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Show ikmg IbaskeltlbaE : V v . , i v , . I - ' ; vt y - . . . I ; s v J v " I 1 1 x t I . , : v ' V I- X CM 1 ' . ' A I f k - . " A;' ; "X"1" " " ? ' , , - I f - ' - t ; f , I i - ; - I V ' -J " tlMllli American Fork made 1 0 of 1 5 free throws in the fourth period to hold off a fierce Pleasant Grove comeback and went on to beat the Vikings 62-58 Friday. In a first half, that was all American Fork, Demar Beck poured in 16 of Caveman high 22 points. By intermission the AF team was leading 31-18 and the contest had all the trappings of a rout. But PG returned to the floor in the third period and promptly outscored the Cavemen 24-17 to pull within six at 42-48. Matt Norman who was shut out in the first eight minutes of play, continued a hot shooting streak he had started just before the half and made eight points for the rallying Vikes. In the final period Norman added 10 points to finish with a game high 26. Bryce Peterson had 14 points for the Vikes with Mark Clements getting 8. For the red clad Cavemen, Brock Knight scored 14 and Travis Hansen had 12. PG outscored the Cavemen 26 to 25 in the field goal statistic. Mountain View On Saturday the Vikes trailed for most of three quarters but outscored the undefeated Mountain View Bruins, 18-8 over the finaf eight minutes to hand Mountain View a 58-53 defeat. Again Norman was tops for the Vikes with 21 points. Clements and Brad Kitchen had 11 and 10 points for PG while Jared Jones was the only Bruin in double figures with 10. Clutch free throw shooting by the Vikings in the final period made the difference against Mountain View. The Vikes who have had trouble making foul shots in two previous games, hit on 8 of 11 to close the door on the Bruins. Matt Anderson, Mountain View's leading scorer with a 21 point average, was held to just six points by the hustling Viking d g fen sg PG had 22 field goals to 19 for the visiting Bruins. This Week Friday the Vikes travel to Wasatch for a game with the number three ranked 2-A Wasatch Wasps. Saturday night, PG hosts another 2-A school, North Sanpete. MATT NORMAN launches a shot in AF game. Norman has scored,, and 21 points in the last three varsity games. Photo by Jeff Britain BRAD KITCHEN (55) grimaces in frustration after another team member commits foul in closing seconds of contest against American Fork. , 0 ; , a , ; -' . v IV' t ' , , , MARK CLEMENTS made this layup and his hustling plaj to-Vikes to-Vikes over Mountain View Saturday. Photo by Jeff Bnttain. |