Show SALI SALINA UINTAH UINTAH AH OPEN O EN MEET Beaver eaver Risks Unbowed Neck In Nephi Tilt I By y TOMMIE PORTER S I ISalina I Salina and Uintah will wm raise the thc curtain on the seventeenth tat tat j j high school association basketball tournament ment at p. p m. m Wednesday in iii the Deseret gymnasium The tournament rightly called the classic of oC pre prep p sports is the climax x to one of ot the most hard fou fought ht ca cage e campaigns of ot Utah high school chool h his his- i- i tory six Seventy schools were represented represent represent- nt ed in the campaign playing in 14 H districts to determine the 16 teams now entered in the meet One or two point victories up upsets of oC favorites favorites favor lavor- ites and overtime games have marked the battleground and in most cases the various district races and tournament tournament ment entrants were not decided until the final week of oC play Uintah Benver BeRvel South Rich Og Ogden Ogden Ogden Og- Og den and Moab finished their respective tive live lea league ue schedules without defeat but Uintah was beaten by North Emery high school of Huntington in inthe inthe inthe the region 5 round robin and Moab fell by the thc way wayside ide in the same even event 1 In the region 1 race the title rested upon the outcome of ot the final game ame when O Ogden den won forcing Weber and Lo Logan an to play f lot for r second place Loan Lo Lagan Logan Lo La- gan an won that and South Rich o of Randolph Randolph Randolph Ran Ran- dolph completely u upset e the hope b by Wasatch Clinched Tourney Spot I tl With Last Game Victory Over Morgan ti I Similar tight races existed in the thel Alpine Sanpete and Dixie districts districts- I. I Lehi tied with Provo in the Alpine group won its last game Iame while B B. Y high was downing downin Provo to give the I Pioneers the championship Ephraim I finished a half halt game ahead of oC Wasatch Wasatch Wa Wa- satch academy only by defeating Manti Man Man- ti 11 in the concluding tussle and Dixie wound up ahead of Hu Hurricane by defeating defeating de de- de B. B A. A C. C high at Cedar City when a defeat would have pushed the Fliers out of the tourney berth In region 5 S and the Sevier districts I the teams team entering the state meet were decided by elimination tourneys so that tho those e teams were only determined determined determined deter deter- mined in m the final week Nephi too faced the final game with its district title depending upon I a victory but the Wasps Wasp turned back Tintic Tintie high of Eureka without undue I trouble I At p p. p m m. Wednesday day Nephi again faces a hard assignment when it plays the undefeated Beaver crew I The Beavers have chalked up 21 consecutive cOnsecutive con cOn- triumphs this season including including including con I ing wins over Dixie and Jordan This s I Lehi Lehl i another er tou tourney rn ey veteran meets Ephraim at p p. p m. m in what should prove a well played contest The Pioneers won von nine of or ten district games while Ephraim finished with ith nine won and two lost Ogden one of the favorites brings a record of ten straight league victories into it its game Iame with North Emery at p. p m. m The Huntington lads won live five games James and lost three to finish second to Castle tripping Weber to become the first first t team from the thc Rich district ever to jj I Ia wm win a tourney berth The Jordan scramble cramble too was d decided de upon the last Jast nl night ht of oC play for had Granite upset Jordan the pair would have finished d in a tie with I Murray Wasatch high of or Heber won its place in irs the thc state stale meet by defeat 9 in ing Morgan in irs the final inal game ame aIl allet r j the thc two were tied through most of ot the I j season 4 I 1 game ame promises to be the most bitterly bitterly bit bit- j terly contested o of the first days day's play play J j Murray havin having finished strong in iri the Jordan district meets the thc surprising i ing South Rich aggregation at p. p ni m. m and will likely win 1 T Tie The e final linal afternoon game at l' l brings together two veteran tournament t ment nt teams Lo Logan an and Granite The 1 Grizzlies finished in shed in a tie with W Weber We- We Ye f ber bel for lor second place in region 1 with with eight wins and two defeats Granites Granite's t consecutive P Farmers defending two state titles collected six victories and arid l four lour defeats in itt the Jordan district distri t trace race This game ame may well rival the f contest for honors as IJ the thc most hard fought ought t tilt lt of oC the We Wednesday Wed Wednesday schedule The evening ening session opens at p. p m. m when the colorful Dixie 11 er from St St. George clash with W Wasatch j high of oC Heber Dixie has a a. r rangy 1 j fast team which won nine of ten 4 games ames in the hot southern scramble J Wasatch n never ver touted displayed a J tight defense and smooth working 0 of ct to hang up a similar record inthe in inthe the Summit campaign Jordan Expected to to- to St Start rt Title Bid With I Triumph Over Payson in Evening Evening- Fray 1 Dale in the Emery Carbon race race- then I downed the together with Moab and Uintah in the region 5 round robin lobin Completely I Ithe the Rangers may prove this seasons season's i dark horse Jordan and Payson clash dash in th the Wednesday finale at 9 30 p. p m m. with the clan generally favored 1 to win in State ate last lat season eason t tb b by reason of a 18 defeat at the I 1 hands of oC Granite in the final tourney lourney game Jordan won eight 0 of ten gam ganiel S this year yeal to win its district title 1 forthe for the first time The Thc were defeated only by Bin Bingham Binsham ham and and Cyprus teams which 1 finished with four lour wins wms and six defeats de de- feats feals tied for sixth place in n the ra rare race Consequently many critics would not be surprised to see sec Payson spill pill the dope by winning The Lions won yon six of ot eight games in the Nebo dish drs triet this season and handed Provo Prove Alpine a crushing defeat in the playoff for a tournament place Should the dope run true to io form or perhaps even if it it does not the prognosticators prognosticates of or tournament games game will face tace a stern test in picking th the winners of Thursdays Thursday's games while the Friday and Saturday selections- selections well |