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Show By DALE FORD Central Davis Jr. High a finished fantastic, undefeated season when they beat the Woods Cross Wildcats to take the Davis County ninth grade championship. Centrals victory in the championship put their final record at 11 wins and 0 losses including two preseason games. GOING undefeated in basketball is an amazing accomplishment in itself but considering that earlier in the year they went undefeated in football also, this makes this the best year Central has ever had in sports. Central started the basketball season on December 11 when they massacred the North Davis Norsemen by a score of 60 to 19. This game was almost inhumane. By the end of the half, Central had a 27 to 13 lead and in the third quarter Central scored 12 straight points while North Davis was unable to score one point. By the time the game was over, Central had shown what a powerful team they were. FIVE DAYS after this game, Central had the pleasure of crushing their cross town rivals, the North Layton Longhorns, by a score of North Layton managed to stay in the game for part of the first half but 60-3- 6. then on Centrals talented team took charge from THE LINCOLNS Modeling her Mary Todd Lincoln dress is Shirley Garrett, 1st place winner of the Bicentennial Fashion Show at the FHA convention. Completing the Lincoln motif is her companion Richard Titus. Shirley Garrett, 16, a junior velvet material. The Fabric Fair, in Clearfield, contributed to the cost of the dress and will have it on display in the store. Shirley will also wear the Mary Todd Lincoln dress on a float in the 4th of July parade. at Clearfield High School, took the top honor, first place at the Bicentennial Fashion Show, part of the FHA Annual Convention. It was held last Saturday at the Salt Palace. Approximately 1200 students and advisors attended the convention and eighteen dresses were in the competi- At the convention ten girls were interviewed and Shirley was chosen to run for national office. She will have the op- tion. portunity to attend the National FHA Convention to be held in St. Louis in July. Another Clearfield FHAer Holly Adams was selected as a Region Two state officer, dc SHIRLEY researched the Mary Todd Lincoln period and then designed her own pattern. She constructed the pattern first out of a sheet for fit before cutting the beautiful and rolled on to their second victory. After having given the rest of Davis County an idea of what they were in for, Central began the regular season on Jan. 9 when they placed the Millcreek Mustangs. In the first half of their game with the Mustangs, it looked as if Central might be beaten but they managed to come from behind to make the score 22 to 20 at the half and then in the second half they applied the full court press which the Mustangs couldnt break. From there it was almost a repeat of the North Layton game and by the time the final buzzer sounded, Central had won their third game by a score of 64 to 36. THE NEXT two games Central played were against Sunset and North Davis whom they handily defeated by scores of 48 to 39 and 57 to 40. Tourney Is On Again Standings By DAVE WIGHAM Team standings of the Utah Stake Kaysville volleyball and basketball games the past week are as The Salt Lake Amateur Hockey Association, after meeting with coaches and players representatives from each school, has decided to hold its championship tournament this year. follows: WOMENS volleyball: Third Ward won over the Tenth Ward; 7th Ward won over the 12th Ward and Sixth Ward won the First Ward. Young Womens Basketball: Seventh Ward 40 over First Ward 17; Third Ward 20 over 16th Ward 15; 15th Ward 36 over Sixth Ward 7; 12th Ward 38 over Third Ward 20. THE tournament will be double elimination starting March 23. Games will be played at Bountiful Ice Rink. A few weeks ago the same association cancelled the high school playoffs following several fighting incidents in the high school league. SENIOR MENS basketball: Third Ward seniors 61 over First Ward seniors 19; Sixth Ward seniors 46 - 16th young adults 38; 15th Ward young adults 59 over Seventh Ward young adults 38; Tenth Ward seniors 69 over First 40 and the First Ward Ward young adults had a bye. it would be appropriate to hear and to WE FELT listen to the players and the coaches. Then to just forget what they said would be wrong also, we wanted to communicate with them noted Dr. Andrew