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Show P Page 12 - February 20. 1996 ; Uintah Basin Standard SpOTtS ROUGH ACTIONAn unwanted hand shake occurs between Duchesnes Cameron Flint, left and Tabiona's Jed LeDcr, right. Also involved in the hoop action are Jared Tumbow, Tabiona and Billy Hoopes, Duchesne. Last lime the two met Tabiona beat Duchesne on a three-pointin the final seconds. Duchesne gained its revenge by beating the Tigers at Duchesne last week, 76-5- BASKETBALL CHASE-Duche- sne Eagles, Jeremy Robb, left and Kyle Bailey, right, as well as Tabiona Tigers, Shay Price, Jeremy Stringham, Brandon Casper and Jed Leflcr have all of their attention focused team last week. on the No. 1 item basketball. Duchesne knocked off Tabiona, No. 1 ranked Duchesne was the No. 1 team when Tabiona won by three at Tabiona last month. This week Wayne is ranked No. 1 and Tabiona No. 2. er Former No. 1 Duchesne knocks off No. By Aldon Rachele Billy Hoopes was known was Mr. Kamikaze for the night as twice he dove into the crowd for loose balls with one leap wiping out the band, which had the fans whistling a happy tune when the final horn sounded with former No. 1 team, Duchesne knocking off No. 1 Salt Lake Tribune ranked Tabiona Tigers at Duchesne, 76-5Hoopes also performed a Perfect Ten" jump into the arms of Eagle supporters. 2. A he 2. Originally the final regular season battle between Tabiona and Duchesne was listed by the Tigers as Friday, February 16, but the contest was played Thursday, which had the Tigers wishing the game had just simply vanished from the hoop schedule. Back on January 27 Tabiona knocked off then No. 1 Duchesne at Tabiona on a three-pointwith three seconds left by Brandon Casper. During the opening minutes Eagle Killer" at Tabiona, Casper struck for a three, but Duchesne proved it er 1 Three-Pnt Power" with a long missile by Kyle Bailey that tied up the game at B. Hoopes put Duchesne ahead 0 and then a bucket plus charity tosses by Bailey, Robert Young and Jared Pea trees had the Eagles up by four at 4 after one quarter. Duchesne's Brandon Bird nested at the hoop for a field goal to start the second quarter and then Peatross struck for four counters on two free throws and a field goal to increase the Eagle advantage to 12 points at could match the Tigers' oi 5-- 5. 12-1- 18-1- 26-1-4. The Eagles were soaring sky29-1- 6 ward with a lead, but Shay Price Waa Right Onwith eight points, which included two to bring straight Tabiona within seven with 1:23 Jeft in the second quarter. However, three-pointe- rs Duchesne had blown leads at Tabiona, Altamont and Rich, and decided to Break A Bad Habit. Dustin Grant pumped in a shot for a 4 Eagle halftime advantage and then Duchesne outscor..J Tabiona, 35 to 28 in the second half to maintain its lead and take a win. "Last time we let them (Tabiona) get back into it and this time we didnt We worked until the final buzzer and killed any last second shot, said Eagle guard, Robert 35-2- Young. Matt Mitchell connected from the field and then the Billy and Bailey Show took over the ball game with Bailey pumping in three and B. Hoopes five to put Duchesne com- pletely in command at Hoopes final hoop hit the rim and bounced right through the nets. Young tossed in two free throws for a same number score, but reversed with Duchesne holding a edge over Tabiona at the end of the third 49-3- 4. 53-3- 5 HANDY BATTLE-Eag- le, Jeremy Robb, right, has his hand join four other hands in an attack on the basketball. Trying to shoot the ball through the basket is Altamonts Dallon Fieldsted. The Longhorns missed two free throws with two seconds left and lost by one point to Duchesne at Union, Saturday. quarter. We kept hustling the whole team. We took it tothem and pushed it down the court," said Kyle Bailey, who led Duchesne with 14 points Com: that included one three-pointe- r, field goals plus 3 for 6 free throw shooting. I got good assists from my teammates for my baskets. Duchesne Coach Stan Young made sure all of his team aaw playing time in the fourth quarter with the highlights being six points on two buckets and two free throws by Bird plus two straight field goals by Aaron Hoopes for a 72-4- 5 Duchesne advantage. Duchesne held its lead and won 76-5We played harder and went after those loose balls and got the rebounds, said Jeremy Robb. Our TF got an Following Bailey in scoring were Peatross at 13 and Bird at 12. "We hammered them inside and got the all-tiboarda-o- ur best reboundWe the quick outlet got ing job. passes to set up our buckets." said 2. A. Tigers with balanced attack Jared Featrosa. "quit scoring at Tabiona, but at Duchesne we kept on attacking the basket, said Duchesne coach Stan five. Jeremy Stringham Also scoring for Duchesne were: Casper cored four and Matt Fabrizio three. B. Hoopes, 9; Mitchell, 6; Young, 6; Dustin Lazenby tossed in two. A. Hoopes, 4; Grant, 4; Robb, 3; Tabiona converted 23 out of 32 free Cameron Flint, 8; Thiess Lindsay, throws and popped in 13 field goals. 