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Show BOX EIDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursday, March 11, 1976 ? . Tourney berth at stake "... . Bees face Roy tonight in wake of Cat defeat Somebody said beforehand that you could throw away the first three quarters of Tuesdays Box Elder-Sk- y View bas- ketball game at Utah State university's Spectrum. How prophetic that proved. mark the At tiie two Region One rivals were locked at However, the third try was the charm on this occasion as the Bobcats squeezed out a victory and assured themselves of a state tournament berth. As for the Bees, a tilt this three-quart- er 37-a- ll. 50-4- 9 evening (Thursday) with Roy is all important. The victor will get a tourney ticket as the region's team. third-plac- e The loser will stay home or watch from the sidelines when Utahs Class 4-- A prep clubs gather at University of Utah's Special Events center next week. The tilt is on tap at :30 p.m. on the Weber State college floor. Meeting in a second game will be Sky View and Weber to decide the first and second-plac- e entrants from this high school circuit in state play. The Warriors won their way into that one with a thrilling 1 verdict oyer Roy Tuesday. Bee-Roy- al 13-9- Elder in a pressing defense that picked off a few errant passes. Lost Previously Sky View had previously lost in two league outings with the Bees but were not to be denied on this try as they hung tough mog in the final ments. Box Elder partisans are hoping the third time proves a charm for them against Roy. The Royals have downed Coach Tom Stewarts crew in their two previous outings. frolic was like The Bee-Csome one had written the script. Box Elder surprised everyone, came out in a defense, something few Bee foes have seen this year. And they jumped off to a quick 2 lead as Sky View found trouble hitting the hoop. But the Bobcats got big on the boards, zeroed in and were back 3 at the just vigor. But mistakes hurt. The final period was a dogged display. The two clubs were tied at 39, 41 and 43 before Todd Johnson went deep, bucketed a shot and was fouled in the process. He meshed the pitch to give his team a 3 advantage at the 4:50 mark and the Bees could never get even or go ahead after that although they d had several opportunities. Bruce Godderidge preserved the margin by sinking both opporpitches of a tunity with 38 seconds left. 46-4- at 8-- gilt-edge- man-for-m- one-and-o- 8-- 14-1- Traded Turnovers The two clubs traded turnovers in the waning moments and as the Spectrum rocked with enthusiasm. Box Elderjiad its last gasp with three seconds left when Steve Nowak took an inbounds pass, put up a that bounded off the rim and sent the Sky View fans into delirium. In the final analysis, the difference was at the charity stripe where the Cats were one better at 8 compared to 9 on the Hivers part. Biggest scorer on the floor was the Bees Scott Corry who drilled 11 fielders from all over the place, netting 22 points.- - And they played the boards with heart-poundin- Next best for the local lads were 5-- fast-brea- k buckets. And, although the Bees flexed their rebound muscles and sharpened up their defense, an affinity for turning the ball over hurt them. At intermission the Cache kids were better at 00017 31-2- 7. CSfiVGF There werent many surprised people Monday when Bear River dismantled Carbon 4 in the opening round of the class basketball tournament in Provo. In fact, the only ones who couldnt quite believe it were the Carbon Dinos. They were a lot better than, we thought, said Dino coach Evan Excell after the game. It was apparent early that the point spread was the only issue in doubt after the Bears racked up tally after tally to command a 2 lead at the end of the first Whos maligned more than the U.S. Postal Service, disliked more than a fox in a henhouse, shouted at more than husband caught sneaking home after a 4 a.m. card game? A basketball reffree. Fr--- 5 Bless their hearts. They need the bronze staff ? for. valor, Croix de Guerre,purple heart andbig dose of after every game. Officials at sporting events have to be a special breed. Their hides are thicker than a New York telephone book, their ears as unhearing as an IRS tax auditor. Some members of the news media have taken particular exception to certain officials in Region One, pointing fingers of inconsistency, j and other uncomplimentary words. 25-1- J'S ; i quarter. Bears faced Uintah at after the Utes came back from a half time deficit to . nip Tooele 0 in overtime. The- - 8:10 Wednesday night Di-G- ' 64-6- Other Games In other games, Davis bagged Spanish Fork 4 and Murray nipped Springville j 50-4- In games played Tuesday, Logan High school surprised Pleasant Grove 0 to advance to the quarterfinals against Dixie, a 7 victor over surprising Judge Memorial. American Fork continued its power play for the state title by Cedar clubbing Cyprus City whipped Bingham 5 in a real shootout and plays American Fork in a rematch of a game AF won in southern Utah earlier in the season. These games will be played today with winners advancing to semifinals on Friday along with Wednesday winners of the upper bracket. 