Birdies, Kittens, and Froggies

Timp Sports Weekly

December 28, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at two basketball games that Lehi Pioneer girls and boys played against Maple Mountain and Kearns. One of those games ended for  the Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, on -- as they say in Lehi -- an unhoppy note. However, the other game ended with the Froggies having much to croak about. Let's jump into those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Maple Mountain Little Birdies Bomb Lehi 61-43 in  Non-League Game Dec. 21

By Dean  Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneer girls' basketball preseason schedule ended on a bad note Dec. 21 when a squadron of Maple Mountain Golden Eagles, AKA the Little Birdies, flew into town and bombed them 61-43.

Lehi had little to croak about in that game. AKA the Froggies, the Pioneers did have one bright spot in the Dec. 21 showdown: Trisha "Needless" Quilter's offensive performance. It permitted Lehi to stay in the game for the first three quarters. However, Alesha Gappmeyer's fourth-quarter foul shooting delivered the knockout punch to the Froggies.

Getting the opening tipoff, Maple Mountain's Kelsey Lewis flew out to score a layup that send the Little Birdies flapping to a 6-0 lead. Two Anau Faleao free throws presented Lehi a chance to swim ahead of Maple Mountain, for Pioneer Brooke Barnes stole the ball and sank a that trey shoved the Froggies within 6-5. Before Lehi could overtake Maple Mountain, Little Birdie Beetle Baylee Nielsen pulled down an offensive board, and she put the ball back into through the hoop. A Jessica Benson bucket straightened the Little Birdies' hold on the lead. With Gappmeyer becoming hot in scoring during the first quarter, Maple Mountain maintained a tight hold on its narrow lead. Two Aerin Ogden free throws put Lehi within 15-11 near the end of the quarter, but Benson hit a trey that sent the Little Birdies flying with an 18-11 lead into the next period.

Period 2 became the time Maple Mountain started acquiring double-digit leads. The Little Birdies got their first one when Kara Betts hit two straight foul shots to put the score at 25-15. However, Mountain Mountain couldn't push its lead past the 20-point mark during the quarter, because of Quilter's scoring. It began  with her sinking two foul shots early in the period. Pulling down a defensive rebound, Pioneer Anga Ahquin connected a pass to Quilter for a three-point shot. Quilter hit another trey late in the period after two Betts foul shots had improved the Little Birdies' lead at 32-21. Near the end of the quarter, Lehi's Whitney "Letts" Cook trimmed the lead at 34-26. Benson answered Cook's shot with a trey. Barnes pulled down a defensive rebound in hopes of having Lehi score a bucket just before halftime, but Sadie Williams, a "distant cousin" of pop singer Andy "Moon River" Williams, rebounded a Lehi shot as the horn sounded the start of halftime.

In the third quarter, Quilter became hotter in scoring, but her shooting couldn't reduce the Little Birdie lead to single figures. Gappmeyer, Williams, and Benson combined their firepower together to keep the Little Birdies up by at least 10 points.

Gappmeyer turned out to be the most dangerous of those three Little Birdies during the fourth quarter. Gappmeyer's shocking accuracy from both the floor and the foul line enabled Maple Mountain to lead by as far as 59-41. Sadie Johnson and Kelsey Langness did lead Lehi within 50-41. Once Williams swished in an inside shots, the Froggies couldn't reduce the lead to single figures again.

Quilter led Lehi with 18 points while Barnes scored another eight. Benson led Maple Mountain with 17 points while Gappmeyer posted another 16.

Lehi Boys Survive Dec. 22 Showdown at Kearns Kittens' Den Dec. 22

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Before they took time off to celebrate the Christmas season, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, survived a close showdown that they had on the home court of the Kearns Cougars, AKA the Kittens, Dec. 22. Rather than croak delightfully about the game's outcome, Lehi simply sighed with relief over having defeated those fierce Kittens by just 55-52.

Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell, "They played hard-nosed ball against us. They were small, but quick. They rebounded a lot of our shots. [Colt] Colledge pulled it out for us when he rebounded a shot and sank two free throws in the last three seconds of the game."

With Lehi's Brad "Mr." McGregor getting the opening tipoff, Colledge received a pass from and sank an inside shot. Sank by Zach Stanley and Ryan Christofferson, the Froggies soon jumped out to a 10-0 lead. A Dalton Noble put the Kittens on the scoreboard, but they had trouble clawing their way back into the game. A Dusty Draeger trey gave Lehi a 13-2 lead, hinting that the Kittens might get flooded out of their own gym. Brady Sawsak swished in a three-pointer that opened a big, Kearns comeback last spilled over into the second quarter.

