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Show WEEKLY REFLEX ' ' ' DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, DEUfcMBtH 13, 'a 'ff f 'Wvs(S wwrrwk-,!- s lay w ; 'A' x ' ' V- X T- - - cs V,'v K "lxvv A 1 . ;wFfvfc a-i r ;,.?'.aa -- A.1 T v .Ww , - ) W - ''' - .. f ' -, ,- - ;,H ' - V U V?AU V v; ; v- tt A "''A "' .. vw - - ? 4 , ' ' JSZ-- ' l i i P o r A ' ' i ' iasSiefiall And v'Jore At CDJC3 aa Vj fy Yh4: 0)fcr?f i " 4 i By WILLI V. BURKE - basketball BSP r "t? 4 t: y? The Central Davis girls was team undefeated until their game against Centerville on Dec. 6. The girls, plagued by penalties and errors, lost by a : i x i score of 44 to 38. Today, Dec. 13, after school they will play their last game, at Central against Bountiful. .NS$8Siv ,44V " f;: i? . ---- '' LAST WEEK Mr. Beck, coach for the boys basketball ' X Vi .: , flirts ,'0A'-.- : 'yV '' yI team, began selecting the team. His comment: Its really, too early to tell how good we are, but everyone is working hard. Central Davis again had a yearbook cover contest, and for the second year in a row, Willi Burke won. Second : '&& - -: , xs place winner, Karen Boen, will have her picture on the front cover of the Literary Magazine (published by the journalism class at the end of the year) and third place winner, Holly Eddy, will have her picture on the back cover. Dec. 14, the will put on an eighth grade TOMORROW, assembly for the school, titled Santas Workshop. All this past week, the student council has been urging the students at Central Davis to collect toys and give them to Santas helpers. Also the student council is planning a dance for the school which will be held Dec. 20. The name is The Cubs Jingle Jive. ON DEC. 17, the Layton Laytones will perform their Christmas show for Central Davis. Tournaments Being Held At Clearfield CLEARFIELD Competitive tournaments in various skills are being conducted at Clearfield High has opened up their new basketball season in their brand new facility. The Falcons moved out of their over crowded gym and into this spacious new arena, which is one of two new in the district Here Brook Hicks (22) drives in for a layup in their win over NEW GYM OPENS " :By DAVE WIGHAM unwanted shots but not this seem to be able to get the best out of their players. CLEARFIELD For years the. Clearfield basketball team has been playing in front of full houses in their gymnasium. This season the Falcons have moved into their spacious new facility but theyll still be playing the brand of ball that will probably fill the place. :THE FALCONS have always been known as a well disciplined club, one of the most patient clubs in the state. Very few clubs have shown the poise and patience that they have. : Many high school teams get in a rush during the course of a game and start forcing up THIS YEARS club is no exception. They are a typical Clearfield team. The height isnt there, but then some s'.y it never has been for the past few years. Even their head man Craig Hansen came up through, the system. Now entering his second season at the helm, he has already established himself as one of the best in the area. Craig knows what it means to play basketball for the green and white and he expects the best out of his player waits for his senior year before getting much . PERKINS IS the latest in the long line of small forwards at the school. It seems time. This group has very little playing experience on the varsity level but they have played in the system and enjoyed success for the past two seasons. a -- i SENIORS ON the team are Brook Hicks, Greg Boarden, Danny Perkins, Jeff Gorringe, Scott Wallace, Cory Schofield and Troy Weeks. Hicks, a 6 guard, is a fine outside shooter who also likes -- players. Scott is 64 Schofield and 63 Weeks, both of whom are needed for the boards. ' center), Von Gardiner (510 guard) and Preston Stafford concession counter, and the individuals with the highest point total at the end of each month will be awarded (62" center). trophies. JUNIORS LISTED for varsity action are Troy Nye (62 forward), Freddie Cook (6 guard), Dewey Pratt (62 forward), Mike Maseru (59 guard), Mike Johonson (62 The Gearfield club is off to a slow start but by the time region action gets here they will be tough to beat. It will be interesting if they can hold on to the home floor advantage in the new place. ' to drive into the middle and dish out those easy buckets for the big boys underneath. Boarden is probably the quickest player on the team who likes to penetrate and dish out assists. 1HE CLUB is divided right down the middle as far as juniors and seniors go with seven from each class on the varsity team. Tradition at the school usually means that a school whose coaches DAILY tournament winners will receive prizes from the ' Logan. : the Clearfield Municipal Swim Pool each Monday, Wednesday and Friday until Dec. 21. High School students are invited to participate during their lunch hour, from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. November tournament winners were Ken Quignon for the boys and Stephanie Smith for the girls. TOURNAMENTS scheduled for this month are: Telephone like every year they come up with a small forward and at t t510" Danny appears to be r that man. He positions him- ' self well and also lets Coach Hansen go with a three guard offense. Wallace is the big man for the club and at 63 he really isnt that big. However hes uncanny in the middle with his jump shot. Up front with Oasis Over iousiisffyS . : By DAVE WIGHAM KAYSVILLE Consistency has long been the foe of many a high school coach. Show me a high school basketball team that is consistent and show you a good team. Ill DAVIS basketball coach, Mike Gardner, would like nothing better than to have someone tell him the reasoning behind the irate play of his club thus far. , For example take last weeks action as a good example. On Tuesday he watched his Dart club drop a game to Viewmont, a game they really didnt perform well according to the coach. Then