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Show Provo, Utah aes Region Quintets Set Leagu e Action sZaoeies, December 2, I) Xsfi last Friday. The Pioneers currently have a 6-2 record and play Payson Wednesday nightin another league game. Lehi Pioneers Have Balanced Hoop Team (This is the fifth in a series of articles Region Four basketball teams.) By JOE WATTS Herald Sports Editor ‘The Lehi Pioneers could very likely find themselves with two straight opening losses in Region Four action, but coach Larry and must be considered as oneof the potentially strong AA teams, “T thinkthe Class AA teams of Region Fourare pretty strong in comparison to the other AA teams of the state,” Shurtleff $a!ys. “We've beaten a number of Region Five teams, and Payson has defeated both Dixie and Cedar City cn the road. That makesour AA teams look pretty strong,” he added. also among the top AA teams in the state. Payson is rated as the best AA team in Region Four, and the Lehi Pioneers face the Lions Wednesday at Payson for what could be the second straight league loss for the Pioneers. “We have good overall Shurtleff balance this year,” says. The Soete those two will battle each mr at American Fork, and Orem and games will find themselves as Spanish Fork, the otheron sudden favorites io win the league title. main contenders for the UPI NamesNFLAll Reckie Team NEW YORK (UPI) —Jim in NFL history, and John New York Jets, Plunkett and Randy Vataha, Riggins of theNe who shared collegiate glory at a bruiser who stepped in for the Stanford, are now sharing injured Matt Snell this seasun. illy Parks of San Diego, who aes in the National Football made Charger fans forget the Leagu Plunkett, the first player loss of Lance Alworth almost chosen in last season's draft, immediately, joins Vataha at and Vataha, selected on the wide receiver while Jan White final round, were among the of Buffalo is the tight end. In the interior offensiveline, three New England Pairivis selected today for the United Vernon Holland of Cincinnati Press International 1971 NFL and Marv Montgomery of Denver were chosen at tackle All-Rookie team. Joining Plunkett, the strong- and HenryAllison of Philaarmed quarterback who wor delphia and Larron Jackson of the Heisman Trophylast season Denver were named at gu as outstanding college The center is Bruce Jarvis of football player in the nation, Buffalo. Philadelphia’s Richard Harris and Vataha, a pre-season reject who finished third in the was named at one defensive American Football Conference end, joining Jones, and Bob lard of New Orleans was in receiving, is defensive tackle selected with Posagar at defenJulius Adams of the Patriots. line-. mi The Oakland Raiders also sive tackle. placed three players on the backer is Ronecu of the squad, on the fensive New Yorket and Isaiah Angeles joins team. from Oakland were defensive end Horace Villapiano . phir linebackJones, linebacker Phil Vil- er. The cornerbacks are Tom lapianoand safety Jack Tatum. The running backs are John Hayes of Atlanta and Clarence Brockington of Green Bay, the Scott of Cleveland and safety most productive rookie rusher honors went to Tatum and EARL WALKER,6-5 junior center for the Lehi Pioneers, hauls down a rebound during action against the Pleasant Grove Vikings The other games on the will AAA title, a each other at The Region Four basketball nipped Lehi in the first league ana American Fork, two of the Spanish strong: jest teams in the-league, season gets into full swing game, but most teams will be Wednesday with several big Spee b inenn for the time tomorrow night. games on the The league season go‘ started last There are two games that will Friday when Pleasant Grove be of particular inverest. Provo Dave Elmendorf of Los An- and was aan the club leader in reception geles. White filed a tight end slot towering team and The rookie of the year for each conference willfe an- that has been a problem for impressive in Orem and Spanish Fork also Buffalo for the past few