Deiss, the chairman of the Salt Lake Amateur Association. Dr. Deiss indicated that at the meeting with the players and coaches that the association made it clear that it didnt want anymore episodes like the Viewmont-Bountifaffair a couple of weeks ago. Junior Boys Basketball: third Ward 37 over Sixth Ward 19; Tenth Ward 77 over 15th Ward 45; 12th Ward 40 over First Ward 32; Seventh Ward 45 over 16th Ward 40; 49 over 12th 15th Ward Ward seniors 47. np WERE NOT putting the blame anywhere. ticipated some of the problems. We realized that perhaps hockey provokes fights, but we didnt take into consideration the school We an- rivalries, he went on. The players and coaches made it known that they also wanted no more fighting episodes, and their sincerity was a deciding factor in the associations decision to stage the playoffs. CERTAIN RULES and stipulations were agreed upon by both sides in connection with the playoffs. 1. The first boy to swing gets a major fighting penalty and is out of the game and the tournament. 2. Anyone involved in the fight will be disqualified from the tournament. THE SECOND rule pertains to anyone near the action. The referees have a hard time determining who is fighting and who is trying to break the fight up. The best thing tor the players to do to reduce the confusion would be to go to a neutral comer. So if anyone a fight breaks "out, is involved disqualified from the playoffs. Layton, Gentile. Utah 2 Miles on Wes! Gentile PHONE 1 376-12- 1 -- Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily - Buy them by lb. or pack Our new seeds are here FartiRzar. Farm Bra. Tiwmrrti WMBartoy SEEDS i Potted Plants Many to CHEMCM. NEEDS HM SPMN6 ONION SETS Red, white, yellow choose from 4" pots 75V 89! Hanging Baskets potting roll Best prices ATTENTION FARMERS! It's time to start thinking about 49 around Pinto Beans 75 lb. 15 Or by the lb. ONLY A FEW LEFT WHAT IF a senior decides its his last game and has nothing to lose so starts a fight. Well under the stipulations the Board can apply sanctions, such as forfeits, to the team next year. That way the team is controlling the players and each other. The problem was brought up regarding a great player being provoked to fight and get disqualified from the rest of the tournament. Dr. Deiss FIRST OF all the coaches gave their word that no such the defeating Tooele in Girls 3A Basketball Championship at Pleasant Grove. DEFEATING Springville and Bingham, Davis took Tooele 0 with top scorer of the night Janet Stringham sinking 21 points for the Darts. Lori Parrish put in 14 big ones for the Darts with top 53-3- 3, THEN THERE are trals starting forwards, Cen-lea- d 23, Stephanie Shell following with 10, Sharlene Weight with 4, Jamie Borski adding 2 and Jo Ann Jeppson and Suzanne Law putting in 1 point a piece to total 53 points for the Darts. Scott Call and 24, who were a great Jay Moore, asset to the team. Scott was the second highest scorer with 11.2 points per game, and he shot 62 percent from the foul line, Jay was the second highest rebounder for Central with 8.6 rebounds and a very impor tant member of the team. Centrals two starting guards were 22, Billy Pyles and 13, Tracy Chatwin. Billy was an excellent player on both offense and defense and was the third highest scorer with 9.2 points per game. It would be hard to find a guard that was a better leader on the court than Tracy of 70 to 49. CENTRALS NEXT two games went by almost unnodemolished ticed as they Davis by a score of 51 to 27 and Bountiful by 70 to 45. By the time Central played North the Longhorns Layton, were happy just to try and keep the score close by stalling the whole game, but this didnt help as Central beat them just as easily as before, by a score of 62 to 37. AFTER A hot potato first quarter Davis came out on top leading Tooele Second quarter Darts pulled farther away from Tooele ending at the half with a lead. completely deomoralized a Centerville squad as they beat the Chargers by a score of 85 to 48. This game was so un- merciful it could be compared to Centrals first game against North Davis. Then came the most im- portant game Central was to play this year, the ninth grade championship against Woods Cross. This game was played at Davis High in the Sam Morgan Fieldhouse on March 4 at 5:30 p.m. ball and leading the Fighting hard in the fourth quarter Tooele added 17 to the score board and Davis added 15. The buzzer sounded, finding the final tally