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Show Page 6 Times Newspaper Wednesday, January 27, 1999 Pmp hep$fr By Patricia Knoell Staff Writer As the first half of region play comes to a close for local prep basketball bas-ketball teams, it's time to see where the local teams stand and where they might be headed. For Pleasant Grove, a rough start in the first half looks to smooth out in the final stanza after af-ter both the boys and girls teams came up with big wins last week. For Orem's 5A ranks, Mountain View's home court helped it top Orem early in the week, but Orem bounced back to beat Brighton at Orem, while Mountain View was nipped by Jordan in Sandy. Timpanogos beat Jordan in an overtime thriller in Orem on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Mountain View girls remained undefeated in Region Re-gion 3 with a win over Brighton, Orem beat Jordan and Hillcrest and Timpanogos came oh-so-close to a win at Alta. Orem and the surging T-Wolves played Tuesday, after press time. BOYS Pleasant Grove The Vikings will be looking to build on two wins that ended the first round of league play and leave Pleasant Grove in a three-way three-way tie for fifth place in Region 6. This week, the Vikings will take their two-game winning streak and the momentum that goes "You Do Have A Choice, Don't Compromise!11 irA0i2 Wjk V OFF J i i LLOYD THORNTON TAYSOM TIRE AUTO SERVICE MASTERCRAFT & TOYO TIRE SERVICE Value of services included per unit with passenger tires passenger tires purchased at Taysom Tire Co.: 1. Mount & Balance 2. New Valve Stem 3. Customer Prot. Plan 4. Rotate & Balance 5. Flat Repairs 6. Tire Disposal Fee Total Cost Per Tire If we determine that any tire tread wear, we will replace the tire free of charge. CONDITIONS COVERED 1. Non-repairable punctures 2. Rock or Glass Cuts 3. Separations Taysom Tire esmstate-orem & Muffler 225-6343 mm with it into road games against Payson (currently eighth in the region) and Spanish Fork (one of the teams tied with P.G. for fifth). "We're playing well and with a lot of confidence right now," said P.G. coach Craig McAffee. "We were close several times earlier, but came up just short. The biggest big-gest key to winning this week was that we didn't have the turn overs." Pleasant Grove started the week with a 59-44 win over American Fork and ended it with a 73-61 home victory over defending defend-ing state 4A champion Provo. Against Provo, the Vikings found their long-absent outside shot to the tune of nine 3-point goals. They also got a great defensive de-fensive effort from J.J. Williamson, who held Provo's leading scorer, Jake Chrisman, to 15 points. Brian Romney had five 3-point-ers against Provo and Eric Bond came off the bench to spark the team when things got close with six points and two steals. Timpanogos The Timberwolves made the most of their one game last week, beating a tough Jordan team 75-70 75-70 in overtime to move into a five-way five-way tie for second in Region 3. Timpanogos, Orem, Alta, Brighton and Jordan all stand at 3-3 in league play. This week, the tie will be broken bro-ken as Timpanogos takes on Brighton at Brighton on Wednes- let us be your one stop Automotive Shop uie do it nil! PLAN Thornton's Est. Tire & Exhaust Mkt Value No Charge $7.95 No Charge $2.25 No Charge $7.00 No Charge $7.95 No Charge $9.95 No Charge $1.50 No Charge $36.60 fails in the first 25 of 4. Accidental damage 5. Impact breaks 6. Manufactures defects Hours: 8-6 Muffler Shop 8-6 Weekdays J iTIRES bps mm day and Alta at home on Friday. In the Jordan game, Timpanogos had a 10-point lead with five minutes to go in the game. But the T-Wolves made mistakes going down to the wire and a 3-point goal by Jordan's Bryan Isaac tied the game with 1:20 left and sent it into overtime. In the extra period, Timpanogos' defense came to life, holding Jordan without a field goal to outscore it 10-5 for the win. Golden Ingle scored 26 to tie for game scoring honors with Jordan's Jackson Brown. Mike Shepherd added 15 points for Timpanogos and Steve Ott, played a great floor game and added some tough defense off the bench to help the cause. Mountain Vlew-Orem The week got off to a rousing start with Mountain View recording record-ing a solid 61-51 win over cross-? town rival Orem last Wednesday. In front of a huge crowd that included a big Orem contingent as well as a full compliment of Moun-, tain View fans, the two teams , went toe-to-toe with a minimum of talk and a maximum amount , of good play Orem pulled to within five early in the fourth quarter, but Chris Hunter scored two quick layups and Jeff Gardner canned a 3-, pointer to extend the lead to 12. J Orem was unable to close the gap, despite Mountain View's 5-for-10 performance from the free throw ) line in the final period. Hunter played tight defense on Orem star Shawn Opunui while ; recording a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Tim Henry led all scorers with -i 26. Opunui topped Orem with 23. "Our main goal this year was not to go undefeated in the ) league," Bruin coach Rob Cuff t( said. "We did set goals of winning at home and not losing two in a row and we held on to that with this game." Orem didn't let the disappoint- Tennii lessons offffeced Come join the fun at the Orem Fitness Center for winter tennis lessons. Continue playing year round. Lessons for