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Show DAILY Wednesday, December 19, 2007 HERALD- C7 - HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Brighton earns victory over Spanish Fork Jared Lloyd DAILY HERALD. Being "in the zone" in basketball is usually considered a positive. It means the shots are dropping, the passes are perfect and the defense is V But it's also possible to "zone out" and stop doing the things that work. Brighton's zone defense did exactly that to the Spanish Fork boys hoops squad in Spanish Fork on Tuesday night as the Dons couldn't hold on first-hato a lead and lf lost, 76-5- 9. figuring out how to attack it effectively. "We'd make one pass then have a turnover or have guys doing their own thing," Bailey said. "You have to be disciplined and execute your offense." By halftime. Brighton had cut the deficit to just four. After a tightly contested third quarter, the Bengals found the 7 II 14 23 21 23 1 13 10 oafc Brighton 6 (ftcnanison 2. Tavrta Millet, Snerwooo, Hanna). Spanish fork 6 iSaulu 3, Gardner 2, Peterson). Spam Fa I Wasatch 49, Mountain View 41: At Heber City, in a grind-it-ogame, the Wasps managed to wear the Bruins down in the fourth quarter. Trailing late, the Bruins their defense and it led to several easy buckets for Wasatch. range from beyond the arc hitting five second-hal- f treys Wasatch's big three were all and pulled away. clicking, as Brenan Hallowes had 14 points, and Mike Pelo "They are athletic and and Taylor Woodruff both who said quick," Bailey, scored 12. pointed out Brighton as a team to keep an eye on earMOUNTAIN WCW (41) lier this season. "They hanLewis 10. Young 10. Schmidt 6, Bateman 2, May 41 Wolfert 12. Totals 17 dle the ball well and have WASATCH(4) guys that can knock down Woodruff 12, Pelo 12. Hallowes 14. Tukuafu 8. the open shot. I thought we Edwards 3. Totals 21 49 covered them well in the 41 4 Vim 15 9 13 first half but they stepped 15 12 9 13 Wasatch 49 Wasatch 5 (Woodruff 3, Hallowes 2) goals up the intensity and we didn't." The Bengals were led by I Viewmont 57, Orem 44: At the the athletic senior trio of Bountiful, the Tigers were held Jace Tavita, Ali Langford and scoreless in the first quarter and trailed 31-- 8 at the half. The Abraham Milsap, all scoring 14 points. Naulu paced Spanish deficit was too much to overFork with 15 points, all coming come, but the Tigers fought in the first half. back and outscored Viewmont 6 in the second half. Goose The Dons will try to bounce back when they play Kallunki led Orem with 10 at Provo on Thursday. The points. The Tigers will play contest is slated to begin at Logan at 4:30 p.m. on Decem7 p.m. ber 27.: "We weren't spaced well, we forced passes that we normally don't, we didn't catch the ball, didn't go get it," said Spanish Fork head coach Mark Bailey. "They were very active in the zone and we have to be tougher and smarter." That wasn't the case in the ; first 12 minutes of play as the Dons built a 9 advantage behind the play of senior guard Dallin Naulu and some good outside shooting. But instead of panicking, the visiting Bengals picked up the defensive intensity and started forcing Spanish Fork mistakes. "They stepped up and were more aggressive," Bailey said. "We ran some things and got some good looks but didn't I Jared Lloyd can be reached knock them down. We knew at jlloyd3 heraldextra.com. they were going to make runs. BRIGHTON (76) You just have to be able to step Sherwood 8, Deleeuw 2, Hanna 9, Richardson 8. Miller 5, Milsap 14. Landlord 14, Tavita 14, McConkie 2. up and counter." Totals 28 76. also switched a to Brighton SPANISH FORK (59) zone defense at that point and Peterson 5, Clayton 8, Gardner 10, Naulu 15, Roberts 10, Catmull 2. Lewis 1. Nelson 2, McVey 4. Totals 23 the Dons really had trouble 33-1- 59. J Russ Lyman and found Megan Bishop, who finished the fast break by making a tough layup as the r At times during the first buzzer sounded. The T'Wolves stretched half of Tuesday night's game between the Timpanogos and the lead even further in the Orem girls basketball teams, fourth quarter. At the start of it looked like the T'Wolves the final quarter, Timpanogos ended any hope of a comewere playing musical chairs back the Tigers had left when on their bench as they repeatedly subbed in several players Amy Weitzeil pulled down an at a time. offensive rebound and kicked