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Show Pae 6 Times Newspaper Wednesday. February 12, 1997 ( . A it' K J ( Li - n .l T in r t ii u. .i r r m y 3050 G03G By Gina Clark Sportswriter , The Pleasant Grove Vikings cleared one of the first hurdles on their way to defending their state championship title last weekend when they won the region 8 wrestling wres-tling championship. The Vikings tallied 330 points to Spanish Fork's 294 points. ; "That was a lot of points," Coach Tom Phelon said of his wrestlers' decisive region win. Tm pleased with the performance that they gave." Pleasant Grove qualified 16 total wrestlers for state competition, competi-tion, and although Phelon had hoped to send 18 to the state meet, the Vikings' state chances look good. This weekend's state tournament will pit Pleasant Grove against top squads especially espe-cially from the northern division. BoxElder, Tooele, and Skyview all look tough, Phelon added. At the region tournament, Pleasant Grove wrestlers claimed 7 title spots. One of the most exciting ex-citing matches of the night took place in the 145 weight class when Viking Regan Smart won a close , match with a Provo opponent. After Af-ter a 5-5 finish of regulation wrestling, wres-tling, Smart won by a takedown in overtime. Teammates Nathan Spencer at 112 lbs. and Travis Pack avenged earlier losses when they both won in the region finals. Tyler Alldredge, 103 lbs., Brian Blain, 130 lbs., Mark Blain, 135 lbs., and 140 lbs. Colin Robertson also won in the finals to claim re- fays' P3k?tb?U: O'QDuD CByC GDaUDuD UDuHp) IU By Gina Clark Sportswriter After a loss to Alta on the road, the Tigers returned home last week to get two home wins and some more momentum as they continue region play. "It was a good week, I must admit," Coach Matt Logan said of his team's two wins over Hillcrest and then Jordan. Jor-dan. Against Hillcrest on Wednesday, Wednes-day, the Tigers battled evenly with the Huskies before pulling ahead in the fourth quarter. After playing play-ing within one point of Hillcrest all night, the Tigers opened the final quarter of play with a 12-2 scoring streak that gave them just enough umph to claim the 58-54 win. Spencer Abney led the Tigers 'Wilil'lr Come to Salt Lake City and see the largest selection selec-tion of pickups, vans, sport utility vehicles and used cars in the intermountain vyest. Over 500 to choose ffom. Take a test drive and receive a free tank of eas. Buy a new GMC or'Oualitv Used vehicle from Salt Lake Valley GMC and we will pay you $100.00 That's right ,we will pay you $100.00 to prove we have the best deal. gion titles. The Vikings are "over the illness" ill-ness" that has plagued them recently. re-cently. "Most of the kids are on the upswing," Phelon said. Pleasant Grove is now set to compete in the state wrestling meet this week at the Golden Spike Arena in Ogden. "I know that we have to step it up for the competition at state," Phelon concluded. con-cluded. The Orem Tigers are also ready to head for state competition competi-tion this weekend. The Tigers finished fin-ished a close second toAlta in 5A's region 4 tournament last weekend. week-end. Alta finished with 278 points to Orem's 270.5 points the difference dif-ference of one or two matches. The Hawks had defeated Orem in a dual meet just prior to the tournament tour-nament and again "wrestled well" against the Tigers at the region tourney, Coach Robert Steele said. Brighton and Jordan filled in the third and fourth spots, while MountainView took fifth place. Orem had 5 wrestlers in the finals, but only David Holker managed to win his match for an individual title. Aaron Holker lost 6-3, Garrett Wright lost 4-2, and Ryan Reed lost in the closing seconds sec-onds of his match in the finals. Mike Tanner also claimed a second sec-ond place finish at the region meet. In addition to those five wrestlers, Orem will also take Justin Whiting, Preston Stinger, Jackson Linford, and T.J. Warren to the state tourney this weekend. Competition for the 5A crown looks especially tough with West 0) n with 19 points, while Shawn Ford and Jon Faldmo added 15 and 10 points respectively. On Friday, the Tigers basically handled the Jordan Beetdiggers until the fourth quarter. Orem ' used offensive rebounding to blast to a 13-7 lead after the first quarter quar-ter of play. Austin Berge then knocked down two buckets at the beginning of the second quarter to put Orem well ahead of Jordan. The Tigers dominated inside and out on their way to a 14-point lead at halftime. "We played a great game for three quarters," Logan commented. com-mented. After that third quarter though, the Tigers "stopped attacking at-tacking the basket" while Jordan staged a late comeback, Logan said. The Beetdiggers outscored Orem 28-14 in the final quarter, but couldn't make up the deficit as Orem held on for the 61-56 win. Berge led Orem with 25 points while Ford had 16 points. The Timpanogos Timber-wolves Timber-wolves added another win to their record Friday when they defeated Hillcrest. The T-wolves' win was CATCH THE FEVER OF Divisions: 9-IO-ycar-old league $35.00 1 1-12-ycar-old league $35.00 13- ycar-old league $48.00 14- 15-ycar-old league $48.00 16-1 8-y car-old league $55.00 Games begin in April Jordan and Layton qualifying some 14 wrestlers from each squad. Still, Orem's hopes for a good showing are solid. "I think we can finish in the top 5 for sure," Steele added. The Bruins finished fifth as a team but had 4 region champions in last week's meet. At 103 lbs., David Allen pinned Alta's Darren Newby for his region title. 