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Show i I Sun Times, February 27, 1 Sun Chronicle, February 27, 1980, Page 980, Page 8 Ben Lomond Beacon, February 28, 8 4 41-3- 5, Those ball thefts denied the Lancers nineteen shots, and they were shooting close to 40 percent from the field. Layton lost by only ten points. They might have won, by hitting more field goals. Ralph Anderson and Neil Miller were credited with five thefts each, Van Fuller got three and Drew Skeen and Kory Kennington each stole two. Fuller and Anderson also made eight assists and Miller made seven. Ralph Anderson collected nine field goals from all over the floor, and converted seven of nine attempts from the stripe for 25 points to capture scoring honors for the game. Drew Skeen made 19 points and Kelly Johnson added 17 to the Weber half-a-doz- Clearfield Courier, February 27, 980, Page 8 1 8 c Waiter can sew up tide if they ffast-stit- By Bliss Fullmer Weber came up with a lot of impressive statistics in its 74-6- victory over Layton. The Warriors had the Lancers fewer turnovers, beat them from the foul line by hitting 18 of 22, where Layton converted ten of thirteen and Weber made 28 field goals to 27 for the Lancers. However, one statistic may have had more to bringing victory to Weber than any other, the Warriors made nineteen clean steals against Layton, and the Lancers were only able to get three steals from Weber. Page Bonneville Friday ch Mow the Mark Lee made ten field goals for Lancer points, while Dave Burke put in 19, and Stan Owens came up with ten points. The Weber-Layto- n series has been a strange one, this season. The two teams met first in the Gearfield Holiday Invitational Tournament, and the Warriors won by 27. A month later, on January 25th, the Lancers entertained Weber in league play and beat the Warriors by 26. Fridays game at Weber was the rubber match, and Weber won by ten. Our second-hal- f defense beat said a proud coach Dick them, We took away their inside Connley. game, and showed good offensive Our fast break attack is balance. developing, he added. Weber, by virtue of winning top honors in Region One, will play the fifth place team out of Region lbree, in a play-of- f game to get into the 4A tournament at the University of Utah in March. The playoff game will be played in the friendly confines of Weber High School. But the Warriors arent home free yet. They still need to beat Bonneville at Bonneville to win the title outright. A loss by Weber, coupled with a Layton victory over Sky View would throw the Warriors and Lancers into a tie for first place, and a playoff for bragging rights in Region One would be necessary. 20 preps stand Roy gets only second league win with impressive win over Bonneville At the basketball double-headeFriday night at Bonneville, none of the teams followed the script. The Roy J.V. team was undefeated in Region One basketball, and was exrecord to pected to extend its win-los- s but the young Lakers had different plans and defeated them Royal r, 9-- J. Vs 55-4- Next at center state was the varsity game. The Lakers beat the Royals at Roy on a last quarter surge and were expected to humiliate them at home. Roy conceded the first quarter to a 0 Laker lead, but then exploded for 22 second quarter points to take a twelve point advantage to the locker room at halftime. The Lakers for the second half, and gained a little ground in the third quarter, but then Roy them 8 in the last eight minutes to take a 7 victory. Cory Sylvester led all scoring with 21 points, and Dwayne Snell put in ten for the Lakers, but Dennis Adams and Rylan Weidemeir posted 20 points each and Bert Rich added 16 to confirm the Royal victory. Roy scored on 28 goals and 19 of 26 from the line, while the Lakers were getting 22 baskets and 13 of 23 foul shots. The turning point came when Coach Ted Smith put his team into a zone defense, and his Royals began potting baskets over the Laker zone. When Bonneville changed to a defense, the Royals went inside to Rylan Weidemeir who has been 75 14-1- out-duel- 24-1- 75-5- -1 man-toma- m n yom Captain Jerry Pimm and his hands are the masters of their own destiny this week; theyll steer the ship that will try to sail into NCAA playoff waters percent effective underneath and to Dennis Adams, who played one of his better ball games. The Lakers concentrated their defense against Roys 6 8 center, by collapsing on him, but that opened Bert Rich, who is deadly from the guard line, and the momentum swung to Roys side. Row owns the cellar in Region One, and played more relaxed because of the pressure of winning is off. Now the Royals are within striking distance of fifth place, and they want it bad. If Roy can beat Clearfield, this week in its final game, and if Weber knocks off Bonneville, the Lakers and Royals will be tied for fifth place. The advantage of taking fifth, instead of sixth in Region One, will be realized in the paring of teams for the playoffs. The last place team of Region One is pared against the first place team of Region Two, and that position belongs to Hillcrest High School, which hapteam in pens to be the