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Show r - - 4 , - TV ' l.'.-!- THf , - V- & o-i''-- g'i ' CLEARFIELD COURIER, Jan. 24, 979, Page 1 1 2 c From the' field, Weber shot 41 percent compared to 48 percent for Clearfield. A key three-poiplay from Vincent helped Clearfield knot the score at 49 apiece. It was Thorpes fifth personal and he left the game with 9 points. Two more freethrows by Larry Read gave the Falcons their first lead since midway through the third period. A stall by the Clearfield team with just under two minutes remaining, saw 60 seconds run off the clock until Wayment was tied up by Drew Skeen. Skeen out jumped Wayment, but Vincent of Clearfield soared high to intercept the tipped pass and the by Keith Dunces and Ralph Zentgraf Frustration, just ask any . Weber High basketball player what it is. 2 with four minutes Leading remaining, the Warriors were doing their part to win their .second straight Region One home contest but visiting Clearfield combined a gutsy come back effort and some referee calls that continually came their way, to down Weber The Warriors have managed only to beat Bonneville at home in Region One play. Tuesday nights defeat only added to the frustration. With the victory over Weber, Clearfield strengthened its chances for the Region One crown, they now lead the league with a 1 mark. The Falcons will try to win their third in a row when they travel to Bonneville on 47-4- y. 51-4- 9. V ' 0 1 ' I Vtfy. V'-- : ' ,A V:5 - ; - - ; y .'-- VKXW ' : V t ! 50-fo- ' 13 Montgomerys points were matched by Halls 13. Coach Hansen was elated over the win and voiced his comments after the game, saying, Its the mark of a good team when they win and dont play , well. Thats just what I told our kids. We have a lot of respect for Weber, we feel we beat a top notch basketball team tonight, but we are capable of playing much better. Assistant coach, Ray, Meibos. I want to give our commented. juniors credit. Day after day in with the practice they play keep-awa- y varsity and tonight we saw how much their tough practice on the varsity squad payed off. Super team win, they deserved to win. Vincent spoke up and said he conwith the sidered playing keep-awa- y JV squad much more difficult than what Weber offered. 6-- '.4'iiV' V Falcons regained possession. Mark Reid went to the line with just three seconds remaining after a deliberate foul, but missed both attempts. A Skeen jumper missed at the buzzer and Clearfield took home a crucial victory. . Florence finished with 20 points and still continues to lead Region One in scoring with a 21.2 average. Vincent backed him up with 15 points. Friday. h, . - 4-- i, V;f , v - F , , ; - The Warriors meanwhile, fell to a 3 record in region play and now And themselves two games down from the Falcons and in a third place tie with Roy. Things dont get any easier as the Warriors hit the road Friday and play host to the Viewmont Vikings. Weber took a lead into the Anal period of play and lengthened that with Brad Hall and Max Jones connecting. The Falcons wisely called time-ou- t to try and allow the momentum to change over. A couple of free throws by Mark Wayment narrowed the Weber lead to three. Mark Montgomery, who ended the ; - - 1 . A ,vrf v-tP- . V' i 4 I? I7i w 41-4- 0 evening with 13 points, drove fearlessly to the basket in Webers next possession his bucket gave Weber a five-poimargin again. The Falcons, who havent had to play much catch-u- p ball this season, were severly tested in the final minutes of play. Clearfield sports one of their better teams in years and the Falcons have usually won big this season. Thats the kind of play that wins state tournament games and even region championships. The kids were tremendous under pressure, beamed an elated Coach (Craig) Hansen. Freethrows by Roger Vincent and Russ Florence pulled Clearfield tr within one, before Montgomery di his tricks and scored again. Coac! Dick Conolly of Weber was upset afte the game, shaking his head in unbelic and dismayed over the number oi fouls called on his team and those called on Clearfield. The stats speak for themself. We didnt go to the freethrow line once in the second half. They pressed the entire second half and fouled but three times. We had Montgomery driving and shooting inside and still no fouls, commented - tiiyii. 