years. nounced later this mont The duredle Puneet who Holland and Montgomery, both did not miss an offensive play for the Patriots this season, threw 19 TD passes to set a rookie record. Vataha, dropped by the Rams in taining campbut signed hy New England on Plunkett's advice, is one of the success stories of 1971. He set a club record with receptions and trailed only Fred Biletnikoff of Oakland and Otis Taylor of Kansas City receiving in the AFC. Parks, drafted two years ago, left the Charger camp last year, claiming he didn’t want to play any more. But he returned this season and kept Jerry Levias, a veteran star acquired from Houston, on the bench mostof the year. Brockington gained 1,099 yards and scored four TDs for the Packers, averaging better than five yards a carry and riggins, the first back selected in the draft, gained 769' yards high draft choices, lived up to their reputations as th best tackles in college football last season by filling major lems in the offensive line of their clubs. Allison moved ‘into a starting slot in the Philadelphia line and league titlist, i and has i area’s coaches with its defense and good ball handling. the Eagles feel he’s a future star while Jackson, drafted by Houston but traded to Denver early in the year, blossomed with the Broncos. Jarvis, a 6-foot-7 center, filled one of the gaping holes in the Buffalo line. Harris’ development at defensive end was a big reason for Philadelphia’s late season success and Jones, a 12th-ranked picked from Louisville, blended into the Oakland front four with his aggressive play. Pollard, an lth round pick, moved in as starting tackle when Dave Rowe and Mike Tilleman were traded and was impressive all season, pressive at times in and none of the Region coaches arewilling to rule outeither one as a potential winner. The Lehi at Payson game is the only AA tilt on the agenda. AA team is its oponent. Payson is considered an outstanding AA team. Wednesday's Schedule Carbon a* Springville Provo at American Fork Orem at Spanish Fork Lehi at Payson CHRISTMAS REVELRY BEGINS WITH GIT VARIETY... 35 MORE NEW 10-SPEEDS ARE IN JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS “If we have any one Ea asset it is that overall “ana‘of Lehi’s starters this year were regularsat the end of last season, and they put on a good showing at the AA tourney last year. Four seniors, Bob McStay, Cameron Cooper, Ron Peck, and Ron Ellison, along with junior Earl Walker, have been the starters in most of the early games for the Pioneers. McStay and Ellison are the guards at 5-10 and 58 respectively. Ellison has particularly been aneffective scorer for the lied 1,244 points on 478 field Pioneers with a high of27 points goals and 264 free throws. against Grantsville earlier this Beaty is Utah's top point get- ear. ter, averaging 24.69 points per Cooper and Peck are the contest. The Star's 6-9 center forwards, both at 6-1, and both has dropped in 771 points thus have shown scoringability. They far this year on 285 points and areshort for forwards and could 201 free throws. havetroubles against some of Dan Issel of Kentucky is the thetaller teams on Region Four. second high scorer with 31.23. Earl Walker, just a junior, is Issel is trailed by Denver’s the starting center at 6-5. He Ralph Simpson (30.68) and Rick started last year, and that exBarry of the New York Nets epee has been a big help for (30.34). The Colonels’ Artis Gilmore "Gis Lind, just a sophomore, is the ABA top rebounder, hay- came off the bench the other ing picked off 590 in 31 games night to score 18 points, and for an averageof 19.03 per con- played tough defense. He will be test. a big help for the Pioneers. Gilmore’s teammate, Darel Other substitutes that are Carrier, has the deadliest ac- seeing some playing time and curacy, hitting on 16 of 36 floor are contributing to the success of shots from the three-point rad- the Pioneers are Mark Wilson a ius for a 444 percentage. 