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Show 2 Thursday, Mar. WEST V ALLEY VIEW In Girls 4A 11, 1982 Basketball Tournament - Kearns Keeps Area Title Hopes Alive At Granger's Expense And Skyline, which went undefeated in Region Three play, lost a heartbreaking overtime decision to Bingham. The Eagles led by five after three quarters. Kearns advanced to second round play today (Thursday) against Clearfield with a combination of good defense and pressure free throw shooting against the Lancers. Those attributes will be necessary when Cougar Coach Diane Congdens cagers tangle at 8:10 p.m. against the Falcons, whom they beat by six points in early season play at Clearfield. The Falcons advanced in the winners bracket with a victory over Davis. SALT LAKE. Region Three teams took it on the chin from their Region Two counterparts in the opening rounds of the 4A girls basketball tournament at East high. After Skyline and Cyprus went down to defeat on Monday, it was Granger and Granites turn on Tuesday. That leaves Kearns, a victor over the Lancers, as the only Green Sheet area team with state title hopes intact. 45-3- 63-6- 6 Coach Ken Belkas Farmers fell into the losers bracket Tuesday with a loss to Alta. On Monday, Cyprus wasnt even in the game in dropping a 7 decision to a highly-regarde- d Hillcrest 62-5- 4 68-3- 1 47-3- squad. 6 Against Granger, the Cougars keyed defensively on holding down Shari Hori. That they did, using a collapsing defense which left Marianne Suarez in front of the Lancer and Chris Duckworth behind her. Together, they held Hori to 11 points on three field goals and 5x8 from the line. Without her offense, Granger got off to a slow start, scoring only six points in the first quarter and 10 in the second. Kearns, meanwhile, was having little difficulty against the Lancer e zone in building a lead. Elaine Monson provided the scoring punch for Kearns and high-scorin- g 25-1- After Spirited Comeback 6 half-tim- and eight from Tiffany Parker. Like Granger, Granite got off to a rough start, rallied to within three points, but then fell short. 0 lead Alta ran away to a dominated the inside lanes. She scored 15 points on five field goals and 5x8 from the line. She also controlled the rebounding game, pulling down 13 caroms. Cougar Teresa Perea was held well below her scoring average but came through in the clutch, confrom the free verting throw line in the fourth period as Kearns prevented the Lancers from getting back into the game. Granger crept back within three at one point in the second half, but could get no closer. Perea finished with 12 points and five assists, while Suarez had nine points and six assists. In addition to Horis output, Granger received 10 from Marilyn Hardy 22-1- after the .first period as the Farmers were unable to contain the quick Hawk guards and were burned by the fast break. Moreover, when the break was stopped, Alta was able to get second and third shots from its front line - Lisa Vawdrey and Allyson Burt. They combined for 24 points in the first half when the Hawks edge. pulled out to a Granite remained within striking distance, however, largely because Belka brought in senior guard Marjorie Winkelkotter to slow down the six-of-s- ix 40-2- nt 8 fast break. She did. Alta scored just seven points in the third quarter as Granite pulled to within eight, Then, with 90 seconds left, the Farmers trailed by just three points, only to see a charging foul and a bevy of Hawk free throws end their title hopes. Granite had three players in double figures, led by junior Sheri Davies with 21. Susan Kern added 16 and Sally Salisbury 11. Hawk guard Janet Crawford had 18, Burt 17 and Vawdrey 12. Cyprus only scored nine points in the first half against Hillcrest. That tells the story. Reggie Wright tossed in 21 points and Leslie Neebly added 11 to lead (See Page 3, Col. 4) 47-3- - Jumper Ends Lancer Season SALT LAKE. A spirited rally that saw Granger come back from a deficit during a span was foiled Friday when Craig Lewis hit a baseline jumper with one second left to lift win Olympus to a over the Lancers. The loss eliminated the Lancers from the 4A tournament. It was the third time this season the Titans had defeated the Lancers. Oly went on to lose a h 55-5- three-poin- 3 decision to t Bonneville Saturday in the consolation championship game. Granger had blitzed Layton to set afternoqp up the battle between the two Region Three rivals. 67-5- 0 Greg Wilders tenacious floor play and the steady frontline efforts of Chad Wilkinson and Kelly led the Overby Lancers on the comeback night. trail Friday With 1:40 remaining the contest the Lancers trailed by 10 points. Wilder forced several turnovers and the Titans had some trouble at the charity stripe. Wilkinson finally knotted the score at in with a pair of free throws with 14 seconds remaining. Oly hustled down court and called time out to set up a final play with eight seconds left. 53 Just when appeared that the it Lancers had forced the Titans to take a low percentage final shot, guard Brent Goodrich spotted Lewis all alone at the baseline, about nine feet from the hoop. Goodrich rifled the ball to his teammate and Lewis wrote an end to Grangers season. The first period Thursday Tryouts In Babe Ruth Loop Set GRANGER. Tryouts are scheduled here at a.m. the next two 10 Saturdays for the Granger League. Babe Ruth Being held at i- v. ' jjt. RALLY STARTER . . . Grangers Greg Wilder goes after loose ball that he was able to save past defense of Olympus high's Gary Clark (22) for bucket by Kelly Overby (30). 969-290- KEARNS. from scored District-Countr- entered the y teams tournament play during the week. Jeff Barnett fired in 24 points to lead overSpikes to a time victory over the Buccaneers in A action. Mark Rydalch scored 17 in a losing cause. 