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Show Davis County Clipper 1996 Tuesday, November 19, page B1 1996 Fall Sports Davis County Mark Watson years Sports Editor Clipper Most Country Dale of Davis and Rachel Ariotti of Bountiful. Valuable Players for fall sports. Selected as football MVP is dedicatFocused, ed, determined athletes with natural ability seem to describe this hard-workin- g, two-ye- Soccer MVP is Caroline Putz of Bountiful who helped lead a talented team to the 5A state ar starting quarterback Wes Patterson of Bountiful. Top players in volleyball are seniors Wendy All-Clipp- Patterson started for two years at quarterback and free safety for the Bountiful Braves. This year he accounted for 1 ning. He rushed 130 times for 607 yards for a 4.7 average. Patterson connected on 55 of 136 passes for 812 yards at 14.8 He caught one pass for seven yards. The senior quarterback scored 66 points for the Braves. On defense he recorded 27 solo tackles and 37 assisted tackles with four s. Hooper of Viewmont and Melissa Cannon of Bountiful. It was a for top selections womens tennis. Davis Highs Bod Summerhays won the 5A state golf tournament for the second year in a row, and Heidi Thomas of Davis finished the season undefeated and captured the No. singles title at 1 the 5A state tournament. Rachel Ariotti Bountiful Volleyball Volleyball er CO-MV- P - CO-MV- P - Anotti started three years for the Bountiful High volleyball team and seemed to get better as the season progressed this year. In her final match at the state tournament against Fremont she 21 pounded down a career-hig- h kills. She helped lead her team to two victories at the state tournament. She was the team leader this season with 281 kills and 181 digs. She averaged an astounding 9.7 kills per match. Wendy Dale, Davis Rachel Ariotti, "I can't say enough about Rachel. She has a big heart and is such a nice person. She will be hard to replace," said Coach Jill Avery. Angie Christiansen, Woods Cross interceptions. You like to have your very best athlete at quar- Wendy Dale Davis Volleyball Dale has been a fixture at Davis High on both the volley- terback because he handles the ball so much, ball and basketball teams for the past three years. She led the volleyball team this year to another state tournament with her fero- cious kills. She was certainly our top player this year, said Coach Jamie Fox. "Shes an outstanding athlete. Fox also said that Dale was helped by the hustling effort of senior teammate Jane Watts who set her up for many of her kills. Davis swept past Bountiful and Viewmont this year in Region 2 matches. said Bountiful Coach Larry Wall. Wes is about as good as you will ever have at that position. He has everything you look for in a football player. Hes not frail at quarterback, so youre not afraid to use him on defense. He was one of our best hitters on defense. Patterson was a running back in youth football, but Bountiful High coaches decided to switch him to quarterback when he was a sophomore. It proved to be a good decision. Patterson helped lead the team to the 5 A state semifinals as a junior and to the playoffs this year. inter-regio- n All-Clipp- coun- Trent Bountiful Laura Ariotti, Bountiful Jillana Watson, Bontiful Chris Watts. Davis Emily Christiansen, Davis Mandy Thornton, Davis Kim Jewett, Viewmont Merilee Sheriff, Viewmont Amber Nielsen, Viewmont Shar Silver, Woods Cross Lis Naegle, Woods Cross ,426 total offensive yards with his passing and run- yards-per-pas- were in golf and Wes Patterson Bountiful Football yards-per-ru- n Leading the pack in cross try er Football MVP Wes Patterson - Bountiful (linebacker, offensive line) (quarterback, free safety) Rick Hodgkinson, Bountiful (quarterback) Danny Lloyd, Bountiful - Jake Staker, Woods Cross Brian Worthley, Bountiful (fullback, linebacker) Bryan Jackson, Viewmont (defensive end) (offensive line, defensive tackle) Steve Bretzing, Bountiful (offensive line, defensive tackle) (running back, defensive back) Justin Walker, Viewmont (fullback, linebacker) (lineman) Steve Garn, Woods Cross (lineman) Brandon Blackwell, Viewmont , Russ Jessop, Woods Cross (tailback) Merrick Jackson, Davis (running back) Mike Hailes, Bountiful (receiver, weak safety) Chad Cullimore, Viewmont (wide receiver, defensive back) Jon Clark, Viewmont All-Clipp- MVP - Caroline Putz, Bountiful Tavan Richardson, Caroline Putz