the ball out to an open Bishop, Although the constant who hit a big moves didn't result in imthat mediate dividends, they paid gave the T'Wolves a 6 off in a big way during the .lead. Aftefan Orem timeout, J second half when the deeper Larsen came up with another of her four steals and went and fresher Timpanogos team took controla tight for a layup. , "We feel really comfortgame by going on a 29-- run en route to a 6447 home vic- able with our bench. Amanda Larsen and Lissy Bingham can tory. come off the bench and are The T'Wolves used their both fantastic shooters and energy to turn up the defensive pressure, and their man, just hustle players," Darger said. "You'll see them on the defense held the Tigers to floor a lot. That's great to just six points in the third feel like we can go with that quarter and 17 total second-hal- f depth." points. In addition to Larsen's "I'm pretty pleased all around," said Timpanogos strong defensive effort, coach Liz Darger. "We three other T'Wolf players had more than three steals. wanted to be scrappy, but we wanted it to be sharp Bishop had four steals, all scrappy, not sloppy scrappy. of which came in the second half. Sanders, who was priI thought we cleaned it up a little bit and played a lot marily responsible for holdmore sharp in the second ing Orem's Brianne Larsen to only two points in the sechalf." ond half, finished with three With the T'Wolves' defensive adjustments working steals, and Weitzeil also had three steals. Bailey, who finwell, the Timpanogos offense went to work to put the game ished with five blocks, was away. Morgan Bailey opened a presence down low for the second half with five quick Timpanogos. As balanced as the points, three of which came e on a that helped T'Wolves were defensively, the T'Wolves regain the lead they were almost as balanced on the offensive end. Weitzeil, at who was dominant for a Noelle Sanders hit a short stretch in the first half, led jumper, then made a lay up the way with 18 points and 12 to make increase the lead to DAILY HERALD third-quarte- 47-3- 4 i : ,, WA x 7 U i 'i . - n v ii V ' l I J . " Jtnrr-v-- ' t " hi: 36-2- OREM (44) Harward 6, Hockersmrth 6, Robison 8. Kallunki 10. Warner Totals 10 44 2,Green3,r1arnri5,Egl)ert5. VIEWMONT (57) Wright 2, DeHart 2, Jensen Chnstjansen 11. Totals 13 9, 0 Orem Emery 16. Barrett 57 14 22 17. l Viewmont 11 13 18 15 goals: Orem 4 (Rooison, Kallun 2, Green). Viewmont 6 (Jensen, Emery 2, Christiansen 3). MARK JOHNSTON, Spanish Fork's Dallin Naulu (10) drives to the basket Jared Lloyd DAILY The December holidays ; (47) Voelis 12, Bailey 11, Larsen 11. Thomas 2. Julian 5. Totals 17 TIMPANOGOS (64) Tucker 2, Helston together," said Spanish Fork head coach Mark Bailey, whose Dons are heading to Logan next week. "It builds team unity and they're not just goofing off. (The coaches) are there and we're focused on getting better. We also get to play good teams that maybe we haven't seen before." The biggest of the tournaments takes place in Phoenix, Arizona as 96 girls basketball teams from around the country descend on a single resort for two weeks of nearaction at the Nike ly non-sto- p Tournament. "It's a great tournament," said Lone Peak head coach 2(Bishop2). Fork, Fork 66, the Cavemen battled back to West Jordan 52: At American got up early but West Jordan tie the game at the end of the first quarter. Nikki Vbarra held Gabrtela Rodriguez, one of the Jaguars' leading scorers, to only six pants on the game and Amencan Fork proved to nave more firepower. Haley Holmstead lead the Cavemen with 23 points, eight rebounds, on the night. seven assists and six of- Florida, Hawaii, California, Arizona, New Mexico, St. George and Logan. "This is about kids being 1," 47. WeitzeH 16, Bishop 11 Bailey 14, Freestone 6, 64. Bingham 2, Sanders 10, Larsen 3. Totals 27 Orem 10 20 47 6 11 14 14 18 20 64 Timpanogos goals; Orem 2 (Larsen, Voeks), Timpanogos I American HERALD' ten mean it's time to pack up the family car, load up the kids and head off on vacation. Or, if you're one of many Dtah Valley high sctol boys and girls basketball coaches, it's time to gather the team, the equipment, the assistant coaches and some parents and journey to exotic locations like : finished with 11 points. Emily Julian had nine rebounds for the Tigers. Tjmpahogos now heads to 'Phoenix, where it will play in the Nike Tournament of