With the first quarter ending with a Jarvis Andrews bucket putting the Kittens within 18-9, Lehi did not sense those little kitties would turn really fierce in the second period. Kearns players performed with ferocity in Quarter 2. It began with Kitten Marino "Dinty" Moore sinking an inside shot. In the new quarter's first three minutes, the Kittens outscored the Froggies 8-2, moving within 20-17. Tanner Simmons hit two foul shots in hopes of sparking Lehi into rowing away in the second quarter. The Pioneers couldn't stretch their lead out by a wide margin. Kittens Andy Lokeni, Andrews, and Dalton Noble kept Kearns closing in Lehi. Shots by Stanley and Colledge preserved the Pioneer lead until the half's final 30 seconds. Two Noble foul shots put Kearns within 28-27. Just before the horn, Andrews rebonded a Moore shot and passed to Noble for a go-ahead basket.

The Kittens' 29-28 lead couldn't survive the first 30 seconds of the new half. Colledge caught a full-court pass and he sank a jumper. Lehi built up a 32-29 lead. However, a Sawsak trey tiued the game at 32. Two Colledge free throw broke the tie. However, Lehi couldn't secure complete control of the tempo. Noble hit two straight jumpers that put the Kittens back out in front 36-34. Draeger tied game at 36, and a Ryan Christofferson trey gave the lead back to Lehi. A brief, fierce rebounding battle left Lehi leading by only 41-39 at the end of the third quarter.

Through Andy Lokeni's shooting from both the line and the floor, the Kittens stayed really close to Lehi all through the final period. Even though Lokeni fouled out late in the period, the Kittens didn't let the Pioneers get a double-digit lead. Shots from Christofferson and Stanley kept Lehi a few hops ahead of Kearns. In the game's last minute, a Moore trey cut the Froggies' advantage to 53-52. At that point, Sawsak pulled down a defensive board. Kearns had Moore try for a long, two-point shot. Colledge rebounded it as he got fouled. With just 2.5 seconds left, Colledge went to the foul line, and put on a calm look. He sank both of his free throws to clutch the game.

Colledge lead Lehi with 18 points while Stanley aded another 16 and Christofferson 12. Noble led the Kittens with 14 points while Lokeni added another 13 and Sawsak 11.

T-Pups and T-Bears

Timp Sports Weekly

December 20, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look recent basketball games played by the Lehi Pioneers and the Awesome American Fork Caveowmen. The opponents they played included the Timpanogos Timperwolves (AKA T-Pups), the Copper Hills Grizzlies (AKA the Cubbies), and the Bear River Bears (AKA the Red T-Bears). Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Timpanogos T-Pups Have a Howlin' Great Night at Expense of Awesome AF Cavewomen

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen found themselves enduring a biting loss at home Dec. 13 a their non-league opponents, the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA T-Pups, had a howling good time in defeating them 61-58.

The three-point loss was not the way that the Awesome Cavewomen anticipated they would finish their game against the T-Pups. In past recent contests, American Fork would always come out on top of Timpanogos. The first quarter hinted that the Awesome Cavewomen would do so again in the Dec. 13 battle. 

Guided by Ashley Baugh and Cassidy Fraughton, American Fork built up an 18-8 lead by the end of the first quarter. It gave the impression that American Fork would finish the evening by quieting the Howlin' T-Pups by a wide margin. However, the Cavewomen didn't anticipate that T-Pup Mercedes "Bnez" Riggs would have one of her best nights of the early season during the game.

In the second quarter, Riggs started three treys that showed the T-Pups within 20-17. When T-Pup Lucy Skousen scored on an offensive rebound, the Cavewomen suddenly realized that Timpanogos would not be a doormat this time. American Fork fought frantically for the rest of the quarter to stay ahead. Thanks to shoots from Baugh, Fraughton, and Shelby Carson, the Awesome Cavewomen managed to stay narrowly ahead throughout Quarter 2, even though the T-Pups did comeback within 25-24 midway through that period. Just before it ended, T-Pup Eternity Galeai scored put a shot back in to cut the lead to 30-28.

