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Show Region champ Wildcats begin playoffs today Looking back on Region Four action, the Wildcats breezed to a 9-0 9-0 league record, out scoring their opponents by a margin of 41-13. Leading the scoring attack for WOODS Cross were junior Henry Ihrig and sophomore Tommy Angelos, who each finished with 13 goals Chris Bingman and Chris Angello chipped in five apiece, as the Wildcat offense dominated opponents. Bountiful finished 6-4 in region, and is 8-6-2 overall. Davis and Highland ended 5-5 in league, fol lowed by Viewmont at 4-6 and East at 0-9. A game between East and Woods Cross was postponed, then eventually cancelled. Leading the Braves into state action ac-tion are Keith Byers with nine goals, Steve Parkinson with seven and Kim Messenger with six. Davis is led scoring wise by Blake Hart with eight, Kyle Knowles with seven and Brad Richins with five. Here is a final look at the standings stand-ings and scoring leaders this season: WOODS CROSS Region Four soccer champion Woods Cross be-gins be-gins the task of defending its state championship this afternoon, when the undefeated Wildcats host Cyprus at 3 p.m. Woods Cross, 15-0 on the year, will take on the Pirates without the services of senior goalkeeper Sean Simons, who was injured in the season finale against Highland and will not be in goal throughout the remainder of the year. But coach Kevin Rigby said last Friday that if Simons' injury permits, he may play him as a forward for part of the tournament action. Last week. Bountiful defeated Highland 3-1 to finish second in league, forcing the Rams to meet Davis for the third and final state berth. In that game, played Friday at Rosewood Park in North Salt Lake, the Darts battered the Rams 7-1. Consequently, Bountiful was to host Taylorsville yesterday afternoon, while Davis was slated to play at Cottonwood. Under a new playoff system being used this year for both soccer and baseball, 16 teams will meet in preliminary playoff games, with the eight survivors then entering a double-elimination tournament. In soccer, that tournament will begin later this week at Clearfield High. "It gives an extra four teams a chance to go into the playoffs," Rigby explained. "But it takes away the advantage the four region champs have had before, when we received first-round byes." Final Region Four Soccer Standings W L T GF GA Woods Cross 9 0 0 41 13 Bountiful 6 4 0 29 itf Davis 5 5 0 32 29 Highland 5 5 0 18 25 Viewmont 4 6 0 18 23 East 0 9 0 8 40 Final Scoring Leaders Player Team Goals Ihrig Woods Cross 13 Angelos Woods Cross 13 Byers Bountiful 9 Hart Davis 8 Parkinson Bountiful 7 Knowles Davis 7 Lauder Viewmont 6 Messenger Bountiful 6 |
