| Show The Eagle-pag- e 6 Men's basketball team explodes for three exciting victories by Jake Shewmake men's sports co-edit- or Tlic men's basketball team is on a roll going three for four since coming back from Christmas break they're only loss was to the number three ranked College of Southern Idaho They arc now 8 overall and arc on their way to a very successful season CEU 84 - Treasure Valley 68 After returning to school the Eagle's dropped they're first game to CSI but then bounced back to win three straight The first was on January 7 over Treasure "Dana Adams had a very good game" coach Stubbs Valley 8 commented Also having a good game were Leon Covington scoring 25 points and Nelson "Stretch" Stewart scoring 13 points and grabbing 14 rebounds CEU 105 - Weber State JV 80 The second of the three wins came January 10 over Weber State J V "The good effort" stated coach Stubbs Although the game was a game was an it was still full of excitement with lots of spectacular dunks lopsided victory (105-8arid all out hustle Leonard "Smoke" Langdon put forth an outstanding effort scoring 15 points in 17 minutes while being extremely ill He was taken to Casllcvicw Hospital after the game "Smoke" was fine and returned to play against Colorado Northwestern much to their dismay Leon Covington also had another good game scoring 22 points CEU 93 - Colorado Northwestern 71 The third and most recent win was on January 13 in what was a close game until about five minutes into the second half when the Eagle's erupted and moved out to a 14 point lead Led by Malt Smith who hit a couple of three pointers had a steal and a couple of impressive assists within about two minutes the Eagle's took the lead and The game was a close intense went on to blow out Colorado Northwestern 93-7- 1 battle most of the way and with approximately two minutes left in the game emotions boiled over and in the following moments a bench clearing brawl enupted Although no one was seriously injured a couple of players were ejected "Stretch" had 20 points and 12 rebounds Covington had 20 points "Smoke" had 17 points and Baldwin had 12 points The Eagle's program is doing very well The third win in a row boosts their record to 8 Leon Covington the teams consistent gaurdforward is the league's second leading scorer with an average of 22 points per game Stephen Jennings is third in the league in free throw percentage shooting 854 percent and fifth in assist's averaging six a game Darren Stuart is ninth in three point shooting with a percentage of 429 and Covington is tenth shooting 421 percent David Baldwin and Leonard Langdon arc the league's seventh and eighth leading shot blockers Baldwin having blocked 16 and Langdon IS "In order to have a successful season the Eagles need to keep playing hard play good defense and keep from peaking too early" coach Stubbs said He said the most consistent players arc "Smoke" scoring 15 or 16 points a game Jennings at the point "Stretch" rebounding and Covington A couple of alumni who are doing well arc Ingo Wolf at Florida Atlantic William Allen Kelvin Lee and Ralph Mckinncy all at SUSC Lee the team's second leading scorer this season is doing very well in that program under second year head coach Neil Roberts Come on out and watch the Eagle's strut their stuff as they host Ricks Friday January 20 and North Idaho College Saturday January 21 9-- all-rou- nd 84-6- all-arou- nd 0) 9-- all-rou- nd Freshman Ryan Laws (22) goes up In an unprotected shot against Colorado Northwestern Community College photo by C Hamaker SLCC head basketball coach and athletic director resign during the two seasons he spent as head coach of the Brains and 26--8 last year ”1 had my differences with the new administration I probably was more than what Osbourne said aggressive they wanted" Region 18 basketball suffered a great blow last week when Salt Lake Commu"Recruiting was our biggest difference They wanted us to go after the Utah nity College head basketball coach Dave Osbourne and Athletic Director Ron Gerber kids and we went after 19 Utah kids last year and signed just one And it's not my nature resigned January 13 to be just satisfied with anyone Osbourne 41 of West Valley City is the Owner of Osbourne's Specialties a "They all expected us to be the doormat of the league But that's not my nature maker of sporting wear and former Utah player (1906-68- ) I don't cither want to spend all my time and finish lastaddcd Osbourne Gerber SS will stay until a new athletic director can be found He has been the Both Jim Eakins who posted a 23-- 8 record as the Brains first cage coach and athletic director at SLCC since Sept 1987 Osbourne were part-tim- e coaches Eakins is now the the basketball coach at Mountain in an to article the Salt Lake Tribune the Bruins will be coached on View High According an interim basis by Max Lloyd 47 an assistant under Osbourne lie is also employed at Judd Morgan of student services at SLCC said in a prepared State Construction statement "that we had a difference in goals and objectives" Reality Copper The day he resigned the Bruins won in an overtime game against Snow One of the new administration's goals is to hire a e coach and a new 14-- 4 this Osbourne's This their season record record to in was athletic director ups Ephraim College 39-1- 3 by Jake Shewmake men's sports co-edit- or vice-preside- nt full-tim- |
