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Show , s SSate. tournament is nexfl sljop for Lady MustangsIn a crucial playoff game, February 21, the Lady Mus- . tangs barely edged out the The Wayne Badgers win assured them of one of the eight playoff positions in 45-4- The 'shot went too far and rebounded back to Fiona, who was quickly fouled again. Once again, Fiona missed four (second quarter) baskets from the field, giving her 12 for the first half. That lead didnt last long, as the Mustangs made their by Sp4 Tim Karas the shot. As the rebound came down, Cathy Keetch and Waynes Angie Taylor grabbled for the ball. In the process, Cathy fouled her ... move. By the time the third 4. quarter had ended, Dugway was on top 36-3In the fourth quarter, the lead kept swinging back and forth from team to team. The contest got really exciting down the home stretch. Dugway was up by one point with eight seconds to (45-4go. They also had possession of the ball, but had trouble 3. the state 1A tournament, which starts today in Green River and will last until February 25. The Wayne team, repre. senting Region 12 and having a 11-- 4 record, took command, early and built up a seven point lead (13-6- ) going into the second quarter. With two seconds left on the dock, the Badgers had el' chance to possibly tie and maybe win the game. But Taylor,' who hadnt scored a point all night failed to make her free throw attempt. Monica Moe,the teams lead- - killing off the remaining on-th-e half-tim- e, 25-2- 3. The Sampler, their way to the state tourna- ment, which begins tonight in Green River. Hopefully on February 25, the Mustangs will be celebrating the state February 23, championship. By losing, Waynes season came to a dose. And the loss ; 1984 dropped their record to 1 Scoring for the Mustangs 1-- 5. were Marianne Wilde, points; Monica Moe, points; Vicky Perkins, points; Cathy Keetch, 18 13 8 4 points; and Fiona McHardy, 3 - points. . ing rebounder for the season, came through with the clutch rebound, thus assuring the Mustangs of a 4 victory. The win upped the Mustang record to 10-- 5 and most importantly, sent them oh time. On an inbound pass from Monica Moe in route to Fiona McHardy, a foul was called. Fiona, shooting from the free throw line, attempted to add to their slim one point lead. But the Mustangs hung tough and soon closed in the Badgers. At Badgers were only leading Keeping the Mustangs in the game was Marianne Wilde, as she connected on . antagonist. 4) 8 ms - t 45-4- Vf.Yy ' Aiii i it 7$v; H' C WITH TWO seconds left In the game, Monica Moe looks up at the scoreboard after getting a crucial rebound. That play killed all hopes of a Wayne victory. her height (5 foot 10 inches) to the utmost advantage, easily outreaching the Wayne player for the ball. ON A JUMP BALL, Cathy Keetch uses Atomic Dogs pull out squeaker the Ditto The February 6 game featured two undefeated teams the Atomic Dogs ) and Ditto Crew ). At the end THE LADY MUSTANGS celebrate, along with a few parents, their 45-4- 4 victory over the Wayne Badgers February 21. With the win, the Mustangs advanced to the state playoffs. Lady Mustangs win, place second in region by Sp4Tim Karas racked up 22 points to their opponents four. At the end of the first half, Dugway had a commanding 2 lead. The top scorer for the Mustangs was Monica Moe, as she nailed five from the field and another two from the line. Close behind Monicas team leading 12 points was She Wilde. Marianne pumped in 10 points worth. Others helping put points bn the board were Cathy Keetch (8 points), Vicky Perkins (4 points) and Fiona McHardy ; f Dugway i r Coming into the February 9 game, the Lady Mustangs knew that if they could defeat the South Summit Wildcats, then theyd be on their way towards a possible state championship. Even if the Mustangs happened to lose, then theyd get one more chance. As Dugway had a 2 regional record, while the South Summit team was But, as things turned out, the Mustangs didnt have to worry about a rematch. They 36-1- -- 3-- . 2-- 3. totally outplayed the Wildcats, winning by a huge 37 points - 7 1 to 34. "The last time we met, we won In preparation for this game, we praticed exs tremely, well, stated Coach Linda Platt." The tough workouts seemed to have paid off, as the Mustangs bit into the Wildcats early, taking a 14-lead after the first quarter. When the second quarter rolled around, the Mustang offense got into high gear while the defense got more 21-2- ' Dug-way- 8 stringent with the points. Mustangs otitscoring the Wildcats 0 (third quarter) and 2 (fourth quarter). Highlighting the last two quarters were the ex-- , cellent shooting of Marianne Wilde and a basket scored by a South Summit player for Dugway. Marianne connected on six field goals and one free throw, good for 13 points. For the game, Marianne had the highest scoring total of any player - 23 points. Coming off the bench, South Summit's Marianne 14-1- 72-59- ." - overtime period (two all. Weller got a little confused underneath Dugways basket. After swiping the ball, she turned around and took a three-footeThe problem was directed it towards was, the wrong basket and thus, Dugway had an unexpected gift of two points. Second in scoring was Monica Moe with 20. She helped her totals by drawing six fouls from her opponents, leading to eight free throw points. Others scoring for Dugway were Cathy Keetch (10 points), Vicky Perkins (8 points), Fiona McHardy and Jody