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Show IS Page A6 Times Newspaper Thursday, February 20, 2003 Girl's Basketball i s MARTIN HARRIS Times Sports Editor A loss would have meant the end of Timpanogos's playoff hopes. Leave it to the T-Wolves to turn out one of their best, most well-rounded well-rounded wins of the year as they beat Pleasant Grove on the road 52-39. Early on it looked like the Vikings were going to crush the Wolves. Pleasant Grove led 18-8 halfway through the second quarter when Brynne Nelson, the Wolves leading scorer, had to go to the bench with her third foul. Normally this would spell disaster but somehow Timpanogos coach Robert Louder kept his team together. Kristen Louder made a pair of free throws to end PG's 9-0 run. Then it was Tara McDonald's time to shine. The senior had scored only four points in her last 10 games but all the statistics statis-tics went out the window. She drove the lane for a basket and a foul. She missed her next shot but then made her next two. McDonald scored seven points in about three minutes min-utes to pull her team within one. Sophomore Mandy Valora took care of that by capping a 12-0 run with a three-pointer. Both teams made a pair of free throws before the J 4 .5 3. Photo by Martin Harris Timpanogos's Tara McDonald goes In for the layup. She scored seven straight points for the Wolves as she led the rally from 10 down in the second quarter to a two-point half-time half-time lead. end of the half as the Wolves held onto a two-point lead. Timpanogos never relinquished relin-quished the lead as five different dif-ferent players scored nine or more for the Wolves. The first time this season the , . W .... !. J- -: -.y.'-., . 4r - , ' "V : 3 . V" " , , j,Mi Photo by Martin Harris Brynne Nelson starts her drive. She scored nine points team accomplished the feat. Candice Martin led the way with 12, McDonald finished with 10, and Nelson, Louder and Valora scored nine apiece. Timpanogos finished off the Vikings with a 15-6 fourth quarter, 10 of those points, came off free throws. Pleasant Grove was led by Tina Mangum with 17. She hit five three-pointers and Candace Johnson scored eight. Box Score Timpanogos 52, Pleasant Grove 39 Timpanogos Nelson 3-8 3-4 9, Louder 1- 5 6-8 9, Thomsen 0-6 0-1 0, Walker 0-3 1-2 1, Martin 2- 7 8-16 12, McDonald 4-12 2-4 10, Fairbanks 0-1 0-2 0, Valora 3-9 1-2 9, Grob 0-2 2-2 2-2 2, Totals 13-53 23-41 52. Pleasant Grove Francom 1-5 0-0 2, Ca. Johnson 4-7 0-3 8, Mangum 5-14 2-2 17, Helquist 0-1 2-2 2, Giles 0-1 0-1 0, Co. Johnson 0-1 1-2 1, Sevy 2-5 0- 2 5, Burton 0-4 0-0 0, Fox 1- 2 0-1 2, Sargent 0-3 0-0 2, Totals 13-43 5-13 39. despite limited playing time due to foul trouble. Prep Notes V3S WO I warn to stay alive MARTIN HARRIS Times Sports Editor It's crunch time for some teams. On the girl's side, the Bruins have cruised to another anoth-er region title but Timpanogos had to claw last week to stay in the hunt. They beat Pleasant Grove in a must win game thanks in large part to Tara McDonald. The senior started the year averaging 5.3 points per game off the bench but during dur-ing the last 10 games prior to the Vikings, she was averaged aver-aged just 0.4 ppg. She picked a great time to arrive back on the scene. Candice Martin also scored a career-high 12 points. The Wolves have clinched at least a tie for third. A PG win against Lone Peak will give the Wolves the third spot. On the boy's side, it was the Tigers holding on to dear life as they beat Mountain View. The biggest change for Orem between the loss to Mountain View and their win has to be Lincoln Reid and the Orem bench. Reid improved from a four-point four-point performance to a 14-point 14-point game. The Tiger bench made a similar improvement. Last time, Tom Frederickson, Scott Smith, Alex Call and Jon Wardenburg scored four points. This time around Frederickson and Smith combined com-bined for 15. The Knights have the most to say in who goes from Region 7. They play Pleasant Grove, Mountain View and Orem to finish the season. Region 6 seems to be much more cut-and-dry. Timpview and Provo are locks for playoff spots. American Fork is practically in also. Spanish Fork and Payson will battle it out for the fourth spot. For the remainder of the season, the Dons play Springville (a win) and Timpview (a loss). The Lions play Provo (a loss) and Springville (a win). Sandwiched between those games is a match-up of the two. Basically, a winner take all game. The playoff picture is coming com-ing into focus but who will be around after the first round is anyone's guess. Last year, Mountain View (a one seed) and Provo (a two seed) were sent home after day