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Show 9 WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, SEPTEMBER 18, 1980 Wildcats Face Improved West Team WX By DAVE WIGHAM When WOODS CROSS Woods Cross and West square off this Friday it w ill be a battle of one team trying to find themselves against another team that put it all together last week. THE WILDCATS are still looking for that magic touch which will result in a victory while the West Panthers are coming off a convincing win over Viewmont that has their fans talking championship again. Up until last week many felt the Panters would give up their region crow n this year without much of a fight since they had been unimpressive in preseason action. W'est put a stop to those rumors, though as they played extremely well against the Vikings. W OODS CROSS meanwhile started out league play with a loss to a much publicized Highland club. Had it not been for a blocked punt in the first half the Wildcats could very well be sitting at the top of the league standings. Coach Hawkins had his troops ready for the Rams a week ago and they played well at times. Defensively the Cats shut off the vaunted Ram running backs for the majority of the game, only one long running play all day. more times than he had completed passes but last Friday he was right on the money. SPEAKING OF passing the Wildcats still maintain their man Kevin Nitzel is as good a thrower as there is in the league. Given time the big senior right hander picked the Ram secondary apart. Up front is where the Panthers are extremely quick which will cause the Wildcats some problems. Mark Blosch, Steve Thompson, Steve Burbidge and the others all played well in the Viewmont win and the Cats line will have to contain them thiv week. their kLk returns. Mike Egan, Ed Melendez and Bruce Buxton all had their moments running against the Rams and will need super efforts from Ron Jensen, Harold Donaldson, Keith Sam Russell and Dave Jensen to duplicate that this week. Hol-gre- PASSING WISE if Nitzel can get the time then look for Wes Johnson. Doyle Hauter, Ste e Eden or Bruce Bishop to be on the receiving end. Woods C ross has one of the xst passing attacks around if he line can give Nitzel the ime he needs. W est looks like they have come into their old form while the Cats are still looking for top form. Its going to be a tough battle in the trenches for the Cats. West can establish themselves as the team to beat with a win while the Woods Cross folks need the w in to stay in the race. ANOTHER problem for the Wildcats will be the kick returning of sophomore Cory Norton. Against East this speedster ran a kickoff back 90 yards for a score and then last week he returned a punt 40 yards for another score. The Panthers are dangerous on 14-- 8 Clearfield quarterback Milt Hill (11) gets plenty of protection from his linemen as he rifles a pass downfieid. Unfortunately for Clearfield though the Darts were a little better on this day and handed them their first loss of the year. PROTECTION Davis Set For Two Foes KAYSV1LLE OeaurfiGld team. Lynn Lloyd is turning into a fine quarterback, Keith McNally is one of the better running backs in the area and Lance Hill is an outstanding fullback. Then too dont forget those no names up front who create those huge holes to make the double wing fly. By DAVE W1GHAM When the season began coach Ward Sawley of the Davis Darts stated that their main goal of the season was to finish higher than they did a year ago. THEY PLACED second in region last time so it doesnt take much to figure out that they plan on winning in the AGAINST Ogden the Dart coaches expected to see the football in the air since the Tigers have a good thrower in We watchJay MacDonald. ed them play Judge and they made a lot of mistakes in turning the ball over and they were blown out in the first half. We dont expect the same when we play them, noted one Dart Coach. Indeed the Tigers turned the ball over some five times to Judge in loosing a lopsided contest. Ogden has always been known for a hardnosed club that likes to hit people. league outright this time around. Davis can take a couple of giant steps towards that goal this week as they are involved in a couple of region matchups. First up for the high flying Darts is Ogden in a Tuesday battle then on Saturday they host Box Elder at 4 p.m. PRIOR TO preseason the Dart coaching staff was worried about finding a line to block for their famed Kay sville Wishbone, someone must be doing a great coaching job because the Darts are unbeaten and have been doing the dam' age mainly on the ground. THE BOX Elder game seems to be the mystery since the Davis folks had to concentrate on Ogden. The Darts were to scout their second opponent on Tuesday thus at print time they werent sure what the Bees would run at them. No matter what the opponent runs at Davis they still No reason to stop and change now. The Darts have looked impressive in their last two outings in downing View-moand Clearfield. In both cases it has been the running attack that has been the difference. have to contend with the famed double wing. That prospect in itself would