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Show THE WEST MOUNTAIN TIMES. JANUARY 14. 1982. PAGE SEVEN Lancers get fever, chills but still intimidate Farmers By MIKE GYGI Times Correspondent CITY The VALLEY WEST Granger Lancers went through hot and cold spurts against Granite, but still managed to defeat the Farmers in the Region 3 opener, The Lancers went through periods of sloppiness to tight, team basketball in their victory over Granite. The Lancers were too excited and took a great many hurried shots that should have never been attempted. The Lancers ran a lot, committing 34 turnovers. But the Lancers had their periods of greatness as well. Stan Winrow combined with Chad Wilkinson on some beautiful, back-doplays inside under the basket. Kelly Overby was nothing less than outstanding on both offensive and defensive boards. The Lancers were in command the entire game. Granite was behind by 10 points most of the game until late in the fourth quarter when Granger blew them off the court. Coach Scott Iverson said he was happy with the victory but not in the way his team acheived it. We were just inconsistent. I wasnt sure what was going to happen next. One minute wed be putting the ball in and looking good, the next wed be throwing it away, Iverson said. The Lancers hit 30 field goals (49 percent). At the free throw line, the Lancers 71-4- 0. Keith Jensen (22) apparently couldn't gain enough altitude as the ball sails past. Ben Curtis (40) and Sammy Lee (3) await (Photo by Glen Fairclough) y. Colts rally to beat Pirates shots as Cottonwood was taking due to their domination of the boards. Cyprus has really got its work cut out. The Pirates travel to Skyline Friday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Skyline is picked to win Region 3 this year and finish tournament. quite high in the State center who Skyline has a seven-fodominates the boards and gets good, inside position. Cyprus will have to shut him off and get its running game back on track if the Pirates expect to stay in this one. hit 1 - of-1- 6 for 68 percent. SALT LAKE CITY-T- he Cyprus Pirates were looking for revenge when they met Cottonwood for the second time this season, but the Pirates were unable to find any reason for rejoicing. The Colts handled the Pirates, 82-6- The Pirates got off to a quick start against a seemingly slow and sluggish Cottonwood team, but the Colts rallied back, thwarting the Pirate offense by not allowing them to run, set up the fast break or get inside. The Pirates shooting percentages were not bad, nor was their defense to blame for the loss. The offense could not get off as many Cottonwood 82, Cyprus 69 Sorenson 4 Cyprus 7 3-- 5 17; Snow 4 Rydalch Holman 3 1 8-0-- 0 0-- 0 14; 10-1- 14, Sefakis 0-- 0 8; 1 0-- 0 2; 2 Jones 4 Moncur 8; 2; Totals 24 21-2- 7 69. Cottonwood Anderl 4 2 10; Coates 6 15; Farnsworth 2 5 7; Oliphant 10 20; Walton 7 9 19; Anderson 4 6 82. 11; Totals 32 2-- 5 3-- 0-- 0 4 18-2- this year followed closely teams in by Granger. Cottonwood boasts a big, powerful team that is good under the 4-- A boards. Granger also is known for its ability to penetrate and pound the boards. This game should prove to be no different than the first outing, and no matter who wins, both teams will most likely get another shot at each other in the State tournament. 4-- A Granger 71, Granite 40 Granite Priet 8 17; D. Abel 1 Fischer 1 0 2; Waters 4 8; Dehlin 3 0 6; J. Abel 0 1; Lee 04) 2; Arbon 1 0-- 2; Totals 19 4 40. 20; WilkinGranger Winrow 9 0-- 0 2; 0-- 0-- As the world turns, and turns, and turns athletes seem to gel bigger and bigger. Will it ever stop? When will the ultimate size be reached in the sports world and when will the human race stop getting bigger, stronger and faster? In athletics there is nothing quite so intimidating as size and the oversized person certainly carries respect among his teammates, not to mention the opponents, the officials, and the coaches. If the prospective player has size, the coach will take another look, go the extra mile, and is more apt to bet on the come. You know the old story two guys have the same ability but the coach keeps the large one on the team while the smaller one