Puddy Tats and Puppies

Timp Sports Weekly

January 18, 2011

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at how the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen and Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings did against the Brighton Bengals (AKA Bad Old Puddy Tats) and Hillcrest Huskies (AKA the Puppies). We also look how two dual wrestling meets that saw the Lehi Pioneers and Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings pitted against the Provo Bulldogs and the Jordan Beetdiggers. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Bad Old Brighton Puddy Tats Outlast Awesome AF Cavewomen 38-37

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Bad Old Puddy Tats, the Brighton Bengals posted a 38-37 win on the Awesome Cavewomen's home floor during Region Four girls' basketball action Jan. 11.

The Awesome Cavewomen didn't do a really good job in defending the Cave in the Jan. 11 contest. Led by Mikayla Mosley and Shelbi Everett, the Bad Old Puddy Tats had free reign in the gym. Furthermore, Brighton outscored American Fork 15-9 in the first quarter, and in the second period, Shelby Carson scored the only two Cavewoman points of that quarter. It was not surprising that by halftime, the Bad Old Puddy Tats commanded a 30-11 lead, especially when Mosley, Marissa Egbert, and Mary Murdock had control of the boards..

Early in the third period, American Fork's Tyra "T-Rod" Rodriguez came up with a steal and passed to Cassidy Fraughton for a bucket. Fraughton scored six straight unanswered points. Even though Mosley swished in a foul shot a short time later, Brighton didn't have much luck in scoring in the third quarter. The Awesome Cavewomen held the Bad Old Puddy Tats to four points as American Fork clubbed its away back within 34-25 through Fraughton's shooting and rebounding. The quarter ended with Fraugton feeding a pass to Kessoca Bergeson for a bucket.

Brighton continued having a hard time containing Fraughton in the fourth quarter. She continued dominating inside the key. American Fork held the Bad Old Puddy Tats scoreless for seven straight minutes as Fraughton delivered slashes to their lead. Shelby Carson pulled down some key boards for American Fork and provided assists to Fraughton.  When Carson hit a foul shot that put American Fork within 34-33, the Bad Old Puddy Tats looked done for. In the final 50 seconds, Mosley hit two foul shots that set the stage for the game's outcome. Hitting two straight field goals, Sadie Williams put American Fork ahead 37-36 in the final 11 seconds. Williams missed a foul shot, however, and  Mosley rebound it. That Bad Puddy Tat streaked away and sank a go-ahead layup a second before the final buzzer.

Fraughton led American Fork with 22 points while Williams contributed another six. Mosley led the Bad Old Puddy Tats with 19 points while Everett contributed another nine.

Provo Bullpuppies Dry Up Lehi Grapplers 39-36

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Region Seven dual wrestling meet at Lehi Jan. 12, the Provo Bulldogs, AKA Bullpuppies, dried up the Lehi Pioneers 39-36.

Lehi Coach Dan "Mr. Nice" Rice said, "Our boys lost their focus tonight." That was all Rice was willing to say about Lehi's performance as a team against the Bullpuppies.

The meet got off to a worrisome start for Lehi when Provo's 145-pounder, Brian "The Wooly Stud" Shepherd defeated Logan "The Crown" Brown on a technical fall.

In the next match, Lehi's Justin "The Bottle" Cottle never trailed once as he grappled Danny "The Baadest" Shepherd for six tough minutes. The Bottle staved off the Baadest's comeback attempt at the end. Cottle won 10-7.

Trevor "The Tremor" Ansen's pinning Shad "By the Book" Cook in 45 seconds gave Lehi a 9-5 advantage. However, after Lehi's lead had grown to 15-5, the Bullpuppies proceeded to come back into the contsest. Bullpuppies Creed "The Steed" Richardson, Diego "Senor Toro" Pena, and Zach "The Rack" Ritbenhouse each scored a fall, giving the Bullpuppies a 23-15 lead.

Taking a 3-2 lead over Lehi's Reagan "The Pagan" Bodily, Bradley "The Welsh Dude" Griffin won 12-4. Lehi's Chris "Wolfie" Anderson broke the string of Bullpuppy wins by sticking Jordan "Warlord" Craft in 45 seconds during their 112 weight class match. With Bullpuppies Jeremy "Bullfrog" Evans and Jade "Steel Blade" Duarte each scoring a fall, Lehi lost its chance at winning the dual meet. Still, the Pioneers got their own winning streak going, starting with Howlin' Dallin Rice pinning Austin "Super Powers" Giles in a 130 weight class match. Taking a 5-1 lead over Misha "The Cougar Magnet" Jorgensen, Lehi's Tanner "The Scanner" Eastman won 7-4. The night ended with Pioneer Kay "The Flash" Ash pinning Matt "The Green Cat" Drews.

Ferocious Vikings Harvest 57-6 Win Over Jordan Plowboys in Region 4 Wrestling

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings body-slammed the Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA the Plowboys, 57-6 in a Region Four dual wrestling meet at Jordan Jan. 14.

Viking Coach Rockin' Brock Moore said, "I was pleased with our takedowns, and our guys wrestled on their feet."

