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Show Four teams tie for first place in Jr. Jazz league just too powerful this day, as the Lakers were victims of extremely cold shooting in the first, third and fourth quarters. Blitzed by 17 first quarter points, the Laker players showed what they are made of as they fought back to a 13-21 halftime score, only to see the Spirits red-hot in the second half and their own scoring efforts not producing the needed points. Celtics 55 Rockets 15 The entire Celtics team had a hand in scoring as everyone contributed con-tributed to the victory as the Celtics beat the young Rockets by 40 points. The Celtics could do n o wrong this day, while the Rockets (one of the 1986-87 expansion teams) could not do anything right, especially getting the ball to fall through the hoop. Derek Robinson with 10, Shane Smith with 8 and Greg Miles and Darin Ruth with 7 each led the hot shooting Celtics, while Ryan Goulding with 7 again led the Rocket attack and was backed up by Mark Julkenen with 5. I League Standings Spirits 2 0 Pacers 2 0 Knicks 2 0 Celtics 2 0 Jazz 1 1 Cougars 1 l 76'ers 1 1 Bucks 0 2 Bulls 0 2 Rockets 0 2 Lakers 0 2 Bucks 0 2 Note: Due to the Klondike Derby some games will be played on Wednesday evening and later playing times on Saturday afternoon. af-ternoon. Wednesday Jan. 14 (Jr. high boys gym) 6 p.m. Bucks vs Lakers 7 p.m. Jazz vs Celtics Saturday, Jan. 17 (Recreation Center) 1 p.m. - Rockets vs Knicks 2 p.m. - Bulls vs Suns 3 p.m. - Spirits vs Cougars 4 p.m. - Pacers vs 76'ers Basketball play in the Boys 7-8th grade Jr. Jazz basketball league this past week was highlighted by extremes: extremely hot shooting teams, extremely cold shooting teams, and extreme scoring sprees and long periods with no scoring. However, when the smoke cleared, the front running Spirits, Pacers, KKnicks and Celtics did nothing to lessen their claim as the teams to beat this year. Jazz 25 Cougars 21 The Jazz scored 11 big first quarter points and then settled back to play even ball the rest of the J game. Jake Harmer with ten and Erick Jackliri with 7 led the Jazz, while Troy Harris, Shawn Stevens and Rick Hardman were the big scorers with 6 and 5 points, respectively. The third quarter . score of 18-17 for the Jazz was the closest the Cougars could come while the Jazz were cold from the foul line by hitting only 4 of 17 foul 1 tries. j Pacers 37 Bukcks 28 The Pacers came back from a 15- all half-time score to win 37-28. Dajny Schoonover with 14 points for the game scored 8 big third quarter points to put the game out of reach. Donnell Hoo91ey with 12 points gave the Pacers all the offensive punch they needed. John Tolman with 10 had his best scoring game of the season to lead the Bucks while Jeff Jacklin chipped in 6 points to keep the game close. 76ers 31 Bulls 23 The 76'ers is one of the expansion teams this year. The boys tasted victory for the first time, as Coach Gary Jackson had his boys up for the game with Richard Weeks, Pat Williamson and Dan Hartle scoring 9,7 and 6 points respectively. Nick Dorrick once again was the offensive leader for the Bulls with 13. With the score tied -20 all at the end of the third quarter, the Bulls went cold as they missed 15 layups, leading to their second defeat of the year. Knicks 33 Suns 18 - In a game which was much closer than the score indicates, Eric Johnsen scored 14 points for the Knicks as he found his shooting eye and Bobby Lamoreaux scored 8 as he is rounding into form. Brandon Kirby with 6 and Chris Smith with 4 led the Suns. The Suns were victims of cold sh ooting which plaqued several of the teams Saturday. The Suns experienced one of their best floor games if only the ball would have dropped for them. Spirits 53 Lakers 15 The Spirits have established themselves as the team to beat as they h ave scored well and are playing excellent defense. Led by glen Montgomery, David Johnston and Shawn Benson with 17, 10 and 8 points respectively, the Spirits were |
