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Show THE WEST MOUNTAIN TIMES, DECEMBER 3, 1981, PAGE SEVEN Serendipity Sports S PORTS Teams All-Sta- te "Many are called, but few are chosen. " (Matthew 22:1) Every year at the end of the high school football season, local newspapers announce teams. their or all-sta- te all-ar- Sometimes they pick the 11 players they consider to be the Sometimes they pick an offensive team, a defensive team, and a most valuable player. Any way they do it, and any way you slice it, it always becomes controversial. Often a deserving kid is left off the team and many times someone who really has no business being picked has his picture right up there with the great ones. So how do they pick them? 111 tell you what 1 know. First, each newspaper has a man assigned to the prep sports beat," and this guy is Needless to say, he cant make these momentous decisions with only one head, so he seeks help from coaches and others who supposedly can pick talent. The coaches who win the most games always cany the most weight and have the most sway. The others already mentioned are those who write letters and make phone calls to try to get their favorite player on team. So it becomes the political in some cases, as the writer seeks to please all and to give every region equal representation. Sure, its great to be picked for the football team, and those young men who make it are to be all-sta- te all-sta- te By Dale Simons congratulated. They ought to be proud of their selection, arid they ought to be grateful to their teammates and coaches, since it is the coach who usually casts the deciding ballot. Most of the players who are chosen are the best Utah has to offer and are very deserving of their selection. A few get lucky when the ball bounces right for them, and Lady Luck sweeps them on to the To those who make it, we all say, Nice goin, and to those who dont we say, Tough luck. To both we say, there are many that who dont make college teams, and some who fall short of being do well at the university level.' Remember all-sla- te SIMONS SAkS: Even though Cyprus had a good year, when it comes to the Pirates are like Rodney Dangerfield: They dont get no respect. s. Kearns Cougars edge Viewmont Vikings REXBURG, Idaho Brian Larsen West Valley City and Orin Allen Kearns By MIKE GYGI KEARNS The Kearns Cougars excited a hometown crowd beating the 62-5- 8. struction. to the and four interceptions. Larson also rushed for 300 yards and seven touch- Kearns is not known for its height, and it looked as though the Cougars would be eaten alive when the Vikings walked out on the floor. The Vikings averaged a good six inches more than downs. In 10 conference games, Larsen led the conference in total offense with 2,822 yards. Larsen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney A. Larsen, 3999 Bonniewood, West Valley City. Orin Allen, a wide receiver who last year was named to the 37-2- 5. second team, this year made the fust team as a wide receiver. Allen, who stands six feet two inches tall and weighs 180 pounds, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Allen, 4905 South 3200 West, Kearns, and the husband of the former Linda Campbell. vicLarsen led the Vikings to a tory over the Arizona Western Matadors in the inaugural Valley of the Sun Bowl game Thanksgiving Day in Phoenix. With just over a minute remaining, 28-2- 1 Larsen scampered two yards for a touchdown and made the two point conversion to crumple the Matadors unbeaten record. The Vikings fust touchdown, in the fust two minutes of the game, came on a pass to Joe Fntzsche, who graduated from Granger High School in 28-ya- the same class as Larsen. Fritzsche also scored the next Ricks touchdown following a fumble recovery line. on the Matadors' The Thunderbirds placed four players on the RMAC first team, eight on the second team, and four besides Singleton with honorable mentions. Pool league compiles local team statistics The Salt Lake Invitational Frank Lucero of Kearns (25) attempts a reverse layup despite heavy defensive pressure from three Viewmont was to slip right through their fingers. They almost lost the game getting careless in the fourth quarter. Coach Kenyon Clark said that his boys have never been ahead by that many points and just werent sure how to handle it. They got a little excited and took it easy. They just aren't used to being ahead like that," Coach Clark lead said. players. The Cougars opened their season with a 62-5- 8 overtime victory over the Vikings. (Photo by Mike Gygi) It looked as though the Cougars were going to throw the game away in the last minutes. Their passing was sloppy, they werent taking the good percentage