| Show 2B Saturday December 2 2000 Sports Standard-Examin- er COLLEGE BASKETBALL Utes traveling hard road trying to meet higher expectations Btf PRESTON TRUMAN T"— Southern California today at 3 (KJZZ-TV- ) in the John Wooden Classic 1 " 5 Standard Examiner staff pm Coach Majerus is in Las Vegas rehabbing the knee' Key players are still try ing to learn the motion offense And expectations are higher than they probably should be Such is life these days for the University of Utah’s basketball team And now on the heels of a "poor showing" (wink wink) against Cardinal Stritch (a d Utes win) the travel to the Arrowhead Pond tn Anaheim Calif to take on No Hard is what acting head coach Dick Hunsaker is calling 1 Utah's current situation Like surfing without a surfboard - or something like that "This is a difficult situation a difficult position for everyone” said Hunsaker now 1 since taking over for Rick Majerus w ho traveled to Las Vegas earlier this week to get his knee feeling better in hopes of an early January return to the sidelines t’But 4-- 3-- nt 18th-ranke- Rick and I will probably talk daily about things so the kids won’t get sent different messages here “It’s just hard you know for those kids because they came (to Utah) expecting to play for him And it’s difficult on (Majerus) This is a tough time right here” Enter the 0 Trojans who will be playing their first game away from the LA Sports Arena All five of their starters - all retunfers from last season’s team - are averag4 that finished ing 1 1 0 points or better thus far They're talented they’re quick and they have a lot of weapons say the Utes “Yeah I played AAU ball with a couple of their players They play together and come to play everyday” said point guard Kevin Bradley (118 points 38 assists per game) who’s from Los Angeles “They’ll be gunning for us just like we'll be gunning for them” 3-- “It will be a great test” said Hunsaker “We’re going to really have to get up for the game and see if we can get the kids galvanized and morale together to give 16-1- an effort like we did in Puerto Rico” Junior forward Sam Clancy leads the 240-pound- s) Trojans balanced attack averaging 213 points and 67 rebounds per game Senior point guard Brandon Granville (163 ppg 80 apg) forward David Bluthenthal (133 ppg 63 rpg) and forward Brian Scalebrine (117 ppg) know each others’ tendencies and move the ball around like few teams in the country “This team is good” said Irvine Calif native Chris Burgess who’s averaging 82 points and 5 rebounds for Utah “They have a lot of experience and have all five guys back averaging 12 13 14 ' points each If we play hard and j stress our defense we’ll be fine But if we play like we didi (against Cardinal Stritch) we’re going to get killed” j Like Bradley Burgess said ' he’s thrilled to be playing “at!! home” again Both said they’ll be ' fighting over any extra tickets “This is my first game back on ' the West Coast since I was in high school” Burgess said 1 wsu PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Clearfield fights off From IB a young team” Perhaps the toughest part of the game for the ’Cats was ' dealing with the fact they could have and probably Morgan’s challenge By JUSTIN JOHNSON Standard Examiner staff CLEARFIELD - Sophomore guard Tracy Hill had nine points Greenhalgh added seven Audrey Wilson chipped in with six and Megan Boelter and Jasmen Gilmore contnbuted four points apiece as Roy (1-won its first game since last year's Falcon Invitational “When you can't make a free throw it's tough to win a ballgame" said first-ye- ar Roy coach Shara Fernandes whose team struggled through a dismal night at the foul line "But our kids stayed focused and had enough pride in themselves to take care ot business at the end “Tonight they looked like they knew what they were doing out there They had more confidence in themselves and the pride ” was there -- - that was the main thing With Wilson and Greenhalgh leading the way the Royals scored 14 points and took a 14-- 8 lead But Roy's offense plagued by turnovers managed all free points just four second-quarte- r as they fell behind 20-1- 8 at half-tim- e throws According to the 2000-200- 1 Utah High School Activities Association handbook Clearfield and Morgan High School are separated by 1300 students and two size classifications Yet the two teams share one t(f the most intense girls basketball rivalries in Northern Utah For the second straight year the Trojans extended an unbeatg en Falcon team to the limit 1 in the semifinals of the 19th annual Lady Falcon Basketball Invitation at Clearfield High School “Morgan gave us a heck of a game” Falcons coach Rich Hill sparked an spurt in the third Swanson said "We went away quarter as Roy regained a 2 advanfrom some of the things that we tage entering the final period But Tooele lead with 2 07 retalked about in the pregame and rallied to take a maining and it took a huge putback by we struggled because of it 1 