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Show n r ! Were Featuring Davis Countys Best Cagers 1 4 I : DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL APRIL 17, 1985 The Cream Of The Crop In Davis County By KEITH DUNCAN Journal Sports basketball teams will be long forgotten when you compare them to a memorable visit to the state tournament. Its that visit to Salt Lake City, a chance to strut your stuff in front of hundreds of people that will always be rememty bered. AND IN 1984-8all three schools, Davis, Clearfield and Layton, earned trips to the tournament as each finished with 4 records in their respective leagues. But when the season and tournament do draw to a close, its an annual tradition to pick the cream of the crop and place them on a pedestal. We havent done any5 6-- thing different in this years Davis basCounty Clipper ketball team. ON THE south end of the county, only Bountiful earned a spot on the tournament rosters but that came after a splendid year in which they walked away with the Region Four championship. The Braves led the selections with four players including Steve Mihas who was tabbed as this years most valuable player. VIEWMONT and Woods Cross each placed one player on the team. Clearfield and Davis had three players make the elite group and Layton had two more. HERES a close up of the allcounty stars. Eric West, Clearfield High Through Clearfields memorable season, which included a seventh place finish at the tournament, Eric was perhaps the most consistent of any Falcon. He finally enteam ded up making the from the Salt Lake Tribune. WESTS jumping ability and height were two reasons he was a starter for the Falcons at one forward spot. At 6 5'2 he probably had as good of jumping ability as anyone in the state which helped make Clearfield one of the top rebounding clubs around. In only two games this year did you find any opposing team outrebound ty 4-- A ty -- 4-- A all-sta- te two-ye- er stopped giving DARRELL Martin, Layton High - Perhaps one of the premiere guards in the state, but vastly overlooked by those who selected teams. Without Martin, you could question where Layton would have really been. He was the hub of the team, the guy who made things happen on both sides of the court. he probably isnt tall AT enough to compete on the college level, but for high school was just all-sta- te 6-- 1, right. Through the year he was a sure bet to score 20 points a game. Those points came on jumpers, fast s break getaways and offensive which were there because of his jumping ability. MARTIN was a shoe-i- n for this team and in the future will be missed a great deal at Layton basketball team. Top row (1 to r) David Kinard, Mark Adams, Darrell Martin, Scott Moon, Todd Allen, Steve Mihas, and Tim Izatt. Bottom row, Eric West, Greg Boykin, Casey Lloyd, Rex Brimhall and Don Sorenson. Missing from picture were Shawn Kinnear and Bret Cloward. 1985 tip-in- ALL-COUNT- Y Pre-Seas- all-st- ar In Full Swing on High. Rex Brimhall, Layton High -- Tuning Up The Pitches One of the only juniors to make the 1984-8- 5 Clipper team, but a good one to boot. AT 6-- 6 and continuing to grow, Brimhall improved tremendously over his sophomore year. Now Coach Doug Moon hopes he improves that much more till next season. Brimhall gave Layton some of the fiesty play they needed inside the key. Once inside, he could usually score with the soft touch he possesses. On defense he got a little meaner this year and pounded it out with the big oys for honors on the rebounding charts. CASEY LLOYD, Davis High By KEITH DUNCAN Journal Sports All three Northern Davis County baseball teams continued their schedule last week in preparation for league schedules which get underway later in April. DAVIS HIGH picked up two victories and improved their record to Layton split their two game stint with Davis and Clearfield lost all three of their first three games. pre-seas- 3-- 1. -- Another shoe-i- n selection for this years county club. Lloyd, along with Scott Moon, David Kinard and the rest of their teammates made Mike Gardners last year as a high school basketball coach something to remember. DAVIS HIGH The Darts are hot at the plate. KEN DRAAYER has got a swinging bunch who arent afraid to make contact. They beat Layton 8 last Tuesday and also lost 12-the week they belted Tiywrap-u- p 11-- team win miss onarr nowever, alter he broke his nose in one of the Layton games. He will be back in two weeks its predicted. 5. Box Elder 1 Thats a grand total of 27 runs scored in just three games, an average of nine per game. SHANE Brown came in and did a good relief job against the Bees and Clay Singley hasnt looked bad either as a starting pitcher. The SOME OF the Davis kids that are teams rightfielder, Mark Petty hit leading the punch include' senior a double and home run in just three catcher, Mike Robinson. As trips to the plate against Box Elder. Draayer noted, Mike is a super Greg Norton does an excellent positive influence out there with job leading off, hitting well and his style of play. Im just glad having stolen two bases in the Box we've got him on our side. Elder game. Others include Todd Snarr THE DARTS appear to have the w hose hitting has been torrid. The Wests trifying stuff shot against the elec- Layton team at such a crucial moment in the game. HE COULD score too as he finished as one of the leaders in that area. Greg