Cavewomen and Bingham Piickers

Timp Sports Weekly

January 31, 2012

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's home game against the Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers, the Lehi wrestling team's final home meet, and a split that the Lehi boys' basketball team had in two straight home games recently. As they say in Lehi, let's hop straight to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Awesome AF Cavewomen Bury Bingham Pickers 54-39 in Region 4 Girls' Hoop Action Jan. 26

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After having suffered a 15-point loss on the South Jordan court of the Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers, three weeks before, the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen buried their blue-uniformed foes alive 54-39 during a Region Four girls' basketball game at American Fork Jan. 26.

"Tonight's score was the same one for the game that we had played at Bingham at the start of this month," said American Fork Coach Corey Clayton. "In that contest, though, Bingham was the one that came out on top. That game taught us what we needed to do against Bingham. We didn't execute well in that game."

In the first quarter of the Jan. 26 rematch, Cassidy Fraughton and Ashley Baugh guided the Cavewomen in outscoring the Pickers 11-7. Led by Summer Yack and Shelby Richards, Bingham outscored American Fork 10-8 to pull within 19-18 by halftime.

At the start of the third quarter, Richards put Bingham ahead 20-19. For a little while, the Pickers held the Awesome Cavewomen scoreless. Bingham built up a lead of 29-20. Before the Pickers could push the point spread into double digits, Fraughton sank a short shot to begin the Awesome Cavewomen's comeback. Stealing the ball, Awesome Cavewoman Sadie Williams passed to J.D. Shephard for a 19-foot jumper that cut the lead to 29-25 just before the quarter break.

"Shepherd's three-pointer gave us enough momentum for the final quarter," Clayton said. "In it, Ashley Baugh hit two key three-pointers that locked our hold on the game's tempo that period. Ashley has hit only two treys this season, and both of them were made tonight."

The Miners' 29-25 lead came under deep during the opening of the fourth quarter. After the Awesome Cavewomen took possession of a jump ball, Williams produced a three-point play that put the score at 29-28. Despite a free throw hit by Picker Kenzie Bruggerman, Fraughton still tied the game at 30. Even though Picker Lateisha Richards broke the 30-30 tie, Bingham couldn't keep its hold the tempo.

Stealing the ball, Baugh tied the game at at 32. After Fraughton had put the Awesome Cavewomen back out in front 34-32, Baugh hit her first trey of this season. Pumped up by that bucket, that Awesome Cavewomen extended their lead to 41-32. Miner Coach Rand Rasmussen's use of two different quintets for throwing opponents off balance didn't work for him in the Jan. 26 game like it had done in the Pickers' recent road win over the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. Combined foul shooting from Baugh, Williams, and Shepherd soon produced a 46-34 advantage for the Awesome Cavewomen. Picker Jillian "Calamity" Powell hit a trey to cut the Awesome Cavewomen's lead to 46-37 during the final 1:19. Bingham became so desperate that it make the frequent mistake of sending Baugh and Megan Eliason to the foul line. Those two Awesome Cavewomen's combined foul shooting produced a 6-2 scoring run that clutched the game for American Fork.

Clayton said, "Ashley and Cassidy played really good in the fourth quarter. Their shooting and rebounding rebounding helped us through that period after we had been down by nine earlier in the second half."

Baugh said, "The loss at Bingham made us really mad. So we really wanted tonight's game. We proved tonight that Bingham's just all talk."

She lead the Awesome Cavewomen with 15 points while Fraughton added another 10 and Williams nine. Shelby Richards led the Pickers with 11 points while Yack added another eight.

Lehi Grapplers Quiet Westlake Shockers 43-35 in Final Home Dual Meet Jan. 25

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After having lost two non-league basketball games at home to the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, earlier this month, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, finally had something to croak about during a Jan. 25 dual meet at home against Westlake. In what was a riveting -- correction, ribbiting -- contest, the Froggies hopped away with a 43-35 win over the Shockers.

