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Show 16 Tooele Transcript, Thursday, March 20, 1980 JJjjf HrVtt Applegate Transcript-Bulleti- Most Valuable Team Named All-Coun- ty n 'illO $ E3 gg Brett Applegate m Fq Most Valuable The boys bas- plus one other player, ketball season was a typical ceives the accolade as the Most Valuable Player in basketball season. Excitement, frustration, undiluted Tooele County. The selection was not happiness, unrestrained disas nearly every player and thrills easy appointment, chills for the fans, and on the squads performed great team and individual brilliantly at one time or Tooele another. But based on overperformances. all performances (some for Dug-waschools. County high Grantsville, Tooele as many as three years) foland Wendover and the bas- lowing are the players seketball teams that repre- lected on the Tooele Transcri1979-198- re- 0 y, sented them, presented their fans with a great season, filled with all the emotions that is presented by high school players, and their unpredictable antics on the basketball court. The sports department of the Transcript-Bulleti- n, saw every team in action at least three times, and maintained close contact with the coaching staffs of the schools when personal coverage could not be made. Based on what the sports staff saw, plus the opinions of the coaching staffs, we have selected 11 players as deserving of the rating of r. Five players in this group are designed as first team, and five players are placed on the mythical second team, all-Sta- pt-Bulletin basketball teams for 1979 and 1980. ooooo - Most Valuable Brett Applegate, Tooele One of the finest basketball players ever to wear the purple and white of Tooele, Applegate rates the title of Most Valuaar the purple and white of Tooele, Applegate rates the title of Most Valuable, not only for his great scoring ability, but also for his leadership on the court. Applegate led all scorers in Region Seven, and was the Buffs leading scorer in the state tournament. Applegates scintillating play, caught the attention First Team A Mustang line-u- p withMany of Dugways 21 counted on to split the nets of coaches throughout the Brett Applegate is also a wins can be directly attri- with a of the name Brown state who selected Tooeles cinch to receive consider- out blonde bomber as a mem- able attention when the wont quite seem the same, buted to the skills and arOOOOO ber of the Utah Coaches Salt Lake newspapers an- but the memory of his ac- tistry of Eric VanLiere. will team. Applegate nounce their complishments linger OOOOO Richey Dixon. Opposite for many years. was also picked among the teams. Mohammed on the T-states 24 finest high school Paul Mohammed. It is dream team we have This marks the second players and is now competBrown. The name year Brown has been se- assumed that if Mohammed' placed a tiny bundle of Greg ing for a spot on the Cere- of Brown has been a houselected as a Tooele County ever suffered a cutting in- dynamite from Wendover, bral Palsy n Utah hold word at Dugway for jury he would shed blood. Richey Dixon. team. and perhaps But the way he plays basA year ago, Wendover years, many Not only was Applegate the player that has accomketball it is apparent that had its finest basketball OOOOO a dangerous and prolific he has ice water in his team in history, but graplished the most to embelscorpr every minute he was lish the name of Brown is duation completely demola veins. When Eric VanLiere. on the court, he was also the third one, Greg. of of the all extalks about ished that team Regardless pace poetry person one of Tooeles most consissix feet in height, in motion, that is the game, the closeness of cept Richey Dixon. Barely person rebounders. tent Brown played center for probably referring to this the score, the screaming Wendover proved to be And because of his danthe Mustangs and his great great athlete. frenzy of the fans, Mo- the surprise team in Region gerous scoring ability, leaping ability more than Very few, if any athletes, hammed plays basketball 11, finishing in a tie for Applegate was usually nullified the advantage the move with the grace and like he was walking the fourth place. And the maeamed which released taller players had over him. rhythm that typifies the halls of Dugway between jor reason for the Wildcat other Tooele players for A natural team leader, a of VanLiere. And classes. success was fireballing Rieasy scoring opportunities. rebounder even fewer can do the Nothing, absolutely chey Dixon. When this happened prolific scorer, a deluxe, and as tough a de- things VanLiere can on the nothing, can rattle this We saw this piece of Applegate spotted the free fensive as you would court. It was Paul Mo that perpetual motion on the player player. player, and his accurate ever encounter, Brown was He defenses with the usually brought the ball basketball court in action passing to the released a reason the Mustangs and effectiveness of a down the court for the three times, and every big player, resulted in many rang up 18 victories in a stalking tiger, he shoots Mustangs, and then work- time, his play stood out Tooele points. row before suffering their from outside with uncanny ing ever so effectively. It above all others. A ball Smooth, easy and effecMo that set up handler deluxe Dixon also first defeat. accuracy, he hammers in was Paul s tive best describe Apple-gateThe Mustangs then won points in the vicious battles the plays that resulted in exhibited unusual peripherperformances on the three of four state tourna- under the basket, and he is so many Dugway victories. al vision when it came to court - he was a thing of And whenever, the Mus- passing. And his passes ment games to finish in absolutely tireless. Vanbeauty. in the state, Liere is playing just as fur- tangs need a couple of were crisp and accurate, third place This marks the second after having been ranked as iously at the end of the points, to keep a rally go- usually resulting in more year Brett Applegate has the number one class game as he did during the ing, or to start a scoring points for the Wildcats. been picked on the Tooele team in the state all year early stages of the contest. A great team player, Di spree, Mohammed could be first team. County two-point- all-St- all-Sta- ar ooooo all-St- ar r. - double-t- ac-tio- all-St- xon and Mohammed form a scoring effort, and was alperfect backcourt combina- ways among the leaders in tion for this years dream rebounding. team. Grantsvilles Greg Brown rightfully belongs on this years dream team, because he is a dream player, capGreg Brown. No, that is able of performing miracles not a misprint. This years on the basketball court. It team has two just wouldnt be an on it. The se- team if Brown was left off. Browns Greg lection of Greg Brown of This years first team of Grantsville completes the Brett Applegate, Greg composition of the top six Brown (Dugway), Greg basketball players in the Brown (Grantsville), Paul county. There is more simi- Mohammed, Eric VanLiere larity between Greg Brown and Richey Dixon has it all of Dugway and Greg - height, speed, scoring, Brown of Grantsville than floor play, team play, and the intense desire to win. the name. Both are exceptional bas- They form a very formidketball players. able aggregation and all deBrown of Grantsville, is a serve the title of r. On the second team, junior, but plays more like a seasoned veteran than an which is just a shade beunderclassman. Grantsville hind those selected on the got away to a slow start first team, we have placed this past year, and then im- Tooeles Wes Gross, Gary proving week after week, Bennion and Rod Dunn, came on like a Kansas tor- Shane Bostock of Wendnado, to miss qualifying for over and Phil Didericksen the state tournament by a of Grantsville. All are exceptionally talsingle game. And leading the strong ented basketball players, finish for the Cowboys was with plenty of followers Brown. A brilliant floor who are convinced that general, it was Brown who they should form the first usually topped the Cowboy team. ooooo all-St- ar ty -- Second Team fat ,kd GARY BENNION Tooele 1 SHANE BOSTOCK WES CROSS Tooele " Wendover ; PHIL DIDERICKSEN Grantsville ROD DUNN Tooele |
