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Show fhursday, ianuary if), 20()S 0 R E M M M S Page 11 Bruin boys have Neil K. Warner NORTH COUNTY Provo High School has won more state championshps than any other high school in Utah and for good reason. Have you seen the shots they get? Layups, jump hooks, open pointers and of course slam dunks. You know how coaches draw up a play on the whiteboard at halftime? Well, these plays actually work. Tuesday night Provo thrived on getting the shots the Bulldogs wanted as they showed off their efficiency with an impressive 59-31 59-31 over Mountain View. "We got quality shots, that's What we do. That 's the name of our game is quality shots," said Provo coach Craig Drury. "Jeff's (Gwinardner) is doing a great job over there. He's trying to establish es-tablish what he wants done and they've had a great year so far. I think they may have had a down game, but 1 hope we helped them have a down game." When Provo did miss a shot, the Bulldogs often got another shot. The Bulldogs never let Mountain Moun-tain View hang around. The Bulldogs open up a 26-13 lead at the half. Mountain View tried to rally in the third quarter and get some momentum going and . briefly that's what happened Adam Lewis, who led Mountain View with 1 1 points, led the charge with a basket for the Boys hoops Continued from Page 9 "Every team in the region is tough again this year," said Spanish Fork coach Mark Bailey. Bai-ley. "There's four spots and it's going to be a dogfight for all four spots." "Overall, the talent level and competitive level of the teams is as tough as it's ever been in my seven years as coach," added Doug Meacham of American Fork. Here's a peek at how the teams look heading into the all-important portion of the tegular season (records as of Jan. 8). CONTENDERS Pleasant Grove (10-1) The Vikings got off to a hot start last year too but struggled down the stretch. They finished third in the region and then were eliminated in the first round of the state tournament by eventual runner-up Rivertoa However, Pleasant Grove basically returns four starters and the team has been recognized recog-nized as exceptionally talented by virtually everyone. "It's been a pretty successful preseason for us getting the Girls hoops Continued 'from 'Page P in nature, the Knights have plenty of experience at their disposal and might be able to fend off all challengers after the wake-up cafl. , "Here's a brief look at how the 'teams appear tobe divided as they head into region play (records as of Jan. 8): CONTENDERS American FotV(1 1-0) The Cavemen used a foursome of sophomores and a freshman last winter to great success and now 'they are starting to see some big 'rewards as those girls have another year of experience. Caveman head coach Corey Clayton said his teamhas very high expectations this year. last year we tried to establish that we were a team capable of 'making k to the tournament," Clayton said This year, with the preseason weVe had, etc, we want to make a deep rtm into the state 'tournament" Leading the way WebeenHal-eyWobr&ead,Kaycee WebeenHal-eyWobr&ead,Kaycee Mansfield, Mdti Ybarra, Cydne Mason and Amy Krornmenhoek. lonelPeak'($-3) f The Knights graduated some 'pieces from last year's state ouar-- mwiumtrni! ( lame Section of Colors & Stvtes Bruins. Jake Wanamaker then scored for the Bruins. Provo answered with an Will Isom basket, bas-ket, but Lewis got it right back for Mountain View that left the score at 32-19 With 2:23 left in the third quarter. They would lead the rest of the way. "They've got great kids. Their 6-S kid (Davies) is tough for our 6-3 center to guard and the Col-linsworth Col-linsworth kid creates opportunities opportuni-ties for others with his penetration penetra-tion and passing," said Mountain View coach Jeff Gardner. "We made a couple baskets there, but the bottom line is you have to be able to score the ball to make runs and the last two games we havent been able score the ball. We Ve got to get better." I Timpview 54, Mountain View 39: At Provo, many a kid standing in the doorway on a cool fall afternoon af-ternoon or a hot summer day has heard the familiar irate comment from A parent, "Don't stand there with the door open. Either go inside or go outside!" In basketball, however, the best method is to ignore that instruction and go both inside and outside, just as the Timpview boys hoops team demonstrated in Friday night's 54-39 home win over Mountain View. Timpview had a narrow 24-21 24-21 lead at halftime, but came out strong after the break by getting the ball into the paint. The first six T'Bird hoops in the third quarter were layups, three of them being made by a determined deter-mined Kaufusi After Kaufusi's inside work things done that we need to get done before region play," said coach Randy McAllister. Wing CJ Wilcox leads the state in scoring at 26.36 ppg. He gets the ball from a trio of experienced guards, including Craig Tucker, Brady Thurgood and LeSean Wilcox, who are also all scoring threats. Lone eaM9-2) The Knights are the defending defend-ing region and 5A champions and return three of their top six players from a year ago. With perhaps the overall tallest tall-est team ever in state history, including in-cluding three Division 1 recruits in Bracken Funk (6-f oot-1), Josh Sharp (6-7) and Justin Hamilton (6-11), plus reigning 5A MVP Tyler Haws (&5), they are a formidable for-midable opponent any W'ay you look at ft. "Coaches have always said that you can teach a lot of things but not size," McAllister elaborated. "How you Ye going to deal with that size is a major concern for teams in our regioa Well have to combat that to find ways to compete." DARK HORSES Spanish Fork (8-3) The Dons were one of the terfinal team, but despite Tuesday's loss, I can sol be toughto defeat a team