one while Lone Peak (a four seed) went on to the title game. Sports Editorial Athletes and violence in Utag MARTIN HARRIS Times Sports Editor Some incidents have happened hap-pened this winter that have me bothered and should be bothering every athlete and parent of an athlete. One was a malicious and cowardly blow thrown in a basketball game between East and Granger High Schools on Dec. 10. An East High player threw an elbow to the side of a Granger player's head in the final minutes with East leading by 20 points. The blow knocked the Granger athlete unconscious. uncon-scious. He never saw it coming. com-ing. He suffered a concussion and has missed several games because of dizzy spells. His basketball season sea-son has been irreparably harmed since the hit. As for the East player, he was suspended for a paltry two games and is back on the hardwood averaging about 11 points per game. The question remains why the attacker is playing and the person attacked is still suffering from the injury. A two-game suspension is a joke. The East coaching staff, East High administration and particularly the Utah High School Activities Association should have done the right thing. The UHSAA's Dave Wilkey, an associate director, direc-tor, said the association has ejection and fighting rules. Unfortunately, this incident inci-dent shows that those rules lack teeth. In my opinion, the Granger player deserves better and the attacker should not have the privilege privi-lege of wearing a high school uniform again this season. Next incident. Two North Sanpete wrestlers involved in a hazing incident were suspended from a regional tournament last weekend. Tyler Lee, a 250-pound, senior, held down a male cheerleader, a sophomore who weighs just 150-pounds. 150-pounds. One of Lee's teammates team-mates pulled down the cheerleader's pants and shaved hair from the cheerleader's cheer-leader's groin area. Lee had the audacity to appeal the suspension handed down by the school district because he wanted to wrestle in the upcoming regional and state tournaments. tourna-ments. Wilkey said it was never UHSAA issue. "It was a local issue," he said. "We don't fc action we would have U because it didn't r-rm,.. Wedon'thaveahaziLTI because we want it tot' the school district's han His suspension upheld by a 6th Dist judge. Lee, 18, should no.. worrying about l wrestling career. He sk consider himself l" nothing more than this; on the wrist is what he College recruiters be on the lookout f. letes that lack discipline violence cannot befel ated. It does not matter is tne classroom or then!; U mg nem. Atnletes cannffi; held to a lower standard The message being is that athletes can dow-they dow-they please and beca This could explain sor the misfits in professio-sports professio-sports today. Coaches, school admj. tration and the 1: need to take a hard-stance hard-stance against violent i-letes. i-letes. Incidents like this are -, new and the rules si' already be in place to kJ die these incidents r much stiffer penalties.! UHSAA and others have been prepared fori! Prep BasfceftCbaiO SftaBiding Through Feb. 17 Boy's Region Seven Region Overall x-Timpanogos 5-1 10-9 Lone Peak 3-2 11-7 Mtn.View ' 2-3 7-11 Orem 2-4 7-11 Pleasant Grove 2-4 10-9 Boy's Region Six Region Overall x-Timpview 7-0 17-1 x-Provo 6-1 17-1 American Fork 4-3 12-6 Payson 2-5 8-9 Spanish Fork 2-5 5-13 Springville 0-7 1-16 Girl's Region Seven Region Overa x-Mtn. View . 7-0 16-2 x-Orem . , 5-3 . ... 14-5 Timpanogos 3-4 9-10 Lone Peak 2-5 10-9 Pleasant Grove 1-6 4-13 x-clinched spot in state tournaE:: Note: Timpanogos girls have clinched at least a tie for third in Region 7. Prep Basketball Stat Leaders OJ through Feb. 17 Top Scorers L. Hallman (PG) R. Roberts (LP) W. Burgess (Pa) M. Nelson (T) M. Pinegar (TV) T. Thurgood (PG) L. Reid (O) Ti. Wesley (Pr) S. Zimmerman (AF) R. Chase (LP) M. Hagen (Pr) J. Steenstra (SF) J. Nielsen (O) Z. Erekson (SV) mm 15.8 15.3 15.2 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.0 12.9 12.4 11.1 10.9 10.9 M. Weitzeil (T) 10.8 N. Allman (MV) 10.7 C. Miles (TV) 10.2 Tai Wesley (Pr) 10.2 T. Brown (AF) 10.2 D. Johnson (MV) 10.1 Girl's Top Scorers Region Seven only T. Peterson (O) 16 6 He. Hansen (MV) 15.8 H. Keith (O) 14.3 B. Nelson (T) 13.5 A. Cheesman (MV) l3 Ho. Hansen (MV) H-3 M. Gillespie (MV) 10.6 - i;trv mrnwmmmm Personal & business loans, debt consolidation, bad credit, no credit bankruptcy. From $5,000 to $500,000 - low interest rates. ifciiaiiiaa ' - ' vr , x.rrn Competitive Rates Great Service Se Habla Espanol Call for a Quote Today, You'll be Glad You I Lender Insurance, Inc. 390 W 800 N 106 Orem UT 840)7 1 1 i - iEdi iTim N |