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Show w X V- - s Sec o mid year when the half ended, the by Sp4 Tim Karas With the guidance of first year Coach Linda Platt, the Lady Mustangs galloped into Green River, February 23, for the State Girls Basketball Tournament and rode away, February 25, knowing last years they had matched a fifth place performance 1-- A finish. After losing their first game 2 to Valley, the Lady Mustangs went on a 49-4- tear, downing North Sevier 1 and finally Duchesne 56-5- in consolation finals for fifth place. By placing at state, it marked the second consecutive campaign that the girls have placed in the top six. The following is a summary of how the Mustangs did in those three games. 51-3- 5 Mustangs fail The Lady Mustangs came into the Valley game February 23 sporting a deceit slate, 10 wins and 5 losses. Because Dugway managed to sneak in through the back door, beating Wayne in a playoff game to get into the they were placed against the number 12 - tournament, the one team in Region a who had Buffaloes Valley 13-- 2 record. Knowing that the Valley team would be tough, the Mustangs hoped to establish supremacy early. Hitting them hard with fast breaks, Dugway managed to build up a 12-- 8 lead going into the second quarter. But the tide quickly changed, as the Mustangs were in jeopardy in losing their lead. With three minutes left, before halftime. Valleys Jana McMullin connected oh a jumper, tying up the score at 16 all. The lead kept switching back and forth, and Mustangs were deadlocked at 20 apiece. . Even in the third quarter, the score remained close. And by the end of that period, the Buffaloes were up by a slim point, 30-2- 9. The Mustangs increased their offensive push, stepping up their scoring from an average of 10 points a quarter, and put 13 points across the scoreboard. But by doing so, their defense suffered. The Valley team was able to ignite for an explosive 19 points. Having been outscored in the extremely crucial fourth period the Mustangs found themselves with an opening game loss Despite losing, the Mustangs got great contributions from their three leading scorers during the regular season - Marianne Wilde, Monica Moe and Vicky Perkins. 19-1-3 49-4- 2. Marianne who scored 345 total points over 15 games before the Valley contest, con- nected for 12 points worth which was slightly down from her team leading average of 23. She also had four rebounds and two assists. The main Mustang star against Valley had to be Monica. She came into the game barely trailing Mari- annes leading point total, having 303 of her own, and nailed 18 points, including a perfect four for four from the line. She led the team in rebounds, something she did all year, with 11: As for assists, she had three. Vicky, whos drastically made improvements in her playing over the last half of the season, had one of her better games this year. She had 10 points, way up from her 5.8 point per; game average, and nine rebounds. The only other Mustang scoring any points was Fiona McHardy. She scored 2 ai state toymamerBt fifttlh place ftflusttamigs points, but helped out- in other ways. Besides playing a - tight game on defense, pull-in- g down a pair of rebounds, she was the team leader in assists (5). Cathy Keetch, even though she was kept away from the net, the Buffalos couldnt keep her away from the boards. She managed to haul down ten rebounds. Wolves de-tooth- ed After' having their five streak winning game snapped, the Lady Mustangs rebounded back from the Valley game and edged the North Sevier Wolves February 24. This game seemed to have been almost a repeat of their 56-5- 1, previously played contest. Against Valley.the Mustangs were in the game for the first three quarters but ended up losing it in the last period. While in the North Sevier contest, the score was extremely close for the first three quarters of the game but this time, the Mustangs poured on the heat for the THE LADY MUSTANGS celebrate their fifth place finish (state tourney) by raising the team trophy high over their heads. Pictured are, from left to right. Coach Linda Platt, Kim Marrion 12, Marianne Wilde 24, Monica Moe 12, Vicky Perkins 30, Cathy Keetch 44, and Fiona McHardy 14. victory. The first three quarter scores showed the Mustangs being outpointed 12-- 9 in the first, 24-2- 1 in the second, and 40-3- 5 in the third. But in the fourth and last quarter, the Mustangs got their act together. Knowing that a loss would eliminate them from the tour- nament, the team got hot and smoked the net with 21 points while getting stubborn under their own basket. The. Wolves were only able to come up with (almost) half of Dugways output, scoring 11 points. The two key individuals in that tremendous outburst of fourth quarter points were Monica Moe and JoeDee Painter. HERE ARE ALL THE CHEVY DEALERS THAT SELL FOR LESS THAN MANTES CHEVROLET that important last period. She nailed four from the field and another four from the . well against North Sevier that night was because she was just outstanding from the free throw line. Monica hit on 13 of 14 for a 93 percent