Bountiful Bountiful Soccer Michelle Craig, should She epitomizes what a Bountiful be. As good as she is as a soccer player, shes even better as a person, said Bountiful soccer Debra Kelly, Bountiful Coach Dave Wigham. You would never know Merrilyn Nelson, how great a soccer player she is by the way she Bountiful Dana Hellewell, acts. She keeps things in perspective. Putz led a team to the 5A state Bountiful championship. The junior soccer phenom is Rachelle Dixon, known for her ability and her Bountiful knack for being able to finish. She either scores Teresa Thompson, or sets up her teammates for scores. Putz is a Viewmont Arona Leota, Davis student-athlet- e (lineman) Luke Ruoti, Bountiful (linebacker) Jeff Gold, Davis (linebacker) Steve Williams, Woods Cross (defensive back) (wide receiver) Rhett Neilsen, Woods Cross Jeff Allred, Davis (defensive back) (wide receiver) Chad Morris, Viewmont Aaron Kuehne, Bountiful (kicker) senior-loade- d ball-handli- member of the United States All-Clipp- Boyd Summerhays Davis Golf Summerhays has signed to play golf at NCAA power Oklahoma State. He captured the 5A state title two years in a row and was on the Davis state championship golf teams his freshman and sophomore years. Davis Coach Kelly Oram says that Summerhays' success comes from his great work ethic. He loves to hit golf balls. He spends countless hours on the practice tee, his coach said. Summerhays is also a product of the Utah Junior Golf Association which provides clinics and tournaments for young people throughout the state. MVP- - Boyd Summerhays, Davis Dustin Accord, Davis Jessica Gardner, Viewmont Rod Thomas, Viewmont Scott Barth, Woods Cross Antone Johnson, Woods Cross Heidi Thomas, Davis Tennis Thomas played tennis at Davis for four years and this year was crowned the 5A state champion at No.l singles with a three-se- t She concluded her victory in the finals. senior year with a 19-- 0 record at the top singles position. Shes just a workaholic when it comes to tennis, said Coach Jerry Hogge She is very, very dedicated. Thomas is nationally ranked in her division and continues to play tournaments throughout the year. She has signed to play collegiate tennis at the University of Utah. MVP - Heidi Thomas, Davis Maria Watkins, Davis Kristy Kelley, Davis Heidi Sonntag, Woods Cross Jen Tasker, Viewmont Joycee Mason, Bountiful Jamie Manwaring, Bountiful Jenny Barnett, Bountiful i O a. team. Soccer er Holly Crockett, Viewmont Charlee Miller, Viewmont Tiffany Roundy, Viewmont Monica Roundy, Viewmont Holly Beecher, Viewmont Kendra Barraclough, Viewmont Jenny Waldron, Woods Cross Shauna Gurr, Woods Cross Celeste Collins, Woods Cross Mandy Butterfield, Woods Cross Angie Wade, Woods Cross Kristen Child, Woods Cross Carrie Iverson, Davis Micalea Felix, Davis April Dunford, Davis Julie Offret, Davis Lauren Anderson, Davis er Cross Country Girls MVP- - Melissa Cannon, Bountiful Casey Nielsen, Davis Amy Fonnesbeck, Davis Shawnee Stapp, Davis Kim Progress, Davis Lyndee Naylor, Viewmont Shalise Stapp, Viewmont Andrea Butler, Woods Cross Boys MVP - Trent Hooper, Viewmont Eric Jones, Bountiful Russell Wilding, Bountiful Bart Frischknecht, Davis Devin Healey, Davis Sam Scheuller, Davis Mike Rhees, Davis Keith Amell, Davis Bryce Maxwell, Viewmont Marcus Arbuckle, Viewmont Melissa Cannon Bountiful Cross Country Coaches in Region 2 say that Melissa Cannon was one of the top runners in the Davis County area. Toward the end of the year she was hampered by an injury. Even though she nursed an injury, she finished fifth at the Region 2 cross country meet. She was the top runner at dual meets throughout the year. Two other runners from Clipper Country were outstanding. Casey Nielsen of Davis finished second in region and 36th at state. Viewmont's Lyndee Naylor was fourth at region and 30th at state. Trent Hooper Viewmont Cross Country Hooper has been a mainstay in track and cross country at Viewmont. He won the Region 2 cross country meet this year and placed fourth at state last year. He won the Clipper Invitational three years in a row. He had a down outing at the state meet this year, but dominated at meets throughout the season. He is one of the most dedicated runners we have had, said Coach Lynn Dubois. He has great speed and some n talent. Trent should help us a lot in track next spring. Viewmont won the 5A state track championship last year. God-give- |