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Show Page 10 Times Newspaper Thursday, December 27, 2001 J u "UTS illGG'OD DDD TT fiW fflfo WQDD L7 5 MAKTIN IiAKRlS Times Sports Editor It was a game of rallies Friday inlit as Timpanogos competed with Springviile into overtime before prevailing 71-62. 71-62. Timpanogos came out shooting shoot-ing well and playing solid defense against the Red Devils in the first quarter. They built an early 17 8 lead and looked to run away with the game hut in the second quarter Springviile rallied and played the better defense. Spritigville ran off a 14-0 run to take the lead. Mike Weitzeil made a lay up with two minutes remaining before halftiine to score the first T-WolMield T-WolMield goal of the quarter. At the break .'$1-27. In the third quarter Timpanogos rallied ral-lied to tie the score and it was during this stretch that the player of the game stepped up. Paul Kruger took control of the game from the third quarter quar-ter on. Scoring a season-high 18 points and adding 12 rebounds. Every time the T-Wolves T-Wolves needed a score Kruger found himself with the ball in the paint. "I'aul Kruger carried us for a full quarter," Timpanogos head coach Mark Hardman flili " ' ' ' ' ' Lm ; :LL - 1 Paul Kruger (no. 54) shoots the short Jumper. Kruger led the T-Wolves T-Wolves with a season-high 18 points. 1 J9 La Pick the options mat save dollars and make sense for your family! Years of experience have aught us Hot tieres only one way to deliver propane. Wurway. That's why we ve developed a variety of options mat allow you to tailor a personalized program to natch your energy needs. CaB l-SOO-PflOPWE.Est 41 TODAY to team more about tne many benefits of being a Suburban Propane customer BUDGET toman HM 2O0BMHECVE enmoam MM CUMO-Ol 1 WHlMHaWwcfW c szzsraj 1-800-PRQPME S? S MW sr said. "He has a big body.and he played very well for us." The fourth quarter was a back-and-forth extravaganza. Eddie Norton made great passes pass-es to find open men. He and Kruger gave the T-Wolves a lead late in the fourth. Springville's Kelly Giles answered with consecutive three-pointers. Mac Nelson hits four free throws down with under a minute to play to give Timpanogos another lead. Down three points with 5.7 seconds remaining, Springviile called a timeout. The ensuing inbounds pass finds Richard Bird who shoots the three and sends the game into overtime. For a game held on Timpanogos's home court, it sounded like Springville's after Bird's three point shot. Timpanogos pulled away in the extra period outscoring Springviile 13-4. Nelson hit five more free throws to finish the night with 12 points. Weitzeil made a block on the defensive end and took the ball the full length of the court for an emphasizing dunk. "I really felt they (Springviile) had a great rhythm," Hardman said. "They did some nice things offensively offensive-ly to get some open looks." The Timpanogos big men, VJ V. Jk J r ,mtsmm mmnJ ful'nbm Ooift pmr tor prypwm AUTOMATIC SPANISH rUHK, UT Weitzeil and Kruger, played a bigger role in this win than in anv other so far this season. The T-Wolves usually look to their guards and forwards for scoring but found powerful weapons from their big guys in the paint. The two combined for 34 points in the game. "We're going to be bigger than a lot of people we play," Hardman said. Springviile was led by Bird with 18, Giles 12 and Nick Ozuna with 11. Timpanogos has won three of its last four to even its record at 5-5. Springviile falls to 2-4 with the loss. Bruins lose, despite 33 from Zimmerman and Ingle Mountain View is not having hav-ing one of its better preseason runs. With a 51-45 loss to Alta, the Bruins fall to 3-6 on the year. Alta played consistent basketball bas-ketball through four quarters scoring in double figures in each. Mountain View however, ran into a wall in the second being held to only seven. Then fell apart in the third scoring only two. The Bruins tried to pull out a win in the fourth scoring 20 but the hole was too deep and Alta held on for the win. Stef Zimmerman rebounded from being shutout against Springviile by scoring 17 in the loss. Israel Ingle added 16. Orem wins three in Vegas Orem played in the Las Vegas Holiday Prep Classic and ran through the competition. competi-tion. In three games, the Tigers won by an average of 14 Timpanogos falls to Timpview MARTIN HARRIS Times Sports Editor Timpview came out of the starting gates fired up and stopped Timpanogos cold 56-36. The Timberwolves played the Thunderbirds close after one quarter down by only two points but the T-Bird defense kicked in. They pressured ball handlers and forced several T-Wolf T-Wolf turnovers. Thanks to a 17-5 performance perform-ance in the second quarter, Timpview went into the break up 14. Timpanogos could not find a way to break the stifling T-Bird defense. Only one of the T-Wolves T-Wolves broke into double digit scoring, Eddie Norton put down 10. Mac Nelson had eight, all the remaining players scored five or less. Timpview's Brian Swindlehurst led the T-Bird attack on offense with 17 points. Travis Clyde chipped in 11. Ryan Jackson was the defensive defen-sive momentum grabbing several sev-eral steals and taking a charge in the second