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Show - Page IB South Edition Lakeside Review' Wednesday, April 25, 1984 t Gary L. Hatch Review Sports Editor College Basketball Needs A Shot Clock have dropped every year for the I was disappointed for the third year in a row a few weeks ago when the National Collegiate Athletic Association rules committee decided once again not to implement a shot clock for college basketball. No shot clock means the conoftinuance of the four-corn- fense. past decade. Between the 1981-8- 2 and the 1982-8- 3 seasons final scores dropped a full 10 percent. That is a substantial change, and one I would hate to see continue. The key to the beauty of basketball is a offense. But if something is not done, we will lose all that. Coaches will not voluntarily n purge basketball of a want game. They every possible means at their disposal to enable them to win. That is why the rules committee needs to take action the d offense is being bridled and reigned in by the er Something take-char- ge extremely offensive. The four-com- er on buttocks game is a boil of basketball. The term itself is a misnomer the four comers part is right, but it is no offense. Its a thinly dis- slow-dow- guised defense, the sole purpose of which is to keep the other team from getting the ball and at scoring. 'toss. ' ' A CLEARFIELD baserunner beats the throw Tuesday against Layton. The Falcons beat the Lancers 18-- but all I see are passes going inside only to relieve pressure on the comers for a few seconds before pushing the ball back out. Ive heard it said that defense is the name of any game, but the rules committee needs to insure that defense is played only when the other team has the ball. 6. High School Baseball Roundup Bountiful increased its season previously rained out make-u- p no team has yet to be record to 11-- 2 when the Braves games eliminated from the race for beat East 2 in Salt Lake City state. ; Tuesday. Rob Thompson pitched, a Its still a horserace, said Clearfield coach Ken Hicks. heckuva game for us. He went Anyone can still win the all the way and allowed East onleague, he added. ly 4 hits. He also struck out nine Bountifuls Phil Olsen echoed batters, the Braves Olsen said. While Thompson did it on the Hicks remarks about his region. Our region is so balanced. I mound for Bountiful, the Braves have a lot of respect for all the offense responded with 14 hits of its own. v--v teams. Everybody has good talremains be to and still it ent, Monday wasnt quite as nice to seen who will win, Olsen said. the Braves as Tuesday was. Woods Cross, who has come Clearfields win over Layton was mostly accomplished during out of the early season slump the Falcons 11 run second that plagued it the first three games of the season, unleashed We got a few walks, then got itself on the Braves and came some hits and they made some away with a 1 victory. Ive said all along Woods key errors. We got some really has one of the best teams Cross Phil of out good pitching Peterson, who went six innings, in the region. They put a good and that was pretty much the game together against us, Olsen ' ' said. game, Hicks said. Wildcat coach Val Cullimore The Falcons Greg Folk knocked a home run in Clearfields agreed his team has been playing one-ru- n sixth inning. He also better lately. And he likes the had a double and a single. position his club is in now, de GARY L. HATCH Review Sports Editor With just three regularly sched- uled games left in the season, have finally emerged in both Region 1 and Region 4, but their leads are tenuous. Clearfield has taken a slim e lead in Region 1 with a league record of 2 by virtue of an 18-- 6 routing of Layton Tuesday that left the Lancers in the league cellar at The rest of the leagues teams, are all tied for second with 3 clear-c- ut front-runne- rs one-gam- 4-- 2-- 4. 3-- records. In Region 4, . Bountiful has lead it maintained the ' had last week by downing East Tuesday but bowing to Woods Cross on Monday. follows the Highland, at Braves with Davis, Woods Cross and East all tied at brings up the rear with a 4 record. Even though only three regularly scheduled games are left some teams have still to play 5-- -- 2 half-gam-e 4. View-mo- in-nin- g. 4-- 4-- 2, 3-- nt . 