shots, and they were shooting without any Cougar under the boards. The Cougar defense started to allow the Vikings to break inside and set up a couple of back-doplays for easy layups. In the final minute, the Cougars got back on pace. With the score tied Ronnie Judd stole the ball from the Vikings in the last seconds to try and win the game for Kearns, but he couldn't get down to his basket fast enough to beat the buzzer. Momentum was with the Vikings in the final quarter. They had come back deficit to tie and send from a the game into overtime. Kearns on the other hand was a little down. The Cougars had already seen one man foul out of the game, and center Brian Taylor, and forward Lucero were both only a foul away from being 56-5- 6, Best Homemade Mexican Food the Valley! FRESH DAILY Midway Lounge & Cafe Cafe separate from lounge Children welcome Luncheon specials Takeout food 6 pool tables in lounge Family atmosphere Midway Lounge & Cafe 4319 West 3500 South LOUNGE HOURS Daily 10-- named m Vikings in overtime The Cougars have been in the rebuilding stages in the past and it looks as though they have finally completed their con- in were of of Collegiate Athletic Conference fust team in November. Both are Ricks College sophomores. Larsen, who is 6 feet tall and weighs 180 pounds, was named fust-teaquarterback after leading Ricks' Vikings to the conference championship. He led the conference in individual passing, completing 59 percent of his passes (194 of 328) for 2,522 yards, 25 touchdowns Times Correspondent each of the Cougars, but amazingly enough Kearns was able to outrebound Viewmont Center Brian Taylor had the high, pulling down 12 rebounds for the Cougars. Even though Viewmont had the height advantage, the Vikings could not capitalize. The Cougars kept the big men out at the point on defense instead of under the boards. On offense, the Vikings just couldnt penetrate to get inside. The Cougars managed to keep drawing the Vikings out of position with their excellent outside-shootin- g game. Ron Montoya was the high scorer with 16, all of which came from outside. Frank Lucero was the next high with 14. Lucero was about the only Cougar who managed to get inside and put the ball up for Kearns. The Cougars also had a fair evening at the foul line, hitting 16 out of 27 for 60 percent. From the field the Cougars shot a low 33 percent but the offensive rebounds and second and third attempts for shots were the story. The Cougars were up by 10 at the half and towards the end of the third quarter saw themselves ahead by 14. But the Orin Allen Two Ricks players tapped for collegiate first team Game requires overtime Viewmont Brian Larsen Phone 9660931 (cafe) excited. The Cougars came back in the three-minu- te overtime period. They took control at the tip and never lost the momentum again. Ronnie Judd, who is recovering from mononucleosis and saw limited action, came up with a couple of key baskets and steals. The Cougar defense shut down any offense the Vikings tried to set up and clinched victory with a final score of 62-5- Turnovers played an important role in the victory for Kearns. They had II steals. The Vikings could have won the game at the foul line, but they just couldn't hit. Kearns was in foul trouble and the Vikings went to the line time and time again, but they just couldnt buy a bucket. In analyzing his loss. Coach Ron Johansen said that he thought his team had plenty of chances to win the game, but they just couldn't put the ball in. He said the biggest problem was the failure at the foul line. When asked why his big men werent under the boards for rebound power, Johansen responded they kept drifting out to help the rest of the team to try and stop the outside shooting." - PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 Pool League has compiled team statistics for games through Nov. 22. The following list is of first place team in each division. Former Kearns player selected by RMAC CEDAR CITY Kevin Singleton, a junior at Southern Utah State College and a former Kearns High standout, received an honorable mention for the defensive unit of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference team. d a 5 11 , Singleton, 48 takedowns for the made noseguard, SUSC Thunderbirds this season, placing him among team tackle leaders even though he played behind another strong noseguard. SUSC Coach Jack Bishop described a player who goes 100 Singleton as percent who uses his ability well, and who is very coachablc. We really like his attitude." 245-poun- Bishop said Singleton will be relied on next year to lead a team which is losing 17 seniors, including a majority of starters on both offense and defense. |