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Show found Robin Set for 2nd Weekend DAY I, MARCH 2, 1984 by Don Fyfe There was no doubt that the school and community of Kanab were bent on making their first hosting of a state tournament in their new success. building a resounding Smiling faces were everywhere as school district employees and a legion of community volunteers greeted streams of basketball fans from around the southern part of the state. There was even a goodly crowd of nearly 400 for the opening tippff at 11 a.m. FIRST SESSION GAME Enterprise vs. North Sevier This was a nip and tuck opener as the 9 Enterprise Wolves faced 1 the Wolves from Salina. Enterprise managed to outscore nets in the second half to enable the Dawgs to put Valley away 68-5despite the heroics of Mike Norton, who finished with 18 points to lead Valley. Ray Spencer had 16 for the Richard Ott made 23, and George Thompson had 18. The outmanned Moquis were never in it, but senior Dirk Durfey kept shooting for 16 points while rangy Gint Porter made 14 and Rick Crawford chipped in with 12. The taller, more experienced Mustangs lived up to their ratings with an easy 84-5- 3 victory and earned the right to meet Milford at 2:30 p.m. on March 3. Escalante would face Ralph Riggs Wayne squad to lead off the March 3 festivities. Buffs. Hill led Gunnison with 24 points, while Greenburg had 23. Valley will next play North Sevier on March 8, at 4:30 p.m. while Gunnison is slated to meet homestanding Kanab on March 3. Gunnison 15 Valley 20 13 8 22 18-6- 8 14 14-5- 6 GAME 1 Pangultch vs. Parowan In the opening the evening session, it appeared that the 9 Bobcats would have an easy time with the 5 Rams from Parowan, 9-- 24 Bryce Valley Escalante SECOND SESSION 11 17 8 23 19 20 - 84 IS 53 -- SECOND SESSION GAME 3 Milford va Wayne 9-- Again this game might have appeared a mismatch on paper as the FIRST SESSION GAME 2 Beaver va Pangultch The tempo of March Madness increased appreciably as a gathering 17-- 1 over 1,500 awaited the defending state champion Beavers, who would face the Bobcats from Panguitch, victors over Parowan the previous day. Cal Albrecht's boys did not disappoint the fans, except to increase the anguish of the Bobcat rooters. The Beavers put on a real clinic for the folks as Professors Hutchings and Marshall displayed their accurate shooting, their precise passing, and their scintillating speed. Meanwhile center Brian Wood aided and abetted the 'Badger cause with a team leading 21 points. Hutchings scored 20 and Marshall 14 in the most lopsided game of the tourney to date. The frustrated Bobcats got 12 points from Kris Barney nd 9 from Nathan Brinkerhoff, but they could not handle the Beaver press. Panguitch will play Milford next Thursday, March 8, and Beaver gunsfor Bryce Valley on the same day. Beaver Panguitch 17 6 17 13 20 18-7- 2 10 10-3- 9 - FIRST SESSION GAME 3 Bryce Valley vs Milford In this match-u- p between two winners of the first day the Mustangs met considerably stiffer resistance from John Dotson and company before prevailing Although the final margin was a comfortable 12 points, Bryce Valley did not contain Dotson, who had 27 points. Unfortunately for the Tigers, George Thompson came to play and he canned 28 markers for the Mustangs, while Richard Ott pumped in 25 and set up Thompson on numerous plays. Mark Yardley played a gallant game for Milford with 18 points, but no other Tiger could get more than four. Milford will now try Panguitch on March 8 while Bryce Valley heads for a classic confrontation with Beaver on the same date. 66-5- 4. - . i- w av excitement has already gone by, but today, Friday basketball will be and Saturday, more Kanab new at witnessed the High School. of the 1384 Region 12 Round This opening tip-o- ff Robin tournament being held in Kanab found Enterprise facing North Sevier. One weekend of top-not- ch but the scrappy Rams were having none of a runaway and actually led by three at the half on the strength of Blake Bentley, Dan Robinson, and Layne Dalton. The third quarter, however, spelled disaster for the Rams as Kris Barney and Jody Davis led Brian McAllisters Bobcats in a spirited comeback. Altogether Barney finished with 19 points to lead the Cats to a win. Jody Davis had 17. Robinson and Bentley finished with 12 each for the Rams while Dalton had 11. Parowan will next play Wayne at 10 a.m. on March 8 while Panguitch will meet Beaver on March 3. North Sevier by one or two in each Ken quarter to finish ahead Gentry had 25 points for Enterprise while freshman Larry Shurtliff had 23. Bruce Hoggards club was led by Gaylan Springer with 21 points and Kelly Nielsen with 18. North Sevier will now face Valley at 4:30 p.m. on March 8 while Enterprise faced Piute in the last game on March 3. 