Timp Sports Weekly
December 13, 2011
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at three recent basketball games that pitted the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, against non-league foes. Those teams included the Carbon Dinos (AKA the Extincts), Orem Tigers (AKA the Tiggers), and the Herriman Mustangs (AKA the Pretty Ponies). As they say in Lehi, let's hop to those stories right away.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Carbon Dinos Prove Not to Be Extinct As They Gulp Down Lehi 54-41 In Nov. 29 Game
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a non-league girls' basketball game at Lehi Nov. 29, the Carbon Dinos, AKA the Extincts, proved to be impossible to exterminate. They drained the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 54-41 in the game.
The game unfolded with two Rachel Scoggins foul shots putting the Extincts on the board first. Sophomore Beth Beeston hit a trey that put the Froggies ahead 3-2. Lehi's lead became extinct immediately. Puling down an offensive rebound, Miranda "Utahraptor" Averett sank a bucket that sent the Extincts charging out to an 8-3 lead. A Kenzie Arviso bucket and a To'a Faleao free throw sent Lehi rowing back within 12-6 by the end of the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, Regan "Triceratops" Powell hit two foul shots, which the Froggies answered with a 5-4 scoring run led Jalissa Bagley and Beeston. After the Extincts had put the lead at 16-6, the Froggies cut it to 16-11. Free throws from Ashley Quinton and Powell gave the Exincts the momentum they needed to push their lead back into double digits. Even though Faleao's foul shooting did pace the Froggies back within 21-15, Amanda Freestone, a niece of former Mountain View Teddy Bear girls' basketball coach Debbie Freestone, sank two field goals and a foul shot that left the Extincts with a 26-15 at halftime.
In the early second half, Bagley, Beeston, and Jana Shumway guided an attempted Lehi comeback. Even though the Froggies did hop back within 26-19, Lexi "Lady T-Rex" Gagon hit a three-pointer and Freestone a free throw that pushed the Extincts' lead back into double figures. It almost passed the 20-point mark late in the third period. A Bagley trey trimmed it to 38-24 at the end of the quarter.
In the early fourth quarter, Arviso, Faleao, and Shumway led the Froggies on a 6-2 scoring run that put them within 40-30. Two Gagon foul shots kept the Dino lead in double figures until late in the period. Beeston and Cassidee Barbee guided the Froggies back within 44-37. A Freestone bucket sparked a 10-4 scoring run that sealed the win for the Extincts.
Beeston led the Froggies with 13 points while Bagley added another 10. Averette and Freestone led the Extincts with 11 points each.
Orem Tiggers Bounce Past Froggies 50-29 in Dec. 8 Game
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Lehi Pioneers' girls' basketball team found out in a non-league game at home Dec. 7, the Orem Tigers, AKA Tiggers, had a lot of bounce. Orem bounced way past Lehi 50-29.
In the first quarter, the Froggies found Orem to be too bouncy to be controlled. Led by Brittany "Hardy Harr" Harr and Janallee Willmore, Orem took a 22-7 lead over Lehi that quarter. In the second period, the Tiggers outscored Lehi 11-2.
Lehi held the Tiggers to seven points in the third quarter. That accomplishment couldn't turn things around to the Froggies' favor, for Orem still stayed more than 20 points ahead. During the third period, Jalissa Bagley and Beth Beeston led the Froggies in outscoring the Tiggers 11-7.
For the first four minutes of the final quarter, Lehi picked up only two points via foul shots from To'a Faleao and Kenzie Arviso. In the game's final two minutes, Faleao and Bagley led the Froggies on a 7-2 scoring run. However, it occurred too late to save Lehi from getting drained by Orem.
Bagley and Faleao led Lehi with nine points each. Harr led the Tiggers with 13 points while Willmore added another 10.
Lehi Froggies Corral the Herriman Pretty Ponies 66-62 in Dec. 8 Action
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a non-league boys' basketball game at Lehi Dec. 8, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, corralled the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, 66-62.
With Pretty Pony Jaden Rasmussen getting the opening tipoff, Herriman looked as though it would get on the board first. However, Froggie Colt Colledge pulled down a defensive rebound, then connected a pass to Braxton Nerdin for a bucket. It was not enough to keep the Froggies ahead for long. Brady "Red" Beard and Tueni "Major T" Lupeananu hit inside shots that tipped the Pretty Ponies ahead 4-2. Nerdin and Brad "Mr." McGregor put Lehi back out front. Major T's rebounding helped the Pretty Ponies to keep catching up with the Froggies. In the first quarter alone, Herriman tied the game at eight and 10. Shortly before the first quarter's end, a McGregor trey sent the Froggies paddling with a 13-10 lead into the second period.
It opened with Lehi's Blake "Water Snake" Cleveringa scoring on an offensive rebound. The Pretty Ponies twice pulled within one point early in the second period. Suddenly, Beard sank a layup during a steal, putting Herriman ahead 19-17. The Pretty Ponies' early second-quarter 9-4 scoring run served Lehi a warning that they could easily go on a scoring stampede without warning at any given moment. Trades in the lead continued in the half's final four minutes. Taking a pass from Colledge, Peck broke a 22-22 tie to open an 8-3 scoring spurt that left Lehi ahead 30-25 at halftime.
Jaden Rasmussen and Tanner McKissick guided the Pretty Ponies within 30-27 in the early third quarter. Aided by McGregor's shooting, Christofferson pulled down several keys and sank some crucial shots that enabled the Froggies to take a 39-29 lead midway through the period. However, the Pretty Ponies refused to be corralled without putting up a fight first. Beard, McKissick, and Rasmussen orchestrated a 12-4 scoring stampede that almost caused the game to be tied. After a Major T layup had put the Pretty Ponies within 43-41, Colledge scored on an offensive rebound of a shot of his to put the score at 45-41. McKissick hit a trey during the buzzer to put Herriman within 45-44.
Stealing from Major T at the start of the fourth quarter, Christofferson passed to Colledge for a layup. It couldn't give Lehi the temp to stay out in front. Major T took command Herriman efforts inside the key during the fourth quarter. Major T's shooting put the Pretty Ponies ahead 49-48. Two Ryan Pitttard foul shots restored the lead to Lehi. Two Rasmussen foul shots tipped the Pretty Ponies ahead 50-49. The combined firepower of Colledge and Christofferson put the Froggies back out in front. This time, they stayed ahed for good. However, the Pretty Ponies stayed closely behind as Major T frequently battled Colledge and Christoffferson on the boards. From throws from Colledge and Cleveringa clutched the game for Lehi in the final period's final two minutes.
Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell said, "They [Herriman] were quite aggressive out on the floor. They held their own against us inside the paint. They're the kind of team that can wear you out. We had some great, fourth-quarter shots that saved us. Our kids came up with some free throws down the wire to help us pull this game out."
Christofferson and Colledge led Lehi with 16 points while McGregor added another 12 and Pittard 10. McKissick led the Pretty Ponies with 15 ponts while Beard added another 11 and Major T 10.
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