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Show DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 7, 1984 4-The Scouting Huskies Hungry For Second Shot At Davis High By KEITH DUNCAN (Writers Note: The following Is a scouting report for those interested in the Hillcrest Huskies who take on the Davis Darts this Friday afternoon at the University of Utah in the 1984 quarterfinal football playoffs.) 4-- -- Hill-cre- st Huskie football program, things have gone pretty much as expected so far this sea- says But, p.m. at the Davis of Utah, High University plays .against Hillcrest for another chance to try for that coveted 6-- 1, says Simonson, We'd also like things to end like weve planned too. AND THERES no doubt what kind of finish he is hoping for. Simonson and his Huskies are hungry for a championship, something which has eluded this school in football ever since Simonson first arrived. Its not that Simonson hasnt de- served either. On three occasions in the past few years the Huskies have made it all the way to the semifinals but have never found the right key to unlock the gate into a title game. Two of Simonson's seven at Hillcrest have found the d Huskies the team going into the playoffs but in both of those seasons they were denied championships. it top-rate- THIS YEAR the Hillcrest team is very strong and competitive again as they finished in a tie with Alta for the Region Two championship with a 1 mark. Simonson is hoping this might be his year to win the big one. In the beginning of this season. Hillcrest started the season with only one returning letterman on offense and just two on defense. The coach figured if his club could stay in the race early they'd be serious contenders in the end which is exactly what happened. 5-- HILLCREST lost to both Highland of Pocatello, Ida. and Cottonwood High. In the Cottonwood game the Huskies lost only 7 but had a fumble lost in the end zone. The Huskies then beat West Jordan who at the time had won two in a row. 8-- BUT THE turning point of season came in their win over Brighton. Behind in the fourth quarter, Hillcrest came' from behind and beat the Bengals which Simonson throught turned things around for us. Hillcrests only league loss came from Alta in a game that Hillcrest But Alta did was once leading 20-come back to win, 30-2Hill-cres- , ts 6. 0. ALAN Hoyne, Hillcrests fullback, has been the Huskies main ground gainer. Simonson is hoping that Hoyne will be in uniform against the Darts after the senior back sprained his ankle in the playoff win over Granger last Friday. Ronnie Neff is the half back, another talented ballcarrier according to the coach. Gone from Hillcrest are the graduated stars of 83. such names as Marty Haws and Bill Robertson. You dont get kids like Haws that often but weve got a kid this year, Ronnie Anderson, that has actually caught more passes than Marty did. The only difference is that Anderson doesn't run away from people when he catches them. Right now Ronnie has caught 10 more passes than what Marty did," said Simonson. THE HILLCREST Both of these guys have gone both ways all season long. Another has been Kevin Rice, the defensive tackle who is and 205. They are not the big studs but they do a great job for us. quarterback 6-- respectively. 3 WERE NOT as big as Davis is. Those four front guys for the Darts are really, really big kids. That No. 87 for Davis, the Clawson kid. is in my opinion a better player than Alta's big tight end, Darren Handley. Boy can Clawson run, better than Handley can. Were impressed with Clawson's ability to go deep and catch the ball. If 1 were a college coach Id pick Clawson over Handley. Hes a stud. THE $1,000,000 question going into the Hillcrest-Davi- s battle is whether the Huskies will really remember their heartbreaking defeat to Davis in last year's semifinals, enough to provide valuable incentive to beat Davis this year. Simonson thinks it will. WEVE ONLY got three kids now that played in that game last year, but there is no question that the others who make up our team today were part of the atmosphere, part of the defeat and part of the locker room after the game. We all remember it and why not, weve gone to the now three times and haven't won. semi-fina- ls DAVIS IS much like we are in the respect that they're hungry for a championship. Weber, Davis first opponent on the other hand, was perhaps just happy to be in the playoffs. Were not happy to just be here, we want to get over the hump. Its like the Minnesota Vikings. They go the Super Bowl a few times but never won the thing. ITS JUST unfortunate that we have to meet Davis so early because I feel it is going to be one of the best games of the tournament. Last years semifinal battle was the best game of the tournament, I 4-- Hillcrest isn't as big across the line as they were a year ago but Simonson says their quickness and meaness has made up for size. Two of them have been Shane Beanney 195 and and Brad Streets. 6-185 MIDVALE - Jerry Simonson. who is concluding his seventh season as the head coach of the son.