Pleasant Grove's domination of the meet began with the 152 weight class match between Ferocious Viking Dusty "High Strung" Young and Plowboy Adam "Ax" Maxwell. High Strung scored a takedown, which Ax answered with a second-period reversal that tied the score at two. Scoring a reversal of his own, High Strung held Ax in check long enough to win 9-4. 

Viking Quinn "The Cardinal Sin" Nielsen's defeating Clay "Big Boss" Mos, a 160-pounder, 15-5 gave a good hint of how most of the night's other matches would turn out. After Viking Jesse "Outlaw" Christensen had defeated Zach "The Mean" Greene on a technical fall, the 189 weight class match saw Jordan's Brandon "The High Tone" Hoyne battle back within 6-3 of Branden  "The Iron Dude" Dennisen. However, The Iron Dude pinned The High Tone in the third period of their match.

Jordan's Zane "Bulldozer" Sayers managed to last all six minutes in his 215 weight class match against Ferocious Viking Dusty "The Blue Roller" Dennisen. Howevever, the Blue Roller defeated Bulldozer 9-2.

With Pleasant Grove's Zach "Big Dog" Dawe pinning Dicky "Mr. Quicky" Larsen in 275 weight class action, the dual meet seemed destined to last only an hour.

Wrestling fans got to see a tight match between Pleasant Grove's 112-pounder, Caden "Lightning" Erckanbrack and Joey "The Sting Ray" Day. The match opened with Lightning taking down Sting Ray. However, String scored two three-point near falls to pull ahead 6-2. In the third period, Lightning reserved Sting Ray, and the Ferocious Viking soon pulled ahead 8-6. Lightning kept Sting Ray in check long enough to win 10-8.

After Viking Korby "The Scene" Levin had pinned Wes "The Pest" Orton in 119 weight class action, the 125 and 130 weight class matches went down as tight contests.  Viking Josh "J.J. Dynamite" Jone outlasted his 125-pound foe, Kevin "The Silver Hammer" Maxwell 12-6. During that particular match, The Silver Hammer came within 4-3, but J.J. Dynamite scored a reversal and to pulled away to win. In the 130 weight class match, Viking Bronson "The Bold" Young took a 5-0 lead over his foe Aaron "The Peg" Clegg. The Peg battled back within 7-4, but The Bold took firm control of the match, winning it 18-4.

After Ferocious Viking Chance "The Adventurer" Robbins had defeated Mason "The Sword Fish" Scholl on a technical fall, the Plowboys finally got a win during a 140 weight class match. During it, Viking C.J. "Needles" Taylor took a 5-0 lead over Matt "Double Dutch" Vierkant. However, the Ferocious Viking made a wrong move in the second period, and Double Dutch reversed Needles. Double Dutch then pinned Needles.

After the 145 weight class match's first period had ended in a scoreless tie, Viking Russ "The Harvester" McDonald took Ethan "The Trow" Jones down. Even though The Trow did get within 3-2, the Harvester still pulled away, winning 7-2.

PG Girls Muzzle Hillcrest Puppies 59-36 in Region 4 Hoop Action Jan., 15

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In Region Four girls' basketball at Pleasant Grove Jan. 15, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings muzzled the Hillcrest Huskies, AKA the Puppies, 59-36.

Pleasant Grove Coach Glenn Larson said, "We knew going into this game that they had some really good guards. We had to work on keeping their post players under control. Our effort to do that worked."

Early in the game, Puppy Ashley Means stole the ball from Marci Johnson and sank a layup. The Ferocious Vikings did not let that shot go unanswered. Pleasant Grove tied the game two on foul shots from from Becky Clement and Britney Johnson. After an Ashley Jewell bucket had put the Puppies ahead 4-2, Britney Johnson guided the Vikings ahead 6-4. The rest of the period saw the lead frequently trade hands. The last Hillcrest lead occurred when Whitney Lott produced a three-point play to give the Puppies an 11-9 advantage. With a Kourtney Dinehart trey putting the Ferocious Vikings ahead 13-11, they commenced taking firm control of the game. The first quarter ended with Dinehart pulling down a Lott jump shot.

Means cut the lead to 15-13 early in the second quarter. However, the Puppies' efforts became undermined by Danuyele "Panther" Hoffman's stealing. Hoffman went on a crime wave through the course of Period 2. Whenever, Hoffman would not score on her steals, she would pass the ball to either of the Johnson girls. 

Janae Olson and Clement did much damage to the Puppies in the second period through frequently beating Jewell, Whitney Erickson, and Whitney Nemelka to rebounds. Clement also sank some key inside shots that enabled the Ferocious Vikings to pull away. Once two Clement free throws had put the Ferocious Viking lead at 28-18, the game turned into a blowout. By halftime, for example, Pleasant Grove commanded a 36-20 lead.

Aided by a Britney Johnson jumper early in the second half, Olson sank two straight inside shots that kept Pleasant Grove up by at least 20 points for the rest of the game. The Puppies received two hard blows early in the fourth quarter when they lost both Means and Kamie Oliphant to fouls in the period's first 30 seconds.

Because the Vikings maintained a huge lead all through the final period, Larson let all of his varsity Ferocious Vikings play.

Hoffman led Pleasant Grove with 16 points while Britney Johnson added another 13 and Clement 12. Means led the Puppies with 19 points while Jewell contributed another nine.