with their size and talent. "I'm really excited about our team" said coach KefthFbod "This is the deepest, tallest, fastest group weVe had here." DARK HORSES timpanogos (5-6) The TirriberwoVeshave experienced experi-enced alot of highs and lows over the last couple of years and this season has been no exception. But opponentsknow they have enough talent to give anyone a tough game inregionplay. LonePeak found that out the bard way in the region openener when Timpanogos jumped out to abjg lead and held on for fhehuge upset win , Senior forward AmyWefczeil 'has been alcey figure for Timpanogos as she brings three Vearsof experience to fhe floor. The team's leading scorer, however, howev-er, is Morgan Bailey at more than ll points per contest. The TWdh'es need tolieep con-'trcl con-'trcl of the game at the guard line, tf they can force the other teams into 'makingmistakes,'trtycouldbe ' down the stretch toward fhe state tournament. Weasant Grove '(5-5) Tte Vikings won'haff their pre rough start to region play had extended the lead, the Thun-derbirds Thun-derbirds used a couple of big outside out-side shots to put the game away. Both Hunt and Kaufusijfin-ished Kaufusijfin-ished the game with 15 points to lead the way for the home team, While junior forward Adam Lewis paced Mountain Vievv with 13 points. Girls Basketball I Mountain View 50, frovo 39: , At Provo, on most nights, a ,' , double-double from junior Ashley Ash-ley Kuchar would be the main . ingredient in a recipe for a Provo win. Sprinkle in shooting 21-for-24 from the f reethrow line, a perfect 1 1-for-ll of those in the., first half, and the Bulldogs usually usu-ally Would be savoring a tasty victory. On most nights. Coming into this key Region 1 matchup, Mountain View had different plans in its 5039 win in Provo. The Bruins, now 2-1 in region, started the game with a defensive defen-sive mind set, holding Provo 1-2) to just four points from the floor in the first half. Mountain View forced Provo to earn their points at the line, thanks to a smothering full-court pressure applied early. On the other end, Provo struggled. Mountain Moun-tain View attacked their fcone with impressive team passing, taking advantage of Provo's soft defense and capitalizing on outside shots. Bruin junior Christina Augustine led the attack at-tack with 11 points and guard Alyssa Olsen added 10 points, including two 3-pointers early. The Bulldogs second half surprise teams in 5A last year, earning second place in Region 4 and reaching the state semifinals semifi-nals before falling to runner-up Riverton. They return an exceptional guard line in Dallin Naulu, Matt Gardner and Zach Clayton. Timpanogos (4-6) The Timberworves finished fifth in the league last year but still had some quality wins. Leading the charge this season is the state's second-leading scorer, Skyler Halford at 22.9 ppg. He's getting solid help from ColtonWfflman. Five of the team's losses to date have been by three points or less, and they played eight of their 10 preseason games on the road "If we make free throws, we Ye 9-1 instead of 4-6," Anderson An-derson said. "If we shoot free throws, we can be very competitive." competi-tive." "This is the best team they Ve had in the last several years," McAllister said. "Skyler is a senior and they Ve had other guys stepping up. There's good leadership on the team, and the little more size than they Ve had is helping them." ' Anderson's biggest concern right now is balancing the team out by getting more people Involved In-volved in the offense. season games, including ablowout dHunterin their most recent contest, con-test, and appearto be ready totake another step inregionplay. ninrDiNGroR lehi (3-6) TMngsloclked irftnidatirig for u Tneers heading intofhe season, sea-son, having not onfy lost much of 'their scoring'fromlast winter but also because they moved up to the Class 5A ranks. Spanish fcortclM The Tom have become synony-'mous synony-'mous with superstar Jenna Johnson John-son over thepast couple of years but suffered a serious blow when she got injured last summer, but Johnson is back just in time for regionplay. ri 03110 ABCO 1 WAMHB1D) WATER, WEa RIGHTS t y MARIO RUlZNorth County Mountain View's Adam Lewis (13) drives info Prow's C.i. Thornton '( 13) on Tuesday at Provo. was better, coming back but with a much tougher defensive showing and eliminating the outside shot for the Bruins. So Mountain View looked inside to Katrina Stoddard who hit key "Our two guards are providing provid-ing about 66 percent of our offense right now." he said. "We Ve got to have an inside presence, and that's been our focus in these 14 days off. "If we can get some kind of inside game going. I think well be pretty good." Anderson added. "I don't know that any team will go through this league undefeated." Lehi (6-5) The Pioneers missed the playoffs by a single game last season in 4A. Now they Ve been bumped up to 5A and graduated virtually their attire team from a year ago. However, after a rocky start, coach Craig GladweH's no-name bunch have won five straight games. Lehi also boasts an earlier ear-lier win against 4A No. 2 Provo. American taifc The Cavemen earned the final playoff berth from the region last year and exited the playoffs after a valiant overtime loss to then-No. 2 Bingham in the first round. McAllister thinks this year's team will be similar to that squad. "They played really well in California," he said. Behind this ear lies an engineering masterpiece f i 'Open tar Technology is tbe most revolutionary development ifi bearing care since the introduction o'f digital bearing aids, tome in 'for a Witt bearing evaluation and give them a 'try With our WOOBtfcATrOtt fcOAt) TEST ;firj5a tlx xt V JPS Window Ipdr shots in the waning minutes of the game. 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