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Show jjiMUfUniiiDBi Sports SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS 15 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 1998 Cowboys edge Beaver, get 2 seed in Region Tourney The Kanab Cowboys had another game come right down to the wire last Friday night at Beaver, but this time they came out on top Jerron Glazier free throw a sank with 2.7 seconds left in the game to break a tie. After missing the second free throw, Glazier intercepted a Beaver pass five feet beyond the three point line and fired up a trey that hit nothing but net as the horn sounded to end the game. The Cowboys jumped out to a 15-- 8 lead, thanks to three in a row by Chandler Cutler midway through the first period. Beaver rallied to tie the game at 7 at the end of one. Glazier took over in the second quarter, scoring the first 10 points in the period on four baskets and two free throws to put 58-5- 4. 54-5- 4 three-pointe- rs 17-1- Kanab up 27-1- Beaver 7. wouldn't quit and went ona 1 run to get within four points Andy Lowe hit a trey to spur the Cowboys back to a seven point lead, which they maintained until halftime, leading at the break. Beaver outscored the Cowboys in the first five minutes of the third frame to get within one Back to back point by Chad Sturgill and Glazier pushed the lead back up to seven at After a Beaver basket, Aaron Greenland rebounded a Sturgill miss and put it back in with :03 left in the third to make the score Kanab. There was very little scoring in the first four and a half minutes of the final period. Kanab led Beaver 49-4- 2 with 3:41 left to play. Beaver scored five quick points on a followed by a steal and p lay-uto cut the Cowboy lead a to 49-4- 7 with 2:47 remaining. Glazier hit a 15' baseline jumper :32 later to push the lead back to 7-- 28-2- 4. 35-2- 8 9-- 3 38-3- three-pointe- 7. 44-3- rs 7. 46-3- 9 three-pointe- r, four points. After rebounding a outscoringthem 25-- 7 to lead 8 Parowan. Kanab opens tourney Beaver miss, Glazier missed the heading into the final frame. play against the host Rams at front end of a one and one at the Having a chance to possibly score 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evening. 1:58 mark. Beaver's Lynn Dalton 100 points, coach Gary Glover The JV squad came up with got a nice feed underneath for opted instead to work on his two more victories, demolishing an easy layup. Glazier was fouled stall for the last four minutes of Parowan and also 1:32 with He to play. made the game. Jerron Glazier scored again handily. After a slugone of two free throws to push 16 and Lowe popped in 15 to gish first half against the Rams, Kanab back up by three lead the Cowboy scoring attack. they blew it open in the third After a quick basket by Beaver, Chad Sturgill added 10, while quarter, outscoringParowan 26-- 6 Cutler was fouled on a drive Brinkerhoff and Cutler had to take a lead into the with one minute remaining. He seven apiece. final frame. Latimer Smith talThe Cowboys and Beavers lied 16, including 10 in the decicalmly sank both charity tosses to make the score Kanab. ended up tied for second place sive third period, while Charles Dalton was fouled with :42 left with 4 region records. Monday Hammon added 12. Clayton going for a rebound. He made morning, the Cowboys won a Cutler and Jeremiah Church one of two free throws to cut the coin toss to get the 2 seed be- had seven apiece to lead the lead to The Cowboys hind first place North Sevier in sophomore scorers. The Cowboys threw the ball away seven sec- the Region 11 Tournament at shot out to a 0 lead at the onds later. Beaver went for the win, attemptingtwo in the last :25 seconds. 11 connected, but Whit Williams was fouled rebounding with :13 left. He sank both 28-Parow- an free throws to knot the score at setting the stage for Glazier's last second heroics. Glazier ended up with 25 points on the night. Cutler netted 12 Saturday and Greenland added 10 points, 228 along with some big rebounds. The Cowboys played their final home game against Parowan on Wednesday night, blowing 5:30 All 12 players them away 8 4 Millard Highest who suited up got on the Seed 4:45 pm scoreboard. Levi Judd was nursfoot in and didn't play i 5 Enterprise ing a sore 5th Place either game last week. 11:45 am The five senior members of 63-2- 65-3- 5 52-4- &?a. ,9 1 & 54-5- 1 8-- 54-5- 2. 47-3- three-pointe- 54-5- mf! ' h j f c! i -- the Lowe, Jeremy Travis Brinkerhoff, Franklin, Chandler Cutler and big John Watson started their final home contest off with bang, jumping out to a 17-- lead. The Cowboys outscored the Rams 12-- in the first four minutes of the quarter. Later, Lowe hit the last seven points of the second period to put Kanab up 1 at the half. The Cowboys dominated the Rams in the third frame, 6th Place 5 3:45 pm 1st Place 2nd Place 6:30 pm 7 Parowan 4th Place 2 7:15 pm 3 Beaver 4 38-2- ' s' ' " v- Two: Bye-Da- y 8:15 pm 6 South Sevier 6 3 Highest seed of losers of games 1 , 2&3 Designates home team Awards will follow the boy's championship game. eGQsgfeafi k'" "" " & J ' y - f a; W i . J If , .. ' New 2200 sq. ft. home, 4 bedroom, 2 bath on 12 acre EDDY BUILDERS I . MM (HIM Lil' Hoopsters These little hoopstersfrom kindergarten through fourth grade just finished a six week fundamental clinic put on was also a group of Hoopsters from fifth through by KHS head coach Gary Glover and his varsity players. There eighth grades. 'S 7:30 pm pm 3rd Place 3:45 pm 8 'ij-- t , 7. 228 2 Kanab team-And- y " ; ? 50-3- Region Boys Basketball Tournament High School February 26, 27, 2. - 1 29-2- 5 4, , . er coasted to an easy victory. Smith led all scorers with 19, while Rory Brunner added 18, including three treys from downtown. The freshmen split their two games to end their season. Like their older couterparts, they also beat up on poor Parowan, with Lance Brown leading the way with 25 points. Kyle Brunner and Josh Blasdell also had 16 apiece. They didn't fare quite as well against Beaver. Trailing26-1- 9 at the half, the closest they could get in the second half was before with four points at the Beavers pulled away in the fourth frame and won rs Nei-ther'o- , 'sM ' ' 9. 54-2- 6 dte (SiraClEg) sed 0D ; v crush-ingBeav- half over the Beavers, then For all your building needs Since 1960 No substitute for experience Call Don Eddy at 435-644-54- 22 |