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Show Thursday, February 28, 2008 OREM TIMES Page 11 Bruin season ends with playoff loss Russ Lyman and Weil Wamer NOfCTH COlliTY Call it the least sincere apology apol-ogy of the high schbol basketball basket-ball season. . i Following Mountain View's 61-61 loss to Mountain Crest in the first round of te 4A state playoffs on Tuesd in Ogden, a Bruin assistant caadi saw Mustang guard Rifey Crosbie and said, "Nice game No. 3, you kiDed us out there." "I'm sorry "Crosby responded re-sponded with a smile. He dkJnt mean it. Chances are, if it weren't for Crosbie's play in the second half , his team would have been going home Instead it was Mountain View's season that came to a dose. Crosbie scored six of his 17 points during a pivotal 8-1 run late in the game to help Mountain Moun-tain Crest hold off Mountain VTew61-5L Crosbie scored to end the third quarter and then opened the fourth quarter with four straight points to help the Mustangs Mus-tangs open up some breathing room. They made a great run at the end of the third quarter and we just didnt answer," said Mountain View coach Jeff Gardner. "The Crosbie kid had a great second half." Despite trailing by nine points with 3:40 remaining, Mountain Both Orem hoops teams experience ups and downs Russ Lyman NORTH COUNTY The Orem boys and girls basketball teams entered the season with vastly different expectations, but in the end the results were nearly the same for the two teams. On the boys side, expectations expecta-tions were high coming into the season, however, some bad kick, off -court issues, injuries, and several kisses in close games made it so that the Tigers failed to make the playoffs play-offs this season. Early in the season, & appeared as though Orem could compete for a Region 7 championship after it started out 7-3, however, the Tigers followed with a five-game losing streak that brought them down to earth. The team finished 4-8 in region play and 10-11 overall. The player of the year for Orem was clearly Goose KaHunki who kept the team together and provided a go-to guy both offensively and on the glass. KaHunki finished the season with a team-high 14 WCustom, it I III 1 1 'IK. ill : Large Selection of Colors & Styles "725 South 900 East Pnm, t'tah 374-0580 ,r,. ROCKY MOUNTAIN CARPET CLEANERS Serving Ufoh County Al tor 20 Years! VT" 822-3730 or 822-4358 nr 375-9398 kk about Road Qtminqe I Camrmrrial Rates! (BMDGlSIffiB 1996 E Cedar Trails Way Eagre Mountain TraiIheadTcrw7ihorTtes.com Cheryl Krtowltort 380-8900 View battled back and after a Jake Wanamaker basket, the Bruins had cut the lead to 5551 with 53 seconds left. But Mountain View was forced to foul and Mountain ' Crest put the game away at the free throw fine where the Mustangs made 21-of-28 free throws. Mountain View had rallied from a 13-4 first-quarter deficit to take a short-Bved third-quarter lead Adam Lewis converted a 3-point play with 3:45 left in the third quarter to put the Bruins up2&-26. "We got down early, but we kept fighting Gardner said. But turnovers doomed the Bruins. Mountain View turned the ball over on three straight possessions that opened the door for the Mustangs to take charge of the game. Wanamaker led the Bruins with 17 points. Lewis, Tanner Young and Taylor Wamer all finished with nine points. The loss ended Mountain View's season at 12-10 overall, a dramatic turnaround from last year's one-win season. "I'm very proud of what we accomplished," Gardner said. "We're not satisfied as a program. pro-gram. We want to keep getting better, but to go from such a tough year last year to a 12-win season makes me proud as a coach." points per game average. Three juniors followed Kal-kmki. Kal-kmki. Ian Harward averaged 7.15 ppg. Jake Green added 6.85 ppg, and Jordan Egbert added 5.85. Girls Basketball Despite coming off of a pair of trips to the state championship champion-ship game the last two seasons, expectations were relatively low for the Orem girls squad this season due in large part to the fact that four of the five starters who played a major role last year were now gone. Brianne Larsen was the team's lone returning starter and the inexperience showed as the Tigers struggled to win close games. Orem tost twice in overtime and dropped another five games by five points or less. The Tigers finished 8-11 overall and 4-8 in region. One trademark from last year's team that carried over was a balanced bal-anced scoring attack. Larsen led the team in scoring with 9.9 ppg. Kain Thomas had 85 ppg. Virginia Vir-ginia Voeks finished wffh 7.7 ppg and Emily Jufian added 7.4 ppg. Quality : SHKXHSH '-.A 95 iSttSmm Pmmm R'mlmjt Satisfaction Guaranteed! NO GIMMICKS!! L mm mm mm Ji 230 Sq Ft GraniteSlate Starting in the S17DS kill ! fil U2J fTRAILHEADj T'Wolves realize primary hoop goals Russ Lyman NORTH COUNTY For a team that was up and down throughout the season, the year for the Timpanogos girls basketball team had a fitting, albeit disappointing ending. In the final game of the season against No. 1 ranked Riverton, the team was experiencing ex-periencing one of the highest of highs as it took an 11-point lead into halftime and was well on its way to an upset. That feeling quickly passed however as the lowest of lows followed after a heartbreaking heartbreak-ing loss to the Sflverwolves. Despite the loss in the 5A second round playoff game, the year can still be considered consid-ered a success on almost all accounts. Starting the year with a brutal bru-tal schedule that people have come to know the T'Wolves for was difficult as the team started out 7-8. However the tough schedule seemed to pay off late in the season as the TWorves won six of their next seven games before falling fall-ing to Riverton in the playoffs. Timpanogos finished the season with a record of 13-10 overall and 7-3 in region play. This