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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL. DECEMBER 8. 1977 Wrestling: Braves Are Trying By DAVE WIGHAM Dave To Cover Cals In Sports By DAVE WIGHAM It has been mentioned to this reporter that the girls athletic program of the area has been neglected by this paper. During this span, when the big movement has been on by the gals, there have been some top clubs from the county. SOME OF the callers indicated that I didn't like girls. ridiculous, I like them so much I even married one of them. The only real explanation I can give for the lack is because of the number of hours in a day. It's a tough assignment for one reporter to cover all the sports in the area, including junior and senior high schools. When you stop to consider that there are now six high schools in Davis County, Woods Cross, Bountiful, Viewmont, Davis, Clearfield and Layton, and who knows how many junior high schools that need to be covered, the problem begins to unfold. second last year. Only a junior, Rod comes from a wrestling family that has given the Braves many wins over the years. Paul Lawrence returns at 119 to improve his second place finish a year ago. Paul is very strong for his size and also quick. The third wrestler hoping to improve his second place status of a year ago is senior Ron Hammer who wrestles in the very tough 185 pound class. Ron is one of the strongest members on the squad and has set some high goals for himself to obtain this year. Ron also placed sixth in the state meet. turn-aroun- become serious about their competition. This past volleyball season was a good example, a few years ago the main objective of the girls teams seemed to be just hit the ball three times and get it back over the net and let them make the mistakes. Now there is far more offense in the game, set up and spike, the improvement has been in great strides and the skill has improved immensely. WHEN basketball started it was almost comical to watch. Two girls on offense who couldnt go back across midcourt to play defense. There are a lot of boys who do that anyway, two other girls who couldnt leave the defensive side of the court, and then some that could run up and down and do just about anything. All that is gone. The good stuff is here. Now the gals get five players on the floor who can go and do anything, no restrictions as to whom can cross midcourt and who BOUNTIFULS biggest asset, literally, this year is their heavyweight Dean Layton. Dean is the defending region champion in his weight, in fact Dean won every tournament he entered last year with the exception of the state meet. He wants to win them all this year. Coach Petersen rates Deans chances as very good, of winning the region and state titles. cant. The Braves have one other returning region champion in Paul Taylor who won the event in the 126 class. Paul also went on to place sixth in the state tournament, a finish he hopes to improve on this year. Paul is a fierce competitor who never gives up while on the mat. BESIDES the rules that have improved, the biggest improvement has been the skill level of the girl athletes themselves. Credit better coaching. Credit the girls for taking their sports seriously. No longer is it a joke to watch the girls play, they play for keeps, and its about time this reporter covered their events. So watch out gals, here comes the press. MUNICIPAL POOL HOLIDAY SPECIAL PAY ONE REG. ADMISSION & 2nd GETS IN FOR Vl PRICE We are available for parties! Register Now for New Swim Classes Starting week of Jan. 9,1978 Public Swimming 9 a.m.-- l p.m. Mon.-Fr- i. Saturday Open -- Dec. 1:30-- 1 11 p.m. am. 19-2- 4 SWIMMING IS GREAT THIS TIME OF YEAR. RESERVATIONS 1 Call 825-417- Lloyd G. SOPHOMORE Norseth: Outstanding Ogden resident Lloyd G. Norseth has been nominated at Hill AFB for the Outstanding Missile Manager of the Civilian. Year HE IS chief of the missile division at Hill AFB. Mr. Norseth and his wife, Grace, have three children. Central Schedules Christmas Concert Neivell Allan holds down the 105 spot the for Braves. This sophomore had a good career at junior high and is a fast learner. Junior Dave Snow will go at 112 for Bountiful. Coach Petersen has noted that Dave is working hard at improving himself and should get better as the year progresses. Senior Rich Grindstaff, a transfer from Pleasant Grove, will go at the 132 class. As expected he knows the techniques and sport very well and could be a surprise in region. Senior Gregg Elton will go at 138 with junior John Luddmgton going at 145. John won the region sophomore title last year so he knows what winning takes. TWO veteran seniors return 155 and 167 for the Braves in Wade George and Mike Warner. George placed fourth in region last year