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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL. NORTH DAVIS LEADER. MARCH 4. 1981 " Know The Weather Does the sun heat the worn atmos-pher- the air around the earth'. Is the sun's heat the force w hich sets in motion our weather? ODDLY ENOUGH the sun doesn't heat the air. But it does heat the earth and this heat is reflected and heats the air. And this heat starts the motion of our weather. Heated air rises, causing cooler air to move in laterally to take its place, w hich is w ind. As the heated air rises into the heights and is cooled, its w ater capacity is reduced and clouds are formed. The clouds produce rain. Davis County North Davis Junior High swept through the 1980-8- 1 Brian Poll, in his Coach undefeated. Junior High basketball season Brian Coach Poll, to Back coach. head is r, the row, second year, Kurtis Murray, Scott Mecham, Steve Stevenson, Jeff Perry, Hal Schofield, Troy Markham, Greg Bozeman and Curtis Cook. Front Phil row, to r, Ricky Smith, Troy Barber, Ed Naylor, Kevin Burns, and Boren Reland David manager, Gardiner, Petersen, Dean Struhs, Corey Birt. Assistant coach, Russell Zaugg is missing from picture. 1 UNDEFEATED CAGERS 1 Bv KEITH DUNCAN After losing two games. Coach Brian Poll and his North Davis Jr. High basketball troops decided it was time to rehuddle and reorganize their goals. Reorganize they did and a bunch of winning they did too. n FOR THE first time in the history of North Davis Jr. High basketball, the Norsemen completed a season of league play undefeated. The winning has created a panorama of excitement within the school and a tradition Coach Poll hopes will last for quite some time. When the season was barely getting started, we made a goal as a team to finish the entire season undefeated. But after losing our first two games, we had to recurve our goal and make it through league play without a blemish," said Poll after beating South Davis in the season finale. THERE WERE just a bunch of things that contributed to our success, not any one thing. If two words were to describe the bunch of them, it would have to be cohesively great.' " said Poll. Coach Craig Hansen heads up the Clearfield High basketball squad and he seemed very impressed with the season just completed by the Norsemen. Hansen played his high school ball at Clearfield and has now, coached there for over a decade. "SINCE BEING at Clear- field High. 1 have never seen a junior high team play as good a basketball as North Davis played this past season. Brian wasn't loaded with a bunch of talent down there, but got a bunch of kids believing in themselves.'' admitted Hansen. The Clearfield mentor is still beaming over the spectacular comeback victory that North staged against Sunset Jr. earlier in the season. IT HAD TO be one of the greatest victories I have ever witnessed." said Hansen. "North w as dow n by 20 at half, caught up by the end of the fourth quarter and eventually won the game by a dozen or so points." "Nothing was right in that first half." admitted Poll. The Norsemen notched 27 points to Sunset's 7 however, to win the game in convincing style. THE impressive thing about the win over Sunset was the fact that the Devils were one of the better teams in the league. Sunset. North Layton and North Davis were the three powerful teams in the league and the Norsemen were capable of knocking off both of their counterparts. Hansen said he was surprised to see most of the strength in the north end w hen predominately it has been in the south Davis County THE CLOUDS themselves cause more weather motion. They shade the earth below them, causing uneven heating on its surface. The warmed areas not shaded by clouds heat the air above, which rises. Cooler air from the shaded areas flows in to rewind again. place it Therefore, the heat of the sun is responsible for most of our weather movement. "MAYBE THE thing that impresses me more than anything else about North's season is the winning attitude and tradition it may have started. Brian's got seventh graders right now, chopping at the bit to play. "Numerous members of the North team come to our varsity games and many even come to see the J.V. games. They're excited about basketball and the chance to be in a Falcon uniform," said Hansen. PREP STAR, TOO Clearfields Jennifer Beene, just a junior, has develojxd into one of the states finest woman prep basketball snares players. She pops in nearly 23 points a game and Is an older Jackie, Her sister, a rebounds game. eight at Brigham Young University. POLL DOESNT give credit to a "three or four man group" but feels comfortable in saying it was a "ten or twelve man group" that won it for them. was Phillip Petersen at the tallest player at North