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Show THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Saturday, January 20, Page B2 NOTABLE QUOTE "Our guys are wound tight right now in a lot of ways. Losing is not fun. They are an angry group right - , now, which is good as long as it manifests itself into fierce competition. Maybe this win will relax us Miami Heat coach just a bit." Pat Riley after two of his players were ejected for fighting in game against Washington on Wednesday night. TRACK & FIELD Former BYU Eyestone and Ed State star er 19 By NATE ASHFORD Special to the Daily Herald basketball Friday night's boys It not often that you SANDY beat the defending state champions on their own court, and the thought was not lost on Shawn Ford as he stepped up to the foul line for two critical free throws with only 16 seconds left. The Orem Tigers were clinging lead until to a tenuous Ford's two foul shots gave them a much needed margin of safety in game. Even that small lead seem ethereal as Alta's Murph Norris let loose a from the right side. Relief came only as Norris' shot lodged itself firmly between rim and backboard with three seconds remaining, Lions' 9 thus the assuring 53-4- victory. Only then did a smile creep across Orem coach Matt Logan's face. "It's a great win when you can come here and beat these guys," said each picked up three fouls early in the first half. "The key was that we kept Alta center Nate Knight from scoring," "Our defense was said Logan. Logan as he mopped the sweat from a forehead, made larger by just these kinds of games. "I just want to say that we have the best pressure free throw shooters in the state." The Lions were 20 for 24 from the line to be exact. Despite blowing a lead, the Lions had reason to feel positive. They trailed by only three points at haiftime despite having played several less first-quart- unbelievable." Knight finished the night with only four field goals and only nine points. The most telling statistic was-- Knight's free throw shooting: I for 6. In contrast, Anderson was 6 for 7 from the line and had eight points, despite riding the pine for er experienced players when Ford and point guard Brent Anderson Paul Pilkington are the No. 4 and . , 1 t '.. "t '.' ' 9, TENNIS ' .' ; . " ' Eline Chiew, a BYU freshman from Lumpur, Malaysia was recent- ly named WAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week. Chiew won both No. 2 singles and No. 3 doubles match in BYU's upset victories over No. 4 Georgia and No. 9 Ten- -. hessee last week. The Cougars are ranked 18th. In BYU's 4 win over Georgia, Chiew beat Tina 6-- 4 in singles. Chiew Samara and Ingela Larsson defeated the Bulldogs' doubles team of Vande- WalleKellett by a score of 7-Jt was the same story in the Cougars' 4 victory over No. 9 Tennessee. Chiew defeated Margie 4-in 5 Lepsi of Tennessee the No. 2 singles spot. Her doubles team at the No. 3 spot also beat the Tennessee team of LowryWood-sid- e 5-- . , 7-- 5, 5, r ' 6-- 2. 5-- - . 6-- 4, 4-- 6, 6, 7-- 6--2. 7-- 5, GOLF Defending champion Jim Col-- , bert stood at the th tee with a lead when the rain ; came, showering him with thoughts of familiar battles past. Colbert, the 1995 Senior PGA Player of the . Year, quit Friday when an hour-lon- g rain storm pelted the Hyatt Dorado Beach east course, halting play in the first round of the $800,000 Senior Tournament of I Champions. When Patty Sheehan finished her - final tournament last season, she 1 took a d break. "I put my golf bag in the garage and did-- ; n't even unpack it," she said. "I so tired. It hit me the very was ' first just tournament of the year and I ', struggled the whole year. It was a I tough time for me." So for 3 12 months, she did not play a competi- tive round of golf. Now rested, she's back on top of the leader oard after Friday's first round of ; the HealthSouth Inaugural at Walt Disney World's Lake Buena Vista . course in Orlando. Fla. With a I bogey-fre- e 66, the I LPGA Hall of Famer earned a one-- ; shot lead over Caroline Pierce, two- ft ho fashioned a seven-birdiand Robbins 67. Kelly boey ; Dana Dormann were at 68 and I Kirn Bauer shot 69. 1 1 one-stro- ' much-neede- e, i BASKETBALL Miami's Bimbo Coles and Wash- mgton's Juwan Howard were for one game Friday and Juried by the NBA for fighting during the Heat's 96-8- 9 victory Wednesday. Howard was fined :it2.000 amd Coles $6,000, The Gght began when Howard started mrowing puncnes coies as ooin gjayers were running down court hte in the second quarter. 