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Show 2 Thursday, Mar. WEST VALLEY VIEW 17, 1983 Robert Crofts Olympus Judge Frazier Murray Granger 12 Named To Honor Squad Cottonwood Granite Most Valuable Player Richard Holmes Dan Greg Wilder Owyn Anderl Dave Abel Kent Rydalch Cyprus Greg Diedrich Judge Steve Jensen Taylorsville Ryan Harris Kearns Keith Chapman Murray Derek Lauritzen Taylorsville - Rydalch Captures Green Sheet MVP IHIonor MURRAY. Excellence in every aspect of the game highlights the dozen players selected to the 1982-8- 3 Green Sheet Area Honor Squad. While each of the players brings his own particular strength to the squad, none was a player. The 12 players played for the nine area schools in three regions, representing two size classifications. Many led their teams to state tournament berths. Ten are seniors, one is a junior and one a sophomore, a rarity. Two are repeaters off last years squad. Accorded the honor of Most offensive ones. His scoring high was Valuable Player was Cyphis high 30 and he had 21 rebounds on two occasions during the season. standout Kent Rydalch. When coaches were quizzed on Another player who any coach who they would most like to add to would have been glad to add to his their rosters, Rydalchs name came roster was Judges Greg Diedrich, a up again and again. He was the Most repeater off last years Honor Valuable Player in the Green Sheet Squad. A forward with the quickness Classic in December and improved of a guard, Diedrich was termed by as the season wore on. Coach Jim Yerkovich as the best The Pirate senior scored at a wing player he has coached. His 20.5 clip and averaged a scoring average was best in Region dozen rebounds, both tops in Region Six and he was a double figures reThree, for Coach Paul Dilley. He hit bounder on a Judge team in which 61 percent from the field. Thirty-eigthere were two players bigger than percent of his rebounds were he was. He was also a defensive player with 75 recoveries, best on the team. In the fourth quarter he would play as if he was fresh, coming up with big plays either on the long bomb or the hard drive to the hoop. His leadership helped a young Judge team go farther than anyone had dared hope at the seasons onset. Leadership was also the hallmark of Granites Dave Abel, a young man whose class on the court impressed everyone. Like Diedrich, he was also named to the Honor Squad for football. Coach Dave Mascaro cant say enough good about Abel, converted from forward to guard. He calls him a player who comes along only once or twice in a coachs career. Abel scored 19.3 ppg. on 52 percent from the field and 78 percent from the line and had nine rebounds per outing -impressive from the backcourt. He also averaged eight assists and three steals and was called a coach on the floor. Cottonwoods Owyn Anderl played superbly on both ends of the court for Coach Kent Clark, averaging 17.3 points per game. He set a school record for 13 recoveries in one ht top-flig- ht Seven Area Tankers Gain State Gold outing and had 40 for the season. He dished off for four assists per game and would grab six rebounds each outing. His scoring was from long range and he hit 48 percent from the field and an excellent 88 percent from the line. In addition to announcing its all-stteam next week. The Green Sheet will name its Coach of the Year recipients in both boys and girls play. girls ar Robert Crofts was able to play guard and forward for Coach Ron Huber at Olympus. His senior leadership was important to the Titans and he led in almost every statistical category. He scored 15.5 ppg. on a 45 percent clip from the field, totaled 106 rebounds and 63 assists, 26 steals and 13 blocked shots. When he was hot, he was unstoppable on a soft jumper. Murray highs return to the higher echelons and a shared region cham- pionship was aided considerably by the play of Dan Frazier. He led the team in scoring with a 14.9 average. He had 165 rebounds, 24 steals and hit 85x120 charity tosses. His defense and offense in the middle was the key and his consistency a boon to the Spartan success. Taylorsville highs Derek Lauritzen closed out a fine career for Coach Dan Leatherwood, fitting into the total team concept. Leather-woo- d admitted that the Honor Squad repeater gave up some statistics for the good of the team. The Warriors played in tough Region Two and had a series of six losses decided by two points or less. Lauritzen averaged 13.5 points and eight rebounds, along with 2.5 assists and 2.1 steals and helped turn a season into a 2 campaign that included wins over Skyline, Bingham, Granger and East, all of whom qualified for the state tournament. Grangers Greg Wilder was another who gave up personal glory for the good of his team. He played both forward and guard averaging 8.7 points. He had 82 assists and 96 rebounds. Gregs value to the team is in things you dont put on paper -taking charge, going after loose balls, leadership, said Coach Scott Iverson. At Kearns high, Ryan Harris led the Cougars to an improved campaign. He averaged 11 points on 63 percent from the field and had seven rebounds. He blocked an average of 1.5 shots per game and it was Harris Coach Kenyon Clark would assign to bring the ball down against a press. Leadership was also a factor in his value to the team. The tallest player in the Green Sheet area was Taylorsvilles Steve Jensen, also one of the most improved. He had nine rebounds, two blocked shots and 12 points per game for the Warriors and filled up the lane on defense, forcing players to alter their shot. He connected on 56 percent from the field. Murrays Keith Chapman will be welcomed back by Coach Mike Evans and in the words of Region Six coaches, hes quite a player to build around. He led the Spartans in rebounding with 214, took 13 charges, 31 steals and averaged 13.7 points. He is an intense player who improved with virtually every 3-- - The