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Show I Sun 7 imes March 26, 1 Ben Lomond Beacon, March 27, 980, Page 6 1 980, Page Sun Chronicle, March 27, 6 1 Clearfield Courier, March 26, 980, Page 6 1 980, Page 6 Players pick 1980 Region One basketball cream of the crop By Keith Duncan the carpet, here they are! Fifteen ot the top prep basketball iiuii out players in Region One were recently and olficially' voted by the players themselves, to the 1980 Sportstacular basketball team. Region One In a first ot it's kind' voting procedure among the varsity players in the region, an squad was of selected without the voting-helcoaches or sportswriters All-Sta- r all-st- p Twenty players started out on the ballots handed out last week to each player in the region. Fifteen was the cut-of- f point, because in most cases that is usually the number of players that a high school team from this region will usually carry on the squad, give or take a few. Weber. Layton, and Sky View, the three teams who finished atop the standings and represented Region One well in the state tournament, dominated the top few spots on the total balloting. Laytons Mark Lee was the top vote getter, gathering in 80 votes from his fellow teammates and competitors within the region. The leagues leading scorer was also tabbed as the Most Valuable Player after notching another 30 votes from his teammates and fellow competitors. Webers rugged forward, Drew Skeen, finished second in the voting with 74 votes. Skeen, who hauled down all-stvs. 13 rebounds in the in Lake Salt clash last weekend City, was second in the MVP balloting with votes which also tied him 12 write-i- n with his teammate, Kelly Johnson. Both Warrior forwards finished votes. with 12 second-plac- e multiBonnevilles Cory Sylvester, finished third talented forward-guarin the voting with 72 tallies, just two shy of Skeens 74. Sylvester also had 4 MVP votes. Cory finshed as the top scorer for the Lakers while only a junior. He was one of only three junior players who were elected to the regions fifteen 3-- A 4-- first part of the season. 1 felt I was carrying a big load for the coach and was pretty nervous most of the time, continued Lee. The nervousness must have turned to pure confidence when the league began its schedule in January. Thats when Lee showed his stuff and didnt stop until he had finished as the leagues leading scorer with 21 points per game and over eight rebounds per contest. The 3 senior says no spring sports are in his schedule, time permits him to only improve his grades and prepare for a possible spot on a to junior college team. Id even like a at college junior improve my grades then take a crack at a major college someday, said Lee. Lees coach, the veteran Doug Moon, played Mark at the forward spot for most of the season where the smaller Lancers needed him. 6-- However last weekend at the battle, Lee played vs. from a guard position and scored 18 points to lead all players in that column. Playing guard was funner, maybe because I got to shoot more and handle the ball more, stated Lee. Who helped to inspire the talented ; eager throughout the year? My big brother, Robert Lee, said Mark, He really was behind me all the way and got me ready for this season. 3-- A all-st- 4-- ar rXV'fi ' 3 most elite. Jon McKenna of Sky View, without question one of the most talented centers in the state, tallied 67 votes in total. Jon also collected 9 MVP votes. Jons own teammate, Eddie Benson was close behind with 64 votes and five in the MVP voting. The second five were led by Kelly Johnson, a junior forward of Coach Dick Conollys Weber High team. Johnson amassed 46 votes. The big-re- d head also gained quite a distinguished mark by getting 12 MVP votes from around the region. Laytons Dave Burke, the powerful Lancer guard, finished with 39 votes for sixth place. Dave also gained one vote as a MVP. Two Falcons finsished next in the balloting. LEE was voted by his teammates and fellow comaround the petitors region as the 1980 Region One Most Valuable Lee wants to play at a junior college before taking a crack at a Player. LAYTONS MARK major college. went How. A' Sportstacular about the voting process 3 5 V It'S . By Keith Duncan Sportstacular Editor those politically polluted r d teams or postseason squads that leave a lot of questions unanswered, try this one for Forget all-sta- star-studde- refresher. Sportstacular, with a delightful cooperation from coaches and players among Region One basketball teams, has come up with the players vote a for the 1980 Region One all-st- cage squad. We opted a change from having coaches select the top players in the region or a handful of sportswriters making their stab at the regions best, but instead had the players themselves vote who should be listed as We sincerely hope this kind of selection process can be something we can continue in future seasons for other sports and a year from now when