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Show M1 P 4 THE GREEN SHEET Thursday, March I 10, 1988 SPORTS Granite Girls Top Area 3A Finisher lead into the locker taking a room. Pino View battled back in the third stanza, scoring 18 points to Granites nine and trimming the Farmer lead to one, Aided by Granites cold shooting at the free throw line, Pine View completed its comeback in the final quarter. "We only shot 33 percent as a team from the line, stated Granite coach Denise Long. "It 31-2- Sixs entrants did not fare particularly well in the Girls 3A State Tournament concluded Saturday at Roy high school, although Granite and Judge did make it to to the ROY. Region consolation semi-final- Granite s. 61, Jordan 51 Granite opened consolation play Wednesday by eliminating Jordan, another first round loser, in a game that was razor close through the first three 61-5- points, while Jordan netted 13. Kathy Blake led 'Granites scoring with 16 points. Myma Finau was right behind with 14 and Kamille Kuhn added 13. For Jordan Carmen Brown was the only player in double figures at 10 points, while Cindee Setterburg came up with eight. Granite shot 67 percent from the free throw 42-4- line. just killed us." Finaus 14 Pine View 55, Granite 52 points Granites scoring chart. 1, quarters. The first period ended with the score tied at then Jordan edged in front at the half By the end of the third quarter, however, Granite had moved back in front The clincher came in the fourth period, when the Lady Farmers exploded for 21 11-1- 1 26-2- 40-3- 5. 8. On Friday afternoon Granites consolation hopes were dashed by Pine View 55-5a bitter loss the Farmers led considering through much of the middle quarters. first Granite broke a Pine outscoring tie by quarter in the second neriod, View 2 6-- DESPERATION FOUL Clearfield op- ponent fouls Taylorsville's Natalie Williams (24) in desperation as the Lady Warriors' center sees an opening to the hoop. Williams scored 18 points in . . . leading her team in Saturday's championship final, t, but Taylorsville still ended up short at the buzzer, placing second to the Lady Fal- cons for the second time in as many years. 32-3- one-poin- Randy Tuft, coach. THS Title Bid Falls Trailing by a point, with the clock clicking through single digits, Taylorsvilles Wendy Taylor launched a last ditch attempt aimed at unseating defending Girls 4A champ Clearfield. For a split second it looked like the shot would go in then, as the gathered throngs collective eye was transfixed on the ball, it rolled off the rim. The championship game at Murray high school Saturday night ended that close. a The contest proved MURRAY. 32-3- bitter-swe- experience Coach Head et Warrior for John Lambourne. Bitter as any loss is bound to be, doubly so because of the way it ended. Sweet because of the continued growth the Taylorsville program experienced, growth that took 'it from a loss to the same Clearfield team a year before. "We were disappointed sure, Lambourne noted later, "but we werent hanging our heads. They beat us by 27 points last year, but this around we really put a scare into them. Next year, who knows 27-poi- nt ?" had come through another tough one the night a stubborn before, edging On team Hillcrest Wednesday the Lady Warriors defeated Bountiful in what coach Lambourne described as the teams best game of the tournament. Taylorsville 39-3- 7. 60-4- Falcons 32, Warriors 31 Fouls were certainly a key to the contest, according to Coach Lambourne, not just the three quick infractions standout center Natalie Williams was whistled with in the third quarter, but the fourth given to top defender Sally Higginson in the same period. "We had to sit Natalie down for the rest of the quarter and change up our defense a little bit," explained Lambourne. "We hoped that, like in the Hillcrest game, we could hold the lead until the end of the quarter. But it didnt happen." Clearfield closed to within two at the end of the points at third period then quickly moved out to in margin, the fourth. Williams, despite picking up her fourth foul, kept Taylorsville in the hunt with three baskets, the last one bringing the Lady Warriors to The Falcons within one, with under missed a nine seconds left, setting up Taylors heroic attempt. Williams, inspite of the foul 24-2- 2 28-2- 4 four-poi- 32-3- 1. one-and-o- I Just Short troubles, still led Taylorsvilles scoring with 18 points. She added 14 rebounds and three blocked shots. As of Monday, Lambourne still felt a couple of the calls against Williams were questionable, notably those resulting in her third and fourth fouls. "One looked like a clear case of traveling to me and the fourth, the charge, couldve gone either way," he said. Taylor had just five points, but added six rebounds for the Lady Warriors, while Cheryl Keil pitched in with six points and five boards. Higginson was credited with three assists. Taylorsville played an almost suffocating defensive game in the first half, resulting in a 10-- first quarter advantage. Owing to the slower pace and the Warriors defense, the game didnt heat up a lot in the second stanza, which ended with Taylorsvile in front 4 14-1- 0. Taylorsville just couldnt seem to shake Jeanie Wilsons team. The Warriors built up seven point leads on several occasions only to watch Hillcrest battle back each Balanced scoring and a rebounding edge sparked Taylors- time. After a relatively close first which end with quarter, ahead 12-the Taylorsville Warriors scored a couple of quick baskets in the second to move up 16-Yet by the halfway mark, Hillcrest trailed by just three, In the third quarter, Taylorsville stretched the lead back to seven, only to watch Hillcrest, led by Nikki Eyre, cut it back to three again, Taylorsville then got the last basket of the period. Hillcrest took the lead at the fourth midway through 20-1- 26-1- 26-2- 9, 3. 