49-4- 0 In other A action Jeff Leatherwood scored 14 as the Bulldogs grounded the Eagles 57 16; Nick Pasternak dropped in 13 to lead the Cavaliers to a win over the Knights. Bill Riser's 14 paced the Bucks to a 60 17 win over the Knicks and Larry Jensen scored 11 as the Roadrun-nerraced past the Rockets s 45 32. Jacob Shewlake's 18 fired the Flyers to a 55 25 win over the Vikings and Fred Ross scored 18 as the Valley Ligers downed the s Mark 35 18. Pasternak scored 15 as the Pirates beat the Chargers 45 33 despite Mark Brewer's 16 points. The Sonics edged the Hustlers and Baldy's beat the Lakers Brent despite Fry's 18 points. Mark Willes scored 15 in the Bruins' 32 27 win over the Stars and the Warriors defeated the Pacers 51 34, with John Penrod scoring 16. In B play Shane Metters 36-3- 35-3- named to the first team. Hillcrests Reg- Suns . Karl Christen. had 18 in a losing cause. R. Humphreys and M. Soderberg fired in 14 each to lead the Wildcats to a 53 20 win over the Jazz. Bill Nelson's 23 led the Salt Lakers past the Panthers Doug Woodbury scored 22 for the Panthers. The Dinos nipped the Bullets despite 21 by J. Summers. Scott Pollock scored 20 as the Pros beat the Top Ten 52 23 and Jerry Stephson's 14 paced the Pistons to a 51 26 win over the Colts. In girls play the Pink , beat Black Panthers Lightening 27 6 and Super- brats beat the Rainbows In ninth grade play Bill gie Wright was selected as the Lambourne scored 16 as Bennion beat the Penguins Jones hit 18 as Kennedy downed Cyprus 44 34. Ken Lawson scored 16 as the Titans defeated ' Granger 46 42. In peewee play the Spartans topped the Ponies with Mike Gleed scoring 12; the Thirds nipped the 76ers 11 10, the Nuggets edged the Hawks 10 9; the Globetrotters beat the Little Bucks 15 5; the Lion Cubs roared past the Rebels 16 3 and the Royals leagues 5 , 17 Grangers Greg Wilder and Robert Crofts of fight for rebound in consolation contest. BOARD BATTLE . . . player. first-tea- Leslie murdered Killers 19 Kearns the Neebley and Taylorsville Marianne Suarez of Kearns were on the at state tourney. over Layton honorable mention was won by Elaine Monson of Kearns and Julie Christensen and Lori Miles of Taylorsville. glancing back in sports with the Single control Rupp Resigns - for a new basketball coach is under way at Murray high. race against the clock, Kearns high cagers eluded the threat of heartbreaking defeat with a In a ef- come-from-behi- 1 Kerry Rupp, Spartan mentor for the past three seasons, submitted his resignation Thursday to Murray School District superintendent Dr. Glen Oldroyd and Murray high principal Ray Oliverson. In response to a reporters question, CONSULTATION PHYSICAL EXAM wthis Certificate t am been fired. Rupp, however, said Tuesday he had been asked to resign. The Spartan coach, a former prep standout in football and basketball at Cyprus high, said he decided to turn in his resignation because for the amount of time I was here, I wasnt getting much in return. He acknowledged that Spartan CHIROPRACTIC CARE a price YOU PERSONALLY can afford! We Want to Help You sup- porters were upset with the fact Murray had three losing seasons during - 2 pm Dr. Plaikett DC things not reflected in s the record. Murray finished the season with a in Region record, Six play. Rupp said he was less than satisfied with the amount of support he received from the district, particularly in efforts to build backing for the program in the junior highs. Oliverson said Tuesday the search for a replacement will begin immediately, with interested coaches being asked to submit their resumes to Dave West, director of personal and vocational education for the district. No deadline has been set, the principal added. Rupp said he hasnt decided what to do next, noting that he has given some consideration to playing basketball in Europe, if the opportunity was available. After his prep career, he played at Utah State and Southern Utah State won-los- 6 9 both district officials said Rupp had not & olL Murray Looking For Cage Coach MURRAY. The search . 1972). MOST INSURANCES ACCEPTED Wetf. 12 to 7 p.m., Fri. 12 to i p.m., Tuei. 1 Thun, 3 timed cycles team and 75-7- Non Surgical Back Giro Haadachai SkovW.r Pain Neck, Arm -- low lack A leg Pain THE DRYER GONNA SCORE . . . Grangers Kelly Overby goes for easy score during Lancer win se-co- fort to beat Viewmont in overtime. Thrifty shoppers read (That was March, PAIN OR INJURY? 3 water temps Quick or reg. wash of Hillcrest, Binghams Kim Searle and Jana Crawford and Lisa Vaudreyof Alta. Sue Johnson of 2. the Green Sheet THE WASHER outstanding gaining status were Also 45 40. David 973-697- 1 t 38-3- H Frigidaire Kearns highs Perea was Teresa as the Jets beat 10 Chiropractic 3975 So. Redwood Rd. Mon. Granger trailed entering the final eight minutes of play and continued to fall behind until Wilder took command. Sophomores Andy Boyce and Bill Ince filled in admirably for the Titans when Lewis and Mark Snyder encountered foul trouble, contributing a total of 16 points. Robert Theel was the lone Titan to reach double figures Six girls General at en-sui- possession. all-regi- Youth Leagues In Tourney Play KEARNS. Granite Recreation six-poi- Kearns and Taylorsville captured honors in Region Two basketball this season. Recreation 6 GQSCX3 EQCDuGBDS Region By 1 (7,4x5) while Overby was scoring 15 (5,7x9) and Todd McDermott (See Page 4, Col. 1) Area Gals Are Cited S vs'- 14-- Lancers with for those not on the team last year, according to Val Taylor, who may be contacted - 20-1- with 10(5,0x0). 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