74-6- 8. 66-5- 4 North Sevier Enterprise 18 20 12 13 17 18 21-6- 8 23-7- 4 GAME FIRST SESSION 2 Gunnison vs. Valley interest picked up as Valleys Buffaloes squared off against Danny Hills Bulldogs. Jim Hoyt's crew started off well for a 5 club and led by five at the end of the first quarter. Mike Norton and Ray Spencer were pacing the Buffaloes. The 10-- Gunnison team began to assert its height advantage in the second quiarter as Jay Greenburg tossed in 8 points to gain a tie at the Then Val Hill and half 28-2to mesh the continued Greenburg Local Panguitch Parowan 14 14 20 8 18-6- 6 15-5- 4 ranked Mustangs faced the winless Moquis of Jim Smith. Gare Ramsay kept his starters in most of the way to get the feel of the gym as Wade Ramsay scored 24 points, gangly 8. C 14 17 SECOND SESSION - GAME 2 Bryce Valley va. Escalante There was no way that this game could not be a runaway as the state 8 fi7Stf&MoTcNl5l 4 Y .V mm 3 Badgers from Wayne faced a solid 10-- 8 Milford club. The Tigers 4 behind big finally prevailed John Dotson's 24 points, which included 12 from the charity stripe. Mark Yardley helped Coach Gonzales quintet with another 20 markers. Bill Riggs led the Badgers with 22 points as he, too, put in 12 from the free throw line. Darin Durfey scored 20 for Wayne on some fine outside shooting. It was a tense contest for both teams as two technicals were called. Milford will face Bryce Valley on the afternoon of March 3 while Wayne will face Escalante at 10:00 a.m. March 3. 74-6- Milford Wayne 15 14 19 18 14 26-7- 4 10 22-6- 4 As the day progressed, the crowds swelled, and one could sense the anticipation of a growing attendance for the following days. One sight from March 2 may not be repeated, however. It was sixth grader Jason Hafens basket from center court to win Joe Houstons generous offer to participants who could swish one from that distance. Thanks for the memory, Jasonl DAY 2, MARCH 3, 1984 The pace quickened on the second day as fans awaited the appearance of the three teams who drew byes for the first day Kanab, Beaver, and Piute. Smiles broadened all around as it was apparent that the tourney was being handled very efficiently. Tipping off the first session was a lower bracket consolation contest, but there was still excitement as announcer Gene Drake introduced the starters from the two clubs. - GAME 1 Escalante vs. Wayne Jim Smiths Moquis went down fighting in this opener but not before throwing a scare into Ralph Riggs 6 crew. The Badgers triumphed in spite of missing 17 free throws. The Moquis returned the compliment by missing 20 of their own, but Gint Porter kept them in the game by canning 15 points while Rick Crawford had 13 and freshman Dave Reid put in 11. were DenBadger sharp-shootenis Lierd with 19 and Mark Glassmeyer with 17. Bill Riggs gunned for 14. The Moquis were eliminated while Wayne will meet Parowan on the morning of March 8. FIRST SESSION 67-5- i9 color tv (42iii) Self Cleaning Range (93731) Port. Dshwshr. wbutcher blk (70061) 18 Port. Dishwasher (71541) .... Carpet Cleaner (8099) Tool Chest (65109) Damaged Sewing Machine (1784) NEkVI .... LAWN Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. and $459.99 $619.99 $530.24 $369.95 $189.49 $534.93, $375.95" Spec. Spec. Spec. Spec. Spec. Spec. Spec. $349.99 $550.99 $479.95 $299.95 $149.49 $245.99 $299.95 GARDEN Sale Biggest Selection Even FREE watch with Credit Application Escalant Wayne 12 19 15 IS 12 10 17-5- 6 23-6- 7 it-s- The Division 12 Round Robin Tournament being held in this spacious and beautiful athletic complex marks a new high for Kanab and the Kanab High School. A lot of changes have occurred over many years. Let me explain. Like most rural areas, basketball in Kanab got started on dirt outdoor courts and then moved into the church ward hall. In the book, History of Kane County, it reads, "The desire for pleasure ran high in those early days; even from the beginning Kanab had good athletes. They must have also been very too. hardy and Delmar G. Robinson, Kanab resident, 88, related the following to me: "In 1914, six of us on the basketball team decided that we needed better competition and so we started out to find it in southern Utah. We went by horse and buggy to St. George for a game there. It took us two days to get there, then another two days to Cedar and Parowan. We survived a driving snowstorm for a day and a half to reach Beaver, and then two more days to Panguitch and back home after an eight-da- y trip. Todays kids are shook up if the bus is overcrowded and parents of today are