Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday February C By Shaun McKinnon 10 foul fest in Bobcats late dumps 71-6- sports writer HYRUM — For two minutes Mountain Wednesday night Crest shot free throws A lot of free throws Too many free throws if you ask Sky View at whose expense the shots were The Mustangs missed their only try at a field goal but they attempted 17 free throws in two minutes the final two minutes of the game and scored 9 points This is what is known as doing it the hard way or more precisely in this case winning it the hard way because Mountain Crest won upsetting the Bobcats 19 1987 72-6-6 For different entirely reasons the head coaches of both teams were less than satisified with the finiah of Wednesday’s battle “The last two minutes was not intensity it was stupidity” Mustang boss John Nielsen said “We didn’t play smart If you’re a good ballclub you don't make foolish mistakes and there were some foolish mistakes’’ View coach Alan Sky Wamsley was more to the point with his assessment "They took 23 foul shots in the fourth quarter’’ he said “How can you win a game like that? There were some very critical calls that went against us tonight It sounds like sour I know but the Sapes was a factor in this game The loss was the second straight for Sky View once the ruler of Region 5 Both defeats came at the hands of Cache Valley teams surging Logan winning last Friday The Bobcats are now 2 in the league 12-- 6 overall and suddenly an undisputed region championship will be Wamsley said tough The ’Cats host Bear River Friday in a 7!30 pm then travel to Ben tipoff Lomond Tuesday for the season finale “It’s going to be tough to get up for the next game’’ Wamsley said “We’ve got to bounce back now and mentally prepare ourselves” For Mountain Crest the win meant not only revenge of a 6-- : loss to Sky View 4 last month but a virtual lock on third place in the region and a berth in the state 3A tournament The Mustangs are 3 in -9 ue overall and two games left on the the worst they could finish is 5 With the right combination of upsets Mountain Crest could even tie for second place “We can’t win the region championship’’ Nielsen said “That’s obvious But we can win the state championship and no one’s to say we can’t doit’ Mountain Crest will host Ben Lomond Friday night at 7:30 pm and then wrap up the season Tuesday at Logan Both the Scots and Grizzlies were winners Wednesday Wednesday’s foul festival at Hyrum began with just under two minutes to play Mountain Crest led 7 and was forcing Sky Vlew to take outside shots on offense and apparently to foul on defense With about 40 secdhds to play the Bobcats were whistled for the first of two intentional breakaway fouls which meant the Mustangs got two foul shots and possession of the ball In between those two calls the Sky View bench drew a technical foul again giving MC a pair of free throws and the balL Through all of that though the Bobcats were not out of the game The Mustangs missed the first half of all three two-shfouls and missed the front end of four fouls With a full half minute still to play MC led by only four points But the ’Cats suffered the same problems down the stretch that plagued them from the start Mountain Crest's zone defense locked up the lane and forced Sky View to go outside where the scoring was not so 5-- 9-- 5-- 63-5- ot one-and-o- ne 70-6- 4 These are trying times for SV coach Alan Wamsley (above) but for Mustang fans 'Cats were perfect guests handle on the MC offense and 17 points scoring a team-hig- h Four other MC players finished in double figures — Lee Brown had 10 Justin Larsen 12 Funk 11 and Lance Brown 20 “It was a balanced game” Nielsen said “it was probably as good a team effort as we’ve hadallyear” Wamsley said the Bobcats should have adjusted when MC slowed Jensen “They had him pretty well double-teame- d and boxed out” said “But Wamsley you’ve still good Inside ace Brian Jensen was Sot to run the offense the way not having the game of his designed” career He scored a game-hig-h Wamsley said the Bobcats but he was not as didn’t - get the breaks they effective on the break or at needed to win such a dose s work pro-- game making :16-poin- ts pass-play- re have to attribute that to Brian Funk” Nielsen said “He got in and around the post and was able to atop Jensen1’ Bart Peterson led the Mustang attack keeping a “It was a pretty decent ballgame” he said “I didn’t feel we played that poorly We