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Show Bryce Valley Mustangs On A Roll By JohnYardley The Bryce Valley Mustangs edged Panguitch 55-52 on Wednesday and then ran past Wayne 84-68 Friday in a late season move to the top. The Mustangs got two huge free throws from freshman Jory Twitchell in the last seconds to seal the deal with the Bobcats. It was a gratifying win for BV after some years of frustration against Panguitch. The game was close all the way, before the Mustangs closed it out down the stretch. Tye Ramsay pumped in 16, had seven blocks and 14 rebounds in this one. Levi LeFevre hit a big shot down the lane for the final BV field goal and finished with 15. David Mathews scored 10 and Twitchell also canned 10 .points, including the "ice in . your veins" free throws. Casey Christensen led the Bobcats with 23, Tyler Barney scored 14 and A.J. Johnson 10. On Friday, Levi LeFevre dropped a super-charged 38 on the Badgers. Levi is averaging right at 30 points per game in his last four outttings. What a feat for a 1A ball player! Tye Ramsay continued his fine play with 24, while Dave Mathews went for 18. This sets up an important game for BV with Piute this week at tropic. Panguitch came back from the Bryce Valley loss to defeat Escalante 99-75 In a game that was tied at the half, Tyler Barney, a sophomore, sopho-more, got hot in the second half and totaled 27 for the game to lead PHS. Wes Mangum had the best game of his season and drained 22 big points. Casey Christensen scored 17 and A.J. Johnsdn had 10 for the second game in a row. Flint Chynoweth went for 18, Devin Shakespear for 19 and Cade Christensen 16 in a fine inside game for the junior. Escalante also lost to league-leading league-leading Valley 94-68, despite 18 from spark-plug guard Rhett Butler. Devin Shakespear, Shane Shakespear and Chad cCttam all scored 11. Panguitch and Bryce Valley each play Piute this week in important games that will determine deter-mine region tournament placements. place-ments. Panguitch girls, tied with Wayne for first in the region, won the coin toss and advanced to the state finals in first place from our region. Escalante travels to play East Carbon and Bryce Valley plays West Desert for a chance to get into the state tournament. The tournament begins on Wednesday at Timpview High School in Orem. |