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Show SPORTS Page t 16 - February 23. 1999 Uintah Basin Standard RichensHutchison Lead Charge Lady Cougars knock off Utes By Aldan Rachtle es to go up by seven, and then White made the Cougars green with envy when she popped in her three-poigem. Union and Uintah traded two-poiproduction with April Mecham marching to the hoop for two, and Ute eager, Rhonda Tollefoon pumping in two free throws to keep Uintah just two back of Union at 46-3Then Union got busy with their guns blazing the hoop without any help from A1 Capone, and Uintah misfiring like the Jazz in their 71-5- 6 loss to Seattle. Hutchison converted three out of four free throws and Richens popped in an easy two when Uintah failed to get down the floor quick enough on defense to give Union a comfortable edge of seven points at 45-3Mostly Uintah continued to shoot nt The Union Lady Cougar had two-poilead of 38-3- 6 when Uintah'a Amber White made them see red when she hit a three-pointwith 4.50 left in the game, Tuesday in Vernal, but then the Roosevelt area team was able to get their Top Guns smoking in Sheila Hutchison and Bev Richens without any help from Bonnie and Minus Clyde as they outscored the Utes, IX to 4, for a 48-4- triumph. Union's victory allowed them to take first place in Region 10 at 1 and forced Lehi to settle for second at 6-- Uintah ended up third at The Cougars improved to a regular season mark of 18-- and the Utes dropped to The Cougars entered the fourth lead, and an quarter with a 36-3extreme desire to beat the Utes because a loss would have placed them in a first place tie with a coin flip then deciding the top team. Becky Warburton of Uintah converted one out of two free throws to bring the Utes within three at 36-3and then a by Cougar freshman, Janeen Nelson increased the Union lead to five at 38-3Union missed a couple of chanc juit a er 0 7-- 4-- 4. 2, 2 3, two-point- er 3. 8. 8. up blanks while Richens and Hutchison were right on target. Richens pumped in a field goal and combined with Hutchison to go 4 for 4 from the foul line to increase their lead to 49-3Union went on to escape from Vernal with a 49-4- 0 victory. The Cougars pumped in 7 out of 9 free throws during the hot Union streak in the closing minutes. Union ended up winning by nine points, but early on the Cougars 8. had a battle on their hands as they lead of owned just a after one quarter. The Cougars were deadlocked at midway in the second quarter, and then went up Hutchison increased by Union's lead to five at 9 on a free throw and field goal However, Uintah refused to go down in flames like Jack Dillinger as free throws by Lori Long and Emily Maloof shot down the Cougar lead to only one at 9-- 8 one-poi- nt 19-1- 9 21-1- 9. 24-1- Union continued to worry about tomorrow (state meet games), but they had to focus on the present action with Jackie Morrill pumping in a late second gem for 26-2- 3 Union halftime lead. Now it was time for the Hutchison Highlight Show. She went coast for two fast break buckets to make the score 30-2- 3 in favor of the 24-2- 3. -t-o-coast Cats. The Cougars were ahead by seven, but it wasn't time to sit in the ip easy chair and tune the TV to wrestling or a Jazz game. Whit gave Unions defense the r blues with another that suddenly had the Utes back in the game behind by four at 30-2Morrill proved that Whites three-paigem was yesterdays news with two buckets, and freshman Candace Davenport sapping the net for two to increase Union's lead to eight at cham-pirnsh- three-pointe- nt 36-2- 8. The game then took on a pro wrestling look with bodies flying after ths bouncing ball. Uintah did the figure four leg lock on Union's defense for a layup and then a technical foul on Unions coaches heated op the action with White putting black marks on the circles in the scorebook. She converted two free throws to end the third quarter with the Utes behind by four at 36-3Uintahs dose game battle had Union players and fans male and female biting their nails and pulling out hairs, but no problem the Cougars blew the Utes out of the hoop waters by outscoring them in the fourth quarter, 13 to 8. Hutchison led Union with 14 points, and Richens pumped in 11. Mecham tossed in nine and Tami Nielsen three. Nelson and Davenport scored two each. Uintahs White didn't yield to any yellow caution flags. She had the green light to the hoop to lead the Utes in scoring at 15 points. 