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Show SDSA coaches credited for soccer success after the game, players and coaches on both sides hugged and wished each other well, knowing they had been friends before the grueling matchup and that they would probably prob-ably play side-by-side again in the future. As those gold and silver trophies found their ways to cases in all three south Davis County high schools this spring, a lot of credit goes to those youth coaches who nurtured the soccer skills within their young players years ago. This year, more so than ever, the popularity and success of the South Davis Soccer Association manifested itself to soccer players, coaches and fans statewide. BTOM HARALDSEN Clipper Correspondent In the aftermath of the greatest soccer week in Davis County prep history, when three local schools played in the state finals and both Viewmont and Bountiful won state titles, the coaches involved with all three teams gave credit where credit was due-to the South Davis Soccer Association. There's little question that soccer is king in Davis County, and this year's high school results bore that out. "It wasn't my coaching that led us to the title," stated Bountiful High coach Dave Wigham, whose Braves captured the 3A title in an exciting 5-4 shootout victory over Woods Cross. "The youth coaches from South Davis Soccer ought to take a bow. All I do is teach a style. These kids already had the fundamentals fun-damentals when they got here." Kevin Rigby, coach of Woods Cross, echoed those thoughts. "This year's tournament reflects the skills these players have learned from playing against one another for years. The South Davis soccer programs are excellent in preparing kids for this level." And Viewmont's Will Veal, whose Vikes took their second title in three years, also agreed that Davis County's youth soccer program pro-gram 4 'is a cut above the rest." Ironically, the fact that the program pro-gram is so successful can also have a down side for local teams. Such was the rase to a degree in the Bountiful-Woods Cross final. Both teams' had not only played each other twice in Region Six's season, ' but players on both sides of the ball had faced each other for years. "These kids have played together for a long time," Wigham pointed out. "We know pretty much where each one is going, how they kick and how they generally strategize during a penalty kick situation. One of the reasons we chose to put (Matt) Unwin in the shootout was that he hadn't played in SDSA, and so no one from Woods Cross knew any kind of pattern pat-tern on him." It was Un win's penalty kick that handed the Braves the dramatic 5-4 championship win over the Wildcats. Prior to that time, four penalty kicks, two on each side, had been blocked by the teams respective respec-tive goalkeepers. Such a local rivalry has built a healthy competitiveness on the soccer field between local teams, and Wigham added that the Bountiful-Woods Cross rivalry "really epitomizes what high school rivalry should all be about." He said that |