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Show 4 JOURNAL BULLETIN LEADER, DECEMBER 2, 1982 REFLEX Darts Win Long Way To Go For The Darts Condltiomini Beats Warriors KEITH DUNCAN Kefiex Sports Klfh Duncan Journal Sports KAYSVILLE Perhaps the two things that irk Davis Jim Dickson and Bruce Bitner the most, arc passive wrestlers and cautious KAYSVILLE After falling to Bonneville by 21 points in their season opener, Davis veteran head coach, Mike Gardner was notably disappointed but eager to put it behind him and look forward to the coming games in December. wrestlers. 52-6- cr 6, 7-- Rick Secrist (II) and Mike Orton (32) tussle in tail Laker timber for the ball. ar of kids that Gardner was "Very pleased with included his junior "Steve BUT A COUPLE Sargent. Steve may not have been in Bonne-vile- s defense plans because they havent any While the Lakers idea hed be in the line-uand others, Secrist Rick like on guys keyed drilled accurawith and left alone was Sargent cy against the Bonneville zone. He led the Darts with 17 points against the Lakers. Two other people Gardner complimented were his two post people in Craig Cottrell and Jeff Orton. Gardner rotated his big players ev ery four minutes. Cottrell didnf have an ex ceptional first half against Bonneville, but back second half to play much better, p. Hoop Shoot Contest Saturday THINGS WILL simply just take time. Weve got two games this week, three the next and three the next week after that. In three weeks we will find out whether we have a basketball team or not, said Gardner. , . , I,--' People who have a lot to do with the Davis Bountiful BOUNTIFUL is Gardner stated that athletic program, High will conduct a smiling and looking forward to each upcoming Elks Lodge contest on shoot "hoop have the not Darts the true may game. Its the National at Saturday talent some others do, Gardner appears to be Guard Armory, beginning at 10 excited deep down inside about the new year. a.m. , - THE DARTS do not have exceptional speed, in fact Gardner reports his team is average when it comes to speed. Brad Nielson and Ryan Smith may be the quickest people on the Cottrell Emerges As Prime Candidate Cottrell has shown signs of great improvement. His shot is much better and he handles the ball much better too. Its his defensive When Craig Cottrell de- - skills that weve really got to work on. KAYSVILLE cided he was good enough to find a place in the BUT WERE going to be very patient with Davis High basketball program three years him. He is going to get a lot of playing time ago, no one sounded a trumpet or really got before January, and I think by January with as much playing time as he is going to get, that very excited. WHY? Because as Mike Gardner noted, Craig will have developed into a very impor-Crai- g was not a very good basketball player, tant player for us. Without him well be in trouble. Outside uncoordinated and lacked some of the was He decent prep Craig and Orton, we are basically a 2 team, skills it took to be even a half-wa- y Those two have really got to improve through player, the month of December. a was Cottrell it having To put very plain, THERE REALLY hasn't been a particular heck of a time playing basketball according time that Gardner thought Cottrell could really to Gardner. BUT...GARDNER has been in high school do the job for him, except perhaps this past basketball long enough to know you wont win season in football, Cottrell has been playing football for the past with consistency without a big man. Three nine unless someone that knew Gardner years and during the past fall he was a tight years ago would be his best end and an offensive strong tackle for the moved in, Cottrell (now bet to fill the big man spot come the time Craig Darts. IT WAS during this past fall that I really was to turn a senior. I knew wed eventually need Craig so we noticed Craigs improvement in his coordina-aske- d him if he was willing to pay the price to tion and agility. Football has really helped him. become a varsity basketball player, com- - in fact, I dont think that Craig would be with us today if he hadn't been playing football, mented Gardner. THROUGH the next two summers and sea- - said Gardner, Cottrell himself began to feel more comfort-skill- s. sons, Cottrell worked overtime to improve his Gardner says now that everything Cot- - able on the court during J.V. games under John trell has gained has come through his ability Robison. The third game into the season Cot-an- d trell splashed in 22 points and grabbed 18 re- knowledge to work hard. All the discipline and patience Craig display- - bounds against Ben Lomond. I felt after that ed through the summer months has prompted game that I could turn it around for myself, his coach to call him the "most improved bas- - said Cottrell. I KNEW THE coaches were carrying me ketball player on our club from a sophomore to for those first two years, admitted Cottrell, a senior. and once I really figured what I could do and BUT HE STILL has a long ways to go, is still a from he what said Gardner, they wanted, I spent at least a couple of ways away school basketball hours center, high a shooting and playing here in the gym or being polished the of to home. at has gain experience playing got Craig Its been worth it all the way, but I hope my against other big people. And hell have that is over. The improvement gets even better, concluded experience before our teams well play have some excellent big men. Cottrell. - 6-- pre-seas- SHAWN ROBINSON hasnt got his pin yet. but the Dart 105 pounder beat his Warrior opponent last Tuesday 15-- 1 and at 112 against Murray he won 1 Steve Meacham, who filled in the 105 spot against Murray, came away with a pin against the Spartans. TROY GARTRELL put in his first varsity match of the year against Weber last Tuesday and came away a 3 winner at the 12 pound 4-- 8-- 1 cipating. District winners from the Jan. 22 contest will advance to the state level and state winners will be represented in the regional championships. From the latter contest, contestants will qualify for the national finals. grb Powder Mountain Ski Passes Available The Powder Mountain Ski Resort and Clearfield Recreation Department are once again offering through Dec. I, a special discount ski ticket for any area resident for only $8. THE TICKET, which may be purchased at the Clearfield Recreation Office, 934 S. 1000 E., may be exchanged at Powder Mountain for any of the following ski passes: a full day pass Monday thru Friday (except holidays), night pass, any night; a half day pass, Saturday, Sunday and holidays; an all day pass Saturday, Sunday and holidays with an additional $3.50 paid at Powder Mountain. There are a limited amount of tickets available with no purchase limit so take advantage of this special offer and enjoy the upcoming ski season. FOR FURTHER information, call the Clearfield Recreation Department at ROGIR REYNARD has faced some rietty stiff competition this ear and has el to earn a victory, despite some good efforts. He lost to Murrays 126 pounJcr 10-- snj also against 7 Webers. 