| OCR Text |
Show 4 THE GREEN SHEET Thursday, March 24, 1988 SPORTS Green Sheet Girls Honor Squad Williams Is Easy MVP Choice 1988 by Bob Mickelson Sports Editor THE STARTERS MURRAY. The basketball season for girls high school teams from the Green Sheet area was no less spectactular than for the boys, with one team, Taylorsville, battling its way right into 4A championship finals. Keeping that in mind, makes one appreciate just how difficult it is to select an all-stteam. In fact, its every bit as tough as it for the boys and just as much time, effort and agonizing went into it. The only place there seemed to be a clear choice was in the naming of a Most Valuable Player. It should come as no Christofferson sparked the Lady Pirates to a state appearance by notching 5.7 points, three assists and two rebounds a game. She shots this also hit 27 three-point season. Ginger McBride was the top at a 55 percent rate from the charity stripe. Judges top' defensive player 7 was junior guard Tricia Dilley. Dilley averaged an incredible eight steals per game, while also picking up five points and five rebounds. According to her coach, she could just simply "shut people down" with her 5-- from Shauna Andrus team at Murray high school. a McBride, junior averaged eight defensive efforts. points a game and was the Cyprus Jennifer Jones, is the leading varsity rebounder with sophomore on the team. But only eight per night. her spot by hitting for earned she Susane Tauteoli was the 21.2 per game, while points leading scorer and rebounder for out 6.5 assists arid handing short fell team that a Kearns just rebounds. of earning a state berth this year. netting five off the squad is Finishing for Tauteoli, a junior forward Granites Amy Carpenter, a the Lady Cougars, picked up an senior average of 15.7 points and 9.5 Carpenter scored eight points per boards a game. but added nine rebounds. surprise that Taylorsvilles Granger had a rough season, to game, had two steals and one She also center 1987-8Natalie Williams junior but one say the least, in earned that honor. of the bright spots was the play of assist. Williams was voted her teams Kim Delobel, a Gaining Honorable Mention on senior most valuable player as well as forward. Delobel averaged just this years team are Dana being honored as a second team five points per game, but led the Newbold, junior center Olympus; Parade Her game Lady Lancers in rebounds with Cheryle Keil, senior forward, senior point statistics tell why: 25.2 points per nine an outing. Sally Higginson, and Derrick, over Trudy blocks three and three junior game, Heather Haws, another junior, guard, DaNae assists. She Taylorsville; was almost was the top nominee from guard, Tanner, senior forward, Granger ; unstoppable offensively and even Cottonwood. Haws, a forward, Kristin when she didnt score, defenses Vincent, junior center, scored at a 10.5 point per night Allison and Cook, senior forward, sagging in on her left things open clip, while picking up 4.7 to her teammates, who quickly rebounds and 4.8 steals. She shot Cottonwood. took advantage. and a Strength, grace basketball mind that always seemed two steps ahead of the were her major opposition weapons. She was a joy watch play, unless you were with the other team. Having her back for another season, makes Coach John Lambourne the envy of the nominee 5-- center-forwar- - 9 d, ar 6-- 0 center-forwar- 5-- 2 8, HONORABLE MENTION : Dana Newbold, junior center, Olympus; Cheryle Keil, senior forward, Sally Higginson, senior point guard, and 5-- Trudy Derrick, junior guard, Taylorsville; DaNae Tanner, senior forward, Granger; Kristin Vincent, junior center and Allison Cook, senior forward, Cottonwood. 5-- Rookie Coach John Lambourne Nets Coach Of The Year Honor by Bob Mickelson Sports Editor Jean Widdison moved on to start the womens program at Salt coach TAYLORSVILLE. After years of working in the boys ranks, 1987-8- 8 became John Lam-bourn- first experience es in coaching the ladies and he quite enjoyed himself. Of course taking his team all the way to the . 4A state championship game and coaching great young players like Natalie Williams and Wendy Taylor, just to mention a couple, mightve had something to do with that. For the second year in a row, the girls basketball team from Taylorsville high made it to the championship finals and the for the second time it finished second. But the similarities end, as after being routed by Clearfield last year, the Lady Warriors battled right down to the final seconds and came within a single point of dethroning the Falcons. The season past just represented another step of the ladder for the Lady Warriors, who, with people like Williams and Taylor returning, could very possibly return to make the final assault. Coaching success at the high school level has a way of claiming good coaches. So it was for Taylorsville when last years head right at Cottonwood. I guess Ive done a little of everything, he mentioned. Yet despite his earlier concerns, Lambourne said that coaching girls turned out to be not that much different than boys. "I found that my girls learned fast, really progressed from less difficult to difficult more he concepts," reported. "I also Lake Community College. Lambourne was admittedly a little hesitant when he was asked to fill the opening, partly because of the added responsibility that comes from taking over a successful program and partly because hed never coached girls. This years