'Ridge brothers look out for one another in life, and on court
Jan 21 2013 - 10:02pm   (STEVE SMITH/Special to the Standard-
Examiner) Northridge High team manager Kirby Christensen (left)
embraces his younger brother Preston Christensen prior to the
start of a game against Layton High at Northridge High in Layton
last week. (STEVE SMITH/Special to the Standard-Examiner)
LAYTON -- During a timeout, Kirby Christensen edges into the
Northridge High School boys basketball huddle offering drinks to
the players.  With a pat on the back or a gentle touch of an
arm, Kirby passes out the cups and then returns to his seat
behind the bench as team manager for the Knights.  Whether
dressed nattily in slacks, loafers, a white shirt and cardinal
tie or Black Plague T-shirt, jeans and moon boots, he is a
noticeable figure on the Northridge sidelines.  "I wear whatever
(coach Chad) Sims tells me to wear, which is how the team
dresses up on game day," Kirby says.  As team manager, Kirby
dispenses Gatorade, gathers the baske