The second half opened with the T-Pups tying the game at 30. A distant relative of Ferocious Pleasant Grove Viking basketball player Ashli Sulz, Gorgeous Julie Sulz launched a jumper from a corner and broke the 30-30. Even though Gorgeous Julie didn't finish the night as one of the T-Pups' highest scores, her tie-breaking shot still proved to be the pivotal bucket of the night. American Fork battled frantically to try overcoming the T-Pups' narrow lead. Through the combined shooting of Riggs, Skousen, and Galeai, Timpanogos would stretch its lead as wide as six points at various times in the quarter. Just before it ended, Awesome Cavewoman Hayley Sua-Filo stole the ball from Galeai and sank a three-foot shot to cut the lead to 45-43. 

Swift as a Mercedes Benz, Riggs plagued American Fork with steals and treys that frustrated the Awesome Cavewomen's efforts in the final quarter. Meanwhile, American Fork hurt itself through some key bad passes. After Gorgeous Julie had swished a three-pointer, American Fork's Tyra "T-Rod" Rodriguez pulled down a defensive board and dribbled away to sink a layup that opened an 8-2 scoring run for the Cavewomen. Aided by a Fraughton trey and a Sadie Williams three-foot bucket, Sua-Filo sank a free throw that evened the game at 55 in the last 2 1/2 minutes of play. With both teams committing a series of turnovers, the score stayed deadlocked at 55 until Riggs stole the ball and sank a tie-breaking layup. She followed it up with a successful foul shot. Baugh hit a last-minute trey to tie the game at 58, but Riggs sank three straight foul shots to lock up the game for the T-Pups.

Carson and Fraughton led American Fork with 11 points a piece while Baugh added 10, Sua-Filo and Williams eight points each. Riggs led the T-Pups with 20 points while Galeai added another nine and Skousen eight.

Lehi Boy Cagers Skin Copper Hills Cubbies 75-50 In Dec. 14 Game

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers skinned the Copper Hills Grizzlies , AKA the Cubbies, 75-50 in a preseason boys' basketball game at Lehi Dec. 14.

Hopping out to a 19-8 lead in the first quarter, the Froggies never looked back as they made the night an unhappy night for the West Jordan-based team. Lehi maintained a wide lead all the way through the game.

Zach Stanley and Dusty Draeger the Froggies with 18 points each. Ryan "Tar Pit" Pittard added 17 points. Colt Colledge pulled down eight points to become Lehi's top rebounder for the night.

Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell said, "Our intensity was better tonight than it was at Maple Mountain. We took them out of the game early. They made a run near the end of the game, but Colledge, Draeger, and Pittard nailed some key shots that enabled us to clutch the game."

Bear River Red T-Bears Dry Up Lehi Pioneer Girls' Hoop Squad 55-44

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Red T-Bears, the Bear River Bears made the night of Dec. 16 an un-bear-able time for the Lehi Pioneer girls' basketball team during a preseason game at Lehi. The Red T-Bears drained Lehi by a score of 55-44.

As they say in Tremonton, Box Elder County, the bus ride to Lehi turned out to be beary, beary frustrating. When the Red T-Bears' bus got into Salt Lake County, the vehicle broke down, and a new bus had to be sent down to carry them the rest of the way to Lehi, where they had to play of their three games an hour behind schedule.

The varsity game began shortly before 8 p.m. The Red T-Bears found Lehi's varsity players to be way more challenging than the Tooele Buffaloes, AKA the Buffies, which Bear River had skinned alive the night before.

In the first quarter, two Keli "I.M." Smart foul shots put Bear on the board first. Lehi's Brooke Barnes swished in a three-pointer, setting off a seesaw fight that lasted through the rest of the quarter. After a Kassi Fronk set shot put the Red T-Bears ahead 4-3, Lehi's Whitney Cook swished in two go-ahead foul shots, and a Trisha "Needles" Quilter trey improved Lehi's lead at 10-4. Pulling down a defensive board, Pioneer Anau Faleao passed to Sadie "Hawkins" Johnson for a layup. Plays like that one helped the Pioneers to finish the quarter with a 14-8 lead.

In the second quarter, Faleao stole the ball and laid it through the hoop. After Red T-Bear Bobi "Itsy Bitsty Spider" Webb had sunk a foul shots, Barnes hit a three-pointer, and teammate Aerin Ogden scored on a crosscourt pass to put Lehi's lead at 21-9. As Lehi fans cheered, Bear River looked as though it was going to be the team getting skinned tonight.

The Red T-Bears' new head coach, Van Park called a time-out at that point in hopes of making adjustments before Bear River could get flooded out of the Lehi gym. Two Jessica Owen foul shots and a Kenzie Williams layup sparked a comeback for Bear River. It clawed its way back within 24-23 through Olson and Smart's combined shooting. In the second quarter's final minute, Faleao hit a foul shot that prevented the Red T-Bears from tying the game at intermission. The Pioneers' 25-24 lead at the half promised a thrilling second half. However, it was to go down as a shocking display of Red T-Bear domination.

