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Show n -ppnc-p Page B5 Times Newspaper Thursday, March 13, 2003, 2003" Utah Coram asketball it he Best of tyl IARTIN HARRIS irimes Sports Editor bother memorable sea-has sea-has closed with exciting his it tournament games, to acknowledge the lev f; of the best. Dell; ;-he Orem Geneva Times s Utah County teams are fim frnm the 11 srhnnls ar rea(i: peting at the 4A level. ?asthe boy's first team con's con-'s 3 of: Mac Nelson, ipanogos; Walynn r'e gess, Payson; Jonny tisen, Orem; Lincoln Orem; and Tika a ley, Provo. Khe second team: Ryan ' ltf.se, Lone Peak; Mick jen, Provo; Landon f-judman, Pleasant Grove; lstin!;t Pinegar, Timpview; 'tepfv Todd Thurgood, Usant Grove. baTie honorable mentions ore ude: Rick Roberts and 10pe; Kmes' Boys 3cond Team sail fwe: be,' latthew inegar s ar; rimpview, Tunior L3.3 ppg Pinegar led the state impion T-Birds in scor-. scor-. He is a shoot first, pass ond point guard but it rked for this team. He 1 be back to torment 4A apetition next year. Mick lagen c Provo ii: Senior t 11.7 ppg He was the floor leader last two seasons and ;3 one of the best. He Id score but was also ling to give up his shots get everyone else olved. fii ckr: ke;: en - yan lisp ihc fit Ihase IV! jone Peak t Senior U2.9 ppg kt came down to Chase $H teammate Rick Roberts aft this spot. Chase was the hat ter all around player ni h his ability to score and ier; ound the ball. His lead-he lead-he ;hip really set him apart. 1 si Ibdd 1 $ "hurgood Pleasant Grove e "Senior 3.7ppg 1) dangerous outside ih'e loter that helped resur-t resur-t the Vikings. His lead-hip lead-hip on the court might the hardest thing for the dngs to replace next ir. andon Jallman (Pleasant Grove jTunior ppg lallman, the Viking's . Jing scorer, will be back J,i;T should be better. Joined ioaa lhurgood, this led the Vikings from region cellar to the , nber two seed. 5- 0 3irls Second earn on page A B6 Andrew May, Lone Peak; Nate Allman and Danny Johnson, Mountain View; Taylor Brown and Zach Adamson, American Fork; Jordi Steenstra and Gavin Gardner, Spanish Fork; Tai Wesley, Provo;- Brooks Christiansen, Orem; Zac Erekson, Springville; Mike Weitzeil, Timpanogos; Chris Miles and Ryan Jackson, Timpview. MVP-Mac Nelson, THS. Nelson carried his team to the region title. He single-handedly disposed of Mountain View in their first meeting, probably the best-single best-single game performance this year. He scored 19 or more points in the T-Wolves last six regular season games. Coach of the year Greg Sheide and Mike Conner, Orem. A tough race again. The n 0DflD Mac Nelson MVP Timpanogos Junior 14.8 ppg Nelson not only led the region champion T-Wolves T-Wolves in scoring but he carried them at times during the region schedule. sched-ule. He averaged 25.3 during the last six region contests as he took his game and Timpanogos to the next level. The Bruins were his favorite victim, averaging 28.5 ppg against them this year. Heather Hansen MVP Mtn. View ' Senior 15.3 ppg Hansen quickly separated sepa-rated herself as the clear-cut clear-cut choice for MVP. She had four straight 20-plus point performances towards the end of the season as she took charge of the Bruin offense. Of course, Heather and her sister Hollie do their best work on defense. -P 1 K s if Tiger coaches take this one again because they get the most out of the least. Randy McAllister, Pleasant Grove and Perry Wilderboer, Timpview were close runner-ups. Most Underrated-Ryan Jackson, Timpview. The T-Bird senior reminds me of David Robinson the year the Spurs won the NBA title. He took a reduced role in the offense in order to help the team. With Pinegar and Miles, someone had to make the sacrifice. Most Overrated-Stef Zimmerman, American Fork. Bouncing around from one school to another did nothing to improve this guy and finally he was ousted from his last team. The Cavemen chemistry looked a lot better without the cen Walynn Burgess 0 X Payson Senior 16.1 ppg Other Lions came and went throughout the season sea-son but Burgess was Mr. Consistent for his team. He scored in double-figures in 19 of 22 games and had 12 games were he scored 17 or more. He was also only one of two players in the County to break the 30 point plateau in a game when he sank 31 against Springville. Hollie Hansen Mtn. View Senior 11.3 ppg Hollie excels at both ends of the court. Defensively, teams dread facing her. If a team throws a lazy pass with her nearby you can bet it will not make it to its intended target. A lot of coaches will be glad to see the Hansens suit up for BYU next season. 