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Show Pege 4 Thursday, December 13. 1979 CLEARFIELD HIGH basketball team poses tor picture. Front row, (I. tor.), John Flint, Ray Meibos, Tamera Lowe, Ass't Principal; Lawrence Cook, principal; Floyd Wilcox, Ass t principal; Kelly Fishbum, manager; and Coach Craig Hansen, headcoach. Back Row, (I to r) Mike Masero, Greg Boarden, Troy Nye, Preston Stafford, Dewey Pratt, ZCory Schofield, Scott Wallace, Troy Weeks, Mike Johnson, Jeff Gorringe, Brook Hicks, Freddie Cook, Danny Perkins and Von Gardiner. Ifhsre gcss a Eooss ball, there gcss a Fa!con! What a better way to remember the first year of a brand-negymnasium than to sport a featured basketball choice to win the league. The Falcons could start four which doesnt players under seem to bother Hansen who has seen past Clearfield teams in the same predicament and still come out ahead. Defense and rebounding will be our main objectives. We believe that these two factors are 5-- w tournament in it. Thats the way Clearfield coach, Craig Hansen feels about the first annual Davis County Basketball Tournament and the new gym his team performs in weekly. The Falcons have been getting better every week in They started off by being defeated by Kearns, but came back to beat Logan and Bingham at home. On the road, Clearfield has lost to Davis and West. Clearfield will open the tournament with Woods Cross at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 18th. Hansen has kept seven seniors and seven juniors for the new campaign which gets underway in late November. Oearfield hosted Kearns in their first preseason tilt last Friday. 6-- 0 - 6-- p The seven seniors include Brook Hicks, Dan Perkins, Scott Wallace, Jeff Gorringe, Greg Boarden, Cory Schofield and Troy Weeks. The seven juniors who made the squad are Troy Nye, Freddy Cook, Mike Masero, Duey Pratt, Mike Johnson, Preston Stafford and Vaughn Gardner. Its been a tradition at Clearfield for the past few years to place a lot of emphasis on seniors in the basketball program. "Were no different this year, said Hansen, Weve got seven seniors and they. be seeing most of the action. We feel after a player has been in the program three years, he should have most of the experience and is usually the best player for us. Well have a competitive team this year but wont be anyones 11 off-seas- about guts and more determination than anything else. Despite our lack of Dan Perkins stands under height we believe we can outrebound taller teams just but will be a starting forward for because of this philosophy, said Clearfield. He will be aided in the Hansen.forward line by Jeff Gorringe Both Hicks and Boarden are who along with Hicks were the extremely quick according to only two to letter as juniors. Hansen. Hicks will provide the Cory Schofield stands 4 and majority of the teams floor Hansen feels he could be starter leadership while Boarden is before the year is out. Troy described by his coach as the Weeks is another one who has quickest player in the league. worked hard during the offThe Falcon hope to do a lot of season and will be the Falcons center. fast breaking with Hicks and back-uBoarden in the lineup. These Two juniors will see a good breaks will come off either their amount of varsity action and they pressure defense or missed shots. include Freddie Cook and Troy Coach Hansen has developed Nye. Cook may be one of the best the philosophy that his team likes athletes at Clearfield after junior to work the ball in for a good transfering from Layton. Nye percentage shot and force the was one of the top sophomore opposition to shoot from the players from a year ago. outside. Hansen expects Sky View to Hicks is a team captain who is dominate league play with four of outstanding on defense, is a good their main six players returning shooter and is called by his from last years state consolation coach, a winner. team. I see the rest of the region Boarden has made tremendous fairly balanced. I will say that progress since his sophomore this is the kind of region where season. He didnt start his any team could beat any other sophomore year, started just squad on any given night, stated e last year and will be a Hansen. in He and Hansen is excited about the Wallace participated in the BCI Davis County Tournament Tournament last summer. that coming up in Scott Wallace has a unique will be played in both the new rags to riches story. Last Clearfield gym and the new season he barely made the team facility in Bountiful. nt pre-seaso- n. being told if he worked hard he could eventually develop into a key player. Scott went home not a member of the team but returned later that evening to a late practice asking to be reactivated. He was given his chance, said Hansen, Scott worked as as hard during the anyone Ive ever seen and now he stands in position to be our top center. Hell be an asset to us. . part-tim- full-tim- er 79-8- 0. er Oearfield without question this season will sport the quickest team in the league with the likes of quick-gu- n Hicks, Boarden, and even Gorringe. quick-fo- ot quick-boun- d |