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Show EtoSMtss pDj7Ds piASpsiiAS and staff have play book that resembles a fee FcSeDas's back to basics week; said Wall how we practice. This is work of art The results of the Braves games have been as consistent as their practice schedule. Wall is a master at breaking down film. He and his staff spend so much of their weekends breaking down film that some have forgotten their childrens names. Well maybe just the dogs, but the point is BY BEN DE VOE Clipper Today Sports Writer Wall. - It's one thing to see BOUNTIFUL how a team performs week in and week out. but if you are truly to find the genius behind a program you must witness how a team prepares for each upcoming game. Comparable thought would be to see sketches of Leonardo or better yet. watch Coach Larry Wall and his staff break down game film and instruct his players on tendencies and strengths of his upcoming Jazz iMeeb sfem? arneO opponents. I had this pleasure on Monday and recognized very quickly that it is no fluke that the Braves are in the position that they are. Walls players continuously are the smartest players on the field. When repetition becomes instinct is when a player is able to dominate his counterpart. What do you have when the On Monday morning the players arrive for then first penod football conditioning class and are welcomed by Wall s own version of a da Vina. He has diagrammed the teams last three games on the black board, in a multi-colscheme representing the pass plays and the run plays. The board is div ided into the usually eight to nine different formations that each team runs out of. We ll take a look at Weber's play book and see if some of you would be able to have this memorized by Friday. When the Warriors are m their cuswith one wing, they tomary tend to play what Wall refers to as "power football'. They run the ball 86 percent of the time out of this formation and pass only 14 percent, or seven times. Of these runs most are isolation plays with the fullback leading the play Most of these runs are in between the tackles. To the Bountiful players that means when they see the one wing formation they had better strap it up. The next favorite formation is the double wing. Out of this they have a lot more balance of what they will call. They ran the ball 52 percent and passed 42 percent. They ran this formation 41 tunes to 51 times in the last ample of "D-end- s. Kevin Garnett was named the NBA player of the week last week, and is on his way to being the most dominant player in the league. His 29 points a game are enough to give the second highest total, and he is in first in rebound per game, pulling down around 14 a game. At 71 he plays like a guard, a forward and a center, influencing an entire generation of quick moving big men. Rookie Wally Szerbiak has surprised the entire nation, averaging 15.3 points a game, including a 23 point effort against the Knicks. , point.guird.. Terrell. Brandon is- leading the league in assists, dishing out 11 a h ' Kevin Garnett game. Watch the T Wolves, attempt to beat the Jazz, as they play Utah on Friday and Monday Allen The Milwaukee Bucks, who host the Jazz on Saturday have been a surprise in the Eastern Conference this year, with the leadership and skill of veteran point guard Sam Cassell. Cassell is leading the Bucks with 233 points a game, including a strong 10 assists. One of Cassells favorite targets, Ray Allen, is also giving opponents trouble. The star of the Spike Lee flick, He Got Game, has gone to average 23 points a game for Milwaukee after agreeing to a contract extenIn a win over sion during the Detroit, Allen had 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Glen Robinson has shown his level of consistency as a strong forward, averaging 18 points a game. The Bucks have more leadership in Danny Manning playing his 10th season, leader Dale Ellis, in his 16th and NBA three-point year. tackle blocks down? says Wall. In a robotic tone that shows that this is STATE CHAMPS? The Braves have an intricate practice regigames. the millionth time he has been asked this men. Photo by Breck Reeves This is when the Warriors try then Jake Knighton replies, QR question, and reverses, or speed option traps When asked about the way to prepare that these men put in some major overtime so that plays. A bit of the tricky stuff. They pass the ball for a championship Wall emphasized that it was their team will have no doubt what they are coming sparsely in general, but if they do it wall ame out of important to keep his players in familiar territory: up against. w is Our goal to keep our rhythm, e don't change see "BRAVES" pg. B8 Layton Strikers ate State Division JORDAN LIVINGSTON .Clipper, Today, Sports E,d)ior,n LAYTON - In a tough twelve game season, the Layton Strikers, a boys soccer team in the Under-1- 2 State Division 1 league, won first place in the state, tallying up a record of six wins, five ties and only one loss. The Strikers finished the league in a point tie with the Orem Rangers. Points were determined by the number of wins, points scored for and against the team. Although the Strikers had a better record, both teams finished with 17 points. In two games against the Rangers, Layton came away with one win and one tie. "This has been a real pleasure for me, said Striker coach Ken Snoy. who has coached the Strikers for three