performance, however, indicates that he did more than think that the girls really just fill a vacancy. matured. Of the course, Good talent or not, for a tournament experience of last r coach to bring his team year certainly helped." along so well is reason enough to Confidence and concentration consider him or her for Coach of were the two trademarks of the Year. Taylorsvilles season, according to "I really enjoyed coaching the Lambourne. The Lady Warriors 1 girls, Lambourne reported. never came out .onto the floor was a little hesitant when T was and despite looking first asked, because Id - never the outcome of the state coached girls. But this was really championship game, Lambourne a good group of young ladies. I felt the last three contests they I guess got lucky." "were the best efforts this played Lambourne began his coaching year." career while he was still in "Maybe it helped a little to have college, working with Taylorsville me as coach, I dont know, he offered tenuously. "But I give the boys Coach Dan Leatherwood. After a year as an assistant at credit to the girls." Eisenhower junior high, he moved Lambourne believes that the on to Taylorsville, where for the primary responsibilities of a coach past two years hes been the are prepare his team offensively offensive coordinator of the and defensively, to make his football team. charges not only understand the Of course, area basketball fans game plan, but believe in it. may remember him as a top flight Motivating and building confihigh school player in his own dence, he feels, can be as effective as all the xs and os ever drawn on a blackboard. "I think I can motivate players fairly well, he continued, "and weve certainly come a long ways this year especially on defense." As proof, Lambourne offers the fact that only six teams ever scored more than 40 points on the Lady Warriors all season. Taylorsvilles loss to Clearfield had to be a painful conclusion to the season, depsite the teams overall performance. Lambourne knew his players wouldnt exactly be in a partying mood when he went back to locker room afterward. His first thoughts and words were directed at lifting their heads and their spirits. "I told them the we had conquered a lot of adversity in throughout the tournament and especially in the final game, he recalled, and still had a chance to first-yea- . win at the end." "I also told GAME.. HEAD IN THE . John Lambourne, Coach of the Taylorsville girls basketball team, gathers his charges about him to discuss a little strategy during semi-finstate action. Lambourne, in his first season at the head of the Lady Warriors, led the team to its second championship final appearance in as many years, and earned him the title of Coach of the Year for 1988. al Now is the time to plan for your SPRING CLEAN-U- P We'll be glade to come to your home and give you a free estimate for any of the services we offer. SPRING Tree Pruning lawn Mowing Hauling CLEAN-U- P Shrub Prunning Edging Landscaping Call Now and Get Our Power Raking Service FREE with any Spring Clean-U- p Friendly Island landscaping 561-165- 2 them that as far I was concerned, they were the classiest team in the tournament in terms of behavior and determination; that we did everything in our power to win that game; and that I was proud of them." Cyprus Correction On Honor Squad Is Recorded MURRAY. The Boys Basketball Honor Squad published in last weeks Green Sheet was in error. The names were switched on Cyprus highs nominations. Mark Richards should have been listed on the squad, while Brad Rammells name should have been included in the honorable mention category. The Green Sheet regrets the error and extends its apologies to both young men. 9 9 coaching community. Also named to the starting five was Myrna Finau, a 6 senior point guard, the heart of Granites 5-- state tournament squad. Finau averaged 12 points per game plus an incredible seven rebounds, eight steals and five assists per game. She shot 75 percent from the foul line and 50 percent from the field for Coach Denise Long. Judge Memorial also made it to the 3A state tournament this year and one of the reasons was the senior point guard play of Mary Chris Yerkovich. Yerkovich averaged 15 points a game, while hauling down six rebounds and dishing out an impressive eight assists an outing. Her coach, Bill Scheifer, said she was the top passer on the team. Olympus high had a short trip to state, but Heather Gourley turned in a most noteworthy effort. Gourley, a 8 senior forward for the Lady Titans, was a three-yea- r letter winner at Olympus. She picked up an average of 13 points and nine rebounds a game. Wendy Taylor, a junior forward at Taylorsville, rounds out the starting five. Taylor was voted "Miss Hustle" by her teammates and was an excellent 5-- 7 . none-the-le- 5-- 6-- 1 complement to Williams inside. Taylor picked up 13.1 points per game and six to seven rebounds. Marcy Christofferson, a junior off guard, for Cyprus leads off the squad on this years team. 5-- 7 HIND . . . Making uae of her height and displaying her Incredible athletic ability, Taylorsville center Natalie Williams blocks the shot of Hillcrest opponent during state tournament action. For her efforts over the course of the season, Williams was selected as the Most Valuable Player for the Green Sheet Girls Basketball Honor Squad. JOBBERS ODD LOT OPEN DAILY 10 AM t 7 PM SAVINGS TO 50 NEW AND DIFFERENT MERCHANDISE ARRIVES DAILY PRICES EFFECTIVE TO STOCK ON HAND |