While JoDee, who normal- . -- The Lady Mustangs, under the guidance of Coach Linda Platt, finished the season off 33-2- 8, o. - Season ends 4. - ly gets very little playing time, came off the bench and sparked the team on with five points. Most of them coming in the closing minutes. Besides Monicas high total of 29 points, others that helped clinch the victory was Marianne Wilde (9 points), Vicky Perkins (8 points), JoDee Painter (5 points), Cathy Keetch (3 points), and Fiona McHardy (2 points). The team leader in rebounds was Cathy, as she came up with 17. During the regular season, Cathy had 180 rebounds and averaged 10 a game. Her total was 36 behind Monicas team leading 216, which was an average of 12 per contest. Next in rebounds was Monica with 14, followed by Vicky (11), Marianne (6), Fiona (3) and JoDee (2). As for assists, three players Monica, Marianne, and Fiona had four apiece, which was about how they did during the. regular season. Monica was the team leader, averaging four a contest for a 15 game total of 72. Right behind her were Fiona (3.5 a game) and Marianne (3 a game). Others who got an. assist in the North Sevier 2. 11-1- line. One reason why she did so com-pletionrati- having. 5, Monica 4 and Vicky took advantage of the Mustang collapse, barely being outpointed in the third period 0 and totally killing Dugway in the third quarter 10-With the game in jeopardy, leading by only five points the Mustangs came to life. Their offense, which seemed to have gone into hibernation, woke up in the last period. The Mustangs came up with 18 points. Mainly because the Eagles mischievously started playing dirty ball, but they werent too successful in doing so. The referees, keeping a close eye out, Of Monicas 29 game points, eight of them came in , all-sta- te tour-namen- caught them and slapped fouls onto their infractions. Getting 16 attempts from the free throw line, the Mustangs connected on 12 of them. Marianne nailed a perfect 5 for 5 from the charity stripe; while Monica contri-- . buted four. In the three games she played at state, Monica made 25 out of 28 for a completion ratio of 89 percent, including 13 in a row. The Eagles managed to come up with only 7 points, so the final score showed the Mustangs winning the contest handily .High scorer for the Mustangs was Monica, she came away with 24 points. Next in scoring was Marianne (19 points), Vicky Perkins (4 points), Cathy (2 points) and 51-3- 5. Mia Bostrom (2 points). In rebounds, Cathy was tops with 14, followed by Monica (12), Vicky (10), Marianne (5), and Fiona (1). As for assists, Fiona was the leader with 6, with Marianne with a 12-- 6 record, but most importantly had a fifth place trophy to take back to Dugway. While at the state tournament, a couple of Mustang players received top honors. Marianne was selected to team by the varthe t. ious coaches at the state Even though she had a few off games during the tournament, recognition for her outstanding performances during the regular season couldnt be ignored, she led the team in scoring (345), averaging 23 a contest, and steals, swiping the ball 81 times from her opponents. Monica Moe excelled in both on and off court activities. Because of her high grades at school combined with superb game performances, she was chosen to the academic team. Monica led the team in total rebounds (216) and assists . all-sta- te (72), and was second on the team in points (303) and steals (71). Then in the state tournament, she scored 71 points, which was the second highest amount by an individual. Next years team will surely miss the performances of Marianne, Monica and Cathy, as all three graduate at the end of this school year. An- other starter - Vicky will move down South, as her dad has been transferred Florida. to contest were Cathy and Vicky. Eagles plucked With the comeback victory over the North Sevier Wolves, the Lady Mustangs advanced into the consolation finals February 25 to decide who would get fifth and sixth place. The Mustangs picked up where they left off last night. In the last period of the North Sevier game, the Mustangs had outscored their oppo- nents 21-1- 1. the Against con- Duchesne Eagles, they tinued their excellent play. See Us. ,. Before You Buy or We Both Losel Good Selection Excellent Financing Courteous Salesmen Award-winnin- g Service Lowest Prices Ini CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE CHEV TRUCKS O.K. USED CARS the first quarter, the Mustangs scored 18 points to the oppositions 8. Marianne Wilde, the leading point scorer for Dugway during the regular season, picked up where she left off. Despite only getting 12 and 9 points in her first two games at state, " '"'a i ,y , t . Marianne once again found the nets. She made four baskets from the field. Right behind her in first period "scoring , were Monica Moe (6 points), Vicky Perkins (2 points), and Cathy Keetch (2 points). But in the next two quarters, the Mustangs started sputtering." The Eagles . i -- r"1 : MARIANNE . WILDE, who was selected to the nii gets set to unleash one B out of 5 from the charlty sWpeVgl? DuSetne PetfeCt v J |