Show r Pagi 22 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday March 22 J "fTT TV" " 1 996 boyo bcshofball toara All-Vall- oy r m s’ Brown was tine best senior named Valley’s top hoops star for second consecutive season High-scori- ng ? By Shawn Harrison ports writer yesn for Brown the past three “It’s always fun to get n award especially MVP" Bitown said “It takes a lot of hard work It just reassures that you jrou As the tegula season was com-t- o a close the debate in the office over who should be our ini worked hard to get 1998 Boys Basketball Team Player of the Year reached a fever pitch r Brown or Heusser Heusser or Brown AD-VU- ky ' i It had been a two-hor- :: ©I Murray He finished his playoff run with 28 points in the champi onship game against Provo "When state started I picked k up" Brown said “You’ve just got Boys Basketball Team Player of the Year ‘ moat of die seaaan Neither candidate faced each other since one in Idaho and the other in choosing between them was looking like a painful d After the state playoffs howev er there was no doubt about the ' right choice On the heels a sensational regular season Mountain Crest guard Tony Brown raised his game to another level in the postseason carrying his team as far as the Tony Brown ar Mountain Croat v- - i FIratteam 'V?'"- - - Ban House srPreetonguard Tpny Brown ar MC — guard Trevor 8tokee Jr SV — forward Paul Thatohar ar MC — guard Jason Otophans Jr Logan —cantor ar WS — cantor Aaron Maid i Second teem X Chris Randal ar SV— guard Bnndon TTugood sr SV — guard a a GVM nOWtf ST ISA NkrwMfWni KM Bany Jr MC— forward 'i Noel CreslarPraaton— forward CM Grama ar W8 — forwerd state championship game For Musthat we award the JourHerald senior the 1998 tang nal Player of the Year “Tony Brown has got all the tools" said Sky View coach Tyrrell Baldwin who was named the Region 4 and state 4A Coach of So does any award stand out7 “The team MVP last year was :y big also Region 5 MVP All-Valle- aO-st- at All-Vall- ey Logan junior playerf-the-ye- average) whim the second-highes- t honor is ar to think this could be your last game If you lose you are done to the rest of your high school career so you've got to play as hard as you can and give it everything you’ve got That's what I did” Indeed he did that for three years Brown set a school record with 1530 points (10th in the state 5th for three-yefield schools) had 220 goals (a state record) and made in the 181 steals (9th Q all-ti- ar int all-ti- to state 5th schools) three-ye- ar - "He did a lot for us in three years” Nielsen said "He has led the kids by example put a lot of time in” ' This season Brown led the Mustangs in scoring (263) assists (38) Urals (18) md fine throw percentage (845 percent) He was second in rebounds (6£) field blocks (10) and ' goal percentage (438) - Brown said "The the Year "The Desert News mean a lot They are all great and named him ‘Mr Basketball’ He mean a lot to me" Brown is a humble The is a great player" native was also named the Brown edged out Preston guard rum by the Salt lake Tribune Ben Heusser Both guards are “I think he is grateful and three-tim- e first teamen on the team and they may thankful to his talents” Mustang face each other next coach John Nielsen said "He has to finally get no guile in him at alL He doesn’t year when Brown suits up for Utah State and Heusser dons a put anybody down and elevates people” Utah uniform Brown helped elevate his team Other faces on the fint team are familiar too Sky View junior to second place at die state tourTrevor Stokes is a repeater and ney and a 19-- 5 record After averaging 252 points a West Side senior Aaron Melder during die regular season moved up from the second team (second best in the stale by just a first is out team the Rounding Mountain Crest senior Paul point) Brown scared 127 points in Jason four playoff games (a 318 ppg Thatcher rad Stephens performance against 39-poi- nt All-Vall- oy race se The 1998 Herald Journal didn’t do much I said ‘Hey Tbny now is when you need to get it done — stop thinking and go plsy’ Good players play good great players win gam I think he proved that he is a pent phyet" He started the plaj ifs with a earned the award last year In int Thine was some prat basketball this year in die valley Four of the five boys teams went to state and those four combined 3 record bringing home a second fourth snd udb- - for a place finish from their respective state tournaments Here’s how die rest of die 1998 Team stacks up: First team - Eric SanluooVHerald Journal ?? All-Vall- ey Tony Brown Via state’s of the best” players he has evn coached The Heusser dazzled crowds with his ability to leap He averaged 3 5 rebounds a game h’u22- - ot player and very unselfish” I" and didn’t hesitate to dunk when jtfewthtplkrifiiir j yJ- ' - WESTON Idaho — Someone forgot to tell West Side’s Mandi Bcckstead theproper order of thiogs First you win the game then and only them do you head off to Disneyland However with her fellow taking the softball diamond against the Prestoo Indiras the Pirate ace was in Anaheim Calif among the wonderful world of Disney leaving her younger sister Chelsi to harbor Bucs'pitching And that load may have been a little much as the Indiana (4-cruised to a team-mat- es 0) win over the Pirates (0-2- ) The younger Beckstead made her first 10-- 3 Eric 8antuodHaiaid Journal ' aoorar led Mountain Croat to a share of tw Region 4 Win In 1908 g ar By Lraoa Pttohar 8uuT wutvv - aooond-luadki- Indian starter The three-yefinished off a great careerjgr leading his team in assists a and 188 points game with 48 a game The future Ute or three league games he really gfact awards have been piling 19 75-2- rtartatlhe WestgdeaAahloe Hatch