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Show ' Ns SECTION FEBRUARY 1, 1984 Gardners Darts i j I By KEITH Journal DUNCAN Sports Region Four Leading Scorers KAYSV1LLE - Back in the winter of 75-7- 6 when the likes of Dean Hunger, Ron Adams and others used to grace the courts of prep schools while representing good ole Davis High, Mike Gardner recalls that his phone ne er got any rest as fans, the press and everyone else rallied 'round a winner. -- AS HUNGER and Co. eventually inched themselves closer to a coveted state championship, the calls of good will and cheer became even more frequent. But Mike and Linda Gardner will admit the phone hasnt been as active in recent years. Most of the incoming calls have been for a couple of cute Davis High coeds, the oldest daughters in the Gardner clan. I Clfd. Falcons To Face g Weber; Layton At BUT HOLD on folks. The ringing is wild 7 again as switchboard operators have 544-539- i j f i f ( S Its been a special group of seniors that have touched the hearts of everyone, including the most venoumous opposing fan which in turn has got the phone talking again. Some people in this city, as well as out of it, have a special place in their hearts for this club. Every night Steve Sargent, Jeff Sampson, Ryan Smith and the rest of the group get set for in Region Four, five times out of five a tip-othe other team will have three if not four players, taller than Davis tallest. down pat. Bonn.; Darts On Road The second round of basketball action begins this week in Region One as Clearfield plays host to Roy on Tuesday and at the same time, Layton travels to Bonneville. On Friday night. Clearfield will travel to Weber and Layton travels up north to Box Elder. COACH CRAIG Hansen was hopeful that his kids would be ready for the high last flying Royals who were Monday and leading the league by two games over Clearfield and Bonneville with identical marks. Of course Clearfield's wish was that they could knock off Roy on Tuesday and Bonneville could do the same trick at their place on Friday. All of that, combined witha possible Clearfield victory over Weber on Friday, would leave the tie for first league in three-wa- y ff BUT DESPITE it, the Darts have battled their hearts out every time out. Theyve won 3 of 6 games thus far and have sufferer literal heartbreakers in all the rest, losing those three j by a mere total of six points. Last Friday nights 42-3- 9 heartstopping loss to East was just too much'to take. Gardner said hes never felt so bad for a team in all his life. of most THE LEOPARDS are coaches' choice to win it all in 84. Theyve got 9 forward everything from an to an waterboy. But Davis, whose tallest player was shorter than four of Easts tallest starters, lost only by a point, 42-4- 1 earlier and only 42-3- 9 last Friday. The score was tied at 4 last Friday night here and if the Darts hadn't gone into a freezing cold spell at the line, they may have pulled it out. After two close nailbiters like that, youd in Rethink the powerful East team, now gion Four, would have gained some respect for Davis. The matter of the fact is, they have. The Leopards were actually stalling in the first half, working forever for the best shot possible because as Coach Eddie Palubinskas stated, if we missed Davis would come right back and 4-- A 0 Steve Sargent (above) attempts late freethrow against East. Jeff Sampson (right) battles taller East player for rebound and Ryan Smith (bottom) leaps for possession. Mike Gardner says these three are a "group of special seniors. 3-- 2 6-- Racquetball 34-3- Courts In Use At School 6-- 0 The Clearfield Recreation Department will begin scheduling for public use the two racquetball courts located at Clearfield High School on a limited basis. put it in." THE COURTS will only be available Tuesday evenings from 9 p.m. starting Feb. 7 and ending March 13. Reservations will be taken only the Monday before the Tuesday you wish to play, by calling the Recreation office at Clearfield residents will have first priority. The cost of the one hour court time will be $1 per person. For further information 7 call or GARDNER HAD some thoughts on the season and he stated, So we havent been winning some close, close games. But 1 wonder in the long run if we havent been proving were the greatest winner of all over those more 8-- talented teams. 