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Show I' lie Sdll I.dke fntwiie. faesday. January i.i55 21, KLAF Revives High School Football , Hoop Broadcasts So far, so good, according to both Ellis and tjardner The reaction has been super," says Ellis The sc hools are excited to see us there and the parents think it's great i'tah has some great high school bdikethall talent, and Jay thinks the kids deserve it." But is it making money' "Yes. very defreplied initely, By Jue fidird Tribune Sporu Writer High s hixil baske'bdll is no joke at KLAF The AM Murray-b.ne- radio station has now been in the prep sports broadcasting business since last auturrm And based upon the reception its high school football and basketball coverage has ceived from Gardner read- something of permanent ture on the local a fix- 1. No kidding The broadcasting of high school football and bas- 2. 3. 4. 5. ketball contests, of course, has 1. long been a fixture in the state's 2. 3. outlying areas, 4. 5. and even along Wasatch Front in locales such as Orem and 1. awhile since a lo- cal. Salt Lake Valley-base- sta- d 10-- 0 7-- 1 Several Salt fast-pitc- Sponsorship hasn't been a 7-- 1 7-- 1 problem either, maintains the 1 station GM, who quickly rattled of the names of a 8-- 11-- 1 adver- half-doze- n 7-- 2 7-- 2 7-- 3 10-- 1 8-- 3 broadcasts. Just who is 8-- 3 tening to the 8-- 4 7-- 5 tisers that have signed on for the high 2-- A 11-- 1 12-- 2 8-- 3 8-- 4 school games is a harder to lis- little pin- point, as again, there hasn't been any kind of research or surveys done on the subject. But Gardner is willing to theo- A 1. Piute 2. Enterprise 3. North Sevier 4. South Summit 5. Valley Lake broadcasting outlets gave it the old, er, high school try during the 70s. But for various and sundry reasons ranging from logistics to skimpy ratings, all eventually junked their prep coverage. So when KLAF operations manager Bob Ellis, a seven-yea- r veteran of broadcasting prep games in Colorado and Wyoming, surveyed the scene this past summer, he saw a void and then proceeded to sell the station's management on filling it "It all started with our softball league broadcasts last summer, and that seemed to go pretty Ellis. well," said the "There was really no organized research to see if this was something that would work. And Jay Gardner, KLAF's general manager said he didn't think it would go over in Salt Lake. But the softball was a hit so we itable situation." 3-- CLASS tion has attempted such coverage. been a very prof- 11-- 1 2. 3. Millard 4. Lehi 5. Morgan Pleasant Grove But it s been It's basketball. CLASS Davis Brighton Bountiful Orem Hillcrest CLASS Provo Ben Lomond Timpview Springville South CLASS Richfield Emery 4-- airwaves the RtKIGS PRF.P vertisers and listeners so far, it become may Bas- ketball isn't there yet. but we made money on football and I think we ll end up making money on 10-- 2 rize. "You have a lot of parents in this town with younger children, and they can't always get out to the games, he says. "So you have Mom and Dad listening. Many of the parents whose kids are playing will be at the games themselves, but there will also be people out there who have interest in the game." This, Gardner added, could either be through knowing a player, knowing the parents of a player, or maybe even being an interested alum not to mention the hard-cor- e basketball junkies. h The most difficult aspect of KLAFs prep coverage, ironically, has been in pulling off the broadcasts themselves. The logistics have been tough sometimes," Ellis smiled. "I've sat in bleachers with the scorebook in my lap and wires run half a mile under bleachers and down hallways. It can get interesting. tried it. With Ellis behind the mike, the KLAF high school broadcasts began on a weekly basis in September during the football season, continued on through the state tournaments and picked up again when the prep hoop season began. The station is now do' Ellis will generally arrive jt (he gym well before upi.ff m lm ate a find an AC outlet, phone hookup, cable his very carefully string and get his broadcast site set up 1 11 also watch the warmups to get a look at the players, talk to the coaches and get them on tape for the pregame show, he says "I anally have them talk about how their seasons have gone, and then 11 invite both of them show " Most of the on the coaches, Ellis adds, "have been very They've been a lot of cooperative " help - 1 post-gam- man genThe KLAF erally does the games solo, although he has utilized the occasional color man. And as often as not, he'll