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Show ItsMtoeTi Roger Reid has never beaten Layton on the Lancers floor. He requested, as a favor, that the Falcons do the job last week, and got their committment, but fate over-rule- d their gallant effort. Layton won d In a game that through four quarters of intense action the 59-5- see-sawe- i fe r m lffi)Gir Falcons were ahead 5 with 2:15 to go in the game and owned the ball. Then the Lancers made a crucial steal and tied the game. In the next series, Scott Wallace missed a jumper but was fouled. He made one of the two shots to put Clearfield back out front at the two minute mark. The Lancers, though down by one, played two minutes of ball control and ran the clock down to seven seconds before calling time out. With the seconds ticking away, Layton worked the ball for one final shot, but the Clearfield defense was invincible. With two seconds remaining, Carl 57-5- J(Slnl cast off from 30 feet under extreme pressure. The ball rimmed out, but the long rebound fell into the hands of Gordon Anderson on the baseline. Andersons desperation shot was almost blocked by Scott Wallace and Russell Florence, but not quite. As the buzzer sounded, the ball was Woodward points for the night. nestling softly into the net and the This wasnt perfect basketball for Layton gamble had paid off. The on a either team; turnovers plagued them Lancers beat Clearfield both, and those referees picked up a strange bounce of the ball and a shot at the buzzer. Jot of traveling violations'on hgth ends hurried of the court. Each side was also Clearfield had jumped out to an whistled for several threefepond lead in the first three minutes of action but trailed by two as the first j violations. quarter ended. The game was knotted at 35 each at Layton led Roger Reid was nailed Wth a onint? into the final quarter, but in technical foul and Doug Moon got pne in the second half that almost cost him that final hectic eight minutes of play a ball game. The score was tied at the lead changed hands five times and when Moon protested too was tied three times. The last shot dropped for Layton, and the Lancers vigorously and the referee tagged him. Brian Johnson made both shots retained their unbeaten home court to give the Falcons the lead and the dominance over Roger Reid and 59-5- 8 10-fo- 8-- 2 49-4- ft half-tim- e. 55-5- 5, company. With the last second miracle shot, Layton scored its 24th field goal, and Clearfield hit 23. The Falcons the Lancers by one at the charity stripe. Layton hit 11 of 18 from the line for 61.1 percent, while the Falcons were converting 12 of 19 for 63.2 percent, far below their 80 percent average. Scott Wallace hit only 5 of 11 from the line. He has averaged 90 percent or better from the line all year long, but they kept rimming out on him Friday night. Wallace led all scoring with 21 points on eight field goals. Brian Johnson hit four field goals, and was perfect in his five trips to the stripe for 13 points. Darren Parry made eight points, Russell Florence and Roger Vincent each got six and Mark Reid scored four for the Falcons. Carl Woodward and Brandon Flint each scored 16 points for Layton, and Andersons dream shot gave him 15 out-scor- ball in the final minutes of play. Roger came off the bench when one referee had called a jump ball on a perfect block, but the other official saw it as a foul. The Falcons loss clouded their title aspirations, but Weber was upset Friday by Skyview to give Clearfield new life. They can still own a piece of the title by winning their two games with Roy and Weber. At this writing, Roy and Weber are out front with 10-- 2 records, and Clearfield has nine wins and three losses. The season could very well end with all three teams tied at and in a play-ofShould the Falcons falter at home against Roy, Tuesday, or succumb to the Warriors at Weber on Friday, they will go to state as number three team from Region One, assuming that Weber was victorious over neville, Tuesday, and that Roy beats Bountiful tomorrow. 11-- f. CLEARFIELD COURIER, Feb. 22, 1978, Page 1 1 WB RUSSELL FLORENCE scores over Gordon Anderson (23) of Layton. The Lancers came back to win on a last second shot On the by Anderson. Roy meets Bonneville : 159 points lighted up the scoreboard Friday, in a game that favored 'the real shoot-ou- t between the Lakers and Royals, but after the first quarter, the out come was never really in doubt. The Royals bounced from a slim 4 first quarter score to lead 4 at halftime. They extended their lead to at the three quarter stop, and coasted to a nine point victory. 16-1- 37-2- 58-4- 4 Coach Ted Smith pulled his regulars Roy the Lakers Roy but committed 15 turnovers to just 13 for Bonneville. Coach Ted Smith wasnt too excited about Roys ball game, but said that his team played well. He cited the Lakers for their outside shooting, and especially in the first half. The Royals were able to get the ball in deep to their big men, and control the boards. Fred Fernandes and Kurt Bennington were credited with five and three assists each to spark the offense. 