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Show I I 5 MQich26. 1980 Ben Lomond Beacon, March 27, Page 6 ) poor copy $3 Clearfield Courier, March 26, 980, Page 6 1 Sun Chronicle, March 27, 980, Page 6 1 980, Page 6 layers pick i960 Region One basketball cream of the crop Duncan here they are' fa i lie top prep basketball IYmom t'ne were recently . oieii by the ,!l players - 'u Hi. OHO Sportstaculai s ,n basketball team " oi it s kind voting . oong the varsity players io" an a.I stai squad was ' wihoul 'he voting help ol pm tswntei s Kt iili li t arjH-- t t ! i . i Twenty players started out on the ballots handed out last week to each playei in the region Fifteen was the cut oil point, because in most cases that is usually the number of players that a high school team from this i egn in will usually carry on the squad, give oi take a lew elver, Layton, and Sky View, the three teams who finished atop the standings and lepresented Region One well in the state tournament, dominated the top few spots on the total balloting. Laytons Mark Lee was the top vote getter, gathering in 80 votes from his fellow teammates and competitors within the region. The leagues leading scorer was also tabbed as the Most Valuable Player after notching another 30 votes from his teammates and fellow competitors Webers rugged forward, Drew Skeen, finished second in the voting w ilh 74 votes Skeen, who hauled down all-stvs. 13 rebounds in the clash last weekend in Salt Lake City, was second in the MVP balloting with 12 write-i- n votes which also lied him with his teammate, Kelly Johnson. Both Warrior forwards finished votes. with 12 second-plac- e Cory Sylvester, Bonnevilles multifinished third talented forward-guarin the voting with 72 tallies, just two 4-- shv of Skeens first part of the season 1 felt 1 was carrying a big load for the coach and was pretty nervous most of the time, continued Lee. The nervousness must have turned to pure confidence when the league began its schedule in January Thats when Lee showed his stutf and didnt stop until he had finished as the leagues leading scorer with 21 points per game and over eight rebounds per contest However last weekend at the battle, Lee played vs. from a guard position and scored 18 points to lead all players in that column. Playing guard was funner, maybe because I got to shoot more and handle the ball more, stated Lee. Who helped to inspire the talented eager throughout the year? My big brother, Robert Lee," said Mark. He 3-- The 3 senior says no spring sports are in his schedule, time permits him to only improve his grades and prepare for a possible spot on a to junior college team. Id even like at a college junior improve my grades then take a crack at a major college someday, said Lee. Lees coach, the veteran Doug Moon, played Mark at the forward spot for most of the season where the smaller Lancers needed him. 6-- 4-- all-st- 3-- 74 Sylvester also had 4 MVP votes. Cory finshed as the top scorer for the leakers while only a junior. He was one of only three junior players who were elected to the regions fifteen most elite. Jon McKenna of Sky View, without question one of the most talented centers in the state, tallied 67 votes in total Jon also collected 9 MVP votes. Jons own teammate, Eddie Benson was close behind with 64 votes and five in the MVP voting The second five were led by Kelly Johnson, a junior forward of Coach Dick Conollys Weber High team. Johnson amassed 46 votes The big red head also gained quite a distinguished inai k by gt Ring 12 MVP votes from around the region. Laytons Dave Burke, the powerful Lancer guard, finished with 39 votes for sixth place. Dave also gained one vote as a MVP. Two Falcons finsished next in the was voted by his teammates and fellow the region as the 1980 Region One Most Valuable wants to play at a unior college before taking a crack at a u. com-'vroun- d XSportstacular. went. tut the voting process Its Keith Duncan - tstacular Fditor pm those politically polluted post-- t ..ms or that leave a lot of - unanswered, try this one for star-studde- d .i hoi . i istauilai . with a delightful a. m nom coaches and players Legion One basketball teams, ni up with the players vole l iso Region One all star cage mi t is "!ud u -'i i change from having i led the top players in the of sportswriters i handful heir stab at the region's best, id had the players them who should be listed as a Hueielv hope this kind ot pi oc ess can be something we nue m future seasons lor and a year from now ,1011-oio'hcr prep team must he l m basketball i. sinccie thanks to the oat lies who