didn’t get any breaks asketball is a game of breaks and I’m not sure you can win a game like this” Gunning Grizzlies go get ’em Tigers next By Mike Ingraham sports editor take what they can get and anyway the coach’ stomach was rumbling Now he can eat “ couldn't go out and shop for five weeks” h The double decker sign in the Logan student said referring to the leprosy that came with hi section read "When 2 Bears meet in the wild team’s start “I’m going to go to shop tonigfa Grizzlies starve the last” with my Logan coat on” The Grizzlies not only didn’t starve WednesLogan’s second straight win avenges ai day they were all but burping when they came earlier humiliation at Bear River and gives tb off the Community Center basketball court after galloping Grizzlies further momentum toward toe state tournament which includes toe to feasting on Bear River Bear meat four teams from each region 9 The holocaust featured an 18 for 19 Ogden’s toss to Ben Lomond Wednesday performance at the foul line and had Logan coach Larry Comadena rhapsodizing — tivw afternoon leavea Logan 6 tied with the Tigers and Bears for fourth place Ben Lomond stands “ambrosia fruit of the gods 1 followed by Sky View 2 Of course the coach was also talking third atop the region at and then Mountain Crest 3 place until news of Mountain Crest’s win over “Our big game is Friday” said Comadena Sky View cut short that line of thinking And smashing wins like Wednesday’s do have their “We’ve got to beat Ogden because if Ogden sour side — “This makes you feel bad because beats us and if we should beat Mountain Crest I you know you could have won a couple of games don’t count on Bear River beating Ogden at the first round” said Comadena “I just hope home (at Bear River)” we haven’t waited too long to start winning” The Grizzlies go after the Tigers at Ogden But the Grizzlies who like the sign said were 7:30 pm Friday They then wind up the regular truly out there in the wilds not so tong ago will season at home against Mountain Crest Feb 24 Judging from their appetite against the Bears consistency not 27 percent We’re shooting the the Grizzlies are ready to swallow the Tigers in ball 37 percent plus” a gulp Wednesday's game was over in a wink Overall the Grizz fired 52 percent from the just as soon as Doug Raymond’s tipin gave the floor (to BR’s horrific 27 percent) but it was at Grizz a 4 edge the line that the Grizzlies were truly eerie Mark They ran out to a 13-- 4 lead in that first Fjeldsted at the very start of the game began quarter which wound up 19-- 8 By halftime it the remarkable run of 14 straight free throws One after the other Paul Parkinson Todd was 7 Logan denying their visitors almost Wilson Raymond Fjeldsted again Wilson all access to the boards enjoying a 20--8 rebounding edge At game’s end that advantage again Matt Udy sank free throws Then with was 9 just two minutes to play Wilson stepped up to Jason Dickerson had the Bears’ only hot hand the line The first was true the second rimmed in and then out scoring six points in the first quarter But he “That’s it” said Comadena shaking his head was beld to two in the second quarter and at 5:12 in mock anger "Wilson’s through His season’s of the third period he was on toe bench with five over I read it in Bobby Knight That’s it He’s fouls gone” Craig May toe Bears' leading gun missed his Udy took over sinking two more and then first few attempts against Logan’s 3 zone Jason Lindsey polished off the near perfect defense and did not connect until 4:56 — of the with a pair of his own evening third quarter He came away with four points Logan was led by Raymond with 13 points and The Grizzlies meanwhile were firing away by Fjeldsted and Parkinson each with 12 Bear with confidence “Outside shooting that’s the River got 9 each from it’s two future Southern key” said Comadena “Now we’re shooting the Utah State football players Monte Diderickson ball outside with consistency and I call and Brad Theurer 0--6 6-- 33-1- 40-1- 75-3- 2-- 7-- 6-- 5-- Torrid Tribe trounces AF By Tyler Castleton sports correspondent AMERICAN FALLS lowing a four-gam- e Fol- losing slump toe Preston Indians exploded in their last regular season game Wednesday to murder American Falls 9 on the Beavers’ home court “We played very well” said Preston coach Dave Filimoehaula “I feel we are finally playing to our potential It's taken all season but we are finally there” Mike Hyde scored 16 while Mike Read and Jerry