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Show I' WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, DECEMBER Takes More Than 3 To Make A Team By DAVE WIGHAM reader called me, in the basketball game, to complain wrote the article concerning Viewmont A couple of nights middle of the BYU-UCL- about the wav hockey. I ago a THIS MAN, who claimed to have 42 years of hockey behind him thus making him an expert, claimed that my story was incorrect. He noted that I should have written the truth which is that without three certain players the Viking hockey team would be nothing. I tried to explain to this man that as little as I know about the sport, I know enough to know that three people dont take a club to a 27-- record without some help. He didn't seem to agree. His main argument was that with these three gone next year, they are seniors, the Vikes wont win anything. That doesn't make those three any better in my eyes. 0 WHAT IF the Vikes lose all the hockey games next year? Does that mean these three were the whole team. Not to me. The other teams could be better next year thus the competition tougher. Im not saying these three players arent good, as little as I know, I realize they are good. But to say that without these three they would be nothing is ridiculous. , PEOPLE SAID that about BYU when they lost Gifford Neilsen, but in stepped Marc Wilson. A lot of people said Skyline was nothing without Danny Vranes last year, yet they won about ten games in a row without him. Does this man mean to tell me that if Skyline doesnt win the state crown this year then it was all Vranes the past two years? Sporting events are usually a team sport, and a team effort is required to win. True Vranes, Neilsen and these three players are major contributors but they are not the entire team. I'VE SEEN the Viking hockey team, true these three players are good but there are also many other players who contribute to their winning season. This man was upset that I W'rote that one player was, probably the best defensive player in the league." He noted that this player was the best in the league and that I should write the truth. There is no way as a writer I could ever write that, too many other athletes fighting for that honor. this man that no writer could ever write that a certain athlete was the best or that he made up the entire team. I guess he couldnt follow that. I thought it was alright to say that a player was probably the best, but evidently it doesnt please everyone. This man also mentioned that if I didnt know that much about hockey, then I shouldnt write about it. I asked him to do it then being the expert and he consented, so in the future maybe we'll have a guest writer. I TOLD 1. 1977 Anterless Jack Hannum Selected Deer Hunts Dates Set In First Round For SLC Four antlerless deer hunts have been set in northern Utah. Three of these hunts are set forth in the 1977 deer proclamation as five day notice deer hunts. The remaining hunt is a conditional hunt that is being called to aid in relief of agricultural damage. THESE hunts are being held in Meadowville, on the Crawford Mountain, and East of Bear Lake, all of which are in Rich County. One hunt will be held in Lost Creek, Morgan County. The number of permits and hunting dates are: ville 100 permits Dec. 10 and 11, and 17 and 18, Crawford Mountain - 150 permits Dec. East Bear Lake - 50 permits December 10 and 11, Meadow- ByDAVE W1GHAM It was a cold day last F riday afternoon in Rice Stadium but the Murray High offense was hot as the Spartans took the 3A football title away from the Davis club with a victory over the Darts. 10-1- and - 17 100 and and 18, and Lost Creek permits December 11, and 17 and 10 18. A PERSON is eligible to apply for one of these hunts if he has not previously used his deer tag or received a special deer permit such as an archery, muzzleloader or antlerless deer permit. must be Applications received in the Salt Lake Office of the Division of Wildlife Resources by 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1. THE SALT Lake City address is: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, 1596 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116. An application should include: name, address, big game license number of applicant, and the name of hunting unit desired. APPLICANTS should write Deer permit application on the outside of the envelope. drawing will be held Monday, Dec. 5 to determine successful applicants. Successful hunters will be notified by mail with additional instructions as to where they can pick up their permits. THERE is a $5 cost for the permit which will be paid after successful applicants are notified. All of these hunts are being called to aid in deviating range or agricultural damage A problems. IN A WAY it was only