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Show .t A,,.- --' Fstem GARY HATCH 2 The Falcons countered Review Sports Editor . v Finish in 15 Y$m with lead. 8 The Falcons continued to build on their lead as they scored 31 points in the third quarter to the Eagles 16. Where in the first half the Falcons had gotten their transition game going, they opened the secand ond half with the all the while tightened up their defense on the floundering Ea- de- feat in the third round to the eventual state champion Brighton Bengals. Clearfield finished the season with an 6 thumping of Skyline to capture the No. 3 spot in the state. They did it with a balanced attack that first encircled, and fig nally engulfed the 88-7- fast-brea- k, gles. Skyline cut the lead to seven briefly near the end of the third high-flyin- quarter, but could get no closer as the rest of the afternoon belonged to Clearfield. Eagles. am thrilled with our performance in the tournament this year, Clearfield coach Craig Hansen said. 1 I thought we played extremely well in the second half, Hansen said. And I thought this was a good team win. Not any one player stood out, they all stood out, he added. We had about a three minute ' lapse when the momentum switched oyer to the other team, but we played well enough for the thirteen other minutes to follow up our season with a win. Five Falcons scored in double figures on offense and everyone chipped in to play excellent team defense, particularly in the second half, as Clearfield opened a lead and then coasted to its final win. The Eagles muscled their way to a advantage after the first quarter, but in the second there was never more than a lead until Clearfields Greg Boykin rejected an Eagle shot, spurring a fastbreak that put the Falcons up by three. one-poi- By all rights the game could have been a affair, being that both teams suffered a letdown the day before by being knocked out of the winners bracket. two-poi- ho-hu- m nt nt The Falcons left the court at lead 6 the half with just a but came out the second half set to eclipse their opening stanza performance. I 37-3- Not so. Theres always a problem coming back after a loss, Hansen said. The win gives Clearfield a season record, including a streak its last games. Were sad were not playing for first place tonight, but were 9-- 2 Parry led all scorers with 23 points for the Falcons, but nearly as valuable to his team was his steals that led to several easy Clearfield buckets. If you had told me two months ago wed finish third in the state, I dont know if Id be any happier than I am right now, Hansen said. ball-hawki- i This game started where the Falcons three previous games Jeff (Parry) has played a lot of basketball and has developed a kind of sixth sense about where the ball is going to be. Its some-- thing hes developed. You cant teach it, Hansen said. left off, with engines revving in high gear. In the first half both teams played like they were still in the championship round. Parry was followed by Scho-- . field, who scored 8 points. Curtis Cook hit for 14, Grotzky got thirteen and Eric West added 1 1. Skyline hit the offensive boards with fervor and dominated with a strong inside game. State 16-- 8 1 1 awful glad were where we are. 1 Photo by Robert Regan TOO. MANY HANDS chase after a loose ball as Hal Schofield watches it sail away Feb. 29. Girls ' Basketball Tournament 4-- A Falcons; Win, Vikes Drop One GARY HATCH Review Sports Editor Two of the countys five teams in the girls state basketball tournament opened action Monday with mixed, though not surprising, results. Clearfield continued its customary strong tournament showing to the 1984 season as they loss. handed Olympus a Viewmont, however, ran into one of the top teams in the state and was forced to play catch up from a deficit. The Vikings fought back into the con7 to Region 2s test, but lost top seeded Alta. Layton, Davis and Bountiful opened tournament action Tuesday, but game results were not available at press time. Although Clearfield jumped to lead and led an early by that margin most of the way, the game was a frustrating one for the Falcons. We started pressing early in the game, said Clearfields assistant coach Candy Edwards, and we did a pretty good job. They only scored three field goals in the first half. They got all the rest ( points) from the 4-- A 44-3- sophomore forward came off the bench to net 12 points and grab seven rebounds to lead her team. The Viewmont game was a similar story, but for the Vikings the roles were reversed. .The Vikes managed just 13 points to Altas 20 for the first quarter, and faced an uphill of the afternoon. tle the rest bat- I nt in a state tournament, Ms. Edwards added. Because of foul trouble the Falcons were forced to go with ten players in the game, and late in the fourth quarter the scrappy Titans pulled to within four points, but the Falcons hung on for the win. They came within four points with about four minutes left in the game, but we felt like we were in control the whole way, Ms. Edwards said. Natalie Nye, the Falcons 6-- . 