I - - i 1. - '.' . .; .. , ? 1 j-.'- . . " r r I r ; : .-r c x' - . 'f- ' ' 1 . V f . - v . ,j ," J ' j : : ; , I A BATTLE IS staged for the basketball by Cross Roads' Farrell Weston, right and Dee Baxter, Sundance, center. Also in the picture is Vince Cross C32)(idls imefls Hsi? The Cross Roads team from Bates Land, South Dakota, was on cloud nine before the championship game due to a 3-0 record, but an 80-74 loss to Sundance of Provo forced the Cross Roads team to return to earth as they discovered that they were not unbeatable. Cross Roads returned to the winning world as they downed Sundance, 71 to 62, in the second championship game for first place in the Tournament of Tribal Champions, Saturday in Fort Duchesne. Cross Roads cagers decided they had something to prove to the fans in the second game and they gained the crowd's attention as they leaped out to a 7-0 lead on field goals by Melvin High Hawk, Frank Means, Paul John Iron Cloud and a free throw by Mike Carlow. Sundance blanked Cross Roads, 7 to 0, and tied up the contest at 7-7 on a three-point play and a field goal by Vince Rock and a two-pointer by John Beck. The game was tied three more times at 9, 11 and 13 points, and then Cross Roads scored ten straight points for a 23 to 13 lead and Means got mean and erupted for eight points in a row on a three-point play, four out of five free throws and a field goal. , A scoring explosion was also staged by the Sundance Chiefs as they blazed the hoop for 13 points and cut Cross Roads' lead to three points, 29 to 26. Sundance outscored Cross Roads, 13 to 6. However, Sundance turned cold in the shooting department as they were outscored by Cross Roads, 13 to 4, which made the score at the end of the first half. Cross Roads, 44 and Sundance, Sun-dance, 30. Sundance caught on fire in the second half as Gary Manuel fired in four field goals, Beck put in a two pointer and Rock scored two points to cut Cross Roads' lead to four points, 50 to 46. Cross Roads put in a field goal for a 54 to 48 lead, but Sundance cut Cross Roads lead to four points on a successful suc-cessful two-pointer. Storm clouds on the Cross Roads victory parade vanished into clear skies as Iron Cloud struck for a two pointer and High Hawk, Severt Young Bear and Iron Cloud hit 5 out of 7 free throws for a 62 to 56 advantage. . I , t j . ) (,.-'' . ' .. .. , I ) ' a J ..... . ':;. ; " I , s ,i ' . , ; ) I MELVIN HIGH HAWK, Cross Road, right, leaps high as he tries to block a pass by Sundance's Rock of Sundance, left. Cross Roads of South Dakota captured first place in the Tournament of Tribal Champions in Fort Duchesne. It continued to rain on Sundance's hoop parade as Iron Cloud and High Hawk put in field goals for a ten point Cross Roads' lead of 66 to 56. Sundance cut Cross Roads' lead to eight points, but Means put in two free throws for a ten point, 68-58, advantage. High Hawk put in a free throw and Young Bear connected on a two pointer to make the final score: Cross Roads, 71 and Sundance, Sun-dance, 62. High Hawk was the top scorer for Cross Roads with 19 points. He fired in eight field goals and hit 3 out of 8 free throws. Means put in 16 points and Young Bear scored 14 points. Also scoring counters were Iron Cloud, 10; Mike Carlow, 9 and Farrell Weston, 4. Cross Roads put in 27 field goals and hit 18 out of 33 free throws. Other members of the first place team are Wilson Two Lance and Donnie LeBeau. Manuel was the high scorer for the second place team, Sundance, at 22 points. He fired in ten field goals and hit 2 out of 2 free throws. Rock fired in 14 points and Beck scored 11 points. Also putting in counters were Dee Baxter, 7; Al Blackbird, 6 and Jackie Lucas, 2. Vince Rock, left. The Cross Road's team posted a 4-1 record in the tournament.