52-3- 79-7- i This scribe, who has witnessed as many Region One basketball tilts as the average 89-4- fan, can truthfully say the quality of officiating is on the rise in the region. Of course, hes seen some mighty funny calls this year, too, but officials have made those the occa- 90-8- sional exception, not the rule. ! ! I ! ! M 1 4 t 5 IS M M M I S t S S S Hafl NMrak Atay OWSirlisi SMS14 SMS 4 M I tM 4 4 M MOM 4 Muhtar Wdtar K4M4T Jwn William Tcyttr BWnae 4--S t me WM e M s Otar we ItamlMka IMS im H Ttf Sat (War 14 Iky Vlaw 11 a 7 31 -mm GDCDtfOaS Fans and some coaches blame everything on a loss including the lousy officiating. The janitor might get a chop now and then just for the sake of variety. Too, the cheerleaders might have been at fault, but seldom do coaches admit a mistake or a mistake by their players. Its the ?&$! officials and their myopic calls. This old sports writer, entering into seven years as a scribe and. his 25th of watching sports with interest, can safely say hes feeling better about the quality of officiating. Hes at time disagreed with specific calls and even the nights performance of a particular whistle blower, but hes turned around and watched the same fellow call two or three good games, which indicates were all human, subject to whatever failings humans have. And despite some of the names officials hear themselves called, theyre human, too. But no matter. This writer has a soft spot in his heart for the guys in the black and white striped shirts. Hes done a little whistling at church events and hes sure hell never try even a junior high test. Somebody told this scribe what officials make for working a single game. Christians going to the Lions have made more for their autographs. One chalk talk among sports writers one time brought up the subject of instand replays and electronic determination of fouls, receptions, penalties and sundry as opposed to the human element with its human failings. . It was decided, after lengthy discussion, that the human element made the games interesting, drew the fans, made the money. If all the calls were perfect, why spend five bucks to rant and rave for your team. Why not have robots doing the playing and forget about the human element entirely? Nay, we replied. We like human frailties and failing in sports. Give us writers something to write about. And, Uiere wouldnt be any alibis if a coach lost because of a computer, would there? psoDGir night for eight points from the floor. UP AND IN go two more of Dale Thompson's 30 points, second highest in the class win over tournament as of Tuesday. The big center paced Bear River to an easy Carbon and move into the quarterfinals against Uintah. No. 33 is Jeff Williams, who hit 1 1 for the Bears. No. 53 is Roy Jewkes for Carbon. 3-- showed the balance weve had all year: Dale usually leads the scoring but the other compliment him very well. When other teams shut him off, one of the others has a game to make up the difference, said Jeppesen. Which, said Jeppesen, is one of the Bear River strengths. We 85-5- 4 nt Days And the Bear worked smoothly with no sign of tournament ' They took the good shots, limited their turnovers to under half a dozen and just ran away ' with the game. T Carbon did scrap back in the second period to pull within, seven on a basket by Dean Cox, but the Bears went on a binge and outplayed the Dinos 12-- 6 to the half to take a 8 lead. Center Dale Thompson was the strongman for the Bears in this fray, tossing in 30 points against the smaller Dinos to place as the second best scorer of the day. Larry McKinney, a 9 post man, dropped in 31 for Uintah to lead all scorers for the session. Coach Paul Jeppesen said Tuesday that the Bears just outmanned Carbon. That was the key. We had 6-- more physical ability. They couldnt stop Dale and I thought . we were in a lot better condition than they were. By the middle of the third quarter, we could do anything we wanted, he said. While Thompson was getting his game high 30, he was finding scoring support from his quartet of running mates who were doing considerable themselves. damage ri ifn to refuge open ducks 30 8. Stoker 6 Windley 13, Parkinson 11 26 Baty 14. Evanhoff 8 v j. Tournament 3rd round: 43-3- 1. 26-2- 0. 