3 Saturday 10 a m. College basketball, Georgia at ' . nessee (bbr-N- Ten- - ) a m College basketball. South Florida .,' at North Carolina Charlotte (PRM) '. Noon College basketball. Memphis at Mar-- . ouette (KUTV. channel 2) 1 - Noon College basketball (KTVX, channel ' 41 1 Noon Senior golf, Senior Tournament ot Champions (ESrN) 1 Noon College football. Senior Bowl (TBS) "V 12 30 o m. Pop Warner Super Bowl Spe- -' cial (KSL, channel 5) 1:30 pm. Goll. Chrysler Classic (KSL. . channel 51 T ' 2 p m. College basketball (KUTV. channel 11 ' j T,- - 2 p m College basketball, OePaul at St. . . Louis (fcaPN) i 2 p m. College basketball, Oregon al a t - (PRM) 2 30 p m Wide World of Sport. Figure v Skating Championships (KTVX, channel ' -- ',H p m College basketball, USC at Arizona State (PRM) 5 p.m. College basketball, Texas Christian Kentucky (ESPN) Game (KSTU, 6 p.m. Hockey. NHL channel 13) 6 30 p m. Sports Saturday (CNN) Colorado Slate 7pm College basketball. "; at BYU (KSL. channel 5. KSL. 1160 AM) 7 p m. CoHrtge basketball. Florida State at (ESPN) 7 30 p m Jaycee basketball. Southern Ida-' ho at UVSC (KSRR 1400 AM) ' 8 pm. Figure skating. U.S. Champi- ' ortships (KTVX. channel 4) 8 30 p m College basketball. Utah State at ' Barbara (KUTV. channel 2) 8 .10 p m. NBA, Jazz at Clippers (PRM. KISN. 570 AM) pm. Sports Suturoey (CNN) " 1U JV p in. WWp vaitnvwmti, Slate at BYU (KBYU, channel 11) i'.m ; ' ". ' I i j ' ' ' i if scoring in the second quarter, but picked it up in the second half." Kaufusi, for his part, improved on his four first half points to lead the team in scoring w ith 14 for the night. Alta's Jason Richards was the overall scoring leader with 16 4 points. off in two OTs T-Bir- By ROB COLEMAN Special to the Daily Herald , The Provo BullPROVO dogs won the battle of the Region 8 Friday night with a 2 victory over the visiting Springville Red Devils. The Bulldogs' strategy was fairly simple: Establish the inside game in the first half. Then, when the Devils look to shut down the inside threat, go to the outside. It worked like a charm, lifting Provo to a 0 region record and dropping Springville to Provo's pair of big men, Mekeli Wesley and Gabe Rhoads, scored 21 points in the first half as the Bulldogs built a 59-5- . 75-7- 2-- 1. lead at the intermission. In the second half, guards Eric Jackson and Jeremy Frampton combined for 24 of the Bulldogs' 32 points. "Mekeli is such a force," Provo coach Craig Drury said. "If people come down on us we can go to the perimeter. Jackson and Frampton picked it up." It was no easy win for the Bulldogs, however, as the Devils challenged fhem every minute of the way. After opening a 14-1- 0 lead, Springville lost its edge in the closing minutes of the haff. With the score tied at 20, a flurry of fouls led to eight straight free throws by the Bulldogs, who drained seven of them for their 27-2- 0 haiftime advantage. The second half was a game of runs. Springville opened the period rd Chamberlain. Nearly three minutes elapsfed into the second quarter before Joseph Donaldson scored for Tim pview and by that time the Bird t were down by II. But the game got close again i a hurry as Timpview went on a 7- -' l run. Pleasant Grove went scorcles from the field for four minute: although they did hit on 6 of 7 fro the stripe to maintain their lea Dusty Dastrup scored nine point: in the final four minutes to pull thJ within three at the half. Iorg scored two quick buckets, tqe open the third period and wa with four straight buckets, including a Willie Averett 7 lead. ds "That really made it a game again," Drury said. "They beat us on a run. After those first four possessions, we played great defensively." Provo countered with a 10-- 1 run of its own to recapture the ip lead. & l .m nielin m imi if 15-- 55-4- 13-- . 43-4- PAYSON Spanish Fork's Josh Davis scored 19 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in leading his Dons in a 66-5- 7 victory over the Payson Lions in boys' prep Region 8 basketball action Friday night. "Josh Davis had a tremendous game tonight. All our kids reached down deep tonight and pulled out something special," said Dons' coach Mike Gardner. "They came in here and did what they had to do to win the game," said a distraught Payson coach Dan Lunt. Indeed they did! The Dons used crisp passing and rugged rebound2 ing to jump out to an early first quarter lead with Davis scoring five points, grabbing four rebounds, dishing out two assists, adding a steal and a blocked shot Davis finished the . for the quarter. game with four blocked shots. "He came to play. He had a great game and he did what he had to do for his team to win," said Lunt. But as is usually the case with 19-1- rivalry games, good teams make their runs. After the Dons open the second quarter with a 0 