worried if their kids are out of school for a couple of days. Times and circumstances have changed greatly! From 1870 to 1900 Kanab had no high school and those who sought a high school education had to go somewhere else. In 1918 a new high school and elementary school was built on the hill near the present high school under the K on the hill. The gym was 65 feet by 35 feet and had one row of chairs around the court with roon for one of its chicken coon size and KHS basketeers usually ran out of gas on the larger courts. It served as the KHS gym until 1955 when a new and larger gym with more spectator room was completed. The middle school will move there shortly. Travel in the 1930s and beyond was also more complicated. A trip from Kanab to Hurricane was an overnight event. When we played at Dixie we played the next night at Enterprise and the same when we went to Cedar City and Parowan and each was a three-datrip. The 1934 team was the first to be called Cowboys. It happened when I called the Salt Lake Tribune to report a game. The Trib reporter mentioned that Kanab was one of the few schools without a nickname. I said call them COWBOYS because most of them wore their cowboy boots to school and worked on ranches in the summer. We decided with an to get some warm-up- s emblem on them. We purchased some sweat shirts in Kanab for a reduced price of 98 cents each and ordered a cowboy emblem for the shirt for $1.25 each. Thus began the y COWBOYS! There is no mention in the minutes of the Kane County Board of Education as to who coached basketball at the Kanab High before 1923. The following is a list of basketball coaches since then. Im grateful to Mrs. Barbara Hamblin, 19 13 10 8 25 - 66 20-5- 4 SECOND SESSION - GAME 1 Kanab vs. Gunnison The appetite for local fans was really whetted when Kanab 's own Cowboys made their first appearance of the tourney against Gunnison, a team which always is up for the Red and White. Danny Hill eagerly awaited a chance to throw his taller Bulldogs against the speedy Cowboys, who are 10-- on the season. In the first quarter it looked as if it would be tense all the way as Jay Greenburg and Morgan Jensen outscored Deryn Young for a scant lead, but the second stanza proved fatal to the Bulldogs when they failed to score for seven minutes and wound up with two points for the quarter. Wade Orton and Brent Hafen were hitting the hoop, and the half ended with Kanab owning a 9 point lead. The Gunnison gunners came after their tormentors in the third auarter 8 (Continued on page six) Ernestly Yours by E.G. Kirby wrote an Ernestly Yours piece in the program book of the Region 12 Round Robin tournament held in our new. gym this weekend and last week. Zi a column of basketball coaches since 1923, I inadvertantly left out the name of C. Duffin Pugh, who did coach basketball at the KHS at the same time that Dave Gates, who was listed, coached football. It happened this way. In reviewing the Kanab High roll books of that time, Mr. Pugh's name was not there for the simple reason that he taught in the elementary school and coached at the high school. ' Mr. Pugh was basketball coach at Valley High for five years before should have coming to Kanab. known that but missed about that. Duff? Hope everyone will come out this week end, beginning tonight, for the conclusion of the tourney. A lot of volunteers under the direction of a lot of people have worked hard to make this a stellar event. We need everybody to attend so that we can get the tourney back here again. The Cowboys will meet, and beat, thePiutes tonight at 8 p.m. and then all of the 2000 seats will be filled for the final game Saturday. 12 13 Bryce Valley Milford . . . secretary of the board, for searching out these names. Wood Urie, 1923-2- 6 Cecil Merkley, 1926-2- 9 Byron Taylor, 1929-3- 2 Ernest Kirby, 1932-3- 4 Bernell Lewis, 1934-4- 5 Ernest Kirby, 1945-4- 7 C. Duffin Pugh, 1947-5- 1 Pat Lindsay, 1951-5Lynn Powell, 1952-5- 4 Glen Rupp, 1954-5Boyd Adams, 1955-5- 8 Steve Lunt, 1958-6Arlyn Hafen, 1965-7- 3 Harold Hamblin, 1973- 2 5 5 Since the schools were divided in and 4A groupings in 1973, the 1A state champion team has come from Region 12 in 8 out of 11 years. Most likely the 84 champion will come out 1A of this tournament. Kanab is an ideal place to hold this tournament. We have a great new gymnasium, many fine cafes and motels, good weather and friendly people. We hope you will come back again and again! FENTONS Invites you to the Grand Opening of ZION PHARMACYI March 8, 9, 10 For this special occasion we are offering these . . . SPECIALS!!! . . . and ethers. Also check our generic brand of same items. SEE YOU THERE!!! J i |