years. "Working with these kids has been so much fun. Its encouraged me to get an advanced coaching license. With the license, Snoy can coach at the state competition level. . Shaquille COPY O Neal needed veteran leadership from Ron I larper. Jolin Salley and a Laker from the gooJ old days. A C. Green. Champs M. With the practice in the next couple of months, the Strikers can prepare for the upcoming Las Vegas Turkey Shoot, w hich takes place November 26-2In last year's Turkey Shoot, the Strikers won two games, and tied two. They played teams California, Denver and Las Vegas, managing to make it through the tournament without a loss. "I expect pretty much the same results. said Snoy. "We should do well. The Strikers, who have played together for three seasons. have played in the State Division for three sessions of soccer after moving up from the district league as an Under-1- 0 team. The State Division 1 league is the top league in the state for the age group and the Strikers are the only team in the Davis County Area playing W !..' P 8. in it. LAYTON STRIKERS: BACK ROW: Brad Zoltz, Derek Barnes, Ryan Moore. Nick O'Neal, Kellen Christensen, Mike Snoy, Chris Crawford. FRONT ROW: Tyson Hardison, Mikey Cook, Kyle Briggs, J.L. Barton, Zach Vaillancourt, Nyle Ortiz, Jason Heckle NOT SHOWN: Travis Sisneros, Colby Stratford Davis Darts enter 99-0- 0 season with experience and confidence Welk feels that the clear favorite m 5 A is the Bingham Miners w ho the Darts will play at home on at Provo, Dec 10. Davis will start the then Fremont. Mountain View. Wood Cross. Bingham. Brighton. Alta and finally Orem. So again the Darts will have a brutal that will prepare them for Region One play "Before the season started, Brighton was the favorite until they lost two key players to injury in Lawrence Cowan and Jesse Pmegar. said Welk. "Pmegar has aimnut-te- d to BiU, so now the spotlight turns to pre-seas- walks on. With young star Kobe Bryant still . injured, the Lakers are getting much 1 The Strikers are currently involved in the Ogden Indoor Soccer Under-1- 2 'A' Division for the first session of indoor soccer which will run through BY DOUG LANG Clipper Today Sports Writer Jazz rivals, the Los Angeles Long-tim- e Lakers will be hosting the Jazz at the new Staples Center on Wednesday evening. The Lakers are playing under new head coach, Phil Jackson, who with his resume of Michael Jordan fueled championships, has come to LA. to attempt to calm the fire of huge egos, and underachieving talent. The Lakers are once again led by the biggest force in the proverbial middle of the NBA, Shaquille O'Neal. ONeal is putting up 24 points and 13 rebounds a game, and leads the league in double doubles with seven. He also owns the ground that Greg Ostertag gjanrao KAYSVILLE - If the leaves are changing and the nights are getting colder, it must be basketball season and the Davis Darts are ready for a breakout season as they get ready for round ball. Last year the Darts were not supposed to have much experience and very little chance to compete for the Region One crown. Well, they didnt have much experience, but they gave the rest of the region all they could handle, taking it to the last game of the season. This year Davis, according to Head coach Jay Welk. who will be starting his 10th season at the helm of the Darts, feels that they will compete and will give the teams in the region and the state something to deal with. "We have decent size this year and we have more experience, said Welk. "We have a good team that has a year of varsity experience under their belt and we should do all right iv.v.1 iwuin uovut uua ivum iwuuav vi the team chemistry and how they are playing together. We will have a tough schedule as usual and this should help us down the road Assisting Welk on the bench will be Stan Buchanan, Troy Anderson, Ben I lome and Chris Fish and as usual the stat crew will be Kurt and Came Pettingale and Steve Bean. pre-seas- Bingham. White, in the center spot. Greg Goddendge and Chns Bamey at the guards, w ith I andon Nelson and Shane Barkdull at forwards. Along with this senior tandem will be Andy Day: Skyler Gardner and Bruno Otarcevic The rest of the juniors will be Tim Sargent. Lance 1 leath. Drew I hll. Jordan Brown and Bracken Ricketts. Some of the players that the Darts will be leaning toward and had probably the most playing time last year will be 66 Kelly White. 63 Greg 1 Goddendge. Chns Bamey and Shane Barkdull. "I have seen a kit of good things from year? said Welk. "He is ready to play. Shane (Barkdull) is just aiming off football, but the thing about him is that even when he was hurt for most of the football season he still took care of himself and kept in shape. "Chns (Bamey) had some good games for us last year and along with Greg (Goddendge ) This team has a good attitude and they are willing to work and get the job done. Welk feels that the Region One favontes are Northndge and Cottonwood. "Northndge has a lot of returning players that will play well together and you really have to kvk out for Cottonwood. he said. "They have Derek Dawes that has verbally committed to Bill and is a force inside that we will have to awtend with. "Viewmont is returning a lot of starters and I .avion is always tough, so the region is never a cake walk. We will have to play tough and as team and we feel gixxl about the season Kelly this |