year's Timpanogos team was led by senior Megan Me-gan Bishop who averaged . Mountain View teams bounce back well after dismal '0S-'07 seasons Russ Lyman NORTH COUNTY After last year saw two of the worst seasons in school history come and go for the Mountain View basketball teams, there was nowhere v to go but up this season, and that's where the Bruins went. After a combined four wins for Mountain View's boys and girls basketball teams last year, both squads made significant strides this season, combining for 24 wins. The boys squad got off to a hot 6-1 start, played well enough to earn a playoff bid, and nearly pulled off the first round upset over Mountain Crest. One of the highlights of the boys season was its trip to North Carolina where they went 2-0 during the trip. Another important win was a one-point victory over Orem r-rr n rvrt ABCO its a great time to buy a home or refinance your ajrrent mortgage. Let us help you take advantage of these LOW rates. Can us at 222-9006. mm KK orem pleasant alpine grove Pheasant r 4 'X 806 South 1840 West Orem BuUdmr to pay $4,000.00 toward buyers dosing costs. 801-598-8183 DAVE 801-598-1510 DOUG www 6uildingDynamics.com 10.1 points per game. Not far behind were Morgan Bailey (10.1), and Amy Weitzeil (9.87). Morgan Freestone averaged av-eraged 7 points per game. The season was a success off the court as well. The team won a team service award at the Nike Tournament of Champions and participated in several other service projects throughout the year. The future looks bright for the T'Wolves. Bailey will return re-turn for two more years and should continue to become an even bigger force down low. In addition, Amanda Larsen, Lissy Bingham and Alexa Anderson will return to help Timpanogos maintain its place as a perennial Region 4 contender. "We're really excited," coach Liz Darger said. "The girls are very excited for the offseason." Overall coach Darger was happy with her team's season and the direction of her program. pro-gram. "I think Timpanogos has established itself as a state contender every year Darger Darg-er said. "Every year I feel like we've exceeded people's expectations and I feel great about that. We're going to be a strong program for years to come and be consistently good." late in the season that virtually assured the Bruins of receiving receiv-ing the final playoff spot from the region. Mountain View was a young and streaky team. The Bruins followed the 6-1 start with a five-game losing streak which was followed by a three-game winning streak, a three-game losing streak, then a threeame winning streak. Mountain View finished with " a 12-10 record overall and a 6-6 mark in region. The season gives Mountain View yet another block on which to build as the future looks bright for the boys team. Returners for next year include in-clude Adam Lewis. Jake Wanamaker, Wa-namaker, Taylor Warner and Mike Millgate. Lewis led the team in scoring scor-ing this season with 10.1 points per game, followed by Tanner Young (8.3), and Cameron Cam-eron Schmidt (8.1). n MA I fSJst JT: Windows For Every Need! vvesterrft Community Bank Life's needs. Life's bank." WKSr?;!NCOMMtJWirY1AMK COM Meadow Boys Basketball Over the past three years when Timpanogos coach Clay Anderson has been the team's head coach, strides have been made each year. Last year they won more games than in his first year and this year they made it to the state playoffs play-offs for the first time since he's been there. The T'Wolves almost reached another goal, the second round of the state tournament, but fell just short against No. 2 ranked Davis on Monday in the first round fo the 5A state tournament. tourna-ment. "Our goal next year has to be to win in the state tournament, tourna-ment, not just to get there," Anderson said. "But being in Region 4, simply getting to the state tournament is a major ma-jor accomplishment." The nemesis of the team all season was its inability to win close games. Game after game was close and competitive, but all too often the T'Wolves played just well enough to lose. Timpanogos lost five of its games by five points or less and four games by three points or less. Several other losses were much closer than the score indicates. Aside from the inability to Girls Basketball Like the boys team, the Mountain View girls also rebounded re-bounded after a tough year. The Bruins rebounded from a three-win season to go 12-10 and 7-5 in region play. The girls team focused on defense primarily and it proved to be a winning strategy strate-gy in coach Laura Romo's final year at the school. She wiD be moving to North Carolina. Mountain View didn't have any stars, but it did have several sev-eral players who could score and the Bruins utilized every one of them. Afyssa Olsen led the team with 9.2 points per game, followed by Christina Augustin's 5.6 ppg, Chelsea Kocherhans' 5.0 ppg, Caitlin Boswell's 4.7 ppg, and Anjie Lines' 4.5 ppg. The season ended in the first round of the 4A playoffs with a tough loss to West. Fixed mortgage rates are the lowest irvf our years! Its a great time to buy a home or refinance your current mortgage. Let us help you take advantage of these LOW rates. can us ax ia-vouo. orem pleasant alpine grove REMODEL NOW! I'LL GIVE YOU A GREATPRICE FORTHE NEW SEASON! 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"I always felt that next year's team would be the team that would really make some noise at Timpanogos," Anderson said. "Next year I've got six kids that all share the ball well and that are good friends on and off the court." I I MARK JOHNSTONNorth County Mountain View's Adam Lewis, right draws a foul from Orem's Jordan Egbert on Jan. 22. Townhomes In Salem Starting At $179,000 pm, t, Western" CoirLmunity Bank 7 Life's needs. Life's bank." W R "fi RNC Q MMUN f TYB a Mff COM UNTA,NH!GH A. SMALL REMODELS - WE CAN HELP mm. &' s mm WW |