Even though the meet was strictly a non-league affair, bragging rights were still on the line. Moreover, the Froggies hadn't forgotten Zavon Jackson's last-second rebound that had given the Shockers a one-point win over Lehi's boys' basketball team in a Jan. 5 game. So the Froggie grabblers were determined to go to any length to avenge that loss.

For the first three matches of the Jan. 25 meet, Westlake looked as though it would dry up Lehi like it had done the Froggies in girls and boys' basketball this month. The meet opened with a 138 weight class match between Froggie Chris "Bittersweet" Coca and Riley "The Tornado" Cluff. Bittersweet took The Tornado down, and that Froggie soon owned a 3-0 lead over his Westlake foe. However, midway through the second period, The Tornado reversed Bittersweet and pinned him. That shocking moment made the evening look alarming for the Froggies.

Westlake's Hayden "Count Bolt" Rentfro pinned Dave "Mr. Ambush" Busko, and Shaun "The Gale Wind" Allred defeated Garrett "The Steam Shovel" Batley on a technical fall. The two additional consecutive Westlake wins gave the Shockers 17-0 lead.

Lehi's Donovan "The Bus" Busby stopped the streak of Shocker wins by sticking Spencer "Cloudburst" Hansen in the first period of their 160 weight class match. In the 170 weight class showdown, Froggie Trevor "The Handsome" Hansen took Ross "The Waterspout" Cameron down and pinned him 30 seconds into their match.

Busby and Hansen's pins set the stage of Lehi's takeover of the lead in the 182 weight class match. Early in it, Lehi's Brock "The Shock" Wilson and Shocker Colton "The Funnel Cloud" Fairbourne battled to a 2-2 draw. In the third period, The Shock escaped the The Funnel Cloud's hold, and then that Froggie took his Westlake foe down. The Shock pinned The Funnel Cloud to put the Froggies back ahead 18-17.

Westlake's Kaden "Microburst" Daley pinned Ryan "The Rapture" Absher during the first minute of their 195 weight class match to put the Shockers back ahead 23-18.

The Froggies didn't let Westlake enjoy its five-point lead for long. In the 220 weight class match, Froggie Brackin "The Chainsaw" Stringham built up an 8-1 lead over John "Foul Weather" Poulsen. The Chainsaw then pinned Foul Weather to put the Froggies back ahead 24-23.

Lehi extended its lead to 30-23 on pins scored by Tyrel "Baron Water Moccasin" Porter in his 285 weight class match against Nate "The Firestorm" Shumway.

The 106 weight class match went down as a stunning contest. It opened with Shocker Hayden "The Blaze" Butler taking down Dalton "The Mustang" Rice. The Mustang reversed the Blaze and then performed a series of moves that froze that Westlake wrestler 11-3.

A 113 -pound Shocker, Danny "The Black Cloud" Green reminded Lehi that Westlake was still far from being beaten. At 0:48 in the first period of his match, the Black Cloud pinned Cousin Landon "The Hard" Memmott.

The 120 weight class match saw Westlake's Josh "Downpour" Canfield storm ahead 5-0. His Lehi opponent, Chris "The Swedish Stud" Anderson struggled back within 7-6 on a series of reversals. Before The Swedish Stud could pull ahead, Downpour took him down and eventually pinned him in the third minute, cutting the Froggies' lead to 40-35.

This made the 132 weight class match the contest thad would determine the dual meet's winner. Lehi's Vince "The Driller" Miller and Shocker Jordan "The Whirlwind" Zufelt battled to a 2-2 tie. The Whirlwind pulled ahead 4-2 on a second-period reversal. In the third period, however, the Driller pulled ahead 5-4 on a three-point near fall. The Driller went on to win 10-6, giving Lehi a 43-35 win.

Lehi Froggies Fix Riverton Silverpups 69-44 in Region 4 Boys' Hoop Action Jan. 24

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In Region Four boys' basketball action at Lehi Jan. 24, the LEhi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, fixed the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups 69-44.

