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Show DECEMBER 16, 1986 By KEITH DUNCAN The big story in Davis County basketball is the emergence of the Viewmont High basketball team which recorded its seventh straight victory last Saturday night, a 70-4- 9 whipping of Cyprus in the finals of the Box Elder High Tournament. Clyde Nelson's Crew is now 0 on the season, but will face two formiable challengers this week in Taylorsville and Roy. The only other team within the 7-- county to sport a winning record are the Davis High Darts, who were 2 as of last weekend. John Robisons crew pulled off the victory of the year in beating last Tuesday in Brighton 67-6- 3 Kaysville. The Bengals are the de3-- fending Clearfield and Woods We had a couple of pretty instate, is Cross were after their first six tense practices after our loss to games. East, we just werent getting after it," said Buchanan, Wednesday I rolled up all of the baskets and we got after the defensive side of our 3-- 4. 2-- pre-seaso- Lancers champions with 4-- A another fine team back. as of last weekend, Layton is the Lancers coming off a big win over Woods Cross on Friday. Bountiful, playing perhaps one of the toughest schedules in the 3-- 3 4 n game hard. LAYTON Following a loss to East early last week, Coach Stan Buchanan decided it was time to get some kids serious about basketball. 70-6- 1 that the kids rebecause we did knock heads pretty hard for nearly two hours both Wednesday and Thursday." The intensity in practice must I was pleased sponded so well have continued to run as the Lancers jumped all over Woods Cross last Friday, beating them 5 to n record to 3 . even their 83-6- 3-- The Lancers exploded in the first half, going up 8 after one quarter and leading 9 at halftime. When this team is intense, they are downright good. They proved on Friday just how good they could be, he said. 29-1- 50-2- Stan Banks played superbly in 21 against the Cats as he chipped shots two missing points, maybe from the field at most. He (Banks) was outstanding," said Buchanan, Weve been waiting for him to come out and do that sort of thing all along. He was brilliant against Woods Cross, hitting nearly everything he put up. It wasnt a fluke, his shots just finally started falling. He comes down and for his first nails a three-pointpoints of the game and was crisp from that point on. Layton also got 20 points from Wes Nance, 12 from an injured Albert Chappell and 1 1 from Rod Dixon. It was great to get a full game from these kids," said Buchanan, They were sharp from start to end. This week Layton will start the week off with a meeting in Kaysville against the Davis Darts. Buchanan pointed out on the weekend that hed never won in Kaysville, either as a sophomore or junior varsity coach and especially as a varsity mentor. Hopefully that will change, laughed Buchanan. Laytons Mark Tucker, helping out the Lancers while Albert Chappell mends, leaps and shoots for two against Woods Cross. The Lancers then play Timp-vieBrighton he hauled down 11 reon Wednesday and finally on bounds. Leading the team in rebounding Friday it will be a reunion between Buchanan and Bountifuls Mike and giving just as a consistent Hall as the Braves and Lancers effort in his own right, is Curtis lock horns on Friday in Layton. Stoddard at the other forward spot. Buchanan assisted Hall at Bounti- - Stoddard scored 19 points against fill for a number of years before Ogden last Friday and 19 against Brighton earlier in that week. At coming to Layton. 1 Stoddard is working as hard as Albert Chappell led the Lancers in scoring with 15 points in their anyone on the team. Brian Emery, Brad Richins, loss to East. Mike Welling and Brandon Dyer and York Major have all put in superior efforts the past couple of games for Robison. Welling and Major have come off the bench to DAVIS HIGH Perhaps the play extremely well for the Darts. We have a real balanced biggest victory of the for any county team came in Kays- team, said Robison, And it has ville last Tuesday night as the Darts to be that way with kids all under beat Brighton It was particularly impressive The Darts start the week off this when you look at the fact the Ben- time with Layton at home on Tuesgals return three starters from last day. The weekend is big with a championship team, in- home game against Judge on Friyears the Marc Miller at day and a Saturday night game in cluding Box Elder. guard. Then after the big Brighton win, The club is getting better, said the Darts moved their Robison, Theyve got their own record to 2 with an impressive personality and they like it. w 6-- nine-poi- nt Darts pre-seas- 67-6- 3. 4-- 6--2. A all-sta- te pre-seaso- win over an improving Ogden team, last Friday in Ogden. 