number-rate- d 4A basketball. The game will be played on the Huskies home-cour- t. The fifth place team of Region One has a little repreive. That team will meet the second place team out of Region Three in the playoffs. Skyline is the probable opponent in this bracket. Though the playoff game will be played at the Eagles gym, it looks to be better than playing the Huskies at Hillcrest. Bonneville and Roy may be playing next week for last place in Region One, with a game at Skyline for the winner, and a dog fight with some Huskies for the loser. for the fourth consecutive year. The Utes must receive some "he'.j", however, in the form of a recommendation from the Western Athletic Conference which submits to the NCAA selection committee a bid for its second place team to join the tourney field along with its league champion. Young Brigham University assured itself of an automatic spot in the tournament when the Cougars won the WAC title outright last week with road victories at Colorado State and Wyoming. The 0 latter contest, a slowdown the over victory Cowboys, cemented BYU's championship. Although there is nothing certain which states that a conference's second place team automatically receives a call into the tournament, it 39-3- The success story of the Utah High All-StGames runs into its seventh consecutive season in 1980, with even more lustre in store for the games that charitably aid United Cerebral Palsy and the Utah Special Olympics. They have become a hit, these basketball and football competitions, since their somewhat auspicious beginning six years ago, in 1974. And their expansion and popularity has been a continually upward thing.' First came the original concept. A showcase competition for the very best graduating Utah high school athletes in football and basketball. Those first games in 1974 were played on the same weekend in August at the School ar long-playin- g Utialh ADD h University of Utah with an cast. They were North vs. South games. The North vs. South concept was kept for the 1975 games, both also in Aujgust; but the big difference between the sophomore year of the games and their rookie season was a all-Uta- significant one. The second-yea- r games showed a profit. That profit was significant, since it meant the NCAA could sanction state vs. state competition for the charity event, and that paved the way for the first year of competition in 1976. The basketball game that year saw the best of the Beehive State go against the best of the Sunshine State. Utah-Arizon- Roy 75 Bonneville 57 qv in u fit ts: Pf'V-Afl- a The Best of the Beehive won. That, of course, set a trend that is Bonneville U n y 4. S'ns 0. Bullard 0, MrCaullev 4. 7.V 28. i--1. 2. Murdpck 2 (Wfl, 4. 20, Rich 6. Wiedmeier Seholter Hadley t, Bonneville tylvftstnr A 6. 6; Hanev 2 01. 4. Shell p 16. 20. 4. H). 4 4--4 2. Tntei ?1 Call : 7 Gambles 1. M, 2, Buckwav 0. ? 6: Dranev I. Trimble v. Totals 22 6, 3 10 ?. Hill 2 2. M i n-2- Bobcats 71 Falcons 62 ? Sk v Vie is 3453 71. Clearfield 16 28 41 42 ; Skv View-tfcK- enna 5, 3, 11; BalrS, 3-19; Benson 5, M2. 21; Weeb 4, 9; 11 ; Totals 26, 71. Banett 4, Clearfield Hicks 5, 44, 14; Bordon 2, 3-7; Perkins 1, M, 2; Gorringe 4, 9; Wallace 9, (HI, IB; Scofield 1, (HI, 2; Klve 3, 4-10; Totals 25, 62. U Weber 74 Layton 64 lavton 13 29 4564; Weber 16 32 47 74; 20; Sackett 1, 04, 2; Layton Lee 10, 19; Owens 4, 10; Vigil 3, Burke 6, 3; Siekiera 04, 4; Pearce M, 6; Sill 1, 0.64,0: Total 27. Weber Anderson 9. 25; Miller 2. 04. 9; Skeen 8. 34, 19; Johnson 4; Fuller 3, 17; Kennington 0 04. Shaw 0. 044; 6, 74. Totals 28, 0-- i the air is Roy's Brad McCaulley who netted a couple of points on this play. Action here clash in Roy. The Warriors defeated the Royals then last week stunned was taken from the of the lead in Region One. Neil Miller, Kelly Johnson and Van Fuller watch take to Layton Brad score the two points. FLYING THROUGH Roy-Web- 3-- sole-possessi- record. And if UTEP beats New Mexico in its final game, they will also have a 10-- 4 record. "But, according to the bylaws of our conference, the first criteria to determine how to break the deadlock is how the two teams did against each other in the seasons series. We beat Saturday afternoon (1:08 p.m. WAC TV game of the week) against San Diego State as warmups. Pimm hopes the WAC, in considering the leagues recommendation for the Utes to be accepted into the tournament, takes note that should Utah win its two games this week the Utes will finish their season with eight wins in their last 10 con- ' UTEP twice. If the two teams split the series, then the WAC goes on the overall record. If the overall records are tied, then the team that has gone to the tournament most recently is eliminated. tests. "The committee also would be impressed by how strong a schedule a team has played and how well that team is playing at the time the Pimm exselections are made, In other words, Utah would hold the edge over UTEP because of its two victories over the Miners, but the Utes must defeat San Diego State and Hawaii this week to receive the recommendation from the WAC to the plained. Joining BYU from