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Show poor emy & . l . - ,t Page IB South Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, February 29, 1984 Vikings' season Wiin a 20-foBanker v; oi field, from the free throw line, ence coming back next year, and outrebounded them, shot more hopefully from Johansens It certainly couljdift be called foul shots than they did, had the experience will eliminate the sporadic play justice, poetic or otherwise, fewer turnovers when Manuel Fbdfla banked This was more animated than demonstrated by the 1983-8- 4 version of the Vikings. home a jumpfr from the Johansen had been all season. but we still lost, he ad- - All season it has seemed like right angle with 4 Seconds left in the game Friday tp lift Granger ded. every time we were in a close to a 6 win over Viewmont. Still, Johansen didnt have that game we lost. Just like tonight. Wfc miss some shots, get out But whatever it walnt, it was look of finality about him that in wh our offense for a. while and line been has with of most coaches get upon beihg right the other team makes the plays happening'to the Vikings all year ousted from the state tournaI it needs to. ment. long. I think you- can attribute coach You RontJohansen a this was see, Viking at worst for next year when some of that to youth, Johansen managed the faintest dimmer of warm-u- p a wry smile immediately after nearly the entire Viking team said. the game as he lookedt the sta- will return. Fridays game was close tistics. There are only three seniors throughout. The Vikings seemed ; We beat them in etjery cate- listed on this Viewmont team, in control most of the way, but the tn$ that and only two, Troy Hanks and the Lancers did what they gory but one Kirk Tidwell, see a lot of action. needed to do to stay close. counts, Johansen said,! Viewmont managed a We outshot them fjom the That means plenty of experi- lead at the half, but were down by one at the end of three GARY HATCH Review Sports Editor view-poin- t, ... 20-fo- ot ... 57-5- - . two-poi- S.1 M I y Three teams Out of Tourney, But Not Withoui Success tournament, the Darts, Royals and Vikings can look back on tourney appearances made successful by their determination to win, if not the winning itself. In the state tourney Davis After just two full rounds of gave Olympus, possibly the best team in the state, all it wanted state basketball action, the for three quarters. tournament has come and 'one And the Darts start four for three of the four Davis and a small forward. guards County area schools competing ' I am in it. just as proud as I can be of my kids, said Dart coach For Davis, Roy and Vw-moMike Gardner. its time to leave the hardIf games were won just by efwood behind and begin looking for greener fields. fort, aggressiveness and hustle, j wed have won, but these kids After last seasons strong have been doing it all season. I showing in the state tournament admire them, and Im proud of by the jocal high schools them. Woods Cross and Bountiful finand No. 2, and No. Royal coach Ted Smith had ishing Layton and Roy finishing sixth similar accolades after his team lost to a West Jordan team that the accomplishand seventh ments of this years teams m4y was at the, top of its game against Roy. appear to some fans to be a Ill tell you one thing, those But dont let the coaches hear kids never give up. Theyll play hard right to the end whether anyone say it. Theyll tell yo the character of their player i$ things are going their way or f not, Smith said. something to be heralded. course Ron Johansen of Viewmont of Clearfields Falcons, will finish high this year. They! made it a chorus of three, echocan do no worse than fourth ing what his peers said of their . place, and have a chance to win! players. it all. Johansen also has an addiBut for the other teams, de- - tional reason for praising his spite losing both their first- - and' players. He gets most of them second-roun- d games in the state back next year. 4-- A nt 1 8 if nt quarters. The game was tied 44 and 46, but with at 40, 42, just more than three minutes to go Viewmont sprang to a three-poilead on a Bret Cloward jumper from the middle of the key, and both ends of a by Troy Hanks. Just when it looked like the Vikings may be pulling away with the victory, Granger countered with four quick points of their own to regain the lead at Following a steal by Hanks, Bill White drilled one from the top of the key to again give the Vikes the lead. Granger countered with two free throws. Then twice in the last minute David Rees gave Viewmont the rainlead with a pair of makers, the last one coming with just 19 seconds remaining. A Lancer turnover gave the Vikings the ball out of bounds, but Viewmont could not get it in. The Granger defense forced two jump balls, the second of which was grabbed by Lancer guard Ryan Stephens, who passed off to Fabela for the banker. nt one-and-o- 51-5- 0. 