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Show American Fork Citizen New Utah - Thursday, February 26. 2004 - Page 7 AF girls end season with loss to Lions, but future looking up 1 -1.1 i - f 1 1 I i -0 1 St w 1 : v 1 i a,V IS' - , Photo by Kent Davis American Fork senior Ann Andrews sinks a bucket against Payson on Feb. 1 7. By Dean Von Memmott Sports Correspondent The American Fork girls' basketball team ended the season Feb. 17 with a 35-43 loss to visiting Payson in the Region 6 finale. The Lions move on to the playoffs play-offs as the second seed from the region, and the Cavemen Cave-men finish in fifth place with a 5-14 (2-8) record. In the opening minutes of the game, both American Fork and Payson were fraught with turnovers. The turnovers hurt American Fork worse than they did the Lions in the long run. Payson's Tess Bateman opened the game's scoring. Securing an offensive rebound, American Fork's Amanda Thurgood evened the game at two. To American Ameri-can Fork's frustration, Thurgood's putback shot produced the home team's only two points for the quarter. Lions Karlee Patridge and Sandy Marvin controlled con-trolled the boards fiercely, severely limiting American Fork's chances for second shots. Two Mailory Bateman foul shots broke the 2-2 tie, and a Marvin three-pointer made the scoreboard read 7-2, 7-2, Payson, at the end of the first quarter. Sophomore girls finish second in MV tournament By Beky Beaton Entering a sophomore tournament as a late replacement, the American Fork girls managed to defeat host Mountain View shorthanded in the semifinals, semifi-nals, then went on to finish second to Provo on Saturday. Satur-day. When another team withdrew, Caveman coach Corey Clayton was contacted contact-ed around noon Friday and asked if he could field a team for a 7:45 game that evening. Win or lose, American Fork was guaranteed a second sec-ond game Saturday, so the invitation was accepted. Clayton was only able to bring six girls to play the Bruins, but they were leading lead-ing by nine at halftime. In the third, Shantell Durrant fouled out, leaving no substitutes sub-stitutes for the team. The Cavemen managed to maintain the lead until halfway through the fourth period, when Kaili Bennion fouled out, leaving four on the court. American Fork continued to maintain an advantage of about 10 points until Joelle Mooney also fouled out, leaving only Adrienne Schneider, Amber Sumsion and Angela Craft in the game. "Adrienne hit some clutch free throws down the stretch and we ended up winning by 11 or 12," Clay ton 6aid. "I suspect that this was a surprise to Mountain View. I'm not sure if they've ever lost their own tournament tourna-ment before." On Saturday, the Cavemen Cave-men met Provo in the finals. The Bulldogs beat American Ameri-can Fork twice during the regular season, and though this title contest was close, the result was the same. The Cavemen were up by five with three minutes to play when foul trouble bit again, forcing Bennion to the bench. American Fork fouled a' Provo player attempting a trey, and she made all three foul shots. Trailing by one with under a minute remaining, the Cavemen missed a wide-open layup. Now American Fork was forced to foul, and the Bulldogs made enough freethrows to hang on for a narrow victory. victo-ry. Bennion and Schneider were named to the All-Tournament team. "I'm very pleased with how we played and the results we got," Clayton said. "Look for great things from this group over the next couple of years." Not coincident-ally, these sophomores had a leg up on Coach Clayton's system, since they played for him last year at American Fork Junior High and had a very successful season there. Four earn track medals at Simplot in Idaho Four American Fork tracksters earned medals in their event finals at last weekend's Simplot Games, held at Idaho State University Univer-sity in Pocatello. Eleven members of the Caveman Track Club competed at the meet, considered to be one of the premier prep indoor events in the country. Dale Golding placed 17th in the 1600-meter run in 4:39.49, while Sausha Som-mers Som-mers at 5:34.43 placed 18th and Leslie Rose at 5:47.16 was 31st in the girls' 1600. Coach Timo Mostert placed ninth overall and second in the master's division divi-sion (over 40) in the coach's 1600-meter run with a time of 4:49.30. Other Cavemen partici pating were Justin Crowther, 30th in the 3200 at 10:43.80, Jill Greenwood, 40th in the 1600, Josh Mayne, 41st in the 400-meter 400-meter dash in 55.07 seconds, sec-onds, Mike Felix, 65th in the 1600 at 4:54.67, Nicole Redford, 68th in the 400 at 1:09.76, Alexis Harward, 87th in the 1600 at 6:25.88, and Jason Arballo, 91st in the 200-meter dash in 26.08 seconds. The AFHS outdoor track and field team will have their first meet against Payson on March 16 at home. Practices for the squad are already underway at the high school. Those interested in participating can contact Mostert or simply sim-ply show up for practice. ylfwifh Bull and Female Sale UtahIdaho Celbineh Association Toy Cut Genetic Sale Twenty Progressive Consignors Offering: 40 Bulls & 20 Females Uw QtiUti Jfcr ail MiiM mmmMmmw They "work in the pasture, thejeedlot, and the packer cooler Mettler Sale Management Saturday. 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The earlier the dental visit the better, but make sure they are being seea by the age of three. This will help your child get used to going to the dentist and waT a bo help the dentist prevent problems that may occur later on. Even after doing these things, donl be embarrassed I your child does not cooperate! Dentists and rheostat! rheo-stat! are experienced ki coping with nervous children. Many times a child does much better If they are not assisted by a parent or guardian into the room. Be postiive to your child and let them know that they will have fun and thee yot wIC come and see tliem when It is time for their exam. Always remember to be honest with your child but be sure not to use words that may frighten them. Also, remind older sibfotgs to be encouraging. By following these eay tips, It may end the possible development of a dental feat that could last for years. American Fork had a chance at taking the lead in the early second quarter. After teammate . Jayni Melton had scored on an offensive rebound, Andrea Andrews put American Fork within 6-7. Despite receiving great opportunities through Becca Bush and Lacie Dur-rant's Dur-rant's defensive rebounding, rebound-ing, American Fork did not make a go-ahead basket. A Mailory Bateman basket bas-ket sparked a decisive 7-0 scoring run by the Lions, highlighted by Patridge's scoring five unanswered points. As soon as the score read 14-6, a Shantell Durrant basket sparked a brief American Fork charge. As soon as an Amanda Willard trey had reduced the lead to 11-14, the momentum slipped back to Payson's favor. Tess Bateman scored four straight unanswered points that left Payson leading lead-ing 20-13 at halftime. Early in the second half, Lacie Durrant scored on an offensive rebound in hopes of getting an American Fork rally going. However, shots from the Bateman sisters matched American Fork point for point in the third quarter. Willard, Andrews, and Bush guided American Fork Fork within 21-28 in the quarter's closing minutes. The Lions lengthened their lead to 32-21 through the scoring of Marvin and Erin Steinfeldt. After the last period opened with Mailory Bate-' Bate-' man hitting two foul shots, Willard hit a trey, and Melton cut the lead to 34-26. 34-26. Lion domination of the boards Sept American Fork from getting closer than nine points until the final three minutes. Cedar Hatch hit two freethrows and a baseline shot to cut the lead to 32-38. American Fork once more had a chance at coming back strongly, but the effort fell short. Melton led American Fork with 9 points, 14 rebounds and 3 steals. Willard added 8 points including a pair of treys and made 5 assists, while Hatch scored 6. Lacie Durrant Dur-rant and Bush each grabbed 8 boards. ' ' a, . 1 i . i C . ? 5 4 i , - .,Mmmt I i 1 f-1 1 i I i ! 'it; ( K . . t JP ' ? 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