- THIS FRIDAY at job done." 3. , Clipper Sports has been Jim Ackley, a QB that Simonson says just plain gets the Journal Sports sons this school won a homecoming contest, The Colt football prog- By KEITH DUNCAN I thought. Davis brings a better team to the playoffs this year, a much better team. DAVIS double-win- g offense gets a lot of ink, but I respect the defense. If theyre offense cant get it going once, you know the defense can get the ball right back. championship. The following is a glimpse at the other top seven clubs who will be competing this Thursday and Friday at the University of Utah. HIGHLAND High fields one of their better football teams in years and perhaps some of that has something to do with Roger DuPaixs ability to teach his kids the ins and outs of the wishbone offense. Mike Pembroke has run the wishbone as well as any high school quarterback has and hes had plenty of help from people like Robert Lopez and Cary Jenkins. Bryan May at 6 and 239 has been a stal6-- wart on defense. In the past seven years. Region footOne has produced three ball champions in Layton. Bonneville and Roy. But '84 has been one of those seasons in which this league, from top to bottom has 4-- ram is led by Coach Tom Jones with a mainstring of players like quarterback Craig Sorenson for one. Cottonwood claimed a very 2 dramatic win over region arch-rivOlympus. With others like Golden Myer. Trent Spafford, Blake Rhees, Ted Esplin and Kurt DeWitt the Colts could very se17-1- al riously challenge for the state crown as well. OLYMPUS Louis Long says the mark of a good program is one that stays in its region race year after year so in all respects the Titans football program is one of the states best. Again the Titans finished highly respectable in Region Three, ending with a 1 mark and in second place. In the past three seasons they've 4-- posted a 27-- mark and have started a winning tradition that Long calls invaluable as each year progresses." Greg Smith returned this year as the club's top defensive back, perhaps the best in last the state after making been very competitive among themselves, but with other top teams have not fared so well. JUST LIKE Davis, Box Elder had concerns about leaving the confines and traditions of the ranks behind, but actually have been highly successful in the club network. In two years as a the Bees have either tied or won the Region One championship. This year they finished and shared the title with the Clearfield Falcons. The Brigham City folk love and coach Mike Madeo has used both Robert Rapp and Troy Liljenquist to effectively put together a running attack that has been second to none in their own region. The Bees have been exceptionally successful this season in taking advantage of opponents miscues. and turning them into scores. THOM BUDGE has done it again by leading his Bonneville Lakers into the playoffs another time. No other team has enjoyed the consistent success in postseason as the Lakers have. Its been the Bonneville defense that has kept the Lakers moving up the ladder this year, a defense led by such people as Scott Cole, Mike Briseno and Shane Ross. How bout them Colts in Region Three? For the first time in the School's 15 year history, a Cottonwood football has finally won a football region championship. It was also the first time in five sea 6 Playoffs A year. Junior Mark Smith threw for 17 touchdowns with his primary receivers being Brad Gerber, Chris Smith and Ed Blackham. Scott Berd has anchored both lines this year in his second year as a starter. as anyone to snatch away the state cornw, maybe even make it two in over 2000 yards and a row. Alta has a defense that created turnovers in league play, 26 of them being interceptions. T hat defense is led by such kids as John 38 Tenney, Russ Parry and Roger Taylor. and blue Region Two, Hillcrest put together a more team than last year's with such names as Marty Haws and Bill Robertson. But it hasnt made the Huskies any less vulnerable as they swept past most opponents and eventually tied Alta IN THE back THE OFFENSE sputtered in talent-balance- d for first place in league play. Veteran coach Jerry Simonson has molded a strong defense and adequate offense with names such as Alan Hoyne. Jim Ackley. Ronnie NelT. and Ron Anderson. As the .playoffs began the Huskies were being considered as one of the top three or four serious contenders for the state title after some keen region battles against Alta and Brighton. All-Sta- te THE HAWKS from Alta are loaded again and theyre as ready Altas league opening loss to Taylorsville but got back on track and helped the team win their next five in a row. Doug Berry, the only football coach the school's had, uses such people as Mark Firko-vitc- h (tailback who averages 100 yaids per game ). Ty ler Pettis (good passing quarteiback). Troy Long (Alta's top receiver). Darren Handley (a returner from last year who is a 225 tight end). Chad Ogden ( a returning starter from last year as lunmngback) and Eric Know les and Todd Rodriquez (two of Alta'-- , best linemen) to build his offense. The Hawks are on a roll right now and have to be considered a strong favorite to repeat as 6-- state champions. 4-- A 3-- A 4-- 4-- A I their--footb- Undefeated in season league play, the Kaysville Junior High School Lady Knights volleyball team went on and won the county girls team championship. Team scores VOLLEYBALL racked up were Kaysville 15 over Farmington's 13, 9 and They also beat the Centerville team. Team members include: front, Jill Sanduk, left, coach: Brenda Peel, Jolene Card, Rebecca White, Kris Pearson, Marcie McRoberts, Jalynn Jorgensen. Shauna Smuin aand Head Coach Lela Alvarez; top, Chris Gilmore, left, Teresa Miles, Wendy Berghout, Heather Peel. Emma Smuin, Teresa Schomburg. Arne Murdock, Amy Heath and Laura Oldham. 15-- 15-- CHAMPS 9. ReTire for the winter with Grandmas guarantee Ive watched them on film for two days now and believe their defense is highly under-rate- d. told my defensive coordinator the other day that we had better not let Davis score any points because 1 dont think we will either, chuckled Simonson. 1 I SAW Jim (Dickson) at the Cottonwood game Saturday and told him its our turn. I told hinj we let him off the hook last year. I just hope it is a good game because there is a lot of respect both ways. I know the pressure that Davis is going through right now, going into the tournament as the club. Teams really go after and obyou when youre No. viously I'm going to use that to get our kids up," said Simonson in conclusion. top-rank- 1 Hercules Whitewall MS Steel Radial Steel radials for RVs and pickups. Includes Grandmas full road hazard warranty and free tire maintenance package. 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