of Davis taking the cham53-3- pionship! for were two very valuable players, 32, Kerry Roberts and 15, Willy Fenean. Whenever needed, Kerry was able to come in and take over at center or forward and do an excellent job; and Willy was able to add that extra something to Centrals attack that made them successful. Willy was the fourth highest scorer with 9.1 points and he had the best percentage from the foul line, 64 percent, CENTRAL HAD a very strong bench whicji was comprised of 25, Charles Waller; 10, Casey Logan; 11, Roger Young; 14, Shawn Campbell; and 12, Gordon Anderson, The important this team was member of Coach Beck. This was Coach Becks first year at Central and he should be congratulat- ed on a job well done. Without his excellent coaching and all the extra time he put in, Cen- tral wouldnt have become the best team in Davis County. ERRORS on a tax return can slow its processing and delays any refund that might be due. Often a second check can spot a careless error. Citing some of the most common taxpayer mistakes, Mr. Wise mentioned failure to claim the $30 exemption credit for each dependent claimed or the earned income processing. MR. WISE County. If you need further information call Charles Bacon, 376-178- Jr. InUglhi Both the north and the south walked away with victories in the Davis County Junior High playoffs last week. THE NORTH won when Centerville Junior beat Kaysville 2 in the eighth grade game. While Centrals ninth graders beat Woods Cross to give the South its vic47-3- tory. The first contest was never in doubt but the second game kept a large crowd on the edge of their chair until the final buzzer. CENTERVILLES eighth grade team has become famous for its full court IPDayolftJs playing. Both clubs showed poise and maturity sometimes not expected at that The ninth grade battle was just that, a battle down to the wire. All four periods ended with each team within two points of the other. Woods Cross jumped out to a 12-- 4 lead but Central fought back to trail only 2 at the end of the first period. age. i IT SEEMED like Woods Cross was in control of the game as long as their fine guard Alan Ostler was in the game. But Ostler got into foul trouble early and the Central squad kept coming back. clubs Both played extremely well, at times you had to remind yourself that it was only ninth graders CENTRAL WAS led by Flint and Call, who finished the night with 18 and 13, while the Wildcats were led by big man McCleery who scored at will and ended up with 27 for the night. Ostler although seeing limited action still managed to score 10 points. In the years to come these players names will become a household name as many of them have excellent ability and will help the high school basketball program at the school which they attend, dw was a 1 reminds Gmm dO Moore credits his press for the teams success, It takes the other team out of their game plan and puts the pressure right on them from the start. Plus this team has got a great deal of talent. COACH Centerville employing its press from the outset raced to lead and were never an threatened from then on. Leading the way was Richard Downs who finished the night with 14 points. Paul Hansen added 12, and Brian Skidmore and Steve Knighton getting 11 and 8 respectively. CEwuCCli' i I i 8-- 2 CMKMJGD (BmfiSE) rst tit gaamGSHMiD djEBtsanaEBD HIGH POINT man for Kaysville in a losing effort was Pat McGill with 12. BOUNTIFUL Five Points BRIGHAM CITY 47 Sooth Moin CLEARFIELD 391 South Slate LOGAN 195 E 4 N. PRESTON 53 South Stale $t. 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He quickly pointed out that in regular league play his team defeated the same South Davis team. payers that telephone assistance is available Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4:45 pm Salt Lake City residents dial elsewhere in Utah, residents toll may call, free, TRY OUR DELICIOUS leadership the playoffs and The American Youth Soccer organization will hold their registration Saturday, March 13 at the Clearfield Library, 562 South 1000 East, Clearfield from 12 noon to 2 p.m. for youth ages 7 to 15, who are not already registered for this season. THIS IS for those boys and girls in the Roy, South Ogden area and from Kaysville, north through North Davis credit for workers with low incomes, arithmetic errors, use of the wrong tax table or schedules and failure to sign the return or to attach all necessary documents. Each of these errors can slow Taxpayers should doublecheck their tax returns before filing, Roland V. Wise, District Director of Internal Revenue for Utah, said today. situation. We will instruct the officials to be very strict for this playoff tournament. the hockey program will succeed. dw Trophy. Soccer Signup Set On Saturday The Chargers are coached by Ron Moore who led his team to a 12 win 1 loss season. He explained that the one loss Be Sure To Double Check Tax Returns A.M. Open 7 First place 7th and 8th grade champs of the Sunset Community School Basketball League include front row 1 to r, David Bateman, Greg Gleason, Bill Terry. 