Davis. He was usually in most of the contests but always came through with at least ten rebounds and at least eight to 12 points. By KEITH DUNCAN 6-- 2 Brigham Youngs Fred Roberts realizes that little brother can become like big brother." Likewise, Lady out-size- d Cougar, JEFF PERRY probably brought the stimulus to the team, this according to his coach. "He was so skilled that the other players were always trying to raise themselves up to his level," said Poll. Perry was also unselfish, but usually led the North team in scoring. "He got his points, but didn't have to force it to get them." said Poll. ROBERTS ANI) McBride are household names when it comes to BYU mens and women's basketball. The two cagers have Cougar much in common including the fact both have a little brother or sister tearing up in a big kind of way on the prep scene this year. "Big Fred" graduated from Bingham High in Salt Lake City where his little brother plays a big role in the success of the Miners. all-st- PERRY PUMPED in 30 points against Millcreek which many believe is the most number of points ever scored by a North player in one game. The game before that he netted 25 points and finally finished the season with a point scoring average. Curtis Cook, the smallest guy on the court, was Poll's avid ballhandler. He also had a talent for shooting outside. OF MORE local interest is the rising stardom of Clearfield's Jennifer Beene, a junior, and the little sister to BYUs Jackie. Jenny, the daughter of Jimmy and Beth Beene of Sunset, Ut., may be eligible for status someday, this according to her prep coach, Margo Jones. 20-pl- HAL Schofield and Troy Barber were two that kept the pressure off. Barber made AFTER TAKING a team to the state championship in 1977 and producing a runner-uto the state champion last year, great strides through the course of the season to improve his shooting ability inside. Roland Boren and Eddie Naylor were usually the first two to pop off the bench. A YEAR AGO in Brian's first season as the head coach at North, he carried seven ten eighth-grader- s and two seventh-grader- ninth-grader- s. "All the players that were with us last year were here again." said Poll. The Norsemen finished last season mark. with a Poll will admit that the longer they played the easier it became to believe in themselves. "We had a special motto for our team. It was. 'Got to have fun. but be No. I.' " 4-- 3 FOR POLL, the season is over. The jerseys are neatly tucked away in storage and the last of newspaper reporters are ringing his phone for stories. But for him and the players, memories of North's only undefeated season will live on forever. schools. Save Your Vision Week p of In a critical game for both Layton and eber, Layne Sackett, one the leagues score two of his 29 points. Despite second to a for loose just scorers, gets leading over s his efforts, the Warriors won the game and state tournament rights Layton by enforcing a strong inside game. WIN TO QUALIFY Clearfield Job Corps Rangers Recognized The CLEARFIELD Ran- gers of the Clearfield Job Corps Center were recognized State at the Weber basketball game Saturday night. ATHLETIC Director Gary Crompton said, "The Rangers of Clearfield have assisted in parking and crowd control for our athletic department for 12 years. Their service and dedication have been excepState-Idah- and its auxiliary has announced. THE EVENT, slated for is annually procMarch laimed by the President of the United States to remind Americans of the role good vision plays in their lives and of the importance of preserving their vision with proper preventive health care. This year's theme is said Dr. er-oriented," of F. Marx, president Clyde o tional." THROUGH LEAGUE play, Jennifer helped Clearfield to an mark, good enough for second place. Overall, the Falcons were before entering the state playoffs. Beene has become an exciting attraction at girl's games and presently leads the league with a 22.6 scoring average. She also averages 8.2 rebounds per game and four assists. consum- Utah, the Utah Optometric Association and auxiliary will celebrate the occasion with various community and public service activities. These include distributing educational materials, school classroom programs, Seymour Safety puppet shows, etc. 2 14-- 5 director of Clearfield said, "Our ties with the college have grown stronger and stronger over the years. We have a very warm place in our hearts for Weber State." He went on to say, "It may come as a surprise to many people of the area, but we have nearly 75 students from Clearfield who currently attend Weber State. Peart (1980). I hate to compare players and by saying Jenny has a shot at being someday isn't saying she ll out do her sister," says Jones. "My comment is that at