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Show Page4B Lakeside Review . Thursday, March 12, 1981 "Fisks' F!! r ln)Fi?fel . ' By PHIL KIRKWOOD launched a jumper to put the Darts up by two. There they go, said the Logan journalist, now gloating over e his pick. West doesnt have a chance. West didnt score its first time down and the Darts had the ball again. Dart center David Bock hit Taylor in stride with a half court pass and the fast break was on. Taylor pulled up and fired a jumper from 10 feet and watched it fall short thats right, short. Taylor then went on to miss his next four shots and didnt score until attempt. tournament for late in the first quarter. It just wasnt Take this years example. It was the second round of the his day. Meanwhile the rest of the Darts were championship flight (those teams which have not lost) and Davis was anything but hot and the only thing getting ready to meet West. It was now keeping them in the game was the 4:00 p.m. and both teams were com equally poor shooting by West. So much e warmup. On the for high school predictions. pleting their Davis end, Junior guard Brian Taylor, Taylor did go on to lead the game in ; who scored a tournament high 36 points scoring with 14, but West went on to win against Judge two nights before, was the game 9 and denied Davis any chance of reaching the final four. busy polishing his Jump shot and trying not to appear too nervous. Upset? Maybe, but thats just high That kid can score from anywhere, school basketball. said one sports writer from Logan as he Try Again In another game played that night, watched Taylor sink four practice jumpers in a row from about 20 feet. Viewmont was to meet in a quarterfinal The rest of the team looks pretty good game. Again, the predictions were too theyre going to blow West right flowing. Mountain View was the second off the floor. place team from Region-- 6 and was the Somewhat Fickle only team to beat Provo (which, by the True, in view of what Davis did to way, won the tournament) . On the other Judge in the opening round (winning ), hand, Viewmont finished as the Region-- 5 most people agreed the Darts champion and was seeded number would do the same to West. But thats two with a 174 overall record. Theres no way Mountain View can where high school basketball is most fickle and predictors are often play inside against Viewmont or kuckered. On the opening tip off, Davis ( rebound with a 3 center, said a ah northern reporter from well, controlled and Brent Hatch instantly 15-fo-ot Sport Editor Just when SALT LAKE CITY are showing promise of turning things I out as planned, and all the minor angles ; have been considered, it falls apart ; but then, thats what happens when you try to predict the outcome of a high I school basketball tournament. ' Some say it cant be done too many variables. Others say they can, but they always seem to cross their fingers and knock on wood when they boast an pre-gam- silk-smoot- h 3-- A pre-gam- 37-2- EVEN THOUGH scoring was slight In the Davis West quarter-fina- l contest, board play was tough, Davis center David Bock kept the Darts close throughout by pulling down rebounds like this as teammate Brad Caldwell (34) helps in the battle.; staff Photos By Dan Miller . : 72-8- 6-- Driving to the Hoop.., the Lakeside Review. be a Viewmont-West Its a sure bet to semi-fina- l. Size doesnt mean that much in high school ball, blurted a Provo reporter, defending his southern team. Besides, Mountain View uses quickness to score and theyre gonna score plenty tonight." Things can get vicious in the press booth. Past Doesn't Count As the game wore on, predictions based on past performances were again proving to be faulty. True, the game was close, but not for the reasons given before the game. Mountain View wasnt the blazing fast team that one reporter would like to believe in fact, they were hard pressed to stay even with the Vikings on the transition game. Bui then, the Vikings were anything but awesome inside on defense and Mountain View : took advantage by scoring at will from three feet out. Sometimes reporters see things with but who says we have to their heart be totally objective? e The only prediction that panned out was the general consensus that which ever team won this game would probably make it to the final game. Mountain View was able to turn pre-gam- back a late Viking surge to win the game 0 and then made the press look good by downing West and making it to the final game against Provo. Needless to say, the Provo reporter swelled, with enough pride to choke a whale. It really wasnt the best game for the Vikings they have played better and that is a bona fide objective statement. Costly turnovers, coupled with some sound defense on the part of Mountain View proved to be their downfall. . Hitting From Outside... one-and-o- 63-6- 4A quarter-final- s. The Titans had been in the drivers seat in the the last 43 seconds of play. They had the ball, and were stalling for the last shot. They