The third quarter opened with Fronk putting a shot back in to give the Red T-Bears a 26-25 lead. It didn't last long. An Ogden foul shot tied the game at 26. Ogden put Lehi back ahead 28-26, only to see Olsen even the game at 28. Olsen's ferocity inside the permiter kept the Red T-Bears from losing hold of the tempo. No sooner had a Barnes bucket tied the game at 34 in the third quarter's final minute when Josie Payne hurt Lehi with a tie-breaking bucket. It left the Red T-Bears holding a 36-34 lead in their paws during the third quarter break.

As soon as Payne had pulled down a defensive board in the early fourth quarter, she sank a shot, but she missed a free throw that could have completed a three-point play for her. Nevertheless, Payne had still delivered another hurtful blow to the Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. As soon as a Karah Jeppesen bucket had stretched the Red T-Bear lead to 40-34, a Quilter trey sent Lehi rowing with 40-38. The Pioneers' chances of pulling ahead vanished suddenly through Quilter missing two foul shots. Those two misses became the beginning of Lehi's self-destruction. The Pioneers hurt themselves through frequently missing shots, fouling Red T-Bears good at the free throw line, and tossing the ball away. After three Shaunie Owen foul shots had put the Bear River lead at 50-39 in the final 1 1/2 minutes, Odgen hit a 17-footer in hopes of starting a rally. However, the Red T-Bears' foul shooting staved the comeback attempt.

Park said, "Our girls usually have slow starts, but they usually come back quickly. That's what they did when they were down by 12 tonight. Making that comeback was a great confidence builder for us tonight. "

Lehi assistant coach Brett Hayes said, "They put pressure on our guards in the second half, and they kept crashing the boards, denying us chances for lots of rebounds. They forced us to make lots of turnovers. They also hit some big free throws down the fire. This game was definitely a learning experience for our girls, who're mostly rookies."

Ogden led Lehi with 1o points while Barnes and Johnson each added eight points. Olsen led Bear River with 16 points while Smart tossed in another 10.

Helltown Hoops

Timp Sports Weekly

December 14, 2010

Publisher's Message

AKA Helltown, Springville has been a community with a long tradition of great high school athletes. Among them were former Red Devil quarterbacks Scott "Hell Fire" Phillps and Scott "Mr. Pitchfork" Mitchelll, who went on to play college and profession football. For this issue of 

Timp Sports Weekly, we look at how Springville Red Devils, AKA the Hellions, did against the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, in basketball last week. Also, we will take a look a four-way swim meet that Lehi hosted at its Legacy Center on Dec. 10. So let's get to those stories to see whether the Ferocious Vikings or the Froggies succeeded in exorcising the Red Devils.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Ferocious PG Vikings Get Eaton Alive During Dec. 7 Girls' Hoop Game Against Springville Hellions

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In their Dec. 7 home game against the Springville Red Devils, AKA the Helltown Hellions, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings got Eaton alive by a score of 69-51.

Aided by veteran teammates, Hellion Lexi "Red Hot She-Devil" Eaton proved to be one player that the Ferocious Vikings couldn't cool down, despite being guarded by players like Kourtney Dinehart and Dani Hoffman, and Beck Clement. Through both halves of the Dec. 7 game, she kept the nets on ends of the court in flames, because of her shocking accuracy in shooting from the floor and the line. By the final buzzer, Eaton became the game's top scorer with 22 points.

Now for the first quarter, Pleasant Grove did manage to stay with Springville. Spurred on by a Dinehart trey, the Ferocious Vikings quickly acquired a 4-3 lead. However, through Eaton's shooting, the Hellions seized control of the game's tempo. Hoffman and Janae Olson battled hard for rebounds, only to find Springville's Kenzie "Ms. Hellion" Nielson holding her own against them. Neverthe, Pleasant Grove did perform well enough to stay within striking distance of Helltown during the first quarter. It ended with the Hellions leading by just 17-13.

The second quarter became the moment that Eaton proved to be most damaging to the Ferocious Vikings. No Pleasant Grove player could control her from anywhere on the floor. After Clement had cut the lead to 21-15 on an early second-quarter steal, Eaton swished in shots that enabled the Hellions to pull away. Free throws from Ashli Shulz and Olson put Pleasant Grove within 24-17. Once an Eaton trey had improved the Red Devil lead at 27-17, the Hellions proceeded to sear the Ferocious Vikings outside and inside the paint. When a Dinehart foul shot had trimmed the lead to 32-21 just before the half, Pleasant Grove found itself with no idea of how to keep Eaton under control.