run, Payson went on an 0 run to tie the score at ll with just under two minutes till the half. Spencer DeGraffenried scored four of his eight points during the 4-- 11-- 23-a- run while Mark Francom scored five of his 16 points. DeGraffenried also had three assists, one steal and one rebound on the night while Francom added six rebounds and an assist in the game. The third quarter was a micro- cosm of the game. The Dons, sparked by Quin Hampton and Brady Banks, promptly went on a 15-- 6 run only to see their lead dwindle as Payson came back with an 1 run of their own. The Lions' Anthony Mitchell scored six of his 10 points during that run. Banks finished with 13 points, five rebounds and one steal. Hampton added seven points, three boards, an assist 'and a steal in the nt 8-- ..tnf - Daily Herald PhotoMatthew R. Smith Provo's Gabe Rhoads, right, drives to the hoop against Springviile's Ben Pike, who tries to block But Springville once again 4 mounted a run. Dustin Tanner play, the Bulldogs used a scored seven points to guide the spurt over the next six minutes to 7 Devils on a 3 tear that saw the ,build a edge. Averett then scored five quick lead change hands once again. 0 With Springville ahead at points for the Devils, but Framp- and under seven minutes to ton iced the game for Provo, his route. The prep action came in the second quarter Friday night. knocking down two free throws with 14 seconds remaining. While Drury said he is glad to be 'the region leader, he knows there's still a long way to go and a lot of talented teams left to play, "We want to be but its early," the coach said. "Every- body in our region is good. Springville was a good test for us. They'll be a really good test for us on their floor." 3-- 0, Reid finished with seven points, two boards, two assists and a steal The fourth proved to be a bloody quarter. Proof in point was when the Dons' Matt Christensen had to leave with a bloody nose when seven players were seen diving for a loose ball. Afterwards, Payson pulled to within five points when Brad Bailey nailed a trey, then sank two free throws. But Spanish Fork would have none of that as twice Darren Reid broke the press and fed Davis for thundering slam dunks to put while teammate Jason Stewart pumped in nine points, hauled in six rebounds and had a crucial block on the night. For Payson, Francom had 16 points and six boards, while Ryan added 10 points and four rebounds. "This week we had the hardest practices of the year. We pushed ourselves and that was the difference in the game," concluded Davis. the game away. Teens surge into fourth round MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Endo, who had ousted No. 5 Martina Hingis and Lindsay Kimiko Date. The in a rush to Davenport, a Davenport, Califrom Southern win a Grand Slam title, fought the wind and beat the rain Saturday to fornia, had an unusually difficult time disposing of Finland's Nanne surge into the fourth round of the .Dahlman Australian Open. Women's No. 2 Conchita Martifrom Hingis, a na of Spain, beat German teen Switzerland, equaled her best 0 Jana Kandarr under the Slam Grand performance so far roof. 1 with a Mana over romp teen-age- lOth-seede- rs d 6-- 4, 7-- 5. . 6-- 3, 6-- 1, 6-- 6-- answered by Dastrup and 'Jet Miller. But then Miller hit a er with 5:47 remaining for the firs tie of the night, at 34. Pleasan Grove got scoring from six differen players to end the quarter with th Vikings still up by three at 47-44. Actually, the condensed stor of the game would go like this Pleasant Grove finished the firs lead an quarter with a then Timpview matched them i each successive quarter until th made u fourth, when the the three points, which they did t tie the game on Miller's with :27 remaining in regulation The first overtime was more the same; each team scored five points, although the Vikings did it A with only one free throw and the ' ' J used three. By the time the teams hit tifce second OT, the game-lon- g battle between point guards Dastrup (for Timpview) and Steve Ruf (ff Pleasant Grove) had taken its tbll he diiterence in the two team was that the Vikings were still abl 1 to run their offense, as Ruf main tained control of the ball even ir his fatigue and fed teammates lorj IS (on a slam) and Mike Farnsworth two inside shots). (on Ruf even had the presence oi ds 1 mind to keep his dribble alive while reposing on his knees surrounded and then got an amazing by off to pass Iorg, who was promptly fouled, but hit the free throws. Miller hit a with under 30 seconds left, but the margin was I no longer the old reliable three points it had been the whole garne. Ruf hit only 1 of 4 free throws in the final seconds, but that one was . enough to seal the win. Hoontasn View eases past American Fork, BY DAREN BAIRD Special to The Daily Herald Ben Capell hit a OREM shot with two minutes to go in the game to seal a victory for the Mountain View, Bruins over the American Fork Cavemen Friday night in Region Four boy's 66-5- 4, basketball. Up to that point the Cavemen had given the top ranked (5A) Bruins all they could handle for four quarters. 