youth ages 7- 17. However, who has not had experience and would love to learn is also welcome. There are lessons for beginners and intermediate inter-mediate players. The next ses sion will begin on Tuesday, February Feb-ruary 2. Classes are held Tuesday Tues-day and Thursday for four weeks. Registration is now being taken at the Orem Fitness Center Cen-ter located at 580 West 165 South, Orem. If you have ques tions, please call 229-7158. See us first! We can save you $$$ on all your furnishing needs. vfMICHMSHAM T44 South State Orem, Fine Oak Furniture r Card, VISA, and Discover 90 days same as cash up m $frofchjun I I n"jll -r r- Knc tejJt "fwi C ifUv; rj 1; J vC V1 fry;- Cory Adams goes up for two points against Mountain View. ment of Wednesday carry over into Friday, pulling out a one-point one-point 55-54 thriller over Brighton. The Tigers came out on fire, holding Brighton to four points in the second quarter 24-14 lead at the half. Brighton came roaring back to outscore the Tigers by nine in the second half. Opunui continued his scoring binge, recording 26 in the victory. Jeff Ford added 18 to the cause. The win sets Orem up for a showdown at Hillcrest, one of only two teams in Region 3 without a 3-3 record. The Huskies are currently cur-rently one game out of the second-place second-place gridlock at 2-4. "We're still a little inconsistent and we haven't shot real well on the road, but we're definitely on the right track," Orem coach Matt Logan said. "We've got to remedy that fast with Hillcrest coming up. There isn't one easy game in this league." Mountain View, on the road at Jordan, lost a five-point lead late in the game and dropped a 56-54 decision to the Beatdiggers. As happened with Timpanogos earlier in the week, it was Bryan Isaac who put the hurt on a local team with a late 3-pointer. This time, his trey cut the Mountain view lead to one at 48-47 with under a minute left. A steal and layup and some clutch free-throw shooting sealed the Bruins' fate. Mountain View, atop Region 3 with a 4-2 record, will try to hang on to that lead when it takes on Brighton at Orem on Friday. Standings Regions Pleasant Grove 3-5 5-9 5 Regions Mountain View 4 2 12-2 1 Timpanogos 3-3 11-3 2 Orem 3-3 9-5 2""' GIRLS Pleasant Grove The Vikinp grabbed their second sec-ond league victory of the year, a 52-34 win at American Fork, then nearly pulled off a win over Provo, dropping a 63-59 decision to the Bulldogs. Defense was the name of the game against American Fork, as the Pleasant Grove didn't allow 7 'we- Utah (801) 222-0237 at Reasonable Prices Golden Ingle dribbles down the court for the Timberwolves. any American Fork player to score in double figures. Against Provo, it was a not-so-sweet Rose that spelled defeat for Pleasant Grove. Provo's Chanell Rose scored 34 points and pulled down 17 rebounds. re-bounds. Kami Morrill and Traci Thurgood each had 13 against American Fork. Autumn Spence topped P.G. with 17 against Provo. But for consistency in both games, the award goes to Amanda Law, who had nine points at A.F. and 13 against Provo, while playing tough defense and a good floor game. Orem The Tigers grabbed two big wins over Region 3 foes Hillcrest (64-37) and Jordan (72-23). Against Hillcrest, Brook Johnson tied a state 3-point record with seven treys on her way to a 20-point performance. The Jordan game saw Orem's defense de-fense come to life, as it held Jordan Jor-dan to just six points in the first half and didn't allow the Beatdiggers into double figures in any quarter. Kristen Saliby led Orem with 18 points and Trina Knapp added 12 for the Tigers. After the game with Timpanogos, Orem takes on Brighton (3-3 in the league) on Friday. "Timpanogos is playing well right now," Orem coach Scott Houle said. "Hopefully well play like we have been and will be able to dictate what happens." Timpanogos The Timberwolves took on Alta, the league's third-place team, in Sandy and nearly pulled off the 7 Bruins, Jeff Gardner and Dave Pinegar, fight for the h11 ? against Orem Tiger, Bill McCleary. , Pleasant Grove Viking,! Scott Mark, looks for an open man. . j upset before dropping a four-point; thriller 69-65. ; "If we had played like this ev-i ery night, our only region losses' would be to Orem and Mountain View," Timpanogos coach Carey Potter said. "The experience of Alta won out at the end of the' game. I just didn't have enough; timeouts I needed about: seven." With " Orem playing at Timpanogos, Potter feels that the T-Wolves have a real shot at pulling pull-ing off the upset against the 5-1 Tigers. And with the week con; eluding with Jordan, also at; Timpanogos, the T-Wolves (1-5 in Region 6, 3-11 overall) could come .' up with wins four and five on the; season. X Mountain View " The Bruins continued to roll I with a 52-34 win over Brighton' last Tuesday. ; Erin Thorn led Mountain View with 17 points and Heather Cheesman added 16, but it was a i tough defensive effort that helped "? the Bruins to the victory. ' "We cranked up our defense in the second half," Mountain View assistant coach Laura Romo said." ; "And when the defense is work- ; ing, so is the offense." Mountain View traveled to. Sandy to take on Alta Tuesday and hosts Hillcrest on Thursday.' STANDINGS Region 6 Pleasant Grove 2-6,3-11 6 Region 3 Mountain View 6-0 12-2 1 urem 5-1 ift-i Timpanogoe 1-5 3-11 5 J I J. POOR CO |