She stayed a hot scorer all through the second period. In the meantime, Hoffman joined teammates Brittney and Marci Johnson in fighting fiercely for chances to steal the ball and rebound. Although Hoffman and the Johnsons did pull down rebounds, Springville maintained a double-digit lead all throughout the second half. Nielson put the Red Devil lead at 46-26 through sinking  a layup on a steal. Two Olson foul shots trimmed the Hellion advantage at 52-31.

For most of the fourth period, the Hellions stayed up by a little more than 20 points. Clement did chip it down to 59-41 through a three-point play and a putback shot midway through the final period, but Eaton and Nielson's combined shooting couldn't be cooled. Foul shots from Makell Shannon and Taylor Warbutton put the Ferocious Vikings within 69-51.

Olson led Pleasant Grove with 10 points while Clement added another eight. Nielson contributed 12 points to Helltown's winning cause.

Lehi Froggies Flood Out Springville Hellions 82-58 In Preseason Boys' Basketball

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Springville Red Devils, AKA the Helltown Hellions, returned home Dec. 8 glad that their preseason game on the Lehi Pioneers' floor was only a bragging rights game, not a state basketball tournament game. It saw the Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, flood out the Hellions 82-58.

To exorcise the Red Devils, Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell said, "We double-teamed their bigs. We did not let them get many put-back shots. We had a great guard line. We did good job in protecting it." 

The game opened Hellion Dallin "Hangman Rope" Pope getting the tipoff and passing to Matt "Bad Cat" Sumsion for a bucket. Froggie Dusty Draeger answered with a three-pointer. Zach Stanley sank that soon produced a 7-2 lead for the Froggies. Sumsion soon dunked a bucket, then sank a layup to put Springville within 7-6. Before the Hellions could overtake the Froggies, Lehi's Ryan Christofferson hit two fouls that opened an 11-1 scoring run.

With the score reading 18-8 at quarter break, Lehi proceeded to improve its double-digit lead. Helped by a bucket and two fouls shots hit by Nate "Fallen Angel" Israelson, McKay "The Devilish Stud" Murphy hit a three-pointer that put the Hellions within 22-15. Draeger hit a trey of his own, and Springville would never get another chance to reduce the point spread to single digits. Three-pointers from Draeger and Stanley kept the Froggies at least 20 points ahead. With two Colt Colledge foul shots improved the Pioneer lead at 40-23 during halftime.

In the early third period, Stanley stole the ball and passed to Ryan Christofferson for a layup. Stanley nailed an inside shot himself immediately afterwoods. Draeger and Stanley's shooting soon put the Froggie lead beyond the 20-point mark. Springville attempts to push the lead below it proved vain, because of Colledge, Stanley, Draeger, and Christofferson controlling the boards. The most Springville could become thrilled about in the game was see Israelsen dunk shots and join Murphy, Sumsion, and Brad Kitchen in sinking foul shots.

Stanley led the Froggies with 23 points while Draeger added another 21 and Christofferson 12.

Iraselson led the Hellions with 15 points while Sumsion added another 13 and Murphy 10.

Loners Win 4-Way Meet at Lehi Legacy Center

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, won both ends of a four-way swim meet held at the Lehi Legacy Center Dec. 11.

 

Girls' divisions scores read Lone Peak 271, Lehi 217, Salem Hills 127, and Westlake 122. Boy team scores were Lone Peak 279, Lehi 251, Salem Hills 115, and Westlake 109.

The Loners won  the girls' and boys' divisions of the 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relays. Lone Peak also won the girls' 200-yard freestyle relay. Rachel Hubert became the first Loner to win an individual meet when she took the girls' 200-yard freestyle title. Loner Tanner Bishoff took the boys' 200-yard freestyle championship. 

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers produced their first meet champ when teammate Taylor Martinez defeated Loner Sadee Dally for the 200-yard individual medley by three seconds.

Loner Ben Hymas won the boy's 200-yard individual medley in a time of 2:11.66 and the boys' 100-yard butterfly in 59.06..

Lehi produced the meet's two best girl, 50-yard freestyle racers. Hannah Hansen won the 50 free in 27.01 while teammate Rachel Hansen took second in a time of 27.22. Rachel won the girls' 100-yard freestyle, besting Loner Danielle Orrock by three seconds.

