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Show I t ) REFLEX JOURNAL BULLETIN LEADER AUGUST 26, 1982 Attack Or Be Attacked The Glory-Day- s Luster Not Lost At Layton Camp Keith Believes Davis Keith Duncan Reflex Sports Ward Saw ley. who has KAYSV1LLH successfully conquered three consecutive years as a head football coah. enteis the 82 campaign w ith w hat may be called his greatest challenge. Duncan Journal Sports - LAYTON In one way there is a cloud of uncertainty that will be hanging over Lancer Stadium this Friday at 7:30 when Layton opens a brand new prep season against last years Bountiful High. state runner-up, CAN LAYTON begin to bring back the luster that once surrounded a glory-b- e football program? And can the Braves keep their winning waves rolling with a brand-nehead coach leading the way? These areas of uncertainty wont be answered completely Friday, but by the time the final seconds tick away, many will have a good idea about what to expect through the coming weeks. GARY HANSEN, who has led the Lancers for more than a decade and having seen plenty of good and bad, likes what he has seen so far in I am seeing some things in this practice. of kids that we used to see a few years group ago. I told them that and the fact it makes me feel good to see it. We just need some more of it, said Hansen. Believe this reporter, the kids youll see Friday night have forgotten what took place last year for the most part. They appear eager and ready as ever to get back on the winning bandwagon. THE LAYTON kids and their coaches have respect for their opponents who will help make history for Layton High in that this game will be the first ever night game played in Lancer Stadium. The teams that win and play for state championships dont completely change personnel from one year to the next. The younger kids, whether they had a chance to play or not, know the feeling, the intensity and the emotion that THE DARTS were levied quite a blow in graduation of several good football players. Its not that the ones left behind aren't good either, but for the first time in many years, there is really no size to speak of But despite the odds that are stacked against them, the Darts travel to Weber State to play Ben Lomond to open their brand new season this Friday at 7:30 p.m. revolves around what theyre in. Bountiful will be a good football team, said Hansen. THE BRAVES have a new coach in Kim Peterson, the man who was the retiring Paul Waites main assistant for a number of years. Hansen has always enjoyed playing Bountiful because they are well coached and he doesnt expect anything different this Friday night. Hansen is steadfast on his belief that Fridays contest will be taken by the team that has the best performing defensive unit. Really, defense will win this one, he said. WERE WORKING with a smart bunch ot kids who have worked hard so far in getting to know their blocks. I think as coaches we have done a better job this year than in the past of teaching them what they need to know. "I believe we've made fewer mistakes than weve made in other years this early. That may not bear to be true when it comes to the first game, but at least in practice it looks that way to us, said Saw ley during a break in last Tues- BESIDES A little sickness it appears the Lancers will be at full strength Friday. Brad Merrill has won the right to the number one quarterback slot but Hansen says hell continue to groom Kenny Heath just in case Merrill gets dinged. In the meanwhile, Heath will command the safety spot on defense and might even get a chance at split end. days practice. IF W E ARE going to beat any one this season, it will be because we attack people. That is the key word in our program. Whatever we weigh or how big we are doesn't matter, its how we attack the other guy. think in order for us to survive we've got to be very, very aggressive and I think we've got the kids that can play that way, Sawley continued. The coaches in the Dart camp also feel good about the number of juniors on the club who are pushing seniors for positions. "It's making everybody work harder. said Sawley. At running back, the three that will see most will be Tom Kidd, Matt Austed, and Myron Cooper. Center Dave Glover is as good a linemen as the Lancers have and he might be forced to play on defense too. of the action 1 BLAINE TRACY and Tracy Jones will start at offensive guard positions w hile Mai k Wilson and Dave Brimhall begin in the tackle slots. The tight end will be Darryl Lacey. I believe weve got some solid kids at each position this year, said Hansen, Its our concern to get the average kids behind them producing. Of