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Show WtSSwv -i- fit. irtrtiiiii J Piee : 12 - Jsnusrv 7. 1997 Sports Uintah Basin Standard HELLO FLOOR-Dsv- ey Ryan, Union, left, and Tadd Rollins, Richfield, right, prepare to make a head first slide with the No. 1 mission being capturing the basketball. Ryan scored only live points in the game, but the counters all came in the last two minutes of the game during crunch time in a win by the Union Cougars over Richfield, Saturday. Union, also, defeated Emery, Friday. Cougars knock off highly ranked Emery team, 63-4- 7 By Aldon Rachtl Union High School gained revenge for a previous low down outh in Emery by uring the Lady Cats Inatant Offenae to rip the Spartan a, 63-4Thursday. Union used tha win to knock off the fourth ranked Spartans and gain its sixth victory. Emsry led 9-- 8 in the first quarter, nut Union outacared the Spartans, 15-1-1 to go ahead 23-2Union continued to blast the bunch with 15 points as 7, 0. compared to 9 by the Spartans for at 15. Nelson added ten counters. a 38-2- 9 third quarter edge. The The Lady 8partans flipped in 14 Lady Cate dawed the Lady field goals and converted 19 out of Spartans to their hoop death due 80 free throws. to a eruption in the Union had its Run and Gun fourth quarter to win by 16 points. offense operating at Full Gear in Bev Richens was die top Union tha second quarter and in the rest point producer at 18 points, which of tha gams after a slow start Tha s. included four offensive attack forced Sarah Colton added 15 and Holies quick to Emery quit using its sons Stevens 11. Jamie Arrive scored defense. Union rushed down the Alida Uresk nine and six. Nicole court with the basketball and gave Larsen tossed in four. Union fired fita in hying to eet up a in 22 and hit 15 out Emery defense. The Lady Cate rapid of 22 free throws. jetting to the hoop wore down the Emerys top scorer was Stilaon highly ranked Spartans. The Cougars Richens and others blistered tha Emery team with a long distance snooting performance, but also featured an lnridt route to hoop by Stevens and Colton. Union will battle Carbon an the road, Tuesday, January 7 and will host Lehi, Friday, January 10. 25-poi- nt three-pointer- two-pointe- Lady Cats bag Hawks Union High Schools Lady Cougars gained their seventh win when they clobbered North in Mt. Pleasant, Saturd.u, Sanpete 60-5Tha Cougars are 4 going into a league game at home v Lain, Friday. The Cats led 12--8 after the first sight minutea and than owned a 28-2- 4 advantage at halftime. Union pumped in 15 in the third for a 43-3- 4 lead and added 17 more to win by ten. Sarah Colton was ths No. 1 Union paint producer at 14. Alicia Uresk and Jamie Arrive added 10 each. Nicole Larsen scored nine and Bev Richens right. Mecham cored six and Stevens two. McBride added one. Union hit 26 field goals, but had problems at tha foul line where they converted only 6 out of s. 23. Richens hit two Amy Erickson led North Sanpete with 15 prints and Palmer 7-- 6. three-pointer- added 12. GIVE ME THE BALL-E- ric Fieldsted, Union, left and fellow teammate, Davey Ryan, right, appear to be asking nicely that a Richfield hoopster gives them the balL Richfield didnt think Ryan was nice as he cored five of Union's eight points in the final two minutes to him a one-poiUnion edge into a nine-poiwin over the Wildcats, Saturday. Union has a 9--1 mark and will host defending state champions, Lehi, Friday. nt nt Ryan Hits Key Buckets Union improves to 9-- 1 by whipping Emery, Richfield play and Davenport dropping two elute throw the net on charity tosses. Davenport led Union with 24 two prints on right three-printand 2 fir 2 shooting from the foul lino. "We dl ran it right on our inbound play to Davey Ryan. That waa our main option and thay didnt know Hs was there, open and put it in," said Davenport. Jed Smith added 14 and Jackson Dye, JUT Kauftiri six each. Ryan scored five, but all Me points came during Crunch Time By Aldon Raehtle Waks Up World Union tfii Schools boys bsskstbsll team is for real! Tha Cougars havs forced teams from Utah to pay attention aa they beat one-tim-e Utah hoop ana powers, Emery, 73-6- 7 last week for a 9--1 Richfield, 58-4record going into a home battle vs. dsfanding 3--A State Champion, Lehi, Friday, January 10 at 7 p.m. Lehi ia ranked third and Union fourth by tha Salt Lake Tribune. Union almost didnt make it to its Ninth Win. Thay wasted away ten-poilead early in the third rjuarter. Saturday tn Roosevelt and watched Lehi knot up the game at 43-4- 3 with five minute left, but it high scoring Cougar Jeff venport to tha rescue with a fast break hoop and three-paibomb that put Union ahead once two-printer-s, en 9, it in the Jest. twoniinute.,Kvin 4osied 4a Cougars flipped in 25 field goale and converted 6 out of 9 free nt Peterson lad Richfield with 18 paints. Union outacared Richfield, 19 to 13 in the fourth quarter. An 0 Cougar streak in ths final taro minutes guaranteed n win for. the Rooeevelt bunch. Richfield Mt just 15 field goal Thay kept themselves in ths gams at ths firs throw Ians where they Mt 16 out of 23 attempts. 