31-3- 0 46 Judge opened by setting West 16-at the close of the first quarter then went into a second period lull that saw it score only four points, while West was adding 10. At the halfway mark, Judge led Judge got back in gear in the third quarter, picking up 18 points to Wests 12 to build back to eight, Taking turns again, West had the better of it in the final period of regulation, posting 16 points to Judges eight to force the overtime. SALT LAKE. For the third time in the past eight years Judge Memorial has been invited to the prestigious Alhambra National Catholic Basketball Tournament on March 17, a very proud Judge head coach Jim Yerkovich announced The Thursday. tournament will be held in Cumberland, Md. on the campus of Frostburg State University and to promises be, reported Yerkovich, again one of the top high school tournaments in the country. ville on Wednesday. Williams finished with 21 points, while Taylor posted 17, Keil 10 and Derrick seven. Williams added 10 rebounds, four assists and seven blocks; Taylor five rebounds and Keil fiveassists. Taylorsville led all the way, opening with a 13-1- 1 first quarter The Warriors edge. Lady gradually pulled away in the second period, picking up 17 more to Bountifuls 10, for a halftime advantage. The lead was at the end of the seven, third quarter, but Taylorsville finished with a burst. Bountiful managed 11 in the final eight minutes. 30-2- 1 42-3- 18-poi- "Defending champ FIRST FIDELITY MORTGAGE We buy mortgages CORPORATION Nationwide. Highest prices paid. Call us today 270-333- 0 DeMatha high school out of the Washington D.C. area will be there along with Bishop Walsh Catholic high school, Jesuit high school, a team out of the Houston area plus teams from Philadelphia, e and New York," said Yerkovich. We are really pleased to be asked back and despite our lack of height, this team has played as well as any Ive Balti-mof- coached." Judge placed fourth back in 1980, during its initial trip to the tournament, and then came in third in 1985. Yerkovich hopes to even better this time around, though he knows it will be a challenge. "DeMatha, for instance, has a front line that goes he explained, "so well just have to find a way to compensate." According to Yerkovich, the Alhambra tournament was organized in 1961 to benifit needy children, especially the mentally handicapped. The tournament has played host to a number of the countrys top high school players, many of which went on to storied college and professional 0, ri 6-- 8, 6-- careers. Salt Lake City, Utah I 20-1- member of the staff at Olympus, Tuft said that hes been spending every night over the past week at 38-3- 0. Taylorsivlle looking things over. He said that his first priority will be to get the summer clinics and weight training going beginning from came "West behind, applied good pressure, kicked the ball away a couple of times," noted Judge coach Bill Scheifer, "and thats all it took. It was a tough way to lose." Mary Chris Yerkovich led Judges scoring with 16 points with Tricia Dilley, Michelle White and Catherine Johnson each contributing eight. in June. Tuft, who has coached football also been "Ive ordering in the Granite district district, and making uniform equipment first at Taylorsville, then at he noted. "Right now is Cottonwood and Olympus, was changes," the my most hectic time of the selected out of 20 candidates to year. replace Doug Bills, who resigned So far as what style of play at the conclusion of the past Taylorsville fans can expect to see season. The announcement of on the gridiron this fall, Tuft isnt Tufts appointment was made last himself right now, committing week, finalizing a week-lonto wait and see what preferring selection process, according to W. kind of talent hes presented with. Darold Simmons, Taylorsville "In high school, a coach has to athletic director. be adaptive," he explained, "to the Tuft talent that comes enough, Interestingly along. Its not played under Simmons, when the like or the pros, where you college later coached football at Granite. can recruit to fit your system. "Hes an outstanding individu- Thats the challenge of high al," Simmons said of Tuft, "and school sports." One thing Tuft would like to we feel he will be an excellent football coach here at instill in Taylorsville football, however, is a "home town" feeling Taylorsville." Tuft said he was "just tickled" to between the school and the hear of his appointment to top community. football "I would like to see more post at Taylorsville adding, 'Tve been coaching a long community he involvement," time. I feel Ive paid my dues."