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Show I* IE orts A12 • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2009 Guardian of Your Community News Courtesy photo MADAM PRESIDENT: Amberley Snyder, Utah's FFA President, will participate in the Tournament of Roses Parade Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif. Chad Vest STAFF W R I T E R The Tournament of Roses Parade, a.k.a. "America's New Year celebration," is an enormous festivity of roses, music from marching bands and beautifully decorated floats representing their organizations in style. And for football lovers, there's even a game that follows this historic event, which began on Jan. 1, 1890 in Pasadena, Calif. Approximately one million spectators will be on hand to watch it live. Another 42 million Americans will be watching from home, while it's estimated that more than 100 million people in 82 countries view the 121st Rose Parade. And at least one local resident will be in the parade itself. Elk Ridge's Amberley Snyder is the active Future Farmers of America President for the '09-'10 school year for the state of Utah. Snyder will travel to Pasadena on Dec. 30, along with 49 other FFA presidents from the US, including the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Each president has received Kayla Neves / The Sentinel OUTSIDE THE ARC: Maple Mountain's Kelby Crandall takes a shot from downtown. Eagles fall short against Timpanogos See S N Y D E R - A l l Jeril Bills STAFF WRITER Kaleb Davis / Hie Sentinel UP IN THE AIR: ALA's Seth Anderson goes airborne for two points as he's challenged by a Milford defender. Heartbreaking loss for ALA Riley Lewis STAFF WRITER On Dec. 22, 2009 the American Leadership Academy Eagle boys basketball team played their final game before the dead period during Christmas break where no practice and games are allowed. The Academy hosted the 4-1 Milford Tigers in what turned out to be a 56-57 heartbreaking loss for the Eagles. Right from the opening tip it was a fast paced, high pressure, fast break oriented game on both sides. Although it was tied at 13-13 at the end of the first quarter, the Eagles seemed to be controlling the bail and the pace of the game. Opening up the second quarter the Eagles switched to a full court press on defense and were able to get some turnovers. The press was very successful for the Eagles with their speed and athleticism. ALA was able to take a 28-24 lead going into half time. The entire second half was back and forth and stayed pretty even. Going into the fourth quarter the Eagles were leading 45-43. In the first four minutes of the quarter the Tigers went on a 12-A run and led by 7. The Eagles went into their press and put togeth- er an excellent comeback. They played excellent defense and came back with a 7-1 run to make the score 57-56 in the final minute. The Eagles got the ball back with 11 seconds and called a time out and set up for the deciding play of the game. Every one in the gym was silent. The Eagles brought the ball in and passed it around the perimeter trying to get an open lay-up with four seconds left, Thatcher Lamb passed the ball to Cole Fulton but the ball was tipped and it was a scramble to get the ball. It appeared the ball went out of bounds with two seconds left off a Tiger defender. Everyone was waiting for a signal from the officials but the clock expired and they exited the gym before anyone even knew what was happening. In the end the Eagles lost in a heartbreaker as they go into the dead period. It was a balanced offensive attack for the Eagles, but Thatcher Lamb led the Eagles with 17, followed by Marcus Monsen with 11. Seth Anderson and Zach Morrell acted as facilitators for the most part, but they still scored 9 and 6 respectively. It was a tough loss but ALA will look to bounce back on Jan. 10, 2009 at Millard. The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles boys basketball team lost a close one on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 to the Timpanogos High School Timberwolves in Orem, 61-53. While the team fell to 2-7 with the loss, it is the narrowest margin of victory yet for a 4A Maple Mountain opponent, indication that the Golden Eagles are improving. "[The] kids had a lot more confidence tonight. They started to hit some shots early, which is something that we haven't done in the past, and doing that gave us some confidence that kept us in the game," said Maple Mountain coach Johnny Averett. Duncan Graham had 14 points for the Golden Eagles, and Cameron Starr was not far behind, with 13. Maple Mountain stayed right with Timpanogos throughout the entire first half. Unlike in other games, Maple Mountain's shots were falling in the first half of Tuesday's match, as time after time a Golden Eagle player made a shot to keep them in the game. The Golden Eagles trailed by two at the end of the first quarter, 14-12 and again by two points at halftime, 26-24. Timpanogos started to break away a little in the third quarter, taking a sixpoint lead with two unanswered buckets to begin the half. Maple Mountain caught up, however, tying the score at 35 apiece with just under three minutes remaining in the quarter. But then Timpanogos went on a 7-0 run, and led by five at quarter's end, 44-39. While the Golden Eagles were still in the ballgame, it appeared they were running out of steam. The Timberwolves blew the game open in the fourth quarter, going on a 6-0 run early on to put them up by 11. Maple Mountain fought to get back into the game, but they never could. Averett said it was "a little disappointing that we let just a tiny stretch there in the third quarter kind of get away from us. ... I thought we let our little mistakes kind of compound upon themselves, and we let the little things turn into big things. Instead of a little run, it became a 10, 12-point ... deficit, where it should have been just four or five or six." The Golden Eagles had an especially difficult time defending the post in the second half, as the Timberwolves made the most of Maple Mountain's size disadvantage, repeatedly sending the ball inside to big man Ryan Van Pelt, who scored a game high 20 points in the contest. "We knew [there was a size disadvantage] going in. I mean, we were extremely outsized," Averett said "But the kids fought hard, battled hard with [Van Pelt], and I thought for the most part throughout the game we shut him down; but, to Timpanogos' credit, they did what they had to do. They went in to the post that second half, and that was the difference." Despite the challenges, however, Averett said that, "For the most part, I was pleased with the game." Next up for the Golden Eagles is a road game against Lehi on Dec. 30. |