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Show Two teams tie for first in Jr. Jazz The 7-8th grade Jr. Jazz boys basketball league which plays on Saturdays at the Recreation Center continues to excite the fans, players and coaches alike with the close-hard close-hard played games. Games played on Saturday, Feb. 15 followed the same pattern as the previous week when there were a number of very close well played games. Jazz 36 - Cougars 35 As the Jazz struggled to maintain a chance for first place they were . faced with the ultimate test as the Cougars led by Chad Martin's 12 points and Troy Harris and Raymond Overson with 8 each give the Jazz all they could handle. The Jazz were saved by a last second shot by Justin Jacklin which split the strings as time expired. The Jazz were led offensively by Justin Jacklin with 12 and Cole Kelly with 10. Brian Maughn who takes care of the ball-handling chores held the team together when it appeared the Cougars had pulled out the upset of the week. Knicks 31 - Lakers 23 As was expected the Lakers challenged the Knicks' unbeaten record only to fall a little sh ort as the Knicks pulled out the victory with 11 big points in the fourth quarter. The final score is not a true indication of just how close the game was, with the Lakers ahead 6-5 6-5 at the first quarter, the knicks were 16-10 at half-time, the score was tied at 20-all at the third quarter as Chris and Chad Blackhurst led the scoring with 8 big points in the third. Danny Hansgen with 9 and Kelly Wilkinson with 6 led the Knicks scoring while Chad Blackhurst and Brad Olson with 6 each were the scorers for the Lakers. Pacers 33 - Bucks 26 Darin Lloyd with a three pointer and foul sh ot in the closing minutes of the game spelled the difference between a six point difference1 or a one point victory or possible overtime. Lloyd with 16 and Nathan Larson with 10 proved to be offensive of-fensive leaders as they scored 12 of 14 big 4th quarter points which proved to be the difference in the game. Alan Clark with 10 and Nathan Tatam with 8 countered for the Bucks. The loss was the second tough loss for the Bucks in as many weeks, as they now have a 4-3 record. Celtics 39 - Suns 35 The fast starting Celtics scored 11 in the first quarter and 9 in the second to take a 20 to 13 half time lead which proved to be a cushion as the Suns roared back with 22 second half points to fall just 4 poiints short of getting their second victory of the year. Balanced team scoring led by Jason Jarvis with 9, Shane Smith with 8 and Jeff Walker with 8 proved to be too much for the Suns Quint Chipman who had his best scoring day of the year with 13. The win moved the Celtics into a three-way tie for 6th place. Spirits 50 - Bulls 22 ' Glen Montgomery with 27 points led the young Spirit team to a resounding victory over the Bulls 50 to 22. The Spirits seemed to put it all together Saturday after suffering several disappointing losses when poor foul shooting and missed lay- ups plaqued them. Montgomery's 27 points is possibly the highest offensive of-fensive out put for the Jr. Jazz League, at least it is a standard for this year. Its apparent that Glens practicing of free-throws as caught on with the Spirit team as he hit 9 out of 10. The Bulls were again led by Chris Johnson with 6 and Craig Veenker with 6. The Bulls are to be congratulated as they have never given up and under the coaching of Brett Campbell and Scott Hamner continue to improve each week. After Saturdays games there will be only one undefeated team as the Pacers face the Knicks. Along with the feature game the Jazz will try and hold off the rebounding Bucks w who have lost two straight heart-breakers. heart-breakers. Other games will prove to be just as interesting as the Bulls will be trying for their first win of the season as they face the Suns. The Cougars and Lakers should be a toss-up as will the Spirits and Celtics game. League Standings Pacers 7 0 Knicks 7 0 Jazz 6 1 Lakers 4 3 Bucks 4 3 Celtics 2 5 Spirits 2 5 Cougars 2 5 Suns 1 6 Bulls 0 7 This Weeks Schedule 9 a.m. Jazz vs. Bucks 10 a.m. - Cougars vs Lakers 11 a.m. Bulls vs Suns Noon - Spirits vs Celtics 1 p.m. - Pacers vs Knicks |