Timp Sports Weekly
February 10, 2015
Publisher's Message
For our cover story this week, we look at the Feb. 3 boys' basketball game that the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, played at Lehi, home of the Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. The game marked a one-night return of Frankie Jackson, who played one seasons for the Froggies before choosing to play for the Loners. He had an impressive performance in the game, even though former schoolmates constantly called him a traitor throughout the game. Let's stroke straight to the story of the game. It was quite riveting -- correction, ribbiting.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Lone Peak Loners Soak Up Lehi 87-72 in Boys' Hoop Action Feb. 3
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In boys' basketball action Feb. 3, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, drained the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 87-72.
The game marked a one-night return of Frankie Jackson, who played basketball for Lehi a couple of years ago. Having remembered that he was once a Froggie, Lehi students called him a traitor several times through the course of the game. Frankie pretended that he didn't hear them as he guided his Loners in drying up Lehi in a game that was downright riveting -- correction, ribbiting during the course of the night.
Though Frankie got the opening tipoff, he passed to Chris "Pops" Popoola for the night's first basket.
Shots from Tyson "Roamin'" Doman, a nephew of former Mountain View Teddy Bear Carl Pollard, created a 7-1 lead for the Loners. A Jake Barnes bucket ignited a 6-5 scoring run for the Froggies. Frankie got really hot in scoring. His shooting improved the Loners' lead at 22-6. A "distant cousin" of pioneer rocker Chuck Berry, Chase Berry sparked a comeback, triggered by a Tanner Nygren trey. The quarter ended with Froggie Blaze Nield hitting a three-pointer to cut the lead to 24-11.
In the early second period, Chase Berry proved to be as good with the ball as his "distant cousin" Chuck was with a guitar. He came up with steals and shots that powered a 7-0 scoring run for the Froggies. Taking a pass from Nygren, Briggs Jensen sank a layup that put Lehi within 24-21.
Aided by Frankie's shooting, Talmage Gunther hit a trey that put the lead at 31-21. This time, the Froggies didn't let the Loners enjoy a double-digit lead for long. Despite great offensive efforts from Frankie and Popoola, Jensen engineered a 15-7 scoring run for Lehi through frequent rebounding and shooting, including hitting a key three-pointer. The rally climaxed with Jensen stealing the ball and sinking a layup at the buzzer to cut the lead at 38-36.
Nick Curtis, Doman, Poppoola, and Frankie pooled their efforts together in the third period to sabotage Lehi efforts at catching up. Beginning with a Curtis bucket, the Loners stretched their lead out 45-36. Aided by Marcus Draney's rebounding, Berry, Nygren, Jensen, and Alex Pittard guided the Froggies within 45-42. Frankie hit a trey, and quicker than you could say Ali Lamb Chop, the Loners took command of a 55-44 lead. The period ended with Doman stealing the ball.
Frankie got hotter in scoring in the fourth quarter. Every Froggie effort to shut him down failed. His shooting enabled the Loners to keep the Froggies from hopping any closer than 59-51. Aided by Popoola, Doman, and Curtis' rebounding, Frankie's shooting kept the Loners in double figures for the rest of the game.
He led the Loners with 40 points while Popoola added another 17 and Doman 14. Berry led the Froggies with 17 points while Nygren added 15 and Jensen 14.
Ferocious PG Vikings Row Back to Defeat Lehi in Froggie Boys' Final Home Game of Regular Season
By Dean Von Memmott
Frankie got hotter in scoring in the fourth quarter. Every Froggie effort to shut him down failed. His shooting enabled the Loners to keep the Froggies from hopping any closer than 59-51. Aided by Popoola, Doman, and Curtis' rebounding, Frankie's shooting kept the Loners in double figures for the rest of the game.
He led the Loners with 40 points while Popoola added another 17 and Doman 14. Berry led the Froggies with 17 points while Nygren added 15 and Jensen 14.
Ferocious PG Vikings Row Back to Defeat Lehi in Froggie Boys' Final Home Game of Regular Season
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
After having gotten drained by the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, Feb. 3, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, could have let the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings dry them up early in a Region Four boys' basketball game at Lehi Feb. 6. However, the Froggies gave the Ferocious Vikings a big scare in the first half, giving the impression that Lehi would actually end its home season with washing Pleasant Grove away. However, through two straight, four-quarter steals by a senior, the Ferocious Vikings rowed from behind to soak up Lehi 73-57.
Ferocious Viking Coach Randy McAllister said, "We came out really cold in the first half. We made all sorts of mistakes that allowed Lehi to take double-digit leads over us. During halftime, one of my assistants challenged our players to really step it up in the second half. [Jimmy] Court made two straight steals within 90 seconds of each other and sank layups on them to change the momentum for them. Brody Childs pulled down some great defensive boards that allowed us to control the tempo in the third quarter. When we are able to pulled lots of defensive boards, we can turn them into baskets easily."