Champions. past Brighton's Jace Tavita, Daily Herald left, on Tuesday. Many teams leaving town for holiday tournaments had five rebounds. Bishop and Sanders also scored in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Larsen and Morgan Freestone each had five assists, .; Orem was led by an effort from Reagan Bailey, who had 11 points and 10 boards. Virginia Voeks added 12 points and Larsen OREM 1 44 57 coast-to-coa- 8 ---- --- d Deep bench helps T'Wolves down Tigers - w " steals Pleasant Grow 55, Hunter 40: At West Valley, lacked energy m first quarter but the Vikings came out firing in second and third, while holding the to seven points in the two combined. Wolverines Onqe ahead, the Vikings were able to play their bench throughout the fourth quarter. Jennifer Hanson finished with 16 points and five blocks. Sarah Clement pulled down eight rebounds and Kami Dircks had five steals and four assists. I Jordan 60, Spanish Fork 48; At Sandy, the led at the halt and that lead Beetdiggers proved to be the difference. Nielson led the Dons with a h 20 points. I Carbon 51, Uintah 27: At Carbon, after a close first half the Dinos outscored the Utes in the tffird quarter as they rolled to an easy victory. Garvin led all scorers with 12 for the Dinos. Keith Flood, whose Knights will be participating as will Mountain View, Timpanogos and ... "The top bracket is usually the teams ranked No, 1 through No. 8, so it's the premier girls basketball event in the country. It's a chance to play against very good competition." The level of competition is a big factor in deciding where teams are going to go during the week without many local games or school because of Winter Break. "I start looking into it after the season," said Pleasant Grove head coach Randy McAllister, who will taking his team to Palm Springs, Calif., for the Desert Heat Classic next week. "I talk to other coaches as well as looking at what I have coming back. This was a good year for us to play in the highest level at this tourney." Another factor that always has to be taken into consideration is cost, since going to these events particularly the tournaments isn't cheap. "A lot goes into it," Flood explained. "It's a lot of stress to organize it and raise money, but it's a great experience and a great time to bond, get to know each other better." For most of the coaches, the logistical aspect is the only real drawback and the positives far outweigh that possible negative. "We're going to play against the best teams possible, against Division kids," McAllister said. "It's a j;;reat chance to know what we're up against, to go out and see what we're made of." Teams also get the opportunity to meet athletes from all over the country. "We're all together so the girls will hang out and get to know each other," said Flood. "It's a nice resrt and we'll have a banquet on Wednesday night where" they usually will have a top female athlete or a WNBA player. It's an experience they'll never forget." The Daily Herald would like to wish all of the Utah Valley teams headed to holiday tournaments the best of luck and will print as many results as possible as they are provided from the tourney Web sites or called in by the coaches themselves. Jared Lloyd can be reached at jlloyd&heraldextra.com. layup-and-on- 33-3- 1. Exchange Program ouDAY rebounds. "Amy Weitzeil had a fantasTimpanogos was not even tic game," Darger said. "She close to being done. While Orem continued to just had a great game for us struggle with getting anything and that's what she does for going offensively, Amanda . us every game." Larsen came up with a steal Bailey scored 14 points and 39-3- October 24 thru December 28, 2007 immmmrnvm msmmsmmmn Bring at least six (6) canned food items to the Daily Herald with your filled-o- ut Classified Liner ad form. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! We will iMfrTftiii hew send your donated items to the focal Food Bank to help area families during the Holidays. Ad deadline is 10:00 am the day before publication. CUSTOM 110 MS. Clip Here - Holiday Exchange Program ' Name: nifirc UWIIA StJW hAfl lf bdrm, 3 bath. Gourmet kitchen.. Huge family room with fireplace nexf to kitchen. Formal aininq room. Spacious master suite win i grandmaster bam. Custom cabinetrv and aranite counters. Vault- Fk ed ceilings. 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