this state as a conference champion are Utah State (PCAA) and Weber State (Big Sky). These teams, however go into respective conference playoffs this PCAA playoff week. The seven-tea(minus Fresno State which was NCAA. BYU, of course, is in the field, and the Cougars will use their final home games Thursday against Hawaii and - Sftair declared ineligible for rules fractions) opens in Anaheim contests run in- Special Olympics. Now, for 1980, comes an even bigger aura for the Games. Plans are finalized to expand the basketball competition from a two-statournament. thing to a four-stat- e The states of California, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho and, of course, Utah will be involved on a rotating basis, with Utah always the host. Each year four of the six states will be involved in a single elimination tournament. There will be a total of four games. And more spectator interest. And more monies for research services, and Special n. at 8 p.m. MST. Weber State, with its brilliant 24-- 2 season record, will host Montana State Friday at 7 p.m. in the Dee Events Center to open the Big Sky tournament. Idaho and Montana will play the 9 p.m. game Friday. Weber is heavily favored to win the tournament, but in the event of an upset either night, the Wildcats loom a strong bet to receive an bid into the NCAA because of its record and national record. Utah State and Weber each played one game last week. The Aggies knocked off defending champion in Stockton, and Weber Pacific, belted Idaho State, Saturday in Ogden. 91-7- 8, 81-6- Weber's Bruce Collins set a Big career scoring record Saturday night when his game against the Bengals gave him 1,949 points over his four-yea- r career. The old record was held by Idaho States Steve Hays at 1,933, set in 1977. Sky nt Duagh te ' sday night and continues until a champion is crowned Saturday night. The Big Sky meet will start Friday in Ogden, with Weber State hosting the affair which concludes Saturday night. Utah State draws a first round bye Thursday and will play the surviving team with the worst conference record Friday night. Probably, that team will come from the winner of the University of Pacific vs. Santa Barbara game Thursday night. In other first round games Thursday, Long Beach State plays Irvine and San Jose State plays "It is possible, said Aggie Coach Rod Tueller, "that the NCAA may take two teams out of our conference, but we are going down there with the idea that we are going to win the tournament and not hope to be selected if we should lose one of those games. Utah States first action in the PCAA tourney Friday will come Thur important, even more proceeds to benefit United Cerebral Palsy and the yet to be broken. In all competitions to date with the Arizonans the Utahns are yet to lose. That works out to four straight basketball triumphs in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 and two straight football triumphs in 1977 and 1978 before a tie in last year's football game. A moral victory for the Arizonans, if nothing else. The state vs. state angle pumped considerable life into the interest of the games, prompting even more advancement and development. By the 1979 season the basketball and football segments were separated, with basketballs show going off the March and footballs in August. The result was double the crowds, double the exciteihent, and, just as 5-- tom tosimm mwM fiSimgism, siM has been the rule in recent years that most leagues No. 2 team has gotten into the NCAA meet. Further, now that the tournament field has been expanded from 40 teams to 48, it is a safe bet that the WAC's second place team will be accepted. Now, who will be second in the WAC? Currently, three teams retain that hope. Utah and ..Texas-E- l Paso have the inside track, with Wyoming still a possibility. However, the Utes and Miners have each lost four games, while Wyoming has five losses. The Cowboys have two league games remaining, this Saturday at home against Colorado State, and next Monday in Fort Collins against the same Rams. That Monday game is a makeup from an earlier scheduled contest which was postponed because of a snow storm. "Yes, it is true, stressed Pimm. "We do control our destiny. If we beat San Diego State and Hawaii at home this week (Thursday and Saturday nights), we will finish with a 10-- 4 WAC Success of Box Scores Olympics competitions. Not to mention even more opportunity for outstanding graduating high school athletes to have a stage on which to display their talents. Already, that list is formidable. Nearly 100 athletes have had the thrill of competing in the basketball games and more than 300 football players have had the joy of their involvement in this annual all-stclassic. Virtually all of the college stars from Utah in the 70s have first shown their wares on Games floors and turfs. And pro stars, too. Such as Jeff Judkins, now of the Boston Celtics. Success. Thats been the watchword of the Utah High School Games. All-St- All-St- ar BROOK HICKS may vary wall be a top candidate for a spot on a post season basketball or football team. He attends Clearfield High School. |