10-- Chris Curdinci got a pm against Murray and came back Tuesday night to record an impress-iv- c 14-victory over Webers Dave Stoffcrs who happened to place high tn state last season. 3 DARIN KYl'JIN made a mistake against Murray and it cost him a victory. But against Weber he forgot about the past and posted a very aggressive pin on Webers 138 pounder with 45 seconds left in the first round. John Jones is another Dart wrestler w ho has two pins this season, and quite remarkable for him. Jones came out for w restling his sophomore and junior years, never quite making the varsity team, but never giving up either. DAVIS NATE Hinckley won 18-- over his over his Weber Murray opponent and man. He has looked impressive thus far. Todd Anderson after getting pinned against Murray, came back against Weber and got a pin himself with just a minute into the match. His aggressiveness completely overwhelmed his Weber opponent. 3 1 0 4-- 1 an MFMJJ uj VMM WINNERS of this contest will compete in the district COMPETITION will be on 10 and different age levels, 1 ; and 12 and 13. Winners will receive trophies. The Elks hoop shoot is the largest of its kind in the nation with more than 3 million youngsters parti- position. Davis Mike Gcrrard. who holds down the 1 19 slot, has pinned both of his opponents so far this year. With only 43 seconds remaining in his match against Weber, he got the fall, GREGG McNABB got his second pm of the season after his victory over his Weber opponent. Again it was aggressiveness that won it for McNabb. Robbie Meacham suffered his first varsity defeat of 1982, losing 2 to Webers heavyweight. Lance Christensen took the heavyweight spot against Murray and lost 3. ving rapidly." "Things will simply just take time. Weve got two games this week, three the next and three the next week after that. In three weeks we will find out whether we have a basketball team or not," said Gardner. contest, also hosted by the Bountiful Lodge, on Jan. 22. Contestants take a total of team. Combine that with the lack of height and 25 free throws (from the foul fundamen-came Gardner says hell have to work on line) and top shooters will advtals week after week. ance to the district finals. Last Well just have to people, year national finalists aver"I ALSO liked the way Orton improved," the head fakes and the little things that might aged about 90 percent with one champion recording a nearsaid Gardner, He didnt score but hes impro- - give us an edge, he said. perfect 24 out of 25 shots. 6-- 4) be- tween the Dart and the Weber Warriors progressed, neither of the Dart coaches haJ little cause to get irked. The Darts were untamable last Tuesday evening in the Sam Morgan Ficldhousc as the crew won 10 of 12 matches and completely crushed a respectable Weber High team. . THE DARTS were visably in better condition at almost every weight, a trademark that Dickson gleam about. "For the past couple of yean weve really worked on it (conditioning). The kid want to be in better shape, it not just because we told them they had to. 1 think that makes a pretty good difference." said the Davis High coach. Another happy significance about last Tuesday, was the number of fans who turned out for the Davis-Webmatch. An estimated crowd of 450 people turned out for Davis second n match. W E HAD quite a crowd," said Dickson. 1 told the team afterwards that we ought to be very thankful for the number of people who came out." Derek Green has the 98 spot nailed down for Davis. Against Murray he won 2 and against Weber he claimed a jin in the first round. WEDNESDAY THE Darts were to have hosted Ogden and this Friday they'll prepare for a very solid Judge Memorial team. The Bulldogs have plenty of size, two players over 6-which will give Gardner and his Darts another stiff challenge. "Right now we're setting our goals. One goal that's for sure is that we plan on being ready to play region basketball in January. Evn game will be a learning experiery ence for us. Weve got to improve in areas like not turning the ball over and playing solid defense. We'll use the Bonneville game as a learning experience," said Gardner. THE LAKERS were led by two-yestarter, Sie Moore, who shot outside and inside for 28 points. It was a classic example of a team playing with virtually no varsity experience against a squad who was loaded with plenty of past playing time. The one reason Gardner may have been a bit disappointed was the fact his kids have worked hard in practice to improve their shooting skills and in fact have shot very well in practice sessions. But against Bonneville, the bottom fell out. Gardner said it was first game jitters and a little intimidating by a bigger team. of last Tuesday nights match BUT AS "THISTHING is going to take awhile, " said Gardner, Were not going to be a great team or even a good team for awhile. Tm not discouraged about our basketball team, not at all. They're working very hard. As a unit we'll just continue to work hard and keep trying till something works for us. I played 14 players against Bonneville because I'm trying to take a look at everyone. Lots of experimentation going on now." ' 52-- 6 rui ini m MM2 U1 uiru the ones that are Think Dodge and Chrysler-Plymout- h making it in the Denver intermountain Never before has the automobile industry been so competitive, so confused with rebates, incentives, giveaways and gimmicks designed to stimulate sales. The reasons are simple. Most cars arent selling as well now. The economy has been sluggish, interest rates have been prohibitively high and money is still in short supply. 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