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Show Page S.THE TIMES. February LEADER-GARLAN- 24, 1977 Hess Is Short, Big Man two-hand- two-hande- d Basketball may be the domain of the tall man, but 5' 9" Nolan Hess hasn't let it become an exclusive club. Hess has earned his starting guard spot on the Bear River basketball team by being Mr. Cool a one man press breaker. "Nolan handles the ball 95 percent of the time with few turnovers," Coach Paul Jeppesen observed. "He never seems to lose his composure and we never have to worry about anybody pressing us." His dribbling ability including his behind-the-bac- k change of direction move has that loses opposition defenders allowed the senior guard to break most presses with ease this year. Hess said he recalls being told he was "too short" to play but added, "I just felt I could compete with bigger guys too. I didn't think shortness had anything to do with it." Indeed, Hess - studentbody president -feels his shortness may be an asset to his dribbling ability - something he "just practiced and learned on his own." Short like his father, Hess said his Dad didn't play high school ball because the coach "told him he was too short..." He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleon Hess, 811 North 1st West, Tremonton. If high school athletes were paid by minutes spent on the court, Hess would lead his team mates in income. The teenager is the workhorse of the squad and seldom gets a chance to rest. Coach Jeppesen is hard pressed to think of a time when he hasn't been in the - - - ..KURTZUNDELL (on left) was named this week's wrestler ofthe week at Bear River, ftindell finished in second place in the Region tournament at Skyview in the 155 pound weight. BE, S sen ( 1 19 ) , Max Crozier ( 126 ) , Val Garn (132) and Jeff Oyler (167) all finished fourth. When it was all over the team points went like this: Box Elder 142.5; Skyview 131; Weber 90; Bear River 59; Bonneville 46.5; Roy 41.5 and Logan 19. tlfleefl Box Elder and Skyview dominated the Region One wrestling tournament held over the weekend while Bear River finished fourth in the team standings. Box Elder qualified 12 men-s- ix firsts-f- or this week's state tournament and should be in a good position to bid for the state title. Skyview also qualified 12 men but had only three firsts. Further down the line Weber qualified 8, Bear Riv- - er last year's state tourna- At Bonneville 3, Logan 1, and Roy 5. The top four in each weight go to state. The Bears were a bit disappointed by their showing after having finished league action ir. third place. 7, Kurt Zundel (155) was the top finisher for the Bears getting beat out in the championship round by Scott Hunter of Bonneville. Curtis Carter (105) finished third for the Bears while Brian Pali (98), Matt Peter- - Cubs End Season ment Box Elder finished in seventh Dlace with 55.5 points, Skyview was twelfth with 38 points and Weber was 16th with 20 points. Bear River finished 24th with 3 points. Here are the top four finishers in each weight: 98: Gunderson (B) Smoot (BE) Miller (SV) B. Pali (BR). 112: Williams (BE) Larson (SV) Jackson (W) Fraz-e- r (R). 105: Hubbard (BE) Banie-wic- z (B) C. Carter (BR) Wengren (SV 119: Christensen Beating Logan "I think he (the coach) did substitute for me once at the very first of the season in the last ten seconds or so," Hess recalled. His time on the floor combined with the amount of time he spends handling the ball and warding off defenders combine often to give the guard a case of exhaustion in the final quarter. "Sometimes I get really tired," he admitted. "But I like to play. I'd rather be playing than sitting on the bench." "I think it helps my shooting when I get tired," Hess noted. "I don't think about the shot so much, I just go up and shoot it." The shot, in Hess' case, is a rather unique one for this day and age. He is most (BE) 132: Anderson (BE) Spackman (W) Chlarson 167: Thalman (SV) Shupe (W) Valasquez (BE) J. Oy- (SV) V. Garn (BR). 138: Campbell (W) (R) Mower By line-u- p. Shupe (SV) Singleton (W) M. Petersen (BR). 126: Nelson (BE) Nixon (SV) Montgomery (W) M. Crozier (BR). Parker (SV) Hatch 185: 145: Hardy (BE) Wise (SV). Hunter (B) K. Zundel (BR) Webb (SV) Jenson (BE). 155: Coach Myrl Perry's junior high basketball squad completed what is probably the fourth best season for him on the hardwoods recently with a 3 win over Logan. The victory gave the Cubs a 14-- season record and left them tied with North Cache for the unofficial region title. Both teams had two league losses. Perry's best season was a 14-- 0 record in 1962-6compiled by the likes of Richard Jensen, Clark Garn, Jay Bowcutt, Hal Anderson, Dan Rhodes, Gary Cannon and Brent Ballard. Greg Grant had another game for the Cubs clearing the boards of 24 rebounds and putting in 26 points. Gary Miller picked up ten boards and canned 17 points. Dale Jensen also hit in double figures getting 12 points. Richard Mortensen had nine points and nine rebounds to match. "Eric Shumway played his best game of the year," Coach Perry said. "This game he reallv handled the 70-5- 4 3 Grizzlies. The Cubs shot an even 45 percent from the field compared to 42 percent for Logan. But they canned 27 shots compared to 23 and went 16 of 29 from the line compared to 6 of 19 for the Grizzlies. Lumping the ninth, eighth and seventh grade team records together, the junior high has posted a 23-- record this year. nhe ilieaoer J . vy jr sj! -h ' 'HA The Cubs playmaker, Shumway was one reason the Cubs only posted nine turnovers against the rough ,ilh f(i 1;.J J J 'A Jan Fronk Winning ' I vi Julie J A5 41-3- points. Michelle Jensen made 12, Becky Barfuss 7; and Fronk 5. The win put the Bears in a lie with Roy for fourth place in region competition. ..