-_ guards,”? replaced the back courters with a : Caledonia ‘Kermode ‘boys’ - high: ‘school basketball coach: _ . Phil Letham appears to have the - . team to beat in the Northwest zone triple ‘AAA’ circuit, if ’ their season-opening 100-87 win over Prince Rupert Rainmakers ‘is any indication..: But according to Rainmaker ‘coach Mel Bishop, who always — ‘seems to bring out the best in his squads even when they lack quality, it won’t be a one-way street for Kermodes, His Rainmakers lost the initial meeting by only 13 points, and. the Rainmakers réally didn’t look good till the second half, when Letham .was subbing his first-string frequently. - Bishop, however, won't con- cede the zone to Kermodes til the final game provides a winner. ‘He admits his team isn’t as strong as it could be. During his trip to Terrace earlier this month, we . asked Bishop about his team strength. *‘We lost our six-foot, seven- inch center (Mark Stubbert) from last year, plus our starting Bishop said. ‘We couple of younger and quicker guards from the junior team (Booth Ravens).” - ’ “The upcoming center (a Six-, foot, three-incher) we were counting on was declared in- eligible for athletics, then Ryan Leighton just didn’t turn out.” ‘ Leighton, according to Bishop, -was the best player for the Ravens last season. “Still, it’s going to bea battle ’ for the zone title,’’ he predicted. Coach Tony McCrory of Kitimat Rebels lost provincially- Skeena After blowing away the op- ' position in their first two games, Tsimpseas junior boys met their match against the host team in the final and wound up taking the runnerup spot at the Anne ‘Stevenson junior boys’ high school basketball tournament on Dec. 10 weekend at Williams Lake. Skeena opened the eight-team series by thumping Prince George College Heights 73-24. Paul Manhas was their big gun with 24 points. Steve Dhansaw chipped in with 14 while Mike’ : Parker had a dozen. Their second game was just as easy as they whipped Quesnel’s ‘Corrilieu 82-39. Manhas again set the pace with a 29-point ef- fort. Kannin Osei-Tutu added 12 while Shawn Stanvick came through with 10. In the final against host Anne Stevenson, Tsimpseans grabbed -a@ 10-point lead in the opening quarter and wee ahead by six at _ the half."The lead dwindled to _ four entering the final quarter, rated Joe. Almeida due to graduation. However, he has three or four back for this season, **T’ve got 18 players trying out and things look good,” he told s. ‘“We should be competitive by zone finals time in late February.” Both Bishop and McCrory lik- ed their girls’ teams. - Bishop called his Rainbirds “the best smalltown girls’ team I’ve seen in many years”’. “They have good ‘size: sood . athletic ability and like to play. Not. only that, all of them are eligible to play again next year.”’ McCrory pointed. out that provincial star Cheryl Kinton (good for more than 20 points a "Terrace Review — Wednesday, December 21, 1988 9 Rival coaches compare pasketball teams - game) is back, ‘and will stabilize a strong lineup, ‘With Nina Hirvi also return- ing, our Orca girls will give the Rupert girls all they can handle,” he said. School's 0 out and there's nothing to do but have fun! And hundreds of local students‘are taking advantage of the situation (between chores) by participating in outdoor recreation and d games. | boys finish second and with three minutes left the Stevenson boys went ahead to stay. ' Final score — Anne Stevenson 55, Skeena 50. Osei-Tutu and Dhansaw wound up being named to the all-star team, Jeff back It doesn’t pay to be the only ‘unmarried defenceman on the Detroit Red Wings roster. That’s what Terrace’s Jeff Sharples learned Dec. 12 when coach Jacques Demers pared ‘down his nine-man crew by far- ming Jeff out to Adirondack of the American Hockey League. ‘I’m the only one not married and its easier to move a single _ guy,” he told us about the reasoning, ‘‘I’m supposed to play regularly on the farm team til the 23rd, then come back. “This gives Demers time to look over the excess crew and either ship some down or trade Monday to Friday 10 a.m, to 11 p.m. a a a SEIN a Enroute to Williams Lake, Skeena stopped at Prince George where they posted a 79-40 win over John Mcinnes School, Manhas had 20 points. Parker and Osei-Tutu each had 17. to minors them.” Sharples has missed only three games this season while most of the other have ail sat out six or more. 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