1 Maddox 35 - Sacked 20, Johnston S 33 - Sargent 23, Rushton 4 Don-De- Skaggs 27 - Windley 10, Allred 6 BE Bank 9 - Horne 4, Limb 4 Lloyds 39 - Baty 14, Stoker 12 Hamilton 28 - Reeves 11. Keller 7 Laird 20, Williams 3 Parsons Cement Peach City 21 Huff ll. Smith 6 26 - Scalar League Remits Tournament 2nd round: Penneys rteker 26 Huff is. Moffitt 4 Motor 28 - Martinez 11. Munns 6 Whitaker Const. Realtors 29 - Beckstead 12. Williams 9 Checketts 16. Kapp Olsen Gibbs 42 scoring and Johnstons ballhawking paid off. Skaggs dump- Parkinson ed Box Elder County Bank 27-- 9 as high scoring Mark Hill was unable to suit up because of the bug. Lloyds showed class and championship potential as it downed a good Hamilton Drug team The game was close until the final period. Parsons Cement and Peach City played the third rounds closest game as the lead changed hands repeatedly throughout the contest and only at the very end was Parsons able to pick up the small margin. In senior league action, Packer Motor and Olsen-Gibb- s have advanced to the championship Medics Williams 16, Johnson 12. 12 Konieczki, Semifinals Whitaker Const 20 - Rock 11, Etsitty S Packer Motor 26 - Munns 9. Martinez 8 Medics 31 - Johnson IS, Williams 9 Olsen Gibbs 43 Cowley 11, Checketts 10 Jr. leagae results .Tournament Rid round; 33 - Seckett 20, Mason 28 - Kent 10. Cusick 8 10 5 Peach City 31 - Smith 14, Huff 12 Anderson Ford 27 - Morrison 16, Quick Hamilton 49 - Reeves 22. 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EVANS flCMN Winnebago" 3262 3S2-1- 7 Casy to Atsomblol Valuss to 3 S' Assorted Vegetable & Flower Seeds Wide Solec- - A rf a tion at low, low price! I f ' tv and geese KKw3 TUI TURIN ACCH FKKC? COVERS CI3CK TUI j. s, Monday night, Maddox upended Don-De- ll Sacketts arrived Feb. 26. Waterfowl numbers should increase in numbers until the spring migration peak about April 1. His Friends Mark Weese canned 13, Jeff Williams 11 and Brad Cutler 10, while David Falk had a perfect - Youngberg 8 39 - Sargent 23, Nielsen 7 Al's Conoco 30 r. Lancaster 1U ponents that were favored to win. Olsen-Gibbled by Ben Ogles and Zane Checketts, defeated Medics Packer Motor downed a strong Whitaker Construction club Here are the tourney results: 39-2- 8. migrant 20, Lloyds 31 - Dalton 14, Baty 12 Noel-Dal- e 22 - Boyd 12, Parker 6 uuwUI senior game at 7:15. Both games are expected to be outstanding as the contesting teams are being led by some of the best players in the area. At this writing, Maddox, Skaggs, Lloyds and Parsons Cement are yet to playoff to determine the two finalists in the junior league. The paved county road from Brigham City to the Bear River Migratory Bird refuge is now open. However, drifted snow has closed the refuge auto tour route, according to Manager Ned Peabody. Persons interested in visiting the refuge at this time should be aware that the refuge office and . visitor center are only open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Peabody anticipates opening die auto tour route to the public on Saturday, March 20, if road conditions improve. This will be the first weekend the refuge will be open. game Friday. Both teams defeated Refuge water areas have just started opening. The first Peterson Parson Cement 40 Laird First Security 25 - Jensen Skaggs 48 Big J. Mill J- Brigham Citys boys basketball season is winding down to championship games Friday at the Box Elder Junior High school gym. The junior league championship will begin at 6 p.m. and the Road 32 - l, s flo 41-2- 63-3- baslIioObaDD ... n 27-2- 0, Consistent Dino Cox, who ended with 26 for the game, was the only consistent Dino from the field and he couldnt keep place with the torrid Bears. Leading 8 with eight minutes to play, Jeppesen began giving his reserves some playing time and even they kept things hot for the losers. Nolan Hess led the reserves with six points, while Chris Webb added four, Mark Williams and Roger Norr two each. Perhaps the biggest key to the win was the Bear defense. Led by nimble Jeff Williams, Weese and Falk, the Bears made enough steals to get five to life and used the fastbreak to their best advantage in any game this season. Cutler, while not displaying his usual shooting eye, was swift of foot and hand and helped keep the shuffle offense of the Dinos under control. Uintah captured Jeppesens respect after recovering from the big deficit and coming back to defeat Tooele. McKinney has plenty of size and good moves underneath and was expected to give the Bears plenty of problems. Box score: Thompsons eirovjras eDoco jitters. 54-4- I I 4 5 tM M SKY view O P P 1 M 4 Thamas Pressing Defense The third quarter saw Box 3-- A ; sox ILDW 0 P P ' i II Carry ii gflclo Cccreoy 3-- A The second quarter saw Sky View convert on several 85-5- v and sophomore Marlin Jensen, each with eight points. Johnson paced the Bobcats with 16, followed by Kim Belnap and Tim Kohler with eight apiece. The box score: first-quart- turn. um ; Alan Asay with 9 and Wade Hall mounting bracket. KM) |