ran the clock, down to 13 seconds and called time out. They then worked the ball into who Mike Brown, a 59 sharp-shoote- r cast off from 25 feet with five seconds left in the game. The ball rimmed out, Rob Thomas corralled the rebound and he called time out. With only three ticks left on the clock, Steve Scholtec passed the ball to Hadley, who had positioned himself some 25 feet from the basket. Hadley pivoted, and then passed off to Brad McCaulley, but as he turned, an Olympus defender ran into him, and the referee whistled a violation. Hadley hit the important one, but missed the second, and the Olympians had no way to stop the clock. The Roy crowd went wild, and the Titan followers sat in stunned silence. The Titans had seen their team rally from a nine point deficit in the last minutes to take the lead with only a minute to be played. Hadley tied the game with 43 seconds left, and then came the master strategy, and the victory for Roy. Coach Ted Smith was happy for the win, but not satisfied with the way his Royals did it. How can we make it so tough on ourselves? he growled at his team, in the locker room. Maybe its good to win a close one like that, j s'jJmW he said, smiling a bit. It should give us confidence for the rest of the games. Roy had led through most of the game, once by nine points, but the Royals were unable to cope with the tenacious Titan press in the waning moments, and almost lost the game. The Royals were in front by two at halftime, and had a three point margin going into the last quarter. . They actually won the game at the them 27 to fold line. Olympus out-sh23 from the field, but could only convert 8 of 14 from the charity stripe. The Royals gunned in only 23 field goals, but made 17 points in 22 trips to the line. Bart Hadley led the Roy scoring with 19 points, while Robert Kirkwood got 17 and Rob Thomas added another 16, including two slam-dunkBut the best shooter of the game was Olympuss Mike Brown, who had ten goals and 4 for 7 from the line. ot three-and-a-ha- lf s. ROY CENTER Robb Thomas nets a slam dunk to help the Royals. 6-- 6-- - The Darts will be back too as Taylor is only a junior. By the way, Taylor was the tournaments leading scorer with over 100 total points. t. , The one new switch that both teams will have to contend with next year is level. being boosted up to the : But one prediction that is sure to come true is that the Vikings' will be to Qu By BUSS FULLMER Staff Writer The score was tied at 62, when Roys Bart Hadley stepped to the fold line with a opportunity and only two seconds left in the basketball game. Olympus and Roy had battled down to the wire, and now it was all up to Hadley. He showed confidence as he lofted the shot that meant either victory or overtime. The ball bounced several times on all sides of the rim, and then fell in to give the Royals a 2 victory, and a chance to meet Bingham, Thursday in the Utah State back next year. True, the loss of two stellar performers in Kyle Morrell and Norm Parrish who led them in scoring this year, but they still have 8 center John White and 7 forward Scott and coach Maybe to build around Ron Johansen is sure to make the most out of that. . 52-5- , 4-- A Defense a Must. ir-Ft-ofs Teammates Eric Sheranian and Mark 14 and 10 in a Snyder contributed ' losing cause. Rebounding played an important role in the victory for Roy. Rob Thomas and Steve Scholtec each pulled down seven, and Brad McCaulley captured five from his guard position. As a team, the Royals outboarded the Titans 22 to 20. It was pandemonium in the Roy dressing room after the game. That Mike Brown is the.best little guard Ive faced all year long, said Robert Kirkwood, whose job it was to defense Brown. I tried to keep a hand in his face and keep him from going to the right on me, but he still got ten baskets. On that last second shot he took, we had gone into a diamond and one defense. We knew that he would be picked to take the shot. I tried to. keep him outside, and I threw my hand in front of his face and still it almost went in, said Kirkwood. ' When asked about the foul shot that won the game, Bart Hadley, smiled! It was in all the way except when let it go, he chuckled. I Steve Scholtec was still blushing; about the Cinch Basket, he missed. I debated on whether to dunk the ball, and my indecision caused me to miss, he said. Rob Thomas had vowed to pull down thirteen rebounds, but had only seven, but it was his board work and several ., blocked shots that kept Roy in front Roy will square off, Thursday night at 8:10 p.m. against the tall and talented Bingham Miners. The Miners boast of having 69 and 71 brothers', who are in their junior arid sophomore years at' Bingham. The Miners - finished second in Region Two, and were seeded into the quarterfinal merely because it was Region Twos turn this year for the extra seed. It should be a good matchup when Roy's Rob Thomas takes on the Pollard brothers, Thursday night in the three-da;! eight team tournament. . y, i |