was Boelter a crucial steal by Hill and Ijappy with our offense but I was free throw to pull it out 4lso pretty disappointed with our in the final seconds Fremont 54 Sky View 36: The defensive effort" showdown between the ‘Morgan’s Cheryl Blazzard talSilver Wolves and the Bobcats lied six points in the first quarter failed to live up to its hype as Fremont is the Trojans jumped out raced out to a 9 lead at halftime and coasted into the championship game vs 8 lead (o a Clearfield Clearfield (3-came roaring "1 thought the key in the game was back to start the second stanza our intense start" 'Wolves coach Gina faking their largest lead of the Butlers said “We had a good overall team effort with balanced scoring" tame - 3 - on a by Senior guard Texie Cnddle led FreJenny Miller with 3:28 left until mont's oflense for the halftime 14 points four game with a game-higIn the second half the Trojans steals and three assists while Lacey 12 points closed within one on Veva Whi-tear- 's Tubbs chipped in Jena Hales tallied nine points and layup with 700 left in the seven rebounds while Amy Russell had third quarter but the Falcons six points and five assists Jennie Overdiek scored eight 12 Sky View was led by Julie Wood with points points on a 10-- 2 Clearfield run Viewmont 45 Ogden 19: The Vithat pushed their lead back to 10 kings finally broke through into the win at the end of the third quarter column at the Tigers expense I Z'l Viewmont held Ogden to just three just try to come out and and raced out to a 38-- ' bliy hard in every game” said lead at thepoints end of three quarters jDyerdtek who tied her season L17 Reed led the Vikings offense with (ugh of 23 points for the third nine points while Tc lee Foulger and Teesha White led Ogden with four points Straight game I !Morgan made one final push each Layton 52 Box Elder 32: At 1£ catchup closing within 47-4- 5 Brigham City the visiting Lancers deloiT a VVhitear free throw with feated the Bees in a game '4 25 left but Clearfield made a "I thought we played a lot better tothan first our said k in Layton game" layups and night pair of were a lot Miller delivered the dagger on a High coach Van Price “We more intense on defense " with 2:53 remaining I he Lancers' defense limited the Bees ‘ "We’re getting better in each to seven points in the first hall en route a 20-lead They also held Brittany game” Morgan coach Kirk Miles (torocker Box Iders leading scorer for said "We didn't have a lot of rethe night to eight points but the kids The Lancers were led by Felicia Stewturning experience art who scored 14 points are starting to gain some confiBy the end of the third quarter the dence and get ready for region Lancers had accumulated a lead That’s what preseason games are “I played a lot of people so you kind tall about anyway" of lose your consistency sometimes" said fall-ifi- 61-5- should have won Junior Chris Woods 2 26-2- 9 Green-halgh- (3-- (1-- 3) 's (2-- 31-- 1 0-- 24-1- second-straig- ALAN MANAGING MURRAYStandard Examiner THE MAZE: Weber High’s Matt ball during Friday night's non-leagu- Lee (23) and Layton’s Dailin Morrow (behind) scramble for a loose basketball game e h first-ha- lf 8 e fast-brea- 7 1 Roy 32 Tooele 31: Toni lirccn- c halgh hu a clutch iking free throw wHh 14 second' left and ( hatindra Galh- erum stole the Hultaloes' last gasp pass to give the Rosals a gul- -' action wrenching victors in second-roun- d of the adj 1 alcon Invitational Price in reaction to Box I Ider s 16 point rally during the fourth quarter "rhere were times they (Box I Ider) made runs but my kids responded " S tandard-- f sammer stall truer Rands Hoiks anti (orrespondtnt Jitlit Ann (jros-shalonlnhnted Ut this rt'pttrj Lancers drain By DENNIS LARSEN staff Standard-Examin- PLEASANT VIEW - Scott Applegate was tired and emo- tionally drained The veteran Layton High coach hadn’t slept much since Tuesday’s one-poi- nt home-cou- rt loss to Bonneville “After we lost that game I didn’t know if we would win another game all season” Apple-gat- e said “I want to win every game but it’s preseason I would lose every preseason game to win every region game” 24 stra each scored a career-hig- h points knocking down 10 of the Lancers’ 1 treys Brandon Viator tossed in 13 points and Chris Perry put in 10 “The majority of our 3s came within the framework of our of- Deelstra and Egan scored the Lancers’ first 15 points as the lead grew to 21 points with 4:03 remaining “I’m happy with Egan and Deelstra and right now nobody needs to worry about who is were getting good looks at the basket and we don’t look to shoot the as a first option My philosophy is still getting the ball inside We have a good combination of inside and perimeter players “We were hitting 3s against both Weber’s and zone Our spacing was good we were just making the shots Weber collapsed inside on the transition game we kicked the ball back outside and we were fortunate enough to make the shots” Applegate said After the