- i -- ' , - . l X yts rrrS V Ul V season. "He's talked to me a lot about shooting a lot more," Hess admitted. "It seems like I'd rather pass off." A "quiet guy," Hess is a subdued team leader who tries to "encourage everybody" but really isn't a cheerleader. Defensively, Hess admits size is somewhat of a problem. "I've just got to learn to screen off... keep position in front of my man. I'm not big enough to reach." He added, "I get help from the big guys." He admitted that this year's frustrating-l- y disappointing season has been tough, F fi I f' ; mentally. "Right after the game you wonder, "Why is it always us who have to be two points behind?. ..but after a couple of days you try again," he observed. "Everybody keeps coming back.. .it's a good sign." As a junior varsity squad, Hess noted the team lost only four games. But one thing fans don't realize is that this year's Bears seniors-w- ho are seeing juniors,-no- w played on the varsity squads last year. It's not the same squads they beat last year, who are showing up on the courts. "A lot of guys think the guys last year used up our luck," Hess mused. With two league games to go, Hess said tournament the squad is looking at the as a chance to "come back." But he added, "We don't want to lose to Box Elder" on the way. Size has never been a discouragement to the senior athlete. He lettered as a defensive back on the football team and held down second base while swinging a prolific bat for the Bear's baseball squad. He hopes to take over the shortstop spot this spring. ' 11 3-- ..SENIOR GUARD Nolan Hess shoots from the key as defender comes up to stop him. & Draperies 76 South Main - . Brigham City, Utah ..FIRST PLACE WINNERS for Bear River junior high in the recent region tournament (1 to r) Shawn Anderson, Kris Thompson and Wesley Estep. Cubs Finish In Fourth Place River Cub wrestlers lud to settle for three firsts and fifth place in the region tournament hosted by the scIxkiI Tuesday. The disappointing show came as a result of a number (i factors. But the CuIk did put three wrestlers in the limelight. Wesley Estep (148), Kris Thompson (158) and Shawn Anderson (141) successfully ri'goliated the maze of mat-die- s to win their respective 15eur wights. For Anderson culminated a s no-los- the wins season. But he had to work to do it. In his championship bout he had to go into overtime to win. he started off the extra periods with a takedown then finished with an excape in the final one minute period to win Box Elder won the tournament sending five wrestlers to first place finishes. Highland was second with four firsts, North Cache was third with two, South Cache fourth with no first, Bear Ifiver fifth with three and I)gan last with no first. Besides having two wrest 3-- J All Carpets In Stock'! '16.95 I n05 Installed 916" with () ' rebound pad J wre Brown Female dribblers at Bear River high overtook Logan as guests on last week the Logan court. The Bears were ahead throughout most .of the game, but with only a few seconds left, Logan caught up and tied the score. Jan Fronk made a basket in the last two seconds, winning the game for Bear River. Dixie Wood was the high scorer of the night with 17 t w s to --9.95 Basket By m I 1 6 ball." Scores . J&M Cairpeit (BR). Falslev (SV( Weston (R) Maughn (L) Nelson (W). UNL: Woodhead (SV) Storey (W) Reimers (BE) Pella (L). ler (BE). consistent from the top of the key with a set shot that more often quick than not swishes the net if he can find time to get it off. set shot Undoubtedly, the originated when he was too small to get the ball up to the basket with one hand. "I've just shot that way since I was little," he said. Hess is "one of our top scorers," Coach Jeppesen acknowledged. The guard averages about 11 points from the guard line and is a bright spot in the sometimes less than effective foul shooting effort of the Bears. , The teenager can also go to the basket at times like he did when the Bears defeated Weber in a return match. "It's hard to drive a zone," he said, noting that a lot of teams have zoned the Bears this year. When driving in, Hess said the big men don't bother him. "When they come to get me, I just kick off" to one of the forwards. It's one of his functions as a team leader. Hess also leads the team in assists and says he consciously "looks more for the assists rather than shooting." In fact, Coach Jeppesen had to ask the senior guard to shoot more early in the lers out of action, the Cubs just couldn't muster the necessary points in second and third place. Five Cub wrestlers hud first round byes but then h;id to go against undefeated and number one seeded contenders in the second round. When they lost, they failed to gain any (xiints for the byes. "In order to win a tournament like this you have to win the second round to get into the championship round even if you don't win there," Coach Calvin Bingham . , pointed out. ( Kitchen Carpet 39i. J&H Carpets & Draperies All Wall Coverings 10 ( I V Difficult We Do Immediately Nf A Impossible Tak Vuttle longer 76 South Main lirigham City, Phone A. 723-758- 6 t, J |