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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Thursday January 21, 1982 - Page 9 Monticello Buckaroos bedeviled in weekend basketball games by Andrew Jensen whichever By name you Buckaroos last weekend, Monticello choose, were bedeviled going down to both the Moab Red Devils and the Page Sand Devils, The losses left them with a 6 season record. Buckaroos could not overcome hot Red Devil shooting from the ' outside and strong Devil rebound. Bucks trailed by six points at half-tiand six points when the ball passed through the net for the last basket of the evening. Final 4-- me score, 65-7- Page. Final score, 52-5- 7. impressive full court zone defense by the Sand Devils blocked Buckaroo efforts to bring the ball down court. The Monticello cag-e- rs gave up 27 turnovers and offensive Devils, Jon Smith seems to be running on air in his bid for a basket in the John Noxon photo Moab versus Monticello game last Friday, outside shooting. Score at halftime showed Monticello ahead 27-2- 0. The Bucks connected 21 for 40 field goals (53 percent) and completed 10 out of 17 foul shots (59 percent). The Bucks played good ball but could not control the lead due to a tough Page defense and what some fans said were controver- sial calls. Commenting 1. Bucks made 27 fieldgoals out of 64 for 42 percent. They made 11 of 16 foul shots for 69 percent. Even though they couldnt gain the lead in Moab, Bucks gave the Devils from Arizona a run for their money Saturday night in An went out on fouls. The Sand Devils had seven men score, no foul trouble and great 18 rebounds to the Sand Buck Clay Johnston, shooting from the outside, was a major factor in the lead which the Buckaroos enjoyed until the final minutes of play. A Buckaroo lead was hampered by foul trouble and Mark Paul and Jon Smith both 12-po- on the weekend James Coach competition. Griffin said, We came within two points at Moab but couldnt quite hang on. Mark Paul had a great game. ' We fell apart at Page. Russell Walker, Clay Johnston and Mark had a good game. Buckaroo JV players, with an season record, beat Moab by two points and lost severely to Page. Next Buckaroo action is tomorrow night in an away game against the Emery Spartans. 8- -2 Mark Paul Paul MVP of the week named Mark Paul has been most Valuable Player of the week at Monticello High School. A center, Paul is the scorer and reBuckaroo leading bounder with a 14.5 point game average. His rebound average is 8.5. Active in drama, Paul played the lead role of Conrad Birdie in the school production of Bye Bye Birdie. Paul is extroverted, friendly and easy to work with, says Coach Jim Griffin. A junior 6-f- varsity player last year, he is much improved this year. Romero Moab vs. Bucks oot 3-i- nch all-rou- nd int Get Ready SAM JUAN COUNTY For your first Fitness Salon for men and women v!vv.v Broncos win one, lose one The strain of travel took its toll as the San Juan Broncos fresh from a Friday night 51-road game victory over the Emery 46 Spartans fell to Kirtland Saturday night in New Mexico. Trailing the Spartans by three e the Broncos points at scored 17 points to tie the game at 32 at the end of the third period. Even though they were in foul trouble and four players were benched, good team effort payed half-tim- For a limited time, charter memberships are available at a 50 discount for both men and women off. Featuring: Progressive Resistance Equipment Luxurious Whirlpool Steam-Saun- a Aerobic Dance Classes Individualized Fitness Programs Nutritional Guidance Private Showers, lockers, vanity area Professional Staff. r CALL NOW As this low, low pre-openi- ng price will end as soon as our Phase I Quota is filled. 1211 FOR MEN & WOMEN 56 East 2nd South Monticello, Utah Kirt McDaniel kept us in the game early while our other players started slow, said Coach The Emery game Dennis Jones. was our best team effort thus far this season. Jens, Mark and Riki Emery vs. San Juan also played well, each hitting free throws to give us the win. High scoring Spartan was Daren Wood with 20 points. Broncos, who got off to a good start against Kirtland, also got into foul trouble early. The game was close all the way with Kirtland pulling ahead only in the final minutes of play. Hacker was benched and Kirtland came on strong maneuvering inside to hit 3. the net. Final score I felt two long road trips hurt us quite a bit, said Coach Jones. We did not get home from Emery until 3 a.m. and had to leave for Kirtland at noon. Considering the conditions, I felt we played well. Vecenti Benally, with 21 points, was high scorer for Kirtland. 52-6- |