grab a booster club president or a principal "whoever happens to be around for the halftime show play-by-pla- y Because of the way the schedule has been set up, Ellis has generally seen two new teams every night out which is difficult from a broadcasting standpoint with new names, numbers and faces to memorize twice a week, but logical in the view of the fact that KLAF is the only station in the Valley doing high school games. "If the schools are enthusiastic and they have facilities, we ll cover them, he says. "But we also wanted to cover a lot of schools. We wanted to try and hit everybody." Cincinnati Upends Cards; Hoyas Avenge NCAA Loss Tribune Wire Services Sophomore guard Roger McClendon pumped in 24 of his 35 points in the second half and Tony Wilson had a three-poiplay with eight seconds left as Cincinnati upended No. 13 Lou2 in a Metro Conference isville game Monday night. Georgetown 76, Villanova 72: in Landover, Reggie Williams scored 22 points, including five in the final 1:05, and No. 12 Georgetown blunted a second-half comeback to down Big East foe Villanova in a rematch of last years NCAA championship game. Notre Dame 91, Hofstra 67: in South Bend, Donald Royal scored 20 points to lead No. 16 Notre Dame. 84-8- Memphis St. 68, Miss. St. 64: in HattiesburG, Miss., Andre Turner's layup basket with 23 seconds remaind ing let Memphis State deficit. rally from a late five-poithird-ranke- nt e The main reason for these difficulties, he noted, is that most local high school gyms even the newest ones weren't designed with broadcasting in mind. So consequently, Ellis has found himself plunked down with his equipment in just about every conceivable nook and cranny that the various gymnasiums have had to offer. Tr KLAF announcer Bob Ellis the action during Keams-C- y prus play-by-pla- y ibune Start Photo Dv Van Patiw. game from the Cougar gym balcony. tion does two prep hoop games per week. . Sta-cal- Moses, Barkley Too Much for Knicks Tribune Wire Services The Philadelphia 76ers have both Moses Malone and Charles Barkley to do the dirty work near the basket, while the New York Knicks have only rookie Patrick Ewing That manpower advantage allowed Philadelphia to post a 103-9- 3 victory Monday afternoon at the Spectrum. Malone had 30 points and 12 rebounds and Barkley added 24 points and 18 boards for Philadelphia, which notched its 15th victory in its last 17 outings. just had too much for them, Barkley said. "We had Moses." The 76ers shot only 40.2 percent from the field, compared to 43 2 percent for the Knicks, but hit free throws, compared to only for the visitors "Moses set the tone and we dominated inside," Barkley said. "We played very well as a team and the other guys kept getting it inside to Moses and me." "We Philadelphia also got 22 points from Julius Flrving but coach Matt Goukas credited his defense for the victory. "I thought we had a good effort today from everyone," Goukas said. "Our defense has had some peaks and valleys this season but today we were strong defensively from start to finish. This was a good win and a nice way to finish the first half of the season. New York coach Hubie Brown pointed to his team's poor shooting and Malone as the reasons for the loss. "Look. Moses is Moses," Brown said. "He's the best in the business and takes pride in his job." Lakers 133, Bulls 118: At Chicago, Magic Johnson scored 12 points in the fourth quarter to quell a pair of late Chicago runs, and teammate James 33 Worthy connected for a game-hig- h points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a triumph over the Bulls. The loss was the fifth straight for Chicago, which got 23 points from Orlando Woolridge and 19 from George Gervin. Cavs 108, Suns 93: At Richfield. Ohio, World B. Free scored 18 of his 31 points in the first half as Cleveland halftime lead on surged to a the way to a victory over Phoenix., Cleveland got 12 pomts each frona Roy Hinson, Edgar Jones and Mei Turpin. , Pacers 105, Pistons 99: At Indianapolis. Wayman Tisdale scored 29 points, including 11 in the third quarter, as Indiana beat Detroit to end an eight-gamtailspin. Tisdale also grabbed 15 rebounds for Indiana, now as the Pacers beat Detroit for the first time in 10 outings. Hawks 101, Bucks 98: At Atlanta, 24 Kevin Willis scored a season-hig- h points, including a jumper with 42 seconds left to snap a tie, pacing surging Atlanta to a victory over e on-sit- ing two basketball games per week, and will again continue on into the n with region and state tournament coverage. 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