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Show 10IK Bb :rtk ; ' i r Af II '"-,' f " , , i v, . i K V "' ! - i v 4 1 i ' - r I - V l r-7 - yiA.- ,AA:-"-'t"; '::v 't-r': J rC-' -a- :iu v "'h ." f ,v . a a 1 ;a f '"1 J v ' - ". :; o ns :t r ( . a hv v v - The defensive secondary of John Thomas (27) Woods Cross, Doug Lee (7) Viewmont, Todd Blair fol Clearfield and Brad King (20) of Davis had enough thefts and hits with their speed and power. : SECONDARY on " " : Aerial Thieves Supreme Stealing is not something you teach a 1(5 HHingsterto do in high school, unless you hap-, hap-, Nn to be the coach of the defensive backs in 'Whall. Then you would like your guys to !l"l a couple of passes durinc the course of the H'ar. mt ,nt THf- ALL-COUNTY secondary would steal u blind if they had the chance and they just ' atit did this pasi season. Although intercept-I intercept-I j"? Parses is only part of their duties it's usual-w usual-w i -lh Me that gets the most publicity. These :U ill also come up and hit some folks if ful j on to do so. )lt : R,Sht in the middle of our secondary is safety ful rU.lLeeof Viewmont. Doug was a big plug in A 'klng defense this rt year as he cam up ; utl a team high five interceptions. Doug was on ! reckless in his tackling style, he'd throw ful 's had into any pile if he thoueht he had the on : lhinc to hit someone. cki : VS,0N'E COLLEGE scouts compare Doug to vis ' Me Morrell, both played with the same reck-' reck-' ssandon, and hope Doug decided on their 001 fr next fall. Doug is being heavily re- tr: . cruited by several major colleges and he'll be a big plus to any program he selects. When not picking passes or hitting ball carriers. Doug was also the quarterback for the Vikes. John Thomas of Woods Cross made his presence pre-sence felt in a hurry. In the Cats opening region battle with Bountiful John intercepted three passes and was one of the leading tacklers on the team. Once that happened teams seemed reluctant to throw near him but he still came up with five interceptions on the year. THOMAS WAS ideal for his spot in that he had no fear of trying to tackle anyone, he'd stick his nose in on any ball carrier that came into his area. John was also used as an offensive offen-sive receiver where he also had several good games. Clearfield's Todd Blair, a senior, is one of four first team secondary performers. TODD MAY not have had the interceptions that others had. though he had his share, but seldom if ever did he get beat deep. His concentration con-centration had to be keen because when not protecting against the pass he was running the ' ' -.. -. .; .v,.-; ball fulltime from his fullback position. One of Blair's biggest qualities had to be his toughness. Pass receivers knew he was around when they did catch a pass, simply because Blair let them know with a crushing hit. ONE OF Blair's other qualities was his defense de-fense against the run. Runningbacks w ere dead meat if a blitz w as called because Blair w ith his quickness would chase 'em down even time. Another secondary member is Davis' Brad King w ho like Blair of Clearfield and Lee of Viewmont. played plenty of offence. King as a senior though. enjoed a consistent season on both ends even though a banged up knee kept him out of the plasoff game against Cyprus. KING MOVED to Davis High from Layton High after his sophomore year. He learned the ropes of Dart offense and detente his junior year and stepped in brilliantly his final sear. King may ha e been one of the quickest and fastest players on the Davis team, though not very' big at 150 pounds. Perhaps if anything it was intense concentration during games that helped Davis to a perfect 5-0 league record. |