1 , ? A3 1 1 3 T.t t - j in Photo by Robert Regan u, action-packe- d, ut the Olympus defense t i ' A up-tem- ... VIEWMONTS MELINDA DAVIS looks for an opening Monday. :u 1Af - The momentum the Falcons generated and sustained during the tournament was enough to overcome any mistakes caused by an game. Thank-yoClearfield. Its refreshing to see that type of game played at this time of year. The Clearfield basketball team won three out of four games .was not the only group from Clearfield to generate some mobeg pardon Coach Hansen but the way they did it. mentum during the state tourThey played like it was the ney. last chance they would have to The Falcon fans whooped and hollered their way to a state play together. For many it was. Clearfield rocketed out of the championship for crowd supblocks at the first gun and didn't port. even slow down for a look It was apparent throughout around until after the famed fat the tournament that the northlady had taken her final curtain ern schools had far better fan call. support than the Salt Lake City All four of the Falcons outarea schools. ings rate in the tournaments top The northern teams pulled in d six games for more fans who had to travel farbasketball ther. The fans from the north In all four of its games Clearmade more noise, wore more field played the style of basket- warpaint and peopled better ball that brings fans out in bands than the southern schools. droves and then turns them into So, with apologies to Davis a frenzy, which may account for and Bonneville who placed secthe support the Falcons received ond and third in the selective from the community. I alone did the pickballoting It was a genuine pleasure ing Clearfield wins the Frenwatching the Falcons play. Win zied Fans award for basketball or lose, you knew they were go- in 1984. no, ing to play with reckless lets call it controlled abandon. I echo the words of a security A pure treat for everyone, esguard just after Clearfield's final pecially those who watched all win over Skyline his sixth the games. at the state tournament, day t The one bad thing about basJust once Id like to see a team ketball tournaments, it seems, is run off the floor with every body that the games are either blo- holding up three fingers and affairs wouts or slow, drawn-oscreaming, Were number three! with neither team taking any Were number three!'" chances because they don't want fast-pace- dont usually say much -- GARY HATCH - line. VJfd year. The best part of Clearfields recent romp through the state tournament was not that they about the referees, but I have never seen that bad of officiating I to make a mistake. Of course, teams want to cut down on mistakes at tournament time, but many teams become so conservative in their approach they lose the ability to improvise that got them to the tournament. But not Clearfield. Not this Review Sports Editor 1 1 w ut 4, 56-4- nine-poi- Clearfield Showed Guts And All-OHustle In Tourney It took us a while to get go- looked like it was going to be a ing, Viewmont coach Vi Hill- laugher. But the Vikings battled man said. v. back. came and started out They Jenny Miller led the Vikings hooping it right off the bat. They with 17 points, followed by Heiare a really good, solid team, di Husbands with 11. Ms, Hillman added. Clearfield meets Alta today at Coming off their first quarter 4:10 p.m. and Viewmont plays ieadthe Hawks extended the Olympus at 2:30 p.m. in the point spread to 25 points, and it consolation bracket. 25-poi- nt free-thro- Lakeside Review Wednesday, March 7, 1984 J' 12-- 49-3- of the 9 V.V John Grotzky and Hal Schofield. The big difference in the game came at the opening of the second half, when Clearfield ran off 2 a scoring spree to take a 4-- A 91-7- y' k J, hot shooting from Jeff Parry As the crowds cleared and the dust settled after the state basketball tournament last week, the Clearfield Falcons had gunned down all contenders but one on their way to their best finish in IS years. The Falcons only loss tournament came as a 7 V $ : ' Page IB South Edition |