Loner Connor Christensen won the boys' 50-yard freestyle in 23.17. Loner Cate Woolston won the girls' 100-yard butterfly.

The boys' 100-yard butterfly saw Pioneers Braedon and Cam Hegemann finish first and second reaspectively. Braedon Hegemann also finished second in the boys' 50-yard freestyle.

Lone Peak swimmers both the girls and boys' division of the 500-yard freestyle. In the girls' division, Sam Scoresby won in a time of 5:28.0, and she also took the girls' 100-yard backstroke championship. Chris Nielson posted a winning time of 5:05.33 in the boys' division of the 500-yard freestyle, and he also clinched a first-place medal in the boys' 100-yard backstroke. Loner Kira Hamilton won the girls' 100-yard breaststroke.

Lehi's Sam Blackburn won the boys' 1007-yard breastroke and finished third in the boys' 50-yard freestyle.

The team of Sam Blackburn, Colt Lindstrom, Trevor Blackburn, and Braedon Hegeman won the boys' 200-yard freestyle relay.

Froggies at Home

Timp Sports Weekly

December 7, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at a dual wrestling meet and two basketball games that took place in Lehi High's main gym during the first week after Thanksgiving. AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers won all three contests. For them, that was a swell piece of happy news. Let's look at the stories about those Lehi wins to learn why the Pioneers are croaking with delight about them.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lehi Grapplers Humble Awesome AF Cavemen 57-21 in Nov. 30 Meet

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

For the Awesome American Fork Cavemen, nothing more is humiliating than losing to the Lehi Pioneers, who they, for years, have called Swampies, Webfooters, and Froggies. Calling the Lehites all those derogatory names couildn't spare the Awesome Cavemen from the latest humiliating experience that they had in Lehi Nov. 30. On the evening of that date, the Pioneers' wrestling team drowned American Fork by a score of 57-21. 

The seemingly long, but ride back to  American Fork made the Awesome Cavemen see that no matter how many times they would call Lehi Swampville, they had better come ready to perform their best against the Pioneers, who were always willing to take great satisfaction to hop all over them.

The Nov. 30 meet did get off to a great start for the Awesome Cavemen during the 145 weight class match between American Fork's Kaleb "Colonel Destruction" Dearing and Pioneer Coy "The Slash" Ash. In their match, Colonel Destruction opened scoring through taking The Slash down. However, the Slash soon rolled ahead 3-2. Colonel Destruction proved to be as talented as his older brother Todd "The Love God" Dearing, who wrestled for the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, a few years ago. Scoring a reversal, the Awesome Caveman pulled back out in front 7-4. Even though the Slash did wrestling his way back within 14-9 on a reversal, Colonel Destruction outmaneuvered him to win 14-9.

Right after Colonel Destruction's amazing triiumph, the match suddenly turned pitch black for the Awesome Cavemen. The Froggies proceeded to drown them through a series of pins.

One minute into the 152 weight class match, for example, Lehi's Justin "Full Throttle" Cottle pinned Brandon "The Photon Torpedo" Rhoton one minute into their contest. After Lehi had picked up six free points, courtesy of a Caveman forfeit, Lehi's Logan "Uptown" Brown pinned Casey "The Adorable" Crandall in the third period after having secured a 12-2 lead over him.

Pioneer Trevor "The Handsome" Hansen pinned Jon "The Red  Don" Dean 28 seconds after their 189 weight class match began.

American Fork's 215-pounder Platt "The Bark" Clark stuck Eli "The Thorn" Sosa in the final 25 seconds of their match's first period, breaking the Froggies' four-match winning streak. With Through Awesome Caveman Myles "The Most Precious" Jewell's pinning Jake "The Purple Rattle Snake" Harper, American Fork looked as though it was going to row back into the contest.

No sooner had the Awesome Cavemen battled back within 24-15 when Lehi's Reagan "Sir Carnage" Bottley pinned Hunter "The Straight Arrow" Clark during 0:55 in the third period in their 103 weight class match. Chris "The Wild Swede" Anderson's pinning Jack "Big Bam" Tam, a 112-pound Caveman, presented the impression that Lehi was going to wash the Awesome Cavemen away through a series of pins.

