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Show Local Stars Selected As All-Staters By DAVE WIGHAM SALT LAKE CITY Honors continued to flow in for local basketball players with four of them being named all-state by one of the daily newspapers. DAN BELL of Bountiful and Brian Taylor of Davis were both picked as first team members while Lex Brown of Bountiful and John White of Viewmont were selected as second team members. Taylor was also selected as the MVP in the 4A ranks this past season while averaging about 30 points for the Darts. Bell was the leader of the state championship basketball team at Bountiful leading the Braves in almost every category. LEX HAD a fine season for the Braves and caught the attention of the voters, the coaches, in the state tournament. The naming of John White to second team honors was a great surprise in that not many players who don't make the state tournament are named to the elite squad. This is a great credit to John and his ability to play the game. Truth is, he is the first player in quite a while that made the top team without going to the state event. SEVERAL other players were named all-region for their efforts but these four were the big winners. Three of them, Dan Bell, John White and Brian Taylor will play this Saturday at the Salt Palace for the Utah all-star team against their counterparts from Colorado. Tipoff for that game is 5 p.m. in the Palace with the Utah Jazz playing right after. One ticket is good for both games. AN ADDED attraction is that Mike Hall of Bountiful Bounti-ful will be one of two coaches for the Utah all-star squad. Lex is nursing a broken wrist and is involved in the baseball program at Bountiful. AS OF THIS writing only one of the four know where they will attend college next fall. John White has verbally committed himself to the U. of U. Brian Taylor has narrowed his college to either Utah or BYU. Dan Bell is looking, and visa versa, at all the junior colleges plus USU. Lex is looking at the junior colleges but will probably wait to see what happens in baseball as well before deciding. |