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.
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