6-2 senior forward, Brad SunThe Nets have the leader in derland a 511 senior guard, two - point field goals, Tom Tecry Powell a 6-4 senior center, Washington, who’s connected at David Penrod a 6-2 junior fora .588 clip. PTS AVG ward, and Jim Fowler a 510 Scott, Virginia 1,244 35.54 junior guard. Issel, Kentucky 968 31.23 Lehi wonits first three games. 951 30.68 They downed Wasatch 5452 in 880 30.34 Brisker, Pittsburgh 922 28.81 overtime, beat Union 66-63, and McDaniels, Carolina 896 27.15 thumped Grantsville 80-64. Thompson, Pittsburgh 894 26.233 Cooper was high point man in 73 25 thefirst two games with 16 and , Utal Gilmore, Kentucky 704 22.71 15, while Ellison was high with 27 against Grantsville. ThePioneersthenlost to South Summit 59-55 before defeating Emery 61-56 and Millard 59-50. Then camethe los» Pleasant Grove followed by = 78-69 win MOSCOW (UPI) — Ed Kne- over San Juan. cht, University of Idaho athletic Top scorers in those games director, announced Monday have been Ellison, Peck, Mcthat Gary Withrow, defensive Stay, and Lind, which shows the line coach for the Vandals the balanced attack of which past two seasons, has resigned Shurtleff spoke. effective Jan. 8 to take an unannouncedposition in the coachFAMOUS ing field. PERFUMES Withrow came here in 1970 from Southwest Missouri Coland COLOGNES lege and had served on the PleasantGrove,one of Region 6-1 record in non4eague action which means thatin comparison Four’s AA teams, downed Lehi to the entire state the Pioneers 85-78 in the Teague opener for both teams last week, which are doing all right. Lehi is in the Class AA ranks means that Pleasant Grove is Scott Continues To Lead Scoring NEW YORK (UPI) — Charlie Scott of the Virginia Squires continues as the pace-setter among American Basketball Association scorers and Utah’s ty is in the ninth ot. In statistics released Monday by the ABA leagueoffices, Scott is averaging 35.54 points a game through his first 35 contests, The two-year veteran has tal- Tigers Win Mat Tourney TREMONTON — The Orem Tiger wrestlers returned victorious Saturday from the Bear River Tournament by outpointing East, Bear River and Viewmont and taking five individual first places. The Tigers gained 104 points to East's 92 while host team Bear River scored 82 and Viewmont trailed with 52. First places for the Tigers went to Kendall Jolley at 98-lbs; Mark Hancock at 105; Erwin Steele at 112; Alan McNeil at 145 and Paul Stanley at 155-Ibs. Second placefinishers for the Tigers were 126-pounder Larry Finch and Max Bailey at 185 while third places went to Kim Chai at 119-Ibs.; Wade Stevens at 132 (a tie for third); Scott Idaho Announces 10-Speed Bikes are what's happening — We've searched the market over — and we'vepicked a Real Machine — ‘STELLA’ OF FRANCE — (THEFIRST TIME EVER IMPORTED) One ofthe 3 top Bikes in the world — Priced from $125 (All derailers, axels and quick release systems by Campagnolo) “THE SHED” CoachingChange Shumway at 138 and the Tigers’ heavyweight Ross Poulson. Jon Mitchell at 167, who is just returning from an_ injury, rounded outthe places for Orem with a fourth. In the standings last week the Tigers were listed with a 1-1 record in Region Four meets which wasin error. The Tigers are 2-0 so far and are tied with Pleasant Grove for the region leadership after defeating Carbonin their opener and Lehi staff at Kansas State last week. Carbon is 0-2 not1-1 as prior to that. University ELEGANT FREE GIFT WRAP SHOP‘TIL9 UNTIL XMAS EVE CLARK’S CHARGE OR BANK CARD White Shoulders Most Precious Shalimar Orem has a bye in region competition this week but will host a traveling tournament which includesthestrongfield of Orem,Pleasant Grove, Brighton and Olympus. The tourney will be Thursday with sessions at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. TREVINO HONORED RANCHO LA COSTA, Calif. (UP1) —Lee Trevino was honored as golfer of the year Monday night by West Coast golf writers and broadcasters. 240 No. area Ave. Christa eet ra 10109 Sat. 10.6 BRIGHT RED CHRISTMAS APPLES — TO MUNCH ON WHILE YOU SHOP: |