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Show 2 west valley view Thursday, Feb. Face 'Must Win Warriors Hoid Off Cougars ; Race Past Aifa Five forcing Taylorsville into some dumb mistakes. The Warriors got some strong play from an unexpected source to offset the Cougar pressure. The contest was tied at 14 after one period, but the Warriors began finding the range in the second and took a 0 edge at the half Kearns opened the third period by making some bad passes and Taylorsville reeled off nine unanswered points. Although the Cougars righted themselves, they still trailed by nine, going into the final canto A half-couzone trap rattled the Warriors, who saw the hosts come back within three in the late going, 74-7- 84-7- w 35-3- 56-4- rt high-flyin- Warriors 74, Kearns mostly on thefts by Brett Falk and Scott Chappel. The Warriors were able to convert some key cnarity tosses down the stretch to pi esei ve the victory. Playing a key role in the win was Dale Kendall, an unsung Warrior who had 11 points and a bundle of rebounds. Mickey Lambourne had an off night shooting, but still finished with a game high 23 (7, 9x11). Jonny Walker added a solid 13 (5, 3x6). Troy Almond scored nine and Mike Littlewood eight. Junior forward John Hatch paced the Cougars with 18, hitting 8x9 from the floor and 2x2 from the line Brett Falk added 17 (7, 3x8). Jeff Pace, another junior, scored 10 (5, 0x2), and Rob Lambert nine. The bottom line for the Cougars was at the line, where they hit just 7x17, while Taylorsville nailed 18x26. T a lorsv ille 84, j Aha 73 The Warriors took control of Tuesaffair in the third period. It was another important win for Taylorsville, which must rely on sweeps of Kearns and now Alta, and has a crack at one of West Jordan. The Warriors overcame their tendency to give up the ball and hit well from the field. And they were fouled often, converting 26x39. days high-scorin- g 9, 1984 HOLLADAY. Sophomore Mindy Tanner poured in 25 points Thursday to pace Olympus high girls to a thrashing of Granger. The Titan cagers will be out to 1 record their league-leadinto todav Granite travel when they (Thursday) for a 3 p.m. game. came out like The Titans gangbusters in the third quarter, befuddling the Lancers with lightning passes while outscoring them 24-Titan coach Linda Mayne said she was so impressed with the Titans third quarter that she let her starters play most of the fourth lead. despite the team's They need to play like tha,t sometimes, Mayne explained. Olympus was tied with Granger before pulling after one quarter lead. Andrea out to a 5 half-tim- e Wright scored 16 points for the Titans, while Janna Parker chipped in with 10. Tanner scored 10 of her 25 points in the third quarter. The score was tied at 16 after eight minutes of play. The Warriors began to take control in building a e lead, and completed the in job by outscoring the visitors the third period. Lambourne outdistanced all scorers with 29 (12, 5x7). Littlewood was back on the beam with 16 (6, 4x4), Almond tallied 14 (4, 6x7) and reserve Robert Merrill scored 11 (3, 62-3- 0 iirf-pro- 38-3- 4 5-- g half-tim- 24-1- 6 4. 5x7). 10-1- 0 25-1- 73 Coach Kenyon Clarks young front line almost proved to be the Warriors undoing. Clarks team, which dt times is its own worst enemy, dlmost overcame a big Warrior lead in the final moments of the game, Wrestling Murray, Judge To Compete At State Media Poll Titan Five Stays On Top In 4A With the regular season winding down, Olympus and Jordan kept their strangleholds on the top spots in the Utah Media Poll this week. Both teams had all eight first place votes. There was some juggling beneath them and Oly survived a Tuesday scare at Cottonwood, while Jordan must travel to Judge for a game in the coming week. Judge stayed in third place among the 3A schools, while three Region Two schools lined up behind Olympus. Brighton moved into second place and proved it belonged there Tuesday by beating Hillcrest. i A ' OGDEN. Ten Murray high wrestlers and two from Judge Memorial will be after championtournament ships when the state gets under way here today (Thursday) at Weber State. The tournament will open at 10 a.m. with the weigh-i- n ceremony, while first round action will begin at 12:30 p.m. Second round matches are slated for 7 oclock this evening. Fridays third round matches are scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. after a noon weigh-in- , while the fourth round will get under way at 7 p.m. Saturday's championship action will begin at 1 : 30 p.m., with the consolation semis and finals, followed by the championship finals at 7 p.m. Saturdays weigh-i- n will take place at lp.m. Murray finished third in the Region Six meet last week, behind West and Tooele, despite placing a wrestler among the top four in all but two divisions. Judge, fielding a wrestling squad for the first time in six years, finished last. Judges David Keenan took the first championship of the meet with a big win in the class, prompting Murray Coach Wade