8-- lead in Emery grabbed a tha first quarter vs. Union at Castle Dais, Friday, but Union outacared Emery, 2 in tha 19-1- 0 23-1- hree-printriTh throws. "Ws knocked our free throws down and stayed intense the game, said S not tu , again at 48-4Richfield had a Defensive with several long range bomber 14-Union lad 9 altar one Meltdown with Union's Kevin Roes all alone at the hoop fir an easy quarter, and than behind two baskets fay Kauftiri plus a layup layup and 50-4-5 Cougar advantage and three-poibomb by with less than three minutes as well as two ftse remaining. However, the Wildcats' Davenport offense escaped their cage with throws fay Smith ths Cougars their advantage to 11 at four straight paints that featured increased 25-1- 4 in tha second quarter. early teases Nate and charity by Belnap a layup fay Tadd Rollins that was The Cougars led 29-2- 3 at tha half. Davenport, Dye and Smith set up on a steal at midcourt to reduce tha Union lead to one paint bund the range for a ten-priadvantage of 35-2- 5 midway in the at 60-4third quarter, but all of n sudden Union answered its of: "How Do Ws Protect A tha Wildcats went "Wild On question One-PriLead?" with one word Offense" for right straight prints to including two three-printe"Defense". The come within one print of the across message Union lead at 37-3Kauftiri put hutting out Richfield n key shot in tha dosing ia 1:50 and then finding and for a 39-3- 6 Cougar third offensive power through the 6-mighty arm of 3 senior, Davey Tha Cougars grabbed a 43-3- 8 Ryan, who scored five of the final . but a three print play eight Union prints on two field Col ten Peterson plus a field five n throw to guide tied goria and up tha game at Union to a hine-priwin. With tha Cougars hanging on fir near Eft with a one-prilead, Davenport inbounded tha ball right to Ryan, who connected on n layup for a 62-4- 9 lead. on a "Usually Tm not it they play such as that overplayed us and I got it" Ryon aid. Tlsfonse waa tha whole tMng. Wa stepped it up at tha and and got them with our V." Union committed tha Cardinal Hoop Sin of finding on n three-pri- nt attempt but Rollins helped tha Cougars out fay missing all three shots at tha one minute mark. Union locked up tha win with Ryan Mtting a three-print 3. nt nt 9. nt rs 6. at in tha third quarter and poured in 23 fourth quarter prints to win by six. to three 49-4- 6 Davenport led Union with 28 11. Eric Fieldsted and Rom added ten each. Dhrs acored seven and Ryan four. Kauftiri teased in three. Union fired in 23 field goals and Mt 23 out of. 31 ftsa throws. Fieldsted, Davenport, Dye and Rom connected on one three-point- er each. Brandon Burk lad prints, sum Smith acored Emery with 17. Emery fired in bombs. nine three-priconnected on 25 field goals converted 6 out of 12 free throw attempt A lew weeks earlier Union won two out of three games at tha Groan River Tournament. They and edged Green River, 68-6- 6 whipped Natrona Central, 86-6Davenport led Union with 29 points v Green River and Ryan added 12. Union waa beMnd 52-4- 8 going into the fourth ' where they outacared the 20-1- 4 to rally for the win. Davenport scared 29 and Qye 22 in tha win over Natrona Central. nt nt nt COACHING INFO-Un- ion High School coach JeffHanke, left, attempts to get his message across to his cagers out on the floor. (Z&ttdtccde . nt NOW OPEN Full Service Oil Change Includes: ( PENNZDll Men's January & February Tournaments Oil Filter Fluids Checked Battery Checked Lights Checked January 24 & 25 - February 7 & 8 Tire Pressure Checked Antifreeze Checked Windows Washed Car Vacuumed Fee: $165.00 Per Tournament All For One $300.00 For Both Low Price! Sign-u- p No Appointment Necessary Open Monday - Friday 8:00 Saturday 9:00 a.m.-5:0- 0 W Hwy. 40, Next to Stewart's Thriftway a.m.-6:0- 0 Fees must be paid in full before being put on the schedule. Each tournament will be limited to the first 8 teams the register! p.m. p.m. 722-574- Deadline, January 13, 1997 7 Registration Forms Are Available At The City Office NO WAY Jed Smith, Union, has the ball and refuses to give h tm. Smith hit a number of shots from the lop of the key in the Qwsv w over Richfield. |