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Show era: uave Oavis: State Berth? By DAVE WIGHAM KAYSVILLE - Davis High has set a long tradition in the world of high school athletics. Both the men and women who wear the Brown and Gold of the school have enjoyed great success in whatever sport they participate in. ADD ANOTHER sport to the long list of those which they already excel in. The Darts have a good soccer club, only in their third year of varsity competition, they are making their presence felt in league action. Much like the Woods Cross club, the Davis eleven have a few scores along the way that they would like to settle. In their first two years of existence, exis-tence, the Davis crew were considered by some as a pushover. No more. EVIDENCE of their arrival was their 3-1 win over the Vikings of Viewmont a couple of weeks ago, the first win for the Darts over the Vikes in soccer. Coach Bruce Bittner feels that his club is ready to make a legitimate run at the 3A state title this season. He noted that he likes the idea of having a state playoff in both the 4A and his 3A classif ica- . tion. ONE OF the big reasons for the Darts' success has been the backing of the administration, adminis-tration, according to the coach. "That's the reason for the tradition of sports at the school. No matter what the sport, the administration is behind them one hundred percent. In goal for the Darts this year is junior Barry Phelps, who also held that position a year ago on the varsity club. Backup goalkeeper is no stranger to Davis sports. Kevin Criddle, who enjoyed great success in both football and wrestling, handles the chores when Phelps needs the rest. ANOTHER player who is better known for his football prowess is at fullback in the form of Dave Warden. Although big for a soccer player, Dave has good quickness quick-ness and plays a good game at his fullback spot. Alongside him are seniors Matt Eccies, a returning starter, and David Anderson with junior Charlie Fulks, also al-so a returning starter, holding hold-ing down the fullback slots. SENIOR COURT Weaver and junior Andrus Rohel are the workhorses in the halfback half-back positions for the Darts. Both are good soccer players and are the linking force between the offense and defense. Heading the list of forwards is senior David Bates, who is probably the best player on the side. David has good speed and a great shot but his best weapon seems to be his ability to be around the goal when the opportunity arises. With him on the forward line are juniors John Morley and Chad Marcusen and sophomores Benny Ham-merly Ham-merly and Joe Spiers. DAVIS PLAYS a lot of different players and the reserves have played a major role in their success. Those who don't always start but do see action on the varsity level are Shawn Stone, Jeff Beham, Scott Read, Chris Read, Gard VanAntwerp, Kyle Bracken and Jeff Nielsen. The Darts are improving each year, and with the talent coming up through their junior soccer program in the city, the Darts could very well be a power in soccer for years. |