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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 17, 1981 By DAVE W1GHAM - BOUNTIFUL Alright now Self let's sit down and analyze this game we have in front of us which sends Davis down to Viewmont this Friday for the league opener. SELF: No matter which way you look at it this game is going to be a great game. Close one too. Me: How can you say that its going to be close. Don't you remember last season when the Vikings went up to Face Kaysville and I ost it if it wasnt for the fact that Coach Ward Sawley is a kind man the score could have been in the hundreds. Viewmont didnt have a clue on how to stop that double wing offense. 41-- SELF: Come on let's not talk about last years varsity game. Youve got to remember that most of those guys that played on both teams have gra- duated, these are different players altogether. Me: How about the junior varsity game then. As juniors aii last season they beat the Vikand Viewmont still ings 48-didnt have the slightest idea of how to stop that famous offense. 0 SELF: Really dont think you can count that. Right off the top of my head I can think of seven starters on the Viewmont team that didnt play in that game. Mark Law, Doug Lee and Kurt Mathews all played in the sophomore game while Troy Larsen and Steve Caputo were resting for the varsity game. Then Anthony Skedros, Kevin Smith and Roger Davis all never played football a year ago. And finally Brian Spencer was playing for Cedar High last year. I'm not sure you can count that JV score either. ' Me: What about the fact that these seniors have never, repeat never, lost a game since coming to Davis as ninth graders? SELF: A great accomplsih-men- t and something they should be proud of, but the bottom line is that all those NORTH DAVIS LEADER, SEPTEMBER 17. 1981 wins dont mean a thing this year. If past records meant anything, then Viewmont wouldnt have any wins this season. Up until this year these seniors at Viewmont had only won one game but again that means nothing. Theyve proven that with two wins already this year. Me: But does Viewmont know how to stop the double wing this year? It was almost embarrassing to watch them try to stop it last year. SELF: I honestly think they know how. Mark Pierce is there now and although he didnt beat the Darts he showed signs of defensing that offense. In two years at Bear River, Mark lost 0 and 14-- 0 to the Darts. I have better athletes here at Viewmont he has said so maybe this year he can get out-date- d 7-- them. If nothing else hes shown hes never been blitzed by them. Me: What about this year then? The Darts have looked good, They have beat Ben Lomond, Skyline and Clearfield. mre meea By KEITH DUNCAN Coach Mike Gardner prefers to call Kirk Storey one of those special athletes you get once in a while. WARD SAWLEY, the head football coach, says of Storey, "Storey is a leader among leaders and is typical of the kids that play on this years football team. Pretty nice words for a Kaysville kid, one might say. But those kind of comments go with Storey like mortar goes with bricks. They stick and describe him to a tee. STOREY, AT64, 190 lbs., a red head to boot, never wears a shoe that fits. They always look too big, said Sawley We love him around here, Sawley said, He is typical of all the kids on this team. They are all good students, work extremely hard, dedicated and are willing to sacrifice. GARDNER, WHO coaches Storey in both football and basketball said the single most important thing about Storey is that he always gives He is a very skilled football player and in basketball is a great big football player playing basketball," said the Davis coach. STOREYS TEAMMATES must have a special liking for the big red head too. They nominated him as their captain for the 81 football year. Mark Staples, a good friend of Kirks commented, We all like his sense of humor. THE BEST thing I can remember about Kirk is four years ago as a freshman. We had gone through the year undefeated and Storey came up with the idea that we ought to set a goal to go undefeated right through our senior year. "We all agreed and havent lost a game as freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors. We just like to help each other and at times we have the feeling that we dont know how to lose, sait Staples. KIRK PLAYS 012 position on offense, known commonly as the left guard spot. There arent too many around with his kind of quickness and can get off the ball as fast as he can. Three steps and he is there," said Sawley. Perhaps the broomstick drill," something his brother Dean came up with, has been helpful in making him the best trap blocker on this club. DEAN HAS probably helped me more in