in the toughest classifications there were; he will certainly place higher. Warner is small for his weight but will make up for it with his quickness and savvy. Bountiful will field a strong competitive team, they want at The Chauntonetts, Canta-tor- e Swingers, and Concert Choir, under the direction of Marlin V. Hill, would like to share the holiday season with you on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Central Davis Junior High. SILVER Bells," "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and "Do You Hear What I Hear are a few of the selections which will be performed that evening. A short PTA meeting will precede the concert. Under the direction of Pat Rhoades, the All Stars will conduct the flag ceremony. Refreshments will be served. MU! LAST season the Woods Cross team played the junior ROD MERRILL is back at the 98 pound class. He placed WHEN THE girls athletic programs first came out I went to a couple of events and tried to get involved. To be honest though I couldnt sit through a quarter of basketball, the volleyball teams were about as aggressive as a marshmallow and in general there really werent too many skilled people involved in the program at all. d the gals have made, they have But what a CLEARFIELD COACH KIM Petersen, with his assistant Ron Moore, has The Braves have three wrestlers returning that had to settle for second place honor in the region meet last year and those three are looking for that title this season. To say the least they are trying harder. Thats KMNMNNNNNKMMNKM By DAVE WIGHAM This could be the start of something big. That could very well be the theme for this Fridays basketball contest featuring the Wildcats from Woods Cross and the Braves from Bountiful. This marks the first time the two schools face each other in varsity competition. the region title and are working that much harder to get it. A Winner When you have a fight with your conscience and get licked, you win. KIEW FURNITURE? Our furniture is the Best and feature: fabrics first quality All frames are Quality Constructed All Upholstering done with expert craftmanship All Furniture should be an investment some potential of becoming one of the premiere big men in the 3A ranks. Mark is the only height that the Wildcats really have going for them, but Coach Wayne Baker utilizes it to the fullest. THE IRVY Williams against Mark McCleery battle should be a good one for the spectators to watch. Irvy has dominated several contests already this season and it will take a good effort from Mark to prevent the same from happening on Friday. varsity club for the Braves and won the game by a very narrow score, the Braves who were playing without a couple of their top juniors in that loss are anxious to set the record straight in this battle. Although their big man is in the middle, another thorn in the side of opponents has been the play of the Wildcat guard Jeff Ostler. Jeff is the leading scorer for the Woods Cross bunch averaging just over 23 points a game, through the first three games. Both clubs have shown a lot of promise during the early going in the games they have been involved in. Up to this writing the Wildcats had lost their opening game, a single point loss to Bonneville, and have downed the Cyprus and Judge clubs. n state tournament. 1 Iraw To Court Just like the car rental service says, When youre number two, you try harder." The Bountiful wrestling camp has a few people back who placed second in last years region meet and the Bountiful grapplers are working hard to puli themselves up to that number one spot. really turned the wrestling program around at Bountiful. No longer are the Braves a pushover in dual meets. In past years the Braves have had some top individuals, but were weak as a team, but this year they have both strong individuals and a strong team. CONSIDER that Davis High gals have won several state titles, mostly in track and field, the Clearfield team has won both the track and the basketball honors in the state. Individually the Viewmont team has a couple of state champions in track and field and Bountiful has always been near the top in swimming. Bountiful, Woods Cross and Clearfield all just concluded highly successful seasons in the volleyball Ms Grass And Grit GOOD outside shooter Jeff also likes to penetrate the lane and mix it up with the big people, he also possesses excellent speed and quickness. A MEANWHILE the Braves also lost their opening game, a four pointer to Ben Lomond, Bountiful and have since beaten the Davis and Granger clubs. Keep in mind that both had games since this writing, the Bountiful-Kearns game was Wednesday and the Carbon-Wood- s Cross contest was on with John Hazen, who matches up well in size and speed with Ostler, or he can go with Chris