773-330- .Everybody who watches this bunch has their heart go out to them. My phone doesn't just have local people calling, but fans around the state have dropped a word that they love to watch those kids work. 773-330- 1 HAD ONE coach from the south call me last weekend and wonder how in the heck we could stay with East for two games in a row, especially when we are so stinking small. was so active inside against the bigger East But thats just it. its been a special group of players, (hat eventually Monson fouled out as seniors that have loved the value of hard work. did the Leopard's big center. And the juniors on this years team are followSteve has an entire bag of moves inside and ing in their footsteps. is perhaps the quickest jumper in the league. IN ORDER for us to compete with schools He may be the teams best offensive player, in this league, and that means every school, even though he battles night in and night out weve got to out hustle and out work the other against people six or seven inches taller than guy. Its been one of the har Jest working group he. of kids I've ever seen or read about. JEFF SAMPSON isn't the greatest offensive And then of course, your heart goes out to player around, but no one puts in thcqi because after working so cussid hard like cITort like he docs. Some coaches arounJ the they did against East, they end up losing. You state believe Gardner is crazy for playing a 1 . feel bad for them, you really do. Monson or against football player against a be MISSING FRF.ETHROWS may part of Viewmont 6-- White. Hes Davis defensive player and perhaps it. But the entire issue boil down to the fact a else. of the finest defensive players in the league Its shame, one as as not everyone big were because of his strength and quickness. but thats just the way it is. RYAN SMITH is the quarterback of the "Why look at BYU. When they go against teams their own size, theyre as good as any in team. Against the meanest press. Smith is the the nation. But immediately when they play ballhandlcr and the pcnclrater. Just like SampKentucky or LCLA with big. dominant player, son. Smith isn't blessed with great offensive they just cant compete. ability but because he works so cussid hard WE HAVE the same problem, night in and as Gardner puts it, hell usually get you 12 to 15 points. Even though Smith doesn't make every night out. w little is he seldom gets dow n because on defense a club his feels ays Gardner shot, just But from being classified a "great team." not just he makes up for it by diving for loose balls and beeventually coming up with a steal or two. good. "If we can get that one ingredient could have a we "When those guys are gone," said Gardner, fore the tournament begins, Gardner. said "1 wont forget them. Ive cried with em. Ive this on finish year, great been happy with em. Ive gone through pain HE CONTENTED, "We lost to a team most with em and you just dont have things like s Ifthat state. in the coaches call the best team that leave ya. Their my great friends, my budthe case, 1 believe we can play with just about 6-- 6-- 9 7 dies." anyone." Who are the players that make up the roster? The following is a description. 83-8- 4 STEVE SARGEN a 6-- senior, is the man Davis went purposely to against East. Steve 3 MIKE ORTON, after a year of being a passive sophomore, is battling the bigger players he isnt a quick with his every ounce. At in getting good it for makes he so up jumper 6-- 5 position and crashing the boards when he has to. He is perhaps improving faster than anyone on the team at present. Gardner believes that Orton will have a super senior year" if he improves as much this summer as he did last. CASEY LLOYD, the pure shooter on the club is a junior. From 16 to 18 feet. Lloyd is deadly as he showed against Woods Cross on Jan. 24th when he hit seven in a row from the perimeter. As Lloyd plays more, he will get more confidence. Gardner is excited about next year when Lloyd and Orton come back. DAVE KINARD, a junior reserve is perhaps the most unselfish player on the team. Kinard just delights in feeding and passing toothers for baskets. At times Gardner has had to get after Kinard to shoot more, who is a fine shooter. MIKE TAYLOR is another reserve player who is just a sophomore. Gardner says that Taylor is fighting last summers injury to his hand more mentally than physically right now. He is an excellent outside shooter and under pressure performs w ell like he did against East last week. "Weve had a tough three games, but from this point on weve got some momentum