2. Duchesne fired in 28 field goals "It was a nerve recking game-n- o and hit 19 out of 28 free throws. Price led Tabiona with 23 points. matter what the score. We were He fired in two four ahead by a big amount at Tabiona, field goals and was 9 for 12 from the but this time we stayed aggressive foul One. Jed Lefler added 15 and and kept scoring. We backed off and three-pointer- Young. Next up on the schedule ia the Region 16 basketball tournament at Price, which is set for February 22-2- 4. The state meet will be held at Weber State University the following week. s, Eagles nip Longhorns by one point in overtime game By Aldon Rachele The. Hoops were Duchesne's "Best Friend as well as brothers, Billy and Aaron Hoopes, Saturday evening in a playoff game won by the Eagles by one point in overtime at Union High School, 61 to 60, that broke a second place tie between Altamont and Duchesne. Altamont was behind by one with two seconds left, but the "Hoop smiled on Duchesnes team. Longhorn Russell Sorenson, who did a super job nabbing the ball for a rebound, missed two free throws that could have won the game for Altamont, which had the Eagles oaring high. The Hoopes brothers were key hoopeters for Duchesne. They combined to score 13 of the 16 Eagle points in the fourth quarter and the overtime period. A bucket by Aaron Hoopes gave Duchesne a 54-5- 2 lead with 29 seconds left in the fourth Fieldated added 13. TJ. Farnsworth tossed in 10. Paul Tew added nine and Zack Mecham eight. Brad Witbeck popped in two. Altamont flipped in 22 field goals and hit 14 out of 21 free throws. The Long-hom- e were 3 in the fourth quarter and overtime period. The Eagles led 3 after one quarter and led by seven, 33-2- 6 at the half. Big tall T J. Farnsworth was a "Tower of Power in the third quarter with four buckets that put Duchesne Altamont ahead 44-4came back on baskets by Bird and Bailey for a third quarter edge of45-4The largest lead in the fourth quarter was two points by both Altamont and Duchesne, but in the end it was just "One Point that advantage. Dallon Fieldated popped in two for a 4 Altamont lead, but then it waa time for the "Billy Hoopes Hoop Show. The Eagle eager hit a bucket and then connected on 3 out of 4 free throws to acquire a 58-5- 0-- 59-5-8 Duchesne lead with 1:27 left. However, Fieldsted sapped the net for two free throws and Altamont went ahead again at 9 with 50 seconds to play. Altamont' lead didn't last long. 16-1- 60-5- Duchesnes Robert Young popped in two free throws with 21 seconds left and the Eagles went hack on top at ."I waa scared. I waa just hoping my free throws would go in. I just relaxed and put them in there," said 61-6- 1. 4. 0. mattered. Robert Young. B. Hoopes scored 23 points for the Eaglet. He fired in seven field goals and hit 9 out of 12 free throws. Brandon Bird find in 13 and Kyle Bailey nine. Jeremy Robb, who quarter. in the truck for two "I went up to the hoop and Billy first scored eight. Young quarter, Hoopes made a good pass and I got added four, and Cameron Flint, a good pick from a guard. It went Aaron Hoopes two each. Duchesne goodness, commented Aaron fired in 21 field goals and hit 17 out Hoopes. of 23 free throws. However, with five seconds reRust led Altamont with 18 and maining A.C. Rust put a charge in the Longhorn attack by scoring a layup to tie up the game at 4 and sent it into overtime. Free throws were a major factor in the victory by the Eagles. They three-pointe- rs - Duchesne will represent the Northern Division as its second place team with Altamont third and Tabiona first at the Region 16 Tournament at Price, Utah, Thursday through Saturday. First day play is aa follows: Southern Division Champ, Green Rivervs. Rich, 3 p.m.; Duchesne vs. Whitehorse, 4:30 p.m.; Altamont vs. Monument Valley, 6 p.m. and Northern Division Champ, Tabiona vs. East Carbon, 7:30 p.m. 54-5- converted 10 out of 12 during the fourth quarter and overtime. Billy Hoopes hit four straight that gave Duchesne a 0 advantage midway in the fourth quarter. Altamont came back to tie up the game at 2 on a field goal by Paul Tew with a minute remaining. "I didn't think any thing. I just 52-5- 52-5- concentrated on my foul pitches. Fm glad we made ours and they missed, said Billy Hoopes. 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Certain tihvnrtnctioni mar ippfc Senfei. at 1 will pay Barber Bros. - Orem 45 W. 1300 S. HOOP BOUND-Bil- ly Hoopes, Duchesne, right, jets to the hoop while hoping the ball misses the outstretched hands of Altamont's TJ. Farnsworth. Also in the picture are Zack Mecham and Paul Tew. win over Hoopes scored 23 points to lead Duchesne to a Altamont to take second' place in the Northern Division. one-poi- nt |