Warriors trimmed a deficit to 9 after three quarjust four ters Layton took control with a devastating 19-- 2 run starting the fourth period “There is a good possibility of a different starting lineup on Monday (vs Hunter) I can see us going players deep this season “I feel better about our rebounding tonight we had better position Obviously the kids learned from the Bonneville game and that is what preseason is for Our shootwas also better” ing has dropped in Layton (1-1 8 so far this season Weber (0-got a team-hig- h 19 points and three 3s from Ty Sparrow who didn't seem hindered by a sprained left ankle he incurred in practice last week Mike Bailey added 15 points for the Warriors who drained six 1 fense” Applegate said “We man-to-'m- The Lancers fogged in a 1 n-high 3’s for first win 11 seaso- Friday 1 whipping winless Weber 82-6- 3 in a game “I can’t remember ever hitting that many (3s)” Applegate said “We take what the defense is giving us and we have kids who can shoot from outside We have a lot of perimeter kids who can shoot the which helps our inside game” Brent Egan and Jason Deel- non-leag- nt third-quart- er 53-4- starting” Applegate said 9-- free-thro- w (13-of-1- 7) 1) 2) PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Lakers blast past Falcons in physical By CHAD PRITCHETT Busy prep sports day Standard Examiner correspond"! WASHINGTON TI Besides the usual number of prep preseason basketball tournaments there are several other invitational events set for today Wrestling: The final rounds of the Layton Invitational will begin at 1 0 a m at Layton High School Swimming: The Meet begins at 8 a m at Ogden s pool while the Davis District Championships begin at 8 a m at Layton s Surf Cross country: Several top runners will compete at the Foot Locker Western Regional at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut Calif RRAC’E - After suffering early exits from the state football playoffs it's pretty obvious that Bonneville and Clearfield haven't completely relinquished their gridiron mentalities I riday's contest between the two schools was ugly tumover-pron- e ‘ foul plagued and downright physical However when the dust cleared the scoreboard 5 showed the Lakers on top "We wanted to make sure that they didn't have any easy shots" Bonneville coach Rod Belnap said "I thought we did a good lob staying in front of them and worth the price of admission making them take contested The Lakers clung to the lead shots and then going to get the for most of the but each rebound (Clearfield's players) time that they evening would try to put were fighters and battlers I felt the Falcons away Clearfield like it wax a region game" would sneak back into it - Although the game was not a Behind a pair of by d thing of beauty a Sholly Bonneville opened up a 0 lead at the end of the first matchup between two of the state’s best players in Jared quarter The Lakers went up 20-1- 4 Moultrie of Clearfield and Branin the second period howdon Sholly of Bonneville was ever the Falcons scored six unan 55-4- head-to-hea- 13-1- swered points in the second and third quarters to tie the score at 20 Bonneville’s Jacob Atwater had five of his points in the thud quarter to help spark a 16-- 5 run to put the Lakers up 36-2- 5 heading into the final stanza 1 Clearfield 1 kept battling though and narrowed the deficit to four points on several occa- sions but could not get any closer as the Lakers hit free throws in the last quarter Sholly finished with 21 points while teammate Aaron Dehart added 10 points Clearfield was led by Moultrie with 18 points and seven rebounds Blake Ross and Larry Robison added nine and seven points respectively Ogden 60 Roy 40: At Ogden High alter watching his team suffer two consecutive tosses to start the season Ogden coach Jim Price was just happy to see the 1 igers pull out a win fcven over a struagling opponent Thanks to a strong second half and 1 suffocating one defense the Tigers n held off the Royals for a win “We needed that one" said Price The Tigers who led by just five at halftime surged ahead in the second half with an 2 run to open the third quarter They followed that with a 0-- 0 stretch at early-seaso- n the beginning of the fourth period Forward G B Bumingham led a balanced Ogden attack with 16 points He also ran the offense to "G B sees the court and he's unselfish” said Price "He knows that he can score at any time and yet he'll dish it off and give an assist" While Bumingham was the only Tiger to reach double figures in scoring Trent Dykster Joshua Holley and William Walker tossed in nine points apiece For the Royals (0-2- ) the loss adds to a pattern that's getting more than a little tiresome for coach Bart Hadley For the second straight game Roy was plagued with numerous turnovers and an inability to get to the foul line "L’ntil we can become a better passing team and get the ball inside it may be a long year for us" said Hadley “We've got some kids who can