13 II? In. ? ter. Most promise Shawn Yeates, Timpanogos. Watch out for this guy during the next two years. He can shoot from the perimeter and drive to the basket. The T-Wolf back-court back-court of Yeates and Nelson could be the best in the County next season. Biggest surprise Orem defeating Provo by 20. Over to the girls. The first team consists of: Heather Hansen, Hollie Hansen, and Mallary Gillespie, Mountain View and Heather Keith and Tiffany Peterson, Orem. Mountain View and Orem owned the first team because they were clearly the top two teams at the end of the season. On the second team is: Stephanie Red, Sarah Red and Leal McVea, Timpview; r" ""in Jonny Nielsen Orem Senior 11.0 ppg Nielsen has been the glue for the Tigers the past two seasons. He let go of some of his scoring for the high-flying Lincoln Reid but still managed to lead the team in rebounding. Nielsen was nominated for the McDonalds Ail-American Ail-American team. The Tigers will have a hard time filling the shoes left by this guy. U Heather Keith , - f N Orem Junior 13.9 ppg Keith was Orem's best weapon on the perimeter and best at taking the ball to the basket. She helped allivate a lot of pressue from Tiffany Peterson and Marsha Heimuli in the paint. She averaged 16.4 ppg in region play. i -) . f V : Ashley Cheesman, Mountain View; and Brynne Nelson, Timpanogos. The honorable mentions are: Mara Best, Spanish Fork; Sandy Marvin, Payson; Marsha Heimuli, Orem; Ashley Henry, Mountain View; and Larissa Laycock, Lone Peak. MVP-Heather Hansen, Mountain View. Hansen became a nightmare night-mare to defend. She scored 20-plus in seven games, including 20 against the then-number-one ranked Lynwood, Calif, team. She scored double-figures in 17 of 23 games, a hard feat on team like Mountain View. Coach of the Year-Scott Houle, Orem. A sweep by the Tigers in this award. Houle got his team within five of pulling off the improbable upset of the Bruins. n Lincoln Reid Orem Senior 13.9 ppg The most exciting player this year. Reid could leap over people and did on his way to leading the Tigers past the Bulldogs in the most lopsided upset in the state tournament. His dunks electrified his teammates and Tiger fans alike. He scored 20 or more in six games and went for double-figures in all but five games. Tiffany Peterson Orem . Senior 15.9 ppg She was the leading scorer in Region 7. For most of the year, she was unstoppable and even recorded 31 points against Dixie. After a couple of rough games, Peterson turned it back on to beat Murray and nearly up set the Bruins. She is heading to Utah State. vi J iitiapiiii m.. ii M H i ii in i i I " ( ; - - I V II Most Underrated-Keith. She spent a lot of the season sea-son in the shadow of Peterson, not that Peterson did not deserve the attention. atten-tion. Keith was a steady contributor all year. Most promise-Heimuli, Orem. With Peterson's departure, depar-ture, she will have to take some of the scoring load on her shoulders. She came on in the state tourney averaging averag-ing 12.5 ppg. Biggest surprise-Payson. The Lions made a run at the T-Birds taking them to overtime in a four-point loss and then losing by only three in the next meeting. With Marvin returning, Payson should be right there again. mm Tika Wesley Provo Senior 14.0 ppg Wesley is the most-improved most-improved player this year. After disappearing at times last year, he stepped into his role as a senior and led his team. Foul trouble limited his playing time in some games but he usually managed to get his points. Despite his best efforts, the Bulldogs were still bounced out of the state tourney in the first round. Mallary Gillespie Mtn. View Junior 10.2 ppg Gillespie completes another successful year and the sky will be the limit during her senior season. She was named National Player of the Week by USA Today after she tied her own state record by draining 10. three-pointers in a game.". J |