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Show Figuring Out Playoff Situation an Intriguing Game s more intricate than calculus? of-Mote confusing than a double-win- g fensc? More confounding than a de- tailed murder novel written by an author with a bad memory? More pos- outcomes than a Rubiks Cube? Trying to figure out the high school playoff situation is no flin, no fun at all. You could package this little game, dis- tribute it to Gibsons, put it on the shelf next to all the other wonderful gadgets like Pet Rocks, the chains that no one could ever separate and genuine Utah flood water that were played with once and then thrown in their a cardboard box in the rightful place corner of the basement closet. Or you could submit ,the problem to the people who make up those lovely little tests like the ACT, SAT or the law school aptitude, test. The question could read something like this: Three teams are tied for third place in the region with 3 records. Team A has lost to Team B and beaten Team C. Team B has lost to Team C. These three teams play teams D,E and F this week. What are the possible ways these . , 3-- for a win over Weber Ihursday, but also for a Clearfield loss. A Lancer loss or a win by the Falcons would keep the Layton team at home this fall. If Clearfield beats Roy and Bonneville beats Box Elder, there would be a three-wa- y tie for second place with three teams finish in the standings? And thats just' a simplified version of whats going on in both Region One and Region Four thjs year, and every other year for that matter. Traditional-sibl- e Iy, deciding playoff berths takes until the last game of the season, if Take Region Four, for instance you can wrestle it away from Davis and Highland. The first two places will be decided Thursday night at Davis when the 0 Darts meet the 0 Rams. No, problem. .Its as simple as the childhood game of Smear or a 32 blast. The winner takes all.'The loser, places second. Its American. 4-- 4-- Cross, Roy, Layton and Clearfield could be involved in tiebreakers. So after five games it all comes down to this. As mentioned REGION FOUR before, Davis and Highland meet for the region championship Thursday, Bountiful is in third place alone with a record, but meets Viewmont, on Thursday. Woods Cross, also faces East, on Thursday. If Viewmont or Woods Cross loses and the other wins, then the winning team goes to the playoffs. Losses by both teams would, give the region a ; Ah, simplicity. But like all simple things, the region aces quickly becomes complex, giving way to ties often involving three teams, meet- d To settle those ties, sizes and shoe total playoffs may ings, be used. ties occur, princi- if such. three-wa- y head-to-hea- 2-- 2 0-- 4, pals and coaches will probably meet Monday or Friday to decide how to break them. At this time, area schools such as Bountiful, Viewmont, Woods Bonneville winning the region. Clearfield would probably be declared the second-plac- e team by virtue of wins over Roy and Box Elder. THIS WEEKS PICKS The Wildcats East at Woods Cross win the title by beating Bonneville have played inconsistently the past few Thursday. If Box Elder loses, Roy, if it weeks but take the Cats in a close one defeats Clearfield, would become region by three points, This looks to Viewmont at Bountiful champions. I If Bonneville beats Box Elder and be one of the best matchups of the year, Roy loses, then the Lakers would be- - The Vikes will win by a touchdown, Davis lose a recome region champions. Highland at Davis it home? No way. Hold all at that? doesnt Got on, get gion championship Darts by six points. 'any better. Clearfield is alone under the three Layton at Weber Layton now leaders with a 2 record, but faces Roy Who would have thought it? The Lanc- on Thursday. If Clearfield wins, the ers need a win, and theyll get it by a Falcons are guaranteed a spot in the in- - touchdown. A defensive battle, playoffs scheduled for next Clearfield at Roy week. Layton will not only be hoping Go with Roy by three points. 4-- 2-- ter-regi- Page 1C North Edition Lakeside Review October 19, 1983 Wednesday, Yellow Flags Give Vikes the Blues Officials Predicting improved Deer Hunt - SCOTT MONSEN Review The annual Utah deer hunt gets underway this Saturday at sunrise, and officials are looking for a better hunt this year than last seasons lower buck harvest. (An estimated 64,000 hunters. will invade northern Utah mountains and hills for the predominately buck-onl- y hunt, which is scheduled for 11 days, according to Mike Welch of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. In addition, some 4,850 special permit : holders will be allowed to harvest a second antlerless animal during the regular season. i Deer, populations are up and seem to be recovering from the hard winter in v , y82, which killed many yearling animals throughout the region. Last winter was relatively mild and fawn production was up in most areas with very little winter'., loss reported, according to d, Welch., Overall, we expect a better, deer hunt in northern Utah than we had last year, said Welch. I dont know if it will equal the record set in 1981 where we harvested 27,000 bucks, but it should ; be on par with 1980 fig- the-roa- . . - . public is 'the Echo , , Hunters planning to hunt . ' , 14-1- 2. ed ' ' ; 0. 