shoot from outside there's no doubt about it But that's not going to get us to the foul line We've got some things to do to get better and if the kids will realize that they II be fine" Justin Henrie led Roy with nine points all on Ben Lomond 64 Richfield 39: At the Ben Lomond Classic the host Saits fought through illness to claim a solid victory The Scots will play West in West edged Carchampionship bon 63-5- 5 in the early game Against Richfield Ben Lomond led by just three at halftime but the Scots turned up the pressure in the second half and won going away “Many of our players fought through sickness" Scots' coach Clyde Moore said “The difference was our defense battle was great in the second half and our shot selection was better too” Casey Doolan scored 18 points while Treser Dimick chipped in with 12 points Brandon Barker and Terrance Washington scored 11 each with Washington adding six rebounds and five steals Cody Laughter led the Scots with five assists Fremont 56 Granger 43: At piam City the Silver Wolves got oil to a solid start Jared Jensen scored 35 points gofrom the line ing Mountain View 57 Davis 40: At Kaysville the Darts fell to the visiting Bruins Tim Sargent scored nine points and Justin Denney added eight to pace Davis Morgan 76 Union 62: At Roosevelt visiting Morgan took advantage of e Union's jitters to post the road win Morgan built a double-dig- it lead then wuhstood each Union run Aaron Fwmg led the Trojans with 21 points Justin Weeks added 17 points and Skyler Benson chipped in with a dozen Mountain Crest 56 Northridge 47: At Hvrum the Mustangs rallied past the Knights with 42 second-hal- f points Bill Van Dvke led the Mustangs with 22 points while Matt Umadi led the Knights with 15 points Box Elder 57 Lehi 49: At lehi Bradv Ouayle and David Yales each scored 13 points to lead the Bees back from a 17-- 6 deficit Standard-Examine- r staff truer Preston Truman and correspondent Jon toryason contnbuted to this report cer- - tainly wasn’t satisfied with just ' hanging with the Tigers He felt like WSU’s poor shooting actually kept the Tigers in the game “We shot the ball bad that’s why it looked like we ‘ hung with them” said Woods “We really just kept ourselves ! out of the game It wasn't a) matter of just hanging with them We stuck in there be- cause we kept playing hard but 29 percent? Who can you I beat shooting 29 percent?” ' Awful shooting aside the ’Cats deserve some credit fori their effort in the final minute of regulation With 59 seconds left WSU trailed by 8 points and the Tigers looked like they were ready to start celebrating But with 21 seconds showing on the clock Ivan Gatto hit an to make the score 54-5- 2 Princeton Following a made free throw by the Tigers WSU! freshman John Hamilton sent the game into overtime when he hit a with just 32 seconds left Hamilton playing just up the road from his hometowa of Greenfield Ind had plenty of friends and family looking: on when he the biggest shot of his young college career He initially launched a 3 just seconds earlier but it bounced off the rim only to be turned into one of the ’Cats’ 19 offensive rebounds Once Hamilton got the ball u his hands for a second shot he wasted no time in making it count “That shot doesn't come unless our guys are rebounding underneath and tap it back out” he said “I credit the guys underneath for that (but) it did feel good to hit that I hadn't got many looks the whole game” In the overtime period WSU jumped out to an early lead when sophomore Stephan Bachmann made a short-rang- e basket But over the final 1:47 Princeton outscored the ’Cats 2 and advance into tonight's championship game against‘ tournament host Ball State Defensively WSU held the Tigers to 44 percent shooting registered five steals and forced 13 turnovers On occasion the 'Cats were able to get Pnnceton out of its slow methodical offense And when they did so it usually turned into points on the other end or at least served to get the Tigers in foul trouble For the most part WSU was prepared for the Tigers’ 8-- intricate schemes holding them to just three g layups However because the 'Cats were so effective under the basket they were not as quick to get back out and defend the Of course that’s all part of the Tigers’ gameplan “They take every possession down to the last 10 seconds and you almost feel like they’re cheating” said Cravens “You want to say to them ‘Come on out and let’s really play’ ” back-cuttin- Ball State 80 Anderson 78: in the second game on Friday the Car dinalj survived a scare from neighboring Anderson University a Division III school just a few miles south of Muncie BSU was led by forward Therwn Smith who finished with a game-be- st 22 points and 12 rebounds Guard Patrick Jackson ended up with 17 points The Ravens who actually outscored BSU 46-4- 0 in the second half were led by forward Jim Scarbearys 21 points which included six Anderson Wildcats' (MSTJ will take on the today beginning at 3 pun |