Olsen combined for 20 boosting the Tribe’s league record 7 (including two wins over the Beavers) and its overall count to The Indians finish the season securely in fifth place in toe Southeast Idaho Conference ahead of American Falls and behind Snake River Bear Lake and Soda Springs all tied for 73-4- 3-- 6-- 14 ca Sports report Preston tonight Marsh Valley is the undisputed regular season king Preston plays whichever of these teams actually captures second place when the A2 District Tournament commences Tuesday at Reid Gym The Tribe takes the floor at 7 pm following the Marsh Falls game at 5:30 second - Valley-Americ- an pm “Everything was going our way said tonight” Filimoehaula and there’s no doubt that toe ball was falling the Indians firing 60 percent from toe floor u their best shooting show of the season Ac explosive second quarter sent the Indians out ahead at halftime following a first quarter edge The Indians earned a slight advantage on the boards outrebounding their hosts 0 but went to the foul line 20 times (making 13) where AF visited just 13 times making seven 45-2- 2 16-1- 5 34-3- 2-- MW Preston’s defending state champion girls basketball team begins A2 tournament play today and for once is an underdog The Indians led by center Kristie Chatterly line up against old foe SL Mary’s at 4:45 pm Preston is 19-- on the season St Mary’s 19-- 3 The winner moves on to play the victor of the American y View contest at 8 pm The Indians have about run out of patience with AF Preston is 4 against the Beavers having lost twice to them in the regular season then falling in the first round of the district tournament and yet again in the championship game of tnat tournament (for the first time in half a decade) American Falls is 20-- 3 Valley et ch 5 Falls-Valle- 0-- Ull health will be the key to winning ici tfa duals” Aggie coach Bob Carlson si “Wins by falls and technical falls will i a big part in the victory” Weber State will also play host to state’s top high school wrestlers in a sex all-st- ar RU W WTW1 CftGU meet Sky View’s Craig Lam and Mountain Crest's Travis Gittins both scheduled to compete in the mi e Both are state champions The high school event also begins at 1 two-tim- pm Doc In doghouse - SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) A state board has restricted the license of a doctor accused of improperly prescribing a View 1 highly addictive painkiller to members of the Brigham Young University football Aggie wrestling team Utah’s three college wrestling teams will Dr Brent Pratley told the State Physisettle toe question of state supremacy cians Board it was the BYU football dual meet at players and others who caused problems Friday night in a three-wa-y Ogden’s Dee Events Center by altering his prescriptions for the drug Utah State will take on Brigham Young Percodan and host Weber State beginning at 7:30 The former volunteer team doctor apThe schools have not met head to peared before the board Wednesday on Jm this season but all three participated accusations he illegally dispensed drugs to in the Mountain Intercollegiate Wrestling BYU football players a player’s wife and Tournament last month in Logan At that an assistant coach event BYU placed second USU third and Pratley said he was “duped and naive Weber fourth that the boys and these people were not 11-1- teuing me the truth” The State Division of Professional Licensing had accused Pratley of prescribing painkillers to patients without Three BYU football players and former player recently were charged i Provo with forging prescriptions to obtai the drug The doctor has also said he was nc aware the players were receiving pri scriptions from other doctors at the tim he prescribed the painkillers The Physicians Board voted to restric Pratley’s prescription license but alto him to continue to prescribe drugs fo hospital patients He also is to obtain mor training on controlled substances and d community service work “This is a very limited restriction base solely and primarily entirely on som g violations” said Lvn Harris Pratley’s attorney Pratley also denied an allegation in th complaint filed against him tnat he thro pills at players during an airplane trip i 1983 after a BYU victory The allegaUo was removed from the record by tfa board “I feel the public should know at no tim have I knowingly tried to harm a patient he said “None of these allegations hav anytMng to do with my use of drugs or m record-keepin- |