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Show DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL, DECEMBER 26, 1984 0 0 Has Respectable Season At Dixie College catch passes. By KEITH DUNCAN LAYTON - Daryl Lacey has never made a choice on Bob Barker's Let's Make A Deal', but you have to like his ability to making up his mind. -- two-a-day- s. THE 1984 graduate of Layton High was once faced with a decision of whether to play collegiate football or embark upon a four year sting of college track and field. There was a little question of what Daryl wanted to do - his football love going very deep - but track could have possibly been a little more lasting. -- MY SPEED impressed the coaches a little bit. I have to think that all my track experience in high school helped me unquestionably. I learned to run correctly under Coach (Russ) Jones and all the work didnt hurt my speed skills, continued Lacey. -- BUT LACEY 6 crossed the line and waved good bye to touching tapes in 100 meter dashes and said yes to the football program at Dixie College in St. George. And what a year the freshman had. Keeping cool in to follow in the t WASofgreat my older brother, : footsteps Fred, who played at Dixie a few years back, said Lacey who played tight end for Gary Hansen during the 1983 football season at Layton High. Fred played at in 1978. Layton The football people at Dixie like Daryl's future with them, enough that they've improved a basic tuition and fees scholarship to paying for everything but his meals. IN THE beginning at Dixie, Daryl supposed that he would be fighting five or six people for a starting receiver job but before the season got started there were 18 players competing for a chance to : said the former from there, finished 5th in the who star Layton 200 metersand 6th in the 00 meters state track meet. at the I guess the guy I owe a bunch to is Coach Jones. 1 4-- HE PROBABLY helped me as much off the field as on it. Keeping cool in the classroom is as impor- larship today at Dixie. Coach Jones really cares about the kids hes responsible for. BACK AT Layton High, Coach Jones was as tickled as anyone about the success Lacey had. He commented about Laceys past by saying, Darryl has always had a bunch of determination and when he got one on one, there was nothing that could stop him. ing out an anythin, m IT WASNT long after that before Dixie invited me down for a recruiting trip and things went well tant as anything which is one reason Ive got a little better scho- the classroom is as LACEY STARTED out by beatarmy of hopeful receivers and finished the 1984 season with 19 catches for over 300 yards, hongood enough for second-teaors on the Intermountain Athletic Team. Lacey is the first one to say that he made the right decision. ith the team and Coach Jones and because of it, 1 sat down and began writing some of the colleges that I wanted to play football at. w Right from the first 1 had to prove myself," said Lacey who also said his chances of playing a lot were upgraded tremendously with a 4.5 clocking in the 40 during Journal Sports 0 Daryl Lacey Dixie began the season as a highteam in the junior college ranks, a school that has earned its mark in recent years on the JC level. We got beat by Mesa J.C. which took some steam out of our engine and we never quite recovered, said Lacey who believes that college ball is quicker and harder hitting than high school. Prior to the Mesa game, Dixie had been rated No. 2 in the country. ly rated THERE was never really a big question of whether Lacey would choose track over football, but he does admit today that without the high school track experience under Jones direction, things could have been much different. I had a very positive spring AN EXAMPLE was the serious hamstring injury he sustained during the track season. He could have died on us but he probably matured more during that time than anytime in his life. He came back from the injury and went away by winning the Region One 100 and 200 meter races. SECOND It was a confidence builder. LACEY is following in the footsteps of his older brother Fred by completing a successful season as a Dixie College receiver. DARYL TEAM FOR THREE years Laceys main desire was to play football, not to run track. But track helped give him some confidence. I think too that track taught him to run. He was once wild with his arms and legs when running but before it was over, he was a natural. Weber State was impressed and if he hadnt wanted to play football, he probably would have been running someplace. HONORS year he has as good a year, or better, than this past one. After that he might get the chance to play some major college football. WEVE HAD the biggies like the University of Hawaii, the University of Illinois, Arizona State, BYU and others looking at players. The coaches have told me Ive WHAT IS in the future? Lacey can only hope that next got a good chance to play some more after here. OF COURSE itll take a lot of hard work, said Lacey. Daryls older brother Fred even- tually went from Dixie to play two more years at the University of Northern Arizona. THIS PAST season, Laceys finest performance came during the Ricks College meeting where Daryl caught 8 passes for over 170 yards. Ricks came back in the final quarter to win the game which put a damper on Laceys performance. I wanted to do well in that game because another Layton player, Dave Brimhall, had decided to attend Ricks, said Lacey. Receives National Tennis Award Former Dart Star The Right Staff. Behind. Santa has come and gone now but for the sake of a few sports personalities in our area, lets hope the guy in the red suit left behind the things they needed the most. DOUG MOON, Layton High Maybe the morning Doug got up for Christmas his wish came true in -- Sports Commentary by Keith Duncan that Santa left him a Thats all this THE WISHES of these guys are many but the following might be what they needed the most. Brad Hawkins, Layton High loves to ski, he loves to hunt and loves photography. But I think hed have Laurie bypass getting him a gift in one of those areas for a couple of hefty interior linemen that could chew up opponents and spit them out. With that Brad might get the Layton football program back up on its feet which would be some consolation after the start. region champions. But Brent can be thankful this group of kids