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Show i ' l Competition, recreation and fitness i.xv 'I o Review J' Wednesday ' ' ' f vjfc . March 26, 1986 Lakeside Review 3C; Basketball Team All-Ar- ea Boys Four players from the Davis Darts fill the roster of the Lakeside Review boys basketball team for All-Ar- ea 1985-8- ,1 i ! j, !; 6. Three players from Clearfield, two from Roy and one from Layton complete the team. The Lakeside picks play- ers from Roy, Clearfield, ' Layton and Davis high schools for its all-ar- ea teams. First team picks are: i Mike Taylor of Davis, Jon - Rees of Davis, Rex Brim- hall of Layton, Darrel Hicks of Clearfield and Mark Newey of Roy. k J J : . ... at the seasons scoring A look statistics would show Taylor averaging 22 points per game, with a couple of outings and one game thrown in for good measure. It might appear that Taylor had little time for anything else. But not so, according to head coach John Robison. .I think the thing that really made Mike Taylor stand out this year is that he was a complete player. He was a good defensive player, our second leading and he led the team in steals with 42. Hes got a great sense both offensively and defensively. The second five consists of Jeff Folk of Clearfield, Eric Murray of Clearfield, Rod Belnap of Roy and Brent Meier and Greg Wil-- 1 lard, both of Davis. As always, the team is filled with talented players, but there are also others in the Lakesides coverage area that also deserve recognition. Two players who were very effective for their teams this season were Roys Teddy Smith and Clearfields Kent God-- v 45-poi- nt . frey. Smith was an important part of Roys scheme this season. He averaged 10 points per game and was ,, not afraid to take the jump-- ,, er late in the game with the decision hanging in the bal- -, ance. He is as improved as , I any player on our team, . said coach Ted Smith. He, is not the most gifted, but his improvement showed from simply work- -' ing hard and sticking with it, Smith added. Godfrey was a steadying force on the Falcons this Rex Brimhall Layton Brimhall was Laytons leader - Davis. , Rees proved to be Davis little big man. . ir Rees Although not small at was far from tall enough to fit any coaches ideal for a post player. But Rees left coach Robison asking for nothing the center 6-- didnt give. ' 2, . , , If you talked to some of the other coaches in the area, theyd probably tell you that Jon is the reason we had as much success as we did this year, Robison said. His improvement over last year is amazing. Ive had coaches ask me if he was a move in, because they didnt recognize him' from last years team. this season. He led the team in scoring, re- bounding, steals and percent shooting from the floor. Rex was definitely our leader. Generally when he played well we won. He put a lot of pressure on himself to excell, and he was not afraid to take charge, coach Stan Buchanan said. In addition to his 200 pound frame, Brimhall possessed surprising quickness, leaping and shooting ability. Brimhall averaged 20 points per game and hit 57 percent of all the field goals he shot , 6-- 6, Clearfield Hicks, along with teammate Jeff Folk, was one of Clearfields and he lived up to his leadership role, said coach Craig Hansen. Darrel had an outstanding Hansen said. Because of Darrel and Eric (Murray, other guard) we never had any trouble with full court pressure defenses. Hicks led the team in scoring e at a 21 clip and added four assist per game as year for us, points-per-gam- well. Hicks, in addition to having a deadly jumpshot, takes the ball to the basket as well as any player Hansen has had at Clearfield, he said. Mark Newey I; ; Roy s Newey was the only returning starter from last years squad and was counted on heavily for leadership on the court as well as put; ting points on the board. In preseason Newey averaged 29 points per game. His average dropped to just under 25 points per pme in league play, however, when many teams concentrated on stopping or at least slowing his point production. But double teaming defenses gave Newey the opportunity to get the ball to the open man and he averaged 6 assists per game for the season. Neweys defense wasnt slack either. , . , . . . ! ; ; , ; ! ; year. He was given our Mr. award this year and he deserved it. It didnt matter what day of the week it was or if it was a game or practice. He was always there ready to work hard, Clearfield coach Craig Hansen said. Many other players deserve mention, such as Clearfields big men of John Allred and Trevor Charlton, Davis Chris Card, Roys Consistency Craig Miles and Doug Brown, and Laytons sur- prising sophomore class including guard tandem Rod Dixon and Albert Chappell. Girls Clearfield -- Clearfield Folk was a of Rels second place finisher. gion . Although only 6-- 3, he was the teams leading., rebounder. well, rounded player that proved a quadruple threat to posing teams. He could hit the outside jumper, take the ball to A Murray shared the guardline duties with Hicks to make one of the most effective back court combinations in the state. Eric is an outstanding shooter. Maybe as good as weve ever had here at Clearfield. Murray is also a clutch player. He never gets rattled and is the hoop with effectiveness, rebound with anyone and play de- - smooth when the game is on the fense