4-- 1 ( How Larry Read, Mark Reid, Roger Vincent, Russ Florence and Mark Wayment pose for a snapshot after beating Roy by 7 points at home last week. CLEARFIELD'S STARTING five 1 ufforsocohd hoDvbDo; by Keith Duncan Sports Editor Frustration and the Roy Royals met head on in the second half of their prep basketball contest with the Clearfield Falcons last Friday evening, the Falcons emerging big winners, Nothing went the right way for Coach Ted Smith and his Royal clan in the final 16 minutes of play against the Falcons, in a game crucial to both teams. The first 16 minutes werent all that much happier for the visiting Roy team, but they still found themselves in contention at the halftime buzzer, do they stand? Weber on the other hand committed 10 fouls in the second half. The Falcons, who are known to be hot freethrow shooters, converted 13 of 16 attempts with several key freethrows in the Anal minutes of play. Region One- - 21.1 14.1 Roger Vincent, Clearfield Gordon Anderion, Layton Stevens, Skyvlew 7.7 17.7 17.2 14.4 Jim Miller, Viewmont Mark Montgomery, Weber Bernard, Bountiful Brad Hall, Weber Jim Perkins, Bountiful Mark Sindle, Roy McKenna, Skyvlew Stlreman,, Layton Dave Burke, Layton Brandon Flint, Layton Lynn Muir, Bountiful Downs, Viewmont Hansen, Viewmont Undley, Skyvlew Cory Sylvester Poulsen, Bonneville Max Jones, Weber 18.0 1 14.0 ' 14.7 14.0 13.4 12.8 12.0 12.0 r 11.0 10.B 10.7 0.5 10-- 9.2 'V$m 5-- multi-talente- f: $ Russell enjoyable. Florences second half effort would have made anyone happy, with the exception of a Roy fan. Coach Belnap partially V kl it 9 is reported to be interested in Florence and Sindle of Roy. Florence, who managed lust six points in the two scoring first half, popped in 20 second half points to help Clearfield pull away with the victory. His pointy came over the top underneath, and even around Royal defenders. He continues to lead the point Region in scoring with a plus-2- 3 er University. left-hand- 11.S A t f coach, Ray Meibos, approached him The Falcons were led in the moments the beginning by fade-awa- y jumpers of Roger Vincent and a couple of key outside shots by guard, Larry Read. Fernandes was brilliant in his gliding moves to the bucket all evening, but it never proved to be enough, Rob Vanderwood and Mark Sindle, Roys big men were in foul trouble early, both picking up three personal fouls in the first quarter of play. Sindle, who returns had failed this season as an r, to practice with his teammates the past two days because of sickness. His effectiveness was limited because of the foul situation and the sticky zone defense employed by the Falcons. Coach Dutch Belnap, the head basketball mentor from Utah State, was in attendance at the contest. His visit to Clearfield was made at least 11.8 L 1m game for Clearfield, since his shoulder and had injury. Assistant He spoke for several minutes and congratulated his former team on their impressive win. He described the Falcons as the best high school basketball team he had seen in the state. Reid now assists the varsity basketball team at Brigham Young now. 11.8 i- l game. Hansen, on the other side score, the happy side, was elated over the victory. He complimented the players highly after the contest, commenting they had played the best half of basketball all season. Clearfield with the victory moved into sole posession of the league lead with a 1 record. Roy meanwhile fell d to Roys guard, Fred Fernandes summed his teams situation best when he said, weve really got our work cut out for us 3-- 3. cnr tsr' . First year head coach, Craig Russell Florence, Clearfield Fred Frenandei, Roy Brad Thacker, Viewmont and asked, Do you always play like that after a concussion. If so, youll have to do it more often. Gearfield players and their coaches received an added treat when former Falcon mentor, Coach Roger Reid walked into the locker room after the ' 23-1- 9. Scorors afterwards clash. They wanted that one bad, they deserved to win, said Hansen. Roy, who has enjoyed tremendous success in beating Clearfield since the new Region One was formed, was e coming off a winning streak. Fernandes was the main muscle in the offense, he finished with 16. Sindle ended with 10 and Van' derwood had 4. Vincent finished, with 17 points, Mark Reid had' 9 and Larry Read finished with 6 points. Mark Wayment started his first two-gam- 65-4- Conolly. Weber and Roger Vincent of Clearfield soar high in tip off play. Weber led by five points with five minutes remaining, but somehow lost the crucial contest with the Falcons. Clearfield now leads the league with a mark, while Weber fell to BRAD HALL of 6-- iTjuni SL COACH ROGER REID, who witnessed the last half of Clearfield's big victory over Roy last week, took a few moments after the game to congratulate his former players and fellow coaches. Coach Reid ,now assists the varsity basketball team af Brigham Young University. 0 average. - Clearfield suffered a big letdown the week before in losing to Layton on the road, but Coach Hansen said he saw some players with fire in their eyes at the beginning of the Royal-Falcon . COACH CRAIG HANSEN and Ted Smith strike off conversation Falcon-Royaclash last Friday. l ,i i before |