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' ' ) 1 B2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday December 21 2003 ‘A rv i West Side hits boards with authority in rematch quite a bit’ too"' West Side Yes the southern' boys basketball Pirates have and Jason TUmer sports writer By DAYTON — In the first West Side- Butte game the Pirates to the north ' were able to break open a tight game in the second half to come away with a 49-4- 0 win' -West Side was not about td let hista- the southern Pirates ry repeat itself 'went on i94) run in the third quarter to take the lead for good in their 55-4- 7 -home victory over Butte Saturday : ' night: " “It's feels great" WS head coach Lee Ralphs said of his dubs third ' straight win: 'That's a lot better Butte team than the one that beat us up there : So that must mcun we've improved v points':' ' ' “Their big guys played tough too — all three of them" Ralphs said “In the first half the Davies kid was really it’s started shooting hurting us then in the second half Sil- from the field In cock and the Jensen kids really came ouf and gave us fits" two of its last three ' : Davies was particularly a thom in games West Side the Bbcs’ sije scoring nine of his i shoot17 points in the fourth has shot over game-hig- h ing) WS Pirates 55 The 45 to quarter keep his team within striking percent Butte Pirates 47 " Pirates (4-hit a 'distance':' ' in West held their Davies first However Side 25 percent paltry " scoreless in the pivotal third quarto' — encounter with Butte (4-' West Side can credit good ball a quarter in which the Pirates gave movement among its interior players themselves some breathing room " for its high shooting percentage on After a Silcock bucket cut the Butte ' West Side scored on deficit to 2 Saturday Bucs big men Brad Dance Kevin Beckstead and Robert Bingham possessions to end the combined to ilishout seven assists quarter: Senior swingman Danny Beut-le- r : “It’s not (12 points) scored his third basket something we focus bn before the game" Bingham said “We : of the period just before the horn giv- ' ing West Side not only a 2 lead just try to find each other (and) trynot but momentum to be selfish and make the extra pass" As demoralizing as that play was for Swinging the ball well was exactly Butte it would get worse midway what West Side was able to do in the first quarter as it assisted on four of its through the fourth quarter when it five baskets On the last one Kyle appeared Davies would pull his squad within three: However Kevin Bede- Mumford was able to hit Dance down ' buzzer stead (10 points six boards) swatted low just before the k Davies’ shot away: giving the Pirates a 3 advantage ' “That was the turning point in the A affair continued in ' the second stanza with WS center game where we actually pulled away' ' from them” Bingham said Robert Bingham scoring six points in West Side would ice the game from the quarter The senior was' a force for the Pirates as he finished with a double- line with Bottler hit- ’: double (16 points 11 rebounds) five in the game’s final freebies ting ' minute ' ‘ “Robert came to play tonight"1 ' Robert’s “That because I've been Ralphs said ‘That’s probably helped a lot best game so far this year He did a 'lot -- struggling lately (from the line)" Beutler said “Our team hasn’t been of good things" ' (faring great with free thrqws the whole Conversely Butte’s post players also ENLuceraHeraM Journal Alex Davies season but we’re coming around” came to play as West Side returns to action Dec 30-- ' Wed side's Shane Ralphs right drives to the basket as Butte's Alex Davis' Justin Jensen and 6 Clinton Silcock 7 defends The grates from Payton won combined to score 34 of the Pirates’ 47 traveling to Marsh Valley with'--bette- (20-of-- 43 - 3) ‘ v ' - - 2) ’ ’ 35-3- back-to-ba- ck 39-3- - first-peri- od 14-1- point-blan- back-and-for- th - free-thro-w - : 4 - Eli LuceroHerald Journal West Side's Robert Binigham (23) and Butte's Clinton Silcock go after a rebound -- ' during their game Saturday night - v 6-- : 55-4- - It was the first gatne for the Huskies ous four they did it with defense ' missed its first nine Texas (5-since they reclaimed their this week It also marked the return of ' shots and shot only 25 percent r' 36) in falling behind 48-2- 9 at halftime Qkafor who missed a game with : Chris Duhon had 15 points and chronic back pain He had 24 points ' nine assists while Shelden Williams and 10 boards against die Gaels (2-' ' who woe held to 29 percent shooting had 14 points for Duke By The Associated Press No 2 Kentucky 80 Indiana 41 Na 6 Kansas 72 ' Indiana lowits UC Santa Barbara 52 to held Williams’ Kentucky Eric Williams spoiled Roy j: ' ' ' est point total in nearly 20 years and : ' Keith Langford seined 19 points' ACC coaching debut hitting a jumper iit the lane with 36 seconds left in the: ' got 22 points from Chuck Hayes’ in a j and Wayne Simien had 15 points and: ' 16 rebounds for Kansas in the Wolf blowout v third' overtime to lift No! 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LouisvilleMiami (Ohio) ' 1 : ' Tennessee KansasState Jiutea-- Oklahoma it Jurt 28 bowl' games (weit actually 26) are left to decide who will be Prognosticator of the Year and dtti k si the gkxy The winner gets a frosty a (tack of gum and a prize to e lead as we head down the stretch The veteran (Shawn) is counting on the Hawkayes arid Goidart be named at a later date Thanks to Memphis the Rookie (Jason) has a Gophers to pul him through While Shawn and Jason battle for the top spot Wade is lurking seven games behind the leader The teal battle to for the cedar Jeff and David arettod at the bottom but with nine bowl games dWerant there will be a lone dweller In the basement Our tost guest Eddie Baker gaved himself some freebie riba by schoodng die entire panaL week of any guest this year For our finaJe we have Invited Utah Stats seniqr Chris Cooley to join us The nation's top ttght end to already Baker want 14--6 turning In the second-bes- t off to a good atari WC hope he does wed since he to bigger and stronger than any of us Hale also a lot better ttrasaod than any of the tegular panedata This Is two-gam- i : ' - " ' i |