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Show STATE PREP TOURNEY PLANS COMPLETED; SET FOR MARCH 15-17 Utah's 1945 high school basketball basket-ball tournament will be held March 15, 16, and 17 at the Des-eret Des-eret Gym under the same arrangement arrange-ment as last year's event, announces an-nounces Secretary Dave Mitchell of the state high school athletic committee. The tournament will be divided into the A and B classification, each of which will have eight teams competing for the crowns. Athletic committeemen, it is reported, re-ported, are in favor of a 16-team B tourney but they feel that now is not the time to start because of war conditions. Teams entering the meet will include .three teams in Class A from Regions One and Three. Pro-vo Pro-vo High will earn a place if it wins its district title. Carbon may enter if its wins its title and then can defeat the fourth-place team from either Region One or the Big Six. B teams will include winners of Summit, Alpine, Nebo, Regions Four, Five and Six. Winner Win-ner of the Jordan district will play Rich winner to enter. Runner-up in Region Four, and Six will play for the other position. A plan of allotting tickets to schools who make the tourney, Is being worked out for the coming event. |