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Show FEBRUARY 22, 1984 Gardner About State Tournament The Epitome Of Pfep Coasting rupled as last year's squad By KEITH DUNCAN Journal Sports KAYSVILLE-T- showcase he of high school basketball.' the funnest segment of the season, and the epitome of coaching' all blend together to describe the annual coveted state basketball playoffs. THIS WEEK on the campus of the University of Utah, a familiar entry to literally dozens of previous tournaments, the Davis Darts, will once again be there. Are they happy to be there? You better believe it and especially Mike Gardner who had a string of 12 straight tournamdnt visits dis- - Jeff Parry drives for a couple in win over failed to make it. "To me and my players, getting a chance to play at the tournament is like icing on a cake. It's the funnest part of the year, the big showcase and the epitome to coaching. ITS WHEN all the newspapers. all the TV stations and everyone else converges on the same spot. In fact anyone that has anything to do with high school basketball is there and we are playing in front of them. It's where the kids finally get the recognition they deserve. "The bottom line is. that the tournament is what you light your guts oul for all year long, lo us. not making the tournament means our season wasn't a success. "NOW WH AT you do in the tournament, to me is another story or gravy in my eyes. If you do well, then that's line. But if you lose two straight, your season is still a success just because you got there." Gardner said. The Darts open their first round action against the highly touted. Hillcrest Huskies, who record to have posted a this point. Keep in mind, it was this same school which was as highly touted in football, that the Darts rose up against and 16-- 4 defeated 21-1- 8 in the semi- finals. ANA ONE HAS tolikeGard- ner's optimism too. when talking about beating Hillcrest or anyone else for that matter. The veteran Davis coach commented. "We've got as good a chance lo win it (state titlel as Olympus does who hass't lost a game yet. "Anybody can beat anybody dow n there. We're all 0-- 0 right now full ofupsets and thrills that get everyone optimistic." I he Davis mentor recalled the 1976 spring as an example. It was then that Bingham and American fork were the highly favored schools to win the title. But Davis rose up and clipped them both to win the trophy. I he following year the Darts were perhaps the favorite, but were knocked off before they could win it two years straight. . "IHE "FOR MANY years it's seldom been the favorite that wins the championship. Oh. some years the favorite gets it all. but the tournament is pluck TEAMS that usually are the ones who are playing the best basketball right now. Then too. you've got luck, officials and injuries that all play a part." said win it Gardner. On a personal note. Gardnei said with conviction, that hi greatest moment in athletics came when he helped to win a state tournament championship as a player. I hat was his senior year while a Davis Dari player himself. thrill it was. I can getting so excited and psyched to play well. When that final game came. I reflected back when I was a kid in vv hivh I had some future dav "WHAT A still remember pictured myself doing just what I was doing then. "Our kids deserve the ex- perience I've had. they 've paid the price." Hansen On Tourney Box Elder. Lady Falcons, Lancers Do Battle This Friday Win There? no jrBy KEITH DUNCAN By KEITH DUNCAN Journal Sports Journal Sports CLEARFIELD - Well folks, sorry about getting all excited and reporting that the Clearfield-Layto- n women's '' basketball clash would take place last Friday. The anti-- cipation for this big battle got the best of me. ft BUT ILL promise you. the Lady Lancers and Lady ., Falcons do tangle this Friday in Clearfield. They are still . deadlocked with identical 1 records and the winner of this big game will move on into the tournament as the Region One champion. It just never fails, year in and year f.out, these two rivals do their best to make the women's basketball race as tense and close as can be. clash is set for 4 p.m. in the girls The Clearfield-Layto- n gymnasium. -- 8-- 4-- LAYTON KEPT-thei- r i hopes alive for a possible region Liz Manis and Julie championship by clipping Roy ,J4elson had 17 points a piece in the victory. Jill Dixon rebounds while Wendy Ortiz and Nelson each grabbed had 9 rebounds of their own. Karnella Myers ended up , with 7 steals and five assists. Nelson also had 4 blocked ,.shots. ; Clearfield got revenge over Box Elder's women with a 5 victory. It was both Janna Mower and Ruth Blankenship, two juniors, who helped pave the win over the Bees ,;m Brigham City. Mandy Hennenberger also contributed 10 points. - ClearCLEARFIELD field High has a two game winstate ning streak going in tournament play and Craig Hansen and his 1984 crew have every intention on keeping that string alive as they prepared for Cyprus in the first round game of the 84 prep basketball tournament. 4-- IT WAS two years back when Lane Riggs. Jeff Schofield and others helped the men's basketball program to a highly respectable fifth place finish in the 1982 event. That was really nice, but for Hansen at least, not qualifying last year at all made life a little less pleasurable. "After having been to the grand event for several years, then missing once, you do some heavy committing to get yourself back." said Hansen. hopefully win the region crown. "SECOND WAS to reach the state tournament, which was probably the most important of all. "And third we wanted to do well once we got into the tournament. I'll tell ya right now. we'd all be disappointed if we didn't do well. There's more to it with us. than just saying we made the touran-menWe should do well, we expect to." t. WITH THIS team we set three goals in the beginning. "First we wanted to be successful in region play and MAYBE THE reason Han sen and his players are so optimistic going into the tournament. is the fact they have won four games in a row and six of their last seven. The only loss in that siring was a disappointing overtime defeat they literally gave away to Roy. "There is no question about it. we are playing real well right now . The kids have more confidence in their abilities than any other point in the season." said Hansen. "If we get a little luck and win the close ones, we have as good a chance of making the finals as anyone. i Grotzky Earns Elks Award CLEARFIELD 50-4- r ; : : - . - r . - John Grotzky. the Clearfield High basketball player who will be helping his Falcon teammates to conquer the state basketball tournament this week, haxra lot more on his mind than ath!e-,- ; tics. t Region Four Leading Scorers work excellent grades in those kinds of classes as well as starting at either forward or center for the basketball team which won 7 of 10 league games this winter. - Even outside the classroom and the gym. John tries to e.x- - HANSEN Dll) admit too. that if the club doesn't play together, they could lose two straight just like that. "I agree with most coaches in that the exposure in the tournament is the highlight of the year. As a player myself. 1 have a hard time recalling games that were played during league. But I've never forgotten the experiences we had in the tournament." Hansen stated. CRAIG WAS a guard for the Falcons during his high school days and in his senior season the squad ended up finishing third in their league just like the '84 squad has done. But just like this year's dub. the '62 Falcon bunch began playing their finest ball just as the tournament was opening it's doors. Hansen and his teammates beat some good teams and eventually made it to the finals before getting heat. "Boy. I hope that kind of said thing happens again. Hansen. Freestk 61-2- 1 1 I'm perhaps more optimistic this year than I've ever been." cell. He helped to start the Kyle Salaz Fund that eventually netted over $3,000 for Kyle. SAID LaMont Jensen, one of his teachers at the school. "John is the kind you never forget. He's one fine young man and scholar." LAYTON March 3rd will be the date for the season's first AAU Freestyle Wrestling Tournament. It will take place at Layton High School. MIKE HANSEN, the tournament director, says weigh-in- s will begin at 7 a.m. and matches will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Anyone is invited to participate with a small entry fee included. The weight divisions will go from 45 pounds to the heavyweight class. HE IS one who distinctly proves that athletes can be genuine scholars too as well as outstanding members of the community. Grotzky. who is presently serving as the Senior Class President at Clearfield High, was selected last month (January) as the Roy Elks Teenager of the Month. (Final) SOME OF his classes this year include Advanced Placement Biology. C.P. English and Calculus. 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