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Show Sun Advocate Section Wednesday, December EE, 1902 Emery bounces Dinos By LARRY DAVIS Emery County Progress Editor - The CASTLE DALE Carbon High School Dinos, plagued by turnovers, lost to a tough Emery High School basketball team Saturday night as the Spartans pulled away in the fourth quarter to win A balanced scoring attack and 64-5- 2. tough, constant defensive pressure by Emery helped the Spartans earn the important win. Emery used a zone trap defense through most of the game which created over 20 turnovers by Carbon. The defense held Carbon to just eight first period points while Emery got points from all five lead. starters to take an Guard Joe Lund led the way half-cou- rt 18-- 6 with six points, including the first four in the game while Blaine Peterson added four. That Carbon High School basketball player Brent Behunin drives against Emery's Terry Thomas during Saturday game in Castle Dale. defensive Carbon began chipping away 1 Emery half time lead early in the third period, scoring 10 of the first 12 points. Duane Vasten opened the frame with a shot inside, but Curt DeFriez answered when he musseled in for a layup. Carbon continued to work the ball inside, and David Bate and Bruno got the next two hoops on layups. Emery came up against a tough Carbon press in the second half too which created early turnovers for the Spartans. Following a traveling call, Carbon got the ball back, and Brent Behunin popped from 18 feet to put the score at Behunin then stole the ball and scored on a layup to bring Carbon within five at the 4:40 mark. Following an Emery timeout, at the 34-2- 36-2- 9. the Dinos cut the lead to three when Bruno hit a baseline jumper, and Carbon had a chance to move within one when a Dino rebounded a missed Emery shot. However, a steal by Lund resulted in a layup, boosting the Spartan lead to That went to when I.ake hit a Boyd jumper off an assist by Peterson. Thomas got the lead back to nine for Emery with an baseline shot with 1:45 left in the period, and Chad Mead con10-fo- ot 38-3- 3. 40-3- 3 10-fo- 18-fo- ot tributed another baseline counter off an inbounds play as Emery took a 3 lead. Carbon finally got two points from a layup by Duane Vasten, but that was negated when Lake hit a bucket, again from the baseline as the quarter ended with lead. Emery holding a 44-3- 46-3- 5 B 64-5- 2 Two hoops by Thomas and one the fourth quarter ended any hopes of a comeback by Carbon as the Dinos fell behind by 17, However, Carbon guard Ken Jensen netted seven points in the final eight minutes, keeping the Carbon hopes alive. Emery would not give in though and got balanced scoring from DeFriez, Thomas, Jon Hanson, and Mead by Mead to open 52-3- 5. as the Spartans outscored in the quarter to record the 2 win. Leading scorer in the game Carbon 18-1- 7 64-5- was Thomas who iinished with 17 while Lund added 14. Also scoring 14 was Carbon's Bruno although the Dinos were led by Behumn's 15 points. Mead also added 10 points as three Spartans finished in double figures. pressure continued in the second frame, but it also put Carbon to the line several times. The Dinos hit 9 of 14 attempts from the line, led by Jeff Bruno who was 6 for 6, but got just two field goals which was one less than Emerys Terry Thomas who scored eight points in the second period. Lund continued to play well too as he finished with 11 at the half. Carbon girl cagers lose n tilts two pre-seaso- By SUZANNE SHAW Sports Writer The Carbon High girls basketball team was easily defeated Thursday by a 0 score as it met the Central High Kochinas from Colorado. We missed a lot of easy baskets early in the game, and that seemed to ' affect our 64-3- - - players mentally, coach James Shaw said. We were shots, and missing a lot of our defense seemed a bit slow at times. The Central team played with great intensity and organization. They were a well coached team, and it helps to play a good team like this because it during the helps point out those things that we as a team need to work on, Shaw said. The coach felt that when the game was compared to others, there were some improvements. He said the Dinos seemed to have better feeling for the ball, for the court and had a better understanding of the plays. The team also used its fast break pre-seas- effectively. are very pleased at the progress we are making on squaring up to the basket and We moving towards, but we still have a lot of work ahead of us, Shaw said. Pam Heinz led all scorers with 14 points and Sandy Anderson led with eight rebounds before leaving the game with torn ligaments in her left ankle. When asked if losing Anderson would affect the rest of the season Shaw said, It will affect the team as much as the team will let it. We have a lot of capable players that can fill her spot. We will just have to be patient with those individuals and help them out as best we can, Shaw said. The J.V. team played well enough to overcome Centrals 0 J.V. team with a score. 12 with Cave led Stacy points and Randi Fausett had 12 rebounds. The team met Uintah Friday night in the last game of its three-gam- e week, losing Uintah got off to a quick start, leading by 28 points a halftime. When we started the game with a full court press, our girls got tired quite fast. Uintah had a very effective press breaker and before we knew it, we were behind by 28 points, Shaw said. When the Dinos came on to the court after halftime, the game 34-3- 64-5- 2. started to turn around slowly. We started running with the ball better and our defense started working better, Shaw said. The Dinos got into early foul trouble as Jenny Miller fouled out at the end of the third quarter and starters Heinz and Beth Hussey both had four fouls each. really were helped out in this game by sophomore Clarene Pabst, who came off the bench and had seven rebounds in the fourth quarter and pitWe ched in 12 points, Shaw said. She is such a factor when she is out on the court because of her size. She is starting to move well to the basket and is a valuable rebounder, Shaw added. Heinz led all scorers with a game high 23 points. Pabst led in the rebounding statistics with 10. The J.V. team lost its game with a 29-3- 3 score. Debbie Barnett led all scorers with nine points and led in rebounding with 14. We are very proud of the J.V. team. They have really improved in their past few games and they give the varsity team a good workout during practice, Shaw said. Carbon's Duane Vasten is fouled by Emery Peterson in Saturday's loss. High School player Blaine Pho,,bv umy w Da... 64-5- 2 Four Barracudas improve times OREM Rachel Koss placed first in five events in an in- vitational swim meet hosted by the Orem Swim Club earlier this month. She also improved five of C times to B times. firsts in the 200 medley relay, 200 breast stroke, 100 freestyle, 200 individual Koss took medley and the relay. 