another prep team must be selected in basketball. We extend a sincere thanks to the six region coaches who contributed to the organization and prompt voting of their players. II you are somewhat interested in knowing how the squad was voted upon listen (nEach team in Region One were allowed a maximum ol 15 ballots to be distributed among iiuMi.hers of the team. the varsity Each player was then given the pport unity to vote upon the players listed on the ballot, which included at fe, ... . - least three of the top performers on each club. You might wonder why just three on the ballot. Well, it still was unlimited. Players were also given the option to write-i- n a candidate they felt a vote could be awarded. And there were four players who received write-ivotes. Each varsity member had 8 total votes to distribute among the candidates on the ballot or a write-i- n as explained. Of these eight votes, no more than one vote could be awarded per player. In other words, eight votes couldnt be piled up on a single player, but had to be distributed among eight different players. Players on the ballot were eligible to vote for themselves. When the eight votes were finally awarded, each player had the opportunity to write-i- n his choice for the leagues Most Valuable Player. After talking to the coaches in Region One, not one balked at the idea of allowing players select the region team, in fact all the coaches loved the n idea. Weve found areas where the player-votinmethod can be upgraded and by the end of the baseball season, we feel well have it g down pat. Please let us know your feeling about the 1980 prep basketball group from Region One. Phone and ask for Keith or Glen or please feel free to write us. The address is 5288 South 1900 West, Roy, Utah. 84067. all-st- 825-166- fi How the votes tallied up Mark Lee, Layton Lancers Drew Skeen, Warriors Cory Sylvester, Bonneville Lakers Jon McKenna, Sky View Bobcats Eddie Benson, Sky View Bobcats Kelly Johnson, Weber Warriors Dave Burke, Layton Lancers Scott Wallace, Clearfield Falcons Brook Hicks, Clearfield Falcons Dan Call, Bonneville Lakers Duane Snell, Bonneville Lakers Ralph Anderson, Weber Warriors Stan Owens, Layton Lancers Bert Rich, Roy Royals Jeff Gorringe, Clearfield Falcons Rylan Weidemier, Roy Royals 80 74 72 67 64 46 39 30 29 23 22 20 16 16 15 15 Center DREW SKEEN WEBER HIGH JON McKENNA CORY SYLVESTER BONNEVILLE HIGH SKY VIEW HIGH Sitiflff uMskMA Scott Wallace numbered 30 votes compared to 29 for his teammate, Brook Hicks. Rounding out the Top 10 was Dan Call, another Laker from Coach Gary Alversons team. Call finished with 23 votes. Snell nails 22 votes Duane Snell, a Bonneville forward, and the third junior of the top fifteen had 22 votes. Webers Ralph Anderson had a terrific second half of the season for his Region One championship team and finished with 20 votes. Stan Owens propelled his Layton High team through the state tournament once they reached the setd ting in Salt Lake City. The forward got 16 votes from around the region which tied him with Roys Bert Rich. Rich was the guard for Coach Ted Smiths squad. Finishing tied for the fifteenth and sixteenth spots were Jeff Gorringe of Clearfield, a forward and Ryland ' EDDIE BENSON KELLY SKY VIEW HIGH WEBER HIGH JOHNSON DAVE BURKE very-rugge- another Weidemeir, forward, representing the Roy Royals. The Best of the Rest Roys Dennis Adams had 12 votes, Sky Views Hendricks had 9 and Bair of Sky View had 8 to continue on down the line. Sophomore Rob Thomas of Roy, was the only sophomore to receive any votes. The Royal star tallied seven. Van Fuller of Weber received six votes and his teammate, Neil Miller was credited with two more. Norm Haney of Bonneville got two votes. MVP is Laytons Lee Super-slee- k and smooth, Mark Lee of Layton will be remembered for sometime around Layton parts and probably the remainder of the region for that matter. Sportstacular certainly will remember him for his basketball heroics during the 1979-8- 0 season by awarding him with a special plaque after being voted the Most Valuable Player among his teammates and competitors in Region One. I was walking down the hall and i Dave) Burke told me I had been voted the MVP. I think I was the happiest guy in the school. Its a first for me, said Lee. Starting for Layton High this season was surely a first for the slender-bodie- d forward who had never been started or played in a varsity basketball game before this season. Ill have to admit that 1 was scared in many of the games in the SCOTT WALLACE CLEARFIELD HIGH 7 7', BROOK HICKS DAN CALL CLEARFIELD HIGH BONNEVILLE HIGH "7v A A I V - ? H Hti j j, u K '-- , i rte ' 'A 3 ' -- 4r v' c,f,sv. DUANE SNELL BONNEVILLE HIGH RALPH ANDERSON WEBER HIGH - ) . T J M pV"! STAN OWENS LAYTON HIGH ' rep RIVP votes Lee 0 ,, r, v3 X 30 fes V i i V Johnson 12 Skeen 12 McKenna 9 Benson 5 Sylvester 4 Burke 1 BERT RICH ROY HIGH RYLAN WIEDEMIER CLEARFIELD HIGH ROY HIGH |