gets out. In basketball, size really shows up and equal opportunity often vanishes in the game of roundball. Since the basket is only ten feet above the floor and usually shoots a doesnt move, a "Goliath shorter distance and at a better angle than the little fellas do. It is also an aged fact that you can be big dumb, and ugly and still come up with copious numbers of rebounds by simply standing fiat footed on one side of the basket while the mice jump all the way up to your navel. Size is also a great advantage to the football player, and often the score board swings in favor of the big behemoth as he tramples his little op 1 2 2-- 0 2-- 3 son 7 15; Overby 3 7 12; West berg 3 04) 6; Wilder 4 9; Willcson 0 Van Orden 2 04) 4; McDermott 2 0 4; Totals 30 6 71. 6-- 0-- By MIKE GYGI '' Stan inrow (32) leaves a railing card with Richard Waters (30) as he makes his way down field goal lane. Winrow was high point man for both teams with 20 counters. (Photo by Glen Fairclough) V Times Correspondent It was anybodys game High School took on Bingham in the Region 2 opener, but the visiting Cougars prevailed in overtime, RIVERTON when Kearns 54-4- 9. The Cougars are notorious for giving the fans exciting games and Coach Kenyon Clark gray hair. This game followed suit. Both teams played good ball before a Racked Bingham crowd. The Miners seemed to be in control in the early going of the game. The Cougars scored first, but could not get on the board again until the Miners had scored six straight points. The Cougars found themselves behind until late in the third quarter when Tal Harry picked off a couple of Miners passes to get the Cougars up on top. This is becoming the method of Cougar play. Get behind early, stay behind until late in the game, and then take the lead at the last minute and go home with a victory. The Cougars did get the lead late in the game, but could not keep it. The lead went back and forth until the buzzer sounded at the end of the fourth quarter leaving both teams tied. The Cougars again fell behind in overtime but center Brian Taylor hit a shot to give the Cougars the lead again and Tal Harry hit two key free throws with 13 seconds left to ice the victory for the Cougars. Harry was the high scorer for Kearns with 14, and Ron Judd was next with 13. Kearns will travel to Brighton on Jan. PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 size Serendipity Sports The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair and behold there were giants in the earth. (Genesis 6:4) 0-- 0 Cougars prevail in overtime, add to coach Clark's gray hair 4-- A By MIKE GYGI The Lancers strong point was defenThe Farmers couldnt penetrate the front line or get inside. The Lancers constantly blocked the Farmers shots and stole the ball. Unfortunately, after the Lancers would steal the ball, they would throw it away again. Granger travels to Cottonwood on Friday Jan. IS at 7:30 p.m. and has a score to settle. Cottonwood defeated Granger in the Granite School District tournament with a jump shot at the buzzer to win by one point. Cottonwood went on to take second place in the tournament. The Colts are one of the higher rated se. cn n 5? ' By Dale Simons ponents into submission. The high schools are full of football linemen who look back at 200 pounds, the alleges think 250 is a good average weight and the protessionals arc closing in on Vjo The little red player said to the big my, what a big body heavy footballer you have All the better to crunch you wnh, my dear, he answered. It seems like every year athletes get bigger and bigger, and what are us little fellows supposed to do about it? Shall we just give up and turn the world over to those with over active pituitary glands or shall we continue to step on their toes, bite them on the knees and continue to out hustle the big uns? If youre small in stature you have to be big in other places like the mind and the heart. SIMONS SAYS The only disadvantage I know to being big is that you have to pay adult rates at the movies at an earlier age. Frank Lucero (15) attempts a shot inside the key, while Bingham player has ideas of his own. (Photo by Mike Gygi) jt i,A ' A&.FNL, 1 6T' ST CO ) |