135 lbs. Jared Fox defeated Jordan's Troy, Gray, while Jeff Gardner at 189 lbs. defeated Alta's Andy Delahunte 6-2. Kevin Oliver also picked up a title in the heavyweight heavy-weight class when he beat Ryan Bingham from Alta 5-3. However, the real story was how well the Bruins battled injuries inju-ries on their way to a decent showing. show-ing. "It was the most courageous day for my wrestlers in all my years of coaching," Coach Layne Billings said. Of particular note was Matt Ashdown, a 152 pounder who has been injured for several weeks now. Ashdown put ; out a courageous performance as he "wrestled through injury" to finish the meet, Billings said. MountainView also qualified Kuni Takahashi and Tommy Bauer for the state meet. The state tournament for both 4A and 5A wrestlers is slated for this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Satur-day at the Golden Spike Arena in ' Ogden. Wrestling begins at 11:00 , Thursday morning. The finals are scheduled to begin at 6:30 Satur- 1 day night. to especially sweet since it followed a loss earlier in the week to Alta. Against the Hawks, Timpanogos bounced out to a fast start, claiming claim-ing a 11-9 lead after one quarter of play. Alta turned the game around almost immediately, though, holding Timp to a single basket in the second quarter and then building the lead that would carry them to the 51-24 finish. After Tuesday's forgettable loss, the T-wolves returned for a solid, 67-51 win over Hillcrest. Timpanogos trailed Hillcrest 33-32 33-32 at the half, but the Huskies' lead was short-lived. After the break, the T-wolves put together two solid quarters, outscoring Hillcrest 35-18. Shawn Anderson was lethal offensively, scoring 19 points to put Timpanogos over the edge. Brian Battistone and Troy Clark added 11 points each. Both Timpanogos and Orem continue region play this Friday. The T-wolves will host American Fork, while Orem will take on MountainView at home. REGISTER NOW FOR THE 1997 SEASON Registration Dates: February 8 & 22 Times: 12:00 -1:00 at the Orem I;ilncss Center, 580 W. 165 S. Laic Registration: Only on league approval & availability. $10.00 Late R-c Added. Registration DOCS NOT INCLUDE uniTunn & personal equipment n n n n n rm I I r 1 i .- " r ' I , ..-- :- ;, . -, i u I- i - " ' 1 ' " Ryan Kerekes of Mountain View mgn cnooi i u --t.tfhOCoach sponsored 'Prep Scholar Athlete of the ''ilS-Cuff, ''ilS-Cuff, Kerekes, Scott Snarr, representing the Saturn dealership, and Patten , repre sentlng the Times. Ryan is the son of John and Marilyn Kerekes and View, where he averages 15.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists jet 'game for the a AetbaU team! Ryan is also an 86 free throw shooter. An outstanding student, he carries a 3.78 l.F A. and is a member of the National Honor Society. Utah high school hockey standings listed Brighton remains atop the South Division standings in Utah high school hockey play with an 8-0-0 record. Utah County Ind. is in second place at 6-3-1, followed by Orem's Mountain Moun-tain View at 5-4-1. Other teams competing in the division include in-clude Copper Hills, 2-7-3; Cavemen edge Bruins in overtime, 67-63 By Kevin Young, Orem-Geneva Times Staff Bruin sophomore Jeff Gardner hit a three-point shot with 26 seconds sec-onds left in the fourth quarter and sent Friday's battle against the American Fork into overtime but a bad pass and tempo control kept the ball out of Mountain View's hands and the Cavemen squeaked out the 67-63 win inbasketball action Friday night.v The teams matched basket for basket in the game's opening minutes min-utes but Mountain View sophomores sopho-mores Chris Hunter and Jeff Gardner initiated the Bruin assault as-sault midway through the quarter. quar-ter. Lapses in the American Fork defense left Hunter alone behind the three-point line and Gardner found his teammate for the assist on two consecutive possessions. Bruin Senior Dallas Turley hit center Scott Henry for an easy pair and senior Ryan Kerekes capped the run with two from the line for a 16-7 lead. American Fork managed to find and opening here and there, but a trey by Gardner put the Bruins Bru-ins on top, 19-12 to close the quarter. quar-ter. The Cavemen gained a slight edge from the field in the second but their players paid for it on the defensive end with foul woes. Mountain View was 6-6 from the line in the quarter and added five from the field to maintain a 32-28 32-28 half-time lead. The third quarter was a story of great moments and bitter disappointments dis-appointments for Mountain View. "yBinnip gScllo Gc'op top pgluU gQ'So no DD even ta'cOaofl By Gina Clark Sportswriter It was a week of slow starts and rough finishes for the Timpanogos Timberwolves as they dropped two games to region opponents Brighton and American Ameri-can Fork. Both Brighton and American Fork took advantage of sluggish first quarter play by the T-wolves in last week's