| Show L 4 e A I 4 Sg r rI l t I r 5 ti M g I ii f p photo by Larry D. D Curtis Forward Don Faux takes it up strong against Rosel Ellis Behind the strong play of Faux and Marcel Johnsons Johnson's 31 point the Bruins eliminated the Eagles from the Region 18 Tournament Bruin Men Lose In Semis vs NIC By Kevin Kiernan Contributing Writer In game one of the Scenic West Athletic Conference the Bruins finally overcame season-long season nemesis the Eastern Utah Eagles In two previous meetings the teams took both games into double overtime both meetings falling the way of CEU For the first half of the game the teams traded points The Bruin big men Don Faux Kenny Sorensen and Ed Johnson fell into foul trouble early but the rest of the team picked up the slack The Eagles came out the first five minutes of the second half with a 15 6 run against the Bruins But by theten the theten theten ten minute mark the Bruins were able to take back the lead Eight of the Bruins last nine trips to the basket ended up in free throws They made 12 out of 17 and iced the game This is the one that mattered said Bruin forward Don Faux who collected 13 rebounds this is the theone theone theone one that helps get us to the national tournament Salt Lake forward and Schick Bruin Player of the Year Marcel Johnson lead in scoring with 31 points including inc 12 from the theline theline theline line and had a key rebound at atthe atthe atthe the end of the game to hold off any chance of another overtime game Johnson summed up his own performance performance performance per per- saying We owed them a butt Number 34 just couldn't guard me Coach Norm Parrish also praised the effort of guard Jeff Robinson who took three or four key charges charges charges char char- to create foul shot opportunities for the Bruins In round two Salt Lake played the North Idaho Cardinals The Cardinals surprised everyone the previous night when they knocked off second seeded Ricks College Bruin leading scorer Marcel Johnson was sidelined for much of the second half and was slowed in inthe inthe inthe the first half due to a on his thigh Without Johnsons Johnson's offense offense offense of of- the Bruins struggled Cel is usually scoring or drawing four guys so it makes it tough said forward Greg Blake Who stepped up with 19 points The Cardinals shot over 50 percent from the field and 50 percent percent percent per per- cent from the three point arc At the start of the second half Salt Lake used an eight point run to cut the lead in half but that was as close as it got NIC continued to shoot the lights out en route to a 23 point blowout of the Bruins If they continue to shoot like that said Bruin fuard fund Jeff Robinson Robinson Robin Robin- son they will win the National Championship Some of the threes surprised us said Coach Parrish This is a different Idaho team than weve we've seen before Matt Pinkney and Greg Blake will be among those In the other semi final Utah Valley Valley Valley Val Val- ley who defeated Dixie in the first round lost to home town and seventh ranked nationally College of Southern Idaho The Idaho all-Idaho final was easily won by who now advances to the National Tournament in Hutchinson Kansas where they willbe will willbe willbe be among the teams with a shot to win the title owns two previous National Championships the last coming in 1987 |