this point in Jennifer's career, she is doing some amazing things compared to other players she competes against." This week she will lead the Falcons into the girl s state playoffs. On Tuesday, Clearfield was to open with Skyline the very team that defeated Clearfield in the state finale last season. The Rangers have been active over the years in many community projects. These students volunteer their time above and beyond the regular hours in training for their rethe optometric organization. "It helps remind consumers spective vocations. Each must that they must know what they excel in his or her program to maintain the status of a should receive in vision care before they can see 'eye to . Ranger. eye with providers and find MOSE WATKINS, center the quality care they need. AS THE major sponsor of Save Your Vision Week in Coach Jones' assumption might have a little weight. Afterall, Jones has already molded two prep players in the likes of Jackie (1978) and Karleen BEFORE Jennifer ever hit the high school scene, she had the chance to see not only Jackie, but another older sister, Janet, perform for Clearfield in basketball. Both Janet and Jackie brought bunches of respectability to Clearfield basketball and young Jennifer isn't ruining the tradition by any means. Observance "Seeing Eye to Eye" is the theme for the 1981 observance of Save Your Vision Week, the Utah Optometric Association Jackie Beene McBride understands the principle of little sister becoming like big sister." YOUNG SKIER WINS SLALOM Michael Carlin, son of Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Carlin of South Weber, won first place in the U.S. Ski Association Slalom Race at Snowbird recently. At Michael is one of the youngest com petitors in this area having participated in many local ski events. Michaels instructor, Butch Hoffmann, is the head coach at Nordic Valiev. JENNY'S NOT a team captain, but the juniors as well as the seniors look to her in crucial situations. And she usually comes through when the chips are down," said Margo. Those who look toward the future and are all smiles when it comes to Jennys high point average, remind that Jackie never averaged points when ajunior. But they tend to over look the fact that Jackie's Clearfield High days were times when the team she played with was extremely balanced. FANS MIGHT remember the likes of such teammates as Dorinda Carey, Sherry Titus, Jodi DeRouchey and others. Jackie and all the crew, with balanced scoring a big factor, combined to win the state championship in 1977. Jennifer's coach is as impressed as anyone with her uncanny scoring ability, but that seems to impress the veteran coach more is Jenny's increasing intelligence of the overall aspects of the game. AN EXAMPLE, she says, occured this past season in the two contests with Weber. In the first game, Jennifer scored plenty of points and had another regular good game. But the second time around, and Weber double-teameplayed some pretty good defense on her. But Jennifer, not being the gunning forceful type, was content to rebound and make some beautiful assists. Because of her patience we ended up beating the Warriors worse the second time. Shes a team player," said Jones. d WOODS CROSS found out exactly how good she was when she tossed in 36 points in a game earlier this season. Twice she has hit for 30 points. "That outburst in the best single performance I've ever seen since being here." said Margo. "She still makes mistakes and has a lot more to learn about the sport." says Jones, "But with her constant maturity, the future looks good." JONES APPEARS excited about the state tournament this year. She dropped two close decisions to Layton in league action and would like nothing more than one more chance. Clearfield has a very impre record in p:. y while Layton's isn't quite mi glossy. "But you have to give the Lancers a lot of credit." Jorn s said. "Ihey have it p"t post-seaso- together." BESIDES BEING a bask.t-bal- l star. Jennifer isn't that bad on the volleyball court. She was named as one of Clearfield's stars along with Donna Wood. In the springtime. Jenny will probably find her real niche as her older sister. Janet, takes the helm and will lead the Clearfield girl's track and field team. Janet graduated from Clearfield in 1975 and went directly to Weber State where she still continues in her studies. In her four years as a Lady Wildcat. Janet performed in volleyball, basketball, track and field and softball. ITS A BIG week for Jennifer. this being her first state basketball tournament. Whatever it takes, points, rebounds, assists, leadership or a combination of all , Jennifer and her teammates would like nothing more than to be battling for another state championship on Saturday evening. |