quarter. Timpview improved to 5-0, while Timpanogos fell to 4-5. Bruins win, end skid Saddle iNfW Thnrsdav. Tan. 17. TIC iAr X1VL 2 Spanish Fork PUBLIC NOTICE!!! Due to unforeseen circumstances resulting in the foreclosure fore-closure of the Three Bar Saddleries Montana Distributor we were unable to complete the liquidation that was ordered in January, 2002. Per order of creditor and distributor, all merchandise must be disposed of at public auction and cannot be sold in Montana. This merchandise will be divided equally and disposed of at public auctions in separate locations. This auction has approximately 90 saddles including Western Pleasure, Ropers. Silver Show. Youth, Pony, Australian, English and Pack Saddles. PLUS!!! Garcia Silver Bits and Spurs, Silver Show Bridles, Breas Collars and Halters, Saddle Packs and Blankets, Oster Clippers and Groom Items... There is more TACK than can be listed here, 100's of items!!! Auctioneer: Spence Rogers, Telephone 800.554.0322 AUCTIONEER'S NOTE.'! This is a one time opportunity to stock your tack room or store with brand new, brand name merchandise at a fraction of the original orig-inal cost. Manufacturers Warranties apply. TERMS: Cash, ATM and Credit Cards, No Checks points. Orem (5-3) beat Palo Alto 47-29, North Hollywood 45-31 and Sierra Vista 44-34 to extend its winning streak to four games. The reliable Jonny Nielsen had a rough time scoring in Vegas. He was held to single digits twice. He had scored double figures in each of Orem's first six games. Alex Coombs led the team against Palo Alto and Sierra Vista scoring 16 and 13 points respectively. Austin Larsen had a season-high 14 points against North Hollywood. Andy Evans and Chris y Thompson both turned in solid performances in the classic. Point Breakdowns Timpanogos 71, Springviile 62 OT Springviile Giles 12, Ozuna 11, Simkins 2, Bird 18, Collinsworth 4, Fredrickson 9, Munson 6. Timpanogos Young 4, Norton 10, Nelson 12, Kruger 18, Harper 7, Winder 4, Weitzeil 16. Alta 51, Mountain View 45 Mountain View Cardon 7, Critchfield 1, Edwards 2, Hunsaker 2, Zimmerman 17, Ingle 16. Pleasant Grove 66, North Sanpete 59 Pleasant Grove Williams 14, Gibb 8, Thurgood 8, Jensen 6, Pont 2, Elsey 4, Farnsworth 24. Orem 47, Palo Alto 29 Orem Coombs 16, Thompson, 6, Evans 10, Larsen 2, Nielsen 13. Tyler Cardon made it his mission to stop the four-game Bruin losing streak. He did just that and made Springviile the victim. The Bruins improved their record to 3-5 after beating Springviile 64-48. Cardon lit up the Red Devils for 31 points including four three-pointers. Springviile had to be confident confi-dent after the first quarter holding a one-point lead but the wheels came flying off in the second. The Bruins outscored Springviile 22-6 to take 15-point 15-point lead into halftime. The Red Devils could never pull close and Mountain View ended its longest losing streak since 1997. Israel Ingle joined in Cardon's attack of the Red Devils with 11 points. The Red Devil defense held Stef Zimmerman scoreless for the first time of the season. Springville's Richard Bird and Tyler Fredrickson scored 14 and 12 respectively. Vikings fall in crossover game Pleasant Grove lost to Payson High despite getting another solid effort from Steve & Tack Auction ' pm Doors open at 6 p.m. Veterans Memorial Building 400 North Main Street Orem 45, North Hollywood 31 Coombs 8, Thompson 8, Evans 1, Larsen 14, Gilbert 2, Nielsen 5, Taylor 7. ""rtflsV ' r'7 j -v. v . . mmmmmmxi'im gwmmw . - , mmmt.mtwmm f i.n.u Mike Weitzeil (no 50) puts up against Springviile. Farnsworth. The Lions (2-2) built an early lead and held to it as the Vikings (3-5) could not overcome over-come the deficit. The Lions won the high-scoring match up 81-76. 81-76. Farnsworth scored 28 points but Payson's Walynn Burgess answered with 26. Daniel Trevort and Randy Beddes added 16 each and Michael Provstgaard scored 11. Pleasant Grove's Ryan Williams put in 14 and Todd Thurgood 19 in an effort to bring about a Viking comeback. Farnsworth has scored 25 or more points in a game three times this season. Point Breakdowns Timpview 56, Timpanogos 36 Timpanogos Winder 1, Nelson 8, Young 3, Harper 2, Weitzeil 5, Norton Basketball (through Wed. 12-26) Region Seven Overall Orem 5-3 Timpanogos 5-5 PI. Grove 4-5 Lone Peak 3-4 Mtn. View 3-6 Region Six Qyer9l Timpview 6-0 Provo 8-1 Payson 4-4 Spanish Fork 4-3 Amer. Fork 3-3 Springviile 2-4 The crossover scorecard Reg. 6 up 8-6. OSple to 2 "PwHfit, pUcHctltf dewtce foci cok ducat U0?WK MCI fcuttfltf, t& tftoClA.. " 798-7711 Orem 44, Sierra Vista 34 Coombs 13, Thompson 10, Evans 8, Larsen 4, Gilbert 2, Nielsen 7. v 1 the lay up as part of his 16 points 10, Becker 5, Liscombee 2. Timpview Nash 4, Clyde 11, Pinegar 5, Swindlehurst 17, Jackson 5, Miles 7, Harmon 5, Jones 2. Payson 81, Pleasant Grove 76 Pleasant Grove Williams 14, Farnsworth 28, Gibb 6, Thurgood 19, Jensen 7, Mortensen 2. Payson Beddes 16, Provstgaard 11, Trevort 16, Davis 3, Burgess 26, Joos 6, Bailey 3. Mountain View 64, Springviile 48 Mountain View Cardon 31, Critchfield 2, Ingle 11, Pinegar 7, Edwards 4, Hunsaker 6, Black 3. Springviile Giles 4, Ozuna 7, Frandsen 3, Bird 14, Collinsworth 8, Frederickson 12. Standings IMffflGJf V |