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Show 51 s SLEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER. MARCH 11.1981. By KEITH DUNCAN 5 5 A lot of eyes will be focused the Thursday night clash between Region One chamst $alt THE GENERAL attitude among the team is that they can go all the way this year, but they know it wont be anything easy with Skyline and Bingham in their bracket and a possible showdown with East on Saturday night. Skyline kicked Clearfield out of the state tourney last year and the Eagles will be gunned up to play Hillcrest so they can have another shot at the Falcons. On the other hand, the Clearfield players would like to achieve a little revenge. teams all year long. The kids know what they've got to do to win and against Skyline or Hillcrest it wont be any different, he said. pionship. ONLY ONCE in the 70s did r:Clearfield win their first game p;in the state playoffs and advance into the winners bracket n the first night. This time the ..Falcons byed the first round as a consequence of winning their region. Now only three more lie between them and 3a state championship, some- -- thing the school hasnt known in basketball since 1967. Skyline or alone might speak for this ploits of Dreksell. Weve played against much bigger beginning of the Falcons Cquest for a coveted state cham- g '.Whether state playoff game has always been a tradition with Clearfield teams. talented athlete. But Coach Craig Hansen of Clearfield isn't too worried out Skylines height or the ex- pion, Clearfield and the winner flf the Skyline-Hillcregame was Played last Tuesday in T Lake City. It marks the 5 Dreksell at one point in the season was the only Utah prep that was being actively recruited by BYU, and that AFTER WLNNING the region title last Tuesday in Clearfield, Hansen gave his team a two-da- y rest, but Friday they were back in another hard drilling practice. 1 think Craig has been handling the situation real well, said assistant coach, Ray Meibos. The kids are ready to play. On Monday, Hansen took the Clearfield team to Weber States Special Events Center where they practiced for an hour and a half. Even though the Falcons are used to playing on a big floor with plenty of room, having baskets without a nearby wall is different. Practicing in a bigger arena before a Hill--cre- st advances into the second round was not known at press time, but the way the experts were talking, it looks as if the Eagles will be Clearfield's first opponent. PAUL JEPSONS Skyline team is loaded with six footers and a brilliantly talented one in the likes of Paul Dreksell. DREKSELL WILL be a key figure in any contest that Skyline is in. The 6-- 5 multit- 4-- FALCONS GO TO STATE alented star is a pure shooter and also unselfish when the shot isnt there. We noticed his unselfishness on the If he films, said Meibos. hasnt got the shot, hell usually make some great pass." Dreksell finished with over 30 points last year when the Eagles beat Clearfield The Clearfield story on defense wont be much different 62-5- than that which led them to a 1 mark in region play and a region championship. The Falcons will come out in their man to man defense with their zone 9-- defense ready and their press ready too. I FEEL well be able to press Skyline effectively because of our quickness, said Meibos. The assistant coachs philosophy could prove true since overall the Clearfield team might be quicker. Against Hillcrest, if the Huskies were to win, the same strategy would be true. .f 6 $ t ' X'' ; basketball The Clearfield Falcons enter the 1981 Utah State tournament as the first place representative from Region One. On Thursday, the Falcons will either play Skyline or Hillcrest in the second round of tournament action. Dewey Pratt, Clearfields senior forward, will probably draw the assignment to guard against Dreksell. ON OFFENSE the Falcons showed everyone how a patient offense could win a region If someone championship. gets open, weve usually got someone who can drill it, said Meibos. A big factor for Clearfield will be the play of senior center, Mike Johnson who the coaches feel has improved since their game with Bingham earlier in the year. In that game, Clearfield stayed close but eventually lost by 8 to 10 points. Neither Hansen or Meibos felt their team enjoyed a great offensive night. t" nt JOHNSON BROKE his arm last season and didn't see a whole lot of action, but has come back this year to lead the Falcons in the center position. Ive found that when our team builds some confidence in themselves, we can go a long ways. We are scared going into the tournament, but really just confident we're going to do our best, said Johnson. AT Johnson is the tallest player on the team. The Falcons will also rely on the speed of Fred Cook and the ball handling of Vaughn Gardiner on the guardline. 6-- usually wasnt much behind him. In fact in the last two games, Pratt is shooting an incredible 85 percent from the field. He hit for 10 or against Sky View and 9 of 10 against Roy. Those two can really hit their shots, said Meibos. Many teams have found it ineffective to full court press the Falcons because of Cook's ability to get the ball down with Gardiner and then Pratt's and to sit on the baseline and drill them all day. Nyes ability PRATT SELDOM shoots a 1 1 free-thro- w and the coaches feel the reason comes because Dewey doesnt take very many bad shots. To say the least, Clearfield has provided a season of basketball that shocked the ex- third. That might make the state tournament odds makers a little more prepared when they start tossing the odds come Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. Energy perts who predicted they Alternative would finish no better than Solar Domestic Water Lancer 4 Mile (tun Heaters Space Heaters Scheduled March 14 Swimming Pool Heaters Affordable & Easily Installed park as they started. THERE ARE five divisions for male and female, trophies will be awarded for the top three male and female runners By TAMMY POULSEN The second annual Lancer Fun Run is slated for March 14. The race will begin at the park on the north side of Layton High School. The runners will turn right on Hawthorne Drive and another right on Church Street following this for about two miles. At the overall. Medals will be awarded for first place in each division and rosettes for second and third. The cost is $4 and includes a visor. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and the race starts at 10 a.m. The race is sponsored by the Layton High School officers intersection of Church and Fairfield they will turn right and run until they come to Wasatch Dr. and turn right again and finish in the same SOUl a ADUMT HUTMO SOLID RESOURCES 376-521- 5 us at on DOG-ON-A-STI- With Every AUTO INSURANCE QUOTE With every auto insurance quote, we will give you one tree hotdog on a stick with the purchase of a lemonade at Dog On A Stick located at the Layton Hills Mall. We are that confident you will like our rates. 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Clearfield Readies Indoor Olympics Clearfield Recreation Dept, will hold an Indoor Olympic Contest on March 12 from 9 p.m. at the new Clearfield High Schools gym. 6-- THE CONTEST is opened to boys and girls grades The following five events will be offered: discus throw (the throwing of a paper plate); 100 6. yard dash (cutting through DEEF Skinless, Boneless IM,I paper with scissors); mile run (blowing a ping pong ball across the floor); shot put (throwing a wadded piece of paper across a marked line); and javelin throw (throwing a straw across a marked line). No registration or fee is necessary to participate. Events will start at 6 p.m. Call for further information. 825-04- March is Mental Retardation Month Your $10.00 membership dues to your local Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) supports programs in the areas of: Health and education services for all children from birth. Parent education and training. Improvement of residential facilities for retarded citizens. 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