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Show Page 48 Lakeside Review Monday , Dec. 28, 1981 Slump Hits But Still Top Contender Lady FiOsinis VC Clonrolb, Yheon threat. Michelle Kelsey, Jodi Tillman and Jennifer Beene make up one of the better inside games in the state. By DAN CARLSRUH Review Sport CLEARFIELD Editor The Lady Fal- cons found out how easy it is to slip down the slide after climbing hard to the top. The Clearfield womens But Jones says Tillman will have to play more consistently during the regular season. Jodi has her up and down games. Shes a very emotional player and is either high or low, not much in between. The Falcons started their year with a good fast break, but through basketball team entered the 1981-9as if they would bowl over any one who dared to play them. win over But after their Layton in th6 Davis County Invitathe the girls have tional two weeks ago, the Falcons slowed a bit. In our last three have slumped to two consecutive losses against teams not half as games we havent been using the break like we did before, said one to talented as themselves Jones. Kearns and another one against Jones feels she has one of the Highland. What caused the slump? I wish best three teams in the state. and Weber will be tough, but I knew, said Coach Margo Jones. .weve got a lot of talent. The girls We were probably just tired physare a very hard working group. ically and mentally. The schedule can be grueling for And when you add our talent with athletes. As many as three games the hard work, you have a good thing going for you. are set some weeks. So many games can also force a Region One will be a hard region to take. Layton, who took it all last team to peak too early, a devastating dilemma to good squads. They year, was supposed to move over or Weber. But Jones really looked for Layton, said for Clearfield Jones, about the Invitational. isnt so sure. I found out Layton is They peaked at the game and not in a down year, they have quite a tradition and theyll be in it this played so tight that it took everyyear. thing out of them. The Falcons hope to be in shape Whatever the reason for the slump, Coach Jones feels it will be mentally and physically by the temporary. The regular season is time the season starts in January. Clearfield, who looked as if they easier. There are a lot less games, usually only one a week. We should may take the trophy will have to contend with Webers skill and be ready. And when the Falcons get menLaytons tradition. But Jones hopes tally ready, they will be hard to to move their number three rankslow down. The Clearfield front ing in state from last year to numline is definitely the Falcons main ber one. 2' pre-seaso- n one-poi- nt - pre-seaso- n Hill-cre- st pre-sea-s- one of the Falcons' scoring machines. Coach Jones depend on Tillman playing with consistency during the season. JODI TILLMAN OF CLEARFIELD ' c, is will COACH MARGO JONES burned the track in until recently. The Falcons have fallen after their win over Layton but Jones hopes the team will be ready for region pre-seas- on ' play. Challenging, Different for Viewmont Coach M's n Coaching experience with them. I havent had any problems as BOUNTIFUL In most cases, the girls can be as far as I am concerned with the Being a basketball coach for women can be just as aggressive asa the boys, but Ashby female coaches or referees, I think challenging as being a coach for does see some differences. Ive that there are some good referees men. The workouts can be just as tried im my coaching to realize, the and some that are not so good, it tough, the games just as hard and girls are young ladies. Ive tried to doesnt matter whether they are the pride just as deep. But the teach them fundamentally how to male or female, theres both good attention isnt as great. do things, but I dont teach them and bad. I For Coach Ralph Ashby of the What about the support that can how to do some of the things that minor sport? We Viewmont Vikings, the work, the they do in the boys team, like the hurt a sweat and the pride is all worth it dont get the turnout that the other real tough block out. even if the crowds are small. We work hard on positioning for sports get, but still, I think we have ' Comparing girls and boys bas- rebounding, and doing the blocking had good support, but it can imketball he said, I think the main out, but we play hard, as hard as prove. We wish we could get more difference is skill wise, strength, anybody. We work hard on re- there, but so do all of the sports. So jumping ability, based on the difbounding, but not the real tough go much is going on and with kids ference in size, but as far as doing get it. We work on position and working, there are not as many kids coming to all of the ball things there are some of the girls going for it, hopefully well get our that I think do them as well as far share. games. as ball handling, and some of them Coach Ashby said being a man Utah girl sports have matured coach for a girls team hasnt much slower than much of the nashooting, as well as the boys, there are however fewer good players on caused any troubles, except mak- tion, and it may be awhile before a team. ing sure they go in first into the they catch up. A good boys team has as any as I dont think that girls sports dressing room, and knock before seven good players where on a lot he goes in. We have had a good will grow to the same level of fan of girls teams there is maybe one relationship. When the principal interest that the boys have, at least or two, or for a championship asked me to do it, I didnt know in the next few years anyway. I team, you may have four or five whether ot not I wanted to. I had know in some areas of the country, that are good ball players, but they coached the JV and the sophomore they have as many (fans! for the are getting better. Every year boys teams for a lot of years. After girls as for the boys, I had one