A.J. "The Grenade"Cindrich reminded Lehi that there were still Awesome Cavemen who were formidable opponents for the Froggies. In his 119 weight class match, the Grenade built up an ealry 4-1 lead, but Pioneer Andy "Wild Billy" Tilley quickly pulled ahead 6-4 through a reversal and a three-point reversal. The Grenade tied the game at six, and he pulled ahead 9-6 on a three-point near fall in the third period. The match soon ended on an explosive note when the Grenade pinned Wild Billy just before the final buzzer. 

As soon as the Cavemen had pulled within 42-21 on the Grenade's pin, American Fork's Ty "Baron Sly" Tichner battled back strongly after Matt "Swamp Cat" Jones, a 125-pound Pioneer, had secured a 4-1 lead over. Baron Sly got within 7-6, but his foe escaped his hold in the third period and took him down. Swamp Cat pinned Baron Sly.

Lehi's  Cody "The Derringer" pinned Gage "The Scary"McGary, a 130-pound Awesome Cavemen, 10 seconds into their match. Securing a 9-2 lead over his 135-pound foe, Trent "Steam Shovel" Kirkham, Pioneer Dallin "The Purple Buffalo" Rice pinned him in the third.

The 140 weight class match saw a thrilling showdown between Lehi's Tanner "The Anaconda" Eastman and Ricky "The Slick" Bartholomew, a son of 1986 state wrestling champ Rick "Dr. Death" Bartholomew. During their match, the Slick scored a second-period takedown to tied the score at three. The Caveman then pulled ahead 4-3 on a third period escape. However, the Anaconda scored a takedown to win the match 5-4 and put the final team score at 57-21, Lehi. 

American Fork Coach Eric "The Red Viking" Spencer said, "They got some good experience in wrestling against a team of veterans like Lehi. We had a couple of ninth-graders who wrestled really good in the jayvee match earlier tonight. We have a really young team right now. Out of the 40 guys in our program, only eight have wrestling experience."

Lehi Coach Dan "Mr. Nice" Rice said, "Tonight, our guys fought really hard on the mat. Tonight shows how much really experienced they are. We can expect them to do really good this season."

Lehi Boys' Hoopsters' 61-50 Win Dec. 1 Leaves Herriman Pretty Ponies as Geldings

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Ever since the horrifying loss that the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, had dealt them in football last September, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, had been spoiling for a chance to settle scores with the newest Salt Lake County school. On Dec. 1, Lehi finally got even with Herriman through gelding the Pretty Ponies 61-50 in a non-league boys' basketball game at Lehi.

Lehi Coach Crag Gladwell said, "They [Herriman] were a hustling team tonight. They stayed right with us until the end of the third quarter. We finally pushed them out of the way in the fourth quarter."

Getting the tipoff, Lehi's Colt Colledge quickly fed a pass to Trevor Christofferson for a layup. Pretty Pony Jayden Rasmussen answered it with a go-ahead trey. It couldn't secure for the Pretty Ponies control of the game. Dusty Draeger bombed Herriman with two straight treys that gave Lehi an 8-3 lead. Before the Froggies could improve on their lead, Taylor "Meister" Yaegar hit  a three-point shot that set off a 7-0 scoring run for the Pretty Ponies. Once Jared Gamblin tipped them ahead 10-8, they found Lehi hopping eager to jump back out in front. A Zach Stanley trey put the Froggies back out in front 11-10. Lehi managed to lead by as far as 16-12 during the first quarter. However, thanks to a Tanner McKissick layup, a Frances "Bernie" Bernard trey ended the period with a 17-16 lead for the Pretty Ponies.

The second period began with Tueni "T-Horse" Lupenanau sinking a layup to improve the Pretty Pony lead at 19-16. A Tanner Simmons free throw set the stage for a Lehi comeback during the new period. Securing an offensive rebound, Pioneer Ryan Pittard leaped back up to tie the game at 19. For a little while, all the Froggies could do was keep tying the game, because. Colt College soon hit two straight inside shots to sending Lehi stroking back out in front 32-21. Late in the first half, T-Horse pulled down a defensive board and fed a pass to Bernard for a layup that tied the game at 23. Pittard broke the 23-23 deadlock, and Colledge scored from underneath to send Lehi stroking with a 27-23 lead into the second half.

For a little while in the early third period, Lehi kept the Pretty Ponies from sinking field anywhere on the floor. Two Rasmussen foul shots were the only Herriman scoring in the second half's first three minutes. in the meantime, a Christofferson free throw and two Draeger buckets fueled a 6-2 scoring run that gave Lehi much momentum in the third period. Draeger gave the Pretty Ponies severe headaches through the third period as his shooting soon produced a 40-30 lead for Lehi. Despite aggressive boarding efforts from Rasmussen and T-Horse, the Pretty Ponies couldn't get closer to Lehi than 40-32 in the period.