2-- CHRIS LARSEN ' Review Correspondent fast-pac- ' away. ed - nt half-tim- ' 7 high-power- stone-dea- The teams above us in the standings are th ones we have yet to play. If we win our games we will make it to the state tour. nament. after losing 13-- 4 to Viewmqnt, Davis turhedaround and beat a rolling 'Wdbds Ctoss on Wednes' The net result of a shot clock to NCAA basketball would be an assurance that the future of a offense will not be lost in an inane game of keep-- i achopes of exciting, tion are dashed on the rocks of a d game plan. It used to be fans would not count their team out of the game if it was down by ten or more points at the half. But now, the way the game has been evolvjng the past few years and depending upon who the- opponent is, a three-poie deficit might be. too big to overcome. Ive heard the argument that a shot clock would make it impossible for the team with less talent to win, but Ive seen many teams with superb talent take the air out of the ball late in a game in order to stop a team. Many opponents of a shot clock fear it would change the game, but what they may not realize that basketball is now continually changing. According to Jack Gardner of Utah basthe ketball coach, college scores , day. , The clamour for a shot clock , ' er seems to increase in volume every Spring after another seasons spite losing a 13-- 3 decision Wednesday against Viewmont. We control our own destiny, and we like that, Cullimore said. four-com- stall. Coach Norm Miller, said a big part of the Vikings Win over the Wildcats was because of a gamble that paid off. We gambled in starting a junior, Chad Parks, at pitcher. He had thrown parts of two games for us. But we had not used him in the heat of the Region battles. We will now, Miller said. Parks held the Wildcat bats in check the entire game, while Viewmont offense seemed to have no trouble with the tough ' Wildcat pitching staff less-talent- ed , weep Davis District Meet Allen, who won the meets most outstnading athelete, won Not only did the Clearfield boys team win the Davis District Track and Field meet, but with the abscence of Weber High the Clearfield girls also swept the Sonya Rees spurred the Davis 1 second-plac- e Darts to-point finish by winning the long . The Darts also jump in 1 a first in the 800 and 1,600 runs in 2:02.76, and 4:41.43. e He also ran in the 400 meter and Medley relay teams for the Vikings. Viewmont didnt place in any field events but welcomed the return of senior John Warner. - took second in both the 400 me- and Medley relays. The Viewmont Vikings took third with 98 points and were 18-M- er 15-1- led by Jenny Miller. Miller won first in the Javelin and the Shop Put, with throws ' of 117-1- 0 and 34-- 7 34. Layton won fourth place with points, Woods Cross took;fifth with 43 points, and Bounti-- j ful placed sixth with 32 points. . 52 first-plac- meet. The Falcons showed everyone that they could not only win in good weather, but also in bad, as Warner was out of the Weber they cruised past Viewmont State invitational with a muscle in the rainy 40 degree pulled in his leg but returned temperatures. week and placed first in the this The Falcons strength- and 100 and 200 meter dashes in depth in the Field events, along 11,13 and 22.10, respectively. with some solid placings in the win them Hanks helped events, running Troy helped the Vikings their third straight meet. by talcing first in the 110 meter-hig- h The Falcons, who only led by hurdles in 14.81, a new 2 points after the first day, were meet record. paced by sophmore Craig Carter Other Viking efforts were by . and Senior Kim Thurgood in the Mike Middleton and Greg Shotput. Clearfields cause' was third and sixth in Sharp, placing also helped by Hal Schofields 110 meter-hig- h the hurdles; Kirk winning high jump of took who third in the iTidwell, Senior Ricky Smith led the 300 hurdles; with Falcon runners a Reece Kidman, who place finish and a new meet record of and third in the 1,600 meter run. 50.09 in the 400 meter run. Smith also placed second in The Davis Darts squeaked past the 100 and 200 meter dashes, ' the Layton Lancers for third e and anchored both the place by two points, 105 to 103. win in the mile relay and Davis was led by Eric Thomp-- ; d-place finish in the 400 menew meet record discus sons ter relay. 11 ' Clearfield also won the 1,600 throw of meter-relaand placed three The Layton Lancers were led finishers in the discus. Gary by hurdler Terry Kealamakia in Brietwiser took third, Craig a 39.2 new meet record for the Carter placed fourth, and Scott . , 300 meter intermediate hurdles. Kealamakia also finished third Ferrin placed fifth. The Falcons also won the in the 110 meter high hurdles. and second 1,600 meter-relay- ,, Stephanie Clemments, who place finish in the 400 meter rethe meets most outstanding won ' lay. led the Falcon girls by athlete, reThe Viewmont Vikings 200 meter and 400 the in the meet winning ceived second-plac- e runs. meter on the legs of Mike Allen. 163-13- mrg3 7-- fast-pace- Announcers continue to point out that the team using the four corner game is looking to score, Photo by Rodney Wright hard-drivin- g, g, find I 6, - 6-- 2. jneter-intermedia- te first-pla- ce first-plac- secon- 157-1'- A. ' y, i, 4 w.i , - . X . - . - A A Wak, AAA . ' fit k xjtf x v - - - A, z -- " -- - v,Ns VIEWMONTS Mike Allen breasts the tape ahead of Layton and Davis runners in the relay Thurs- V er ioxv A',- - ' Photo by Robert Regan y t 400-met- - . 'v fr r-.V V - ' ; s0 i as X "a p siI v Xv, Davis District Track and Field day at the, Meet held at Clearfield High School. rain-soak- ed t - |