37-3- early in the fourth quarter when points; and 'ten Royals scored to assure the victory. Roy put the ball up 64 times and hit 35 for 54.7 percent from the field, but converted only 14 of 29 from the line for a dismal 48.3 percent. The Lakers hit 46.3 percent of their field goals, and 13 of 20 from the stripe for 65 percent. ROY As Region One basketball sets for its final week, three teams are still in the running for first place. Roy and Weber share the lead, going down the records, but Clearfield is waiting in the wings stretch, with identical with a record, and the Falcons meet Roy at Clearfield and Weber on the road. The standings, going into Tuesdays game were as follows: 10-- 2 9-- 3 Roy W L 10 2 By the time you read this report, the y game will be in the Clearfield-Ro- books. The game was played at Clearfield, and that is never a picnic. If the Royals won, they are now in good shape to win it all. If Clearfield beats Weber Friday night, and Roy beats Bountiful at home, the Royals will get at least a piece of the title. THE KEY TO REGION ONE CLEARFIELD Clearfields role in Region One has suddenly taken on a new dimension. In hgir last two games, the Falcons play Roy and Weber in that order. They can own a piece of the title by whipping both teams, or decide on whom to bestow the title by beating one, but not the other. By the time this article is published, the Clearfield-R- oy game will be history, but the suspense is not yet over. The game Friday still looms as the biggest game of the year for Roy, Weber, and Clearfield too. A or three-waplayoff may be required next week. Weber-Clearfie- Region coreboeard Viewmont High sophomores dealt the Bountiful High sophomores a 7 loss last Thursday and kept them from assuring a tie for the sophomore championship for 1978 in Region One. In other games Roy found Bonneville to their liking and won their 53-4- SkyView Clearfield beat Layton 3-- 9 2-- I predicted that (1) No one would beat Clearfield on the Falcon's floor, and (2) No team would go undefeated this season in Region One basketball. Weber did a job on Clearfield on Jan. 24 to prove me wrong, but Roy and Sky View each clobbered the Warriors in the second round to help me save face. Now I am going to make another prediction: I say that Clearfield will beat the Warriors at Weber on Friday, IF THE FALCONS GET PAST ROY ON TUESDAY AT CLEARFIELD. A Tuesday win would give the Falcons a lot of momentum, and they would be fighting hard to revenge that earlier loss at the hands of Weber. STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS schedule, the Region One champion will meet the fifth-plac- e team out of Region Three, and at present that is West High School. Region Ones third place team will play in the same bracket, against the number three team out of Region Two, (probably Brighton). In the event that both teams from Region One win, they will face each other in the second round of upper division competition. In a Layton beat Viewmont on Monday by a score. In Junior Varsity action it was 46-4- 6 .5-- 7 Roy y y Weber was in the drivers seat, going into the last week of Region One action. The Warriors had the home court in both games, and they have been beaten at home only once this season. Gearfields Tuesday game with Roy was on the Falcons floor, and that had to favor the home team. From this comer, I have been 50 percent right in two recent predictions. 6-- 6 second league game (both over Bonneville) of this season. In other games Weber beat SkyView by 16 and 62-3- 0. two-wa- 6-- Viewmont Layton Bonneville ld 0 Clearfield 5 over Layton, Roy over Bonneville Viewmont defeated Bountiful by 5 and SkyView won over Weber by Action on Tuesday of this week saw Roy at Clearfield; SkyView at Viewmont; Bonneville at Weber; and Bountiful at Layton. Tomorrow night will find Bountiful at Roy; Clearfield at Weber, Viewmont 72-5- 54-5- 69-5- 3. at Bonneville; and Layton In the lower division, number two team from Region One will meet the number five team of Region Two, which is presently Kearns High School The runners-uof Northern Utah would probably meet Kearns, Olympus and in that order. Highland p at team of Region One will probably be the Viewmont The sixth-plac- e play-of- f game Vikings. The Vikings can get into the tournament through with the sixth place team from Region Two. At present Jordan is in that spot. Should Viewmont beat the Beet Diggers, they would have the dubious honor of meeting number-one-rateHighland High Schopl in die fipt round of tbs lower division. From all indications, the Utah State championship will be up for crabs this year. There is no super team like Provo or Skyline of last ytir, to dominate the tournament. The eventually state champion could vcry-wc- J come out of Northern Utah, this time around. SkyView. The 4A tournament begins play on Monday, 6 March 1978 at the University of Utah Special Events Center. d shoots under a Bonneville player during Friday basketball game at Roy, which found the Royals victorious by Brent Odenwalder) NATE HERZOG 84-7- 5. s Region I (Photo SOPHOMORE STANDINGS Bountiful Weber Clearfield 10-- 2 9-- 3 7-- 5 t ' 4? ' f ( ' - w , t |