region action. ac-tion. Against Brighton, the T-wolves weren't able to score in the first quarter as the Bengals raced to an 11-0 lead. But after that miserable mis-erable start, Timpanogos steadily battled back, outscoring Brighton 26-23 in the second half. "We just started out so badly and then decided to play in the ' . n.i." i mi Orem's Timpanogos, 3-4-0; Bingham, Bin-gham, 2-7-2; Alta, 0-8-1; and Jordan, 0-9-1. Last week, Brighton blanked Mountain View in an 8-0 contest con-test Upcoming games include Timpanogos vs. Alta on February 12 at 7:45 p.m. at the One moment the team was coughing cough-ing up the ball, the next minute the team could do no wrong. Mountain View led one minute and trailed the next. Over the pro-cess pro-cess of the quarter, Mountain View pulled away by three points several times but each time American Fork closed the gap. American Fork and Mountain View went in to the fourth at a 46-; 46 deadlock. Mountain View opened the period with a burst of activity. Bruin Sam Hull found Scott Henry for an easy two, Turley scored a bucket, then dished to Kerekes on the next possession pos-session for a field goal and a 52-48 52-48 lead. Unfortunately, the Bruin momentum was short lived. In two short minutes Mountain View picked up four fouls, coughed up one turnover, and scored two from the field while American Fork went 8-8 from the line. The hot hand from the line gave the Cavemen Cave-men an 59-54 lead. Ryan Kerekes closed the gap to two, 57-59, on a bucket from the three-point line and teammate Tim Henry tied the contest at 59-59 59-59 on a pair of free throws. Toby Christensen put AF back on top, 62-59, with a three-point shot. With a minute left to play both Jeff Gardner and Ryan Kerekes fired from three-point range but neither shot met the mark. Bruin Tim Henry snagged the rebound along the baseline, put the ball in the hoop, and drew a foul from Christensen. Henry hit one of two from the line but upon protest from the American Fork bench game officials decided Henry's second half when we didn't have enough time to get back into it," Coach Jeri Kelley said. Jenna Lisonbee led Timp's scoring with 10 points. On Thursday, Timp faced a tough American Fork team and lost 64-30. Against the Cavemen, it was again a case of first quarter quar-ter offensive trouble that put Timpanogos under. American Fork scored 21 points to Timpanogos' single bucket in the first quarter. That 19-point deficit defi-cit made all the difference in A.F.'s win. "They just wanted it more than we did," Kelley commented. American Fork topped another Orem school earlier in the week when they faced Orem Tuesday. The Tigers, who handled American Ameri-can Fork when they faced them at home earlier in the season, r.t tViP Saturn and Times- Bountiful rink; Timpanogos vs. Taylorsville February 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cottonwood rink; Mountain View vs. Murray on February 13 at 9 p.m. at the Cottonwood rink, and Salt Lake Ind. vs. Timpanogos on February 22 at 11 a.m. at the Cottonwood rink. bucket in the paint didn't count. Schaak drew a foul in the final minute and put American Fork on top 63-60. There were 26 seconds left on the clock when sophomore Chris Hunter spotted Gardner beyond be-yond the three-point line. Gardner, a guard for Mountain View, fired from the corner and tied the contest at 63-63. Ameri- can Fork's last second shot didn't jj drop and set up the overtime. Senior Marc Wilson gave the Cavemen a one point, 64-63, lead in the early minutes of the overtime over-time period on a foul by Bruin center cen-ter Scott Henry. Mountain View's ' offense had the momentum with plenty of time on the clock but a bad pass gaveAmerican Fork possession pos-session with 2:55 left. With the clock and possession on their side, American Fork waited for a lapse in the Bruin defense. When patience pa-tience didn't work, American Fork's Schaack drove to the hoop, bowled over a Mountain View defender de-fender and scored a bucket for the 66-63 lead. Mountain View mounted a final attack with 39 seconds on the clock but none of the three-point shots would drop. The Cavemen clinched the win on a free throw by Schaak. Sophomore Sopho-more Chris Hunter was the games high scorer with 16 points and a pile of assists. Kerekes tossed hit for 15 and Tim Henry scored for 13. For the night, Mountain View hit 14-15 from the line compared to American Fork's 19 of 24. Tonight To-night the Bruins are on the road against Brighton and Friday the team travels to Orem. Both games begin at 7:00 p.m. were plagued by four straight quarters of lackluster offense while American Fork built a steady lead. The Tigers trailed by 5 points at the end of the beginning begin-ning of the fourth quarter when the charged Cavemen staged a 14-8 14-8 scoring run to seal their 59-42 win. Orem recovered from Tuesday's loss to claim a win in their final home game Thursday. The Jordan Beetdiggers took an early lead but lost it quickly as Orem's offense spurred by the Erin Johnson-Lisa Peterson duo powered ahead. The Tigers outscored Jordan by 20 points in the final three quarters of play to grab the 58-43 win and improve to 12-6 overall. Johnson led Orem's scoring with 19 points while Peterson added 14. f POOR COP!' ...A |