never threw in the towel in a close game. Otherwise, theyd never made it to the playoffs. As for a gift from Santa, Hancock will probably be asking for the same kind of thing he got last season, the ability to win all the close ones. Clearfield finished 5 last fall but in the five wins they won two of them in overtime and the other three by no more than a 5-- touchdown. Mike Gardner, Davis High - His request isn't the usual. Sure hed like to ask Santa to have Dean Hunger come back and start high school all over or hed even settle or better that for anyone over could clean off boards with style. But Gardner is hoping that Santa will bless his mind that he doesn't VANCE Downs, Farmington Junior High - Farmington hasnt had many thrills like the one they had last year when they met Kays-vill- e Junior for the Davis County Championship. Hopefully Santa forget how he helped the 1984 football team pile up so many offensive brought in a couple pf decent so Vance can get into that points. See, Gardner is a veteran title game again. It couldnt happen and veterans begin losing their mind after a while. Lets really to a nicer guy. Scott Tennis, Clearfield High hope Santa keeps this guy sane for a while longer so the Darts can conThis guy has been trying for a number of years to bring a solid and tinue to average as many points in football per game as they average complete team to Falconsville. in basketball. the Lets be year. just might AND FOR a stocking stuffer, hope that Santa gave Scott and kids the greatest chance of all of finally Gardner wouldnt mind the chance beating Layton High in a dual to watch his favorite, the Clevewrestling match and even winning land Indians, just once. John Robinson, Davis High the Region One wrestling crown Santa has got to give this guy a over mighty Box Elder. BRENT Hancock, Clearfield chance to officiate Super Bowl High - The Falcon football team of XX. Hes good, makes no bones 1984 can take a bow, theyre co- - about it. 6--3 rs -- 84-8- 5 -- e Lancer basketball coach needs to of a few of his put to the behind-en- d big people on this years basketball team. Maybe it'll be the shock they need to come alive and lead Layton back into basketball supremacy where they dwelt a couple of sea- 4-- A ' sons ago. John Flint, Clearfield High Theres little to question here. -- No one deserves a state championship more than this guy. Hes come so close to putting the brass piece in his trophy case that he has been caught cleaning out a place for it. Santa, more than anything, youve got to do your trick here and help Mr. Flint finally bring it home. RUSS JONES, Layton High Clearly Jones has shown he has built one heck of a track program at Layton High, but it would help this year if Santa might help him to beat Clearfield High in dual meet and break the jinx. Jones stocking stuffer would be for a new weightlifting facility at Layton High which is the pits com- pared to that of some neighboring schools." JAMES Dickson, Davis High I havent checked in with Jim yet, but last Tuesday morning he was supposed to have opened a fairly h good sized package from the family. It was supposed to have contained an exact replica of Vaughn. If it didnt, then I know hell be disappointed because the guy just doesnt know what hes going to do without another stud -- Cas-dorp- like VC around to knock some people into shape. Good luck, Jim. Craig Hansen, Clearfield High He'd like Santa to sign him up to a lifetime contract of at least third state or better finishes at the tournaments. That was kinda fun last season finishing up with the big boys in a sport for the big boys. MIKE Hansen, Layton High To start with, Hansen would like a that could average pins in 58 seconds and a heavyweight that stuck people so hard it makes the gym tremble. Then hed like to fill the gut of his team with kids that practice wrestling with tigers. Now thats a bunch for Santa to handle but Hansen hasnt ever been accused of thinking small. To tell the truth, hed just like to find the right combination to beat Clearfield in their dual match coming up in January. Ken Hicks, Clearfield High Just like Hansen in basketball, Hicks wouldnt mind sitting down with Santa and signing a lifetime contract to winning the rest of Region Ones baseball crowns so hed never have to miss another state -- cattle-shocke- r. long-tim- Receives Prestigious -- -- ' baseball tournament. Finding Hicks at Ken Price or Derks, is like finding a kid with his pockets full of his favorite candy. MIKE SHAW, Davis High - his wish was to have Bruce Jenners youngest brother enroll at the Kaysville School. Kent Draayer, Davis High - His was to sweep the Braves, the Wildcats and Vikings this spring in prep baseball. At least that many wins would put the Darts back in the state playoffs, a place Kent doesnt mind being. Tennis Recognition Coach Kent Draayer of Davis High School presented a National Tennis Award to Katie Watkins on Friday. Miss Watkins is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Watkins of Kaysville. THE TENNIS award was sponsored by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for outstanding tennis players in the nation. Coach Draayer commended Katie for this prestigious honor and her great accomplishment in the tennis field. THE certificate read: In recognition of the payment of highest standard of prep-tenn- is perform- ance and Honorable Mention for National High School Girls Tennis-A- ll American by Carey E. McDonald, Executive Director of the Association. She was nominated with others from Utah and was one of the winners. There were 145,000 girls across the nation and are currently 300,000 boys and girls of high schools throughout the nation who pajticipate in the tennis programs of the schools. KATIE began her tennis career at age 1 1 when she participated in the Kaysville Recreation tennis summer programs. Later she took lessons from a noted Ogden coach, Brad Lowe at the Ogden Athletic Club. She has taught tennis lessons. KATIE WATKINS wins National Tennis Award. During her four years at Davis High she played tennis for Coach Draayer having won many tournaments and trophies. She received ratings in the International Tennis Areas as well. SHE IS currently a freshman student at the University of Utah. Katie said, "This came as a great surprise. Coach Draayer stated she is most deserving of this national honor, np |