1. 9. first-quart- er 29-2- '; explained. Pleasant Grove was 63 percent from the line for the game, which but in a is nothing to sneeze at seven that permissing tight game, cent was the difference between i regulation and overtime. came Pleasant Grove out strong to start the game, running up a 10-- 2 lead with just over three minutes to play in the first quarter behind Charlie lorg s 4 points and Zack Starr's 6. Timpview then hit 5 of 8 free throws to finish the quarter a respectable five points 'I . down at 14-"We came out flat and that hurt head coach Don us," said 0 to take a ! GROVE. PLEASANT Grove managed to hoid off the scrambling Timpview Thunderbirds in double overtime in boys' Region 8 basketball Fri' i day night, "Up until tonight, we were a 70 percent free throw shooting team," Vikings' head coach Alan Bahr 3-- 27-2- ds By JULI STRICKLAN Special to The Daily Herald rs er . ! Vikings hold 5 seeds for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on Feb. 1 7 in Charlotte, N.C. Eyestone will be trying to make his third Olympic team while Pilkington is try ing to make his first. Keith Brantly of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., is the No. 1 seed. Lehi's Anna Bullock, the 3A champion in the discus last season, is on target to becoming Utah's best-evfemale discus thrower. According to coach Paul Cum- mings, Bullock has thrown over 150 feet in practice, launching one throw over 55 feet. The state record is 150--4 by Orem's Cathy James in 1986. "If she's able to produce in competition what she's doing in practice, she'll be one of the top five in the country this year." She won the 3A title with a throw of 107-but had a 128-- 4 12 toss in the Meet of Champions fol- -. lowing the high school season. half the game. Senior Victor Kaufusi and a platoon of juniors rotated in to replace Anderson and Ford. "We olaved a lot of voune kids." said Logan. "They had trouble "Capell's shot in the fourth quarter was big. Instead of them having the ball only trajlihg by four, Capell hit the three and made it a seven point game with just a couple of minutes to go," said Mountain View's coach. Rob Cuff. In the first quarter the edge went to the Cavemen. All five starters put up numbers in the scoring column for American Fork. Ryan Kelly hit a trey, and the inside game of Ben Schmuhl, Ryan Adams and James Bromley worked to frustrate the Bruins. In the second quarter though, things began to turn in favor of Mountain View. Cuff put his team points," said American Fork's coach, Bob Eckels. It was a quick turn around with three minutes to go in the second period as American Fork led by one. But a minute later, Mountain View turned the tables to go ahead by nine. In the last three minutes of the quarter the Bruins outscored American Fork Eckels thought that was the turning point of the game. "If we hadn't fallen behind in the second quarter we could have really done something in the third," said Eck1 8-- 4. n defense. "We began to turn the ball over, els. Eckels must have said someand where you had a tie game, all the sudden they are up by 10. thing to his team at half time, in a man-to-ma- . ' though, because the Cavemen pulled to within three points in the third quarter. Kelly and Adams both hit threes for American Fork to push their team back into the ball game. "Our defense let up a little in the third quarter, and we gave them a couple of shots, and they hit them," said Cuff. In the fourth period, the difference was free throws. Mountain View went 9 for 11, while American Fork made only 3 of 12 in the second half. But, the Cavemen stayed close until Capell hit is 66-5- 4, giant, they are going to really come alive. I'm just glad it wasn't against us tonight," said Cuff. ."I wanted to see what our team Was made of after our loss at Orem. Guys stepped up and that's what it's all about." ' "Even though we lost, I feel good about the direction our team is headed. feel like we are gelling," said Eckels. Travis Hansen played a solid game for the Bruins as he scored 17 matched points. Capell Hansen's 17 points for Mountain View. Kelly was good for 13 points, Schmuhl 12, and Adams for American Fork. 1 1 "American Fork is a sleeping f ' 1 |
