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Show Darts Continue To Blister Region Four 76-6- 7 Vikes Nets; Whip defense, which he does every By KEITH DUNCAN Journal Sports KAYSV1LLH - Last Fndav night at Viewmont High, one qualified basketball observer made the comment that Davis High may be the best team in Region Four right now, he having seen each team He also ventured to say that if the Darts keep shooting the eys out o' the basket, they could probabl give Brighton all they wanted." week. He could score like the others if we wanted him to." said Gardner. Mike Taylor, another of the starting five, played his best game since coming back from his injury THEY MAY be bold statement but they're also very factual. Mike Gardners crew simply blew by a much bigger Viewmont 6 as team last Friday night, four players scored in double figures and each of those shooting from the field or even far better than that. BRENT Meier, Gardners "pleasant surprise, has taken the load off Taylor, Moon and Casey Lloyd with his impressive outside shooting. "You leave him alone and he'll kill you, said Gardner. Lloyd is the streak shooter and when he's on the rest of the squad seem to have little trouble of disposing of the competition. THEYRE ALL good ballhand-lers- , rebounders, shooters and all 75-6- fifty-perce- . He grabbed 12 rebounds against Viewmont, nine of them defensive. Taylor is just beginning again to assert himself in his role on the team. play good defense. What more can you ask for besides a few more inches," chuckled Gardner. In the Viking game, Davis fell behind very early in the game but once they grabbed the lead it was all over. Davis' hot shooting found no match from the Vikings. nt THE VICTORY moved Davis tie for first place into a three-wa- y with Viewmont and Bountiful, all now with 1 Region Four marks. This Friday Davis will host the Woods Cross Wildcats. What is making the difference this season? There isn't any height to speak of but despite that the Darts look very impressive. 3-- about the shoot16 tallied Meier points and shot ing, from the field. Taylor got 12 more points but was in his shooting. Moon, in getting 3 . shot an amazing 65 percent. Lloyd missed a few in the opening period that brought his overall percentage down, but from the second quarter on shot 57 percent and got 12 points. IN TALKING 1 GARDNER has asked himself the same question but now has an answer after four league games. Weve now got five kids that can shoot the ball consistently well, and even better than that, the kids understand their roles. In the past we've had one or two shooters but this year we've got five that can drill it. The best examples in understanding their roles is when Scott Moon gets a hot hand. The rest of the kids get the ball to him. Such was the case against the Vikes last Friday as Moon scored 31 points in 11 of 17 shooting from the field and nine of ten scoring from the freethrow linet exceptional ANOTHER GOOD example is Dave Kinard who realizes his duty is to set up the offense and lead the "I guess the only thing that scares me is lack of size. If we come out some night and arent shooting real well, then well be in trouble. When you cant rebound with the bigger teams, it kills you in said the veteran basketball, coach. MOONS performance has prompted the Deseret New's to nominate him as a likely candidate for this weeks Prep Player of the Week. It was the second week in this season that Moon has scored Brent Meier lays in a couple. Keith Hunsaker attempts for two in win over Vikings. Continued next page Beat Layton 61 53 -- Early Intuitions Gives Away Clearfield Victory By KEITH DUNCAN Journal Sports Its LAYTON funny how those little mental intuitions finally tell the real story. FOR DOUG Moon and Craig Hansen, their intuitions became a reality last Friday night, good for one and not so good for the other. I knew it was going to be that kind of night the minute it got started, said a displeased Moon whose club had won two of three Region One games prior to Clearfield coming to town. But a loss to the Falcons now leaves in league play. Layton at 61-5- 2-- 3 2 ON THE other side, Hansen quipped , I felt good coming in and when (Mark) Adams and (Darrell) Hicks put us up 0 1 knew we were headed in the right direction. The victory boosted Clearfield's league mark to 2 and put them back into the title chase with the Lancers, Lakers and Bees. 4-- 2-- This Clearfield-Layto- n clash didnt lack any of the intensity that has been present ever since these two schools first began hacking at each-otheThe difference was a v lackluster performance from the especially in J host Layton school, 0 the third quarter when Clearfield lead and was ran out to a nine-poi5 never seriously challenged in the 1 final eight minutes, o WHAT CAN you say?" asked a dejected Moon after the contest, "We had plenty of good shots but just couldnt get the ball to drop v through that darn hole. "Its frustrating. You work so hard all week on shooting and getting it inside and when game time rolls around, it just doesnt want to work like you had it practiced and planned out to be. I KNOW bad things have to happen, but why then and why us. The Falcons took charge in the opening period until they became a little complacent in their defensive rebounding. After Mike Calls jumper, Clearfield was up 13-- 8 and iooking good. But two consecutive offensive rebounds by Rex Brimhall and Dobins brought Layton to within one. Layton finalafter Dobins ly took the lead dropped in a basket just as the first quarter buzzer went off. 14-1- 27-2- 3 CLEARFIELD regained the lead 4 by halftime, thanks to the hustle of Adams and Greg Boykin's breaking out of ashootiug slump with six points. It was an Eric West offensive rebound that gave Clearfield a 1 lead, a lead they never lost again the entire evening. 23-2- It was Darrell Martin and Brimhall that kept Layton in the game however. Even though Mar- tin, perhaps one of the finest guards in all of Utah high school basketball this year, was trying to do too much at times, its what he did do that kept Laytons hopes alive. In the second quarter he netted a beautiful, finger-ro- ll lay-i- n that kept Layton close just as Clearfield was gaining some steam. BUT COACH Moons words about not being able to get the ball in the hole were so true in the second and third quarters. During that stretch Clearfield put in 12 field goals compared to Laytons six. And with Layton's inability to hit freethrows, it only compounded the problem. At the onset of the third quarter, it was the West-Adam- s show as both of them combined for seven unanswered points to give Clearfield a 4 lead. Meanwhile the Lancers didnt hit a shot until 4:14 was left in the quarter. 34-2- n IT WAS our defense in that quarter that allowed us to pull away, said Hansen. Another key was our ability to hit our freethrows in the second half. And one more thing, it never hurts to be a little lucky." Layton never got within'eight points of visiting Clearfield in the final quarter as both teams fought an even battle in that quarter. Martin kept Layton in the game with 10 fourth quarter points including six in the final two minutes. Hes a man-to-ma- gamer, said Moon, He can shoot, rebound and do just about anything. ONE SCOUT from an opposing Region One school sitting close by commented, Its worth the money to just come and see Martin play alone. Hes got what it takes to play major college basketball." Continued next page i |