2nd row, Mark Carter, Lewis Cam, Greg Suekawa. Back row, Joey Olsen, Jeff Robinett, coaches. press. They are one of the few eighth grade teams to employ the press. All year they have been causing turnovers and getting easy buckets as a result of the press. THE CAUSEWAY has been closed since early February while contractors elevated the existing bridge to coincide with the newly reconstructed raise in the road bed. The roadway will be open and available to the public daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Several safety factors have prompted State Park officials to restrict travel on the causeway to daylight hours. THE ROADWAY at this point is not paved and can be slippery when wet. Also, conditions for permanent signing and center striping and shoulder markers are not present at this stage. Overnight camping is allowed at the park as long as visitors schedule their arrival and departure to coincide with the 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. road closure, according to Utah Park Information Specialist Gordon H. Tenney. FACILITIES are limited, however, and campers will have to provide their own drinking water and fire wood. State Park fees will not be imposed at the park until new development facilities are provided for the visitors. Access to the causeway will be extended as more daylight hours become available. - taking the Region Five Crown along with their Gold State 53-5- 1 most The seven-mil- e causeway leading to the Great Salt Lake State Park on the north tip of Antelope Island reopened Saturday, March 6. . were undefeated in season play Central THE SUPPORT for this game was amazing, consider- ing that it was a junior high game played after school. To describe this game would be to describe excitement itself. With 2:39 left in the game, Central was down by 4 points, but the Cubs came charging back to take the lead with 1:18 left on a field goal by Kerry" Roberts; and then with 3 seconds left and the score 52- to 51 for Central, Billy Pyles sank one free throw and got his own rebound on the second shot and held the ball until time ran out. Then the celebration of an undefeated season began for Central. WOMEN DART fast break, Coming off the bench 1ST PLACE 3 38-1- IT WAS Tracy who called most of the plays and did most of the ball handling. He also frustrated his opponents by continually stealing the final regular game, Central 27-1- NOT allowing Tooele to score in the third period Davis increased their lead to 3 at the buzzer. Chatwin. IN THEIR season and Davis Dart Women took another state title after rebounder with 9.3 rebounds a game. Brandon was 50 per-1cent from the foul line, but then something hap- pened and Central came 30 roaring back to take a 37 to at halftime. Although they played more conservative ball in the second half. Central continued to rout the Wildcats. After they had built up an 18 point lead. Central sent in their reserves and when it was all over, Central won by the unbelievable score tactic would be used, but were going to warn the officials to watch out for this willing to sit down and listen to each other and work out a compromise. With this type of 50 s Per game Layton. In the first quarter, Central fell behind by a score of 18 to explained. In POTATOES A lot of credit is due each player on Centrals team. To begin with, credit should be given to 21, Brandon Flint, starting center, who provided a lot of strength inside. Bran-ha- d don was both the top scorer with an average of 12.9 points Antelope Road Opens To Traffic High School Hockey Kaysville Team But then came what was to be the game of the year. Central was to battle an awesome Woods Cross team who, like Central, had demolished all of their opponents. The Wildcats only one loss which had come by a forfeit to North 1 1 2-- 1 3 medium. |