on Friday they went up Id Bountiful and the Braves to earn a victory. out-hustl- ; THOSE WHO witnessed the two games would tell you how different the Davis crew looked and played. Against Viewmont they were impatient and took some bad shots, then a few days later they showed good patience, looked for and took good shots and came up winners. You tell me which team will show up each week, asked Coach Gardner. Were ' not big enough to stand around, which we did at Viewmont. When we move the ball well and get some movement up front we can win, like the Bountiful game. INDEED THE Darts dont Overpower you with size when (hey play this game. Usually (he tallest player on the floor in brown and gold is around (he 62 mark which means they are looking up most times. Heading the list of Dart players is senior Jeff Emery who has been playing varsity bll since his sophomore year. Jeff is a good outside shooter and handles the ball like a guard. At 62 the Darts need his help on the boards. : SENIOR PAT McGill is another returning player with a lot of experience from a year ago. Pat is a smooth shooter who' the coaches note aii is a streak shooter, when hes on there are very.few who can score like him. Jeff Robinson ' also returns from last season but at 6 he plays a small forward. Jeff uses his hustling style to create problems under the bucket, a good shooter also. Glen Arnell is the spark plug of the group. Hes fun to watch because of his enthusiasm. He sets up the play and runs the club in general. Glen has a habit of driving to the basket and then passing off for easy layups. ' THREE OTHER seniors have been alternating in the lineup with Mike Kirkpatrick (62), Brent Padilla and Tage Flint (6T). All three are being counted on for rebounding and guarding the opposition big men. With three of them equal Coach Gardner can afford to keep a fresh troop in at all times. (62) Juniors on the club are Mike McGill, Brad Caldwell, Dave Bock, Keith Lloyd, Brent Hatch, Lance Hill and James Smith. Bock is the biggest of the group and could see action while Hatch is the quickest and is known for his spinning, twisting layups. Sophomore Brian Taylor is also listed as a possible player on the big club. WHEN, AND if, the Darts get consistent they will cause some problems in their league and will more than likely make their annual ap- pearance at the state tour- nament in March. QjpDiH): Ctas A Mew LoEi Dm By DAVE WIGHAM LAYTON This season the Layton basketball team will be doing a few things different from past years. sity competition this year. In fact one of their starters is playing his first season of bsketball at the school despite being a senior. ing ability plays much bigger than his 62 frame would in- dicate. Mark has been the near the Lancers have played an extremely rough practice schedule with the likes of East and Brighton, plus a game with power Skyline this . week. All three of these clubs rate high in preseason state predictions. As the Layton noted coach though, Hopefully we can learn from playing these, good teams early enough to help in region action." The only player back with much varsity experience is senior guard Dave Burke, definitely no strange name in Layton sports. Coach Moon :alls Dave one of the best control of the pivot spot. Each of these players also had a good two seasons with the Lancers which meant they returned for their senior year after getting experience as a junior. The only players back in the middle this year were on the bench during varsity time watching Anderson do lefensive players hes ;oached. Id hate to have to play with him on me. His his thing. LAYTON IS coming off their best year in basketball ' ' running mate at the guard line is senior Mark Vigil who is playing his first season of basketball at Layton. He was new at the school a year ago and didnt try out but has been a welcomed addition this year. THE INSIDE man this season is senior Mark Lee who due to incredible jump- - ' scorer on the club averaging TO MAKE things worse the Lancer fans have been used to seeing the ball go inside to their big man, but this year they dont have that type of dominating player. IN PAST years Coach Doug Moon has had the likes of Gordon Anderson and Johnnie Gilbert in the middle, the type who could take complete ever a year ago when the Lancers came up with a great state tournament and claimed fourth spot. Unfortunately for their followers the starting five are almost all gone, only one guard returns and he was a spot starter. The other four starters are getting their feet wet in var tete&MO ' 20 point per game ciip. joining him up front are senior Stan Owens and junior Layne Sackett. Stan is the. biggest of the group and needs to rebound for them while Sackett is getting better every game. Two seniors, Jim Siekera and John Sill, are first in off the bench and both give the Lancers excellent quickness. This is an asset that Coach Moon plans to use to the fullest. W have good overall quickness and plan to utilize it on defense. OTHER MEMBERS who could see action include Bryan Reynolds, John Bailey, David Barney, Tom Watson, Jeff Pierce, Dave Leach, Brian Cunningham, Trevor Caswell and Mike Adams. LAYTON HAS had a big man in the past, they dont this year but they do have something theyve had for A good coach. The Lancers will cause some damage before the year is years. over. g NATIVE LODGE POLE & PINION PINE 7 Over 200 to Choose From 5 Ft. to 10 Ft. None Cut Earlier Than Sat Dec. 1st 5 si499 b a STANDS AVAILABLE b j ;Q 20 Light. 2 directory search, indoor ski race, memory game, chair hoop toss, body balancing, baggage car relay, Lost on the Moon contest; ping pong paddle ball and balloon basketball, wwl Wasatch Front Football Meeting Set CLEARFIELD Wasatch Front - a' Football League meeting will be held Friday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Clearfield Municipal Building, Building Department office. Anyone who is interested in bettering the citys football program is asked to be present, wwl |