The game opened with the Froggies getting the opening tipoff. Suddenly, they threw the ball away, giving the Silverpups a good break. Bryce Stone sank a layup that put the Silverpups on the board first. Riverton's 2-0 lead got quickly flooded away. Lehi's Ryan Pittard tied the game at two, and Blake Cleveringa's trey sent the Froggies jumping ahead 5-2. Lehi's leapfrogging over Riverton couldn't cool Stone down. He hit two straight, unanswered buckets that gave his Silverpups a 6-5 lead. It grew to 8-5 on two Austin Anderson foul shots. As soon as Colt Colledge's first hook shot had put the Froggies within 8-7, Dee "Big Bad Pup" McCleary hit a three-pointer that gave the Silverpups their biggest lead of the quarter. Colledge quickly tied the game at 11 through sinking two straight layups. McCleary broke the 11-11 deadlock via hitting three straight free throws. In tying the game at 14 and 16 on a Ryan Christofferson three-point play and a Cleveringa jumper, Lehi looked as though it made stroke ahead at the end of the period. However, two Anderson foul shots left the Silverpups with an 18-16 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Riverton couldn't howl joyfully about it for long, however, for Lehi tied the score at 18 on two McGregor foul shot at the start of the second period. Despite the Silverpups breaking that tie, Cleveringa scored four straight unanswered points to give the Froggies another lead. After a Pittard bucket, Christofferson dunked the bucket, hinting what would be in store for the Silverpups in the second half. Through Anderson and Dicky Worsham's shooting, Riverton pulled within 26-25 and 28-27. However, a Jordan Peck free throw and a Colledge layup tightened the Froggies' hold on the lead, putting the score at 31-27. McCleary missed three straight foul shots just before halftime.

With a Stephan Holm foul shot putting the Silverpups within 31-28 in the early third quarter, the game looked as though it would stay close. Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell said, "I thought we had a great third quarter. Our defense made them turn the ball over frequently. Ryan Christofferson and Blake Cleveringa hit some threes that broke the game open for us early in the second half."

No sooner had Riverton howled within 31-28 when Christofferson swished in two straight three-pointers. Cleveringa contributed a trey to improve the Froggie lead at 40-28. During the third quarter, the Froggies held the Silverpups to five points while Colledge and McGregor had a heyday inside the Riverton key. Those two Lehi players' inside shooting created a 51-32 lead for their team at the end of the third period.

Riverton couldn't recover from that quarter, even though they became hot again in the final period. Colledge held his on on the boards against Silverpups like Connor Henderson, Stone, and McCleary, a close relative of former American Fork High basketball players Ron Cook, Gary Cook, and Rhonda Cook. In the meantime, Jordan Peck hit a 17-foot shot that improved the Lehi lead at 53-32. The Froggies stayed more than 20 points ahead for the rest of the quarter, courtesy of Colledge and McGregor's shooting. The game ended with Silverpup Skyler Lewis hitting a bucket.

Colledge led the Froggies with 19 points while Cleveringa added another 18 and Christofferson 13. McCleary led the Silverpups with 15 points while stone contributed another eight.

Lone Peak Loners Soak Up Lehi Froggies 63-50 in Region Four Boys' Basketball Jan. 27 Action

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Region Four boys' basketball contest at Lehi Jan. 27, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, soaked up a 63-50 win over the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies.

Although only 15 years old, the rivalry between the two schools is as intense as the much older one between the Froggies and the Awesome American Fork Cavemen. That was reflected throughout the Jan. 27 game. At various points in the contest, teenage Loner fans taunted Froggie supporters through singing, "Pioneer children sang as they walked and walked and walked!"

Later on in the game, those same Loner fans shouted repeatedly, "Warm up the wagons!"