there are more of them that are I thought it over, I decided to do it, transfer student, from Virginia, a and since then I have had more fun year ago, and she said they had 3 or really good ball players. They can at coaching working with the girls 4 thousand out, plus local TV jump, shoot, handle the ball, do all the kind of things the boys can do. than I ever had with the boys, even coverage. Coach Ashby feels that the local Ashby said his girl's team though I had a lot of good experimedia is one of the ways which can doesnt have more turnovers than ences with the boys. the boys, even though they may1 The girls have fun at it, they help girls sports grow to receive have fewer good ball handlers. He feel bad when they lose, but ten the recognition for the effort that said the ability to work against the minutes later, they are back to whatever they were talking about press keeps the turnovers down. I know there are some teams that before; it doesnt shatter them. have a hard time handling the The girls I have worked with seem to appreciate it more what you- do press, and turn the ball over a lot. We work hard against the press; for them, they havent had a lot of we will spend a little time every experience, so when you work with them and try to make them better day doing something against the press so we get used to it. Like they try it and do get better. They everybody else, sometimes they are a lot more emotional, the tears fnake a mistake and lose it, but come a lot easier, but I have a fun n By DALE PERRENOUND " Review Correspondent - they have done a pretty good job so far. they put into the games and the long hours of practice. The coach explained the slow down offensive that is being used somewhat is more often used by a team which feels like it cant com- pete against a more powerful team. If they keep the ball, the other team cant score, said Ashby, and if they cant score Im not going to get that far behind. We had one team that held the ball on us last year. The score at the end of the first quarter was 6 to 2 our favor, and it ended in the twenties. I think we won by 5 points. I think that is what the slow down does, I dont particularly care for it, well slow down at the end of the ball game if we have a lead, but I think the game is to put the ball in the basket. We like to be patient, but we also like to score and I think that most high school teams like to ; I think that is what people come to see. People will come back to see a game that is 7 a lot quicker even than a gafne that is though there is a one point difference in both games. record for ViewThe mont to date is 6 and 1. The loss came by Clearfield by only five points in the Davis County Tournament. Coach Ashby summed his season chances, If we can come up with that same record in the next 7 games we will be all right. 98-9- 28-2- 7, pre-seas- - Players Never Die,: They Just Foul Out B-B- all By BLISS FULLMER Rviw Correspondent Last week my good (?) neighbor, Daryl Green, invited me to play on his church basketball team. We need you so we wont have to forfeit, he pleaded. "We only have half a dozen players, and they cant always be there. O.K. I said, but I played my basketball 30 years ago. Im overand over here, I weight, over-agsaid as we warmed up for a lo P.M. game at the Roy gym. Even during the warm-u- p session I had to take a e, break. What are you doing here? laughed one guy from the opposing team. Ask him, I said, pointing an accusing finger at Coach Green. The warm-u- p went on. As I counted noses for our squad, I counted only five and one was mine. Where are your players? I demanded, with a bit of panic in my voice. I am supposed to be the safety valve, not starter. Johns coming, they assured me, and went on shooting. They always start church games with prayer, so I said a silent prayer with them, for John that he would show up. I even kept one eye open, watching the door, but no John. The opening buzzer sounded. You play guard, said the coach and he put me at the point on d defense. Now is the guy who is supposed to harass the opposition when they come across the center line. I think Id been had. Point guard is also the one who does all the running. I fooled them I walked. In fact, they finally stopped me from taking the ball down on offense. We only have 10 point-guar- COACH RALPH ASHBY enjoys coaching the Vikings' girl and plans to make his team a major force to basketball team, deal with in season play. I WITH ONLY ONE loss in pre - season, the Lady Vikes will be the target for many teams in Region Four. i seconds to get across the mid stripe, they explained. I heard someone in the crowd ask, How do you spell relief? T: I shouted, and it worked for a while. In almost no time they had us back out there huffing and puffing up and down the court. I had taken my two boys to watch me and cheer, but all they did was harass me and jeer. ; Shoot, Dad, cried my ten year old, as I stepped across and I did. I missed by three feet. shouted the eleven mid-cour- t, Air-bal- l, yearold. .1 What do you mean argued. That was a pass, but no one was there to catch it. The look I got from the coach was anything but nice. Drive on him, shouted the ten year old, again. Are you kidding, I mumbled to myself. You dont drive on a player who has only been out of high school 15 years not at my age. And the fact that he is 40 pounds overweight makes it even harder to get around him. You didnt score any points, chided my boys after the game. Yeah, but we won the game and: did you notice how many assists T got? I challenged. (I take credit iC I pass to someone and they score); Why do you think they carried the floor, I argued. I won the game, didnt I? After all we would air-bal- l, me-of- f have forfeited, if I hadnt beejv there. -- : My boys looked at each other and shook their heads. Lets ga home, they said, tugging at my; arms. I guess they were proud td see the old man play basketball again. |