course thats what practice is for and we are working hard with these kind of kids to help make us winners. Without the average guys coming through you never win state championships, stated Hansen. Guys like Kennv Heath and brad Merrill scrimmage with bountiful at 7:30 p.nt. JAMIE VIGIL will start at split end Friday as Mark MacQuire begins at wingback. On defense Layton will go with John Connelly and Dave Facer at tackle positions. The ends w ill be Chris Shoop and probably Gordon will lead the Lancers into Friday night's Hatch. The linebackers will be Jeff Moon, Craig Kennedy, Lynn Bell and Mark Wilson. At cornerbacks will be Mike Trujillo and Mark MacQuire. Heath is holding down the safety position. No Blitzing Falcons, Teacher Warns Keith Duncan Bulletin Sports CLEARFIELD - A science teacher, who has been at Clearfield for the past 13 years, summed up this Friday's battle between the Falcons and the Viewmont Vikings by stating, If anybody thinks theyre going to blitz this years Clearfield team, theyd better be prepared to stay for awhile, might even be a good idea to bring their lunch along. HOWEVER long they decide to stay, the two schools kick it off this Friday night at 7:30 p.m. under the lights in the Vikings stadium. Though it is the beginning of a brand-neseason, who said classic gridiron battles couldnt take place this early? Thats just what might come about by the time Viewmont and Clearfield begin licking their wounds and preparing for next week's game. BOTH TEAMS are armed with determined and talented preps who plan to take it one game at a time before thoughts of focusing in on the state playoffs. Both clubs missed the chance to perform on the U. of Us astroturf last fall, having made it the year before. Both are anxious to redeem themselves. Two years ago Clearfield snuck away from win only Viking Stadium with a slim to have Viewmont return the favor last year as the Falcons were opening their season underlit statium. neath their brand-neone-poi- nt w IT WAS also two years ago that the seniors at Clearfield who were sophs then, came away with a slim one-poivictory over Viewmont. But to even it out, Viewmonts JV blistered the Falcons in last years meeting. Brent Hancock, who heads the program in Clearfield, knows as well as Mark Pierce who leads the way at Viewmont, that winning their first game is indeed the very best way to have a new season get started. Both coaches, having seen the good years and the bad, are excited for it all to begin. nt VIEWMONT returns a name player in Steve Caputo who some coaches in the area have described as the best tailback in the state. Pierce says also to not overlook fullback Scott Hubbard and Rob Moon. Clearfield may not have name players but what they do have is guys like Dean Foulger, Todd Blair, Bubba Conley and Keri Corwin who have consistently been winners ever since they put on uniforms at Clearfield. The running attacks on both sides will be a fans delight all evening. BUT WILL these backs be able to find the holes? Pierce admits that he has a lot of skilled players but says the bottom line is whether his small linemen can do the blocking. Clearfield certainly has the adcantage when it comes size on the offensive line but there is still the question whether they can jell together and perform well enough to win. Guys like J.C. VonCollin, Dirk Barlow and Norm Taylor appear to want it bad. Viewmont will go with senior Doug Lee at quarterback. Pierce says he is untested, having started in three varsity games last year. One thing is for sure, that if the Viking line gives Lee the time to throw hell be tossing to one of the finest receivers in the state in Kurt Matthews. among his players heading into the Clearfield game because hes tried to convey to them that they are still unproven and in no way to be considered for a championship, yet. We know Clearfield is well balanced with big people and some talent It will be a very good test for us, just like the game they gave us I BELIEVE a big part of our strength in overall team speed and our receivers certainly have a good portion. If the line gives our QB time, I think they'll get open. But if we are forced to throw and Lee gets nothing but pressure, I respect Clearfield's experienced back-fiel- d enough to know well get intercepted," said Pierce. The Vikings second year coach again and again emphasized the key was the jobs done on the line. The Falcons will give senior Robbie Sherwood full control of the offense. He started in several of Clearfields games last season and at times looked brilliant as just a junior. Hancock feels very confident about Robbies ability to find guys like