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Show f i liiola By MEL OSBORN Beaver High School closed out Its regular season schedule last Wed- nesday night with a 2 victory over Milford. The win gave the Beavers a 10-- 0 record in Division n and a 16-- 1 record in preparation for post season play. The Beavers will play the winner of the Parowan-Panguitc- h game on Saturday at the Region 12 Round Robin Tournament at Kanab. The Beavers and the Tigers went head to head in the first quarter. Beaver held an 6 edge after the first eight minutes before the Beavers opened up an eleven point halftime lead, 8. Mark Yardley blistered the nefs for 10 points in the first quarter for the Tigers as he shot five for five from the 20 foot range. The Beavers put together a balanced attack behind the shooting of Bryan Wood and Thane Marshall in the first quarter. Wood gave Beaver an 4 lead with a few seconds left in the first quarter but Scott Sullivan hit an 18 foot jump shot at the buzzer to pull the Tigers to within two points. Marshall opened the second quarter with ablazingdrivedownthe center for two quick points for the Beavers. Sullivan answered with two more for the Tigers, cutting Beavers lead to Keith Stucki hit a bucket for Beaver and Dave Roberts canned two more points for the Beavers from a Marshall steal. Hutchings then picked off a Tiger pass, setting up Roberts for a layup, moving Beavers lead to Roberts gave Beaver a ten point lead 8 when he drilled two shots from the 75-6- 18-1- 39-2- 18-1- 20-1- 8. 26-1- 8. 28-1- charity stripe. Todd Williams hit an outside shot for the Tigers but Wood hit a 15 foot jumper to move Beaver out to a lead with 5:00 left in the 0 second quarter. David Gay, Steve Hutchings and Yardley exchanged the next six points scored from the foul line before Yardley cut the Beaver lead to six with his hot shooting from the 30-2- Jr. Uaoify wins final ?nn u corner. Hutchings and Wood combined for three more points, giving Beaver a 6 lead approaching the final minute. Hutchings hit two more points off the fast break for a 6 Beaver lead. With :50 seconds until intermission, David Gay drilled two for the Tigers. Marshall followed with a bucket, giving Beaver a 8 halftime lead. Marshall also opened the second half with a 20 footer, moving the score to 8 for the Beavers. Wood answered with two more and OoQuors folio 35-2- 47-4- 0 going 37-2- The Milford Junior Varsity had in their eyes as they lined up for the tip-o- ff beginning their game with their arch-rivBeaver High School Junior Varsity. The Tigers had lost a closely contested game to Beaver earlier in the season and this one they wanted badly. And, for a while, it looked like they were going to do what they had set out to do. However, it was the old story of poor shooting and the absence of Scott Sullivan that led to the defeat at the hands of Beaver by a score of fire 39-2- al 41-2- it was 43-2- 8. Yardley and Sullivan struck for thp Tigers but Hutchings ran off six consecutive points for the Beavers, giving Beaver a 51-lead. Wood and Hutchings canned six more points, giving Beaver an 18 point lead lie fore Sullivan hit his second buzzer shot for the Tigers, leaving the score at at the end of the 2 third quarter. Tiger John Dotson traded buckets with Wood and Roberts of Beaver, but Stuckis two foul shots kept the Beavers on top by 18. With 2:00 remaining in the final period Beaver led before Yardley, Gay and Craig Patterson added the final six points of the game, leaving the final score at 36 48 to 27. The final score was certainly misleading as the Tiger JV was most certainly in the game throughout the first half and going into the third quarter. Down 11 to 2 in the first quarter, Milford tame storming back to take a temporary lead 18 to 17 only to let Beaver score a couple of easv shots to go off at half time with a deficit of 21 to 58-4- 75-5- 75-6- 6, 18. The second half was a totally different story. Their offensive output for the entire second half was nine (9) points. The ball just would not fall for them. Teddy Bridge led the Tigers in scoring with eight points and he was followed by Aaron Mayer and Eric Roach with seven and five points respectively. Mayer led the team in rebounding with eight. Milford hit on eight shots in forty-thre- e attempts and made eleven field goals in twenty four attempts. 