In the first quarter, though, Lehi did have much to croak about. The Loners got on the board first through a bucket sunk by T.J. Haws, whose dad had played for Brigham Young University, founded by Brigham Young to glorify the University of Utah. Before the Loners could improve on their 2-0 lead, Ryan Pittard tied the game at two while putting a shot back in. Pulling down a defensive rebound, Colt Colledge dribbled away and sank a go-ahead bucket for Lehi. The Loners didn't let Colledge's first bucket go unanswered. They pulled ahead 5-4 on a three-pointer sunk by Nick Emery, whose brother Jackson Emery plays for the BYU Cougars, AKA the Zoobies.

With a Colledge foul shot evening the game at five, Blake Cleveringa produced a three-point lead that gave the Froggies an 8-5 advantage. Even though Emery tied the game at eight on his second consecutive three-pointer, Lehi took control of the tempo. The Froggies stayed narrowly ahead of the Loners for the rest of the quarter. Near the end of the quarter, a Ryan Christofferson trey gave Lehi a 19-12 lead. That was the farthest that the Froggies got ahead of Lone Peak.

A nephew of former University of Utah baseball player Travis "I'll Go Anywhere But BYU" Hansen, Chase Hansen was known this school year for quarterbacking the Loners to their first-ever state football championship. At the end of the first quarter, he did something else that he would definitely be remembered for this school year. A second before the buzzer sounded the end of the first quarter, Hansen hit a three-pointer that cut the Froggie lead to 19-15.

Loner Coach Quincy Lewis said, "We struggled in the first quarter. Nick Emery floated us through it until we could get a hold of the tempo in the second quarter. Talon Shumway and T.J. played very well for us in the third period, giving us control of the momentum."

Pulling down a defensive board at the start of the second quarter, Shumway, a "distant cousin" of TV's Alf Shumway, became too hot for the Froggies to cool down. He sank two straight buckets that tied the game at 19. An inside Cleveringa shot broke the 19-19 draw, but Emery hit a three-pointer that tipped the Loners back out in front 22-21. As soon as Haws had pulled down a defensive rebound, he connected a cross-court pass to Shumway for a layup, improving the Loner lead at 24-21. Lehi called a time-out at 4:57 in hopes of regaining control of the momentum. Cleveringa tied the game at 24 on a three-pointer. However, Conner Toolson, a very close relative of former Loner swimming star Sarah Toolson, hit a trey of his own to put the Loners back out in front. Even though that shot went down as Toolson's only bucket in the game, it kept the Loners ahead until Cleveringa hit two foul shots to tip his Froggies ahead 28-27. With a Haws three-point play giving the Loners a 30-28 lead in the first half's final 30 seconds, Lehi gambled on a long shot that it missed. Colledge pulled down an offensive rebound as the buzzer sounded intermission.

In the early second half, Shumway took command of the boards. That Loner's impressive defensive rebounding denied the Froggies a long string of opportunities for key second shots. Shumway and Haws joined Emery in nailing shots that gave the Loners a 39-30 lead. Realizing how close the Loners were to creating a double-digit lead, Ryan Pittard and Brad "Mr." McGregor guided the Froggies within 40-36. Suddenly, Haws dunked a shot, then swished in a jumper that gave the Loners their first 10-point lead of the game. Lone Peak's 46-36 advantage sparked the Froggies into trying to pull off a rally. They hopped back within 46-42 via Jordan Peck and McGregor's shooting.

Emery hit two straight layups at the start of the final quarter to set up an 8-0 scoring run the Loners. Lehi went cold, and the Froggies didn't warm up until after a Haws bucket had put the Loner lead at 57-42 during the game's final three minutes. McGregor and Cleveringa hit each a trey to spark an 8-6 scoring run for Lehi. However, Emery's handiwork had proved to be too destructive for Lehi to recover from.

"That 1-2-2 zone defense, which they used against us in the second half, frustrated us," said Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell. "We tried running a little man-to-man offense to undermine it. However, they just frustrated us with their zone defense. Also, they hit a couple threes in the second half, changing the tempo of the game. Those treys gave them the momentum."

Emery lead the Loners with 23 points while Haws added another 19 and Shumway 10. Cleveringa led Lehi with 21 points while Colledge and Christofferson each added another seven.