Draeger stayed hot in scoring the fourth period as the Froggies maintained a double-digit lead through most of that quarter. Lehi lengthened its lead as wide as 53-38. A T-Horse bucket initiated a 12-8 scoring run for the Pretty Ponies. Rasmussen's shooting did put them within 55-46 on a trey hit by late in the quarter, but Lehi's control of the boards kept the Pretty Ponies from stampeding back into the game. When Pioneer Braxton Nerdin hit a trey put the lead at 61-48, Lehi finally felt it had at last avenged the terrible defeat that the Pretty Ponies' football team had inflicted upon it three months ago.

Draeger led Lehi with 18 points while Stanley added another 13 and College 10. T-Horse and Rasmussen led Herriman with 16 points each.

Lehi Girls Win 1st Hoop Game in Home Contest Against West Jordan Pussy Cats

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After opening their girls' basketball season with road losses at Lone Peak and American Fork, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies,  finally had something to croak about on Dec. 3 when they posted a 50-40 washout win at home against the West Jordan Jaguars, AKA the Pussy Cats.

The game opened with Pussy Cat Marki Ashton getting the tipoff. However, Lehi's Aerin Ogden pulled down a defensive rebound and zipped away to score the game's first bucket. Shots from Deane Bourdeaux and Kacee Atkinson enabled West Jordan to tie the game at two and five. Fresh from the recent volleyball season, Lehi's Anau Faleo became a spark that kept Lehi ahead all through the game. In the first period, she held her own on the glass againstAshton and Atkinson. Faleo also broke the tied scores of two and five. Meanwhile, Trisha "Needles" Quilter scored on a full-court pass to give Lehi a 9-6 lead. Kimmie Evans became a brief threat to Lehi through her putting the Pussy Cats within 9-8 and 11-10. A Brook Barnes trey strengthened Lehi's advantage at 14-10 late in the first quarter. After Pussy Cat Annie "Twist" Oliver hit two free throws, Kelsey Langness scored on an offensive rebound to give Lehi a 16-12 lead at the first quarter break.

In the second quarter, Oliver and Evans worked well together to keep the Pussy Cats within strking distance of Lehi. One Oliver bucket, for example, put West Jordan within 16-14. Langness prevented a 16-16 tie through pulling down a defensive board and passing to Sadie Johnson for a successful shot from underneath. Faleo, in the meantime, continued frustrating West Jordan. In the last 30 seconds of the half, Ashton stood still with the ball while the other nine players on the floor waited for her to dribble. She didn't do it until the final 10 seconds. West Jordan tried to end the half with a three-point shot, but Faleo pulled down a defensive board during the horn.

After a Faleo free throw in the third period, Evans hit a jumper that put the Pussy Cats within 25-21. Suddenly, Ogden hit a 17-foot shot and scored on an offensive rebound to give Lehi stronger control of the tempo. Soon, Johnson put a shot back in to put the lead at 31-21. Although Bourdeaux and Atkinson helped to reduce the lead to single digits, the Pioneers didn't let the Pussy Cats come any closer than 31-25 in the third period. Steals by Quilter and Langness left Lehi leading 36-25 at the end of the third quarter.

The Pioneers maintained a double-digit lead well into the fourth quarter. When Barnes hit a trey to put the score at 45-29 in the last four minutes of play, West Jordan's chances of roaring back didn't look very good. That didn't stop the Pussy Cats from having Evans and Oliver hitting three-pointers. When those buckets put West Jordan within 48-40 in the final minute, the prospect of the Pussy Cats forcing an overtime looked real. However, Johnson rebounded a free throw missed by teammate Beth Beeson in the game's final 20 seconds and passed to Anja Ahquin, who got fouled. Ahquin hit both of her one-and-ones to end the game's scoring.

Lehi Coach Troy Gifford said, "Our big differences tonight were Anau Faleo and Aerin Ogden. Anau was a really scrappy player tonight. She pulled down key boards, produced steals, and sank some great inside shots. Odgen hit a key three-pointer for us after West Jordan had gotten within 11-10. West Jordan's sinking threes at the end of the game didn't bother me, because I wanted to give our younger players experience in knowing how of handle the pressure of an opposing team's comeback effort."

Faleo led Lehi with 16 points while Ogden added another 11. Oliver led West Jordan with 15 points and Evans contributed another 10.