-- , ,, r. continued, "to get people involved While, hes still officially a with and behind the program." g ; 8 Judge 48, Pleasant Grove 6. 22-2- ; "Its just a fantastic experience," the coach noted. "Were really looking forward to going back there again." hit a bucket at the buzzer that stretched the lead to three. Roy burst out of the blocks and first quarter raced to a advantage. But Cyprus outscored the Royals 10-- 7 to cut the lead to eight by the halfway point. Both teams notched 17 points in the third period. Down the stretch Cyprus Laura Watt hit a pair of baskets that move the Lady Pirates to within a point. Cyprus had the ball with the seven seconds left, but in those final frantic moments it threw up a long shot that bounded off the rim into Roys hands. The Royals attacked quickly and scored as the horn 1, 8 Cyprus, Olympus Make Quick Tourney Exit MURRAY. For both the teams of Cyprus and Olympus, this years visit to the Girls 4A State Tournament was a quick one, both falling in their second contests, Cyprus to Roy in a tough one 58-5- 5 Thursday and Olympus to Box Elder in another close contest 46-4- 0 Wednesday. According to Cyprus Coach Jennifer Orison, Thursdays game was actually closer than the final score made it appear because Roy 41 Judge led most of the way, though Pleasant Grove stayed right on the Bulldogs heels after the second quarter. Like the game against West, Judge got off to a quick start, winding up the first quarter Then it went into ahead 16-another lull in the second, scoring six, while the Lady Vikings were hitting for 15 and closing the gap to one, by the half. Both teams picked up 12 points in the third period, but Judge outscored Pleasant Grove 14-- in the final eight minutes. Yerkovich sparked Judge, notching 16 points, while Dilley was right behind at 15. White added 10. Fun for Everyone 25-1- 3 Bulldog Club Byes National Tournament instead? ; er d Warriors 60, Braves Would you like CASH Highland Dr three-point- for a while. Wendy Taylor put Taylorsville ahead to stay at' 34-3- 3 then she and Natalie Williams kept Hillcrest at bay during the final frantic seconds. Hillcrest got the last shot, but couldnt connect. "I felt our defense was the key to game with Sally Higginson playing just a tremendous defensive game," coach Lam-bournoted. Williams had 20 points plus five blocked shots, eight rebounds and four assists. Taylor came up with nine points and Cheryl Keil and Trudy Derrick four points each, Keil adding six rebounds and Derrick four assists. "After a loss like that," stated Hillcrests Wilson, "all you can do is think, what if wed done this when. But the girls played really hard, gave it everything they had. Taylorsville is just a great team. see-sawe- Warriors 39, Huskies 37 Receiving payments from the sale of your home? 4460 So. quarter on an Eyre then the game 4 period. 19-1- 1 Tuft Named To Grid Post At Taylorsville presently an assistant coach at Olympus high school, will be returning to his former place of employment, Taylorsville high school, time as its head football topped Judges trip to state ended in a heartbreaker Thursday, as West came from behind to send the game into overtime the outscored in the extra the Lady Bulldogs back TAYLORSVILLE. 1. West 52, Judge 50 OT 2, 12-1- 3 have to do is look at the free throw shooting stats," commented Mavne. "Thats where the game went. Dana Newbold led Olys scoring with 11 points, while Sara Wright came up with eight and Heather Gourley and Missy Gowans seven each. Olympus was really hurt, said Mayne, when Gourley fouled out. "We graduate three seniors," Mayne said in conclusion, "but we have a good group coming back with some good sophomores and juniors." "All you SCALE AUTO RACING 124 & 132 Scale Weekly Races American Raceway 3125 So. Eldredge (340 West- )- 486-733- 0 22-1- 1 was sounding. 'We just got confused in the seconds and thought that the seven was a one and fired up a shot from way outside," noted Orison. "But overall it was a good team effort with some of the performances rating as the best of the season." Marcee.Christofferson poured in 20 points to lead Cyprus scoring with Jennifer Jones adding 18. Jean Brady tossed in nine. Cyprus was 15x24 at the foul line, while Roy went 18x32. In its game against Box Elder, Olympus got one more field goal, but lost the game at the foul line where it hit 4x18 to the Lady Bees 12x15, reported Coach Linda Mayne. Olympus led through much of the first half of play, starting out with first quarter a 10-advantage and holding a 15-lead at the half. Fouls began to take their toll on the Lady Titans in the third quarter as Box Elder hit for 17 points to Olys 10 and the Bees moved out to a lead. In the final stanza Olympus thrice went to the line with chances to cut the Box Elder lead, but couldnt convert. final 18-1- 5 We Take Your Injuries Personally. When you reach out to a personal injury attorney, you need individual attention and care. You want to be more than just a case number. We work hard to see that youre compensated for the injuries and financial loss youve sustained due to the negligence of others. At our firm, we deal in people instead of just cases. 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