fitting that these two clubs should meet forthechampionshipthis year. Two years ago the Spartans were the state kings, last year the Darts came away with the top honors. Who knows, back-battlin- g Davis defense was impressive to deny the Darts any scoring problem they faced all day was in the mold of a halfback named Rocky Ullibari who gained over 120 yards on the day. Then in the state playoffs, the Darts has an easy time in the quarterfinal game against American Fork. Then in the semifinals they held one of Spartans needed though as their defensive unit held the potent Dart offense in check all afternoon. The Davis club did manage to get inside the M ut ray 20 ya rd ne i n t he t hi rd TV Darts started league play Repair All . into triple overtime before bowing to the Lancers 10-Then they traveled to Bountiful where the Braves dealt them another loss. But then the against the3A schools. Befori everything was said and don the Darts had won the region crown with a perfect record. They all came to try' toconquer the kings, but they all fell short as the double wing was loo much for the region teams. makes, reasonable rates, FAST SERVICE Phone 376-819- 6 FIRST UP came Ogden, a Bill Brimley large school that had just joined the 3A ranks and the awakening to the Davis offense as the Darts rolled past them. Other teams aftheir traditional head-ofairs with the Judge club. Playing without the services of their regular quarterback, Ryna Hill, the Darts came away with a thrilling 3 win over the Bulldogs. Then they went on to place second in the state finals behind Murray. That brings up the question many have asked, could they have won with Hill? No one knows, and everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion. team, a tram that only had one regular and one near regular returning from a state championship team, surprised a lot of people with their second place effort. SO THIS Davis But then those of us who know the Kaysville system and their coaches know ihat year in and out the Davis football teams are going to be tough. The coaches and players should hold their heads up high about this year. They had a great year. TREES$ai9 as As Low Many Sizes & Varieties Green House Quality POINSETTIAS $079 A Special Reg. $3.49 We Have all Varieties of Nuts for Your Holiday Baking. Gift Fruit Baskets for Christmas or any (Place your order occasion. now) FRESH VEGETABLES ALWAYS AVAILABLE voduce W. Gentile Street (Just 2 miles down West Gentile) 1815 Layton Phone 376-121- 1 AFTER ONLY one summer on the Professional Rodeo Association Cowboys Mr. Hannum (PRCA), finished 11th in the Cowboy competition and seventh in calf roping. For the latter, he picked up and earned a spot in the National Rodeo finals in $22,654 THE FORMER grid coach enroute to the nationals now and could not be reached for comment. is honor came just last Monday when he was chosen in a d draft choice as a member of Salt Lake Citys first-roun- team in the new Major first-roun- d included Tom Ferguson of Miami, Okla., selected by Denver; Roy Cooper of Durrant, Okla., who leads in calf roping earnings this year, selected by Tulsa; Chuck Waldie, cowboy, previous to Kansas City; and Leo Camarillo, top cowboy in 1975 and a top calf roper, to Los Angeles. Salt Lake City also picked up four other top cowboys who coach Dennis George feels can give the local team a lot of depth and talent. SECOND round draft was Chris LeDoux of Kaycee, Wyo., 1976 bareback riding champion who is injured but is expected to be ready for the cow IN addition, there will be a free agent draft set up for Jan. 3 for unsigned or unselected cowboys. Salt Lake City will have draft choices the among because of trading we did with Denver on Monday, said Mr. George. two first-roun- d free-agen- r choices cowboy THE LOCAL rodeo star who also gained fame as a college football player at Utah State University before taking up a high school coaching lives with his family career on a farm about five miles west of Ogaen. when they will be. Jacks most recent OTHER him. Mr. George said there will be other picks to complete each major league team of rodeo stars, but Im not sure Oklahoma City. League Rodeo Circuit. well-know- n Jack can add a great deal to our team and we are happy to have first chance to sign and prestigiously. But IT TOOK a lot of work and trading to get Jack (Hannum) as our first-roun- d choice, said Mr. George. "But it was worth it. Hes not only a local athlete, he is one of the best rodeo performers on the circuit and hes going to get better. ts THE NEW Major League of Rodeo will be patterned after the major leagues of baseball and football with a season that begins in March and continues through August. The format calls for 14 home rodeos and 14 performances on the road. Salt Lake City will host its rodeos