dvieaaaMyacroas the plate as Preston catcher Jacwl Hsusssr irachaa to anaiun throw to home Friday afternoon during the Indiana1 abbreviated 104 win over thaBuca ha fint loss at the same time Ova die firuiif of fwir rfy fard about evety circumstance a pitcher will see in a career In the first inning her team committed three errors as she watched four Pintos slide across die duh In die second she walked a runner to load die bases and ten walked a run home That same inning she watched a Pirate score off a wild pitch The third and fourth innings were different stories however as Beck-stea- d gained a little defensive support and put a stop to die Pirates’ scoring allowing two hits while walking three "I never thought she’d hold up like that” said Lori Beckstead Wfest Side head coach and mother of Chelsi "I dunk the defense let her down” Beckstead said her daughter got the call to the varsity level when she realized her elder daughter would be in California on gameday and ha other option Melissa Smith was fresh off Itavor Stokes gnard Sky View This 6-- 1 jnnior did whatever was asked of him Stokes led the Bobcats who finished 18-- 5 in scaring with a 144 ppg avenge Y'Vf i ST'-V1- being shelled the previous night in Marsh Valley ' “MelissS really struggled lari night and I think it got to ha a leHt? Beckstead said "I think they had a grand slam off ha too” With a shaken starter Beckstead decided to call up Chelsi which was a welcome sight to die Indira faithful "Usually they haye the dda sister pitch and we’ve had troubie with her” uufimi kipper Larin1 Crossley said of missing Beckstead “For a fresh- 1 though (Chelsi) showed a lot of it wasn’t ss : potential hi the first there much our hitting as it was their errors” v' But their hitting did help a little’ V ! Afta Brittany Stokes' lead die game j : off with flyout to right lleittha Jensen tripled to left and the scoring binge See PRESTON an Page 24 Tennessee cruises into f Lady Vols lone top seed remaining in tourney after By The Associated Prase North Carolina State (24-6- ) moved into Monday’s regional Tennessee has stood alone 1 top-rank- ed 71-5- 92-6- 75-7- ‘ n next-to-la- 4 the East Regional 70-6- “It feels great” exclaimed North Carolina State coach Kay r m n 29-1- to Words cannot express what it means and how it feels ” ‘ 9) Semifinals at Dayton Ohia Ts last-seco- nd two-tim- Tennessee in last year’s title the first time Yow who won the rgundof 16 hi nine tries-i“Our team just played the wav they tan ptey Tbey dayed hard 45-3- ck straight national championship Old Dominion- which lost to : 0) : into the finals of the Mideast Regional with a 0 dismantling of Rutgers in Nariiville The Lady Vols (364)) secured their 42nd straight victory with a run and stayed big second-ha- lf and remained firmly on track in their bid for a record third in Patchings scored 23 and Scmcka 74-5- seed still 55-5- lou followed the ouster lut weekend of Randall 17 Tomora Young had Confinal against second-seedseeds Stanford in the West 18 to Rutgers (22-1necticut (34-which got anothEAST Ifcxu Tech in die Midwest It’s vis: er big game from center Paige die first time in die 17 years of North Carolina State 55 ' die NCAA women’s tournament ' : OldDondnkniSS Sana in beating Arizona 7 that fewer than : Erb came through with 35 Louisiana Tech two No 1 seeds strong "riwMtM douMe ha usual meanwhile left I9981NCA'A1 have reached the nothing to chance leader Chasity Melvin was regional finals at die end against Alabama had benched by foul proMems A 12-- 1 Alabama beating advanced to its 0 run led by Erb and freshman! the Tide 7 in Midwest the meeting with Tech guard Tynesha Lewis erased a Lub-boOld Dominion lead and put 9 at by beating UCLA Regional 4 on a the Wolfpack ahead to stay Texas Tech shot that - IWrane e (29-3- ) a Tlcha was preceded by Penkheiro playing ha final colNCAA champion an officiating error lege game led Old Dominion seeking a ninth and questionable with 14 points Final Four trip It will play Purdue Connecticnt 74 Arizona 57 timekeeping wasn't dose at die (23-on Monday Connecticut renamed unbeaten end Saturday since losing Nyke-h- a night to the right to advance to this yea’s national because Louisiana Tech pulled Sales to a ruptured Achilles’ semifinals in Kansu City st away eva time ’Bama threatened tendon in the regular-seasoPurdue came from 16 points MIDEAST game Sana has been down to beat Notre Dame 5 The three “Meeks” (lowered especially effective during that 11 eliminating anotha member of Tennessee which blew it open time and came up with 23 pants last yea’s Final Four with a 0 run in the first 11:07 and IS rebounds as UConn pulled North Carolina met Illinois In of die second half The bunt took away in the second half against halftime lead its most challenging opponent in 0 tbe otha Mideast game Saturday Tennessee’s v took and 0 life out of a the tournament so to the to i UAPHioto night In the West Regional at v The Huskies’ 3 rebounding Tenneesee's Chamique Holdodaw (23) and Rutgara1 Linda M8ee (40) 8gN Oakland Calif it wu Arkansu Rutgers team that hu no seniors Chamique Holdsdaw led the to a loos ban during the second half of the Lady Volunteers 0 against Kansas and Florida ’ Vols with 25 points Tunika Mideast Regional win BatunJay night In Neriwile Tenn See ELITE 23 on Lady Duke gainst Pagc 2) playing in the NCAA tournament Afta Old Dominion became die third No 1 aeedtofaQeariiainthe Tennessee roared day game wu eliminated by seeded North Carolina State rout of Rutgers ht ed among women’s basketball teams all season and the Lady Wds ended up by themselves again Saturday — as the only No Old Dominioo’s 32-poi- 38-3- 67-4- 1 51-3- 82-6- ? 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