Davies who has the height advantage over Jeff. Maybe the coach will Thursday. One of the most interesting individual matchups in the contest will be the battle at the pivot between Bountifuls Irvy Williams and the Wildcats Mark McCleery. mix it up a little. IT SHAPES up to a good battle, the start of a rivalry to say the least, the Woods Cross team would love to win this one, while the Braves dont want to lose to a cross-tow- n rival. BIG Irvy was one of the players missing in the loss to Woods Cross last season and he is anxiously awaiting his chance to play against them. Those of us who have seen Mr. Williams play throughout his three years at the Brave wigwam have seen a great improvement in his game. He has worked hard and has developed a fine shooting touch to go along with his dominance of the rebounding department. Bountiful has the advantage in the forward spots with Scot Pendleton " and Brian Slagowski drawing the edge over. Tod Baliff and Brent Horton, again the Braves will hold the height advantage. The Wildcats other guard, Lynn Westergard will have the chore of guarding either Hazen or Davies, as a pair again, the Bountiful team gates the edge at the Despite being relatively short for a center, 64 in high school circles, Irv has a good jumping explosion. Mark, who stands around 64" give or take an inch, is no slouch on the court either. In their previous bat- ties this year the young bud- John Coach Robison can defend Jeff one of two ways with the two guards that he has. He can either go guardline. todays -- ding star has really shown EXPERIENCE could be a key factor here, the Braves have five or six players back that saw a lot of action in the varsity games while Woods Cross is getting their first taste. Leqjoe Title Top Clearfield? A BRIAN Johnson is back after missing all of last year with the knee injury, but already Brian has shown that he is willing to go 110 percent on the court. In one game it wasnt uncommon to see this fine athlete diving on the floor for loose balls. He is playing remarkably well for missing an entire basketball season. By DAVE WIGHAM Although some of the northern teams, like Weber and Roy, are of unknown quality to many people one team name that keeps coming up for the league title is Clearfield. In just about every poll taken by the papers, the Falcons have been named as top contenders for the region title. Scott Wallace is the inside man in the Falcon scheme of things and he is just what they need, a controlled heady player who is unselfish and a dedicated team player. He has fair size but what he lacks he makes up with desire and hustle. Jim Wilson is the type of guard that can come off the bench and lift the team up with his quickness, also a good ball handler who can shoot from the outside. COACHES Roger Reid, Craig Hansen and John Flint arent about to sit back and be content with winning the title on paper but then again the other teams, like Viewmont, Layton and Bountiful, arent going to concede the title to the Clearfield bunch without a fight either. Titles are not won or lost on paper in the polls but out on the court and this year the Falcons put a pretty good solid club out on the floor. JEFF Chambers, LEADING this team is their fine floor general, back for his last year, Darren Parry. This little player is the kind of playmaker that coaches dream about. Hes often called another coach on the floor by his leaders. Coach Reid has indicated that there isnt a harder worker than Darren anywhere. In fact his entire club has put forth a lot of extra effort in practice Roger Vincent and Russell Florence give the Falcon club a lot of backup and depth. Any of these three could step in and start or come in from the bench and give added power up front. Coach Reid has indicated that there is a thin line between his starters and reserves and that he feels he has good depth on the squad. Other varsity members include Gary Dixon, Mark Reid, Larry Read, Mark Wayment, Bobby Sant, Scott Nye, Chris Mikesell and Phil sessions. Garrett. Big Kelly Parsons, who started his high school career at East but found himself at Clearfield a couple of years later, gives the Falcons the luxury of having a tall guard Roger Reid has a reputation around the league of playing disciplined basketball, the team oriented stuff, when needed. At 63 Kelly has good ball control and can shoot from the outside, he also has the size and touch needed to go inside at a forward spot if the need ever COACH this year exemplifies that feeling. This team is well and show a lot of patience in their shot selec- balanced tion. Indeed the Falcons should be considered as a top contender, but they usually play like they are the underdogs. 