Boykin, Clearfield High starter for the Another two-yeFalcons at the center spot. He along with West made an almost -- ar unbeatable combination in the middle. BOYKIN only started playing basketball in the ninth grade but made leaps and bounds of improvement during his three years under Craig Hansen. Boykin came alive in the tourney and helped the Falcons beat both Davis and East 4-- A for their second straight finish among the states top eight teams. For the year, Boykin finished high on the rebounding charts and when he really wanted to score he could. For instance in the Davis game at the tournament, Boykin had to score on a couple of crucial situations and did just that. MARK ADAMS, Clearfield High Along with Mike Call and Darrel Hicks, Mark Adams helped give Clearfield a strong punch at the guardline. Adams came into his own his senior season at Clearfield, having to do it when Troy Markham fell from the basketball ranks with a serious iryury . He shunned the pressure and played well enough to give Clearfield the fireplug play they needed at times. PERHAPS his most memorable game was the tournament win over East in which he sank two freethrows in the final seconds to give the Falcons the victory. He was a good ballhandlcr and though he wasn't blessed witb offensive skills like others, he nev THE THING well remember most about Lloyd was his inept shooting ability from long range. Once this kid got the hot hand from 20 feet out, then look out. During one Woods Cross game he canned seven straight jumpers from 22 feet or further. Gardner liked to call Lloyd his streak shooter, and for good reason. CASEY was also a tough competitor inside and he had to be since Davis lacked the size they needed. Lloyds senior senior will be remembered by a lot of things including his placement on the Tribune basketball team. . Vi? V' X,r LAYTON HIGH 4 Eighty-perce- nt of a baseball teams success revolves around its pitching, so says Brad Hawkins. And that's why the Lancer coach is giving as many kids as possible a chance to prove themselves. IN LAST week's action, L.ayton 8 first lost to Davis but came back to win 12-- 5 the next day. This week theyll play Brighton on Tuesday and then play Granite on Thursday with the sight not yet 11-- L 0, WW V Nat, i . v Z ss Davis first determined. game against Bountiful High. But he always a double-figur- e man, usually in both categories. Moon ended up making the Deseret News team and was once selected as the Prep of the Week. DAVID KINARD, Davis High He was the sparkplug of the Davis High team and another fine choice HAWKINS is continuing to look at every available pitcher and give them plenty of time to prove themselves. In the first Davis game he sent James Kortright. Yuma and ( 'In is Moi i ie to the mound and the next dnv had Brian Bailey, Randy Cowdcr and Rex Hnmhall pitching. Ihrough all of that Kortright, Bailey and Brimhall looked the most promising but the others had their brighter moments too. The Lancers continue to hit well too, scoring 20 runs in just two All-Sta- te -- for this years county team. Though he didnt score like the rest of the teammates, Kinard made shambles of every assists record in the state. For the year he ended with 12 assists per game and had a high of 17 in one game. days. DAVID KNEW his role on our team more than most and made the best use of it, said Gardner. A gusty type player, Kinard was also a good rebounder having a pretty good knowledge of just where to be when the ball came down. 16-1- 0 SENIORS Danny Richardson, Mark Adams and Ryan Fisher have been the most steady through the so far. Darrell Hicks will be used sparingly in the next few weeks due to an injured ankle he sustained in the Ogden game. Weve had a lot of kids out this spring but I finally believe weve established a set line-usaid Hicks. CV MOON WAS a sight to behold at times. At only 6-- he could jump like no ones business. His most memorable game was his 35 points in CLEARFIELD had a chance to get three games under their belts last week, but lost all three. First it was Ben Lomond "that beat them Ogden then got a victory and finally it was Woods Cross beating the Falcons This week Clearfield will play Viewmont at home early in the week and then travel to Davis for a game on Friday. p, -- rebounds together. pre-seas- SCOTT MOON, Davis High Still another shoe-i- n choice. The Davis coaches are moaning this kid is a senior because they only had the chance to coach him one year. Moon moved into the area after playing his sophomore and junior seasons in Germany. 12 CLEARFIELD HIGH Ken Hicks continues to mix up a line-u- p that might produce a winning combination. As he said, Weve got the material but it's just a matter of putting everything 5-- 1. All-Sta- te and played both Bonneville and Clearfield with the Clearfield game being played Friday in Kaysville. 9-- ar Clearfield. No one wilfforget much needed depth they'll need to compete in the lough legion wais. This week Davis was to have ,, Laytons Rex Brimhall delivers to Todd Snarr during baseball action last week. Davis won the first game 11-- 8 but Layton came back lo get the second, 12-- 5. THE WEDNESDAY Davis game saw Robert Femeau hit two triples and collect five RBls. Bart Vernon got a pair of doubles and three more RBls. Tom Montano also hit a double w hich gave Layton 13 hits that afternoon. In those two games, Layton committed only four errors. |