either in the Salt Palace or at the State Fairgrounds. THIS WILL give Utahns and rodeo fans of the Intermountain area a chance to see the best rodeos in the world and an opportunity to watch local stars like Jack Hannum in action several times during a rodeo season, the Salt Lake coach noted. Mr. George is himself a PRCA circuit performer. He is a native of Wyoming but now lives in Arizona. By DAVE WIGHAM After watching some first pre-seaso- n basketball Layton High School is re paring for a brilliant and promising basketball season. In the games listed below, the junior varsity games will s'art at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity will begin at 7:30 p.m. PRESEASON, Dec. 2, Kearns, there; Dec. 5, Olympus, home; Dec. 9, East, there. Season, Dec. 16, Roy, there; Dec. 22, Viewmont, home; Jan. 6, Weber, there. SUPPORT of the community in these games and all activities at Layton High are appreciated. LHS will also be presenting a play based Pygmalion, on the movie musical My Fair Lady. It will be put on in the Layton High auditorium on Dec. 8, 9 and 10. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the cost is $2 for adults, $1 for students and children under 12, 50 cents. ON DEC. 12 we will hold the third annual Monopoly Marathon. Monopoly will be played for 24 hours straight with students guessing at the winners of games and property. The studentbody officers will be playing. On Dec. 17, the studentbody officers will also be sponsoring a stomp, which will be held in the gym and will start at 8 p.m. In All-Regi- Voting on By DAVE WIGHAM gave the Falcons a great effort. Layto' and Bountiful High i ok seven of the twelve spots on the first team for the offense in the voting conducted by the coaches in a meeting held this past week. Each coach nominated those athletes he thought had done an exceptional job throughout the year then all the coaches LN THE middle at the center spot is Bountifuls Steve Rudd. Coach Paul Waite called Steve one of the best centers hes ever coached. All year Rudd was a main stay in the Braves line. Also from Bountiful, big Dean Layton was selected as a tackle. Deansufferedaninjury and missed a couple of games but came back strong to open up some huge holes. Layton placed a couple of their big horses on the first team with Wade Gillespie and Pat Shaw being honored. Maurice Turner had a great year running the ball and Shaw and Gillespie were two of the main reasons he had so much success. Rounding out the first squad is Roy Highs Steve and 230 Meendrink, who at r junds has turned a few college heads. voted. QUARTERBACKING the elite squad is Bountifuls Chris Davies, who guided the team to a state quarterfinal berth and in Region One play. With Chris in the are Laytons and Turner Bonnevilles speedster Jerry backfield Maurice Amidan. Turner was the Lancers Mr. Everything on offense. Many feel had he been one hundred percent healthy in 6-- 5 the state tournament, the Lancers could have won the top place trophy. He had a great year as it was though, as many college scouts are drooling over this athlete. Amidan also suffered through an injury-pronyear but when he was healthy, he was murder on op- AGAIN THE voting was close and any of the second team members could have been selected to the first team. In some cases only one vote separated the two teams. Leading with the second squad is Layton quarterback Ben Bubak who is joined in the backfield by Bountifuls Bill Wemli and Roys Jon Hanson. The receivers are Scott ponents. The receivers for the first unit are Rick Snow of Layton, Fred Fernandes of Roy. with Viewmonts Rick Hallows at the tight end spot. Snow was a shoe-iafter turning in one of the best performances of a Pendleton of Bountiful, Shane Smoot of Viewmont and Roger Vincent of Clearfield. Linemen selected were Scott Kinnear of Bountiful, Mike Montgomery of Roy, John Beddingfield of Viewmont, Curtis Kawaguchi of Clearfield and Mark Wall of Layton. n Saturday, Dec. 3, the cheerleaders will be sponsoring a stomp held in the gym and beginning at 8 till 11 p.m. THIS Edward R. Stevens Is New Pilot Now wearing U.S. Air Force silver wings following graduation from pilot training at Reese AFB, Tex., is Second Lieutenant Edward R. Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby R. Stevens of 1732 Celia Way, Layton. Stevens is being assigned to March AFB, Calif., for flying duty on the Stratotanker. The lieutenant, a 1972 graduate of Layton High School, received his B.S. degree and commission in 1976 upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy, LIEUTENANT KC-13- 5 Colo. pass receiver this past year, some of his receptions were unbelievable. If colleges pass up this end, then some coaches their better recruiting system. Fernandes is just a junior but already he t&s&zfz has been a thorn in the defensive units of the region for a couple of years. This versatile athlete even played quarterback this past year as well as Christmas Trees flanker and safety. Hallows was Mr. Reliable for the Vikes, when they needed the big play they went to Rick. Live in Pots Plant Later! WITHOUT A doubt the most overlooked, by the common fan, position in football is the Scotch, Austrian & Red Pine lineman but the coaches notice those big people up front knocking heads with each other and this region produced some of the best linemen around. s5 offensive Clearfield Brian Johnson was selected to the first team as the punter. This versatile athlete was hampered this year by his knee injury but he still played his heart out and s35 2463 East Cherry Lane. East Layton sstsseaiaat sar games one thing stands out above the rest; some football players take longer to catch on to the roundball game. BOUNTIFUL just might be one of those teams as the Braves opened last week against the Ben Lomond team. The Scots finished their football season before the Braves, and they dont have near the number of gridders on the club as the Bountiful group does. Not saying that was the reason for the Braves loss, but some of the Bountiful players looked as if it had been a long time since they had touched a roundball. THE BRAVES will come around though so dont shed too many tears for them just yet. The big reason they will be alright this year is their center Irvy Williams. To see the improvement this fine athlete has made the past three years is an indication of what dedication and hard work wall do. With Irvy in the middle, the Braves have a big man they can go to for some offensive punch. The forwards for the Braves liKik to be Scott Pendleton and Brian Slagowski. Pendleton is a definite offensive threat from anywhere inside twemv feet, while Slagowski is a great rebounder who comes up with a lot of cripples un BACKING UP these two will be Scott Crowther, when he gets back from an injury, Scott Stuart, the big junior, who is developing into a great athlete. Clair Asay, another senior is also expected to see some action. A fine shooter, Clair is the type of player that can come in and spark a club when down. Junior Lynn Muir could play either forward or guard on any given occasion. A fine outside shooter Lynn gives the Braves a good weapon against the zone. Guards for Bountiful are as quick as anv around in John Hazen ai d Chris Davies. LAST YEAR in the junior varsity ranks these two caused a lot of problems with their speed and quickness. Davies is probably the better shooter of the two. Juniors who could give some added help to the club include Rod Kay, Mike Nelson, Blaine Bernard, Jeff Anderson and Wayne Nelson. Kevin Walker, another junior, is currently nursing a back injury but should help when he returns to action. BOUNTIFUL Coach John Robison is still looking for the right combination to work with, and one loss doesnt mean the panic button should be pushed. This team had a good year last year, and they have a lot of pride in Our furniture is the Best and feature: fabrics first quality All frames are Quality Constructed All Upholstering done with expert craftmanship All By CAMILLE CORNABY derneath. of the NEED NEW FURNITURE? We Do Custom Flocking CHRISTMAS But his aspirations have both financially paid off a rude COME BROWSE THROUGH OUR BEAUTIFUL GREEN HOUSE Freshly Cut and teaching career to pursue the life of a professional rodeo performer. Title like Box Elder, Ben Lomond, Woods Cross, South, Logan and Bear River all tried but all failed to solve the mystery of the Davis offense. The Davis team has nothing to be ashamed of this year as they had a great season. They started out by taking Layton successful coaching boy; Mike Marbel of Battle Mountain, Nev., a saddle bronc specialist; and Mark Sanchez, Albuquerque, N.M., another top performer. Prepares For New Season Layton, Bountiful Players Take Top Spots Bountiful Basketball n maybe next year the two clubs again. The only score in the contest came in the second quarter on a short burst up the middle. That was the only score the will be HANNUM gave up a very Tex., a young scoring THIS Murray team was by far the biggest, physically, in the 3A ranks this season and the big lineman for the Spartans were just too much for the Dart lines to handle. only one year that what he sets his mind to do, he does it well. Other selections were Justin Huffman, Fort Worth, Tigers got The Davis opportunity. defense was impressive in their own right. The only 0 Former Clearfield High School football coach. Jack Hannum, has proved after new rodeo season. period but then they came up dry as the Spartan D rose to the occasion to deny the Darts any opportunity. The By GARY R. 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