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Show Free Press - Thursday, March - p f j-- "WE'RE NUMBER 1" shout Lehi students, many of whom were decked out 17, 1983 - Page 11 777" in purple and white from head to toe. (St Lehi takes sting out of Wasps for gold trophy Lehi and Wasatch, the old adversaries of Region Nine, met in the final game of the 1983 tournament. Fur flew for awhile but when the lights were dimmed and the last of the old fans filed out of the Marriott Center, the Pioneers had themselves another gold trophy to add to the ones already in the Lehi Trophy case. The opening tipoff went to Lehi but when the Pioneers missed the shot Wasatch came right back with the first score of the game. Liston hit for Lehi, Barnes scored on a jumper but the Wasps came right back with two quick baskets. Nattress, swished a beauty and with 4:46 to go in the first quarter the scoreboard read 6 tie. Ford was accurate from the corner, then Chewy scored again on a nice rebound basket. The Wasps hit for two, Ford went in for a layup, but Wasatch nested a couple from the lane. Berry hit a nice one but again the Wasps zeroed one in. Lehi had a narrow two point lead at the end of the first quarter Lehi was playing their third quarter tricks again. They found themselves with a six point lead 9 with 4:01 in the third. Just when they thought they had it made, Wasatch came back with a bucket, but Barnes scored from the corner, Wasatch hit from the key, Burningham sunk one and Lehi called timeout. When the game resumed, the Wasps stung Lehi for two quick buckets. The score now read Lehi end of third quarter, phewwww. Wasatch scored after the timeout, Barnes sunk one, Jeff went to the line, hit two and Lehi had a lead. Barnes scored again, Wasatch scored two more, Nattress stood at the line and hit both ends of a one and one. Wasatch evened the score when they hit two from the charity stripe, figuratively speaking, of course. Lehi still had a 5 advantage with 3:02 left. Again Nattress, showing all the confidence in the world, hit both from the line, Liston sunk one but Craig Smith hit two from the line Wasatch hit a foul try and a layup to start Lehi's scoring when the and with 1 : 11 to go it was Lehi Ben Ford went to the line and second quarter began. Again Wasatch scored on some nice calmly scored both. The Pioneers shooting. But Todd Berry, not to be were unable to defend Eaton on the denied, hit a beauty. Wasatch camel next play and he sunk one from the key. That narrowed the score to a right back with two quick baskets and a foul try. The Wasps great two point Lehi lead. Bob Barnes was fouled, went to shooter, Eaton, scored but Barnes the line, drew a deep breath, and hit went into lay one in on a steal. Liston scored and the Wasps went one. Wasatch called time out to give to the line three times, scoring one him time to think it over. He came and two to end the half with another right back, sighed, and sunk the second shot. Ben Ford defended tie game The second half tip went to Lehi beautifully, drew a foul and stepped to the line to sink both foul tries and but they missed the basket, iced the game, sunk two from the corner. The Pioneers had themselves The Wasps hit, Liston. missed, their second championship in three so did scored, Eaton; Burningham Burningham flipped one in, so did years. Quite an accomplishment for Liston on a Barnes save, but the Coach Wagner and his hardy Wasps came right back with a Pioneer crew. And, the victory was all the more beauty. Lehi had a 8 lead when Wasatch went to the line and hit sweet when five Pioneers scored in one. Brett Nattress, playing a great double figures, Barnes, 12; Ford, game hit a nice jumper, Liston sunk Liston, Nattress and Burningham one, Nattress was accurate again all with 10. Berry had 6 and Smith after getting a nice Barnes feed. 36-2- 40-3- 44-3- 9 6-- f 48-4- 14-1- 2. 52-4- 22-2- 2. JEFF BURNINGHAM AND KEVIN TUCKETT raise hands in exhultation as the buzzer sounds and Lehi recaptures State title for second time in three years. Bur-ningha- m 58-5- BRETT NATTRESS fires jump ball over Wasp defender. 30-2- JEFF BURNINGHAM takes ball into Pioneer territory as Wasp defender prepares for a rear attack. ..... f) WAGNER shouts structions from the sidelines. COACH Karen Mellor gasps as Wasatch scores near end t i; t t i ; I ! ,: ! t ftHsl MS 3! in- no I A i of game. fc4, fill' We'll Create Your dream ring all work is done on the premises - Medical Profession that KILL! (by Abortion) U MILLION unborn babias each year mort than SHOULD KEEP ITS MOUTH SHUT ABOUT HOME BIRTH - 'MOiniCM imtmnmt M UMM MM ini 4M - TI3, 290 N. University 373-776- 8 Ave, Suite hours: M.Sat. 211 10-- 6 |