Meier to call him one of the best in the state at his weight. Another of Meiers favorites, Greg Tanner of Murray, lost in the final to a Jordan wrestler he had beaten twice this season. Murrays Chris Weston took se5 cond at 112 pounds, losing an decision in the finals to a West wrestler he had beaten earlier this year. Murrays Troy Spencer finished second at while Jess Gomez of Murray took third at 132 pounds. Murray s Rob Lund finished third in his division (138 pounds), as did Also Blast West Five Mike littlewood tries to avoid foul. Taylorsville stoved off rally by Cougars . - 167-pou- Murrays Mark Buehler pinned a Jordan wrestler for third place at 185 pounds, while teammate Dave Helm finished second in the heavyweight division. Judges Todd Narr finished fourth in the heavyweight division. Meier said Judges Keenan, a? well as Tanner, Brown and Helm, have a good chance to finish high in the state meet this weekend. Thrifty shoppers read the Greed Sheet classifieds! , EAZ-UF- I I I travel to Jordan tomorrow, then on Tuesday will make its own bid for u possible tourney berth at Tooele 58-5- Judge 58, Murray 52 80-5- 7 Spartan stalwart Keith Chapman went to the line 27 times Tuesday Bulldog mentor Jim Yerkovich ad mitted that Chapman was piobablv fouled that many times. He wasn t sure that his team should only have gone a total of 17 times, but the Spartan strategy of bottling up Richard Holmes backfired when Tom Lytle ATTENTION: ALL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS THROUGHOUT UTAH! roamed free inside for a career high points Judge was able to stay just a step ahead of the Spaitans in the first half and took total conti ol of the contest in the thii d period It was a classic example of the Bulldog team play overcoming the dominant play of Chapman, who Yerkovich describes as an exceptional offensive player. Judge led 18 14 after one period, at half time. After three and periods it was 42 30. In the fourth period, Chapman scoied every one of Mui ray's 22 points, to finish with 37 (9, 19x27) Tim Nevenner added eight Lytles 21 rame on 10 buckets and 1x2 from the line. Holmes added 14, all fiotn the field, while Tony Cordova added 10 (4, 2x3) off the bench. 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Give us a call today for details. We care about you! Construction Trades Credit Union REDWOOD 972-870- 8 RD. ' Honda Accord LX Hatchback $7985 $8635 No 3201 Honda Accord LX Hatchback Automatic No 3212 A limited numbei of other Accords available. Hurry ir for best selection AM-F- cassette, I I I I I I I C()llBERT"NTXf'RISES ! .972-3322- 10 After going overtime at West, the Bulldogs were cognizant of the importance of being ready to play. When they exploded to a 16-- 6 lead in the first period, it was all academic. Defense took center stage and by the half, the home team led 7 and Yerkovich was running players in and out of the lineup like a football coach. When it was all over, his team had shot a sizzling 55 percent, despite the starters seeing considerable bench time. Holmes dominated play with 30 (10, 10x13). Cordova and Paul Bruns added 10 each from the guard line and Veltri had nine. The Veltri also had five rebounds. I I SALES & INSTALLATION Olds Cutlass, 88 and Ciera, 3 of the top 1 0 nameplates. field 21 T & REESE Bulldogs Seal Tourney Berth With Win MURRAY. Judge Memorial sealed down its 15th straight state tournament berth here Tuesday night, defeating Murray The win came on the heels of an victory over West impressive on the Bulldog court Friday. Just where the second-plac- e Bulldogs will finish will be determined this week. Judge travels to South tomorrow (Friday) for a 3 p.m. test of the up and down Cubs, then on Tuesday, will be hosting Jordan for what could be a share of the region title m a 7:30 contest. Murray will (145 division. 11-- WILD ONE . . . Keorns high $ Brett Falk is pressured by Taylorsville's Troy Almond (42) os Dave Evans teammates pounds) and Mike Connaughton (155 pounds). Charlie Brown gave Murray its only championship of the meet with a 10-- 3 victory in the 105-pou- 2261 SO. 2 Titans Bury Lancers With Passing Attack - KEARNS. Taylorsville stayed alive in the race for state by picking 3 up a key victory over Kearns here Friday, then defeating Alta 3 Tuesday on the Warrior court. Kearns, which just cant crack the w m column in Region Two, will test Alta on the Hawk hardwoods tomor-io(Friday) and will host West Jordan in the home finale on Tuesday. Taylorsville will play what must i ank as the seasons most important lontest tomorrow at West Jordan. West Jordans stunner over Hillcrest puts the season on the line for both teams. Taylorsville must finish off g the season with Brighton on Tuesday, then Hillcrest on Feb. 17. A win over West Jordan should mean the tournament; a loss puts it m serious doubt. Thursday, Feb. The Green Sheet MURRAY (UT) EAGLE 9, 1984 Michelin tires No 3205 from your original Honda dealer. Ken Garff Oldsmobile Honda State at 5th South 521-611- 1 Open 8am-7pSat 8am 6pm |