Show Ogden ports Ogden It was another banner year for prep basketball in Northern Utah this season with Davis High and State champion Ben Lomond pacing the list of players who have been selected to the annual Ogden High School Boys Basketball Team announced today JBen Lomond and Davis each placed a pair of their players on the first team with Weber Bonneville Roy Clearfield Layton and Ogden each landing one of their performers on the coveted squad Leading the list are Ben Lomond's terrific twosome of Kurt Miller and Larry Cain along with Davis High's dynamic duo of Mike Taylor and Jon Recs They are joined by Jon Fuller of Weber High Bonneville's Larry Lander Roy's Mark Newey Darrel Hicks of Clearfield Rex Brimhall of Layton and Ogden High's Sean Mooney Each year the sports department selects an squad following consultation with each of the 12 high school boys head basketball coaches in the newspaper's circulation area which extends north as far as Bear River as far south as Davis High and includes Morgan High Each year the final selection first process of picking a team from the long list of nominations is a difficult one This year's task was no different especially as so many area schools and players enjoyed such successful seasons during the campaign But this year's squad boasts a superb blend of size strength shooting excellence and rebounding ability which would make it a force for any other such squad in the state to reckon with - And not only does this year's team possess superior firepower but it also has players who have learned what it takes to win and win some more and win Mark Newey Roy High Newey a senior guard averaged 247 points per game including out- a burst against season T He Sky View in pre- play also added six rebounds and 55 assists per game for a Roy High team which without much size or a strong supporting cast struggled through an uncusseason tomary losing Although most of his shots came from long range Newey still hit 46 percent of his field goal attempts and connected at a 78 percent clip from the foul line "He had a lot of pressure on him this year and drew a lot of attention" Roy High head coach Ted Smith said of Newey "But he still managed to lead us in scoring and assists this season "He gave us good leadership throughout the year too And although we didn't win as many games as we would have liked Mark helped keep us close in virtually every game we played" Kurt Miller Ben Lomond He's just a junior but Miller has been stamped with greatness The only repeat performer first from last year's on team and the only this year's squad Miller has alcareer ready become the scoring and rebounding leader at BL This season his third as a starter for the Scots the talented averaged 299 points per game — a statistic made even more impressive by the fact that he shot a staggering 64 percent from the field Miller's tremendous leaping ability and body control helped him pull down 138 rebounds per game plus block a couple of shots per outing in leading BL season and its to a state basketball championship "He's probably the best placr I've ever coached and I think he's the Standard-Examine- r Saturday Standard-Examine- r try All-Ar- ea April 5 1986 IB High School Honorable ¥ mentions are listed Players such as Box Elder's Bonneville's Mike Ed Ben Lomond's Green Bear River's Bart Vance and St Joseph's Bill Dellamar were among those premier area prep performers who did not make the first team this year But they each received strong consideration in this year's all- area voting and thus lead the following list of performers who received honorable mention for their fine performances this seaLee Wells Kurt Miller Ben Lomond Larry Cain Ben Lomond Sean Mooney Ogden best player in the state" said BL boys basketball boss Evan Excell "He's already our career scoring and rebounding leader and he still has a year left He's a candidate for the club and that's pretty darn tough to reach in high school "Kurt can do so many things that sometimes people are a little bit intimidated by his presence and some of the teams we faced were in awe of him He's already received correspondence from 45 Division I schools and they're all good basketball programs" Larry Lander Bonneville son (Points per game listed as ppg rebounds per game listed as rpg) Bear River Bart Vance senior averaged 177 ppg and six rpg Mark Hupp senior forward av- eraged 14 ppg and 75 rpg Craig May junior guard aver- aged 145 ppg in Region 5 play gj Larry Cain Ben Lomond A slender senior center Cain really came into his own during the second half of the season his first as a starter after being slowed by a virus early in the year Cain who has signed a nato play for tional the University of Utah made a major contribution in Ben Lomond's winning streak and State championship bid scoring 35 points in their triumph over Timpview Cain wound up averaging 128 points eight rebounds and five blocked shots per game while connecting on 60 percent of his field goal attempts "Larry had a virus for three or four weeks early in the season but once he kicked that he really became a factor for us in region play and in the state tournament" said Scots' coach Evan Excell "He was a real intimidating factor on defense and in some games he had as many as 10 or 12 blocked shots "He certainly made a great contribution to our success this season and I think he showed people in that championship game that he's a major college prospect and that the U wasn't nuts for signing him He's a great shooter for a big man and is very intelligent too" Excell said of Cain whose 39 GPA earned him a spot on the academic team as well Sean Mooney Ogden A center Mooney aver13 points and 11 rebounds per game in helping Ogden to an finish in the State and Tournament overall mark after it struggled a preseason start through has The senior been a starter for the Tigers and was selected to play in the annual Game "Sean's biggest asset is that he works so hard He's the player I've seen at Ogden High" said Tigers' coach "He's had Dave Nordquist some 17- - and games in region play "His ability to dominate kept us in some games He's also very quick for a big man he moves down the floor quickly" aged Larry Lander Bonneville A 3 senior forward Lander averaged 17 points three assists two steals and four rebounds per contest in leading Bonneville to its second straight Region I championship and second consecutive unbeaten region record Bonneville wound up overall this season Lander who played a key role in