8-- 4-- We think we got a bum wrap from officials, but we still think we could have won the ball games. Now, were fighting for our lives, said Hatch. But we feel like were a good football team. Davis Coach Ward Sawley, , . 4-- games. , ; But Viewmont languished in bad field position in the third quarter, and the Darts took advantage of the opportunity by scoring two touchdowns in the quarter. Viewmont was able to score on the last play of the game to make the score The Davis win gives the Darts a 0 region record and 0 overall and sets up this Thursdays region championship game at home against Highland, a team that is similar defensively to the Vikings, according to Sawley. They both run a 4 with a split front, Sawley said. But that doesnt doesnt necessarily mean Highland will run that defense against Davis. We never know what were going to get because of our offense. Davis will also have to make defensive adjustments to handle the Rams wishbone offense. Defensive changes are necessary, said Sawley. But the Darts basic alignment will remain the same, he said. 24-2- -3 game 7-- 6. The teams exchanged touchdowns later in the third quarter and Viewmont led at halftime You cant blame Hatch for feeling that way. After all, the Vikings have lost four region games by seven or less points and are tied with Woods Cross for fourth place in Region Four with a record. And Hatch has been less than pleased with the officiating in those last Hene-fe- r management ara and adjaland. Precent season checks indicate good population of deer on the property. However, this range usually attracts large numbers of hunters and deer often move out fast in search of quieter surroundings. state-own- ures. led , Mes-erv- 45-ya- rd less when penalty flags are dropping like brightly colored confetti. . We feel, like we had a good game plan, said Hatch. We executed very well but the mental errors hurt us. It was almost like we were snake bit. ; eral who knows a good team when he coaches one he see one with assessment Hatchs agrees of the. Vikings. I didnt expect it to be any different, Sawley said about win. narrow Fridays The Vikings looked that good in the first quarter of Fridays game, scoring on their first posy session' on a Jeff Lonnie On to pass King. their next possession the Vikes drove to the Davis, three-yar- d line but fumbled the ball away. The Darts then drove the length of the field to score, but the PAT failed and Viewmont , 24-2- most hunters traveling up Farmington Canyon. The problem we have in Davis County is that a lot of hunters just drive up and down the canWelch said. That yon, causes congestion problems on the road. People that get out and hunt should have a , good hunt. Welch also noted that the unit is home for many large deer because of the rugged terrain and' several prizewinning animals have come from the area.' Lost Creek, another popular huntjnfj; unit, is also in good shhpe and should see an excellent hunt this year. Deer numbers are up considerably and hunting pres- sure will be somewhat less than in other areas. The reason for fewer hunters, however, is that much qf the land in the unit is private find is closed to hunting or requires permission andor a trespass permit. Ah area in the Lost Creek ; unit that is open to the gen-:- ;, . . Sports Editor BOUNTIFUL If a book was. to be written about Davis 0 win over Viewmont last Friday an appropriate title might be The Numbers According to Hatch. For the most part, the numbers looked good for Vikings and their coach, Warren Hatch. Viewmont, according to Hatchs statistics, gained 326 yards last Friday, mostly through the air. The Darts gained 166 yards rushing and 40 yards passing, substantially less than most teams have held Davis to. But unfortunately for the Vikings, they were also called for 13 penalties for a total of 139 yards. Thats one and a half football fields taken away because of yellow flags. Davis is hard enough to score on when youre playing perfectly, much Access is limited to just a few roads between South Weber