Painter (4 points). Team leaders in other departments were Monica Moe - steals (4), defensive rebounds (6), and total team rebounds (9); Vicky Perkins assists (2) and Fiona McHardy - offensive re- Atomic Dogs Wesley connected for the winbasket. ning Apple-whit- The Old Geezers came to life February 13, outdueling the Ditto Crew 62-5Both teams came into the contest 5. with 3-- 1 records, tied for second place. Some observers speculated, like Morale Support's Jeff Sherwood, that the Old Geezers wouldnt be able to hang in there - late in the second half. Being a little bit older in age, the Old Geezers proved that they were in better shape 'than some of the younger players on other teams. At the very beginning, it seemed as though the Old Geezers were going to run out of gas (energy) before the game was half over with. The Ditto Crew hit them hard. and Norman Shack each contributing eight points worth. High scorers for the g Old slow-startin- Geezers were Paul Brown (1 1 points) and George Bruce (9 points). But when the second half got underway, the Old Geezers ran the Ditto Crew team into the court. Besides out hustling them, they executed precision passes, thus setting their teammates up for easy baskets. Old Geezers thenje Ditto Crew 32-1- 9outplayed iii the second half. Once again the dynamic duo of Brown and Bruce led the way for the Stoddard score u r sard 14 points. Hardy 13 . was John DeWitt, who pumped in 20 points worth. Even a halftime lecture by Coach. Will Soberonis couldnt get his team fired up enough to play deceit ball. Their respectability went crashing down when a Miner player helped score a Mustang basket. In the third and fourth quarter, the Miners were outFor pointed 29-- 7 and 31-the second time this season, the whole Mustang team (12 players) got into the act of scoring. Leading the team in scoring was DeWitt, as he came away with 36 points, eight better than his 28 point per game average. One point shy of matching his school record (37), which he had previously set the week before while playing the Mt. Vernon Patriots. Kary Gardner, who was averaging 16 points a game, managed to put in 18 points. He also helped his 57 percent r.-- . -H , . ; 113-2- 8 Magann and Mike Kroff, 2 points. By giving the Miners a Coach shellacking 113-2Bruces George Mustangs increased their winning streak 8, to 10-gam- es, overall. 12-- 2 ' V. A player ..V the line. Other players that helpedbury, the Miners were as fol- points, Shane Brothers ,2 ; points and Jim Keetch 2 . Mustang free throw percentage by downing two of three from, points, Shack 8 points. Will Barnes 8 points. Brad Eva. 8 - Shack, ,6 points; Jim Keetch, 6 points; and Greg Hardy, 5 points. . ' L V . 7. points. Erne i points; Norman. 53-1- 5. One points; Ditto Crew.- - Brous- points. Q: scored more than the entire Miner team. That individual .Fraziir 4 points, Ron Klobe 2 . Ditto Crew was Will Barnes, 13 points, followed by Brous-sardu:l- by halftime, the Mustangs had nearly doubled their 23-2- 5. 11 Jef Jackson, 9 points; Gary Smith, 6 points; Robert Argyle and Rob Solomon, 5 points; Keith Brown, 4 points; Tony Moe, Gus commanding 27-- 4 lead going into the second quarter. And the Mustangs win the February 21 game, then theyll move on to the state tourna- Broussard Liddiard, 10 points; Bob The Tintic Miners, who hosted the awesome Mustangs from Dugway, seemed to have been at a loss when it camfe to defensing the February 10 game. After the first quarter, the Miners defense had more, holes in it than a piece of Swiss cheese. Dugway had a bounds (5). The Lady Mustangs next stop will be against the fourth place team in Region 12. If Geezers, scoring 13 and 12 points respectively. When the score of the two halves were totaled together, the Old Geezers found themselves on the winning side of a 62-5- 5 score. , High scorer for the game was Brown, as he came up with 24 points. Close behind was his teammate - Bruce (21 points), who sunk seven baskets from the field and hit on 7 of 11 from the line. Others that scored were as following: Old Geezers - Dave t lows: Jeff Brothers, 12 points; by Sp4 Tim Karas . keeping the heat on until they had a sound 36-3- 0 lead (halftime score). Seven players on the Ditto Crew scored in the first half, yjrtth Greg Hardy, Kenneth during the overtime period, out. With no substitutes available, the Ditto Crew had to play a man short. In .'"contrast, the Atomic Dogs had a load of players on the bench. They easily could have fielded two teams. ' Besides scoring the win all players with 16 points. Other Atomic Dogs that scored were Albert Creque, 9 points; John McCall, 7 points; Rodney Swift, 6 points; Miners lose on home court Geezers don 9t play like old mem by Sp4 Tim Karas ' With time running out,:; e -- ment - Feb. min- utes) was played. Each team scored a basket, makig it 40 i Steven Harper and Jamie Duarte, 2 points. While for the hard luck losers, the top scorer for the as Kenneth Broussard fouled To break the deadlock, an - Second half action saw the 38 to 38. r. (3 points). time, two the halves, - score was dead even That factor took its toll exceptionally well. Especially considering they started the game with no bench warmers. (4-0- (3-0- of regulation ning basket, Applewhite led 42-4- 0, -- twenty-minut- e Even though' crew lost they played W i 'K JOHN DEWITT concentrates on making g basket. Against the .Untie Miner, February 10, DeVmt scored which was one point shy ol hi, o ,chcl r or d ; |