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Show r CD Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1983 Darts Preparing With Of Earning Tourney Berth the Darts, but Gardner will also bebring Smith along slowly and develop skills and work for cause of nagging bumps bruises that remain from down the road. And anyone associated with ball season. Casey Lloyd, a junior, will play Davis basketball hopes this the other guard spot and Mike at a is years down the road whole lot better than last years . Orton, a junior, returns to That road last about as long as play the post position. The problem with this years dirt road in a flood. And Gardner believes that his team is becoming perennial, said club will be improved this year. Gardner. The Darts are short. I dont know why people I think we are going to be up here cant grow big around last like a not doormat there, kids, Gardner said with a smile. year. But playing in Region Four But transforming over three months of football into basket- with a small team is not funny ball is a problem the Darts face, and it is something that conand there is, understandably, a cerns Gardner. Every team has at least a letdown, according to Gardner. center. What killed us 7 Its not a physical letdown last or 8 wasnt the one big kid. year but a mental letdown, Gardner match could We up with him. explained. I dont know how was the second big kid it But I were exhausted the players but in that know I was as a varsity coach af- that would kill us. Were this same year. position ter putting in long hours preparAs a result of Davis quickness ing I was. last year and its lack of height, Gardner will probably start teams played zones many four players from the football team when' everyone becomes against the Darts. And the Darts will try and take healthy, he said. Steve Sargent, advantage of that quickness on will play at one forward at defense.: for Davis and Jeff Sampson, The Darts will also have small, will play the other. but quick reserves. Dave Kinard, Sampson, said Gardner, hasnt will see considerable a junior, a practices because of thigh playing times as will Darin bruise., I hope to have him back Sandstrom, a 0 junior. by the middle of December, he Kurt Cottrell, a senior, will alsaid. Ive got to have him for so come off the bench for Davis. league. Mike Taylor, a sophomore and Ryan Smith, another football player, will start at a guard for brother to Brian Taylor. a month to prepare for league and thats all Im going to do, KENT SOMERS Review Sports Editor KAYSVILLE Davis Basketball Coach Mike Gardner had every right to be disappointed last week. After all, most of his club had played, and lost, in the state championship football the previous Friday and here they were down by 8 points to Cottonwood in the season's opening basketball game. But Gardner saw something in that second half a quality that he had very little to do with. A change come over his club. Although mentally tired from Fridays football loss, the Darts began to come back on Cotton- wood, losing only on a shot in the final seconds of the 8 score. game for a Theyve got character, Gardner said about his players, who had exactly two days of practice before playing the Colts. And those two days, Gardner said, were spent trying to cut the team. As a result, Gardner told his club to relax and use the game as a scrimmage. To demand ex' cellence when they hadnt had to time to work on and review their skills would have been a bad error on my part, Gardner : 6-- 1 , 6-- 6, 30-fo- ot -. 6-- 3, 6-- 1, - - 6-- 6-- 59-5- said. 5 6-- In fact, that is the Darts philosophy for the next two weeks. We are going to take the first two weeks of the season re-- i laxed, said Gardner. We have Staff Photo by Rodney Wright HIGHS Steve Pearson goes up jump shot in a recent practice. DAVIS with a Davis Coach Mike Gardner thinks his club will be improved this year. Bountiful Strong (Again), Should Contend for Title youll ask how did they beat that team. But they have a good BARRY KAWA Review Staff - BOUNTIFUL With a state title two years ago and a second-plac- e state finish last year tucked under their belts, the Bountiful High Braves have established themselves as a powerhouse in Utah prep basketball. Expectations are high once again for an encore performance this season, even though Bountiful lost seven seniors to gradua4-- A tion. Bountiful Coach Mike Hall predicted Region Foilr will be tough from top to bottom but said his team always goes into the season telling themselves that they can win it all. If we can stay free of injyries, then we can be a contender for the title, he said. But its going to be tough. I cant really pinpoint a weak team around the region and its more balanced than its ever been. Last year there were teams you could plan on beating. This year, I dont see any nteams you can plan on beat- - last seasons team. What we lack, if anything, is experience. dition and are used to winning. With seven seniors last year, we Hopefully, that will carry over had to give them a look. for us. Hall said his Braves face a Hall said the Braves will have tough with games to play a lot better defense if against Provo and Salt Lake area they hope to contend this year teams like Cottonwood, Skyline and should be a more physical and Olympus. team. will let us Our Im hoping that well have a know if were any good, he said. physical team, Hall said. We We need to well, because gave up a few games last year confidence is aplay real key, especialbecause we were not physical, ly at this point and time. If we but a finesse team; We it few teams and most of have a confidence will us when affect region play the smaller teams gave us a heck of a battle on the boards. This starts. Well try to play a lot of kids year, we should be stronger with two or three football players on and find some combinations the boards. that work, Hall continued. These kids have played together Overall, Hall said the Braves will be quicker but smaller than so long that they expect to win. SALE NOW! Paneling On . $500 - pre-seas- pre-seas- Paneling Adhesive Nails Liquid - V J : ssSPS " 8 Thick x 25 long x 23 width KRAFT BACK 23 Width x 6 Thick x 39 Long R-- 'i i 'll).':",,! I'lr'T i 4x8,,! : 12x15 R-I- I3 R-- 25 TT,TT ' Special of Week Sheetrock $2$9 Addition cv Size 88 sq. ft. ATTIC BLANKET let-dow- n, -- " Reg. $1.69 litndtrfon ed tJbCfou; uA Ckistmos $ 1 29 , e, I AC Cash & Carry ONLY J?, H439 mg. Bountiful will be led by seniors Brent Bouvang, and guard Troy Rawlings. Hall said both are potential and as good as any players that have ever come through Bountiful. Bouvang possesses good jumping and shooting ability and Rawlings is the quickest player on the team. Junior Mike Milne, and seniors Rob Faddis, Eric Soand Richard renson, will compete for the other starting spots. Weve got a good strong team, said Hall. Were not too deep, but we got some big strong kids. We have pretty good overall height but no 8 guys like Woods Cross has. Height-wiswell go 4 or Bountiful lost the seasons opening game last Wednesday at Clearfield, a club many expect to be one of the strongest in the ar6-- 4, 5-- 5 Gal rs Traditional or JJ99 20 6-- 2, 6-- 1; Broe-derlo- 6-- 5; can wrap your gifts to suit your Christmas spirit! Santas helpers e, 6-- 5. Well have good players on the bench but theyll be young. We also have some good sophomores. You have to make room for them if you hope to develop them for the future. Bountifuls winning ways over the last two years and its 39-- 9 record in those two seasons have installed confidence and the ability to win games, said Hall. A lot in high school ball is confidence and experience, he said. Teams will win games, and I, A Gallon ' STUDS X 32s PLYWOOD 2 x 4 - 8 Top Quality Douglas Fir will be here beginning Nov. 25: Monday - Thursday 4 pm - 9 pm Friday and Saturday 10 am - 9 pm 6-- ea. But dont think the Braves are in a rebuilding year. Hall prefers to call it reloading. 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