Show mamm CEU upsets h u rsday USA Today's number Troy DcLuca sports editor rr - t 7 Sri $3 CEU is in the right position as the race for the SWAC region playoffs heats up The list will most likely include CSI Dixie CEU NIC UVCC Ricks SLCC and Snow CEU helped themselves out this past weekend by seeking revenge on two teams that beat them earlier in the season Treasure Valley and CSI both crushed CEU and the Eagles gladly returned the favor TVCC was first on the list for the Eagles to plot their revenge Friday night CEU put on a basketball clinic for the visiting Chukars Led by Jason Martin's 17 first points CEU jumped out to a 12 point halftime lead The second half stayed much the same CEU would end the contest with a convincing 13 point victory Martin lead all scorers with 27 points while dishing out seven assists Eric Talley followed with 21 Kurt Schneider had a hot hand by contributing 17 points Johnny Sclvic kept his nation v Region Statistics ranked CSI 1 was a half that saw the lead change six times The second half proved to be much the same CEU would take the lead then CSI It was only until 14 seconds left in the game when CSI took a one point leal Martin took the ball and buried the shot with five seconds left on timeout and dribbled at least to half court before the time even begun to tick However they missed the desperation shot and CEU upset the number one ranked team in the nation by one point It also put some distance between them and the fourth place team which is NIC Offensively Martin had 21 points seven assists and two steals Talley had 16 points as he canned four treys Schneider had 17 points in addition to 10 rebounds Sclvic added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Avie finished with eight points and six rebounds CEU now finds themselves in third place in the SWAC The positioning is as follows with one game left for the Eagles leading field goal percentage up at 77 percent by tossing in 14 points on a 5 for 6 outting Jermaine Avie finished with 11 and Leon Carter saw ample minutes and made the best out of it by adding nine points to the 104 point CEU rout What CEU accomplished on the night of Feb 20 has never been done by any other team this year They brat USA Today'i number one ranked team in the Fe br ua rjC25JJ 1 CS1 6 Ricks 7 SLCC 8 Snow 9TVCC 15-- 1 2 Dixie 14-- 2 3 CEU 11-- 6 4 NIC 5 UVCC 9-- 7 9-- 7 7-- 9 7-- 9 5-- 11 3-- 13 10CNCC1-1- 6 Athletic Hall of Fame adds three The College of Eastern Utah Athletic Hall of Fame will add three new members during the founders Day banquet held on fob 27 The college will induct Carbon County sports writer n thusiast Walter Boria longtime CEU coach and athletic director Curt Jenson and the late Ronald Cunningham the first can basketball player at CEU All three are being honored for their commitment and dedication to CEU and other local athletic organizations All of the inductees will be honored with plaques that will be displayed in the Hall of Fame lo- cn-O- alf catcdinthelobbyofthcBDAC Look for coverage of the annual Founder's Day Banquet in the next edition of The Eagle countrvCSI Eric Talley alama home an aaay two (photo by Travla Day) CSI was currently bringing in a 284) record and a ranking that was impressive CSI took the first half by a slim three point margin This MM Mickelle’s Sport ESPN The two foes enter the The University of Utah men's 14-basketball team continue their up- - Western Athletic contest with 1 ward climb in the nation's AP bas-- conference records The winner wu kctball poll The Utes make their walk away with the WAC champi-mar- k this week at No 1 1 after onship and bragging rights picking up convincing victories University of Utah forward Josh over San Diego State and Air Grant has been nominated for the Force highest award a collegiate basket- The Cougars of Brigham Young ball player can receive Grant is debut23 the into broke of 12 seniors up for NCAA one top finally ing this week in the No 23 posiCollege Basketball Player of the Year lion The Cougars post a 21-- 3 record with losses coming at the Thc NBA visited Salt Lake City hands of Duke Oregon Oregon Feb 1 for the annual State Weber State and Utah weekend depositing over 10 mil-Tthe between showdown lion dollars into Utah's economy big this take will Utcs and Cougs place Fjyc-tim- c American League night with la 10pm tipoff tjng champion Wade Boggs will! lo nationally broadcasted game on 19-2- All-St- ar hc bat-Saturd- ay i Yvdxenripo SUE ROISTER ! MATT HARWARD MIKE ClAflDN imwiMiami |