Bengal boys had 394 points, Cottonwood 271 and Cyprus 221. Following were Skyline 160, Granger 136, Olympus 128. Taylorsville claimed 10th with 84, Granite was 12th with 59 and Kearns 13th with 53. In the girls meet, Brighton scored 479, followed by Skyline with 248, Cottonwood 237, East 217 and Kearns 159. Cyprus was seventh with 97, Taylorsville ninth, 66; Olympus 10th, 44; Granger 12th, 38; Granite 13th, 31. Cottonwood took an early lead in the boys meet when its 200 medley relay team finished at 1:40.76, an time. Swimming were Craig Sorensen, Kelly Richards, Lynn Waymen and Erik Erekson. In region and the preliminaries, Cyprus had the better time, but the Pirates were forced to settle for second when the Colts made a drop. Granger made the final 1.89-seco- A chance to become a truly dominating player lies in front of Judges Richard Holmes, only a sophomore. He was the leading Bulldog board man with an 11.7 average and a high game of 21. He also scored 12.1 points per game on 55 percent from the field, best on his team. He was especially tough in three state tournament games, apparently unawed by post season play. He was a starter at Judge in several games as a freshman. And hes likely still growing. (mt GLANCING BACK in sports . . . On the strength of five state records, including two each by Rick Morley and Corey Kill pack, Cyprus high boys captured their third straight state swim title. Both achieved times in their specialties. (That was March, 1977.) Bosketball Colts Are Looking For New Coach SOUTH COTTONWOOD. The search is on for a new boys basketball coach at Cottonwood following the resignation yesterday ( Wednesday) of Kent Clark. Clark submitted his resignation after three years at the helm. His last season, the Colts finished with a 7 in disappointing record, Region Three play. Kent gave us back our job. He chose to resign, said Cottonwood Athletic Director H. G. Linford. The school administration accepted the resignation yesterday morning. Clark resigned, the Green Sheet has known, in the face of heavy pressure and criticism from Cottonwood parents who have been frustrated by the basketball teams lack of success since the school split (with many students going' to Taylorsville) two years ago. Linford did not share that opinion. Of the departing head coach, Linford said, We appreciate his contributions to athletics and thank him for his three years at the helm. He had a positive impact on the program while he was here. Before becoming head coach, following a similar resignation by Bryan Pavlish, Clark directed the Coit girls team to the state tournament. He was also an assistant under former head coach Ron Rushton. The search for a successor will begin immediately. Applicants are being invited to send resumes to principal Grant Rowley. 3-- Brighton Unseats Cyprus As State Swim Champ SALT LAKE. All reigns come to an end. Brighton high, to the surprise of almost no one, ended an eight-yea- r hold on state swimming titles by Cyprus high Saturday. The Bengals, who were 4A champs in 1981 when the Pirates were the 3A power, won the boys title and successfully defended the girls championship, both with ease. The Cyprus program, damaged by not having a swimming pool for a year and a falling off in the AAU youth organization, still produced three individual gold medals and finished third in the boys standings. Region Three champion Cottonwood grabbed second in the boys meet and third in the girls and Colt Coach Clair Sorensen was named coach of the year by his peers for both boys and girls. Cottonwood had five gold medals. outing. heat and finished sixth. Brighton nipped Kearns for the gold medal in the girls relay by a tenth of a second. Skyline, which set a new state record in the event at 1:56.07 in the preliminaries, was relegated to third in the finals. Cottonwood gained fourth-plac- e points and Taylorsville took sixth. Two area girls were in the finals of the 200 free. Cottonwoods Stacey DeGooyer finished second behind Viewmonts Pia Ahlm, while Kearns highs Karen Stowell, tops in the prelim and region times, was third. In the boys race, Cyprus highs Peter Whetterhall won the first of his two gold medals with a 1:45.19 time. Ian Brooks of Oly was fifth and Brett Ormsby of Taylorsville sixth. Four area girls scored in the IM, won by Brightons Diane Filipoweki. Lisa Canfield claimed fifth for Cyprus, Cottonwood had Alana Thompson in sixth and Holly Whear in seventh and Angie Whitney took eighth for Kearns. Sorensen won the gold medal in the boys event for the Colts, lopping six seconds off his region best and upsetting West Jordans Dennis Tesch with a 2:00.59 personal best. Jussi Teijonsalo was fifth and Todd Richards sixth for Cyprus and Dave Moreton seventh for Oly. Brigtons Leanne Lawlor won the girls 50. Meredith Tinnin of Kearns was third and Shirleen Hancock of Cyprus sixth. Cottonwood had three swimmers in the boys final and Erekson captured the event in 21.82, a personal best. Teammates Wood Palmer and Waymen were fifth and seventh. Colt Jana Robbins was the class of the diving field for the second straight year with a 334.95 score. Teammate Kim Rasmussen was fourth and Kay Davis of Cyprus finished eighth. Titan John Paulson won the boys event in a close battle with Allen Thurber of Granger, Lancers Darrin Myers and Greg Anderson were fifth and sixth and Granites Mike Morgan was eighth. The second days events began with Cindy Wilson of Brighton setting a new 4A record in the prelims of the 100 fly at 58.73. In the finals she settled for 59.27. Colt Stacey DeGooyer was the only other swimmer to break a minute and grabbed second place. West Jordans Tesch held on to win the boys race. Third and fourth were claimed by Wayman and Todd Ostergaard of Cottonwood and Brett Ormsby was fifth for Taylorsville. Ahlm of Viewmont won the girls 100, again holding off the favored (See Page 4, Col. 3) 338.20-375.9- v i |