72-6- 7 Our rebounding emphasis against Brighton, especially in the second half, is perhaps the single-moimportant thing that helped us beat Brighton," said Davis Robison, We just wanted to stay close for three quarters and if we did, we felt we had a shot of getting them down the wire. Robison was content his club is learning and progressing during and said the win over a Falcons pre-seas- good team like Brighton only builds confidence that much more. Ogden is winless, the team Davis beat on Friday, but the Tigers are improving rapidly. Robison felt the victory over the Tigers was solid because of the fact it was earned on the road in a cracker-bogym and it came on the heels of a very emotional win over the dechamps. fending It was a tough, tough game, but we stuck in there and got the win, said Robison, We came from playing a team that hadnt lost, to playing a team that hadnt won." Davis Jeff Pearson continues to rip the nets and his scoring average shows it. He scored 27 points against Brighton including 13 of 14 from the freethrow line. Then on Friday he netted 30 more points CLEARFIELD HIGH Like in of clubs the the the area, many Falcons were on one end of the spectrum earlier in the week and completely on the other side by the weekend. Clearfield beat up Ogden quite bad on Tuesday, whipping the TiBut the Friday night gers 76-5game produced much different re 1. 4-- A field goals and aper- including feet six for six from the freethrow line. Pearson is playing so unselfishly right now, said Robison, Its just that the other kids are really looking for him, they have confidence in him. Jeff is working hard inside and getting most of his points around the basket and at the freethrow line. Its amazing that with a 25. point per game average, hes only all season nailed one three-point12 Laytons recreation sponsor womens basketball league Layton City Recreation is spon- soring a womens basketball league. The registration fee is $180 per team. The fee includes an eight league schedule and a true double elimination tournament. Games will be played on Tuesday evenings, with the first game starting at 6 p.m. at North Layton Junior High School. Fedeiation (high school) rules will be used. Also Layton league rules will allow only one former college pleyer to be in the game. No player currently playing any level of college basketball may par- - ticipate in the league. is now being accepted at the Layton City Parks and Recreation Complex at 464 N. 275 E. For more information call Fees must be paid at the Registration 546-858- 0. time of registration to be guarano ennt in the loapiie. - Craig Hansen, The kids are working hard. The Falcons are now 4 overall after six games and have been in every game with the exception of the Ben Lomond game. They lost by four points to Sky View, Bountiful and Woods Cross. Were doing about as well as we can do, said Hansen, Its hard to beat a team (Ben Lomond) when they shoot percent from the field, which is what they did. But despite that loss, the kids are still quite optimistic and positive about the rest of the season. Clearfield got an excellent game from Bill Spangenthal on Tuesday as the junior big man scored 22 points, his highest point total of the season. Spangenthal also had put in a good effort against Sky View the week before. 2-- 70-pl- er long." Not only is Pearson playing well on offense, but the coaches like his hustle on defense as well. Against We will need Bill to come through when league begins, said Hansen. combina- tion at the guardline. Bracken and Brad Larsen, continue to play well. Both are pure shooters and are Clearfields biggest threats from the three-poirange. Brad led the team in scoring with 14 against Ben Lomond. nt Clearfield will be on the road against Kearns on Tuesday and on Saturday American Fork travels to Clearfield for a 7:30 game. Basketball This Week Friday, Dec. 19 Judge at Davis Darts Bountiful at Layton Lancers x 83-6- We like the way things are progressing," said Clearfields Clearfields brother st pre-seaso- n. 90-6- 8. n 3-- Wes Nance goes high in the air over Woods Cross Tom Angelos, scoring two of his 20 points. The Lancers beat up on the Wildcats 5 for their third Victory of the sults as the Falcons lost to Kurt Miller and the Ben Lomond Scots, Saturday, Dec. 20 American Fork at Clearfield Layton City Recreation Dept, recognizes volleyball winners Play has been completed in Layton City Recreation Womens Volleyball League and Tournament. Taking first place honors going undefeated in league play was the team of Sam Ortizs, the Mixers. Members of this team are Cindy Ortiz, Wendy Ortiz, DeAnn Kidd, Helena Townsend, Melba Ortiz, Kay Jean Parry, Shauna Kidd and Natalie Allen. Second place in league went to the Net Sets coached by Connie Patterson. Members of this team are: Melody Howard, Denise Deru, Sandy Couch, Connie Patterson, Janet Johnson, Connie Pulley, Michelle Connor, Mary Ann Anderson and Dee Ann Valentine. Third place was won by First National Bank, coached by Karen Schroader. Tournament was held after league play and the team The Stompers came away with top honors. Members of the Stom-per- s include coach Vickie Draper, Robyn Robison, Karen Youngman, JoLane Thomock, Sharon Keller, Lesle Adams, Cathy Mormon, Vickie Bouy, Janet Comia and Loyce Bowman. Second place was won by the Net Sets. i f |