period the Bruins again at earn spot in playoffs Orem Tigers Monday 51-46 in the score. T.V. roared back as well, but several steals in the last two minutes but Orem up by two to end the quarter 40-38. Two more steals off the press gave Orem two buckets and a four point lead to begin the fourth. Hot offense put the lady Tigers ahead by six points with five minutes remaining, and sent Timpview to a time out. Extra T-bird pressure couldn't stop the Tiger passing game late in the quarter as Orem pulled ahead by eight. Fouls put the Tiger sharp shooters on the line for the remaining minutes, sealing Orem's 68-56 victory. After two slow opening quarters, the lady Tigers recovered with a great second half, Coach Debbie Zirbes said. "We executed better, hit our shots better, and took better care of the ball," she commented. Four Tiger seniors scored in double figures against the T-birds. Jenny Cobb grabbed 13 to lead the Tigers, while Jill Martin and Sherrie Sher-rie Rasmussen each had 12 points. Marsha Snow added 11 in Orem's come from behind effort Tuesday's win sent Orem into their third matchup with the T-birds T-birds this season. At Provo on SHEET Mountain View advance to past rematch 93 tempted a rally as they took to a 13-0 run, however, Orem would not relinquish their hold as with 2:54 remaining, Rhett Rhees sank his second three pointer of the game to put Orem up 82-59. The Tiger crowd cheered as several Orem starters including Foster went to the bench smiling with just over two minutes remaining. Aaron Ousguthorpe came in for the Tigers to score twice in the last minute of play, his final basket coming at the buzzer to give the Bruins 73 points at the finish. 89-73 was the final and the ' Orem Tigers although like the Bruins will not be going on to the State Playoffs were able to end the season on a rather cheerful note. "I said we could win if we'd come up and be ready to play ball," commented Tiger coach Robert Louder. And they did. Jamie Jeffords led the Bruin scoring with 15 points, Steve McCandless Mc-Candless followed with 11 and Jase Stringham sank 10. Foster finished for the Tigers with 23, Mitchell had 14 and Hawkins followed fol-lowed with 12. Yes the "93 season has come to and end but the Orem -Bruin rivalry lives on. Next year who knows what will happen. first round of state competition. Thursday, the teams met again, this time with a trip to the state playoffs on the line. It was obvious that Orem meant business early, as they battled to finish the first quarter on top, 20-2. Orem had the T-birds T-birds down 14-0 before two free throws put them on the board late in the quarter. "We played really freat early-really great defense," irbes said, citing offensive rebounding as another factor in her squad's first quarter charge. Timpview recovered somewhat some-what in the second quarter, scoring scor-ing 11 points to Orem's 17. However, How-ever, it wasn't enough to hack through Orem's 24 point lead. Timpview tried to forge a comeback in the second half, out-scoring out-scoring Orem 15-7 in the third quarter, then 19-13 in the fourth. But Orem's iron grip on the lead was too much. The lady Tigers finished with the 57-47 win and a chance to improve their record in post-season action. Sherrie Rasmussen was flawless flaw-less from the free throw line where she earned half of her 24 points. Marsha Snow and Shaan-ta Shaan-ta Kamai followed with seven points each. 8 1 Ty Heavy traffic: A crowd of is head and shoulders above Lake Superior, our YES, FANS... ITS BASEBALL TIME! Spring is just around the corner, so Orem Youth Baseball is holding registration at the Orem Fitness Center on the following follow-ing dates: DATES Saturday, February 20, Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, February 27, Noon-4 p.m. 9-12 yr. olds $35.00 13-15 yr. olds $45.00 16-18 yr. olds $55.00 In addition to these fees, each boy will be required to purchase a team uniform and have a mitt. A late fee of $10.00 will be charged for anyone to register after February 27. No refunds after April 1. Boys will be assigned to teams through a draft system. sys-tem. No speciM requests will be honored. Birth certificates cer-tificates will be required. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL 221-9582 players look for the rebound but Orem Tiger Jacob Hawkins the rest. largest Great Lake, is 350 miles long and 160 miles wide. CB9g Page 8 Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday, February 24, 1993 ip |