The opening quarter showed that the Ferocious Vikings had not yet shaken off their Feb. 3 loss to the Awesome American Fork Cavemen. For example, seconds after Ferocious Viking Braden Wellman, a "distant cousin" of former Awesome Caveman point guard Robert "Bobby" Wellman, got the opening tipoff, Pleasant Grove threw the ball away. That turnover gave Froggie Briggs Jensen to shine. He hit the first of three first-quarter treys that gave Lehi firm control of the momentum. Childs hit an inside shot in response to Jensen's first three-pointer, but the Ferocious Vikings' flat performance prevented them from cruising ahead of the Froggies.
Pleasant Grove did receive a chance to tie the game when a Ty "Ro" Bott bucket positioned the Ferocious Vikings within 6-4. Aided by two Jake Barnes foul shots, Jensen's second straight trey sparked a 6-3 scoring run for the Froggies, giving them a 17-7 lead by the end of the period.
As they looked at the scoreboard during first quarter break, Pleasant Grove fans faced the temptation of gulping with embarrassment. On paper, their team should have been the one leading by double figures, not the Froggies, who were sporting a 1-6 region record. However, the scoreboard made clear that if the Ferocious Vikings continued with putting on a sorry performance on the floor, Lehi would surely flood them out of the gym by 20 or more points.
In the second quarter, the Froggies relied heavily on three-pointers to keep them ahead in the game. In fact, they made only three two-point field goals during the first half. As risky as their reliance on treys was, it proved to be a good gamble for the Froggies, because the Ferocious Vikings couldn't pull at any point during the second quarter, despite good performances from Bott, Childs, and Court. After Court had hit two foul shots to open second-period scoring, Blaze Nield hit a trey to improve the Froggie lead at 20-11.
Through rebounding and shooting, Childs, Bott, and Court led a Ferocious Viking attack on the Froggies' 11-point lead. When two Welllman free throws had put Pleasant Grove within 23-20, Ferocious Viking fans became optimistic that their guys could snatch the lead really soon. However, a Barnes trey popped that hope, and two Tanner Nygren layups solidified the Froggies' hold on the tempo.
For Nygren second-quarter second layup, Barnes pulled down a defensive board and connected a crosscourt pass to Nygren for the shot, putting the score at 30-21. Pleasant Grove managed to saw the lead down 30-25. Helped by a Chase Berry free throw, Nield hit a three-pointer just before the halftime buzzer to put the lead 34-25.
The opening of the second half showed a willingness of the Ferocious Vikings to take the Froggies seriously. Danny Diehl hit a three-pointer to spark a 10-1 scoring run for Pleasant Grove. After Dusty Tafoya had hit a foul shot, Court, Diehl, Bott, and Child took command of the boards, denying Lehi chances for second shots. When a Court foul shot tied the game at 35, Pleasant Grove fans again became optimistic that their Ferocious Vikings would sail ahead of the Froggies this time. However, two straight Nield treys put the Froggies ahead 41-35. Nield then stole the ball, but missed a layp, which Childs rebounded. The combined shooting of Court and Childs put Pleasant Grove within 41-40. Tyson Rupp hit a jumper in hopes it would give the Froggies enough momentum to leap far ahead again like they had done in the first half. However, after Diehl had hit an inside shot, Court stoled the ball twice in a 90-second period and sank layups on those steals to put Pleasant Grove ahead 46-43. The period ended with a Nygren shot cutting the Ferocious Viking lead to 46-45.
With Childs pulling down a critical defensive rebound at the start of the final, Haydyn "Banger" Wall hit a foul shot that helped to keep the Ferocious Vikings' momentum going strong. A Marcus Draney bucket tied the game at 47, but before the Froggies could leap ahead again, Childs pulled down defensive rebound which lead to Diehl's tie-breaking three-point play. It became another pivotal moment in the game, for Pleasant Grove went on a 10-0 scoring run led by Bott and Court. A "distant cousin" of rock legend Chuck Berry, Chase Berry hit a three-pointer that cut the lead to 57-50. Before the Froggies could stir up a rally, Diehl, Court, Bott, and Childs went wild in scoring. The Froggies tried hard to shut those four Ferocious Vikings down, but that quartet's combined firepower proved to be too much for the Froggies to contain. Before long, the Ferocious Vikings had a double-digit lead.
When he saw the Froggies' cause was now lost, Lehi Coach Bobby Barnes let all of his jayvees see action on the court. Lehi scoring ended with Braydon Cuff, a very close relative of former Richfield Kitty Cat basketball legend Rob Cuff, sinking two free throws.
Court led the Ferocious Vikings with 31 points while Diehl added another 11 and Bott nine. Hitting five treys, Jensen led Lehi with 15 points while Nield added another 14.
Ferocious Viking Coach Randy McAllister said, "We came out really cold in the first half. We made all sorts of mistakes that allowed Lehi to take double-digit leads over us. During halftime, one of my assistants challenged our players to really step it up in the second half. [Jimmy] Court made two straight steals within 90 seconds of each other and sank layups on them to change the momentum for them. Brody Childs pulled down some great defensive boards that allowed us to control the tempo in the third quarter. When we are able to pulled lots of defensive boards, we can turn them into baskets easily."
