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Show By DAVE WIGHAM It seems that every wrestling team has their strong weights, those areas that the coach can count on to get the club some points. Davis High is no exception with their strength coming in the middle weights. THE Darts usually take the weights from 126 up to 145 in dual meets, with the 167 and heavyweight right behind them, to give the Davis crew a very competitive wrestling program. Sophomore Troy Cox goes for the Darts at the 38 pound class. Troy is learning all the time and has a lot of potential. poten-tial. Juniors Max Cloward and Marc Moulton hold down the next two weights, 105 and 112, with both of them improving each week and each match. The only real way to learn in wrestling is to get out on the mat and battle other schools. ANOTHER sophomore, Andy Thompson, goes at 119 which is a tough weight for a youngster. In the real low weights the wrestlers are usually underclassmen but by the 119 weight classification some seniors find their way into the picture. Andy gives away a lot of experience to those people, in time he'll be a good one. Then comes the main brigade for the Darts led off by their junior at 126 Matt Roundy. A sturdy wrestler Matt is turning into a great one for the Darts. With another year remaining he could very well walk away with a title before he's done at the Kaysville school. THREE seniors then come into the picture with Bart, Thompson at 132, Alan Porter at 138 and Mike Moll at 145. Thompson placed third in region a year ago and is back to improve on that mark, he is one of the best on the club. Porter and Moll give the Darts that much needed ingredient of experience. All of these four wrestlers are hard workers, and with . the younger wrestlers on the team that's a good example. These four usually come up with the majority of points for the Davis crew, they are all consistent and tough. ANOTHER senior, Val Preece, goes at 155 for the Darts. The coaches call him a consistent wrestler, he works hard, nothing flashy about him but he gets the Job done. He is in a very tough weight classification. Junior Kevin Crlddle, after a great football season, is just starting to pick up things in the 167 class. Kevin is the type of wrestler that makes things happen, sometimes his ' own quickness is his worst enemy, he is a fighter all the way and is fun to watch out on the mat. TWO more seniors round out the club with Lee Sluder going at 185 and Keith Malnar going at the heavyweight' spot. Lee is a good wrestler but again he's in a very tough class. Malnar is not considered big for his weight class by any means, he's only around 200 pounds which is small for heavyweights. He is strong and quick though which makes up for a lot of the weight loss. He's a competitor who'll give the big boys all they can handle. THE Davis crew are currently 1-1 in dual matches with a win over Murray and loss to Layton. This coming Tuesday, Dec. 20, the Darts travel down to Bountiful to -battle the Braves in a dual meet. Time is 6 for the junior varsity with the varsity slated to go around 7: 30 p.m. In their new region Box Elder is considered the toughest with Bear River close behind, but the Davis crew won't be too far in back of these two if past history is any indication. |