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Show mam THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday Januaiy 25, 1989 W Page 12 Raiders overcome Red Devils 69-6- 6 by Leo Platero Whitehorse has been having second-hal- f troubles, but came on strong to surprise the visiting Grand County Red Devils with a three-poiwin before a sparse home 69-6- 6 nt crowd. Troy Bohling, Grand County head coach, comments, Besides the many calls against us, Whitehorse played an excellent game. They broke our press and Clah played super full-cou- rt basketball. And he did. Jimmy Clah continued his game average by canning 35 points and 18 rebounds in the contest. Just another day at the office 30-poi- nt I r' for Jimmy. According to Kenneth Joe, Raider coach, the turning point came in the fourth quarter when Clah had the ball in his We pulled ahead, hand. semi-stall, and waited played a for the good shots or to be fouled and get to the free throw line where we were With the win, the Raiders improve their season to 6 and to 0-- in the Region 13 conone-and-on- e. 4-- 1 ference. The Raiders came out fired up and tied the game 1 in the first quarter. Grand County n used a press which well. handled Raiders the Raiders led by nine points at 21-2- man-to-ma- Lady Bucks beat Ignacio, take drubbing from Navajo Academy The Lady Bucks won big ) over Ignacio on Friday (90-41- night but lost to Navajo Academy in Farmington Saturday afternoon. The easy win over Ignacio proved detrimental to the Bucks performance with Nao vajo Academy, and the squad had a hard time gearing up for a tough team. The Bucks were plagued by 15 turnovers in the first half compared to three in the second half. Easy shots were missed and bad passes common. Ingrid Adams was benched early in the second quarter with three fouls. The Bucks scored only eight points in the first quarter and nine in the second quarter as the half ended Mon-ticell- show. We had 17 rebounds the second half, compared to four the first half; seven turnovers compared to 15; and three bad passes in contrast to 23 in the first half. We scored 38 points the second half and only 17 the first half. I would like a rematch with Navajo Academy in preparation for the state tournament. Individual stats: Monticello played better 'v I hurry-u- offense. p t I i t 37-3- 5. half, Arnold Hatathle came off the bench for Nate Topaha. Topaha received the pass, went up for the shot, and sprained his ankle. He had to be carried off the court. After the Red Devils missed a shot, the Raiders worked the ball to Clah, whose quick, turnaround jumper added two. Again, the Devils missed and Kirby Yanito broke for a layup to end the first half favor of the Raiders. In a third quarter Red Devil charge, Grand county scored four points in less than two minutes. Raider Collin Jackson was called for reaching, and Justin Englebright stepped up to the charity line to tie it up at 41 with 6:48 left in the quarter. The crowd became very quiet, especially when Grand County point guard Chris Powell hit a three-pointto give the Devils three-poin1 t a lead. Are the Raiders going to fold again? Just when things seemed dark and dreary, Kirby Yanito hit a jump shot. The game continued with the lead changing more than once. At 4:32, the Raiders tied the score. It was short lived. The Devils flexed their muscles and took a five-poilead to end the third quarter In the fourth quarter, the Raiders turned to Clah, their bread and butter man, who rattled off six straight points to bring the Raiders within one point of their foes. Then disaster struck as Whitehorse starting forward Topaha fouled out with 6:51 remaining in the game. Coach Joe recalls the moment. Hooked down the bench and all I saw was Hatathle with on his ankle. And I an k remembered Herman Mitchell 41-3- 5, The junior varsity game against Navajo Academy was a seesaw battle the Bucks won 52-5- 1. 44-4- 15-fo- For current information on road conditions call UDOT toll free with less than five seconds left to play. As soon as the ball went through the net, Clah whipped it down court to Yanito for a lay-uas the buzzer hadnt shown up for the game. He sent Anthony Jones onto the court where a fierce battle developed under the boards. With 3:53 left and the score 61 to 60, Englebright fouled Valdez Joe. Joe connected to make it 62-6Grand County missed next their opportunity to score. Joe called time out and instructed his players to go for the good shots and slow down the ball. So, the Raiders ran two minutes off the clock with the ball finally going to Clah, who scored two more points, making p sounded. The Red Devils tried in vain to call time out, but the Raiders 1. it triumph with an exciting 69 to 66 basketball victory. For the Raiders, Yanito putin 10. Valdez Joe made nine. Jackson put in six. And then Clah with 35. Raiders shot 89 percent in field goals for the fourth quarter, making seven of eight shots. Overall, the Raiders had 28 percent at the free throw line, making five of 18. As for the Red Devils, Jones led with 23 points, three of which were three pointers. Englebright scored 16. Drew Birdwell put in 15. The Raiders were called for 18 fouls. Grand County had 19, and had 67 percent at the free throw line, or 14 of 21. The Raiders challenge the Monument Valley Cougars on Thursday night in Monument 64-6- 1. The Devils found Ryan Jones to come open for a three-pointwithin two points with 40 seconds left in the game. The Raiders went cold at the charity line as Yanito missed a And, the Red Devils missed an opportunity to score. The Raiders stalled and a frustrated Devil fouled Clah. Usually good at free throws, Clah made only one, but the Raiders led Grand County quickly worked the ball down the middle for ) two, trailing by only one er one-and-on- e. 67-6- 4. Valley. (67-66- ot nt 56-5- BiyJSDCJGSS GteTTETO QQmtoyQiriitiinQn E)D02G(3,G,n2V 5t?Jilt&v 'JiH to 1. ice-pac- to tonm VTifiUIiW' Q VIDEO REPAIR . JMitHi) SHOP mRmosd Dependable. Quality Electronic Repairs For VCRs. TVs. Radios. Stereos Also Specializing In PC Computer Repair msm (303) Don & 565-794- Steals 7 Diane Shutt 1415 East Mam Cortez 00)" GpQ IMfeQpfioaBoo AIRIGONDIXIONING RE ERIG E RATIO N 1. f t With one minute and 20 seconds left before the points, Navajo Academy went on to win by a score of Dennette Hatch had a good game with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Nielson contributed 14 points and I. Adams scored 10 points and had 10 rebounds. Coach Jeppson said, This was a valuable game because the Bucks had to get serious after some easy wins. The team learned they can shoot under pressure. We greatly improved 51-6- ing back behind the shooting of Ryan Jones to come within two er the second half, as the stats 17-3- 1. basketball the second half. Roxanne Nielson suffered a hard blow to the head and was benched briefly early in the second half. Chaleece Sherick helped the Bucks get to within five points with a hoop and a foul shot with a little over three minutes left in the game. However, time was running out and the Bucks had to use a 3:39 before intermission. The Red Devils came screech- (F 7 B.F. GOODRICH & STRATTON All-Seas- on Tires m (knotty i I0E1 : (EE fam- - EEE) 02370? : EXPERT FR0I1T END ALIGNMENT Northern Electric BRAKE & EXHAUST REPAIR ASK ABOUT OUR CASE LOT ORDERS 678-241- 5 ! 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