18-fo- ot game-winni- Tonight was brie of those nights when its better to be lucky than good. Im sure Fabela wasnt trying to bank that shot in, said Lancer coach Scott Iverson. Rees led all Viewmont scorers with 18. Alan Hansen added 12 points while pulling down six rebounds. Cloward hauled in rebounds while adding eight points. Viewmont dropped its first 7 Jo Brighton. game ' 81-5- GARY HATCH Review Sports Editor Davis coach" Mike Gardner, along with his 1 5 players, must be wondering where his team would be right now if they had played any two teams other than Hillcrest and Olympus in the state tournament. The Darts drew two of the top teams in the state, three teams with powerful inside games, and Davis gave them all they could handle before bowing 6 to. Olympus Saturday, and 1 to Hillcrest Thurslosing 4-- A well, After Thursdays game, against Hillcrest as he hit 21 cs.llecl Hillcrest the team to ner 10 Sargent added points, but Davis was shut down inside. ; beat in the tournament. Lloyd connected for a game-hig- h 18 points mostly from the and helped keep the outside Darts in thq game. Down the stretch, Olympus looked to seniors Andy Boyce and Eric Morgan, who each wound up with 7 points. center Bill Ince ad-- , ded 14 points for the Titans. In Thursdays opener for Davis, the Darts were looking for a repeat of the football season when they beat the Huskies in the But Hillcrest also remembered that football game and was not to be upset a second time. That football game is still COUPONai Gard-point- s. LUBE OIL B 1 WITH COUPON Six-foot- -7 54-4- day. We played Though the team was lead by the seniors, junior swingman Casey Lloyd continued a hot streak he started Thursday against Hillcrest. 61-5- Gardner said after his loss Saturday, good enough to stay in the tournament, but we drew some pretty tough teams. Especially tough for the dimin-- , utive Darts. I cant be upset with our performance. For these' two Tosses I can hold nothing against my team. I think our, three seniors gave us everything they had, he Reg. $18.95 with us, WITH COUPON Good thru March 8 six-poi- 24-1- 43-4- 20-poi- nt nt five-poi- Photo by Robert Regan DAvilS ed 54-4- 1. RYAN SMITH finds his.. path to the basket blockagainst Hillcrest Thursday-- The Darts lost the game 10-poi- nt t t nt nt FRONT END ALIGNMENT 10, 1984. IDODDDOaBI , top-rat- ed Good thru March 10, 1984. 95. said Husky guard Mar- . & FILTER innaaaaaaannn COUPONiaaaaaaai semi-final- s. ty Haws, who netted a game-hig- h 23. points, and whisked away some key steals and directed the Hillcrest offense. , In the early going, it looked to : added. Two of Gardners three se- many fans that Davis might pull niors, Steve Sargent and Ryan the upset just as Box Elder had Smith combined for 30 points done the game before to Olympus. against the Titans. But Hillcrest managed a The ' third, Jeff Sampson, scored only two points in the spurt just before the buzza 7 lead into halftake er to was to but game kept busy trying time. keep the ball away from Olympus inside players. The Huskies came out early in The game was tight for three the the second half and blistered quarters, with Olympus taking a the nets from the outside to pull 1 advantage into the final to a advantage. period.' Jim Jimas coach Hillcrest But the Titans got a lift his the to team got forfrom pointed senior play ward Chad Gardner to. start the from the surge iri the first half. The key to our win was the scoring in the fourth quarter. end of the first half when we That gave Olympus a lead which they then went up by seven, Jimas said. Lloyd, who lead the scoring' nursed to a lead from the foul line, putting the game against Olympus, also was the offensive leader for the Darts out of reach for the Darts. three-poi- . Off . To-Two- Photo by Rodney Wright VIEWMONTS ALAN HANSEN contests a shot Wednesday against Brighton 645 North Main, Layton 544-123- 4 r |