I feel. Weve got to w in at least two more games to qualify for the tournament and 1 feel we can do that if we continue to work our tails ofT. SKX'ENS IN athletics isnt always to win big games. The principle of working hard has been born out here through the season and I feel well continue to improve and possibly do well in the tournament, I really do." said Gardner. heating Woods Cross and appear to have the attitude that they have nothing to lose. That kind of attitude usually makes teams play a lot 'ooser so they, could be a different team than the one Davis heat at their place on Jan. II. Athlete Of The Week Brent Hij LAYTON At 140 pounds or so. Layton's Brent Higgs found it a little difficult to compete as a lineman on the football squad, but he's really had no trouble at all w hen it . comes to wrestling. AFTER capturing the Pleasant Grove title at 38 on Jan. 21 and then pinning his opponent from Roy in fashionable style last Thursday, the Davis County Clipper announced Higgs is its "Athlete of the Week." Higgs is just a junior. This week Higgs w ill be try ing to capture the Region ( ne championship at 140 pounds and he should do it w ith little or no trouble. Higgs has lost only four matches all year 1 . long. 773-330- Layton, Davis Gals Win In Basketball Layton and Davis Highs womens basketball teams captured impressive victories last week while Clearfield suffered their first Region One setback. THE LANCERS, led by Liz Manis 19 points. Carnella Myers 15 and Kristy Snarrs 9. defeated a lackluster Roy team. The win upped 60-3- 3. the Lady Lancers overall record to 10-- and 1 in Region One and leaves them tied with both Clearfield and Box Elder for the league lead. The heavyweight advantage. with Julie Nelson at and Kristy Snarr at 64). was just too much for the smaller Royals. This week the Lancers play Bonneville on Tuesday and Box LlJcr on Friday. 4-- 3 6-- 0 CLEARFIELD fell to Box 3 Elder. last Friday, despite Mandy Hcnncnbcrgcrs 13 points. Some outside shooting made it tough on Falcons w ho this w cck w ill face Roy on Tuesday and Weber on Friday. Hcnncnbcrgcr is still the leading scorer in the region, but leads it over a fast and coming Gma Butters. Diana Peterson scored 20 points to help Das is High beat The win helped Last, Davis to a record in region and 7 overall. 52-4- 58-2- 2-- 2 7-- place. FOR LAYTON, who were 4 last Monday, in order to overtake someone and hope for one of the four playoff spots, they would have to beat either Bonneville on Tuesday or Box Elder this Friday. A w inless w eek w ould just about spell doom on their season us far as qualifying for the state tournament. Over in Region Four, the Darts have just one game this week and that takes place this Friday night in Bountiful. The Braves won their first regioct game of the y ear last Friday in' Boxldii Emerging As Prep Star By KEITH DUNCAN Journal Sports CLEARFIELD There was a day. not long ago. that Greg Boykin could hardly even dribble a basketball. Now he's turned from student to instructor. THE CLEARFIELD High junior, who is the tallest on , the team ft 6-- came off the bench in last Fridav nights One battle with Box Elder and scored 18 points, grabbed 1 1 rebounds and blocked Tour shots. His : output in the second half was a big reason why Clearfield . came from behind to nip the Bees for their third victory in five tries. ; ' "The first couple of times that we got the ball into : , Boykin, he turned aroundand rut in the hole. Aftcrawhile 1 r it was getting to the point they I Box Elder) knew they : couldn't stop him. And it was good for our kids because they started feasting off the confidence that Greg was radiating. Box Elder got only 13 rebounds in the second half to Boykin s II," said Gcarficld coach. Craig Hansen. 5, BUT BEFORE Greg came to Clearfield High, he first learned the fundamentals of basketball from Brent Lund at North Layton Junior High. LunJ is now an assistant coach in the Falcon basketball program. According to Lund there were a lot of people who could scc some natural ability there, but taking the time to sec it surface was another thing. Hansen admits that the Clearfield coaches were patient in the beginning and helped Greg develop some of the skills x h uses today. I dont really think that Greg knew how good he could be," said Hansen. But I II tell you what, every game hes got in this year hes asserted himself just a little more. You can just see the confidence grow ." |
