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Show Lerais Swolwei Sm PoofiM! UMBOS' By DAVE WIGHAM SALT LAKE CITY High school football is just around the corner for local teams but for some local players the season sea-son has already started as they prepare for a game this Saturday. EACH YEAR the top graduating gra-duating class gets together to battle their counterparts from Arizona on the gridiron. Of the three games they have played the Utah club has two wins with last years encounter ending en-ding in a 16-16 tie. The occasion that brings these two states together on an annual basis in the United Cerebral Association which sponsors the event to get the proceeds for their camps throughout the area. They also play a basketball game but they have changed the format until March. THE GAME is scheduled for Rice Stadium this Saturday with the kickoff slated for 7:30 p.m. The'money is for a good cause and the football is high caliber which makes this game a good buy for the money. Add to that the Davis County Coun-ty connection with both players play-ers and coaches and you even have more reasons to attend the contest. The majority of these players, from both sides, are college bound so the type of football to be seen is top quality. FIVE PLAYERS from area high schools will be in uniform for the Utah side plus a couple of area coaches. A third coach even has some ties in the area. State champion Bountiful has three of their players on the squad plus one each from Layton and Davis. Jim Perkins, Per-kins, Tim Murray and Clark Mabey are the ex-Bountiful players with Dave Burke of Layton and Jon Warden of Davis also slated for action. PERKINS COULD be used in a number of ways in this game either as a defensive back or a wide receiver. Jim will probably handle some of the kicking duties as well. He has signed a letter to attend Dixie College but will play basketball bas-ketball for the Rebels. Clark Mabey was rated as the best player in class 3A this past season and will continue his education and football career at Ricks College this fall. Clark will probably be used on defense in this all-star ' contest. - TIM MURRAY was prob-: ably the unsung hero of the Brave club this past season from his linebacker spot. He was injured some of the year but still impressed enough people peo-ple to be invited to this game. He was undecided about his future college plans. Big Jon Warden was the center of attraction on the Dar line this past season and will be the biggest of the Utah line. A ' fine wrestler Jon is still deciding decid-ing on his future in athletics. DAVE BURKE, the great one from Layton, has picked Nebraska to play college ball and he's probably the best on the field this Saturday. He's fighting a Layton jinx though as in the past two years two ex-Layton players have been injured. Dave can do it all and before it's over the Arizona club might want to forget about this guy. Paul Waite of Bountiful and Gary Hansen of Layton head up the coaching staff that also includes Steve Dangerfield of Brighton, he used to be at Viewmont. |