tough all game, Hansen" line. said. He is the one we wanted on Jeff is not a flashy player. the free throw line late in the Hes very scrappy and hard game, Hansen said. nosed. He plays with a lot of The tandem of Murray and emotion and is very much a Hicks were tough on pressure deworkhorse. fenses. Rod Belnap Roy Greg Willard Davis Meier provided the outside scoring punch and complemented so well the inside play of Taylor passer. He averaged 13 points per and Rees. And while his forte was his game, which is pretty good for a kid his size, said coach Smith. long range jumper, Meier also In addition, Belnap was also a had great jumping ability and was best rebounding guards scrappy defensive player that one of the came up with a lot of loose balls. in the state. He hauled down seven reRod runs the floor well. He bounds a game. Almost unheard works hard and his quickness of among backcourt players. causes some problems for opposAnd Meier didnt just get his ing teams. rebounds off from caroms that He can penetrate and get the fell to the floor. ball off over bigger defenders. He Meier averaged 14 points per has the ability to get up a shot over bigger people, too, Smith game and shot 73 percent from the foul line. said. was Belnap, though only an unusually effective scorer and 5-- 8, Davis Willard was this season's unsung hero for the Darts. Greg is the blood and guts of what a team needs. He added a dimension that is difficult to measure but greatly appreciated from a coaching standpoint. He is the kind of guy that might not get the media attention but is going to get a lot of awards from the coach. Willard hauled down seven rebounds per game while adding nine points and dishing out six assists per contest. He also shot 73 percent from the line. The Clearfield girls basketball team, which finished with a tie for first in Region 1 and then lost just one state game to place fifth the the 4A tourney, placed four players on the Lakeside Review girls basketball team for 1985-8All-Ar- ea 6. Davis, which finished fourth in Region 4 and was eliminated in a poor showing at a playoff for a state tourney berth, placed three players on the team. Layton placed two on the team and Roy had one player make the squad. The Lakeside picks players from Roy, Clearfield, Layton and Davis high schools for its all-ar- ea teams. First team selections are: Dana Huffer of Clearfield, Annie Prokopis of Clearfield, Nancy Kirkpatrick of Davis, Sheri Evans of Lay-to- n and Heather Hamblin , Annie Prokopis Huffer was, a big asset to the no pun inFalcons this season tended. The 4 senior wreeked havoc among opposing fron lines, blocking nearly six shots per game while only fouling out three 6-- of Roy. Second team members are: Joy Trussel of Clearfield, Promise McIntosh of Clearfield, Kari Barnes of Layton, Kristen Packer of Davis and Heather Peel of Davis. This year there was an interesting mix of established players coming back from last season and a new crop of talented sophomores and juniors. See Girls, page 4C top-notc- h, Clearfield - Clearfield times. , And while her tough defense allowed the other Falcons to put plenty of pressure on the outside, it was her offense that helped propel the Falcons to a fine season. Huffer averaged 14.5 points per game and hauled in 10 boards Prokopis was the Falcons hard working point guard. It was largely due to her and Huffcrs leadership that brought the young Falcon team along to be a contender for the state title. I dont think she was the most gifted athlete, but she worked very hard to develop the skills we needed her to have for us to be successful, said coach Margo Jones. Prokopis was a little weak handling the ball last season, but hard work helped her to develop into a very safe, consistent player against the press, which Clearfield saw a lot of the latter part of the season. - Heather Hamblin Nancy Kirkpatrick Davis , Kirkpatrick is one of the best players in the state, according to coach Jill Sanduk. Evans led the Lancers with a per game scoring average despite having all the defenses geared to stopping her She often made believers out of scoring. per opponents, with a At 9 she was big for a guard, game scoring average through reher leadership and ball hanbut gion play, including a high of 41 dling ability were needed in the against Highland. backcourt. While playing guard about half While she often played out the time, Kirkpatrick also averfront, she also averaged 12 aged eight rebounds per outing. bounds for the Lancers. She has great ability and she She was our top returning also tries very hard. player from last year and she was She also took a lot of time to our leader again this year, said teach the younger players some of head coach Lincoln Hatch. She also played exceptional the finer points . . . and she aldefense.' Hatch said. ways encouraged them. nt 26-poi- nt 5-- ' Roy Hamblin was the backbone of a young and inexperienced Royal : team. As Hamblin went, so went Roy. And that meant the Royals never quit. At the end of the year when some of the other teams had given up on themselves a little bit, we started catching them and playing with them. She just had the really bubbly personality that kept us going said coach Radene Johnson. Even though she was a petite Hamblin continuously hustled on defense and also took ; over the scoring riens. 5-- 1, |