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OTHER seniors up from the J.V. ranks with last years record include Tory Berger the-regio- n RETURNING region champion Dare Snow will go at the 98 pound class for the Vikes. Last year he won top honors at 105 but will drop down one weight this season. He has some great abilities. Shane of grapplers on your side or else youll be in for some embarrassing moments. Sweatfield returns for his third year of varsity competition at the 105 slot. Shane won the region title last year at 98, his overall record last year He had a very was 28-disappointing state meet and is anxiously awaiting another shot at the big one. The third region champion back to defend that title is Dare Shuldberg who won the 119 title a year ago. Dave had a great year last season, win- THE Viewmont wrestling team faces such a schedule with dual meets against many of the top clubs and a couple prestigious tournaments along the way. You either need some good wrestlers on your club or your head examined for the schedule. of Fortunately for the Viewmont coaches they have some good grapplers in Viking uniforms. Coaches Ron Tree and Monte Jones have put together a good solid club, so whats new, right? Consider that the Vikes have four returning region champions in their fold again this year. Two others placed second in the region meet and a third took home third place honors in his weight a year ago. They also have a couple of juniors on the varsity club that won 9-- ,' Felix Yazzie (138, Wayne Hogreen (Hwt. and LaMar Bangeter (14-2Juniors Scott Smoot will go at 138 for the varsity club won his weight at the sophomore meet a year ago while another junior, R. Lynn Olsen will go at 126, he too won the sophomore crown a year ago. The Vikes will definitely field another strong wrestling club this year. They won the region crown a year ago and are looking for the Region One crown this year. 9-). ning the region crown, placing fifth in the state meet and setting a school record with 48 takedowns. Big things are this fine from expected senior. The fourth and final defending champion back this year is John Bedingfield who won the crown at 185, which is the weight class hell go at again this year. SENIORS Dave Phelps Darts To Face Harlem Sets Davis Choral Christmas Music TOMORROW, Friday. Dec. By SANDRA GREEN squad will host Bonneville in a basketball game. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the DHS fieldhouse. After the game the D Men will sponsor a stomp in the big gym. Music will be provided by Admission will be $1.50 with DHS activity cards. Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Davis High School. pre-seaso- n THE Davis High choral department will be presenting their annual Christmas concert on Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. The festive concert will be held in the DHS auditorium. Also the acappella choir will be performing in the Songfest at Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Dec. On Tuesday, Dec. 13 the Davis High School will be sponsoring a unique basketball game between the Davis High coaches and the Harlem Thrillers at the Davis High 9 the Davis High basketball School fieldhouse. THE BIG event will begin at 8 p.m. and a fun evening of entertainment is planned. d. There will be programs with lucky numbers inside and during the halftime activities, lucky numbers will be announced and prizes given to the winners. IT IS open to the public, np The athletic department will be sponsoring The Harlem Thrillers on Dec. 13. The fun filled game will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the DHS 10. fieldhouse. The award winning Davis Band is also planning for their Christmas concert. The concert will be tonight, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. It will be in the DHS cafeteria. Along with the concert the band will be sponsoring a bake sale. All proceeds will go toward new marching band uniforms. Bed! CI!p this out end show H to tbs fondly before Christmas. department along with the FHA is baking and decorating gingerbread houses. These brightly colored houses will be donated as an FHA project to the Festival of Trees. Five major designs were used and each student decorated his or her own gingerbread design. IN KAYSVILLE (We make it good top honors in the sophomore meet last season. By DAVE WIGHAM THE DHS home ec. foods arises. we also Wim tflf iresttlleirs Towlfti Schools 766-131- 3 C&S SMALL ENGINE REPAIR 180 N. LAI MOWERS MAIN, KAYSVILLE I RROAWINQ - MECHAM - SHARPEN - OGOEN - 7S Later these same students will take orders from local people for houses, as a fund raising project to pay for the donated houses. Includes Carry Case and Extra Chain MISS Corine Sayler, the foods teacher is advising the Davis High students on this project. 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