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Show THE SENTINEL Thursday, March Take 4 A basketball Page 2 8, 1984 title... Bengals nip Huskies none-the-les- one-and-on-e. s. blow-for-blo- w see-sa- retire temporarily with three fouls. By the half, Hillcrest had taken the lead and teammate Scott Sperry hit both ends of a "I wanted to be fouled," commented Sperry, who had to dribble away 10 seconds before the Huskies' were forced to send him to the line with 11 ticks left. "I wanted to go to the line and the coach wanted me there too. He had confidence in our foul shooting." It appears that confidence was well placed. Hillcrest actually converted one more fielder, but the Bengals outscored the Huskies at the line, hitting 20 of 26tol4of20. Brighton took a slim early lead in the contest, moving in front 9 by the end of the first period. Then the Bengals were hit with a double technical and Brighton's standout Steve Schreiner was forced to Brighton versus Hillcrest. You might call it a cliche, but it fits It was a shame one team had to lose. In a match played out on the hardwoods of the University of Utah Wednesday night, Brighton High state captured its first championship in boys' basketball by edging Region Two rival Hillcrest 0 in overtime. After trailing by as much as six points, Hillcrest mounted a comeback in the final minutes of regulation, capped by a Marty Haws shot that knotted the score at the buzzer It looked as if the momentum had shifted, but Hillcrest missed two opportunities to go in front in while overtime, Brighton sophomore Richard Saunders cashed in twice from the field 4-- A 74-7- 28-2- 68-6- 8. 34-2- 9. According to Hillcrest coach Jim Jimas, the key point in the contest might have occurred early in the third period, where Brighton hit eight straight points to take the lead back at Then it was Haws' turn to get hot, as the senior guard led his teammates back to within two, by the end of the quarter. 44-3- 52-5- 0, 7, Brighton did stretch the lead back to six early in the fourth but Haws and period at teammate Reid Porter kept paring the margin down to two. With 12 seconds left, Brighton suffered one of its rare misses at the line and Porter snared the rebound. He sent it ahead to Haws who sailed on in for the layup and the tie at the buzzer. 64-5- 8, 11-- big-ma- n 'OVJL1 it ' "The coach told me that they needed me in there," Schreiner recalled. "He told me to hustle, but be careful. I don't think I got another foul in the second half." A 4 :l ,. i. f 'I for I V I t s : mi ... t "-r' Billy Robertson of Hillcrest prepares to fire over screen set by title bout against teammate Reid Porter, number 34, in Brighton Wednesday night at the U of U. Robertson finished with 15 points, but his team lost. 4-- in girls' West gymnastics Jordan fought past Bingham 339.5 to 316.5 in girls' held action gymnastics Thursday evening. In other competition, Brighton swamped Taylorsville also on Thursday and Hillcrest was edged by Orem 333.35 to 327.3 on Tuesday. In upcoming action, Kearns will be at West Jordan, Hillcrest at Bingham, Alta will be at Taylorsville, and Brighton will be at Granger on Thursday, Mar. 8. All meets will get underway at 6 p.m. West Jordan swept all four first places in optional action against Bingham with Marni Tesch in the floor exercise, Julie Ryan in the vault, Gerri Fannon in the uneven parallel bars, and Shannon Carlson in the balance beam. Calson also won the with a score optional signups set for March 10, 17 WBBA baseball Sandy registrations will be held at the McDonalds restaurant, 9346 S. 700 E. in Sandy, on Saturday, Mar. 10 and 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days. all-arou- of 33.5. In Tracy compulsories, Peterson won the floor and Tami for Houston won the West Jordan. Leading Bingham in the optionals were Cindy Peterson second and Trisha Kennedy second and fifth in the vault; Peterson fifth in the floor and Top Miner places in compulsories included Heidi Robertson first and Wendy Wardle second in the vault; Cheryl Rider fifth and Tereah Grygla sixth in the floor; River first and Wardle third in the beam; Janeen Coats fourth and Rider sixth in the bars; and Rider second and Wardle third in the In Brighton's win over Taylorsville, Susan Jackson won the optional while Rhonda England was first in the floor, second in the vault and bars, and third in the beam and Julie Ziesloft second in the beam and Lea Strong was second in the bars and first in the floor in Class Three. Though Hillcrest fell to Orem, the Huskies had a number of strong individual performances beginning with Piper Argyle placing first in the optional Nicole Robb was first, Rebbie Bradshaw second, and Bridgett Hintze third in the compulsory d. all-star- s The High School Basketball Coaches Association has chosen the 1984 4A High School for the United Basketball Cerebral Palsy Classics. The players will represent the finest of all Utah's 4A schools who will be going up against the 3A team come Friday, Mar. 23 at Murray High School. The team roster is as follows: Marty Haws, Hillcrest; Steve Schreiner, Brighton; Mickey Lambourne, Taylorsville; Reed All-St- Porter, Hillcrest; Jay ar Apple- - Wayne Baker, the outstanding, former head coach of Woods Cross High School will into the lead the 4A match-u- p annual eleventh against the 3A schools which will be led by Dee Jensen, formerly of Murray. All-Sta- rs Hillcrest led all the way against Skyline, starting out with a first period margin. Haws had 21 points, Robertson 17, and Porter 15. Bingham claims fifth One other local team finished the tourney with a place winning. Bingham High claimed fifth place with a 1 win over Box Elder Wednesday. Like the Clearfield, game against Bingham led most of the way, but never by a lot. However, this time around the Miners from making the Bees prevented Peck with Ken late any charges. 