200 freestyle Rachel has improved said Castle Valley Barracuda Swim Team coach greatly, She has Terry Humphreys. been out with an illness but has come back and done well. She needs to realize that she Humcan go even farther, I of think the Koss. said phreys new additions to our coaching staff will help her just do that. Stephanie Wallace became a B swimmer in two events by improving her times in the backstroke and the 200 50-ya- rd She has individual medley. been improving quite a lot lately, Humphreys said. Tina Gentry improved her time in the breast stroke to give her a B time also. 50-ya- rd is quite an acfor Tina, complishment If she consaid. Humphreys tinues her practice, she could That get B times in every event she swims in. Daniel Madsen became a B swimmer in two events, the freestyle and the 50-ya- 50-ya- rd breast If Daniel stroke. more interested in team practices, then he could even get A times, Humsaid. phreys The Barracudas team brought home 27 awards. Other members of the team include Chris Autry, Julie Whear, Kandi Kutkas, Jennifer Wallace, Amanda Kutkas, Michelle Sanders, Davee Kutkas, Kristy Bertelsen, Amy Madsen and becomes Dean Kutkas. Any child can become member of the swim team if or she can swim one length the pool. Information can obtained from Humphreys Price Municipal Pool. Eardley wins $5,000 scholarship at Oklahoma national rodeo finals By ECHO ROBERSON Sports Editor When Jim Bob Eardley was only 2 years old, he got his picture in the newspaper because the photographer thought he was just about the smallest cowboy he had ever seen. years later, Jim Bob is recognized nationally as a cowboy, and he is still getting his picture in the paper. Earlier this month, Eardley won a $5,000 scholarship in the Nestea Now, 16 Tophand Challenge finds, held during the National Finals Rodeo Association Round-u- p in Oklahoma City on Dec. 5. is considered rodeos Super event This Bowl by every professional cowboy in the United States and Canada. Eardley won the award in the event. In Oklahoma City, he his first calf in 11.8 seconds and roped the second calf in 11.3 seconds for a 23.1 second average. For the Eardley family, rodeo is a way of life. Jim Bobs father, Cy Eardley, is a roper himself and taught Jim Bob when he was young. Father and son team-rop- e together. Joetta, Jim Bobs older sister, a chemistry major at Weber State College for the past three years, attends the school on a rodeo scholarship. calf-ropi- Carbon County's own Jim Bob Eardley is shown calf roping his way to a $5,000 scholarship. Eardley and his horse, ''Grey Mama," are pictured taking first in the Utah High School Rodeo finals in Heber City earlier this year. I The road to Jim Bobs success has been a long and hard one, and according to father Cy, has been a drain on ole Pas pocketbook. Jim Bob started his quest for the Nestea scholarship last g event July, when he won the at the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo. Having won the state competition, he then moved to the next step. Jim Bob placed first in the district rodeo, held in Payson, Ariz. He went up against the winners from six neighboring states for the shot at the nationals. He won a $500 scholarship for his district win. Jim Bob plans on using his scholarship to further his education. I havent decided which school I want to go to, but I want to go to someplace warm, he in San Luis Obispo, Calif., said. is a strong possibility. He is undecided on what he wants to major in, maybe business or accounting, he said. Jim Bob, 18, hopes to be a professional rodeo cowboy in four years. He must go through a procedure similar to the one PGA golfers go through in order to compete in the circuit. He must apply for a permit and win $1,000 in prize money in professional rodeos before he is considered a professional cowboy. Eardley was one of the few calf-ropin- Cal-Pol- y card-carryin- calf-rope- rs g in Oklahoma City who broke and trained his own horse. Many of the ropers had I professionally trained horses. wouldnt sell my horse for a million he said. His horse, dollers, Grey Mama, was the ugly duckling of the Eardleys horse herd a few years ago. But after about two years, the horse started to look pretty good and thats when I started to work with it. Being a champion takes a lot of practice. I practice roping everyday, Eardley said. He trains bv lifting weights every other night and roping the other nights. Roping is 60 percent mental and 40 percent skill. In addition to the scholarship, Eardley was given a sterling and gold belt buckle and a wall plaque. When asked if this new belt buckle was the most special he said, "Sure, its special, but the one that is the specialest is the first buckle I ever won at team roping school. When asked if he thought rodeo was dangerous Eardley said, Its only dangerous if you dont use your head. A lot of kids dont realize the opportunities that are available through rodeo. This summer, Jim Bob will begin his professional rodeo career. It wont be easy, the road is long and there are calf-rop- er many stops along the way, but his horse and family will be along. And there will always be more photographers. a he of be at |