athletics than anyone. I always look to him when Ive got some serious questions, said Kirk. Dean played on the state championship team of 1977. The same pants he wore in the state championship game are the ones worn by Kirk today. Im a little bigger so they are a bit tighter on me, said Storey. Two of Storeys cousins wore the pants the school years between the two brothers. KIRK CAN get upset with himself when he knows he hasnt played well. He is a very intense and when he gets out on the football field, it is all said business with him, Sawley. I like to strive for the per- fect game, Storey said. That might be in a game where the guy across from you is ten yards down the field everytime. ON DEFENSE, Storey mans one of the linebacker spots. Sawley describes Storey as smart and able to read the defense with a keen eye. This years squad is a little different than last years, said Storey. "We dont get down on each other as much. We are a team not just a bunch of kids out to play football. HE KNOWS the difference after seeing plenty of action last season and some as a sophomore. I like to win and I hate to lose. Im a good sport though, but Id rather keep winning and not have to worry about it, said Storey. SELF: Sounds good on paper but remember Skyline and Clearfield haven't won a game this year and Ben Lomond only has one win. Me: But what about the Vikings? They were blitzed by ple of good Rod- ger Davis has played well and junior Doug Lee has proven he can move the club. Both are relatively new to their other players so I guess you would have to give Davis the nod here. Me: Defensively the Darts look to Mark Staples, Jim Hill, Steve Flauken, Craig Wagstaff and a bunch from the offensive side to shut down the Vikes. And remember, both the varsi West. SELF: Cant argue that point but can point out that those Panthers will blitzed a lot more folks before ones. Senior their through. Me: The ace in the hole though, is that the Darts have a quick, speeding little back in Spence DeGraw. ty and junior varsity clubs shut out Viewmont last year. Mecham is a tremendous linebacker, Werhli and DeGraw are tough in the secondary. SELF: With the exception of West the Viking defense has looked pretty tough also. Ted. Jones, Mark Smedley, Brett Roberts and Tad Lindsay have been strong against the pass with Aaron Buttars, Martin Tellaroli, Doug Bangeter, that Viewmont will win the game? Kurt Barnett, Roberts, Boothe and Larsen up front to watch the rush. Me: Really, when you think about the likes of Mecham and Werhli running as well as DeGraw, the Darts have a triple threat. SELF: All good backs, but so are Troy Larsen, Rob Moon Sports Quiz Who won the World Series of Golf? 2. Who recently regained the world record for the mile? ANSWERS TO SPORT QUIZ 1. and Scott Hubbard of the, Vikes. Me: Are you saying then 1. Bill Rogers. 2. Sebastian Coe. SELF: Viewmont has a guy like that in junior Steve Caputo. Me: Davis has Kirk Storey, Robert Steed, Chris Mackey, Cary Blood and Bruce Frod-shaup front creating holes for those scat backs to get through and theyve played this double wing since birth. m SELF: Viewmont will counter with Craig Roberts, Jerry Miller, Brian Spencer, Brent Horne and Greg Boothe. Theyve had three coaches in three years so Davis would have to rate an edge in the line. Me: The Darts have Troy Anderson, Kyle Anderson, Mike Colemere and Steve Jones to throw to. Plus, their backs, Troy Mecham, Doug Werhli and DeGraw, can also receive. SELF: Get serious, the Darts throw the ball. Besides Viewmont has some jets in Mathews, Jeff Porter and Doug Scovil. Me: What about the quarter- back spot? Ben Horne has guided these guys all through the years. He can throw well, plus run. He could run the double wing offense in his sleep. The Dart-Vikin- football clash this Friday in Bountiful will feature a dandy tandem of football runners. g Steve Caputo and Davis Highs Spencer DeGraw are two of the The game is set for 7:30 p.m. at Viewmont. games in states best. Both have had View-mon- 100 ts yard pre-seaso- n. SELF: Viewmont has a cou The Winning Goal! lvi i mi us1 r uu.a o in our league. iv o and to your Your pizza is custom-mad- e door, hot and delicious, in 30 minutes or less. Service that wont cost you a penny more. Our team of professionals work long and hard to put you, the customer, first... to keep you calling back. So give us a call... you can't lose with goals like that! Fast, Free Delivery '140 No. Phone Main, Clearfield 776-144- 0 Gardner best expressed his feelings about Storey by saying, If my son wants to be an athlete I would like his attitude to be something like Kirk has. He is just a super kid. Two Dollars Off! 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