Scott Tremea. Roger Hill and Kent Nye. THE PREPS in Clearfield's defensive back-fiel- d that will attempt to handle the speedy Mathews, will be returners like Mark Wilson, Blair, Foulger, Conley, Nye, Corwin, Tremea and Jeff Parry. Viewmont returns Lee as a safety and Doug Scovel at a corner spot. WERE JUST trying to be a good football team, said Hancock, And that's what preseason games are for. Defense will be our number one priority and thats what it will be all year long. For any team to be of championship calibur, they must play good defense. Well never get by Viewmont unless we realize that. PIERCE SAYS there isnt any cockiness last year. I firmly believe they were a better team than w hat their record indicated and they are a better team even this year, said Pierce. WE MAY HAVE the advantage on overall team speed but we are as equally disadvantaged when it comes to size, he said. WHAT CAN we expect from Ben Lomond? The facts are slim since they have a new coach. But the new coach was in the program last year which prompis Sawley to believe that they might run a similar defense as in past years. The Scots might pass more too because of d talented Craig Povey , the 4 quarterback who can throw and handle the ball extremely well. 6-- fleet-foote- TO PROTECT Davis from an aierial attack will be guys like Mark Miller. Brad King, Brad Nielsen, Kent Lyman and sophomore David Kinard. The coaches would also like to give Rick Secrist some time there but would like to save him for the quarterback spot where he has performed very well as of late. Sawley likes Secrists leadership and the way he executes. I don't feel too bad about our pass defense, its as sound an area as weve got. Of course if we go against some really skilled kids, we might get scorched. said Sawley. AT RUNNINGBACK its as wide open as its ever been. Sawley said he could start eight different kids at this point and feel good about any of them. Brad Nielsen, Brad King, Clain White and Danny Wilson are seniors w ho have seen much of the time in practice. But very close behind is Mark Miller, Ryan Smith and Jeff Hammer. Mike Woodward could also be there but because of the job he has done at split end, Sawley likes him there. Mikes greatest attribute is his quickness and ability to block people. He is a very tough kid, said the head coach. Kevin Pitts will play center, Brian Bock will take on the left guard spot, Jay Jeppson will play tight end and either Korman King or Greg McNabb will get the job at inside tackle. Jeff Sampson will play the outside tackle position. THE NAMES on defense that will stand out will be much of the same. Stevenson will take on a linebacker spot along side Bock. Sawley has had pretty good success with the Scots in recent years. In fact in his three years as head coach of the Darts, he has never lost to a Ben Lomond team. J.C. VonCollin and Dirk Barlow are two big movers on the Falcon offensive line. - Cook Running For Weber State OGDEN Former Clearfield gridiron great, Freddie Cook, is back from an eight-wee- k stay at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. and is now in full pads gearing up for his first year of action in a Weber State Wildcat uniform. was run, run, run. COOK STARTED his stint with the ROTC program at Clearfield High and is continuing it at Weber State College. The Weber State runningback missed playlast fall because of an injury sustained in the THE FORMER Falcon spent the eight weeks in Missouri in boot camp in connection with the ROTC program, which if he continues strong in, he w ill be able to be commissioned as an officer m the reserve program two years from now. fourth day of practice. Eventually the knee injury forced him to redshirt the season. As Wildcats got underway last Monday, Freddies knee was giving him little or no trouble at all. Asked if the boot camp helped in anyway to prepare him for this fall's Big Sky battles, Freddie commented, Wow, did it. All we did SECOND YEAR head coach, Mike Price, plans to play Cook in. an up back position, something very similar to w hat he played last ing spring. It was in the annual spring game that Freddie scored three touchdowns, one in the air, one on the ground and one I think we'll do good, said Freddie as he sat for a moment relaxing on the couch in his parent's home in Clearfield. Even though weve lost a few players including last years quarterback, weve got another QB that is just as good. I think we got another good QB from California the other day. COOK IS running the 40 yard dash in 4.5 in some of his latest clockings. His speed as well as his attitude has most of the coaches at Weber feeling very confident. |