| Show Standard-Examin- Sunday Nov 12 1989 er 5B Sports ’Cats get ready for season in annual intrasquad game By RANDY HOLLIS Standard-Examine- back out and we probably played as good a defense tonight as we did all last year “The only disappointing thing was our overall rebounding We’ve got to get more people going to the boards than we did to- r OGDEN — Intrasquad basketball games are like winterizing your car They’re something you’ve got to do once a year whether you like it or not just to make sure everything’s in proper running order for those cold months ahead - So Weber State staged its annual version of “winterizing’’ the Wildcats on Saturday night in the Dee Events Center as second-- : year head Coach Denny Huston unveiled his 1989-9- 0 men’s team :in WSC’s annual Purple and White Intrasquad Game “The thing I liked most was our effort Our effort was very very good for this type of game” Huston said “I thought our big guys did a good job of kicking the ball 23-2- going away Joe a guard who saw limited playing time last year led all scorers with 18 points while Williams finished with IS McGowan added a dozen more and McIntosh a burly 6 newcomer was impressive 245-pou- nd 6-- 66-4- 5 “McIntosh is a game player and he makes good choices when he has the ball” Huston said “Anthony Chris (Metke) and (Mike) Pomeroy need to take a page out of Jerry’s book because he reads the defense so well and then makes the right decisions “Jason Joe with maturity is going to be a great ballplayer for us And I’ve never given Ed Gorder the credit he so justly deserves” Sivulich who paced nearby Bonneville High School to a pair er Lady ’Cats loosen up in purple white play By TER1 PLAYFORD Standard-Examine- OGDEN — Melanie Knott 30 points in scored a team-hig- h the Weber State women’s White Intrasquad Game Saturday night as the Purple Team defeated White Team 0 A team from last week’s scrimmage at Ogden High School the Lady Wildcats simply moved the ball up the floor better and seemed more rePurple-- much-improv- ed “Anytime you play against yourself it’s hard to evaluate the offense and defense" second-yea- r State Coach Carla Taylor said “My main concern is turnovers reading the defense and where to pass the ball — shot selection” The Lady Wildcats racked up 57 turnovers in 40 minutes of play but Taylor said tough preseason games should help eliminate mistakes and polish the team for a tougher regular-seaso-n schedule as six of the first seven games are on the road “We legitimately play teams that rank in the top 50 in the country That’s going to prepare us for conference (play)” Taylor said Although the Lady Wildcats finished the 1988-8- 9 season 17-- 9 overall the team is braced for a tough Big Sky Conference battle from now until the final game “The University of Montana is the toughest in the conference but from there down it’s a rat race dog eat dog” Taylor said The Lady Wildcats open the 5 season Nov at Cal and Cal Regular-seaso- n play begins Dec 5 when Weber State hosts the University of Utah 24-2- from Marci Heaps the Purple Team led 6 at halftime The White Team tied the game for 7 with 1:30 rethe first time hit a pair of after Knott maining 44-2- 67-6- free throws State-Fullert- 2-- 3-- B’ 8 5 White Team (66) 4 2 18 4 Joe 2 Sivulich 0 6 7 Williams 6 15 Gorder 6 3 Schwan 3 0 0 McGowan 2 12 McIntosh 7 10 Totals 27-4- 4 7 66 Halftime score — White Team 23 Purple Team 22 Three-poigoals — 4 Miller Purple Team 6 (Ostlund 1 Bell White Team (Gorder Field goal percentage — Purple Team 360 White Team 610 Free throw percentage — Purple Team 533 White Team 647 Rebounds — Purple Team 36 (Pomeroy 12) White Team 38 (McIntosh 10) Assists — Purple Team 10 (Ostlund 4) White Team 18 (Sivulich 6) Turnovers — Purple Team 25 White Team 23 Total fouls — Purple Team 19 White Team 17 Fouled out — Williams McGowan Att — 1 469 4-- 2-- 6-- 3-- 3-- 0-- 0-- 5-- 0-- 5-- 8 2-- 0-- 11-1- nt 0-- 1- 0-- "ZmwS1"5"' 40000 MILE TIEMPO RADIALS All Season Tread Steel Belted Strength SIMILAR BARGAINS on 14-2- 0-- 12-1- 2-- SAVE!iSAVE!SAYE! 2-- 2-- 2-- 0-- 4-- ARRIVA o WRANGLER A T - o VECTOR o EAGLES! 22-2- 23-5- DISCOUNTiTIRE nt 0-- o o5 2-- 0-- Tires! 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