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Show 1? Davis County's "Best Were Also State's Best Mi Woods Cross and Bountitul. the two clubs that met for the 'utf championship a couple of weeks ago. each placed hree players on the Da is County Clipper All-County basket-5-all team for IW. j LWTON, W HO won the consolation title in that same lite tournament had two selected to the elite team while A iettmont. Davis and Clearfield each had one. This club is the envy of any high school basketball coach, in ij let these 1 1 players could probably cause some havoc in the anior college ranks as well. "Give me those 1 1 for a couple of 'tars and I'd win some ballg.imes' noted one junior college Cich who is tn the process of rccruilins many of these .hletes. IN SELECTING the squad the Clipper elected to go with ee Most Valuable Player and ten first team selections. Those Z. i' elected to the second team weren't that far behind the first am selections and they too should be proud of their accom-thhments. accom-thhments. These II athletes are the main reason for the outstanding Tjasketball season that the Davis County fans enjoyed. Con-rl Con-rl ider the fact that three trophies are giv en at the state tourna-r tourna-r oent and all three of them now reside' in the county. Woods oss took the first place. Bountiful the second and Layton ie consolation. ; great players. Take several of their key personnel aw ay and they would struggle, take Houskeeper away and they wouldn't win." INDEED GREG had a great season. He averaged 20.2 points per game, pulled down 9 rebounds each outing and blocked three shots each game he participated in. He was one of the most improved players from a year ago and his play was a big reason for the Cats claiming their first state crown. Greg is now scheduled to play for Utah in the BCI senior tournament tourna-ment in Arizona, and then in the 4A against 3A All-Stars at Hillcrest High. At 6'9" Greg is easily noticed on the floor and he hasn't gone unnoticed by the college scouts. Wyoming and Utah appear to be at the top of his list as far as four year schools are concerned, along with just about every junior college one can name. TODD ROBINSON The second Wildcat on the squad is forward Todd Robinson, Robin-son, a 6'3" bull who plays a physical game with finesse. Todd was termed a surprise by several Salt Lake coaches but not to -those in this area that had seen him play before. At first he w as considered the Cats secret but as time went on the other teams and coaches became more than aware of him. ON THE YEAR Todd averaged 16 points for the Cats, along with 6 rebounds and five assists each time he took the floor. Todd has tremendous jumping ability and deceptive speed or quickness. His game was to sink a couple of long range jumpers and then drive around his man with a power move to the basket. Robinson is getting a lot of attention from the junior college ranks in the state and he'll be a big asset to whichever one he attends. Todd has also been selected to play in the upcoming 4A vs. 3A All-Star game. RACE MCCLEERY Race McCleery is the other Cat player to be honored for his play which was very detrimental to their success. A 6'4" guard Race was the floor leader for Woods Cross, when someone had to handle the ball the team seemed to look for Race. McCLEERY WAS one of the top outside shooters in the area and he found himself open time after time that teams would try to block Houskeeper in the middle. His shooting, he averaged 1 1 points per game, kept the defenses honest. He also pulled down four rebounds and dished out five assists each game he played. Race is just a coach's dream as a guard. He has good court sense, handles the ball well and passes with the best of them. A definite college prospect Race is currently deciding between be-tween the junior colleges in Utah. Whichever one gets his services for the next two years is getting a quality player. GARY SELJAAS The Bountiful High trio is led by senior Gary Seljaas, a slender 6'7" swingman. As it turned out Gary led the Braves in scoring for the season with a 13.1 average, was third in rebounds with 6 per game, and second in assists with 4.4 each game. One stat that might come as a surprise for a big forward like Gary is that he also led the Braves in steals with 42 on the year. continued on page 2 |