15 and Dan Henderson with 12 were the top scorers for Bingham. Twenty of Bingham's 21 baskets came as a result of an assist. "I like the close games," Miner coach George Sluga reported'. "It brings out the best in the kids. More is gained from them." Sluga was also proud of the way his team bounced back from their second round loss to Clearfield by beating Bonneville Tuesday. The Miners shot 53 percent from the field in this one, as Jay Applegate had 16 points and Hendersen 13. West Jordan was eliminated from further contention as a loss to Olympus result of its The Jaguars led Tuesday. the first half, 1 throughout and 6 at the quarters, and clung to a 9 lead at the end of the third period. But, Oly in the West Jordan final quarter. Brad Johnson had 18 points, Robbie Allen 15, and Randy Hawks 10. 16-1- S. 1700E. The league is also putting out the call for adult volunteers. Needed are team mothers, snack bar helpers, and especially anyone interested in coaching or assistant coaching. Boundaries for the Sandy League are between 8000 S. and 10600 S. and east of 1300 E. to the mountains. All games will be played on the diamonds located at 9800 S. 1700 E. .Those who like further information on the registrations or who would like to signup as an adult volunteer are encouraged to call Larry Johnson at 0 score-keeper- s, 54-5- , 67-5- gate, Bingham; Steve Sargent, Davis; Andy Boyce, Olympus; Reid Monson, East; Craig Skyline; Scott Devashrayee, Grim, Highland; Kevin Van Uitert, Woods Cross; and Hal Scholfield, Clearfield. Tryouts will be conducted for nine to 12 year olds on Saturday, April 7. Seven to eight years will be assigned to a Pee Wee team on April 4. The Pee Wee assignments will be held at 9800 7 10. all-arou- d. 9 24-1- d. d. All boys and girls between the ages of seven and 12 are eligible. (League age shall be the age of the player on July 31, 1984.) A birth certificate must be brought to the registration. 67-6- 2, d. selected for fund raiser game 4-- A 9 44-4- second in the beam; Darce Allred sixth in the beam; Kennedy third, Amy Fraughton fifth, and Allred sixth in the bars; and Peterson third 4-- Sandy WBBA 60-4- 24-1- '.; dejected Hillcrest bench looks on during award ceremonies conducted following championship contestThe Huskies fell to Region Two rival Brighton in a hard fought overtime contest. 14. 91-7- : A al Jaguars, Bengals win Hi---- I "I really don't feel that down," Hillcrest coach Jim Jimas stated "Sure it's later. disappointing to lose, but we had a great year and I'd rather finish where we did than where, say, Olympus did. When you play as good as you can, you can't fault anybody. We didn't lose that game, Brighton won it." Brighton and Hillcrest made the finals by winning easily in the serni-finround. The and Bengals took Clearfield Hillcrest whipped Skyline Brighton trailed the Falcons at the end of the first period, but by halftime Brighton 2 held a narrow lead. The was five, Brighton margin at the end of the third quarter and the Bengals outscored Clearfield in the final stanza. Schreiner and Sperry each had 32 points, while John Beuchart added 12 and Saunders 3 v4 4 ra mi Schreiner led Brighton in scoring with 24 points followed by Sperry with 14 and Saunders with 11. In his final outing with the Huskies, Marty Haws led all scorers with 32 while Bill Robertson hit for 15 and Porter n' -t Sb'" 561-328- 0. triumphant Steve Schreiner leaves no doubt as to where his team finished in the basketball race. Schreiner had 22 win over Hillcrest points in leading his team to a Wednesday night. A 4-- 74-7- 0 EUREKA UPRIGHT VACUUM A s - CLEANER This upright is packed with features to do dependable work for you. ISAVE $25 Power Driven 12" 9 58-5- 1 w All' Schreiner accomplished that despite being in foul trouble throughout the second half. s "TP" 54-5- 4-- "This is the first time we really felt that we were the best team in the state," an extremely happy and very hoarse Duke Reid stated in the winning locker oom. "This is our ninth or tenth win in a row and we played a great team out there tonight. I was proud of the way our younger kids like Saunders, Sperry, and Todd Reid played and what can you say about he just Steve Schreiner, dominated things inside." f ' Bingham High's Jon Roberts, number 34, and Dan Henderson, number 20, battle for loose ball to claim fifth place in consolation match with Box Elder. The Miners edged the Bees tournament. the irv lsHACj beater bar brush roll gets deep 4 position down dirt. 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