The opening quarter showed that the Ferocious Vikings had not yet shaken off their Feb. 3 loss to the Awesome American Fork Cavemen. For example, seconds after Ferocious Viking Braden Wellman, a "distant cousin" of former Awesome Caveman point guard Robert "Bobby" Wellman, got the opening tipoff, Pleasant Grove threw the ball away. That turnover gave Froggie Briggs Jensen to shine. He hit the first of three first-quarter treys that gave Lehi firm control of the momentum. Childs hit an inside shot in response to Jensen's first three-pointer, but the Ferocious Vikings' flat performance prevented them from cruising ahead of the Froggies.
Pleasant Grove did receive a chance to tie the game when a Ty "Ro" Bott bucket positioned the Ferocious Vikings within 6-4. Aided by two Jake Barnes foul shots, Jensen's second straight trey sparked a 6-3 scoring run for the Froggies, giving them a 17-7 lead by the end of the period.
As they looked at the scoreboard during first quarter break, Pleasant Grove fans faced the temptation of gulping with embarrassment. On paper, their team should have been the one leading by double figures, not the Froggies, who were sporting a 1-6 region record. However, the scoreboard made clear that if the Ferocious Vikings continued with putting on a sorry performance on the floor, Lehi would surely flood them out of the gym by 20 or more points.
In the second quarter, the Froggies relied heavily on three-pointers to keep them ahead in the game. In fact, they made only three two-point field goals during the first half. As risky as their reliance on treys was, it proved to be a good gamble for the Froggies, because the Ferocious Vikings couldn't pull at any point during the second quarter, despite good performances from Bott, Childs, and Court. After Court had hit two foul shots to open second-period scoring, Blaze Nield hit a trey to improve the Froggie lead at 20-11.
Through rebounding and shooting, Childs, Bott, and Court led a Ferocious Viking attack on the Froggies' 11-point lead. When two Welllman free throws had put Pleasant Grove within 23-20, Ferocious Viking fans became optimistic that their guys could snatch the lead really soon. However, a Barnes trey popped that hope, and two Tanner Nygren layups solidified the Froggies' hold on the tempo.
For Nygren second-quarter second layup, Barnes pulled down a defensive board and connected a crosscourt pass to Nygren for the shot, putting the score at 30-21. Pleasant Grove managed to saw the lead down 30-25. Helped by a Chase Berry free throw, Nield hit a three-pointer just before the halftime buzzer to put the lead 34-25.
The opening of the second half showed a willingness of the Ferocious Vikings to take the Froggies seriously. Danny Diehl hit a three-pointer to spark a 10-1 scoring run for Pleasant Grove. After Dusty Tafoya had hit a foul shot, Court, Diehl, Bott, and Child took command of the boards, denying Lehi chances for second shots. When a Court foul shot tied the game at 35, Pleasant Grove fans again became optimistic that their Ferocious Vikings would sail ahead of the Froggies this time. However, two straight Nield treys put the Froggies ahead 41-35. Nield then stole the ball, but missed a layp, which Childs rebounded. The combined shooting of Court and Childs put Pleasant Grove within 41-40. Tyson Rupp hit a jumper in hopes it would give the Froggies enough momentum to leap far ahead again like they had done in the first half. However, after Diehl had hit an inside shot, Court stoled the ball twice in a 90-second period and sank layups on those steals to put Pleasant Grove ahead 46-43. The period ended with a Nygren shot cutting the Ferocious Viking lead to 46-45.
With Childs pulling down a critical defensive rebound at the start of the final, Haydyn "Banger" Wall hit a foul shot that helped to keep the Ferocious Vikings' momentum going strong. A Marcus Draney bucket tied the game at 47, but before the Froggies could leap ahead again, Childs pulled down defensive rebound which lead to Diehl's tie-breaking three-point play. It became another pivotal moment in the game, for Pleasant Grove went on a 10-0 scoring run led by Bott and Court. A "distant cousin" of rock legend Chuck Berry, Chase Berry hit a three-pointer that cut the lead to 57-50. Before the Froggies could stir up a rally, Diehl, Court, Bott, and Childs went wild in scoring. The Froggies tried hard to shut those four Ferocious Vikings down, but that quartet's combined firepower proved to be too much for the Froggies to contain. Before long, the Ferocious Vikings had a double-digit lead.
When he saw the Froggies' cause was now lost, Lehi Coach Bobby Barnes let all of his jayvees see action on the court. Lehi scoring ended with Braydon Cuff, a very close relative of former Richfield Kitty Cat basketball legend Rob Cuff, sinking two free throws.
Court led the Ferocious Vikings with 31 points while Diehl added another 11 and Bott nine. Hitting five treys, Jensen led Lehi with 15 points while Nield added another 14.
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