2. - BUSY GIRL-l'ni- ons Jackie Morrill has the basketball under her power while battling ad opposing hoopsttr during a recent game. The Cougars won the Region 10 crown last week. - HOOP ACTION-Unio- n'i Sheila Hutchison gets in position for a score during the Cougar 2 1 --point win over Cedar City, Friday in the first round of a 3--A Stale Tournament play. The Redwomen scored two points during the first 20 seconds of die game and then went scoreless until the final minute of the fust half. Face Ben Lomond.Thursdav Union female Cougars burn Cedar City Redwomen by 21 By Aldon Rochele The first round State Tournament game between Union and Cedar City high schools was a good deal like a CUnt Eastwood movie even though gals and not guys played the hoop sport. There was 3-- A plenty of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly for basketball fans in Roosevelt, Friday on 48-2- 7 Declares February EAT A WINDSHIELD MONTH dP 21-pri- nt First up, The put the buss saw to Cedar for a triumph that has advanced the 19-- 2 has a deadly shot just like CougaraRegion 10 champion to a Eastwood's character. The Man Thursday 9 p.m. second round bat- With No Name, cam to the rescue tle with 13-- Ben Lomond, which with a three-poibomb, and Nielsen pumped in two to put Union defeated Delta, at the end Now for more of The Good. up by 14 prints at Sheila Hutchison captured the ball of the third quarter to yen, Tim- off the center jump and jetted to the hoop for the first bucket and a Cougarlead. However, a Cedar City girl with the last name of Tom plus a first name ofShawna scored about ten seconds later to knot up the Good-Uni- Jones Paint & Glass takedown wrestling moves for the bouncing ball several times. Suddenly, Cedar, which had been in g Aplf jrw.vilbin nine at 27-1- 8 on Befta LuntStwO- pointer ! The Redwomen outscored the Lady Cougars, 9-- and were in danger of getting back in the game. Cedar just barely missed a shot that would have cut Union's lead to seven. The shot attempt went in and then out. It turned out, Bev Richens, who nt 6 64-4- 3. 32-1- 8 2-- bet to Cedars comeback hopes. Union returned to The Good part of the show with Hutchison pumping in six fourth quarter points; which included two fasf break buckets, and Nelson, Richens, Morrill and Mecham producing at the hoop to enable the Cougar to lead to beat regain their 48-2and head to 3-- State Cedar, Tournament play at the Provo location. 21-poi- nt 7, A Hutchison led Union with 18 points, and Richens, who fired in two three-printe(Hutchison also hit a long distance shot), added nine. Morrill tossed in five and Nielsen, Mecham, Nelson four each. rs 0 VT: ft? r-- 1 game at 2-Next up The Bad Cedar City's hoop sizshooters weren't on target like Angel Eyes from the Eastwood movie. They fired up blanks and went scoreless in the rest ofthe first quarter, and didn't score again until a bucket by Kami Naoville with 55 seconds left in the first half Union led 24-- 9 lead at the half, and at one time 23-- Cedar's first basket came with 7:40 left in the first quarter, and then they went 14 minute 43 seconds without a score from the field or foul line. Jackie Morrill broke the 2 tie cm a field goal with 7:31 left for a 4--2 edge to start the Cats on their 21-- 0 run. Bev Richens hit two buckets, and April Mecham added another for a Cougar 11-- 2 advantage after 2. - 2. 2-- TWO on With each windshield we install, we will treat you to dinner... quarter. It was more Good Stuff for Union with Hutchison pumping in a doe rang shot at the hoop for two and then adding a long distance bomb without the help of a cannon. Janeen Nelson and Tami Nielsen's plus a free throw by Jackie Labrum as well as another field goal by Hutchison (seven for the quarter) gave Union an amazing lead of 23-All of a sudden The Bad turned into "The Good for Cedar. They scored nine points in a row on Kaoville's three-poin- t play with 55 seconds left and two free throws by Arianne Einfieldt pi us another Geld goal by Naoville, which reduced Unions lead down to 14 points at 23-9- . Mecham snapped Cedars streak with a free throw to put her team up by 15 at 24-9- . Union's girls were looking pretty good with it huge halftime lead, but then it was time for The Ugly with the Lady Cougsrs going three minutes without scoring until Tia McCairns converted one free throw with 4:59 left in the third quarter, and added their first field goal on a successful by I lutchison with 3.51 to go. The Cougsrs couldn't hit from long range and missed several layups. Union even lost out on PAINT & GLASS E. 100 N. ROOSEVELT, UTAH bank. two-point- er 21-poi- nt 140 DOWN ON ALL FOURS Sheila Hutchison of Union plus a girl from Cedar City hit the deck during the CougzrRed women first round boon 722-392- 6 2. Altamont nets second place The Altamont Lady Longhorns dropped a close 46-4- 2 game to San Juan at Blanding, Friday, but regrouped Saturday to clobber Grand in Moab, Saturday, 65-4- 1 to win the East Region titio at 6-Altamont modo Grand pay a heavy price for the narrow Longhorn lose to the Broncos by ripping Moab, 19-- in the first quarter and flooding the hoop with 29 in the halftime edge. . second for a 48-2- 0 Grand didn't have a grand time in the second quarter with only 12, but hoop things got worse with only sis in the third. Altamont tossed in ten to lead 58-2- 6 after three. The Grand bunch had a grand time in the fourth se they outscored Altamont, 15-72. 6 ." two-point- Michelle Brotheraon bothered Grand the moat with 28 points. Weidmsn added 12. Brotheraon fired in four three-point- er BASKET GOAL Janeen Nelson, Union, wrestles for the ball and hopes to get it under her pow er. |