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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, MARCH 29, 1979 Cant Win Nation With Utah Players? as Losimg winning every junior high championship in sight. He started when he was a By DAVE WIGHAM Alright all you diehards who say that college clubs can t win with Utah products, lets take another look. True: The FOR YEARS now the local colleges, with a couple ot exceptions, have gone to California to get the players. They say that you can't win with Utah High school products. Brigham Young did a pretty good job with three local products in the starting five. Scott Runia, from West, Fred Roberts of Bingham and Devin Durrant of Provo proved that these experts were wrong. sophomore at Bountiful High after he had been cut from the sophomore basketball team. Scorers My The other night I received a phone call from a loyal follower of the Viewmont girls basketbaH'team. It seems that several people, at least the one that called, was upset at the article 1 wrote concerning the Vikes in the state tournament. IT ISNT uncommon to hear sayings like, Thats not a one man show, or Without the other players so and so wouldnt score at all." The fact remains though, no matter how much we may disagree with it, that the people that score the points get the public notice from the media. This is a fact that we have to live with. the people who are playing for the Rebels. Johnny Gilbert of Layton High, Eric Slaymaker of Skyline, Craig Hammer of Murray, Ron Ence of Olym1 pus and last, but not least, Bob Heaps of Brighton. Wait a minute skeptics. Thats an lineup that took third in the national junior college tournament. At least one of them will be named yet lets LAST SEASON PEOPLE SAY, Okay, then thats the fault of the press. Well a few years ago a paper back East started printing nothing about the top scorers and more about the other guys. No one wanted that. WEBER STATE has made a big deal about the fact that very few students attend their home games, yet when you talk to the students they say its because they really dont know anyone playing. Johnny Gilbert is from Layton, seems like that would be a good place to start recruiting. Seems like the entire Dixie starting five would be prime targets for the local schools. These were friends yet put them on a mat and you had a great fight on your hands. As luck would have it, they were in different weights this year and both won state titles. This year, his third in wrestling, he climaxed a great high school story with a record and a state cham- JOHN LUDDINGTON - JOHN WAS wrestling for the Braves in the 145 pound class and all indications were that he would win the region crown at that weight. But in the semifinals he was beaten by Kevin Freestone of View- AS FOR THE logic that without the other four, the one player wouldnt score at all. Put the shoe on the other foot, without the one player putting the ball in the hole, then the other four wouldnt get any notice at all. Without the supporting cast at Indiana State, Mr. Bird wouldnt score as much, but without Mr. Bird the team wouldnt be in Salt Lake City this past weekend. mont. That was the last loss that Mr. Luddington suffered in the season, as he went on to win the state title at that same weight the following I didnt like the loss week. but I honestly feel it helped me win the state crown. other members, really sympathize with the of a basketball team but the facts are still there. The point getters get the notice and the publicity. Just wait and see the players which will be coming out this week. When they are named, look at how many of them led the league in scoring, then count the ones that are there for their defense. I DUTCH DOY MAINTENANCE All-Sta- Will Sweep Your Parking Lot or Trailer Park or What Ever to Sweep CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE 766-18- pionship. BOUNTIFUL No one likes to get beat but in the case of John Luddington, a loss was a blessing in disguise. not the press. Well well take some of the blame. But basically the press gives the public what the public wants. If the people didnt care who scored all the points, then the press wouldnt print it. nia. Dixie has shown me you can win with good old Utah raised players. It would be nice to see more in the big colleges. 27-- 3 By DAVE WIGHAM Its DONT GET your hopes up though, theyll say you cant win with Utah players. Bring em m from Califor- ISNT exactly your everyday wrestling story. State champions are supposed to be the kind that JOHN WHETHER YOU think its the media doing the wrong or the public wanting the wrong information, the facts are still there. And those facts are the scorers get the print and the public is happy. The majority anyway. 70 started wrestling in the crib and had nine brothers to wrestle while growing up and the title mean It Luddington? means a lot to me. It means a goal reached and a reward for hard work. According to his coach, they dont come WHAT DOES to John anymore dedicated 394-886- 5 Mon. thru Fri. HARDWARE STORE school. INDEED, JOHN Luddington is no ordinary state champion. Who Knows? 4. Who wrote Rip Van Winkle?" 5. What was the internal revenue yield in 1794? 6. Which state has the most Representatives in the 96th Congress? Where is the world's highest waterfall9 2. Who was the 3rd U.S. President? 3. The yellow Jasmine is the flower of which state? 1. Name the Sooner State. What is the diameter of the sun9 9. Define coruscate. 10. Lent began on what Sunday? 7. 8. March 21: Sun Shines For Half Of The Day ANSWERS TO WHO KNOWS Angel Falls, Venezuela; 1. 3,212 feet. 2. Thomas Jefferson. 3 South Carolina. 4. Washington Irving. 5. $274,000. What actually happens on March 21st the day that spring arrives? 6 California THE SUN shines exactly half of the day and the other half is night. 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I would have liked to wrestle him but the only place I could IN OGDEN: 2470 Wall Ave. Phone 8-- 6 have was in the finals. 1 was there waiting for him. Wrestling is only a small JOHN GOT to avenge one of his losses in the state meet when he beat Baker from Brighton. John never did get to wrestle the kid from West, who was favored in the 376-429- 3 Both Stores Open than He doesnt mess John. around at practice, and his hard work and dedication rubbed off on the other guys noted Coach Petersen. too, John also feels that this region was a great one for his weight class. Anyone from this region could have taken state, m fact it was the Weber kid I wrestled in the finals. IN LAYTON: 200 W. Gentile. Phone yj)M3 junior fields Herman Martinez. If you don't believe me look in Sundays paper. All you see is Larry Bird and Earvin Johnson. Sure a few small paragraphs about the other members of the club, but nothing near the print the top scorers are getting. this off is the fact that the coach is a Utah born and raised product. He even played prep ball in Utah. Coached in the high school ranks and is now considered a top college coach. Neil Roberts went from Skyline High to take Dixie to their best ever finish. And he did it with Utah players. a 8 wait to see who picks him up. TO TOP all as he compiled a 25-record including a third place region finish and a fifth at state spot. He'll long remember a year ago though, through his classic matchups with Clear- WHENEVER I MEET someone on the street the day following a ballgame, the first question 1 get is something like, Who scored for them? Face it those who put the ball in the hoop get the scoop. h last- IN THAT sophomore year, John learned the ropes the hard way. He finished the record. "I year with a didnt know a single move when .1 started and my inexperience showed. Boy I had to learn the hard way. John learned hard, and fast because in practice he had to go up against Wade George and Mike Warner. Warner was fast and George knew the moves, combined these two taught me how to wrestle." By DAVE WIGHAM LOOK AT basketball career ed four days, then I was cut. Coach Petersen asked me to come out for wrestling and 1 did Both coach and athlete are glad he did Get The Peblicity UTAH HAS Danny Vranes but thats about it locally. This is a school where California plays a major role. Utah State had a pretty good year with Rawlee Perkins and Dean Hunger in the starting five. As for Weber they only have a couple of local players on the squad in Kurt Moore of Bonneville, Mike Kilgore of South and Steve Condie ol Skyline. But if you really want to see what the Utah products can do, lets take a look at the Dixie college club. With a lineup of nothing but local lads, the Dixie boys placed third in the nation. 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