scare most coaches off. This is one of the best clubs the Darts have had in recent years, and as their line gets better then too will the Darts. IN FACT it might be safe to note that it has been the efforts of one runner in particular that has been the difference. Mr. Brent Hatch, a senior wing-bacfor the Darts, has played two consecutive outstanding ballgames for the brown and k LOOK FOR a couple of wins for Davis to put them in the top spot in the league. A spot that will be extremely hard to dislodge them from. gold. Against Viewmont all Mr. Hatch was able to do was pick up some 235 yards on ten carries. Add to that total over 100 yards he gained in kick returns and you can see he had a great night. Then to top it last week in the win over Clearfield he was responsible for 289 yards of offense. Receives Award Averille L. Porter, an JUST WHEN the Falcons appeared to get back in the game with a touchdown in the last few seconds of the first half Mr. Hatch took the kickoff and returned in 97 yards for a score to totaly deflate the Falcons. Brent will be the first to admit though he isnt a one man show on this football instrument the Directorate of re- pairman in Maintenance, has been awarded J 1,800 for three suggestions he submitted for improvement of operations and methods here. MR. PORTER, his wife Josie May and family are residents of Layton. NOW OPEN WUii Gas Station West Bay Approved by all Insurance Companies Open MARV ;ds Haliers For dtoeinieir By DAVE WIGHAM CLEARFIELD cons of Clearfield The dont Fal- have any time left to lick their wounds over their loss because this Friday they get down to the nitty gritty with their first region game of the season. ' DAVIS CAME into town last week and when the dust had settled the Darts had handed Clearfield their first loss of the young season. Prior to that loss the Falcons had knocked off both Viewmont and Bountiful in practice encounters. One win or loss doesn't make a season and last week's loss is by no means any indication of the type of club Clearfield has. It had been a long time since Clearfield faced the double wing of Davis and that by itself is good for a couple of scores, which is what the Darts winning margin was. ANYONE WHO can beat Bountiful on their own field has a super football club and Clearfield is in that category. As luck would have it the Falcons get a tough game in their league opener when they host the favorite Bonneville club this Friday. Many still feel that the Lakers are the top club in the state this season. pre-seas- THIS MATCHUP figures to be the battle of the running of Clearfield against the passing attack of Bonneville. Leading the running game for the Falcons is Freddie Cook who has drawn praise from every opposing coach for his power style of running. frtp tHp alprcJ icj pneeinn OdJlIlg 1V1 tllV their three year quarterback Cory Sylvester. At 65 the Bonneville passer is considered the best college prospect in the state, he won all kinds of awards at camps this summer. T BOTH CLUBS have other offensive weapons. Senior Tom Land is the main man in the Laker running game while Todd Boyer is strong on both pass receiving and running from his slot back position. Quarterback Milt Hill will throw the ball when needed, and he is more than good at it, while Shane Opensaw will do just about anything for the CLEARFIELD IS reported to have one of their best clubs in recent history, at least since Brent Hancock took over the program and their efforts would certainly prove this point. ., The Falcons have played exciting football with a tough Mon.-Fr- i. on DOWDEN-OWNE- (Former Manager ol A-- 1 Sat. R Quality Glass) won the Danny Golf Classic? 2. John McEnroe is known in what sport? 3. Who recently had a nohitter, the first since April OUj 1979. SEPT. 19, 20, 21 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. NEW ITEMS ADDED DAILY CLOSE OUT Unique Old Items Quality New Gifts Fantastic Selections of Indoor & Outdoor Old Christmas Decorations. Hul-fak- Answers: Lee Trevino. Tennis. 3. Jerry Reuss, L.A. Dodgers. 4. Golf. 1. 2. NJud HUGE YARD SALE JUST ABOUT everything the West crew tried against Viewmont seemed to work as they took out two games worth of frustrations on the Vikes. Senior quarterback Fold played his best game by far especially in the passing department. Going into the Viking game Huffaker had been intercepted 4. Kathy Whitworth is known in what sport? 4- - COTTAGE GIFT SHOP 1361 North Hwy 89, East Layton pre-seas- group of defensive stares. Brad Wilkes, Eric Naylor, Mark Carter, Kevin Porter and the rest of the troops will have to come up with a superior effort this week to beat the Bonneville team. SHANE Openshaw will lead the pack in the defensive secondary that will be tested this week. Shane came up with four pass interceptions a week ago and could possibly get the same opportunity this week. Clearfield must control the ball and keep it away from the potent Laker offense and that means running the ball with Mr. Cook. Fred has been getting excellent blocking from his frontline people and they need the sustained drives this time. 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