2. Wood and Yardley tied for top honors with 24 each. Hutchings finished with 17, Marshall 14, Roberts 10, Stucki 6, Chad Blackburn 2, and Chad Black two for the scoring Beavers. Dotson and Sullivan had 11 each for the Tigers to assist Yardley. Gay shipped in seven points followed by Rose with 4, Patterson 3, and Williams two to round out the Tiger scoring. The Beavers drew a bye in the first round of the Region Tournament beginning tomorrow at Kanab. The Beavers will play the winner of Parowan and Panguitch at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday while the Tigers match up with Wayne County at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Displaying their usual tough defense, the Tiger'- Junior Varsity, r and stronger play ing against ibgt-ieEscalante grM-- still prevailed to close out their season with a 47 Escalante kept the to 40 victory. game close in the first half, but the Tiger perserverance on defense caught up with them and in the third and fourth frames, Milford pretty much walked away with the contest. The final score was much closer than the game that was played. Aaron Mayer and Teddy Bridge both were in double figures with 12 and 11 points respectively; however, it was the dominance on the boards that gave the Tigers the edge. Mayer and Kerry Sherwood led in this department with 15 and 10. As a team the Tiger JV had a total of 51 rebounds. The tenacious defense that is usually employed bv Milford was led by just atxurt everyone. They forced I scalante into 28 turnovers. Individually, Milford was led by Bridge and Mayer with seven and five steals; however, all of the Tigers contributed to the final figures of 28. As were the steals, Milford enjoyed 37 save1 which always indicates their defensive efforts. Clayton Holm, Kerry Sherwood andRob-b- y Marshall led in this area with each getting eight saves. The other Tiger JV members were close behind these figures. As has been the case throughout the season, defense has given the Milford High School Junior Varsity the big plus in their wins this year. There have been times when the offense just did not make the necessary baskets for a big wm; however, with their aggressiveness on defense Milford still came out the victor. This certainly was the case against Escalante as they hit only 15 field goals in 68 attempts for a 22; average. However, from the free throw line, it was a different story. They hit on 18 of 27 for a 66 average. The season has come to an end for the Junior Varsity. Considering everything, it was a relatively good year for them. With maturitv and added experience, the future of the Tigers is good. They finished the season with five wins against thirteen losses; however, there were several close contests that could have gone either way. In sports, 'youth is a blessing. So it is with the Milford High School Junior JU win 40-2- 7 NEXT DANCE PLEASE: Mark Yardlev (left) and Bryan Wood seem to next be doing the turkey trot while other players line up for the met rivals the when cross wild county dance. The action got pretty last week. Other players are John Dotson and David Roberts. -- -- ers win diowo against Escalante The Milford High School Tigers stupe for a total of 28 points. waited all year for their first Yardley was second in scoring with Blowout;however, it waited until 18 points and he was closely followed by Scott Sullivan with 16. the last game of the regular season Teamwise, the Tigers hit on 35 against Escalante at'Escalante.This of 72 shots for a very good 49. is not to say that they have not had They were 15 of 22 from the free They have, many opportunities. throw line for 67r. but would relax and let their opSatMilford overpowered Esc alante on in the back get game. ponents urday night, the coaching staff was the boards with 64 team rebounds. determined not to let this happen. Yardley and Dotson combined for 37 with Yardlev The final score was Milford 85; getting 19 and Dotson pulling down 18. Yardley Escalante 50. also led the team in steals with The game began as if it would seven and Williams had nine assists. t. be still another nip and tuck Sullivan and Dotson enjoved sixteen With some sloppy plav on saves a piece, but as a team, the part of the Tigers, they finished out the first quarter being tied 3. with Escalante However, with the help of some choice words, this all changed in the second quarter. It was here that Milford became determined not to let down and make their opponents look good. The A near capantv crowd filled the score ended at the half with the gymnasium of the Milford High Tigers in the lead by 40 to 28. School Tigers to witness the cross The rout did not end here. This county rivalry between the Beavers was only the beginning. Milford and the Tigers. It was a combinawas threatened with a great deal fire power tion of not enough if of running they let their opponent in the offensive column and not get back into the game. enough endurance on the boards The Tigers continued the rout that did the Tigers in In the score In the third quarter as they of 75 to 62. Escalante 21 to 5 to take The game was reallv decided in a commanding lead of 61 to 33 second quarter. Playing