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Show VLht entinel Guardian of Your Community News WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010 • A13 Dons tame Lions Chad Vest STAFF WRITER , „ , • • v ; X , . f •"*:•,*"; " Ren Williamsen put the Dons on the Scoreboard to begin the game. Due to a The Mighty Dons host- technical foul which was ed the Payson Lions Friday called on Payson in warmnight in another thrilling ups for dunking over an affair. Good rivalries al- official, Williamsen sunk ways seem to bring out our two from the line to begin true colors, good or bad. In the game rather than the the month of December, usual tip-off. The senior fans and players from both helped his team with seven cities are at peace with the first-quarter points to help mixture of red and green in SF take a 13-8 advantage. the air, but when it's back Almost everytiling to the hardwood in region seemed to be clicking for play, the gloves come off the home team in the first all the love is lost. half. The Dons went on an Spanish got off to a 8-2 run for a 21-10 lead quick start in this one, tak- early in the second, but the ing advantage of the Lions, Lions roared back with a 5 who played man up on the 0 run, which forced a Don more athletic Dons. The timeout at the three-minute red and gray were in total mark. Along with Williamcontrol for the first 16 min- sen, Travis Still used his utes. However, their oppo- athletic abilities all night nent made an adjustment to put his team in the drivat the break. Payson used ers' seat with big rebounds, a 2-3 zone to force SF to steals and a big swat before hit from outside in the sec- the half, which got the Don ond half. This adjustment Dome rocking. SF headed paid dividends for the Li- to the locker room with a ons as they held SF to just 27-20 lead. six of 19 from the field. Halftime must have But Spanish rose to the helped Payson realize occasion with some great that most high school defense that consisted of teams struggle to match steals and big rebounds up with SF in a man-tobefore sealing the deal at man defense because of the charity stripe to tame their quickness and overthe Lions by the score of all athleticism. The Lions 57^18. naiTOwed the lead with a ;• -*>'• ' ; • - • * • . • Kate Jarman / The Sentinel TEAM LEADER: Salem's London Simonson led all scorers in the Springville game with 25 points. half-court press and some great shooti ng. Pay son's defense frustrated SF and helped the Lion offense gain momentum. In the final minute of the third, the Lions took a 36-34 lead, its first of the night, but Chase Loftin tied it up with a pair from the line at 36 all. It became interesting early in the fourth as both teams went one up on the other several times. At the midway mark, the score was deadlocked at 41 and it was either team's game for the taking. Spanish Fork stepped up it up a notch with great defense, rebounding and charity shots. Despite all the foul calls on both sides, the Dons were successful in swiping the ball away 11 times, while grabbing close to 30 rebounds as a team. Three Dons finished in double figures, Williamsen led with 14, while Travis Still turned in a double-double performance with 11 points and 13, boards including three steals. Gavin Hales (also three steals) pitched in 11 and grabbed five boards. Adam Duke finished with eight points and Nielsen finished with four assists. Devils edge SH in OT Marshall Dunn Jake Skinner led all scorers with 25 and 14 points, STAFF WRITER respectively, but it was The Salem Hills men's Springville's balanced atbasketball team faced ar- tack that clinched the win guably their toughest op- for the Devils. Salem's deponent of the year in the fense had a hard time guardSpringville Red Devils'," ing"scTfnany people with the Friday night. The game ability to make plays, but came down to the wire," as ultimately it would be their has been the case for Salem inability to rebound that all year, and the Red Devils would doom the Sky hawks. needed an overtime to pull The first quarter was away from a determined very much a defensive batSkyhawk squad for the 6 0 - tle as Springville nursed a 53 victory. 5-2 lead with two minutes London Simonson and left. Jordan Robles sot into some early foul trouble and the quarter ended with Salem down 8-6. It wasn't until the second quarter that the offenses from each team started clicking. Salem was able to take the lead 13-11 when Springville's leading scorer, Geoff Prusak, was called for a technical after a hard foul on Josh Adams. The rest of the second quarter was a battle as neither team was able to pull away. SaSee SKYHAWKS • A l l Shane Marshall / The Sentinel HARD FOUGHT: Spanish Fork's Chase Loftin is contested as he goes to the basket. SAM'S PREP OF THE WEEK Travis Still Kaleb Davis / The Sentinel MOVES: Maple Mountain's Jace Edmunds goes under the basket for a reverse layup. Utes defeat Golden Eagles Jeril B i l l s " STAFF W R I T E R The Maple Mountain boys basketball team lost to Uintah on Friday, 60-47. With the loss, Maple Mountain falls to 0-3 in region, 2-12 overall, Uintah came into the game with a 1-1 region record, 6-7 overall. Two Uintah players had 14 points each. Meanwhile, scoring on the Maple Mountain side was balanced among the players that participated. KJ Hall and Tyson Jex were the leading scorers for the Golden Eagles, with seven points each. The Golden Eagles hung with the Utes for the first few minutes, but Uintah broke away to a 19-8 lead by the end of the first quarter. By halftime, the Utes extended that lead to 32-15. Uintah's domination continued in the third quarter, in which they outscored Maple Mountain 17-9 on the way to a 49-26 end of quarter lead. Finally, trailing 59-34 with under See EAGLES • A8 Junior Basketball Forward Travis Still is the son of Brian and Shelly Still of Spanish Fork. He notched a double-double against long-time rival Payson Friday night, with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Still also had three steals on the night. He said he felt it wasn't the Dons' best effort, but that it was always good to get a win against Payson. Still said the game was good preparation for their next contest against Uintah. the Oil iiiaiig > III-! |