the Lakers" Mark Newey Roy State championship last year was a 47 percent shooter and a 78 percent shooter this season "Larry's the captain of the team and our most consistent scorer" said Bonneville coach Gary Alverson "He's a real hard worker "He was at his best in the big games For example he had an excellent state tournament this year as well as last year He's one of the main reasons for a lot of our success" Jon Fuller Weber High Fuller led Weber to a season slate and an Tournafinish in the State senior forward ment as the averaged 13 points and 71 rebounds per game Fuller who starred as a wide receiver and defensive back for the Warriors' State championship footbail team hit 47 percent of his shots from the field and also had 37 steals this season "He has so much quickness in play he really beats people to the baseline" Weber coach Gary Weight said "We've tried to create situations for him because we felt once he gets the ball on the wing and penetrates there's no stopping him "On defense with his quickness and jumping he's done a super job on our presses all year long He just did everything well aththis year He's an lete and a great kid" Mike Taylor Davis High senior forward Taylor a was a starter and one of the Darts captains this season Despite his lack of height Taylor demonstrated an uncanny ability to take the ball inside against much taller opponents "He was the guy we tried to go offensively because he had the ability to score or draw a foul" said Davis coach John Robison Taylor led Davis in scoring averwith a 23 45 age including a points against Highland He shot 59 percent from the floor and was an 83 percent shooter Taylor also pulled down eight rebounds per game averaged two assists per game and led the team in steals with 42 "His competitiveness and attitude are what impressed me the most" said Robison "Last year he was mainly an offensive placr But this ear he made Darrel Hicks Clearfield Rex Brimhall Layton i I ) mis Mike Taylor Davis up his mind to be competitive on both ends of the floor I attribute that to him and nobody else" no A vis Jon Rees Davis Darrel Hicks Clearfield Clearfield High coach Craig seHansen called Hicks a nior guard "maybe the quickest player I've ever coached" Hicks a starter and averaged 21 points and four assists per game for the 0 Falcons He shot 48 percent from the floor and 73 percent from the charity stripe "Outside of his quickness Hicks' biggest attribute was his ability to drive to the basket We tried to go to him in pressure situations and there were very few guards that could guard Hansen said him "It was very difficult for Bonneville Mike Sivulich junior guard averaged 10 points 10 assists three steals and three rebounds per game shot 73 percent from foul line 47 percent from field and was named to academic team with 395 GPA Jason Wood senior center averaged 85 ppg and 10 rpg Kendall Youngblood6-sophomore forward who missed five games due to injury averaged 13 ppg 14 rpg and shot 49 percent from field Robb James senior guard averaged 91 ppg and three assists per game Chad Smith senior center averaged six rpg Box Elder Lee Wells senior forward and starter averaged 15 ppg eight rpg and five assists per game shot 48 percent from field and 75 percent from foul line Jeff Shaw senior guard averaged 16 ppg and seven rpg shot 47 percent from field and 79 percent from foul line Jeff Hadfield senior center Blake Nichols senior forward Jon Rees Davis High Rees gave up considerable size to many other centers but the senior was the most improved player in Davis High's program said Coach John Robison "A lot of people attribute our success (19-record seventh-plac- e finish in State Tournament) to Rees His quickness allowed him to play inside against taller players and we tried to get him anytime we could" Robison said Rees who was the Darts' other team averaged 16 points 10 rebounds and two assists per game while shooting 53 percent from the field and 77 percent from the foul line "We really stressed to our team that we wanted to take the ball inside I told Rees early in the season the ball was coming inside and he rose to the occasion Just like (Mike) Taylor Rees really decided to get it done this year" Robison said Ben Lomond Ed Green senior r starter averforward and aged 10 ppg 13 rpg and six assists per game in becoming Ben Lomond's career leader in assists senior guard Gerald Broad 96 ppg shot 52 percent from field 79 percent from foul line and set school record for assists with 223 averaging over nine per game Shawn Palau senior guard 82 ppg and over six assists per game shot 50 percent from field and 74 percent from foul line Jon Fuller Weber teams to pressure us with Hicks in the backcourt He was the director of our team our floor general and a good defensive player" Rex Brimhall Layton Brimhall a 6 senior forward was Layton's leading scorer and rebounder with respective averages of 198 points and seven rebounds per game Brimhall connected on an impressive 58 percent of his attempts and he also had 15 blocked shots "He did it all for us" said coach Stan Buchanan Layton "He played inside and outside and could play either guard or forward in college He was extremely hard working and not afraid of throwing himself on the floor or going into the stands after a loose ball "Brimhall would just as soon take a (offensive) charge as much as anything He just did whatever it took to win and was a little disappointed in the way we finished Clearfield Eric Murray senior guard averaged 17 ppg and six rpg shot 75 percent from the foul line Jeff Folk senior forward and 16 ppg and eight rpg shot 49 percent from the floor Kent Godfrey senior forward Trevor Charlton senior center John Allred senior center Davis Brent Meier senior guard averaged 14 ppg eight rpg and four assists per game shot 49 percent from the floor and 78 percent from the line senior forward Greg Willard Layton senior center avDusty Perry eraged 106 ppg and six rpg shot 59 percent from the field and blocked 37 shots senior guard Troy Johnson averaged 64 ppg Rod Dixon sophomore guard Albert Chappell senior guard Morgan Ben Russell ppg and 11 rpg Greg Hatch aged 14 ppg junior forward junior guard 10 aver- Ogden Matt Campbell senior guard over 15 ppg and and shot 80 percent from foul line senior forward Tony Erickson averaged nine ppg and seven rpg Brian Charlesworth5-1senior guard led team in steals with 36 Brett Nordquist senior guard led team in assists with 71 Daren Wright junior forward See MENTION on 3B |