inspired the going into the fourth and final frame. the Tigers staved even basketball, By this time, the Tigers were with the Beavers during the first in blowout this first caught up quarter with the score of 18 to and continued the onslaught. The 16. But, as has happened so many -lead built up to thirty eight points in the past, the Tigers let times 79 to 36 before the bench was down for just a motheir guard cleared. Even the Junior Varsity and Beaver HighSc hool jumped ment came in and scored freely. to take a big advantage outscoring John Dotson led the team in scorMilford in the second quarter 21 to ing with 12 of 20 shots from the 12. Beaver held a fair v commandfloor and 4 of 6 from the charity ing lead at half 39 to 28, a lead thev maintained throughout the rest of the game and even increased to eighteen points at one stage during the second half. John Dotson got into earlv foul trouble and without his presence, Wood was nearlv unstopable. It was the shooting prowess of senior ap- con-tes- the Tigers once again broke the record with 85 big ones. It was this defensive effort that made the rout possible. The regular season has ended on a sound note. The big win surely has to be considered as a great warm-u- p for their first encounter in the Round Robin Tournament with As it has been Wayne County. noted in the past, when the Tigers play good defense and run their offense, they can lie as tough as anyone in the State. With a solid team effort, there could be some surprises for the Tiger opponents in tourney play. Varsity. Shop With The BeaverCounty News Advertisers 13-1- inith Yardlev le out-scor- to SHOT TRICK: Steve Hutchings goes high hot hand the held still but Yardley block Mark Yardleys shot, Beavers kept their with 24 points against the Beavers, but the win. 2 They will both head for league record clean with the in mind. with week victory this the Round Robin at Kanab THE OLD BLOCKED 75-6- c tain Mark Yardley who kept the Tigers within reac h throughout most of the game. Yardley hit on eleven of nineteen shots from the floor, of which most were from the eighteen to twentv foot range and also was two for two at the foul line for a game high of 24 points. However, this is not all he did. He led the Tigers in the rebounding department with 16. Sophomore guard Scott Sullivan had another good game with a total His point ratio of eleven points. ame on five field goals in ten attempts and one out of two from the free throw line. Sullivan also led the Tigers with seven steals for the evening. Fven though hi pla.ing time was limited, John Dotson still managed to get into double figures with eleven. Statistic allv, the Tigers did not plav a bad game in most departments. Thev were 24 of 59 shots from the floor for a 40r average and did exceptionally well from the charity stripe shooting 14 of 18 for a very good 78r;. Fven though they were out relcounded bv the Beavers, their biggest deficit was in the turnover c -- rEV category where they collected thirtwo. One very bright spot for the Tigers was the return of Craig Patterson, who onlv a very short time ago was seriously hurt in an auto ac ci lent. However, thev broke tlie mold when thev made this voung man, as he was most determined to see action bv the time the Tigers played Beaver. Patterson saw a great deal of playing timp ind did Fven though he onlv very well. contributed three points, tie had nine retxmnds, five steals, and nine saves. To sav the least, a good d nights work ifter what had to him. Its this kind of "will to win that could even yet carry over to the other Tigers to give them a successful spason. Fteaver was led In Wood with 24, Hutchings with 17, M irshall with 14, and Rolierts with 10. The regular season of league games has concluded. The Tigers finished in third pi me which still gives them great hoi for success in the Round Robin Tournament. s long as there is life, there is ty -- hap-ene- hoi. U't ii ,f l,..av VW . -- i v ) . w a A- COURT OF HONOR: Scouts from the Minefsville Ward posed at the Court of Honor held last Sunday awarded in the Minersville C hurch. Scott Fails was Other scouts earning honors his Fagle Scout. were Mike Brienholt, Lane Limb, Steven Albrec ht, F Shay Barry Marshall, David McMullin, Kelly yre, Weaver, RusspII f arter, Sidney Marshall, Tracy Fails, Kirt Walleck, ( ralg Rollings Lime Brienholt, Brady Fyre, Scott Fvre, Daaul Marshall, Wade Marshall, Darin Davis, and Mavcock Fyre. Shane ec i vid tit, Photo by Wilma Goff, Dick f-ad, T 11 f y I SI NIORS HONORFD: Seniors were honored at Hie laid home game with Heaver I v tlie Tiperettes. From left is Marie Williams, mascot, Tigerette LJ Li. I Lisa Florence, Tigers Todd Williams, Mark Yard-le- v, John Dotson, Craig Patterson, Roger Rose and David Gav. |