contributed to u id a i ia!ionund prompt voting , VI o! IS nu a e somewhat interested in how the squad was voted - in ant i I i . t m Region One vveie mnnnii ol i ballots to be among the varsity 'he loam was then given the to vote upon the plavcrs ballot which included at v cm least three of the top performers on each c lulv ou might wonder why just three on the ballot Well, it still was unlimited Players were also given he option to write-ia candidate they felt a vote could be awarded And there wei e four players who received write-ivotes Each varsity member had 8 total votes to distribute among the candidates on the ballot or a write-i- n as explained Of these eight votes, no more than one vole could be awarded per playei In othei words, eight votes couldnt be piled up on a single player, but had to be distributed among eight different players Playei s on the ballot were eligible to vote for themselves. When the eight votes were finally awarded, each player had the ophis choice for the portunity to write-iMost Valuable leagues Player After talking to the coaches in Region One, not one balked at the idea of allowing players select the region team, in fact all the coaches loved the I n n n idea' found areas Weve where the be ..pgraded and by the end of the baseball season, we feel well have it down pat Please let us know your teeting r about the 1980 piep basketball 825-- 1 One from Phone Region gioup (.IK) and ask for Keith or Glen or please feel lice to write us The ad-fl- r css is .?8H South 1900 West, Roy, player voting method can all-sta- -- ft.ih, 40(7 How the votes tallied up i i 80 74 !1ark Lee, Layton Lancers Drew Skeen, Warriors Cory Sylvester, Bonneville Lakers Jon McKenna, Sky View Bobcats Fddie Benson, Sky View Bobcats Kelly Johnson, Weber Warriors Dave Burke, Layton Lancers Scott Wallace, Clearfield Falcons Brook Hicks, Clearfield Falcons Dan Call, Bonneville Lakers Duane Snell, Bonneville Lakers Ralph Anderson, Weber Warriors Stan Owens, Layton Lancers 64 46 39 30 29 23 22 20 16 Bert Rich, Roy Royals Jeff Gorringe, Clearfield Falcons Rylan Weidemier, Roy Royals 16 15 15 72 67 JON McKENNA CORY SYLVESTER BONNEVILLE HIGH SKY VIEW HIGH Center Scott Wallace balloting MARK LEE DREW SKEEN WEBER HIGH numbered 30 votes compared to 29 for his teammate, Brook Hicks Rounding out the Top 10 was Dan Call, another Laker from Coach Gary Alversons team. Call finished with 23 votes. Snell nails 22 votes Duane Snell, a Bonneville forward, and the third junior of the top fifteen had 22 votes Webers Ralph Anderson had a terrific second half of the season for his Region One championship team and finished with 20 votes Stan Owens propelled his Layton High team through the state tournament once they reached the setd ting in Salt Lake City. The forward got 16 votes from around the region which tied him with Roys Bert Rich Rich was the guard for Coach Ted Smiths squad Finishing tied for the fifteenth and sixteenth spots were Jeff Gornnge of Clearfield, a forward and Ryland EDDIE BENSON KELLY sky view I.high i WEBER HIGH A A JOHNSON , DAVE BURKE LAYTON HIGH very-rugge- forward another Weidemeir, representing the Roy Royals The Best of the Rest Roys Dennis Adams had 12 votes. Sky Views Hendricks had 9 and Bair of Sky View had 8 to continue on down the line. Sophomore Rob Thomas of Roy, was the only sophomore to receive any votes. The Royal star tallied seven. Van Fuller of Weber received six votes and his teammate, Neil Miller was credited with two more. Norm Haney of Bonneville got two votes. MVP is Layton's Lee and smooth, Mark Lee Super-sleeof Layton will be remembered for sometime around Layton parts and probably the remainder of the region for (hat matter. SCOTT WALLACE CLEARFIELD HIGH BROOK HICKS CLEARFIELD HIGH DAN CALL BONNEVILLE HIGH k Sportstacular certainly will remember him for his basketball heroics during the 1979-8- 0 season by awarding him with a special plaque after being voted the Most Valuable Player among his teammates and competitors in Region One. "I was walking down the hall and (Dave) Burke told me I had been voted the MVP. 1 think I was the happiest guy in the school Its a first for me. said Lee Starting for Layton High this season was surely a first for the slender-bodie- d forward who had never been started or played in a varsity basketball game before this season Ill have to admit that I was scared in many of the games m the DUANE SNELL BONNEVILLE HIGH RALPH ANDERSON WEBER HIGH STAN OWENS MVP votes Lee 30 Johnson 12 Skeen 12 McKenna 9 Benson 5 Sylvester 4 Burke 1 BERT RICH ROY HIGH CLEARFIELD HIGH RYLAN WIEDEMIER ROY HIGH , |