and Bountiful, with Review Correspondent close to home along the Wasatch Front in Davis County should see good hunting, especially if they are willing to put in some effort. KENT SOMERS Staff Photo by Robert Regan RECEIVER Kirk Tidwell awaits a Jeff Meservy pass while Davis Highs Andy Keck de- fends on the play. VIEWMONT The Darts played without senior running back Ryan Smith last Friday due to an infection in his mouth, possibly caused by his wisdom teeth, said Sawley. Smith should be able to return to action against Highland. Viewmonts injury problems have lessened, according to Hatch, whose club faces Bountiful this Thursday. And despite ' n being opponents, the: between the two teams is; rivalry a healthy one, according to Hatch, who was an assistant at Bountiful last year. ; Between us and Bountiful, its, not a hatred kind of a thing, he said. They are a much improved team from the beginning of the year. We have a lot of recross-tow- spect for them. Roy is Next on Elder 1 BARRY KAWA his way into.the end zone for the winning touchdown.' CLEARFIELD After a close ; The win gives Clearfield sole shave at Clearfield Friday fright, . possession of fourth place in Re- -' Box Elder quarterback Brett Ad-- : gion One with one week remain- ams wont want to see the Bar- -' ing. The first four teams in each ( ber for a long time. f-region advance to the state playFalcon defensive end Troy. offs. 'v ; With the crowd yelling for an Barber forced two key fumbles from Adams, one with a minute,, immediate field goal attempt afleft and one in overtime, to give ter Clearfield recovered the fumClearfield a 0 region win Over ble, in the overtime period, the heavily favored Bees. , Clearfield Coach. Brent Hancock With the score deadlocked at. admitted the thought crossed his ; , 0 and only 57 seconds left, ;;mind also. I was thinking that and Jeff Box Elder had the ball at the l Clearfield line. Adams ; (Parry) was out, there telling me went back to pass and Jarber that, but then on one play we went to the wrong side of the broke .through and all but un dressed the Bee quarterback. For' field, he said. Now, I thought,.. good measure, Barber fell on I screwed up and 1 have to run Adams fumble and sent the two more or kick now. So Lde- : . cided to run two more safe plays game into overtime. and Hal did a great job, it waif a Clearfield .won the toss and gave 'Box Elder .great effort. ; i, Barber said the Win was about' first crack in the overtime peri- ' his most memorable in three, od.' On (he Bees second play from years at the school. Weve had the six, Barber penetrated Box some tough losses but we knew Elders, backfield and grabbed wed get it together, Barber Adams as he tried to pitch the said. 1 dont think Box Elder is ball to Cody Judy. The ball flew a real passing team; Their pass wildly ot$ of Adams hand and protection' wasnt frs good as Falcon defensive tackle Ed Nay- some of the others wee lor fell on it to end Box Elders played. After losing two overtime turn from the 10. the Falcons second play games this season, Hancock told scrimmage, Hal Moore ran his players before the overtime a Box Elder defender and period that they cant let this kept hjs Mance as he rambled ' one get away. I think our kids Review Staff .'. ; - , 6-- 0-- 28-ya- rd J ' . . v . . 3 if 't t knew it was do or die, Hancock said. Weve had quite a few this year, but the Box Elder kids were stunned. I dont think they have ever had an overtime game, Its a shame somebody had to lose, but thats how it , goes. Clearfield is now 2 in region overall. Box Elder play and drops to 2 overall and falls intie for first with to a three-wa- y Bonneville and Roy at The Bees have clinched a state playoff spot. s Hancocks Falcons played r-free ball in the game avoidturnovers turnovers ' and ing were called for only one penalty. were just playing like were capable of, Hancock said. Theres' a time to get if together and thats now. Our kids feel good but we still have one more .test. It depends on what happens . . . r 2-- 3-- 5. 5-- 3-- 1. erro- there.:, ;... V---V' ' The there 'game is against neighboring Roy in which Clearfield must win to guarantee themselves a state playoff berth. Hancock said Clearfield quarter- -' back Jeff Parry is one of the keys in the Roy game. " They got some good athletes there, he said. But if we give Jeff some time, then I think we can throw against anybody. Theres no better athlete than Parry in this league. 't Staff Photo by Rodney Wright THE STING, you might say, was re- versed on this play as Clearfield's Gregg Folk, 55, and Craig Carter, 40, make, the tackle on Box Elder Bee. Dome Hall. Clearfield won the game in overtime, 6-- 0. |